Yogurt - 2 Samuel 17:28-29
Since the earliest days of the Israelites, sour or curdled milk (or curds) was mixed with honey, flavored with dates, raisins, grapes or other fruits or nuts. Those curds, many Bible scholars believe, were what we now call yogurt. Tradition says[...]
Wheat fiber effects
Wheat germ ranks up there for its all-encompassing nutritional value. A ¼ cup packs 5 grams of fiber, as well as B vitamins, iron, magnesium and zinc. It's also rich in chromium, manganese and vitamin E. Whole wheat bread contains triple the fiber [...]
Wine - 1 Timothy 5:23
Making wine from grapes is one of the most ancient arts and the beverage of choice in the Bible. According to Genesis, one of the first things Noah did after the Flood was plant a vineyard to he could make wine. Researchers are now rediscovering[...]
Wheat - Jeremiah 41:8
For the people of the Bible, wheat was a great food treasure. It was a staple at most every meal. In addition, wheat could make the difference between life and death because of its nutritional value and the protection it offered against a host of d[...]
Onions and blood cholesterol
Modern herbalists recommend onion syrup as an expectorant (it helps eliminate mucus from the respiratory tract). Onions are also believed to be diuretic and to reduce high blood pressure. Onions also have a profound effect on blood cholesterol b[...]
Onions - Numbers 11:5
Like its cousin, garlic, the onion is noted as a cure-all. And the folk healers hold it in high regard as far back as 6,000 years ago or more. Although onion was only mentioned once in the Bible, it was within a list of foods with the best heali[...]
Olive oil health effects
Olive oil is rich in vitamin E, a great antioxidant. Experts believe that those antioxidants help human cells fight off cancer. In doing so, they fortify the cells and thus, slow down deterioration that accompanies the aging process since the cells[...]
Olives
The olive was certainly one of the most valuable and versatile tress of biblical times. It is mentioned frequently throughout the Bible. Probably the most famous reference to olive oil and its healing powers is in the parable of the Good Samarit[...]
Olives and oleic acids
A study largely underwritten by the American Heart Foundation found that on the Mediterranean island of Crete, the mortality rate due to cardiovascular illnesses was the lowest in the world. They compared the figure and the diets with those of Finl[...]
Nuts - Song of Songs 6:11
Botanists today believe that Solomon's "garden of nuts" referred to in Scripture was a rich grove of walnut trees. At the time, walnuts were prized for the oil they produced, which was regarded as only slightly inferior to olive oil. The fact that [...]
Milk mentioned in Exodus 3:8
Milk nourished the spirits as well as the bodies of the biblical peoples. Milk and honey together symbolized good health, prosperity and blessings from God. Milk and milk products were an important part of the daily diet of biblical times. But it w[...]
Mint
The warm flavor of mint, due to the presence of characteristic essential oils, is well-known to all of us today, just as it was to the Hebrews, Greeks and Romans of Bible times who used mint as medicine as well as a flavoring. Some Bible experts[...]
The power of beans
Here's a quick list of the power of beans: · They are naturally packed with potent levels of plant protein. · That same cup contains 6-7 grams of valuable fiber. · They are low in fat and cholesterol free. · They are high in potassium, iron and[...]
Leeks
Leeks are also mentioned in the Book of Numbers, as a milder, sweeter version of the onion. In cooking, the leek is extremely versatile when used to flavor other dishes or as a food by itself. It has a more delicate flavor than garlic or onions and[...]
Legumes from 2 Samuel 17:28, 29
As reported in the Book of Samuel, beans were among the highly nutritious foods sent to feed King David's hungry army and restore their strength for the hard times ahead. But hwy might beans have been so important? We now know that beans are abs[...]
Grapes - Numbers 12:23
Grapes were the first things Noah planted after the flood. Grapes were eaten fresh, dried and eaten as raisins just as we do today and pressed into cakes. But most of the crop of the vineyards was made into juice, wine and vinegar. One reason th[...]
Benefits of Eating Garlic
One scientist reports: "Garlic has the broadest spectrum of any antimicrobial substance we know of. It's antibacterial, anti fungal, anti parasitic, anti protozoan and antiviral." Some researchers say that one medium-size garlic clove has as much a[...]
Garlic
It's one of the world's oldest healing foods. It was being used both as a favorite food and as a powerful medicine centuries before Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt and into the wilderness. Garlic and its cousin the onion were regar[...]
More positive effects from eating fish
Experts warn that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the red light warning us that a life-threatening heart attack may be headed toward us like a runaway train. To stop it, they say, get that blood pressure under control! The Center Instit[...]
Fish diet benefits
For more than 200 years, cod liver oil was prescribed for a number of ailments, including rheumatism and arthritis, because it was believed it could "lubricate the joints." But it wasn't until 1985 that doctors writing in the New England Journal of[...]
Fish mentioned in Luke 24:42-43
Fishing on the Sea of Galilee and the River Jordan was a huge industry. During their exile in Egypt, the Israelites learned to prize fish from the Red Sea, and for the people of the Old Testament, there were precise dietary laws for seafood. We [...]
Cheese
Since milk in biblical times didn't stay fresh very long, the people who lived then turned much of it into cheese or other by-products. Consequently, the people of the Bible were expert cheese makers. A gallon of fresh milk produced about a half po[...]
Coriander
When the Children of Israel wandered in the desert and received manna from the sky, they described it as looking like coriander seed. Ever since, coriander has been called "the healer from heaven." Coriander is an annual plant of the carrot or p[...]
Barley can lower blood cholesterol
A diet that includes lots of barley, three times a day, has lowered blood cholesterol by about 15% in a number of medical studies. That same high fiber content keeps us regular, relieves constipation and wards off a wide variety of digestive pro[...]
Barley from Deuteronomy 8:8
The Bible is filled with reference to barley, which is among the earliest known and most nourishing grains ever to be cultivated. In fact, some scholars say The Feast of Unleavened Bread was an ancient barley harvest festival that became the celebr[...]
Apple benefits, the science
Some people just have to smell an apple to get the benefit. Scientists at the prestigious Yale University's Psychophysiology Center discovered that the scent of spiced apples produces a calming effect which helps to lower blood pressure. Researcher[...]
Apples - Song of Solomon
No biblical food is more famous and none has gotten a worse reputation than the apple - despite the fact that Adam and Eve probably didn't even see an apple, much less munch on one. The Bible never says exactly what fruit the serpent used to temp[...]
Apples against diseases
Nutritionists suggest that eating two or three apples a day can boost the body's protection against heart disease, thanks to the fruit's amazing ability to reduce blood pressure and lower dangerously high cholesterol levels. In fact, they say, the [...]