Tip 195. Not Ever
y
thing Green G
o
es for the Kidn
e
y
Pati
e
nt
The nephritis patient s
h
ould avoid vegetables containing la
r
ge quantiti
e
s of oxalic
a
cid such as spinach and rhubarb. Chocolate and
cocoa also
contain oxalic acid and must not be
u
s
ed.
Garlic, asp
a
ragus, parsley, watercress, c
u
cumber and cele
r
y are excellent vegetables. The
best fruits a
r
e papaya and bananas.
Both have a healing eff
e
ct on kidne
y
s. A small
am
ount of soured milk
and home- made cottage cheese c
a
n be includ
e
d in the diet.
All salt
sh
o
uld be eliminated from the diet. Five or six small meals should be taken in prefe
r
ence to a f
e
w large ones.
A glassful of
carrot juice
mixed with
t
ablespoonf
u
l
of honey and a teasp
o
onful of fresh lime juice is a very effective home reme
d
y
for nephritis. It should
b
e
taken every day early
i
n
the morning before breakfast.
Tip 196. Onion for Br
o
nchitis
The onion
h
as been us
e
d as a food
r
emedy for
c
enturies in
b
ronchitis.
It is said to p
o
ssess expectorant properties .
I
t liquefi
e
s
p
hlegm and prevents its
f
urther formation. One teaspoon of raw onion juice, the fi
r
st
thing in the
morning will be highly beneficial
in s
u
ch cas
e
s.
Why should the humble onion play such a vital
r
ole in the tr
e
ating of this
common chronic disease? Scientists
say it enables t
h
e body to stop the production of cy
t
okines, ag
e
nts of inflammation that keep
t
he lungs fill
e
d with mucus that inhi
b
i
t
s
normal breath.
Tip 197. Parsl
e
y
for t
h
e Heart
Parsley is another effec
t
ive home r
e
medy for ar
t
erioscler
o
sis. It contai
n
s elements which help
to maintain the blood vessels,
p
articularly the c
a
pillaries and arterial sys
t
em in a healthy condition. It
may be tak
e
n as a beverage by simmering it gently in the water for a f
e
w minutes and partaki
n
g several times daily.
The added effects of p
a
rsley for the health are many. Parsley protects a
g
ainst allerg
y
, soothes the digesti
o
n, and even sweetens t
h
e breath. Parsley may a
l
so be eaten
raw in sala
d
s
and cooked as a vegetable, taken in moderation in a
balanced diet.
Tip 198. Pomegranate and Mango for Diarrh
o
ea
The pomegranate has p
r
oved beneficial in t
h
e t
r
eatment of diarrhoea on
account of i
t
s
astringent p
r
operties. If
t
he patient
d
evelops weakness due
t
o profuse a
n
d continuo
u
s purging,
he should
b
e given repeatedly about 50 ml of pomegranate juice to dri
n
k. This will
c
o
ntrol the diarrhoea.
Mango seeds are also
v
aluable in
di
arrhoea. The seeds sh
o
uld be collected during t
h
e mango season, dri
e
d in the sh
a
de and powdered and kept stored f
o
r use as medicine when
required.
It should be
given in doses of about
one and a
h
alf
gram to two grams w
i
th or without honey.
Tip 199. Pumpkins Seeds for Pro
s
tate Problems
Pumpkin seeds have been found to
be an effecti
v
e home r
e
medy for prostate problems and many patie
n
ts have been helped by their use. T
h
ese seeds
a
re rich in u
n
saturated fa
t
ty acids which are
e
ssential
to
t
he health of
the prostate.
Heavy starches, sweet stimulants a
n
d highly se
a
s
oned foods are entirely forbidden,
a
s
they
cause dir
e
ct
irritation on
the prostate
gland and bladder. The diet should
also exclude
spices, condiments,
salt in exc
e
ss, sa
u
c
es,
red meats, cheese, asp
a
ragus, watercress, gre
a
sy or fried foods, alco
h
ol, tobacco
and too much tea or cof
f
ee. The patient should
av
oid hurried meals
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