Food as medicine

headache - eat fish
eat plenty of fish-> fish oil helps prevent headaches. so does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.

fever- eat yogurt
eats lots f yogurt before pollen season. also eat honey from your area(local region) daily.

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 our immune system)

insomnia (cant sleep)-honey
use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.

asthma- eat onion
easting onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. ( onion packs place on chest helped the respiratory ailments and actually made breathing better)

arthritis( 关节炎）- 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) 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 and veggies
a good antidote is beta carotene, a form of vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables.

ulcers-eat cabbage also
cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodenal ulcers.

diarrhea- eat apples
grate an apple with its skin. let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition.( banana are good for this ailment)

clogged arteries-eat avocado
mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.

high blood pressure- eat celery and olive oil
olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure. celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.

blood sugar imbalance- eat broccoli and peanuts
the chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.

fruits is our best medicine!!!

kiwi- tiny but mighty. this is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fibre. it's vitamin c content is twice that of an orange.

Apple- an apple a day keeps the doctor away? although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it had antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby to helping lower the risks of colo cancer, heart attack and stroke.

strawberry- protective fruit. strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruit & protects the body from cancer causing, blood vessels clogging free redicals. ( actually any berry is good for you, they are high in anti- oxidants and they actually keep us young. blueberries are the best and the very versatile in the health field. they get rid of all the free redicals that invade our bodies.)

orange- sweetest medicine.taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholestrol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen teh risk of colon cancer.

watermelon- coolest thirst quencher. composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathiane which helps boost our immune system. they are also key source of lycopene- the cancer fighting oxidant. other nnutrients found in water melon are vitamin C & potassium. ( watermelon also has natural substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn UV rays)

guave & papaya- top awards for vitamin C. they are the clear wiinners for their highest vitamin content. guave is also rich in fibre which helps prevent constipation. papaya is rich in carotene, this is goo for your eyes.( also good for gas and indigestion)

tomatoes- are very good as a preventative measure for men, keeps those prostrate problems from invading their bodies. good as medicine.

all of these food also good for out body. so we MUST consume balance, can not comsume too much or too less... prevent rather than cure!!!!