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"Figs and Almonds (Serves 2) 2 pitted figs (preferably organic) 8 raw shelled almonds Figs and almonds are a Moroccan appetizer. figs are extremely sweet, so eat these as special treats, not on a regular basis. Remove the stem, or use it to nibble on the fig. Eat the almonds between bites of the figs. The fiber and the carbohydrates in the almonds will help to buffer the sugar in the figs. Dates with Peanut Butter (Serves 2) 2 Medjool dates peanut butter Slice the dates in half lengthwise and remove the pit. With a butter knife, smear peanut butter into the hollow left by the pit." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"Figs. figs can be eaten in the fresh or dried form, though packaged, dried figs are most common. Fresh figs, especially fresh picked, can be an exotic taste treat and great for cleansing the intestines. Dried figs in general are fairly rich in potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, copper, and manganese. They are good energy foods, support blood formation, and, when soaked and rehydrated, figs are helpful to intestinal function. Prunes. Prunes are best known for their laxative effect." - Elson M. Haas, M.D., Staying Healthy with Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine (Get the book.)

"Figs (Ficus carica) The cultivation of figs may have begun in Egypt; figs appear in the Sumerian epic Gilgamesh (3000 B.C.), and by Greco-Roman times were certainly well established. Each fig is made up of about 1,500 minuscule fruits or "drupelets" that form the fleshy interior of the fig. Pollenization in a majority of varieties depends on a tiny insect, the fig wasp, which lives inside the fruit and travels between trees in the course of its own life cycle. figs, which grow in warm (but not tropical) regions worldwide, are sold fresh, dried, and canned." - The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.)

"Figs can be eaten in the fresh or dried form, though packaged, dried figs are most common. Fresh figs, especially fresh picked, can be an exotic taste treat and great for cleansing the intestines. Dried figs in general are fairly rich in potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, copper, and manganese. They are good energy foods, support blood formation, and, when soaked and rehydrated, figs are helpful to intestinal function. Prunes. Prunes are best known for their laxative effect." - Elson M. Haas, M.D., Staying Healthy with Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine (Get the book.)

"The ingredients include rolled oats, brown rice syrup and/or FruitSource (whole rice syrup and grape juice concentrate), rice flour, oat bran, pear juice concentrate, cornmeal, figs, barley malt, cocoa powder, rice crisp, chocolate chips, coffee beans, natural flavors and leavening. The label says it has 52 grams of carbohydrate, 2 grams of fiber and 16 grams of sugars. It isn't quite clear which are the sugars and which are the carbs. But the brown rice syrup, figs and barley malt may be classed as carbohydrates rather than sugar. Your body will respond to them as sugars." - Kathleen DesMaisons, Potatoes Not Prozac: Solutions for Sugar Sensitivity (Get the book.)

"Figs (Ficus carica) The cultivation of figs may have begun in Egypt; figs appear in the Sumerian epic Gilgamesh (3000 B.C.), and by Greco-Roman times were certainly well established. Each fig is made up of about 1,500 minuscule fruits or "drupelets" that form the fleshy interior of the fig. Pollenization in a majority of varieties depends on a tiny insect, the fig wasp, which lives inside the fruit and travels between trees in the course of its own life cycle. figs, which grow in warm (but not tropical) regions worldwide, are sold fresh, dried, and canned." - The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.)

