Traditional advice from all over the world is remarkably similar in your common sense approach to stay healthy: get lots of exercises, sleep and good food. In the last 15 or 20 years, researchers have discovered that many ideas have once been dismissed as "stories of old wives", solid scientific basis. Home remedies such as cranberry juice have proved to be very helpful for urinary type of tract infections or vitamin-D-rich cod-liver oil in the form of winter tonic. Decades ago, in favor of the medical establishment, the grandmother's intellect fell, however, and even the public has forgotten a lot. Keeping in mind the American assessment on all things, people have come to expect a drug fix for their problems. Some doctors believe that their patients will be disappointed to leave the office without a prescription.
Prescription drugs can be a lifetime, and our intention is definitely not to dislike pharmaceuticals or doctors who write them. Millions of American drugs depend on, and one should never change or stop a treatment without the guidance of a doctor. The concern we are that we constantly hear from those who feel uncomfortable and disappointing about taking care of ourselves and preventing the types of chronic conditions that require medication. As a culture, we have to largely lost the sight of how to live and eat so that we can be healthy.
People are probably using food as a medicine for millennium. Studies have shown that other animals also seek foods that can act as antidotes, antibiotics or toxins. For 1 thousand years, people in diverse areas such as China, Japan, India and ancient Greece have used food for its healing properties. Greek physician Hippocrates, who lived 2,500 years ago, once famous announced, "Let the food be your medicine." (Hippocrates are also famous as the father of therapy and the promoter of the Hippocratic oath.)
In recent years, since more researchers are interested in the potential health benefits of various foods, scientific evidence that supports the food-e-Madicin approach has begun to mount. When we talk about using food as a medicine, we mean two different things. First of all, we mean that the foods we choose to consume regularly can have a major impact on their health, and that our diet can have significant long -term benefits of short changes, including prevention of many older conditions. There is a more complicated possibility that certain foods may have specific medical activities. People in India have been using turmeric, curry and yellow spices in yellow mustard for thousands of years. It adds a very special taste to foods, but also fights inflammation. The active ingredient in turmeric, an amazing amount of research on curcumin makes great promises to use masala to treat cancer, arthritis and heart failure.
This article indicates that Beat is another example of a delicious food that can help control a common problem: hypertension. 3 studies suggest that walnuts can reduce cholesterol, help prevent heart disease, 4 and perhaps can also help cut the risk of development of type 2 diabetes. 5 researchers have also confirmed that blueberries and other antioxidants can help promote cognitive functions in older people. 6 And the list continues.
This article contains dozens of other examples of literally use of food as a therapy to treat common diseases. We also like to think of foods as home remedies. We have been collecting home and herbal remedies for decades - any person's pharmacy came into existence in 1976. Whenever we hear about a new solution, we pay attention. If we hear the same remedy again and again, we like to share it. Our motto is a sentence, if it does not hurt, it can help, and do not have much cost, it is considering. While not all measures work for all people, not all pharmaceuticals either do. Home Remedies should never become an option for medical treatment, and you should always consult your doctor before adding anything new to your rule, as some foods, herbs and supplements can interact with the medicine. If you have an adverse reaction to a remedy, you should stop using it immediately and talk to your doctor. But trying to use foods or other treatments to combat some common diseases before going to the pharmacy can be meaningful.
During these notes, you will find information and quotes from medical literature on the medicinal properties of various foods. You will also get dishes for both foods and treatment. We have invited some of our favorite guests from the People's Pharmacy Radio Show - some leading experts on some country's health and nutrition - to send us healthy foods and to live. Then we have already selected that selected group. The approaches of these experts for diet represent the diversity of ideas and approaches, but they are all based on the same basic principles of good food for good health. If someone knows food, then these people do it. We also like food, and we have also contributed to some of our favorite dishes. We hope you enjoy them, and we hope they will help you enjoy good health!
