Why Food Is Your Medicine!

By  ~  Cher Fauvèl


We all know we should eat better, and most of us know that fruit and vegetables and non-processed foods are the answer to good health, but these days we tend to be too busy and maybe a little lazy? Ok I have to admit I include myself in that one!

Many of us don’t take the time to educate ourselves!


Learn why food is your medicine!


So maybe we need to remind ourselves of the help that we have on permanent offer from mother nature itself! Its all there hanging from trees and growing in our earth just waiting for us to take it, an abundance of pure goodness, nutrition and healing, your medicine!

For the body to be in perfect health we would have to be extreme in diet change as we have become accustomed to eating processed foods _ which give us virtually no nutrition only fuel, bad breath, bad skin and even worse clogged internal organs!  But even if we only replaced one meal a day with fruit or vegetables, we would notice a difference and be encouraged to change more.

Minor changes in our eating habits can create major changes in our health, what we eat not only determines how we feel mood and energy wise on a daily basis but – our long term health and even how long we actually live!

If we were to put bad fuel or oil in our car, what can we expect of it’s performance – and how long do we expect the car to survive, do we just cross our fingers? Turn a blind eye? Stupid and obvious right? So why do we do this to our precious bodies and our life?

If we respect our car we only give it the best fuel, the best oil, we get very upset if it doesn’t run smoothly!

The solution is our education, many of us just seem not to take any notice of our bodies, ok there is always controversy about foods and it gets confusing so easier to ignore sometimes? But hey this vehicle we call the body – it carries us around everywhere for the whole of our lives, do you think we should learn about it?

Nutrition is actually still a young science – so studies unfold continually and confuse us, but if we all got to know and understand our own bodies, listen to how it feels, where is the discomfort, we would then know what is right for us!

Does this sound crazy? or does it make sense to you?


HEADACHE? EAT 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. (actually, tea suppresses appetite and keeps the pounds from invading….Green tea is great for our immune system)!

INSOMNIA  (CAN’T SLEEP?)
Honey is a tranquilizer and sedative.

ASTHMA?
Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. (onion packs placed on the chest helps the respiratory ailments and actually makes breathing easier).

ARTHRITIS?
Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis. (fish has omega oils, good for our immune system)

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

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

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

MEMORY PROBLEMS? EAT OYSTERS! ooo really don’t fancy these!
Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc.

COLDS?
Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers cholesterol, and is a powerful antibiotic.)

COUGHING?
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.

LUNG CANCER?
A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables.

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

DIARRHEA?
Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition. (don’t forget bananas are good for this ailment also)

CLOGGED ARTERIES?
Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.

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

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

other valuable sources :

Kiwi ~ Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fibre. 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 cells, blood vessels clogging and 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 UV rays)

Guava & Papaya ~ Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fibre which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and indigestion)

Tomatoes ~  Very good as a preventative measure for men, keeps those prostrate problems from invading their bodies……GOOD AS MEDICINE..

Cucumber ~ remember on that hot holiday, cucumber cools us down internally, also gives us water content to stay hydrated.

And of course lots of natural water, the stuff we are made up of, drink plenty of good water to keep all functions