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Food Health Values
By Samantha Murray
Now let’s take a look a the basic food elements in your perfect dietary plan;
fruits and vegetables group, bread, cereals, rice and past groups, meats and
beans group and dairy group. Each has different characteristics or helpful
nutritional value for your dietary needs.
Fruits and Vegetables – Fruits have very little if any protein and fat. Instead,
they have carbohydrates, generally fruit sugar or fructose and glucose. As
Florida commercials tend to announce, fruits offer us vitamins, C and B to be
exact, as well as potassium, fiber and other nutrients. While the sugar helps
with maintaining blood sugar levels, vitamins and other nutrients help ward off
sickness and disease, and fiber is important for waste disposal from the body.
Here is a peek at some fruits and their relationship to the perfect diet.
Apples – These help cleanse the system and aid lungs, and have been used as
laxatives, for fainting, melancholy and palpitations. Apples have been known to
help people with diabetes, heart disease, cancer and high cholesterol trouble.
Apricots – These offer beta carotene and potassium. They aid in adding moisture
to the body, especially the breathing and throat areas. Apricots have been
known to help fight cancer and high blood pressure, prevent night blindness,
aid those with stomach and lung cancers, low energy and elderly with mental
depression.
Bananas – These have been noted to help with intestinal and lung problems,
ulcers and constipation, mental alertness, and increasing energy. They also
help people with diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease risk, blood sugar
level maintenance, and the elderly with confusion.
Berries – A variety of berries has been noted to help with varicose veins,
menstrual problems, premature graying, joint ailments, insomnia, liver, spleen
and pancreas problems. They also help reduce cancer risk and aid with
rheumatoid arthritic solutions, weight loss issues, stomach and colon cancers.
Citrus Fruits – Oranges, tangerines, kumquats, lemons, limes - -help with
stomach and colon trouble and with anemia and infections (like scurvy) and
colds. They are also help people with cataracts and the prevention of colon and
stomach cancers.
Figs – These work as laxatives and have been known to help with the treatment of
boils and anemia reduction, and the prevention of osteoporosis.
Grapes – Grapes are associated with cleansing the body and to help with water
retention, urinary issues, jaundice and hepatitis. They are also associated
with the healing of rheumatoid arthritis and aid with mental confusion /
depression, especially among the elderly.
Mangos – Mangos are noted to aid in the prevention of anemia and the
strengthening of the immune system. They also have been used to help with
fighting off infections and tumors and the prevention of cervical cancer. And
they help with the heal of diarrhea, sweating and mental alertness.
Papayas – This is a great source for vitamin C and is also noted for helping
with male fertility, with aiding white blood cells among the elderly, with
intestinal treatments and with cancer prevention.
Pears – Pears have similar characteristics as apples. They provide moisture for
the body, are slow to digest and have fairly little allergic responses
reported. They have also been used to help with coughing, diabetes, cholesterol
levels, dryness in the chest cavity, skin injuries, introducing babies to food,
staving off hunger and boosting brain power.
Pineapples – Their juice helps with digestion, dissolving blood clots (related
to thrombosis) and healing wounds. They have been known to help with cancer
prevention.
Prunes – Help with iron deficiency and constipation. Prune puree can act as a
substitute in dietary cooking to lighten the fat low, working in place of
butter and margarine.
Now let’s look at some veggies. Again low in calories, vegetables are also high
in fiber content, vitamins and minerals, with little to zero protein and fats.
Check and see how some veggies affect your perfect diet.
Artichoke – Artichokes have been known to aid liver disease, kidneys and
gallbladders. They also help with large intestinal problems, skin and bowel
cancer prevention, high cholesterol and hepatitis.
Asparagus – Great source of some vitamin B, this veggie helps with water
retention with regards to kidneys and menstrual issues, cataracts and lung
problems (some bronchitis, tuberculosis).
Avocado – Great source for vitamins E and some Bs and oil, avocados help with
the immune systems in elderly people. They also aid the liver, lungs and
intestines (ulcer treatments), infertility in men and Parkinson’s Disease.
Broccoli – This has been noted to help with anemia, eye disorders like
near-sightedness, and infections, especially childhood ones like measles.
Broccoli has also been known to help counteract the effects of cigarette smoke
and aid in many types of cancer prevention.
Cabbage – Cabbage has been used to help with lung and digestive disorders,
ulcers, wounds, joints, mastitis and acne. Is has been reported to help with
breast and prostate cancers, bacterial infections and heart disease prevention.