"These portable foods all make great alternatives to the junk foods most schools consider acceptable snacks: • Dried figs (mission and Calimyrna) • Dried dates • Dried strawberries i • Chunks of celery, carrots, and apples • Olives (black, red, green) tossed with chunks of tofu or soy cheese and Edward and Sons brown rice snaps • Granola is great for packing into your child's lunch box for a wholesome treat at school. Just put some in a waxed-paper baggie, fold over the top, and send your kid off to school with a truly nourishing treat." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Serves 1 Strawberry Sunshine_ 6 ounces brown rice, cooked (room temperature) 3 ounces strawberries, halved 11/2 ounces sunflower seeds 11/2 ounces figs, chopped sprinkle of coconut, shredded and unsweetened Combine all ingredients. Mix well. Serves 1 Nutty Oatmeal_ 6 ounces oatmeal, cooked (room temperature) 3 ounces pears, cut into bite-size pieces 1 1/2 ounce pecans, chopped 1 tablespoon honey Combine all ingredients. Mix well. Serves 1 Sweet Cinnamon Oatmeal 6 ounces oatmeal, cooked (room temperature) 11/2 ounces dried apricots, chopped pinch of cinnamon Combine all ingredients." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Magnesium is found abundantly in nuts, seeds (especially coarse pumpkin seeds, as well as leafy green vegetables, especially kelp and spinach), beans, tofu, and fruits such as figs, apricots, and bananas. Remember, magnesium is involved in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body, and is crucial in any reaction requiring ATP enzymes. Taking magnesium supplements in combination with a healthy diet is the way to go. That recommendation is pretty justifiable based on the Honolulu Heart Program alone. Meanwhile, I'm not going to wait for another thirty-year finding." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"A high-glycemic diet also includes cooked beets and carrots, rutabaga, summer squash, cooked yams, pumpkin, parsnips, white potatoes, apricots, figs, grapes, raisins, melons, mangos, bananas, papaya, pears, peaches, plums, pineapple, kiwi, sapote, cherimoya, rambutian, durian, dates, and dried fruits. All fruit juices, carrot juice, and beet juice are also high-glycemic foods. High insulin index foods, which are low on the glycemic index but still diabetogenic, include meat, fish, chicken, and dairy." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Generally high-magnesium foods include apples, apricots, avocados, beet tops, berries, black walnuts, Brazil nuts, cabbage, coconuts, comfrey leaves, figs, dulse, endive, greens, spinach, rye, walnuts, watercress, and yellow corn. Dosage: 400 mg/day. Also, diabetics should take at least 50 mg of vitamin B-6 per day, as the level of intracellular magnesium is dependent on vitamin B-6 intake. Without B-6, it is difficult for magnesium to readily enter the cell. CALCIUM Calcium is an alkalinizing mineral that helps neutralize the acidity of diabetes." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Try to eat a variety of fruits: apples, apricots, bananas, blueberries, cherries, Clementines, dates, figs, grapefruit, grapes, kiwis, kumquats, mangoes, melons, nectarines, oranges, papayas, peaches, pears, persimmons, pineapples, plums, pomegranates, raspberries, strawberries, and tangerines. Try some exotic fruits to add variety and interest to your diet." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat For Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 book set) (Get the book.)

