The most useful products for human health: 18 points

• A pineapple
• Bananas
• Grape
• Pomegranate
• Figs
• Cranberry
• Zucchini
• Cabbage
• Tangerines
• Carrot
• Pepper
• Tomatoes
• Beet
• Other useful products

It's worth reconsidering your diet. Most of it should be vegetables, fruits, nuts and cereals. But, unfortunately, the diet of a modern person (especially if living in a metropolis) consists of products with low nutritional value. That is, they have a lot of calories, but almost no vitamins, microelements and fiber. What products are the healthiest?

A pineapple

Pineapple contains a substance called bromelain. This is a natural fat burner that will help you stay in shape. But don't be fooled - don't buy canned pineapples. They contain a large amount of sugar, even if you drain all the syrup. Bromelain also helps to recover from inflammatory diseases such as:

• sinusitis
• pyelonephritis
• arthritis
• pneumonia
• sore throat, etc.

Pineapple contains a large amount of citric acid, fiber, ascorbic acid and provitamin A. This fruit makes the blood less viscous, which will save you from thrombosis. It is also useful for hypertensive patients. Pineapple also helps with swelling, which will also have a positive effect on weight indicators. It is believed that eating a small amount of pineapple daily will relieve joint and muscle pain. It is also believed that pineapple helps wounds heal faster.

Foods containing healthy fats

Avocado is a special product containing healthy fats. It has a creamy, pleasant taste, a fresh aroma, and contains a lot of fiber, potassium and vitamin C.

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It’s not for nothing that walnuts are called royal nuts; they contain a lot of useful substances, vegetable fats and minerals. 100 grams of nuts contain 12 mg of β-carotene, which classifies it as an eye healer for conjunctivitis, as well as an anti-inflammatory agent.

Walnut kernel in shell

Walnut contains a huge amount of useful substances - vitamins A, B, C, E, K, P, alkaloids, fatty oils, proteins, carbohydrates. It is believed that consuming walnuts improves memory, and is also useful for strengthening blood vessels and preventing heart disease. If you really want to get healthier, eat walnuts every day.

It is impossible to list all the properties of walnuts - this includes fighting cancer cells and lowering cholesterol (despite the calorie content of the product - 665 kcal). True, it’s enough to eat about 7 nuts a day – that’s about 30 grams – to maintain health. Along with them are almonds and various nut butters.

Sesame is an oil plant from which oil and tahini paste are produced. The benefits of sesame for the body are due to the presence of calcium.

And sesame oil has a number of healing properties - it fights cancer, burns fat, and supports healthy intestinal microflora. All this prevents the aging of the body and prolongs life. This is mainly achieved by the content of vitamin E and Omega saturated fatty acids.

Olive oil also has beneficial qualities. It contains fewer vitamins, but due to its content of fatty acids and polyphenols, the oil is considered a valuable product in Mediterranean cuisine.

Sources of calcium

Greens are a product containing calcium (15-20 mg per 100 grams), vitamins and bioactive substances. Green leaves and shoots such as parsley, celery, cilantro, dill, basil, spinach, sorrel are concentrators of vitamin content. Therefore, green plants are indispensable in kitchens all over the world.

Green onions, parsley, dill

Each green is good in its own way. So dill, for example, is indispensable for people with fragile bones, eye diseases and other ailments. A variety of greens simply need to be included in your daily diet, because they also contain essential oils.

Dairy products – cottage cheese, kefir

Milk is the most valuable product of animal origin. The vitamin B12 it contains fights depression and anemia; the daily dose of this element should be equal to 2 glasses of milk per day. To saturate your body with calcium, you need to drink about 5 glasses of this product per day.

What to do if you cannot tolerate milk? There are more suitable options - these are fermented milk products, and they also improve the microflora.

Cottage cheese, in addition to its calcium and protein content, is especially recommended for children and the elderly. The main thing is to choose cottage cheese with the fat content you need, for example, diabetics need to eat only dietary cottage cheese with a fat content of less than 1%.

Cottage cheese is good for preventing and treating atherosclerosis, strengthening bone tissue, and establishing healthy intestinal microflora. And the latter is precisely the most important fact in favor of the product. Our entire health depends on the state of the digestive system; the product is easily digestible and does not leave a heaviness in the stomach.

