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 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.  (onion   packs place   on chest   helped   the respiratory 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 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.