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Conditions Immune & Infections Lymphatic System Swelling, Water Retention & Lymph Backup

Swelling, Water Retention & Lymph Backup

35 foods in our reference help with Swelling, Water Retention & Lymph Backup.

Also covers Edema Fluid Retention Swollen Lymph Nodes
Spices

–¾ Teaspoon Sea Salt

Sea salt is a culinary salt produced by evaporating seawater and used primarily for seasoning and preservation. Nutritionally, it serves mainly as a source of sodium, with only trace amounts of other minerals.

Sea salt provides sodium chloride and may contain trace minerals such as magnesium, calcium, and potassium, though usually in very small amounts.

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Vegetables

Artichokes

Artichokes are a top antioxidant-rich vegetable that is high in fiber and low in fat making them an ideal weight loss food.

Vitamin C, Vitamin K, B-complex vitamins, Potassium, Copper, Iron, Antioxidants, Fiber, Folate, Anthocyanins
Vegetables

Brussel Sprouts

Brussel Sprouts are an incredibly nutritious vegetable that are rich in antioxidants, phytonutrients, vitamins C, A, and E, and alkalizing minerals such as calcium, copper, iron, and manganese.

Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Calcium, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Antioxidants, Phytonutrients
Vegetables

Burdock Root

Burdock Root is a medicinal herb and food that has powerful anti-tumor, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial properties.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants
Spices

Cardamom

Cardamom is a wonderful medicinal spice that has similar health properties as those of cinnamon and ginger.

Iron, Manganese, Calcium, Magnesium, Antioxidants
Protein

Chicken Broth

Chicken broth is a savory liquid made by simmering chicken, bones, meat, and often vegetables or seasonings in water. It is commonly used as a base for soups, sauces, and cooking grains.

Chicken broth provides water and varying amounts of sodium, small amounts of protein, and may contain collagen/gelatin, potassium, and trace minerals depending on preparation.

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Herbs

Cleavers

Cleavers is a medicinal wild herb that grows throughout the United States, Britain, Europe, Siberia, and the Himalayas.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants
Condiments

Containers Low-Sodium Vegetable Broth

Low-sodium vegetable broth is a savory liquid made by simmering vegetables, herbs, and seasonings in water. It is commonly used as a cooking base for soups, grains, sauces, and braised dishes.

It typically provides water, small amounts of potassium and other trace minerals, and very few calories, protein, or fat.

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Teas

Elderflower Tea

Elderflower Tea is a soothing and healing beverage that contains strong anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties.

Vitamin A, Vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, Antioxidants
Herbs

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle is a medicinal flower that has been revered for thousands of years for its anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and calming and relaxing properties.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants
Herbs

Horsetail (aka shavegrass)

Horsetail, also known as shavegrass, is a wonderful medicinal herb that grows wild throughout much of the world.

Vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Manganese
Teas

Linden Flower Tea

Linden Flower Tea has been used for centuries to help reduce anxiety, soothe the nerves, and alleviate stress related ailments such as irregular heartbeats, indigestion, hypertension, and headaches.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants
Herbs

Lomatium

Lomatium is a powerful herbal antibiotic that is highly effective for the respiratory ailments such as COPD, pneumonia, tuberculosis, bronchitis, chronic cough, and asthma.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants
Herbs

Meadowsweet

Meadowsweet is a wild herb and flower that is rich in vitamin C, antioxidants, and bioflavonoids and works as a natural digestive aid and pain reliever.

Vitamin C, Antioxidants
Herbs

Oat Straw

Oat Straw is a wonderful healing herb that is rich in vitamins A, C, E, K, and B-complex and minerals such as iron, calcium, magnesium, silica, and zinc.

Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, B-complex vitamins, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc
Vegetables

Onions

Onions have an amazing array of medicinal benefits and are high in vitamin C, folic acid, biotin, chromium, and calcium.

Vitamin C, Chromium, Calcium, Sulfur, Folate, Antioxidants
Spices

Pinch Sea Salt

Sea salt is a culinary salt produced by evaporating seawater and used primarily for seasoning and food preservation. In pinch-sized amounts it contributes salty flavor with trace minerals, but nutritionally it is still mostly sodium chloride.

Sea salt provides sodium and chloride, with small amounts of trace minerals depending on the source and processing.

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Herbs

Rosemary

Rosemary has had the reputation for miracles for thousands of years.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants
Other

Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper

A common seasoning blend made from table salt and freshly ground black pepper, used primarily to enhance flavor. It contributes minimal calories but can materially affect sodium intake.

Salt provides sodium, while black pepper contributes small amounts of manganese and trace antioxidant compounds such as piperine.

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Salt And Black Pepper To Taste

A common seasoning combination of table salt and ground black pepper used to enhance flavor in savory dishes. It contributes taste more than substantial nutrition.