Kefir is an invigorating drink native to the mountains, just imagine. Its magical effect is manifested in quenching thirst and hunger at the same time, which is why it is often used in diets. In terms of the content of vitamins A, D, K, E, kefir is superior to yogurt. And it exhibits its probiotic effect on metabolism depending on the type of kefir and fat content.

Kefir and parsley

Bananas

Bananas envelop the stomach and intestines, relax the muscles of blood vessels, and also have a calming effect. Therefore, banana is indicated for people who have been diagnosed with an ulcer. Although people seeking to lose weight reject this fruit because of its rather high calorie content (compared to other fruits and berries), it is still very healthy. Bananas contain potassium, which is why athletes eat them after a hard workout in the gym.

Bananas contain a protein called tryptophan, which becomes serotonin during digestion. And serotonin, as we know, is a mood-improving hormone. It is needed by men and women who want to feel happy and satisfied with life. So, if you're in a bad mood, should you reach for a banana rather than chocolate?

By the way, a banana can help you get rid of a bad habit - smoking. It contains magnesium, potassium, vitamins B12 and B6, which help the body not crave nicotine so much. Even diabetics can eat bananas. Of course, you need to know when to stop!

20-27: Other products

Among the additional products that are beneficial for the liver, it is worth highlighting nuts, vegetable oils, dried fruits - all of them provide the body with vitamins, pectins, amino acids, but practically do not burden the liver. And the same turmeric, for example, normalizes the biochemical composition of the blood, thereby speeding up the filtering of the blood from toxins.

Nuts and seeds

Nuts and seeds are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, silicon, and manganese. All of them are necessary to normalize the functioning of the cardiovascular system and blood pressure. And silicon, for example, in large quantities leads to an increase in the density of hepatocyte membranes.

But you shouldn’t overuse nuts – they contain a large amount of tannins, which accelerates the production of bile.

Dried fruits

Dried fruits contain simple fructose-based carbohydrates, which are broken down and absorbed with virtually no stress on the liver.

Dried fruits are also rich in fiber - it cleanses the intestines of waste and toxins and prevents their accumulation in the liver.

Doctors most often recommend consuming dried fruit-based jelly (prunes and dried apricots are especially useful).

Porridge

All porridges are rich in complex carbohydrates (which are broken down gradually, so they do not create excessive stress on the liver), as well as plant fiber - it, like a sponge, absorbs water and mechanically cleanses the intestines of dense feces (which are precisely waste products).

Porridge must be present in the diet of a modern person.

Omega-3 fatty acids

Omega-3 acids have a positive effect on the functioning of the cardiovascular system, reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood (while the level of “good” cholesterol, that is, high density, increases).

Omega-3 acids also stimulate intercellular metabolic processes involving metals - this will help accelerate the regeneration of hepatocytes.

Olive oil

Among all vegetable oils, it is considered the safest and at the same time beneficial for the liver. True, it is not at all suitable for heat treatment, so it should not be used for frying.

Olive oil also gives a strong choleretic effect, preventing the formation of stones in the bile ducts.

Honey

The largest natural source of rare metals and mineral trace elements (silicon, iron, potassium compounds) necessary for the liver for the normal restoration of damaged hepatocytes.

In no case should you eat melted honey, that is, honey that has been heated above 70 degrees - carcinogenic compounds are formed in it, which the liver is responsible for neutralizing.

Turmeric

This spice normalizes the composition of bile and also provides the body with a large amount of iron (used for the formation of red blood cells).

Turmeric helps cleanse the blood of toxins and accelerates the elimination of derivatives that arise due to cell damage by many groups of viruses.

Indirectly, turmeric enhances the body's immune response to infectious infections (including hepatitis).

Eggs

Egg yolks are especially beneficial for the liver, as they contain high-density cholesterol - it reduces the level of “bad” cholesterol.

But protein from chicken eggs should not be abused - the liver is responsible for their breakdown; in excess, such amino acids lead to an increase in the volume of the organ.

