Shaun Cadwalleder
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A popular topic amongst our readers is the importance of nutrition and how healthy eating can prevent, reduce and suppress illness.
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| Condition | Helpful Foods | Avoid Consuming |
|---|---|---|
| ACNE/ECZEMA | PUMPKIN SEEDS, NUTS & LEAN LAMB – ZINC TO AVOID NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
FRUIT & VEG – VITAMIN C TO AVOID NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES SPINACH & CARROTS – VITAMIN A TO AVOID NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES SUNFLOWER SEEDS – VITAMIN E TO AVOID NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES LOTS OF WATER – FLUSH OUT WASTE PRODUCTS AND TOXINS |
TEST FOODS FOR REACTION – DAIRY, FISH, SHELLFISH, TOMATOES, NUTS & WHEAT CAN BE USUAL SUSPECTS
THERE IS NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT CERTAIN FOODS SUCH AS FRIED FOODS OR CHOCOLATE RESULT OR AGGRAVATE ACNE |
| BAD BREATH | FRUIT & VEG – VITAMIN C – TO KEEP BACTERIA IN CHECK AND COMBAT GUM DISEASE AND GINGIVITIS
GREEN TEA & MINT – ANTIOXIDANT THAT FIGHTS BACTERIA AND LEAVES A MINTY SMELL YOGHURT – GOOD BACTERIA OVERPOWERS BAD SMELLY BACTERIA FOR A QUICK MOUTH FRESHENER CHEW RAW PARSLEY |
GARLIC
RAW ONION & SPRING ONION CHEESE FISH CURRY SUGARY FOODS SMOKING ALCOHOL |
| BLADDER INFECTION | BLUEBERRIES & CRANBERRIES – CONTAIN ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS CALLED ANTHOCYANINS
LOTS OF WATER – FLUSH OUT WASTE PRODUCTS AND TOXINS |
SUGARY SNACKS AND DRINKS – BAD BACTERIA FEEDS ON SUGAR
ACIDIC FRUITS (LEMON, LIME, TOMATOES, ORANGES, GRAPEFRUIT) – CAUSE INFLAMMATION TO THE BLADDER |
| CRAMP
(MUSCLE) |
ISOTONIC DRINK – REPLACE LOST FLUIDS AND SALTS
WATER – AVOID DEHYDRATION YOGHURT, SARDINES INCLUDING BONES & CHEESE – CALCIUM FOR MUSCLE CONTRACTION WHOLEGRAIN FOODS, NUTS & SEEDS – MAGNESIUM FOR MUSCLE CONTRACTION |
SATURATED FAT – SLOWS BLOOD CIRCULATION |
| DEPRESSION | BANANAS, OATS, WHOLEMEAL BREAD & POTATOES – COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES FOR ENERGY AND KEEPING BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS STABLE
HIGH FIBRE SWEET FOODS LIKE FRUIT (INCLUDING DRIED FRUIT) & WHOLEMEAL SCONES – COMBAT SWEET CRAVINGS WITHOUT REFINED SUGARS AND RELEASE SEROTONIN TO INCREASE MOOD EGGS, FISH, CHICKEN, TURKEY, TOFU, COTTAGE CHEESE, NUTS & SEEDS – HIGH IN TRYPTOPHAN WHICH IS A SYNTHESISER OF SEROTONIN BROWN RICE, LIVER, WALNUTS – VITAMIN B TO AVOID NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES LEAN RED MEAT, SARDINES, EGGS & DRIED APRICOTS – IRON TO AVOID NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES SHELFISH, PUMPKIN SEEDS, NUTS, LIVER (AVOID IF PREGNANT) & LEAN MEAT – ZINC TO AVOID NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENT OR SUNSHINE – TO RELEASE SERATONIN AND AVOID NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES |
SWEETS, SUGARY DRINKS, CHOCOLATE, REFINED BISCUITS & CAKES – SPIKE AND FALL IN BLOOD SUGARS LEADING TO MOOD SWINGS
CAFFIENE & ALCOHOL – TEMPORARY HIGH, FOLLOWED BY DEPRESSING LOW. ALSO IMPACTS BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS DRUGS – TEMPORARY HIGH, FOLLOWED BY DEPRESSING LOW PROCESSED FOODS HIGH IN ADDITIVES – SPIKE AND FALL IN BLOOD SUGARS LEADING TO MOOD SWINGS |
| ENERGY
(LACK OF) |
BROWN RICE, PASTA, WHOLEMEAL BREAD, POTATOES (WITH SKINS ON) – STARCHY CARBS FOR A SLOW RELEASE OF ENERGY
