Top 12 Super Healing Foods

The everyday foods you eat can help to keep you healthy and prevent or treat some common medical problems as well. 

1. Honey
Nutrients: The B vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants
Good for: Sore throats, coughs, and cold, healing wounds, and hay fever 

2. Ginger
Nutrients: Vitamins A and B2 (riboflavin) iron, phosphorus and potassium
Good for: Nausea, food poisoning, motion sickness, vertigo, respiratory ailments, menstrual pain, lowering blood cholesterol

3. Garlic
Nutrients: the B vitamins, vitamins A and C, calcium, potassium, iron, and selenium
Good for: Fighting infections, relieving colds, bronchitis, congestion, fungal infections, protecting against food poisoning, lowering cholesterol and high blood pressure, asthma, diarrhea, and indigestion. 

4. Carrots
Nutrients: The B vitamins, vitamins A (beta-carotene) and C, iron, and fiber
Good for: Eye health, healthy skin, gum disease, asthma and respiratory problems, protecting against cancer. 

5. Watercress
Nutrients: Vitamins A and C, folic acid, calcium, iron, potassium, and lutein
Good for: protecting against cancer; urinary infections, and good eye health reducing risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. 

6. Avocados
Nutrients: Vitamins B2 and E and fiber
Good for: healthy skin and treating skin problems, fighting stress, good digestion, boosting immune system, and lowering cholesterol levels

7. Bananas
Nutrients: vitamin B6, potassium, zinc, and fiber
Good for: digestive ailments, constipation, diarrhea, convalescing after illness, relieving muscular cramping. 

8. Seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, flaxseeds)
Nutrients: Vitamin E and zinc
Good for: healthy nervous system, good digestion, reducing risk of dementia, and enhancing memory and thinking skills. 

9. Nuts
Nutrients: protein, the B vitamins, vitamin E, zinc, selenium, magnesium, iron, healthy oils, and folic acid
Good for: healthy nervous system, easing fatigue and stress, lowering cholesterol, preventing memory loss. 

10. Oats
Nutrients: protein, vitamins B6 and E, magnesium and fiber.
Good for: treating constipation, lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, protecting against colon cancer. 

11. Yogurt with live cultures
Nutrients: protein, vitamins A and D, calcium
Good for: stomach ailments, food poisoning, constipation, fighting fungal infections, boosting the immune system. 

12. Oily fish
Nutrients: protein, vitamins A, B12, and D, omega-3 fatty acids, iodine
Good for: a healthy heart and preventing heart disease, healthy nervous system, protecting against memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease. 

Source:

1000 home remedies, Metro Books, 2013
101 Best Super Foods, Betsy A. Hornick, MS, RD, 2011