Grape

This product cannot be called an absolutely dietary product, because it contains a fairly large amount of sugar. That’s why athletes who are preparing for performances in the bikini or men’s physics categories exclude grapes from their diet. But, if we don’t have to stand on stage in a swimsuit, then we can eat grapes at least every day. It will not harm your figure at all and is a delicious alternative to other desserts.

By the way, grapes have a positive effect on metabolism, cleanse the body of accumulated radionuclides and are useful for heart disease. Grape juice tones our body and also reduces cholesterol in the blood. Flavonoids contained in grapes are antioxidants. This means that grapes are a natural remedy for aging of the body. And these are not all of its beneficial properties!

Proper nutrition fats, proteins, carbohydrates and fiber

How many proteins, fats and carbohydrates are needed for our body
? In addition to the fact that our diet should consist of foods that are healthy for our body, we need to get the norm of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Not counting vitamins and microelements, which are becoming less and less in modern products.

Squirrels

This is our foundation, protein is our building material, without it our muscles will stop growing and begin to degrade. Protein-rich foods should be included in the daily menu. The foods richest in protein:

• lean meat (turkey breast or chicken breast, steamed or boiled);
• Fish and seafood;
• cottage cheese;
• legumes

Products richest in animal protein and plant protein

Carbohydrates

Complex carbohydrates are very important for proper nutrition, because they take a long time to digest, give a feeling of fullness and do not sharply raise blood sugar. Fast carbohydrates, our main enemies, are the main culprits of our extra pounds.

Healthy carbohydrates include:

• cereals (oatmeal, buckwheat);
• Brown rice;
• baked potato;
• durum wheat pasta.

Foods rich in slow carbohydrates

Fats

It would seem that we want to get rid of fat, why do we need them? But there are also healthy fats:

• nuts;
• fatty fish;
• olive oil.

Good fats lower cholesterol and contain Omega-3, Omega-6, and Omega-9 acids that are important for us.

Foods rich in fats

Cellulose

It is very often forgotten, but it plays a huge role in proper nutrition. In addition to the fact that it is simply necessary for the formation of regular stool, it has another useful property. Fiber collects all the toxins and waste accumulated during the body’s work and removes them.

Where is the most fiber found?

• Fresh vegetables and fruits;
• Legumes such as beans, lentils, beans;
• Various whole grains.

Fiber-rich foods

Pomegranate

Pomegranate is also a storehouse of vitamins and minerals. It also contains fifteen amino acids, including essential amino acids (which are not synthesized in the human body; they can only be obtained from food). Therefore, pomegranate is recommended for people who do not eat meat or eat it in small quantities.

Regular consumption of pomegranate has a positive effect on:

• hematopoietic processes
• nervous system
• immunity (body's defenses)
• gastrointestinal tract, etc.

The pomegranate contains:

• magnesium
• potassium
• iron
• calcium
• iodine
• silicon
• tannins, etc.

If you have dysbiosis, systematic consumption of pomegranate juice will help get rid of the disease. It is better not to add sugar to it so as not to cause fermentation processes in the intestines. Also, daily consumption of juice is a prevention of breast cancer in girls and women. People with heart disease can also benefit from treating themselves to fresh pomegranate juice from time to time.

Myth No. 1. “Only bland and tasteless food in limited quantities is healthy”

Healthy eating is by no means a transition to starvation, because malnutrition is the reason for a slowdown in metabolism and even the appearance of extra pounds. Moreover, constant hunger is stress for the body. There is no need to cut your diet to the minimum; on the contrary, it should contain many food sources of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and healthy organic acids. The main rule is to find a healthy and wholesome alternative to fast food, processed foods and other products that are harmful to your health and figure. And a replacement will be found, and without a forced transition to barley porridge or pureed broccoli soup, hated since childhood. The alternative can be pleasant and tasty. For example, burgers and hot dogs can be replaced with homemade dumplings and dumplings. Yes, even a sandwich made from whole grain bread with brisket is much better and healthier than a tasteless refined flour bun with a flat fast food patty.

Figs

Figs contain the following beneficial substances:

• vitamins B, C, A and PP
• amino acids in large quantities
• calcium
• iron
• phosphorus
• potassium
• bromine
• sulfur

Like bananas, figs contain a lot of potassium, which is why consuming them is beneficial for patients with pathologies of the cardiovascular system. With a persistent increase in blood pressure, this fruit will help normalize your well-being. Of course, one-time use will not reduce blood pressure, but systematic introduction into the diet is very useful.

