Food therapy, also known as food treatment, is a method of regulating the functions of the body by utilizing the characteristics of food under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory, so as to achieve health or to heal and prevent diseases. It is generally recognized that food is an edible substance that provides the body with various nutrients necessary for growth, development and healthy survival. In other words, food is mainly nutritional. In fact, Chinese medicine has long recognized that food is not only nutritious, but also can cure diseases. Such as the modern medical practitioner Zhang Xichun in the “medicine in the reference to the Western Record” has pointed out that: food: the patient served, not only to heal the disease, and can be filled with hunger. Nowadays, people are increasingly advocating healthy and natural treatment methods, such as through the diet to treat diseases. The following are the world’s most popular nine kinds of food therapy. Food therapy is useful for long-term adherence. 1, black tea to combat influenza Japanese scientists than the general black tea water concentration of light black tea liquid in the virus-infected area immersed in 5 seconds, the virus will lose infectivity. To this end, the researchers proposed: in the high season of influenza, people often drink black tea or insist on gargling with black tea can prevent influenza. 2, vitamin B6 prevention and treatment of diabetes France, Italy and Japan have reported that vitamin B6 is lower than the normal value of diabetic patients, the daily supply of 100 milligrams of vitamin B6, 6 weeks after the numbness of the limbs and pain and other symptoms will be reduced or disappeared. Usually eat more brown rice, flour, eggs, cabbage, dry yeast and other foods rich in vitamin B6, also effective in the prevention and treatment of diabetes. 3, milk prevention and treatment of bronchitis American scholars recently found that a survey of statistics, smokers suffering from chronic bronchitis, 31.7% are never drink milk, and drink milk every day smokers suffering from bronchitis is less than 20%. The large amount of vitamin A contained in milk protects the bronchial tubes and bronchial walls, reducing the risk of inflammation. Milk although many benefits, but be careful! 4, royal jelly against arthritis British scientists on the 200 arthritis patients after the study came to a new conclusion: take royal jelly once a day, arthritis patients, the pain reduction of up to 50%, joint flexibility also improved by 17%. 5, orange juice to combat urinary tract infections American obstetricians and gynecologists believe that people susceptible to urinary tract infections, drink 300 milliliters of orange juice every day to help prevent and control urinary tract infections, the effect is better than simply drinking water. 6, pumpkin seeds to combat prostate disease American researchers published a scientific research paper pointed out that every day, insist on eating a handful of pumpkin seeds (50 grams or so), can treat prostate hypertrophy, significantly improve the third stage of the disease. Because the active ingredients in pumpkin seeds can eliminate the swelling of the prostate in the early stages, but also the role of preventing prostate cancer. 7, starchy foods to combat bowel cancer Cambridge University study showed that the incidence of colon cancer in Australia is four times the Chinese, the main reason is that Australians intake of starch is less. Experts pointed out that bananas, potatoes, peas and other starch-rich foods in the butyrate can directly inhibit colon bacterial reproduction, is a strong inhibitor of cancer cell growth. 9, spinach prevention and treatment of retinal degeneration A recent study by Harvard University showed that eating 2 to 4 times a week spinach can reduce the risk of retinal degeneration. It is said that spinach is the key to vision protection is carotenoids, this compound exists in green leafy vegetables, can prevent sunlight damage to the retina. 8, bitter melon clear heat, bright eyes detoxification, blood and gas on the fever and thirst, sunstroke, dysentery, red eyes, carbuncle poisoning, sores, etc. have therapeutic effects. In addition, regular food can also reduce blood sugar, enhance immunity, so that the skin is tender and smooth. 10, black garlic is popular in the world of health food. According to the United States, Japanese scientists, black garlic is rich in amino acids, including the body’s essential eighteen amino acids, cancer, diabetes and other good preventive and complementary medical role.