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Carrot Soup

A soup prepared from carrot has been found effective in controlling diarrhoea. It supplies water to combat dehydration, replenishes sodium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sulphur and magnesium, supplies pectin and coats the intestine to allay inflammation. It checks the growth of harmful intestinal bacteria and prevents vomiting. Half a kg of carrot may be cooked in 150 ml of water until it is soft. The pulp should be strained and boiled water added to make a litre. Three-quarter tablespoon of salt may be mixed. This soup should be given in small amount to the patient every half an hour.

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Recent Medical discoveries have shown that foods can reduce inflammation, which is a key process in arthritis and other rheumatic affliction. Leading arthritis specialists now believe that faulty diet may be at the root of these diseases and that correcting it can relieve the symptoms. Studies also show that diet can be a very real aggravator or fighter of these diseases. Scientific studies even support the long prevailing ideas among primitive tribes that certain specific foods may trigger rheumatic diseases and total elimination of those foods will result in a cure.

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Lemon

Lemon is a powerful anti-diarrhoeal food. It can be beneficially used in controlling diarrhoea. The patient may be given fresh juice of one lemon mixed with 200 ml of water. This process may be repeated several times a day. This treatment can successfully check even the severest type of diarrhoea.

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Cherry

Cherry, sweet or sour, is an anti-inflammatory food. It is especially valuable in gout, which is characterised by certain form of inflammation of the joints and swellings of a recurrent type. This was discovered by Lodwig W. Blan, Ph.D., some 50 years back. Himself a gout sufferer, he found the use of cherries to be miraculously effective in his own case and published his own experience in a medical journal.

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Lemon

Lemon is an anti-inflammatory food. Though the lemon juice is acid in taste, its reaction in the body is alkaline. Hence, it is valuable in the treatment of rheumatic affections such as arthritis, gout, rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, and pain in hip joints, which result from too much acid in the body. A sufficient intake of lemon juice prevents the deposit of uric acid in the tissues and thus reduces the possibility of an attack of gout and other rheumatic diseases.

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Many of our health problems are due to the perversity of oxygen. The toxic forms of oxygen constantly torment the cells of the body. Oxidants occur in various forms. The most harmful and best-studied are so-called oxygen free radicals. These molecules are charged up and cause trouble. They have lost one of the electrons that keep them chemically stable. In their frenetic search for another one, they will try to grab it from anywhere. They thus destroy healthy cells in this search and create still more groups of free radicals in split-second reactions that become out-of-control chain reactions.

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Potato Juice (raw)

The potato is the most popular and widely-used vegetable in the world. It is one of the most strongly alkaline of all foods, being rich in potash and soda. It is therefore, very helpful in maintaining the alkali reserve of the body and a natural antidote for an overdose of acid. It dissolves away uric acid and lime.

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Carrot

Carrot is an extremely rich food source of beta-carotene. The name carotene, which is a form of pro-vitamin, has been derived from carrot. The carotene is converted into vitamin A by the liver and it is also stored in the organ. Carrot contains so much beta-carotene that liberal intake of this vegetable only, once a day will supply sufficient vitamin A for meeting the requirement of a day. If carrot is to be taken in cooked form, the cooking time should not exceed fifteen to twenty minutes. It can also be baked like potatoes. Butter or vegetable oil may be used for dressing.

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Indian Gooseberry

Indian gooseberry is a super food source of antioxidant vitamin C. Repeated laboratory tests at Coonoor show that every 100 grams of this fresh fruit provides 470 to 680 mgs of vitamin C A versatile and powerful anti-oxidant, vitamin C seem to protect against asthma, bronchitis, cataract, heart arrhythmias, angina and cancer of all types. It has also stopped the growth of the AIDS virus in test tubes. Many experts believe that the ability of Vitamin C as an. antioxidant helps keep LDL cholesterol from becoming oxidized, making it a strong deterrent to clogged arteries and cardiovascular disease. Vitamin C and Vitamin E work together to revitalize and replenish each other.

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Spinach

The spinach is a leafy vegetable, with broad green leaves. It ranks high among all green vegetables. The leaves are cooling and very nutritive. They contribute roughage, color and bland flavor to the diet.

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