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Posted on 06.10.07 by Your Natural Remedies @
I have a banana and an orange every morning/day and my daughters love bananas. In fact, when my oldest was a baby she would only eat baby food bananas – if I wanted her to eat other food I’d have to mix it with bananas!!! Bananas are high in potassium, so, here are some health benefits of the banana; *Reduce the risk of high blood pressure *Gives you natural energy *Banana peels help relieve and speed up the healing process for poison ivy, sumac and oak *Mash them up for shiny hair *Help treat headaches *Reduces the risk of a hernia *Ripe banana peels help soothe and treat diaper rash *Helps soothe and treat sunburns and minor burns *Great for your digestive system *Helps with low sperm count problems *Reduces water retention *Helps soothe your stomach after a hangover *Bananas are high in iron so are a good treatment for anemia *Great for your heart and reduces the risk of stroke and heart disease *Reduces risk of getting ulcers *If you want to stay young looking – eat more bananas *Helps your muscles from cramping *Lowers your cholesterol *Reduces the risk of kidney cancers *If you are trying to stop smoking – eat more bananas!! *Natural sweetness proves to be a great snack especially if you are trying to loose weight! *Helps treat intestinal disorders *Great for your bones – helps prevent osteoporosis *Great for your overall eye health and keeps them looking bright! *Helps control your blood sugars – if you are diabetic have a banana every day *Helps with insomnia *If you have arthritis eat a banana each day for an addition natural treatment *Use the banana peel for a compress for your bruises, burns and/or wounds *Very easy to digest so they are great for babies *High in fiber so if you are constipated or have diarrhea have a banana *If you are experiencing PMS have a banana – stabilizes your mood swings and helps with water retention *Contains serotonin which helps fight against depression and calms your nerves and fights against stress *Wrap a banana peel on your wart for a couple of weeks and it is said that it will get rid of your wart *If you are experiencing morning sickness – have a banana each morning *If you are pregnant having a banana each morning is said to control your babies temperature *If you suffer from heartburn – eat a banana *Eating bananas stabilizes your heart rate and boost your metabolism rate *If you have insect bites – rub the banana peel on the affected area – it will reduce the swelling and itching *Stimulates your brain increasing your concentration and even memory – Bananas are a feel good food so have one each morning for a better more productive day! Here’s a tip – if you want to ripen a banana quicker – put it in a brown paper bag with an apple before you go to sleep!! Filed under: Fruits Comments: None |
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Posted on 05.30.07 by Your Natural Remedies @
Next to strawberries, tomatoes are my favorite summer snack. I have my tomato garden right next to my strawberry patch. And a fresh tomato sandwich is so good – with a little mayonnaise and salt and pepper – Mmmm… Or sometimes I just munch on my cherry tomatoes – they’re so good it’s like candy but only healthier. So here are the health benefits of this tasty fruit..yes fruit!! *Reduces the risk of prostate, pancreatic, rectal, colon and stomach cancer! *Helps soothe and treat sunburns and minor burns *Powerful antioxidant loaded with vitamin C *High in flavonoids *Helps the severity of diabetes *Good for your complexion and shiny hair *If you have high blood pressure eat more tomatoes *Protects your heart from heart attacks and strokes *Good for treating asthma *Reduces the risk of heart disease – tomatoes are great for your heart! *Eat more tomatoes for athlete’s feet – and/or spread a paste between your toes! *Also said to prevent lung, endometrial, cervical, prostate, mouth and breast cancers because of the lycopene *Tomato juice said to help a hangover *Great for your bones and prevention of osteoporosis *Helps keep you young and regains your youthful vitality – great anti-aging qualities *Eating more tomatoes and natural tomato products turn back time for skin aging, sunburn effects and skin cancer damage – even make your own tomato paste face wash and/or mask – tomatoes will help exfoliate your skin. Add an almond in that mix for even better results!! *Tomatoes are great for overall good liver health *Help prevent anaphylaxis attacks *If you are feeling stressed out – have a tomato – it balances your body *If you have diarrhea or constipation – drink some tomato juice *If you are menopausal – eat more tomatoes *Keeps your cholesterol and blood sugar levels in check *Great for your overall eye health – eat more tomatoes to get rid of bloodshot eyes – tomatoes help your blood vessels *If you have or suffer from migraines add more tomatoes to your diet!! Remember too much of anything is not good for you…everything in moderation. Filed under: Fruits Comments: 2 Comments |
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Posted on 05.06.07 by Your Natural Remedies @
I love oranges – they just remind me of summer and I love summer!!!! During the spring/summer months I have an orange a day and they just taste so good! I love eating things I like and then finding out that they are just so healthy for you. It’s much better than seeing the health benefits of foods you don’t like and think – “Oh great now I have to acquire a taste for this stuff!!” I even have my own juicer and make my own juice – so much better than store bought juice. If you have the time to make it I highly recommend it. So, here are the health benefits of Oranges: *Great for your complexion *High in vitamin C and potassium and is a great anti-oxidant for anti aging *High in flavonoids *Great anti-inflammatory properties helping people with asthma, and arthritis *Rub the peel on your teeth for a natural teeth whitener *Can lower your cholesterol *Keeps your blood pressure levels stable and even lowers high blood pressure *Have been used as a diuretic and anti depressants *If you have trouble sleeping add more oranges to your diet *Helps control fevers especially ones related to tuberculosis and typhoid fever *Contain foliate – so if you are pregnant you should eat more oranges!!! *Because of the calcium it helps prevent bones