5. Beets For Dandruff
Beat tiredness. Beat mood swings. Beat dandruff! Beats are called a superfood because of the vast amount of nutrients and minerals they provide. Eat beets and give your body vitamins A, C, B6 (potassium) as well as magnesium, folic acid, soluble fiber and anti-oxidants. Beets can give you an energy boost when you are feeling tired. The folate and betaine they contain can help improve your mood and also curb depression. And most important to dry scalp club members everywhere, beets can treat dandruff! Used as a topical after boiling in water, this “shampoo” has been used for years in the fight against the white flakes. Ironically, white beets work best. You can also try mixing beet juice with vinegar and massaging it onto the scalp.
6. Cherries For Gout
A handful of cherries can load your body with melatonin. This is the hormone that’s created by your body while you sleep to regulate your sleep patterns. Eating cherries before bed can give you a head start on a good night’s sleep! But there’s a more beneficial use of cherries – fighting gout. Gout is a painful arthritic condition caused by defective metabolism of uric acid. If that’s not too technical for you, here is how cherries can help: Dr. Jonathan Kay says that cherry extract “blocks the tubular reabsorption of urate and increases urate excretion in the urine. Cherry juice may also block xanthine oxidase and reduce the production of uric acid.” If you don’t know what that means, just know that eating cherries before a gout attack could reduce the likelihood of an acute attack by one-third.