FRUIT (INCLUDING DRIED FRUIT) & BANANAS – HEALTHY BOOST OF SUGARS AND ENERGY POULTRY, EGGS, BEANS, LENTILS, FISH, TOFU & TEMPEH – FOODS HIGH IN PROTEIN WHICH IS FIRST USED FOR MUSCLE REPAIR. ANY SURPLUS IS USED FOR ENERGY |
SWEETS, SUGARY DRINKS, CHOCOLATE, REFINED BISCUITS & CAKES – SPIKE AND FALL IN BLOOD SUGARS LEADING TO “CRASH”
CAFFIENE & ALCOHOL – IMPACTS ON SLEEP AND BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS DRUGS – TEMPORARY HIGH, FOLLOWED BY “CRASH” PROCESSED FOODS HIGH IN ADDITIVES – SPIKE AND FALL IN BLOOD SUGARS LEADING TO “CRASH” |
| EYESIGHT | BROCCOLI, SPINACH, SWEETCORN AND BILBERRIES – ANTI OXIDANTS THAT FIGHT “FREE RADICALS” (RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OXIDATION PROCESS) IN EYE CELLS
CARROTS – VITAMIN A WHICH COMBINES WITH PROTEIN IN THE EYE’S RETINA FOR BETTER NIGHT VISION |
NO KNOWN FOODS THAT DAMAGE EYESIGHT |
| FEVER | LOTS OF WATER – TO AVOID DEHYDRATION
ALL VITAMINS AND MINERALS IN SMALL NUTRITIOUS MEALS – KEEP THE BODY NOURISHED. “FEED A COLD, STARVE A FEVER” IS A MYTH! |
PROCESSED FOODS, REFINED SUGARS & ALCOHOL – LACK OF NUTRIENTS TO FIGHT THE INFECTION |
| GOUT | BROCCOLI, KALE & CELERY – ANTI INFLAMMATORY FOODS TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION
BANANAS & AVOCADO – POTASSIUM TO HELP EXCRETE URIC ACID THAT CRYSTALLISES WITHIN JOINTS CHERRIES – LOWER URIC ACID LEVELS LOTS OF WATER – DISSOLVES URIC ACID CRYSTALS AND PREVENT THEIR FORMATION |
POULTRY & SHELLFISH – HIGH PURINE FOODS RAISE URIC ACID WHICH CRYSTALLISES WITHIN JOINTS |
| GUMS (UNHEALTHY) | CHEESE – CALCIUM FOR STRONG TEETH AND INCREASES FLOW OF SALIVA, REDUCING MOUTH ACIDITY
APPLES – NATURAL SCOURER, CLEANSING TEETH |
STICKY SWEETS & STARCHY FOODS – CAN GET TRAPPED IN BETWEEN YOUR TEETH AND CAUSE UNWANTED BACTERIA FORMATION
SUGARY SOFT DRINKS – SUGAR FORMS BAD BACTERIA IN THE MOUTH AND MOST DRINKS CONTAIN PHOSPHORIC ACID THAT WEAR AWAY TOOTH ENAMEL |
| HEARTBURN | EAT A HEALTHY BALANCED DIET, AVOIDING AGGRAVATIVE FOODS
VEGETABLES, POTATOES, GINGER OATMEAL, BANANAS, PEARS, LEAN MEAT AND EGG WHITES – ALL REDUCE ACID LOTS OF WATER – FLUSH OUT ACID WASTE PRODUCTS AND TOXINS |
ALCOHOL & CAFFEINE – INCREASES ACID THAT RISES TOWARDS THROAT
SMOKING – AGGRAVATES SYMPTOMS ACIDIC FOODS, PICKLES, OLIVES, FRIED FOODS, ONIONS AND SPICES – AGGRAVATES SYMPTOMS LARGE MEALS – AGGRAVATES SYMPTOMS LYING DOWN IMMEDIATELY AFTER CONSUMING FOOD – AGGRAVATES SYMPTOMS |
| INSOMNIA | TRY NOT TO EAT FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE SLEEPING – FOOD PROVIDES ENERGY
IF YOU HAVE A NIGHT TIME SNACK – OATS WITH MILK, LOW FAT YOGHURT, AND COTTAGE CHEESE – ALL CONTAIN TRYPTOPHAN THAT PRODUCES SEROTONIN AND MELATONIN (BIOMOLECULES INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF SLEEP) COMBINE WITH RYE CRISPBREADS OR VEGETABLES FOR A LIGHT SNACK IF MUST |
CAFFIENE, ALCOHOL & DRUGS – SPIKE IN ENERGY AND DISRUPTS SLEEPING PATTERNS
SWEETS, SUGARY DRINKS, CHOCOLATE, REFINED BISCUITS & CAKES – SPIKE IN ENERGY AND DISRUPTS SLEEPING PATTERNS SMOKING – NICOTINE IS A STIMULANT, DISRUPTING SLEEP HEAVY MEALS A FEW HOURS BEFORE BED – DISRUPTS SLEEPING PATTERNS |
| IRRITABLE BOWEL | OAT BASED CEREALS, BARLEY, RYE, APPLES, PEARS & VEGETABLES – SOLUBLE FIBRE ATTRACTS WATER, SLOWING DIGESTION
LIVE YOGURT – BALANCE OF HEALTHY BACTERIA IN THE GUT DRINK LOTS OF WATER – HELP DIGESTION AND ELIMINATE WASTE PRODUCTS |
