Food Cures - Nature's Medicine
 

As I approached the age of fifty I've become interested in the things I eat and what I could benefit healthwise from eating certain food.

Thought it would make a great thread, and we could all learn together and share our facts here.

Remember when your mom gave you ginger ale when you had an upset stomach?

Well, Mom's know best

It wasn't the ginger ale that is good for you, it is
the ginger it's made from.

Ginger protects the lungs and colon, oil of ginger stimulates circulation and is useful for arthritic and rheumatic disorders, urinary difficulties, morning sickness and motion sickness.

Who Knew? Eat More Ginger! :)

Ginger is good for a crapload of stuff! :thumbsup:

Unfortunately, I vomit if I take ginger supplements. :|

When you feel like a snack, nuts are a healthy choice, especially walnuts.

Walnuts are the only nuts that offer a significant amount of the omega-3 fat alpha-linolenic acid, ALA’s anti-inflammatory properties halt plaque buildup in the arteries that results when "bad" LDL cholesterol is oxidized.

No salt pistachio nuts are a healthy second choice, which help lower blood pressure.

You left out one very important nut...Almonds, almonds, good for your heart, the more you eat the more you … lower your LDL cholesterol, improve your complexion and digestion, and reduce your risk of cancer.

Garlic,my gram swore by it for everything,she would warm olive oil then mash up some garlic..mix it together..then mush it some more..then drop a fue drops of just the olive oil in my ears when they got infected or hurt. Snuff mixed with oil of wintergreen for any bug bight.I could go an for a while about this subject.

Garlic oil in ears isn't good for severe infection. Can cause burns and repturing of ear drums.
Sweet oil however works.

Mint for sore throats.
Tepid tea for burns.

Questions: Could this be used in our furkids ears as well? What is sweet oil?

Not sure about the furchildren. It is a form of olive oil used for medicinal purposes it is not purified. You can purchase at most groceries, walmarts targets or natural food shops. It also is great to use like neosporin.

Honey
 

For relief of coughing and wheezing associated with bronchitis , or other respiratory ailments,
mix 1 tsp thyme in a little honey take orally as needed to soothe airways .
this really really works!!!
Something else to add honey is great for dressing minor wounds.
honey contains a germ killing substance called inhidine.

Yep, that ya did and yep it's good for that too, it has a lot of good benefits to it, I gotta find that book! lol

So, how's that stuff taste? it has to taste pretty bad if it's good for you

Cinnamon is an amazing spice. Great for cleaning out the liver and regulating your blood sugar levels.

:stillheart:

Cayenne pepper allows smooth blood flow by preventing platelets from clumping together and accumulating in the blood.

Add a dash to a salad or in salt-free soups.