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22 POWER HOUSES WITHIN THE HEALING FOODS FAMILY FOR BETTER HEALTH

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CHERRIES
All-Natural Pain Reliever

Scientists studying the link between diet and disease often look for a marker in the blood called C-reactive protein (CRP). CRP is produced by the body in response to acute inflammation, like that experienced by arthritis sufferers. Researchers at the Western Human Nutrition Research Center in Davis, California, asked volunteers to eat a bowl of 45 fresh Bing cherries and then measured their levels of CRP. After three hours the level of CRP in the volunteers’ blood decreased. That came as no surprise to Joseph Pizzorno, a doctor of naturopathic ******** and coauthor of The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Simon and Schuster, 2005). “One of the old-time therapies for gout (a very painful form of arthritis) was black cherries,” says Pizzorno. “Until recently, nobody really knew why it worked; they just knew that it did.” Of course, nobody’s going to eat 45 cherries in one sitting, but if you suffer from arthritis, you should incorporate this antioxidant-rich fruit into your diet a couple of times a week.


WALNUTS
Good for the Ticker

For many years nutritionists warned their clients away from nuts, fearing that a carte blanche prescription to indulge in this fatty food might lead to excessive weight gain. Recently though, as scientists have learned more about the various types of fats and their impact on health, nuts have come back into favor. Walnuts, in particular, are unique among nuts because they’re full of omega-3 fatty acids, the same substance that has been shown in salmon to reduce the risk of heart disease and hypertension. Japanese men and women who ate a one-fourth to one-third cup of walnuts a day lowered their “bad” LDL cholesterol levels by up to 10 percent. Walnuts (as well as almonds and pistachios) are high in arginine, an amino acid that increases blood flow to the heart.


SALMON
Bone Strengthener

Any list of healing foods would be remiss not to include salmon, with its heart-healthy dose of omega-3 fatty acids. Study after study has shown that incorporating salmon into your diet reduces blood pressure, lowers cholesterol, and helps prevent heart disease. Now researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have reported that a higher intake of omega-3s additionally appears to preserve bone density, keeping your bones stronger and protecting against falls and fractures. Not crazy about salmon (or just sick of it by now)? Try upping your intake of other cold-water fish, such as sardines, tuna, and mackerel. “All of these fish are high in omega-3s, and people who consume them regularly have a lower risk of heart attack, hypertension and stroke,” says Jennifer Sacheck, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.


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