Healing Foods -Work your body starting from the inside!

When you work your body hard it needs the proper fuel. I am going to start a series of blogs highlighting healing foods that you should throw in your grocery cart even if you don't yet know what to do with them. Theses foods will help your body function optimally. Try and incorporate them into your diet every week if not daily. I'm going to list the foods today and, really, put them in your cart. I'll include benefits and recipes each day as we work through the list so don't worry about figuring out how to cook or prepare.

No recipes needed for the first three but check out the benefits of these power fruits:

Kiwi - Numerous studies show that kiwifruit not only reduces oxidative stress (caused by free radicals) and damage to DNA but also prompts damaged cells to repair themselves! Kiwifruit is often prescribed as part of a dietary regimen to battle cancer and heart disease and in Chinese medicine it's used to accelerate the healing of wounds and sores.

Cherries - In Chinese medicine cherries are routinely used as a remedy for gout, arthritis and rheumatism. They are packed with substances that help fight inflammation and cancer. Not only that but lab studies have shown that two of the compounds in cherries (quercetin ad ellagic acid) inhibit the growth of tumors and even cause cancer cells to commit suicide without damaging healthy cells. BUY ORGANIC AS CONVENTIONAL GROWN CHERRIES ARE HIGH IN PESTICIDE.

Guavas - Guavas contain more of the cancer fighting antioxidant lycopene than any other fruit or vegetable (20% more than tomatoes). Unlike tomatoes which need to be cooked before our bodies can absorb the lycopene, guava's antioxidant's can be absorbed whether the fruit is raw or cooked. In addition, they have been shown to lower LDL and boost HDL cholesteral, reduce triglycerides and lower blood pressure.

Here's the remainder of the list and stay tuned!

Beans
Watercress
Spinach
Onions
Carrots
Cabbage
Broccoli
Kale
Dandelion