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Medicinal
Benefits
of
Whole
Foods
For the first 5000 years
of civilization, humans relied on foods and herbs for
medicine. Only in the past 50 years have we forgotten our
medicinal "roots" in favor of patent medicines.
While pharmaceuticals have their value, we should not forget
the well-documented, non-toxic and inexpensive healing
properties of whole foods. The following list is but a
sampling of the health benefits from whole foods.
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Apple
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Asparagus
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Avocado
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Banana and
Plantain
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Barley
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Beans
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Beets
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Bell
Pepper
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Blueberry
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Broccoli
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Brussels
Sprouts
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Cabbage (including bok
choy)
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Carrot
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Cauliflower
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Celery
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Chili
Pepper
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Cinnamon
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Clove
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Coffee
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Collard
Greens
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Corn
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Cranberry
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Cucumbers
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Date
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| Ginger.
Used to treat nausea, vomiting, headaches, chest congestion,
cholera, colds, diarrhea, stomach ache, rheumatism, and
nervous diseases. Ginger is a proven anti-nausea, anti-motion
sickness remedy that matches or surpasses drugs such as
Dramamine. Helps thwart and prevent migraine headaches and
osteo-arthritis. Relieves symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
Acts as an anti-thrombotic and anti-inflammatory agent in
humans; is an antibiotic in test tubes (kills salmonella and
staph bacteria), and an anti-ulcer agent in animals. Also, has
anti-depressant, anti-diarrheal and strong antioxidant
activity. High in anti-cancer activity.
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Eggplant
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Fenugreek
Seed
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Flax seeds and
oil
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Fig
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Fish and Fish
Oil
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Garlic
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Ginger
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Grape
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Grapefruit
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Kale
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Kiwi Fruit
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Lecithin
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Lemon
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Licorice
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Melon (green and yellow,
such as cantaloupe and honeydew)
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Milk
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Mushroom (Asian,
including shiitake)
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Mustard (including
horseradish)
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Nuts
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Oats
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Olive
oil
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Onion (including chives,
shallots, scallions, leeks)
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Orange
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Parsley
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Pineapple
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Plum
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Potato
(white)
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Prune
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Pumpkin
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Raspberry
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Rice
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Seaweed and Kelp (brown
or Laminaria type seaweed)
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Soybean.
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Spinach.
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Strawberry.
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Sugar
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Sweet Potato
(yams)
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Tea (including black,
oolong and green tea, not herbal teas)
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Tomato
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Tumeric
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Watermelon
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Wheat
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Yogurt (use only organic
yogurt)
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