"Add additional servings of ripe fruit, vegetables, soybeans, bean sprouts, water, raw milk, onions, figs, carrots, beets, miso, and mineral supplements. It also helps to reduce anxiety when possible and include moderate exercise in your daily regimen. Strenuous exercise can actually contribute to an acidic environment in the body because of the increased production of lactic acid. Though I am not suggesting that strenuous exercise is bad, if one is having difficulty achieving an acid-alkaline balance, it should be a consideration." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Blackberries, black raspberries, red raspberries, blueberries, red currants, dewberries, figs, dried grapes, purple gooseberries, kiwi, lemon peel, lime peel, orange peel, rhubarb, strawberries, tangerines, any juice made from these fruits. High-oxalate breads and starches. Fig Newtons, fruit cake, graham crackers, grits, white com, kamut, marmalade, soybean crackers, wheat germ. High-oxalate vegetables." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Granola Bars 2lA cups rolled oats XA cup sesame seeds XA cup chopped pecans A cup sunflower seeds V2 cup chopped cashews A cup chopped figs or dates Vi cup almond butter xh cup maple syrup Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray an 8 x 8-inch baking dish with oil. Mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl. Press into the baking dish. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes. Let cool in the baking dish for about 1 hour before cutting into bars. These bars store very well in a tightly covered container for a few days. Variations: 1. Add cup shredded coconut. 2." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"History's most excessive pomophile was Emperor Claudius Albinus, who ate ten melons a day, alongside five hundred figs, one hundred peaches and mounds of grapes. Emperor Diocletian abdicated his reign in order to dedicate himself to his beloved fruit trees. Antoine-Girard de Saint-Amant was a baroque poet who really loved melons: "Ha! Hold me up, I swoon! This delicious morsel tickles my very soul. It oozes a sweet juice which will steep my heart in ecstasy ... O far better than gold, O Apollo's masterpiece! O flower of all fruits! O ravishing MELON!" - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "Attica's figs spurred King Xerxes to embark on the Greco-Persian Wars. The Third Punic war was launched when Cato held up a fresh ripe fig and said, "Know this, it was picked two days ago in Carthage; that's how near the enemy are to our walls!" Albion brandishing oranges galvanized the troops of Lombard to invade Italy. The addictive fruit of the poppy plant was at the heart of Britain's opium wars with China. The nineteenth-century Maoris, who eradicated the Moriori in the Chatham Islands, went there because they heard it was the land of the karaka berry." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "Grapes, occasionally eaten fresh, were primarily used for making wine. figs, enjoyed straight off the tree in season, were also baked or preserved. Other fruits, if eaten, were usually processed before being consumed. Civilization was turning away from wilderness. The advent of food preparation, wrote Levi-Strauss in The Raw and the Cooked, "marks the transition from nature to culture." Only through human cultivation were fruits improved and selected for desirable characteristics: smaller seeds, increased flesh and refined eating quality." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "Over coffee one morning, Montreal artist Billy Mavreas was telling some friends and me how he'djust returned from a trip to Greece, where he'd observed old men jostling each other to get at the first figs of the season. He could understand their ardor. "Whenever I open a fig," he explained, "I want to fuck it." Some of us freak out when touching fruits. "Haptodysphoria" refers to the unusual, almost fearful, sensation that certain people feel when handling kiwis, peaches or other fuzzy-surfaced fruits. The word botanists use for this short, downy hair is "pubescence." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Or have oatmeal for breakfast several times a week and change the flavor each time: try adding flaxseeds (don't cook with flaxseeds or flax oil, because the high heat can damage their delicate essential fats), cinnamon (this spice actually offers great benefits for blood sugar regulation—more on this in chapter 8), berries, or chopped figs. Increasing the amount of fiber in your diet with foods and soluble fiber supplements until you reach your target should take several weeks or longer, depending on how quickly you adapt to the increase and what your current intake is." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"ADDITIONAL SUPERFOODS, SIDEKICKS, and SUPERSPICES Apples: pears Avocado: asparagus, artichokes, extra virgin olive oil Dark chocolate Dried SuperFruitS: raisins, dates, prunes, figs, apricots, blueberries, cranberries, cherries, currants Extra virgin olive oil: canola oil Honey Kiwi: pineapple, guava Onions: garlic, scallions, shallots, leeks, chives Pomegranates: plums SUPERSPICES Cinnamon Oregano Thyme Turmeric Cumin Garlic What makes say, spinach, a SuperFood when compared to other green leafies?" - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"CAUTION: Be careful not to burn your face. FlG figs contain demulcents, which are substances that soothe irritated mucous membranes in the mouth, throat and respiratory system. Whether or not the Greeks and Romans knew this, they did use figs in many medicinal recipes. For example, one cough remedy called for 6 figs to be boiled in milk for 10 minutes. A cupful of this liquid was taken several times a day. Another remedy was to roast 6 figs until dry and grind to a powder. The powder could then be made into a drink like coffee or tea and taken when required." - Glenn W. Geelhoed, M.D. and Jean Barilla, M.S., Natural Health Secrets From Around the World (Get the book.)

