Food can keep us alive, think about problems and keep us happy. Every processed or unprocessed food deserves your gratitude.
Food is a rare gift. And when we know that some foods can actually cure diseases, we should say thank you to them devoutly.
Now I will tell you about the magical function of food to help us eat more.
The author of Eating Self-Healing is Dr. William Lee, who is a world-renowned doctor, scientist and writer. There are a lot of theoretical and experimental data in the book, so I won't go into details. I will directly share with you the magical food that we can find in China, so that we can eat self-healing.
The body has five defense systems: regeneration, angiogenesis, microbiome, DNA protection and immunity.
Hippocrates said: It is force of nature in our body that really cures diseases. Then take a look at one of the defense systems-regeneration.
1, meet stem cells
We can counteract the effects of aging through food, because food can stimulate our stem cells. What are stem cells? Now all you need to know is that stem cells can not only keep you young, but also regenerate tissues damaged by aging.
Simple aging will reduce the number and efficiency of stem cells, and slow down the speed of body regeneration. Choosing the right food can help you activate stem cells, which will help muscle growth, maintain vitality and slow down the damage caused by aging.
The increase of stem cells can cure major diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. Stem cells can also help reverse the harm caused by diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, smoking, high cholesterol and obesity.
We can use food and drink to mobilize our stem cells.
But some foods and eating patterns should be avoided or reduced as much as possible, because they will actually damage your stem cells and weaken your regenerative defense ability.
But although most stem cells are beneficial, some special types of stem cells are harmful and may form cancer. These tumor stem cells must be destroyed, and some foods can actually do this.
2. Foods that enhance the function of stem cells
There are many foods listed in the book. I only list the common foods on the table of ordinary people in China and the foods that can be bought in China market.
Fish oil: It can improve blood circulation and reduce muscle damage. Fish oil can increase the production of vascular endothelial stem cells and regenerate hypoxic muscles. This is a health food that can be bought in pharmacies, but everyone should learn to identify it. It must be purchased in a regular pharmacy, which conforms to the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration.
Whole grains: Eating whole grains can reduce the risk of many diseases, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Turmeric: You can buy turmeric powder. Curcumin is the main bioactive component in turmeric, which has anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation, anti-angiogenesis and promoting regeneration. People with diabetes may wish to eat turmeric regularly.
Green beans: Free from oxidative damage of free radicals, which makes you look younger. They can be eaten fresh or dried.
Foods rich in zeaxanthin: carotenoids, which are pigments, such as kale, mustard, spinach, watercress, bracken, and one essential variety in our middle-aged thermos cups-Lycium barbarum dried fruit. The use of zeaxanthin helps to protect the eyes from blindness caused by age-related macular degeneration, and is helpful to the performance of our stem cells in organ regeneration.
Foods rich in chlorogenic acid: Chlorogenic acid is another powerful bioactive substance. Blessed are friends who like to drink coffee, because chlorogenic acid is abundant in coffee. It also exists in black tea, blueberries, peaches, fresh plums and eggplant. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenesis effects and lowers blood pressure, and its benefits include protecting cells.
China Celery: In Jiangsu, this time is the best time to eat celery. I went back to my hometown and my mother filled me with a bag full of celery. During the epidemic, vegetables are particularly precious, which can be fried or cold. Celery grown naturally from the field is really delicious.
Celery in China contains a bioactive substance, which has the characteristics of activating stem cells, which can help organ healing and regeneration after a serious illness such as stroke. These are all verified by scientific experiments.
Black raspberry: this can only be bought in a larger supermarket, and you can eat it if you have the conditions. Dietary supplement made from black raspberry is very beneficial to patients with colon cancer and pre-diabetes in clinic. Ellagic acid in black raspberry can activate stem cells.
Chocolate: Eating chocolate can reduce the risk of coronary artery disease, which seems to be against our intuition, but chocolate is a food that summons stem cells. However, many chocolates on the market contain a lot of sugar, and the content of cocoa powder is very small, so you should learn to distinguish when buying chocolate.
3. Drinks that enhance the activity of stem cells
China people's meals are always colorful. Just vegetables and staple food, how can we meet the needs of taste buds?
Red wine: There is a conclusion that drinking red wine is related to the overall risk reduction of atherosclerosis by 32%. Drinking red wine in moderation is good for health.
You can see this benefit by drinking 1~2 glasses of wine every day, but the more you drink, the smaller the benefit. High concentrations of alcohol can actually damage stem cells and interfere with their ability to regenerate organs, so, like most foods in the diet, moderation is the key.
Beer: Don't talk about wine color change. We can also drink beer properly. Beer is brewed by yeast fermentation. Moderate drinking 1~2 cups a day can reduce the risk of death caused by cardiovascular diseases by 25%. In contrast, gin, vodka, cocktails, etc. are distilled alcoholic beverages, which are not good for health.
Green tea and black tea: It is good for the whole body's regeneration system.
4. Food that kills tumor stem cells
Green tea: It can reduce the number of colon cancer stem cells by 50%.
Purple potato: inhibit the development of colon polyps and colon cancer. It has unique anticancer properties that traditional potatoes do not have.
Walnut: Reduce the risk of colon cancer. Eating walnuts may really save the lives of patients with colon cancer.
Extra virgin olive oil: its protective effect on health has now been extended to target some dangerous stem cells. The laboratory conclusion shows that it inhibits the growth of breast cancer stem cells.
5. Avoid the following diets.
High-fat diet, high-glycemic food, high-salt diet. Now we all know that these dietary patterns will lead to cardiovascular diseases, obesity and other diseases. These eating patterns will make your stem cells dizzy. This is definitely not what you want to see.
Your stem cells have been working. As they get older, they will slow down, so they need some help. Eating foods that can mobilize stem cells can enhance your body's inherent ability to protect and maintain organ function.
For those with chronic diseases, heart disease and stroke, those who want to improve their physical fitness, stay young, and recover their wounds quickly and quickly, foods that increase circulating stem cells are an effective way.
But remember, not all stem cells are your friends. Tumor stem cells are extremely dangerous. For cancer patients, the main task is to kill those tumor stem cells. At present, there is no medicine to do this. But people are studying more and more foods and their bioactive substances. To observe their inhibitory effect on tumor stem cells. Fortunately, foods that inhibit tumor stem cells will not harm beneficial stem cells.
One more thing to remember, no matter what you eat, you must have a degree.
In order to help us regain control of life, vaccines and drugs will pave the way for us, but food is a medicine that everyone can have every day.
Finally, let's thank Mother Nature for giving us a variety of food, thank you, thank you, thank you!