Common food remedies: Fact or medical myth?

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Here’s a look at what medical science says about five common ‘cure-alls’

According to a 2000 study from the University of Nebraska, a homemade chicken soup was shown to inhibit the activity of inflammation-causing white blood cells in blood samples from volunteers.Chances are you’re familiar with at least one of these long-standing food fixes: Sip on warm milk to help fall asleep; eat chicken soup to cure a cold; drink prune juice to relieve constipation; and so on.

Peppermint oil contains an essential oil called menthol which, in animals, has been shown to relax the smooth muscle of the gastrointestinal tract, slow bowel motility and ease pain.If you want to try it, consider using a handful of fresh peppermint leaves instead of a tea bag to make your tea. Research suggests if you do, you’ll extract twice the amount of menthol.

And a trial published earlier this year found that among 120 healthy adults who ate a low fibre diet, eating eight or 12 prunes a day for one month significantly improved the frequency of bowel movements. Plus, to enter the brain, tryptophan has to compete against other amino acids in milk. Studies have found that eating protein-rich foods, such as milk, reduces the ability of tryptophan to cross the blood-brain barrier.

 

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