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Curcumin, the yellow pigment found in turmeric, helps the body destroy mutated cancer cells, so that they cannot spread through the body and cause more harm.

INFO from page 569 of "The Condensed Encyclopedia of Healing Foods" written by Michael Murray, N.D., Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., with Lara Pizzorno, M.A., L.M.T.

Lentils "...are of special benefit in managing blood sugar disorders since their high fiber content prevents blood sugar levels from rising rapidly after a meal."

Excerpt from page 387 of The Condensed Ecyclopedia of Healing Foods.

Watermelon makes for an excellent snack for those who are on a weight-loss diet.

It is packed with nutrients and has a much lower calorie count than other fruits.

Hazelnuts (filberts), and other nuts, can reduce levels of LDL (bad cholesterol).

"Let your food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food." --- Hippocrates

Cantaloupe (muskmelon) contains the compound adenosine. Patients with heart disease are often given doses of adenosine to keep the blood thin and relieve angina attacks. Cantaloupes are also chockfull of nutrients and a 1 lb. cantaloupe is rarely over 150 calories.

Beetroots stimulate the liver's detoxification processes.

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patient in care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease." --- Thomas Edison

Consuming peanuts will help protect your heart and blood vessels.

Asparagus can benefit those ailing from arthritis and rheumatism.

Nasunin, a potent antioxidant and free-radical scavenger found in the skin of eggplants, can help protect cell membranes in the brain.

"Maple syrup is a very good source of manganese, an essential co-factor in a number of enzymes important in energy production and antioxidant defenses. Maple syrup also has a good supply of zinc, which can... help with skin problems such as acne, support a healthy prostrate and keep the immune system healthier."

"Maple syrup is usually tapped from wild trees in the United States however, only organically certified maple syrup is guaranteed to be free of agricultural chemicals."



Excerpts from page 752 & 753 of "The Condensed Encyclopedia of Healing Foods".

Seaweed is a rich source of iodine. Iodine is necessary for the thyroid to function properly.

Seaweed can be ground into powder and sprinkled on food just like table salt.

Foods that fight cancer:

brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, garlic, onions, shallots, spinach, watercress, soy edamame, dry roasted soybeans, freshly ground flax seeds, black pepper, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, dried cranberries, grapes, dark chocolate (70% cocoa), citrus fruit juice, green tea, red wine, tomato paste and tumeric.

Source: a book entitled "Foods That Fight Cancer: preventing cancer through diet"

Edible mushrooms are formidable cancer-fighters as well; especially maitake, reishi and shiitake mushrooms.

A few anise seeds taken with water, according to an old folk remedy, cure hiccups.

I guess that'd be worth trying.

Who knows? It might work.

I highly recommend "Forks over Knives"; a 2011 documentary film which stresses the importance of a whole food, plant-based diet to one's health. I think that this film may be an up-dated version of an earlier film, but I'm not sure. Anyway, it's well worth viewing.

I have mentioned on other threads that I am an ovo-lacto vegetarian. When I say this it doesn't mean that I necessarily think that it's okay to eat dairy products. There is a lot of evidence that dairy isn't all that good for you and female cows live horrific lives providing us with their milk which is nature's perfect food for calves and only calves.

Although I substitute a rice beverage for milk, I still have a weakness for cheese. I eat it once in a blue moon. Therefore, to avoid being a hippocrite, I must call myself a lacto-vegetarian.

I do not have a problem eating unfertilized, free-run chicken eggs, however. This is my choice of food for ensuring that my body gets enough vitamin B12. Therefore, I have to call myself an ovo-vegetarian as well.