Medicinal foods

Posted in Health & Food Tips on Dec 07, 2007

For memory problems – Eat Oysters
Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc.

Cold – Eat Garlic
Clear up that stuffy head with garlic.

Cough – 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 maintain estrogens at healthy levels.

Lung Cancer – Eat Dark Green and Orange Vegetables
A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables.

Ulcers – Eat Cabbage
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.

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.

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