"Eat the almonds between bites of the figs. The fiber and the carbohydrates in the almonds will help to buffer the sugar in the figs. Dates with Peanut Butter (Serves 2) 2 Medjool dates peanut butter Slice the dates in half lengthwise and remove the pit. With a butter knife, smear peanut butter into the hollow left by the pit. You may also try this with almond butter or cream cheese. We recommend buying organic peanut and almond butter, or cream cheese, at health food stores." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"The ancient Egyptians taught us the value of figs as medicine. Boil 2 ounces of figs in 2 cups of boiling water. Cool, strain out the figs, and gargle with the water. The figs may be eaten separately and will help to overcome constipation. Severe Sore Throat: Take away the congestion by a combination of reflex and depletion techniques. 1. Soak cloths in apple cider vinegar and wind around the feet. Soon the feet will feel very hot as the bandage draws blood from the throat to the feet. 2." - Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D., The complete Book of Water Healing - Using the Earth's most essential resource to cure illness, promote health, and soothe and restore body, mind, and spirit (Get the book.)

"A teaspoon ground coriander 'A teaspoon ground cumin 1 'A cups tomato sauce 2 cups peeled and cubed white potatoes 1 'A cups fresh or dried figs cut into halves ingredients to accompany chicken/seitan: 2 pounds seitan or other chicken % cup extra-virgin olive oil substitute, cut into I -2" 'A cup fresh cilantro, chopped square pieces Salt and pepper to taste directions: Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in saucepan and saute onions and fresh ginger until tender. Add cumin and coriander to onions and ginger mixture and stir until spices are cooked." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "Moroccan Chicken with figs by Chef Kyle Shadix Servings: 8 • Prep and cooking time: 60 minutes For a vegetarian version, substitute the chicken with seitan (wheat gluten—I've fooled many a nonvegetarian with it!). This recipe contains ten powerhouse foods." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"GI bleeding more common In CD, malabsorption, abdominal pain, mucosal thickening, strictures, obstruction, abscess and fistula formation, and nephrolithiasis are more common. (See figs. 1 and 2 for representation of normal small intestine and colon, Fig. 3 for CD, and Fig. 4 for UC.) Crohn's disease may appear anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract. Although the location of the disease may change over time, at diagnosis it is most commonly found in the ileum (47%), in the colon alone (28%), and 21% of the time in the ileum and colon together [2]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"The following cure was prescribed for the boils commonly caused by this disease: "Take a cluster of figs. And they took and laid it upon the boil, and he recovered." In 2003, the National Institutes of Health and the pharmaceutical industry discussed the possibility of studying the use of fig plants as a treatment for anthrax. were deemed damned, disgusting, dangerous, or diabolic. The sufferers paid for their "sins" by being stigmatized and socially isolated. Even birthmarks were considered a bad omen, and those who had them were considered evil." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"While milk and turkey, as well as kiwi fruit, figs, and dates are good sources of the tryptophan, there are plenty of foods that should be avoided. Fast foods can affect mental symptoms by causing blood sugar abnormalities. People who tend to hypoglycemia or low blood sugar patterns should avoid eating too many simple carbohydrates, such as candy bars, which are converted very rapidly to sugar in the blood. As Dr. Goldwag says, "Simple carbohydrate foods temporarily raise the blood sugar, but then they drop it to a very low level several hours later, resulting in depression." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Dried figs make satisfying snacks and sweet and flavorful recipe additions. In fact, the fig is reported to have been the favorite fruit of Cleopatra, with the snake that ended her life being brought to her in a basket of figs. The dense, sweet flesh, coupled with its unique crunchy seed, goes well in baked goods, and with meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, and other fruits. figs can act as a sweetener in a variety of preparations, and are a natural form of added sweetness. In terms of the Color Code, figs are in the red/purple group since they often have a reddish-colored flesh." - David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., What Color is Your Diet? (Get the book.)

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