PULSES LIKE BEANS LENTILS & PEAS – ALTHOUGH CONTAIN SOLUBLE FIBRE, THEY ALSO PRODUCE WIND
BRAN – IRRITATES INTESTINE LARGE MEALS – CAN CAUSE CRAMPING AND DIARRHOEA |
| KIDNEY PROBLEMS | WHOLEGRAIN BREAD, RICE, PASTA – MAGNESIUM MAY HELP TO REDUCE KIDNEY STONE FORMATION
DRINK LOTS OF WATER – FLUSH OUT THE KIDNEYS AND DILUTE SUBSTANCES FOR EXCRETION |
ANIMAL PROTEINS SUCH AS FISH, MEAT & DAIRY – PUTS STRAIN ON KIDNEYS
SALT, SUGAR & ALCOHOL – PUTS STRAIN ON KIDNEYS |
| LUPUS | FRESH FRUIT AND VEG – ANTIOXIDANTS TO STRENGTHEN IMMUNE SYSTEM
OIL RICH FISH, SARDINES, SALMON – OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS TO EASE INFLAMMATION VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS, EGGS, MILK & FORTIFIED CEREALS – VITAMIN D TO AVOID NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES IF NO EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT DRINK LOTS OF WATER – FLUSH OUT THE KIDNEYS AND DILUTE SUBSTANCES FOR EXCRETION |
SALT – RAISES BLOOD PRESSURE
SATURATED FAT, REFINED SUGAR & PROCESSED FOODS – OBESITY ISSUES REDUCES IMMUNE SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY |
| MENOPAUSE | ANY SOYA PRODUCTS WHICH CONTAIN PHYTOESTROGENS – HELP RELIEVE SYMPTOMS
DAIRY PRODUCTS, MILK, CHEESE & EGGS – CALCIUM TO KEEP BONES STRONG BECAUSE BONE MASS DECLINES |
TEA & COFFEE – INCREASES THE SPEED OF CALCIUM EXCRETION AND CAN CAUSE INSOMNIA
SALT – REDUCE FLUID RETENTION WHICH MENOPAUSAL WOMEN SOMETIMES SUFFER FROM |
| RHEUMATOID- ARTHRITIS | TROUT, SARDINES, MACKEREL, SALMON & ANCHOVIES – OMEGA-3 TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION
A VEGETARIAN DIET CAN SOMETIMES ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS |
TEST FOODS FOR REACTION – MILK, MILK PRODUCTS, CORN & CEREALS CAN AGGRAVATE CONDITION |
| TEETH
(UNHEALTHY) |
FIBRE RICH FRUIT & VEGETABLES – GENERATES SALIVA IN MOUTH THAT REMOVES FOOD PARTICLES
CHEESE, MILK & FAT-FREE NATURAL YOGHURT – CALCIUM AND PHOSPHATES TO KEEP TEETH STRONG AND HEALTHY. CHEESE ALSO GENERATES SALIVA IN MOUTH THAT REMOVES FOOD PARTICLES GREEN TEA – CONTAINS POLYPHENOLS THAT SLOWS/PREVENTS THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA RESPONSIBLE FOR CAVITIES AND GUM DISEASE SUGARLESS CHEWING GUM – GENERATES SALIVA IN MOUTH THAT REMOVES FOOD PARTICLES FLUORIDATED WATER – PROTECTS AGAINST ACID DEMINERALISATION AND CAN REMINERALISE AREAS ALREADY ATTACKED BY ACID |
STICKY, SUGARY SNACKS – EXPOSE TEETH TO SUGAR FOR A LONG TIME WHICH FEEDS BACTERIA AND TURNS INTO ACID THAT ATTACKS TOOTH ENAMEL AND CAUSES DECAY
STARCHY FOODS THAT STICK BETWEEN YOUR TEETH – SOFT BREAD AND CRISPS/CHIPS FEEDS BAD BACTERIA WITHIN MOUTH CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS – SUGAR, PHOSPHORIC ACID AND CITRIC ACIDS ALL WEAR AWAY TOOTH ENAMEL SMOKING – CAN LEAD TO TOOTH STAINING, GUM DISEASE, TOOTH LOSS AND MOUTH CANCER |
| ULCERS
(PEPTIC) |
LEAN RED MEAT, DARK GREEN VEGETABLES, DRIED APRICOTS – IRON AND VITAMIN C TO FOR WOUND HEALING
EAT A HEALTHY BALANCED DIET & AVOIDING AGGRAVATIVE FOODS |
ALCOHOL & CAFFEINE – INCREASE ACID THAT IRRITATES STOMACH LINING
ACIDIC FOODS, PICKLES, OLIVES, FRIED FOODS, ONIONS AND SPICES – AGGRAVATE SYMPTOMS LARGE MEALS – IRRITATES STOMACH LINING |
| ULCERS
(MOUTH) |
MEAT, OFFAL & DARK GREEN VEGETABLES – IRON, FOLATE AND VITAMIN B12 TO AVOID NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES | CRISPS & CRUNCHY FOODS – AGGRAVATE SYMPTOMS
SALT – AGGRAVATE SYMPTOMS ACIDIC FOODS – AGGRAVATE SYMPTOMS |
