Natural Cure ~

redrose1983
redrose1983 Posts: 19
in Health and Weight Loss
i've always loved the idea of people using fruits and vegetables as a natural cure and replacement for pills. what's your favorite all-natural cure?

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  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    You mean, like, Ginger tea for a stuffed up nose and achy belly. Coffee and chocolate for a headache. Epsom salt baths for sore muscles. Oatmeal for a facial. Olive oil and salmon and tuna to lower cholesterol?
  • redrose1983
    redrose1983 Posts: 19
    You mean, like, Ginger tea for a stuffed up nose and achy belly. Coffee and chocolate for a headache. Epsom salt baths for sore muscles. Oatmeal for a facial. Olive oil and salmon and tuna to lower cholesterol?

    Like .....#1 MUSCLE ACHE
    The Solution: Tart cherries—one cup, or two glasses of juice, daily, before and during exercise
    The Science: Contains the same anti-inflammatory enzymes as ibuprofen, without the potential kidney and stomach-relatedside effects.

    #2 MEMORY LOSS
    The Solution: Sunflower seeds—a quarter cup daily
    The Science: These vitamin E-loaded seeds will protect the neurons in your brain from oxidative stress, which means you keep your memory longer.

    #3 WEAR MUSCLES
    The Solution: Apples—one daily
    The Science: Leave the peel on—it’s full of ursolic acid, which fuels the production of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) and insulin, two hormones important in building muscle.

    #4 LACK OF FOCUS
    The Solution: Eggs—one daily
    The Science: Eggs are packed with choline, a nutrient that boosts the brain’s ability to relay commands to the rest of your body while also maintaining the structure of your brain’s cell membranes.

    #5 AGING SKIN
    The Solution: Oranges—one daily, or six ounces of juice
    The Science: Vitamin C helps your body make collagen, the protein that keeps skin elastic.

    #6 DEPRESSION
    The Solution: Brown rice—one cup of cooked rice daily
    The Science: Carbs help regulate the production of serotonin, a key neurotransmitter in controlling mood and suppressing anxiety. A complex carb like brown rice will give you the best high-carb-low-cal combo.

    #7 INSOMNIA
    The Solution: Chicken—four ounces daily
    The Science: Tryptophan is often associated with turkey, but chicken contains more of the amino acid that helps the body produce the sleep-friendly hormone.

    #8 PUFFY EYES
    The Solution: Green tea—one cup daily, after a meal
    The Science: The puffiness that creates dark circles under your eyes is often caused by fluid retention. Green tea is a diuretic that’ll reduce unwanted swelling all over your body.

    #9 UPSET STOMACH
    The Solution: Peppermints—oneor two after dinner
    The Science: Peppermint has long been associated with aiding digestion and has also been shown to soothe inflammatory pain in the gastrointestinal tract. Peppermint tea also works.

    #10 LOW ENERGY
    The Solution: Bananas—one daily
    The Science: The potassium-packed fruit is also a great source of magnesium, a key element in producing and storing energy.

    #11 ANXIETY
    The Solution: Peanuts—a quarter cup daily
    The Science: If you’re not producing enough gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), your brain is more prone to let anxiety run wild. Peanuts are one of the best (and tastiest) sources of
    glutamine, the amino acid needed to make GABA.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Ah! so like "power foods" you eat daily?
  • susie3g
    susie3g Posts: 267
    Pickle juice for the hiccups. Does that count? :P
  • WVprankster
    WVprankster Posts: 430 Member
    I had typhoid. I ate a pear. I didn't have typhoid again.
  • redrose1983
    redrose1983 Posts: 19
    Pickle juice for the hiccups. Does that count? :P
    hehehhehe why not :P
  • R_Calvillo
    R_Calvillo Posts: 177 Member
    Beer. It's cheaper than therapy.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    I like to use vodka to cure my sober.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    Sometimes pills are needed and all the foods in the world will not be the cure.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,040 Member
    If natural cures really worked so well, there wouldn't be a medical field. As much a people would like to think that just doing things naturally will enhance their health, there's hardly anything that one ingests today that doesn't have some sort of treatment done to it.
    That's not to say that one can't rely on some good wholesome food to supplement their health. Just saying that medicine has it's place in health.

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