All of us want our parents always to be healthy and vigorous. However, because of various reasons, our parents are always troubled by health problems like gout and high blood pressure. In order to help our parents keep healthy, we should introduce some dietary skills to them in our daily life. 

First, parents can eat spinach and carrot to prevent apoplexy. According to the research in America, the moderate intake of spinach and carrot each day can effectively decrease the risks of getting apoplexy for the senile people. The beta-carotene contained in carrot can be transformed into vitamin A inside the human body, which can prevent the accumulation of cholesterol on the wall of blood vessels and smooth the brain veins so as to prevent apoplexy. The adequate intake of carrot can decrease the disease rate of apoplexy by 68% for our parents.

Second, parents can eat bean curd and fish to prevent the lack of calcium. People can cook fish in bean curd soup to prevent the various diseases caused by the lack of calcium, such as osteoporosis and rachitis. A large amount of calcium is contained in bean curd. The abundant vitamin D contained in fish can improve the absorption of calcium for the human body.

Third, parents can eat grains and vegetables and drink red grape wine to prevent the intestinal cancer. The research in America has already proved that the moderate intake of grains, fresh vegetables and grape wine can decrease the risks of getting the intestinal cancer for people. The aspirin contained in red grape wine can effectively resist cancer.

Fourth, parents can supplement folic acid and selenium to resist the gastric cancer. According to the research in Britain, folic acid and selenium play an important role in preventing gastric cancer for people. Various kinds of foods like green vegetables and animal liver contain abundant folic acid and selenium. Therefore, parents can often eat such foods in daily life to supplement essential nutrients.

Fifth, parents can often eat apples and drink tea to prevent the heart disease in everyday life. The intake of apples and tea can decrease the risks of getting the heart disease for the human body. Abundant natural anti-oxidants are contained in apples and tea. According to the research, four cups of tea a day can decrease the disease rate by 45%, and an apple a day can decrease the rate by 50%.