Illness Food Effect
Headaches Fish Eat plenty of fish - fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.
Hay 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.
Arthritis Fish Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis.
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 osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple.
PMS Cornflakes Women can ward off the effects of PMS with cornflakes, which help reduce depression, anxiety and fatigue.
Memory Problems Oysters Oysters 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 in 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 beta 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.