Salt provides sodium, while black pepper contributes small amounts of manganese and trace antioxidant compounds such as piperine.

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Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper To Taste

A basic seasoning combination of table salt and freshly ground black pepper used to enhance flavor. It contributes little nutrition in typical amounts, though black pepper contains small amounts of bioactive compounds such as piperine.

Salt provides sodium, while black pepper contributes trace amounts of manganese, vitamin K, and antioxidant phytochemicals.

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Salt To Taste

Table salt is a crystalline seasoning made primarily of sodium chloride and used to enhance flavor in foods. “Salt to taste” usually indicates an unspecified amount added during cooking or at the table.

Salt provides sodium, and iodized table salt may also provide iodine in small amounts.

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Other

Scant Teaspoon Baking Soda

Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, a refined alkaline leavening ingredient rather than a whole food. A scant teaspoon provides a very large amount of sodium and is not a meaningful source of vitamins or minerals beyond sodium.

Baking soda contains sodium and negligible calories, protein, fat, fiber, or micronutrients.

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Sea Salt And Black Pepper

A common seasoning blend made from sea salt and ground black pepper, used primarily to enhance flavor rather than as a major source of nutrition.

Sea salt provides sodium with trace amounts of other minerals, while black pepper contributes small amounts of manganese and the bioactive compound piperine.

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Sea Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper

A simple seasoning blend combining sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, commonly used to enhance savory foods. It contributes flavor more than substantial nutrition when used in typical culinary amounts.

Sea salt provides sodium with trace amounts of minerals, while black pepper contributes small amounts of manganese and antioxidants such as piperine.

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Sea Salt And Freshly Ground White Pepper

A simple seasoning blend of sea salt and freshly ground white pepper used to enhance flavor in savory dishes. Sea salt provides sodium, while white pepper adds mild pungency and aroma with negligible calories in typical amounts.

Sea salt is primarily a source of sodium, while white pepper contributes small amounts of manganese and other trace plant compounds in culinary quantities.

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Sea Salt And Ground Black Pepper

A common seasoning blend combining sea salt for salinity and ground black pepper for pungency and aroma. It is used primarily to enhance flavor rather than as a major source of calories or nutrients.

Sea salt provides sodium with small amounts of trace minerals, while black pepper contributes small amounts of manganese and phytochemicals such as piperine.

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Season With Sea Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper

A simple seasoning combination of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper used to enhance flavor in savory dishes. It is best treated as a spice/seasoning rather than a single whole food.

Black pepper provides small amounts of manganese and antioxidant phytochemicals such as piperine, while sea salt primarily contributes sodium and trace minerals in negligible amounts.

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Herbs

Self heal (or heal-all)

Self heal (or heal-all) is a wonderful medicinal flower and herb which as the name suggests has tremendous healing properties.

Antioxidants
Condiments

Soy Or Tamari Sauce

Soy sauce and tamari are fermented liquid seasonings made primarily from soybeans; tamari is typically brewed with little or no wheat and has a richer, less sharp flavor. They are used as savory condiments and cooking ingredients.

They are best known for very high sodium content and provide small amounts of protein, niacin, manganese, and other trace minerals.

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Tamari Or Soy Sauce

Tamari and soy sauce are savory fermented seasonings made from soybeans; tamari is typically less wheat-heavy than regular soy sauce and is sometimes gluten-free. They are used in small amounts to add umami flavor to dishes.

They are notable for very high sodium and provide small amounts of protein, trace minerals, and fermentation-derived flavor compounds.

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Other

Vegetable Stock Cube

Vegetable stock cubes are concentrated seasoning blocks used to add savory flavor to soups, stews, grains, and sauces. They are typically made from salt, dehydrated vegetables, flavorings, fats, and seasonings rather than being a whole food.

Vegetable stock cubes are usually high in sodium and may contain small amounts of potassium and trace nutrients from dehydrated vegetables, but they are not a significant source of vitamins, minerals, protein, or fiber.

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Vegetable Stock Or Low-Sodium Vegetable Stock

Vegetable stock is a savory liquid made by simmering vegetables, herbs, and seasonings in water; low-sodium versions contain less salt but are otherwise similar. It is primarily used as a cooking base rather than a significant source of calories or protein.

Vegetable stock typically provides water, small amounts of potassium and trace minerals, and varying sodium depending on preparation, with very low calories, fat, and protein.

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Fruits

Watermelon

Watermelon is an excellent fruit that effectively hydrates, detoxifies, and cleanses the entire body on a cellular level.

Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Sodium, Iron, Zinc, Lycopene, Beta-carotene, Lutein, Antioxidants, Chlorophyll
Vegetables

Zucchini

Zucchini is a highly alkaline food that is one of the mildest and easiest vegetables to digest.

Vitamin A, Vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, Iron, Zinc, Potassium, Manganese, Fiber, Antioxidants, Phytonutrients