Originally published March 22 2005
Some foods really do work as advertised against specific diseases
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Experts say some ideas about the health value of specific foods are more than just myths. Cranberries, for example, really do guard against urinary tract infections; oysters help men keep their reproductive systems working properly; tomatoes protect against prostate cancer; and both peanut butter and watermelon can keep a heart working right.
Reading that cranberry juice may help prevent these infections, Buxton went on a regimen a year ago, and since then she's been infection-free.
Here's a list of disease-fighting foods for men and women.
Men who eat a lot of tomatoes, tomato sauce, or pizza smothered with the stuff may be giving themselves a hedge against prostate cancer.
They found that men who ate tomato sauce two to four times per week had a 35 percent lower risk of developing prostate cancer than men who ate none.
For best absorption, lycopene should be cooked with some kind of fat.
Scientists are divided over reports that sperm counts have declined over the last 50 years and that environmental factors are to blame.
A recent Harvard study finds that cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli, may protect against bladder cancer.
If you want a healthy heart, spread your morning toast with peanut butter.
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University compared the cholesterol-lowering effect of the American Heart Association's Step II Diet with a higher-fat diet based on peanuts.
After 24 days both diets lowered "bad" LDL cholesterol.
But the peanut plan also caused a drop in blood fats called triglycerides and did not decrease HDL, the "good" cholesterol.
Research suggests that foods rich in potassium can reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke.
The evidence is so convincing that the Food and Drug Administration recently allowed food labels to bear a health claim about the connection between potassium-rich foods and blood pressure.
After analyzing the blood of over 13,000 people, scientists from the University of California, San Francisco, found that women who had lower levels of vitamin C were more likely to have gallbladder illnesses.
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