The amino acids contained in figs break down cholesterol into smaller parts so that it does not accumulate in our body. The fruit also has anti-edematous properties. It laxes the intestines and is a diuretic, which is why it can be seen as part of some diets. When consuming dried or dried figs, remember that they contain a concentrated amount of sugars. Also, fruits that have undergone such processing may contain harmful chemicals (which help figs to be stored better, improve their color, taste, etc.).

Figs are also needed to normalize hematopoietic processes. Therefore, girls and women benefit from this particular fruit during menstrual periods in the amount of 2-3 fruits per day. If you have a calcium deficiency, you should rely not only on pharmaceutical preparations, but also on natural sources, including figs.

Apricot

This fruit not only has high taste, but also has many beneficial substances. It contains organic acids, vitamins A and B15. Apricots are rich in potassium salts and iron and are good for brain function due to their phosphorus and magnesium content.

It is no coincidence that apricots are included in the list of healthy foods. Apricots, their juice, compotes, simple infusions and decoctions are useful to all people without exception. They enhance digestion and have a healing effect on obesity, kidney and cardiovascular diseases. Apricots are used to thin mucus, as a gentle laxative, thirst quencher and antipyretic.

In any form they can be used for liver diseases. Apricots are necessary for children to stimulate growth and general strengthening of the body. The juice of this fruit has anti-putrefactive properties, so it is very useful for inflammatory processes in the intestines. In addition, apricot juice can be drunk with low and zero acidity.

Dried apricots – dried apricots – are recommended to be included in the diet of cancer patients. When it is necessary to establish a diet containing a limited amount of sodium and an increased amount of calcium, dried apricots are included in the most useful foods.

Dried apricots promote bowel movements; you can eat them raw or make compotes, jelly, and even fruit soup.

Cranberry

Cranberry is needed by those from whom increased physical and intellectual stress takes away all the body's resources. This product is useful for hypertensive patients and people with low secretion of gastric juice. It is also included in the diet for diseases of the bladder, kidneys, etc. Drinking fresh cranberry juice prevents stone formation and pancreatitis. If you have an intestinal or stomach ulcer, it is better not to eat cranberries.

Foods rich in antioxidants

So, what foods contain antioxidants? Plant foods contain more than 60 times more antioxidants than animal foods. Thus, in addition to all the already known arguments against eating meat, we received one more: plant foods interfere with oxidation processes in the body.

Thus, the healthiest foods in terms of antioxidants are fruits and vegetables

. However, not all plant foods are created equal. For example, in bananas the amount of antioxidants is one and a half times higher than in a pear, and slightly higher than in apples.

However, the advantage of bananas brought from overseas over our pears and apples is very dubious. Since the high amount of antioxidants in bananas can be more than compensated for by the chemical processing of these fruits, which sometimes take several months to arrive to us.

Plus, they also pick it green.

So it is still better to give preference to fruits that grow in our or neighboring regions.

Cabbage

As you know, cabbage contains a large amount of water, vitamins and other useful substances. It is also low in calories. Therefore, it is useful for those losing weight to make salads based on cabbage. They help you feel full (fill your stomach) without going overboard with calories. You can and should eat cabbage if you have:

• gastritis with low acidity
• gallbladder disease
• liver pathology
• gastric atony
• colitis

But those who have increased stomach acidity or a tendency to accumulate gases in the intestines should consume cabbage with great caution.

Black currant

This is the most useful berry. Blackcurrant contains nutrients and beneficial substances. These are: potassium, iron, pectin and organic acids, vitamins B1, PP, carotene, tannins and sugars. The hidden benefits of black currant explain its beneficial effect on vitamin deficiency, stomach ulcers, kidney diseases, anemia and metabolic disorders.

Blackcurrant can hardly be called a sweet berry and you can’t eat too much of it at once. Currants are especially rich in vitamin C. In terms of the content of this vitamin, black currants are second only to rose hips.

Blackcurrant juice destroys influenza A2 and B viruses, enhances the effect of some antibiotics, and is indispensable for staphylococcal infections. Berries help with decreased appetite, anemia, diabetes, gastritis, nose and internal bleeding.

