The following foods are listed in alphabetical order and have beneficial effects on your health:
- APPLES contain antioxidants that help prevent free radical damage. They help protect your lungs by providing quercetin. Also by eating two apples daily the acetylcholine in the brain is boosted. This neurotransmitter is important in memory function.
- BANANAS help fight off H. pylori which cause stomach ulcers.
- BARLEY helps lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides.
- BLACK TEA helps prevent skin cancer by providing polyphenols.
- BLUBERRIES help decrease the risk of colorectal cancer by one third. This benefit is due to the antioxidants called anthocyanins.
- BROCCOLI helps prevent osteoporosis because it contains vitamin K. Eating three ounces of broccoli daily provides this benefit.
- BROWN RICE helps protect your lungs from asthma because it has Selenium which lowers free radicals.
- CAULIFLOWER helps prevent breast cancer by providing sulforaphane. Best served steamed.
- CARROTS help protect the skin against free radical damage by providing beta-carotene. They also help protect the eyes from cataracts. A cup of carrot juice daily can provide this benefit.
- CHINOOK SALMON helps prevent Alzheimer’s by providing niacin.
- CITRUS helps prevent skin cancer by providing d-Limonene.
- COLLARD GREENS help protect from macular degeneration and cataracts. Aim for two servings of collard greens and spinach daily. Best served cooked.
- GRAPES help prevent heart disease by providing antioxidant polyphenols.
- ORANGES help prevent osteoarthritis by providing vitamin C.
- PEARS help protect the lungs by providing quercetin.
- PINTO BEANS help lower LDL cholesterol by providing beta-glucan.
- POPCORN helps prevent diverticulosis and diverticulitis by providing fiber.
- TOMATO helps protect the skin and breast by providing lycopene which is an antioxidant.
- TUNA helps protect the skin by providing selenium which is an antioxidant.
- WALNUTS help protect the retina against macular degeneration by providing omega-3.