வெள்ளி, 17 ஏப்ரல், 2009

**Health Time - food as medicine**

ASTHMA ? EAT ONIONS Visit Us @ www.MumbaiHangOut.Org 
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 
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Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis. (fish has omega oils, good for our immune system)

UPSET STOMACH ?  
BANANAS - GINGER 
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Bananas will settle an upset stomach.
Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.


BLADDER INFECTION ? DRINK CRANBERRY JUICE 
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High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.

BONE PROBLEMS ? EAT PINEAPPLE 
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Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple.

PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME ? 
EAT CORNFLAKES 
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Women can ward off the effects of PMS with  cornflakes, which help reduce depression, anxiety and fatigue. 

MEMORY PROBLEMS ? EAT OYSTERS 
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Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc.

COLDS ? EAT GARLIC 
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Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers cholesterol, too.)

COUGHING ? USE RED PEPPERS 
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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 
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Helps to maintain estrogens at healthy levels.

LUNG CANCER ? EAT DARK GREEN & ORANGE AND VEGGIES 
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A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables.

ULCERS ? EAT CABBAGE ALSO 
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Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodenal ulcers.

DIARRHEA ? EAT APPLES 
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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 
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Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE ? EAT CELERY AND OLIVE OIL 
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Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure.
Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.


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

Visit Us @ www.MumbaiHangOut.Org Kiwifruit: But mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fibre. It's Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
Visit Us @ www.MumbaiHangOut.Org 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. 

Visit Us @ www.MumbaiHangOut.Org 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) 

Visit Us @ www.MumbaiHangOut.Org 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. 

Visit Us @ www.MumbaiHangOut.Org 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 in watermelon are Vitamin C &Potassium. (watermelon also has natural substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn suv rays)
Visit Us @ www.MumbaiHangOut.Org Visit Us @ www.MumbaiHangOut.OrgGuava &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. 

Visit Us @ www.MumbaiHangOut.Org Papaya: is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and indigestion)

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