diseases such as osteoporosis *Great for your immune system and for preventing illnesses and colds *Eating oranges reduces the risks of colon cancer because oranges help purify your colon *Gives you energy to fight off diseases *Oranges help fight against blood poisoning and toxemia *Orange peels and juice help relieve and speed up the healing process for poison ivy, sumac and oak *Great for your heart preventing heart disease, heart attacks and strokes *Helps stabilize blood sugars in diabetics *Helps prevent throat, mouth and stomach cancers *Eat some orange peels for gastrointestinal problems *Helps with insomnia and nervousness *Stimulates the brain and helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease *Add more oranges to your diet if you are prone to get gallstones or kidney stones *Great for weight loss – if you are trying to loose weight this is one fruit you want to include in your diet!! ON the flip side orange peels will help stimulate your appetite! *Oranges improves your digestion and gets your natural digestive juices flowing *Prevents scurvy and rickets in children *Oranges have been said to prevent ulcers – so if you worry a lot be sure to eat oranges!! *Improves your circulation perhaps good for preventing varicose veins *Helps reduce the risk of acquiring other diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis and Crohn’s disease *Great for you good eye health and may prevent cataracts *Eating orange peels are a preventative for abnormal growths and tumors *Have been said to prevent breast and skin cancers *Eat an orange a day if you have gum problems and/or gingivitis *Oranges have anti-viral qualities *Eating oranges with help you heal better from everyday wounds *Contains a lot of fiber so oranges and orange peels help your digestive system – and if you experience constipation and/or diarrhea *Great for your skin *Oranges help with your everyday lung functions and may prevent lung cancer Now just keep in mind – you have to have a healthy balanced diet – you can’t just go and eat one thing and think it’s a cure all – but if you do eat oranges on a regular basis then these are some of the benefits you may be getting from them!! So peel an orange and start getting healthier!! *Remember as with anything always eat/drink in moderation!! Too much of anything is not good for you. And be sure to always consult your doctor for pre-existing and current conditions before trying natural remedies. Filed under: Fruits Comments: None |
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Posted on 04.27.07 by Your Natural Remedies @
I just was having a little lemon with my water today and thought about all the great benefits lemon, lemon thyme, lemon grass and lemon balm offers us…so here they are to you…. *Great for treating varicose veins – great for your capillaries *Helps reduce your cough especially whooping cough *Great for treating Chronic fatigue syndrome *Helps rid hiccups *Helps ease sunburns *If you have headaches suck on a lemon *Helps treat the Herpes virus and AIDS *Great for breathing disorders, pneumonia, upper respiratory problems and bronchitis *If you have shingles have some lemon balm tea *Also have lemon balm tea before you go to sleep to prevent and help with insomnia *If you have graves disease have more lemons *If you have high cholesterol – add more lemons to your diet *Helps rid dandruff *Suck on a lemon peel if you are having digestive problems or gastrointestinal problems *Suck on a lemon with salt for bad breath problems *Eat the lemon peels of the lemons – they prevent abnormal growths on your skin *Can serve as an excellent cleanser and even astringent for your skin *Ever hear of lemon grass – great for insect repellents – so grow some in your backyard!! *Used for a diuretic and helps with water retention! *Lemon grass is also great for fungal infections such as athlete’s foot – so rub some lemon grass on those feet! *Lemon peels are great for an appetite stimulant and a great flavor enhancer for drinks and dishes *The lemon scent is a wonderful aroma – used for aroma therapies to prevent nightmares *Is a natural hair lightener *Makes a super fresh mouthwash (prevents gingivitis) and if you don’t have deodorant run a lemon under your arms! *Has anti-aging (great antioxidant and good for cellular regeneration), anti fungal, antiviral and antibacterial qualities *If you have a bleeding wound – it may sting a little or a lot but rub a lemon on it or put some juice on it *Helps with muscle soreness and even joint pains *Add this in your detoxification process *Rub lemons on your face to prevent and help treat acne, age spots and wrinkles and if you’re Jan Brady – maybe it’ll get rid of your freckles *Rub a lemon peel on your gums if you have bleeding gums *If you have a small cut – clean it with lemon juice *Great for colds – have lemons when you have a cold and flu *Helps get the stains out of your white teeth if you rub the lemon rind on them *If you are having an embarrassing flatulence or even a diarrhea problem you may want to try adding some lemon to your dish – or eat the lemon that comes with the parsley – great for irritable bowel syndrome also *If you are nervous or suffer from nervous related disorders trying having more natural lemon products – like lemons and lemon peels…suck on a lemon when you start feeling jittery. *Helps reduce a fever *If you for some reason have the mumps have some lemons with your dishes *Helps ease colic *Great for poison ivy, poison sumac and poison oak – put fresh lemon juice on the affected areas *If you are hyperglycemia eat more lemons!!! *Helps in getting over a hangover *Helps as a treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease *If you are having a nosebleed put a drop of lemon juice in your nose to stop the blood *If you have an ulcer – add more lemons to to your diet *Gargle lemon juice for a sore throat *If you have menstrual pains – eat a lemon or have a nice cup of lemon tea *Great for health blood pressure *Great for insect bites – rub a lemon on them – eases the itching *If you have trouble remembering things – eat a lemon – helps with memory problems!! *If you feel like your are going to vomit or are experiencing nausea – simply smell a fresh lemon peel So there you have – so go get a lemon and suck on it for your health Filed under: Fruits Comments: None |
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