Food As Medicines

HEADACHE

EAT FISH

Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.

HAVE 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 buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea. (actually, tea suppresses my appetite and keeps the pounds from invading....Green tea is great for our immune system)

INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP )

HONEY

Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative

ASTHMA

EAT ONIONS

Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes.

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.


PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME

EAT CORNFLAKES

Women can ward off the effects of PMS with cornflakes, which help reduce depression, anxiety and fatigue.


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 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. (Bananas 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