Health Care Guide

HAVE 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.

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 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.

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 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 sun rays)

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 for gas and indigestion)

Tomatoes

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