• Food As Medicine

    Food as Medicine
    HEADACHE? EAT FISH!

    Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches.

    So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.
    HAY FEVER?
    EAT YOGURT!
    Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season.
    Also-eat honey from your area (local region) daily.

    TO PREVENT STROKE
    DRINK TEA!
    Prevent build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea. (actually, tea suppresses appetite and keeps the pounds from invading.....Green tea is great for ourimmune system)!

    INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP?)
    HONEY!

    Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.
    ASTHMA?
    EAT ONIONS!!!!
    Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. (onion packs place on chest helped therespiratory ailments and actually made breathing better).
    ARTHRITIS?
    EAT FISH, TOO!!
    Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis. (fish has omega oils, good for our immune system)
    UPSET STOMACH?
    BANANAS - GINGER!!!!!
    Bananas will settle an upset stomach.
    Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.
    BLADDER INFECTION?
    DRINK CRANBERRY JUICE!!!!
    High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.
    BONE PROBLEMS?
    EAT PINEAPPLE!!!
    Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple.
    MEMORY PROBLEMS?
    EAT OYSTERS!
    Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc.
    COLDS?
    EAT GARLIC!
    Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers cholesterol, too.)
    COUGHING?
    USE RED PEPPERS!!
    A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found in hot red pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper with caution-it can irritate your tummy.
    BREAST CANCER?
    EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage
    Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels.
    LUNG CANCER?
    EAT DARK GREEN AND ORANGE VEGGIES!!!
    A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables..
    ULCERS?
    EAT CABBAGE ALSO!!!

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