OK, it’s not a food, but recent findings are important enough to include here. Salicylic acid, now nicknamed vitamin S, in small daily doses helps prevent heart disease and possibly Alzheimer’s. It also blocks prostagladins, which are found in ovarian cancer and lymphoma cancer cells.
Commonly recommended usage for preventing heart disease and stroke is 1 low dose aspirin a day. In a recent study it was found that coated aspirin is up to 20% less effective than plain old uncoated aspirin.
But it is known to damage the stomach lining and may cause bleeding.
It also is a blood thinner. You have to be careful if you are taking a precribed blood thinner.
Pregnant women should not take aspirin as it may contribute to miscarriage. Acetaminophen is the safest painkiller if you are pregnant.
