We all know
the importance of eating healthy foods for their vitamin and mineral content.
However, in recent years, scientists have discovered that there are hundreds of
substances in food that have healing and disease prevention properties.
So why, if
there are foods that will heal many of our common aliments, have we not heard
more about them? Maybe it's because, just as we've become a fast food society,
we've also become a fast cure society. We're always looking for the easy way to
cure and prevent diseases by just popping a pill.
Just look
at the increasing number of ads on TV and in magazines for drugs. Often the
side effects are worse than the disease they're meant to prevent or cure!
Wouldn't it
be better to use natural remedies? Remedies with no side effects, to cure and
prevent diseases? Of course it would! That's why I decided to write this
article. Here's to a healthier life!.
Perhaps as
a child you were told by your mom to eat all your carrots because they were
good for your eyes? As you grew up, you may have cynically been told by others
that this was just an "old wives tale". Guess what, recent studies
have shown that Mom was right! Foods can prevent eye disease, heart disease,
arthritis and much more.
Some Basic
Science:
In recent
years scientists have discovered that foods contain "phytochemicals",
which is a fancy name for naturally occurring chemicals. This is not the same
as nutrients, which we all know are the substances necessary for sustaining
life.
Phytochemicals
have properties that can aid in disease prevention and cures. Scientists have
identified thousands of these chemicals in the foods we eat and a single
serving of fruit or vegetables can contain as many as one hundred different
phytochemicals.
The most
commonly known phytochemicals are the antioxidants. Antioxidants protect our
cells from damage by toxic substances and free radicals (a by-product produced
by our bodies which converts oxygen into energy). Free radicals can damage
cells in our bodies which can lead to disease. Antioxidants protect the body
from oxidation and reduce the risk of acquiring many common ailments.
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