~*~Food As Medicine~*~

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. (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.  

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 estrogens at healthy levels.

LUNG CANCER ? EAT DARK GREEN & 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.

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

BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE ? EAT BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS  
The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.