The Hidden Healing Powers of Everyday Foods

🥝Eating one kiwi fruit a day can protect your DNA by neutralizing incoming damage.

🍵Green tea and black tea have health benefits, with black tea being shown to increase the levels of stem cells in your blood.

🍓Strawberries have a compound that can potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.

🍅Tomatoes contain lycopene, an antioxidant that may lower the risk of prostate cancer.

🍇Resveratrol, found in grapes, has been linked to numerous health benefits, including protection against heart disease.

How much kiwi fruit should I eat to protect my DNA?

—Eating one kiwi fruit a day has been shown to provide DNA protection by neutralizing incoming damage.

Are green tea and black tea equally beneficial?

—Both green tea and black tea have health benefits, but black tea has been shown to increase the levels of stem cells in your blood.

What other fruits and vegetables have healing powers?

—Strawberries contain a compound that may reduce the risk of certain types of cancer. Tomatoes contain lycopene, which may lower the risk of prostate cancer. Grapes contain resveratrol, which offers various health benefits, including protection against heart disease.

Can foods really be used as medicine?

—Yes, the emerging field of food as medicine focuses on using specific foods to prevent and treat various health conditions. Scientific research is uncovering the healing powers of everyday foods.

How long does it take for the health benefits of food to show?

—Unlike drugs, the benefits of food take time to build up in your body. It may take months or years of regular consumption to fully appreciate the health benefits of certain foods.

00:00Scientists have discovered that everyday foods can protect and repair our DNA, preventing damage and promoting health.

03:39Eating one kiwi fruit a day can actually protect your DNA by neutralizing about 60 percent of incoming damage.

06:05Green tea and black tea have been shown to have health benefits, with black tea even increasing the levels of stem cells in your blood.

09:59Certain fruits and vegetables, like strawberries and tomatoes, have compounds that can potentially reduce the risk of cancer.

11:29Black tea, such as Earl Grey, has been found to be even more potent than green tea in certain health benefits, like calling out stem cells from your bone marrow.

12:11Research studies have shown that even two to three cups of tea per day can lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer.

13:48Food as medicine research explores the benefits of specific foods in preventing and treating various health conditions by comparing them to drugs and analyzing their effects at the molecular level.

15:22The field of food as medicine is an exciting area of research that continues to uncover the hidden healing powers of the foods we consume every day.