Curiosities

• Raw potatoes slices above the forehead help to reduce headaches;
• Potatoes come from Peru and they are one of the most consumed vegetables in the world. Whose cultivation has more than 7 000 years;
• United Nations proclaimed the years of 2008 as the Potato International Year;
• The worldwide culture of this tuber is approximately 300 000 000 tons per year;
• Nowadays it is known more than 3 000 varieties of potatoes;
• Potatoes have minerals salt, vitamin C and B complex vitamins;
• Raw potatoes ends stomach pain, intestinal diseases and if it is grated fights infections, insect bites and skin irritation.

• Ever since ancient times, garlic is used in the composition of many medicines;
• Garlic is beneficial to the treatment of hypertension, in the reduction of cholesterol levels, in the prevention of flu and other infectious diseases because it has an antibiotic, antiviral, anti-histamine and antifungal direct action;
• It is also beneficial in the reduction of the blood glucose levels (diabetes) and to prevent stomach and gastric cancer;
• Garlic is extremely used in homoeopathy;
• In the First World War garlic was utilised to heal injuries.

• Onion is a plant originated from the Asian continent and the biggest producer is China;
• It is beneficial to those who suffer from respiratory illness, helps in the blood circulation, lowers the blood triglycerides, it is a natural anti-inflammatory, prevent kidney problems, stomach cancer and diseases of the nervous system (like alzheimer) and cardiovascular ones;
• We usually cry while cutting an onion due to the presence of sulfenic acid.

Carrots have important and beneficial nutrients to our health, such as:

• Improves our sight, because it is rich in the vitamin that protect our eyes from cataracts;
• Protects our skin from the damages caused by the sun, due to the presence of antioxidants;
• Prevents the early formation of wrinkles, acne, dry skin and pigmentation;
• Prevents heart diseases and avoids strokes;
• Helps loosing weight for being low in calories and not containing fat;
• Fights cholesterol;
• In the summer helps getting that fabulous tan;
• Cleans teeth and mouth by fighting the bacterial plaque;
• The consumption helps reducing pulmonary cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer.