Peppermint stimulates bile flow and the appetite and aids digestion. It's clear that the benefit of a health-promoting diet goes far beyond the protein, fat, and carbohydrate components of food. People who eat the most fruits and vegetables have lower odds of various cancers, in particular lung, colon, stomach, throat, breast and pancreatic cancer. A good diet can also dramatically reduce the chance of developing heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, gallstones, kidney stones and degenerative eye disease. No one food or category should be eaten at the exclusion of others for the purpose of preventing or treating a specific disease or maintaining health.
Foods contain many components which work together synergistically to provide optimum health.
Every day eat 5 or more servings of a combination of vegetables and fruits, especially green and yellow vegetables and citrus fruits. Increase intake of starches and other complex carbohydrates by eating 6 or more daily servings of a combination of breads, cereals, and legumes. Eat a reasonable, but moderate amount of protein. Reduce fat to 30 percent or less of total caloric consumption. Reduce saturated fatty acid intake to less than 10 percent of calories and reduce cholesterol to less than 300 mg. per day.