Tip 216: To cure ulcers, go bananas.
The most effective rem
e
dy for peptic ulcers is b
a
nanas. They are said to
contain an unidentified compound called, perh
a
ps jokin
g
ly, vitamin U (
a
gainst ulce
r
s
). Bananas neutralis
e
s the over acidity of t
h
e gastric juices and red
u
ces the irrit
a
tion of the ulcer by quoting the lining of the stomach.
Banana and milk are c
o
nsidered an
ideal diet for
the patients who are in an advanced stage of the
disease.
Tip 217. Tip joint diseases
w
ith fruits and vegetables.
The diet of
t
he arthritis
p
atient should be plann
e
d along alk
a
line lin
e
s
a
n
d should i
n
clude fruits and vegetables for prot
e
c
tion and p
r
oteins and carbohydrates for energy. It may consist of a couple of fr
e
s
h raw vegetables in the form of a salad and at l
e
ast two cooked vegetables.
Cabbage, carrot, celery, cucumber, endive, lettuce, onion, r
a
dishes, to
m
atoes and watercress may be us
e
d for a raw salad. The c
o
oked vegetables may include aspar
a
gus, beets,
cauliflower,
cabbage, c
a
rrots, celery,
brinjal, mushroom, onions, peas, b
e
ans, spin
ac
h, tomatoes, squash and
t
urnips.
In severe cases, it will
b
e advisable
to put the p
a
tient on raw vegetables juice therapy for about
a week. Green juice, ex
t
racted from any green
leafy vegetab
l
e, mixed wi
t
h
carrot, celery and red beet juice, is sp
e
c
ific for arthritis.
The alkaline action of r
a
w juices dissolves the accumulati
o
n of deposi
t
s around the
joints and
in other tiss
u
es. Fresh pineapple is
a
l
so
valuable as
the enzyme
in fresh pin
e
apple juic
e
,
bromelain reduces swelling and infl
a
mmation
in osteoarth
r
itis and rhe
u
matoid arthritis.
Repeated juice fas
t
s are recommen
d
ed at intervals of every two months.
Tip 218:
T
w
o Simple Cures for R
h
eumatoid Arthritis
Celery is another effective food remedy for rheumatism. A fluid extract of the seeds is more powerful than the raw v
e
getable. This also h
a
s a tonic ac
t
ion on the stomach and ki
d
neys. Five
to ten drops
of this fl
u
id should be taken in hot water before meals. Powdered seeds can be used as a condiment.
Lemons are also valuable and the juice of two or three lemons may be t
a
ken each d
a
y.
Tip 219.
T
w
o Simple Fruits for C
o
ntrolling H
y
pertension
Indian gooseberry (am
l
a) is another
effective f
o
od remedy
f
or high blo
o
d pressure.
A tablespoon
f
ul each of f
r
esh amla juice and hon
e
y m
i
xed together should
be taken every morning in this conditio
n
.
Lemon is also regarded as a valuable food to c
o
ntrol high blood pressu
r
e. It is a
rich source
of vitamin P
which is fo
u
nd both in t
h
e juice and
peel of the f
r
uit. This vit
a
min is essential for
preventing capillary fr
a
gility.
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