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free skin care · Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:50 am

HERE'S A LIST TO KEEP ON YOUR REFRIG' FOR READY REFERENCE!

HEADACHE? EAT FISH! Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain. (Stay away from a lot of bottom feeding fish that are high in mercurycontent)

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 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. (When I was young, my mother would make onion packs to place on our chest, helped the respiratory ailments and actually made us breathe 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. (everyone shouldknow this by now)

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 peppers. 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 darkgreen 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 too.)

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.

Kiwi: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium,Vitamin E & fiber. 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 has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

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

Orange: Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 - 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones, as well as lessen the risk of colon cancer.

Watermelon: Coolest Thirst Quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found inwatermelon are Vitamin C & Potassium. (Watermelon also has natural substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn uvrays.)

Guava & Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber which helps prevent constipation.

Papaya is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (Also good forgas and indigestion.)

Tomatoes are very good as a preventative measure for men, keeps those prostate problems from invading their bodies.

GOOD AS MEDICINE ! !

My auntie sent me this, thought it might be useful for some.

free skin care · Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:08 pm

Thanks for posting this.

free skin care · Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:14 pm

Thanks for posting! Everyone can be beautiful from the inside Smile

free skin care · Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:49 pm

Zumlya, thank you. I knew of a few of those but quite a few I didnt. Smile

free skin care · Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:57 pm

vava_gurl wrote:

Zumlya, thank you. I knew of a few of those but quite a few I didnt. Smile

Same here! I knew cranberries and garlic, but most were new to me...thanks for posting!

Mary Very Happy

free skin care · Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:59 pm

Thanks Zumlya Exclamation

Great info to know.

free skin care · Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:04 pm

Thanks for posting this! Going to try honey for my insomnia problem!

free skin care · Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:46 pm

Some good advice! Thanks for posting such a detailed list. Smile

free skin care · Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:33 pm

I'm getting hungry.. Drool

free skin care · Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:15 am

Thanks

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