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ACORNS – It is unsafe to eat acorns raw because they are very toxic, but they can be boiled or soaked and once you remove the tannins is the bitterness of the acorn  and properly prepared they can  be eaten and are very nutritious, they are full iron and magnesium. Acorns come from oak trees and the best time to pick is when they fall off the tree and you pick them up from the ground that is when they are mature enough to be able to prepare. ALOE VERA – The plant is native to North Africa and South Europe and the Canary Island. Today it is grown everywhere. Aloe Vera relives heart burn, slows the spread of cancer, and as we all know it is good on sunburns and heal wounds. it also helps keeps produce fresh by spreading the gel on fruit and vegetables. APPLES – Grown in many parts of the world are very good for you and have many healing properties. It is very important not to eat the seeds because you could get arsenic poisoning. Apples are used in such conditions as cancer, diabetic. Apples are applied to the head for baldness it is said it helps grow hair. APRICOT – Are very nutritious and have essential vitamins and minerals. Eating them protect the body against illness like heart disease and diabetes, it plays a high roll in preventing night blindness. Promotes eye health. ASHWAGANDHA – Is ancient medical herb. It is great to help the body manage. Lowers sugars and boost brain function and fights symptoms of anxiety and depression. It increases your energy. It strengthens immune systems after an illness. It balances and stabilizes various physiological processes. It is a small shrub with yellow flowers. ASPARAGUS – Is high in flavonoids quercetin, isorhamnetin, kaempferol. They have found that it lowers blood pressure, helps fight cancer. Has many vitamins and minerals that help fight the body against free radicals ,protects body cells, also protects the digestive by feeding the good bacteria in the gut. Asparagus is grown in North and West Texas. AVOCADO – Are grown in very warm Climate avocado is full of rich vitamins and minerals. Eating avocado is very good for you, it keeps the digestive very healthy, it can help with constipation, it is very good for eyesight, it helps the eye against age related eye diseases, reduces the risk of cancer and heart disease. Avocados are full of the healthy fats that does a body good. They contain more potassium then bananas, which is good because if you are diabetic bananas are to sweet and an avocado would be a great substitute for getting your potassium. Eating avocadoes help absorb other nutrient from other plant foods, that is because of the fat content in the avocado, because some plants need that fat to be able to release there nutrients. The avocado is considered a supper food because of all the benefits it has for the body and how it also makes other plants open up and provide what the body needs to stay healthy.