Apple Benifits

Apple is rich in pectin (a type of soluble fiber) which can:

· Remove toxic metals such as lead, mercury, and aluminum from the body.

· Bind with radioactive residues and remove them from the body.

· Improve the health of the intestines.

· Help reduce high cholesterol.

Apple (containing malic and tartaric acids) can help to protect the lungs from the damage caused by smoking.

· It has a high mineral content (potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium, plus smaller amounts of iron, manganese, copper, and zinc) that is great for healthy skin, fingernails, and hair.

· The juice is a good source of Vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin K and folate, plus smaller amounts of Vitamin B1 (thiamine), B2, B3, biotin and Vitamin E.

· Its rich source of phytonutrients makes it a powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-histamine agent.

· Apple proves to really beneficial for baby boomers and senior citizens, adding to their diet and boosting the brain function similar to medication.

· Children who drink plenty of apple juice may be less likely to develop symptoms of asthma.

· For the elderly generation, drinking fruit juices should begin with apples, especially if you are suffering from arthritis and rheumatism.

When given with honey, apple juice cures Anemia, Gout, Skin diseases, Sprue, Dysentery, Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Obesity, Disease of tooth, Cold & asthma, and Stress.

Garlic and Your Health

Garlic (allium sativum) is packed full of health-promoting power. It's famous for being one of our most powerful natural health allies. It can be used in poultices and teas or in direct applications. Or you can enjoy more of it in all your favorite foods. In fact, nearly everyone would benefit from a generous boost of garlic in the daily diet, because it...

* is a potent antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal and immune-boosting herb

* can be used to treat wounds, infections and sties

* improves circulation

* treats ulcers

* attacks cold germs and flu viruses

* prevents and treats respiratory and throat problems, such as chronic bronchitis, sinusitis, sore throat, tonsillitis and pneumocystis pneumonia

* alleviates allergy symptoms

* retards inflammatory reactions

* can be used directly to treat burns and insect bites and stings

* treats earaches and ear infections

* Helps prevent altitude sickness

* is effective at treating breastfeeding- related mastitis with the added bonus of not introducing antibiotics into baby's milk

* helps babies nurse better

* reduces high cholesterol levels

* helps control blood sugar levels

* lowers high blood pressure

* Helps prevent ischemic stroke (If you're concerned about hemorrhagic stroke, avoid anti-clotting herbs.)

* Helps prevent heart disease and heart attacks

* Helps prevent angina and congestive heart failure

* reduces ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation of cardiac arrhythmia

* treats athlete's foot and other fungal infections

* treats vaginal yeast infections (candidiasis), thrush and vaginitis

* Helps prevent some types of cancer

* Helps prevent migraines

* Helps treat both types of herpes virus

* treats pinworms, roundworms, giardia (an amoeba) and other parasitic infections

* contains more blood-thinnning anticoagulants (9) than any other herb

* may help slow physiological aging and age-related memory loss

* Helps prevent opportunistic infections of AIDS, and may inhibit spread of HIV in the body

* Helps reduce the leg pain associated with peripheral vascular disease

* fights tuberculosis and enhances the action of standard antibiotics in fighting off tuberculosis bacteria

Could hot cocoa be the next "wonder drug" for high blood pressure?

According to recent estimates, nearly 1-in-3 American adults has high blood pressure. But for the Kuna Indians living on a group of islands off the Caribbean coast of Panama , hypertension doesn't even exist. In fact, after age 60, the average blood pressure for Kuna Indian islanders is a perfect 110/70.  
 
Is it because they eat less salt? No. Kuna Indians eat as much, if not more salt, than people in the U.S.

 
Is it due to their genes? No. Kuna Indians who move away from the islands are just as likely to suffer from high blood pressure as anyone else!  

So what makes these folks practically "immune" to hypertension -- and lets them enjoy much lower death rates from heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and cancer?  

Harvard researchers were stunned to discover it's because they drink about 5 cups of cocoa each day. That's right, cocoa!

 
Studies show the flavonols in cocoa stimulate your body's production of nitric oxide -- boosting blood flow to your heart, brain, and other organs. In fact, one study found cocoa thins your blood just as well as low-dose aspirin!  

But that's not all. A Harvard Medical School professor claims cocoa can also treat blocked arteries, congestive heart failure, stroke, dementia, even impotence!

Painless cholesterol cure

Want to lower your cholesterol so fast it'll make your head spin? It's a breeze, just eat guacamole -- or any dish containing avocados!

Most health experts and nutritionists will tell you this rich, delicious Mexican dish is BANNED from any cholesterol- watcher's menu. But not Dr. Steven Pratt. That's because new research shows eating avocados can lower your cholesterol even faster than drugs... without the side effects!

One study found after just 7 days on a diet including avocados, LDL ("bad") cholesterol and triglyceride levels dropped by 22 percent. Meanwhile, HDL ("good") cholesterol shot up 11 percent -- something most cholesterol- lowering drugs won't do!  

The cinnamon cure for high blood sugar

Sprinkle a little cinnamon on your toast, cereal, oatmeal, or sliced apples. It not only tastes good, it lowers your blood sugar!

 
In a recent study, people reduced their blood sugar levels by as much as 29 percent in just 40 days. That's with NO drugs, NO diet changes -- just plain old cinnamon!  

The fat that blasts away cancer

You've been told cancer runs in families. You've been told what to eat and what NOT to eat -- including LESS fat.

 
Yet Dr. Steven Pratt says there's one fat you should eat MORE of. It's the monounsaturated fat called oleic acid, found in olive oil! It should come as no surprise. After all, olive oil is a staple of the Mediterranean diet. And people in Spain and Greece are far less likely to develop cancer than in the U.S.  

But what's really interesting is how olive oil not only prevents cancer, it blasts away cancer cells that already exist! So if you're even the slightest bit worried about cancer, this is one SuperFood you don't want to be without!

New prostate-protecting champ trumps tomatoes!

Unless you've been asleep under a rock for the past decade, you've heard the news about tomatoes. They contain a potent antioxidant called lycopene that's been proven to reduce the risk of certain cancers -- in particular, prostate cancer.  
 
A famous Harvard study back in 1995 found that out of 48,000 men surveyed, those who ate 10 or more servings of tomatoes a week reduced their risk of prostate cancer by more than one-third. What's more, they lowered their risk of aggressive prostate tumors (the kind that are really tough to treat) by HALF!  

But before you reach for that slice of pizza or bottle of ketchup, listen up. What if I told you about a sweet, refreshing food Dr. Steven Pratt recommends that's even better for your prostate than tomatoes?

 
This NEW prostate protecting champ is watermelon! Ounce for ounce, watermelon is even richer in lycopene than tomatoes. And since you probably eat more watermelon in one sitting than you do tomatoes, you don't have to gorge on it 10 times a week in order to slash your cancer risk! Just a few times a week should do it.