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    9 Weird Food Cures

    By Emily Main, Rodale

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    1. Your Other Medicine Cabinet: Way back when Hippocrates was telling his compatriots to "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food," he wasn
    2. Eat asparagus, prevent a hangover: The leaves and shoots of this super-veggie contain enzymes that break down alcohol after heavy drinking, preventing a hangover, and even eating it the day after can
    3. Cure kidney stones with lemonade: Kidney stones have become a more common health complaint than heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, according to figures released this year from the Centers for Diseas
    4. Drink coffee, defeat depression: Here
    5. Ward off colds with yogurt: Start bolstering your immune system for fall and winter by downing a cup of probiotic-rich yogurt every day. Those good bacteria strengthen your immunity and have been asso
    6. Prevent weight gain with red wine: As if you needed another reason to enjoy a good glass of red wine! Researchers from Purdue University have found that a compound called piceatannol found in red wine
    7. Eat pomegranates to ward off sunburn: Pomegranates are a rich source of ellagic acid, which can help protect your skin from UVA- and UVB-induced cell damage, according to research from the Department
    8. Beat back a headache with beef liver: Plagued by migraines? You may be suffering from a liver deficiency. Beef liver is one of the best dietary sources of the B vitamin riboflavin, which has shown som
    9. Prevent PMS with pork
    10. Eat organic, heal...anything: Diabetes, cancer, Parkinson
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