Berry juice is recommended for increased capillary fragility. Sugar syrup treats throat diseases, hoarseness and whooping cough.

Tangerines

Tangerines saturate our body with vitamins and water. They contain large amounts of ascorbic acid. Therefore, your mother was right when she gave you a large amount of tangerines when you had a cold. This fruit helps normalize body temperature. Tangerines contain phytoncides that kill germs. And tangerine peel has a positive effect on digestion and helps with cough.

Action of tangerine:

• anti-mucus
• decongestant
• antidepressant
• tonic
• prevention of cholesterol deposition
• prevention of heart disease

Beans

They contain complete plant protein, fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, and microelements. Legumes do not contain harmful fats, but due to the presence of special substances, which, according to scientists, effectively resist the process of formation of abnormal cells, which subsequently form cancerous tumors.

The fiber present in them cleanses the digestive tract of undigested food residues and toxins. Since legumes belong to the category of “complex” carbohydrates, they are digested rather slowly, but they saturate the body with a large supply of nutrients and provide it with energy for a long time.

Beet

Many people don’t like beets, and for good reason! If you have been suffering from constipation for a long time, you should finally make yourself a beet salad. You can also eat a little fresh beetroot, but not on an empty stomach. Beets are useful for those who want to cleanse their body of radioactive substances. If you live in the Chernobyl zone, be sure to add this vegetable to your diet.

Beets are also useful for those who watch their figure. It has a beneficial effect on lipid metabolism in the body. Beets are also useful for hypertensive patients. With regular use, it normalizes blood pressure.

The healthiest food

According to the free radical theory of aging, we need 12m/mol of antioxidants per day for healthy and complete digestion of food. The average person eats about a third of this amount. Perhaps it is for this reason that most of the food we eat is not digested.

The size of the human stomach is equal to the size of two folded palms. And if nature intended this particular stomach size for a person, it means that it is with this amount of food that he must cover his food needs. Interestingly, the soldiers of Alexander the Great followed this rule: at one meal they ate exactly the contents of their palms. And by the way, they only had one meal.

There is an opinion that the body of a traditionally eating person absorbs no more than five percent of food. This, perhaps, explains the paradox that when switching to a plant-based diet, a person begins to eat a much smaller amount of food. And the reason may be that plant foods contain much more antioxidants than animal foods, and therefore are better absorbed.

Have you noticed that in the summer you have more energy, a better mood, and generally feel much better? One possible reason may be the fact that most people in the summer, for natural reasons, eat more raw plant foods and much less animal, or refined and processed foods.

As a result, the body receives more antioxidants, which contribute to much better absorption of food, as well as restoration of the body from previously acquired damage caused by free radicals. Also, in the summer, a person, as a rule, consumes a product that is literally riddled with antioxidants and radically affects his health. But first things first.

Other useful products

The top 100 most useful products should also include:

• pumpkin
• dates
• persimmon
• apples
• broccoli
• lettuce leaves
• almond
• oatmeal
• lemon
• salmon, etc.

The list is so long because a person’s diet should be varied. That is, no matter how useful carrots are, we cannot eat them exclusively every day. Remember that mono-diets have a negative impact on your health, although they can help with short-term weight loss. Take care of yourself - eat right!

Free radical theory of aging

This theory was put forward in the middle of the last century by a certain Denham Harman, who argued that certain components, namely free radicals, cause damage to cells and tissues, just as sharp shards of glass do if you walk on them barefoot.

Free radicals are molecules or atoms that are formed in cells. Due to the fact that they contain unpaired electrons, these molecules and atoms are very active in terms of interaction with other molecules and atoms. By reacting with them, they cause damage to cells.

Thus, Harman argued that if you adhere to a low-calorie diet, you can significantly prolong life and avoid many diseases. 1

The scientific community has great doubts about Harman's theory, and it has been suggested that there is no direct connection between the presence and quantity of free radicals and aging.

At the same time, it has been scientifically proven that the damage caused by free radicals is the cause of cancer.2

A connection has also been found between free radical damage and neurodegenerative diseases, that is, diseases of the nervous system - acquired or hereditary.3