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  <title>Green Options &#187; fall festivities</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Food as thy Medicine: Healing with Nature in Fall&#8230;</title>
    <link>http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/11/05/food-as-thy-medicine-healing-with-nature-in-fall/</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Lucille Chi</dc:creator>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[<p>Here are a few known healing properties of common foods you may be tempted to enjoy at fall festivities:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1187" src="http://go635254.s3.amazonaws.com/eatdrinkbetter/files/2008/11/cranberry.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="292" /></p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranberry" target="_blank"><strong>Cranberries</strong></a>: As you may already know, cranberries are body purifiers, low in calories, have no fat and are a nice source of <strong>Vitamin C</strong>. <a href="http://www.healthacker.com/2007/08/27/cranberries-health-benefits/" target="_blank">This</a> health blog states:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;some of the health benefits of eating cranberries:<br />
</strong><br />
* prevent bacteria in the bladder, kidneys and prostate<br />
* supports optimum urinary tract health<br />
* may prevent kidney stones<br />
* have both antiviral and antibacterial properties</p>
<p><strong>Here are some fun facts about cranberries:</strong></p>
<p>* More than 85% of the weight of cranberries is water!<br />
* Native Americans used a brewed a cranberry mixture to draw poison from arrow wounds..&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Tomatoes</span>:</strong> <a href="http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/09/23/easy-tomato-shallot-soup-recipe/" target="_blank">Pureed</a>, cooked, stewed,<a href="http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/09/16/garden-recipes-slow-roasted-tomato-sauce/" target="_blank"> in sauce</a>, stored as a sundried treat or marinade,<a href="http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/nutrition_5328_ENU_HTML.htm" target="_blank"> lycophene</a> rich <a href="http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/05/22/nutrient-study-challenges-raw-foodism/" target="_blank">tomatoes are super healing</a> for the body.
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