Friday 16 January 2015

Healthy diet and muscle and fitness

ILLNESS
FOOD
EFFECT
Headaches
Fish
Fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.
Fever
Yogurt
Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season.
Strokes
Tea
Prevent buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea.
Insomnia
Honey
Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative. 
Asthma
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 infections
Cranberry juice
High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.
Bone problems
Pineapple
Bone fractures and the manganese in pineapple can prevent osteoporosis.
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Cornflakes

Women can ward off the effects of PMS with cornflakes, which help reduce depression, anxiety and fatigue.
Memory problems
Oysters
Ousters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much needed zinc. 
Colds
Garlic
Clear up that stuffy head with garlic.
Cough
Red pepper
A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found I hot red pepper.
Breast cancer
Wheat, bran, cabbage
Wheat, bran and cabbage help maintain estrogen at healthy levels.
Lung cancer
Orange & green veggies
A good antidote is veta carotene, a form of vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables.

Ulcers
Cabbage
Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodenal ulcers.
Diarrhea
Apples
Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition.
Clogged arteries
Avocados
Monounsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.
High blood pressure
Olive oil, celery
Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure. Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure, too.
Blood sugar imbalance
Broccoli, peanuts
The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.









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