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The following ingredient can help you relieve the unfortunate bout of traveller's diarrhea.
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The following ingredient can help you relieve the unfortunate bout of traveller's diarrhea.
a) mustard seed
b) fennel seed
c) aloe vera
d) oregano
The answer is: b) Fennel seed can help to relieve diarrhea because it helps to relieve abdominal pain and gas. You can make a fennel tea by pouring 1 cup of water on 1 to 2 teaspoons of crushed fennel seed -- let it steep for about 10 minutes.
[Source: Naturopathic First Aid, (Quarry Press Inc., 2001)]
Do you know the answer to our next food fact?
Zeus, the king of the gods, often had dramatic fits of sorrow. What fruit was used to calm him?
a) apples
b) kiwi
c) raspberries
d) cherries
In Greek mythology Ida, a nymph who acted as Zeus's nurse, would bring him raspberries to calm him during his tantrums.
Legend has it that, while picking the raspberries, Ida pricked her breast on the raspberry bush. As a result, her blood dripped into the white berries, forever staining them red.
[Source: Foods that Fight Cancer, (McClelland & Stewart, 2006).]
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