Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc. Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found in hot red pepper. Wheat, bran and cabbage help maintain estrogen at healthy levels. A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables.
Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodena ulcers.
Diarrhea - Apples. Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition. Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol. Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure. Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure, too.