Celery – This is helpful for those with high blood pressure, for those with
rheumatoid arthritis and for calming, not only with the liver but with stress
and anxiety as well. Celery is also used to help with stomach, pancreas and
spleen troubles, acne and canker sores, burning urine and eye inflammation.
Legumes – These seed pod products help with the reduction of heart disease risk
and help with the healing of some cancers, blood sugar level maintenance and
iron / calcium maintenance in the body. They also aid people with anemia and
diabetes.
Mushrooms – These help white blood cells in the immune system, help fight some
cancers and heart disease and may help in the prevention of clotting, by blood
thinning.
Onions – They have helped with heart disease prevention, bladder (and other)
cancer, and circulatory problems. They have also helped in healing swelling
from bug bites and bronchial inflammations. And onion tea is said to have
sedative qualities.
Potatoes / Other Roots – These root veggies are associated with the prevention
of different cancers, the prevention of blood clotting related with heart
disease, and with protection against inhaled nicotine (via smokers). Carrots
further aid in stomach and lung cancer care, food poisoning healing, iron
deficiency, sexual problems and night blindness. While beets help reduce heart
disease risk and spina bifida (with pregnant women). And they help with high
blood pressure care and muscle replenishing.
Pumpkins / Squash – These have been known to help with the prevention of
prostate cancer and the reduction of heart disease risk. They also aid in
healing cataracts / retinal and lens damage in the eye and with the flu and
colds.
Soybeans – These help with osteoporosis risk reduction, lowering blood
cholesterol levels, and prostate and breast cancer reduction and prevention.
Soybeans have also been known for helping the spleen, blood and pancreas, and
increasing milk production in breast-feeding women.
Tomatoes – These help in the reduction of heart disease, the healing of prostate
and other cancers, and with the aging (both mentally and physically) process.
Bread, Cereals, Rice and Pasta – Cereals are considered staple foods. Depending
upon the country, weather, region, etc., popular varieties vary; corn, barley,
oats, wheat, rice, millet. Grains mainly give the body carbohydrates (mostly
starches), some fiber, protein, vitamins (mainly Bs and E) and minerals. Here
is a peek at some foods in this category.
Bread – This major energy source offers the body lots of nutrition, protein,
calcium, iron and B vitamins. Breads help reduce risk of infertility in men,
anemia, heart and spine problems, osteoporosis and colon cancer risk.
Historically, bread was prescribed as nature’s way to aid in colonic
irrigation.
Corn – Corn may be able to help with spina bifida risk in babies. It helps with
heart disease and colon cancer prevention. Popped corn can be a great diet
food, depending upon the oil and additives (like butter) used. Corn silks have
been used in diuretic teas to help with high blood pressure, gallstones, kidney
stones, water retention, and urinary problems.
Oats – Oats are known to help with skin problems and in the treatment of
depression, anxiety and insomnia. The saponins, B vitamins and alkaloids in
oats aid with mood-lifting. Some forms of oats also work as antiseptic and
heart disease treatments, help lower blood pressure and with weight reduction
(cause full feeling and digest slowly) and are popular on diabetic menus.
Rice – Rice has been used for the healing of depression, for reducing colon
cancer risk, for reducing cholesterol levels and blood pressure. It offers
quick energy for the body, helps calm the stomach, is good for poor digestion
and diarrhea, and helps fight celiac disease. Rice cakes are great
substitutions for dieters, replacing breads.
Wheat - This traditional kidney toner help with the reduction and prevention of
colon and breast cancer, blocking of the arteries and heart disease. Wheat also
aids in mental functions including focus and calmness. Many pastas are made
from wheat and in this category. They offer carbohydrates, fiber and B vitamins
to the body.
Meats and Fish - Meats are a source of protein and iron. Mainly fat content
needs to be of concer with regards to perfect dietary planning. And leaner
meats are becoming more readily available; lean hamburger, buffalo, emu and
ostrich. Fish, also good protein sources, help reduce heart disease risk,
inflammation and blood clotting.
Fish – Oily fish have been known to help with bone density, to relieve psoriasis
and rheumatoid arthritic pain, and help prevent heart disease and anemia.
Shellfish helps with male fertility, brittle bones, weak muscles, weight loss
and the prevention of cancer.
Meats – Aid male fertility, build body tissue, nervous system damage and
maintenance and help with the prevention of anemia and osteoporosis.
Gamebirds / Poultry – These foods help enhance concentration and mood. They also
aid in the prevention of anemia and depression. And for those with allergies,
turkey and chicken are noted at rarely causing allergic reactions.
Dairy – Dairy products help in the prevention of tooth decay, protein
deficiency, loss of energy, high blood pressure, bone fractures, osteoporosis,
rickets and some cancers including colon.
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