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. (Green tea is great for our immune system)!

Insomnia (Can't Sleep?) Honey!
Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.

Aathma? Eat Onions!
Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes.

Arthritis - Eat Fish!
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.

Cold - 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 & Cabbage
Helps to maintain estrogens at healthy levels.

Lung Cancer - Eat Dark Green & Orange & Veggies!
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 & 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 & Olive Oil!
Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure. Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.

Blood Sugar Imbalance - Eat Broccoli & Peanuts!
The chromium in broccoli & peanuts helps regulate insulin & blood sugar.