Elaine Magee
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 But keep in mind that simply adding these minerals as supplements to the diet has not been shown to lower blood pressure effectively.
The DASH diet is also rich in phytochemicals, notes Marlene Most, PhD, RD, of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, who analyzed the DASH diet specifically for its phytochemical content. According to Dr. |
Jack Challem
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 This monthly newsletter, produced by lack Challem (the coauthor of this book), summarizes recent research on vitamins, minerals, and herbs. The annual subscription rate is $27 ($48 CND for Canada, $40 U.S. funds for all other countries). For a sample issue, send a business-size self-addressed envelope, with postage for two ounces, to The Nutrition Reporter, P. O. Box 30246, Tucson, AZ 85751. Sample issues are also available at www.nutritionreporter.com.
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The Food-Mood Solution (John Wiley & Sons, 2007), by Jack Challem. |
| Sources for Quality Nutritional Supplements
Thousands of companies sell proprietary brands of vitamins, minerals, and other types of nutritional supplements. We've found the following companies to have high-quality and reliable products.
Advanced Physicians Products
Founded by a nutritionally oriented physician, APP offers an extensive line of high-quality vitamin and mineral supplements. For more information, call (800) 220-7687 or go to www.nutritiononline.com. |
Tom Bohager
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Catalase
100 baker units
Nutrient Enhance Formula when taking vitamins or other nutritional supplements
Purpose: To help the body benefit from supplemental vitamins, minerals, and herbs Each serving should contain approximately:
Bioperine
5 mg
Lactase
150 ALU
Amylase blend
6,000 DU
Beta-glucanase
90 BGU
Protease blend
10,000 HUT
Xylanase
150 XU
Maltase
100 DP
Pectinase
40 PU
Glucoamylase
25 AGU
Hemicellulase
800 HCU
Alpha-galactosidase
250 GALU
Invertase
79 INVU
Lipase blend
400 FCCFIP
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Elaine Magee
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| It was designed to measure the impact of different combinations of fiber, key minerals (calcium, magnesium, and potassium), and macronutrients (protein, fat, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat) on participants.
A second round of research used the same diet (if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?), but salt intake was monitored at three levels: the current US sodium levels of around 3,450 milligrams per day, the upper daily limit of the current recommendations of 2,300 milligrams, and the optimal lower level of 1,150 milligrams. Guess what happened? |
Tom Bohager
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| The food you ate contained vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats, and sugars. Our bodies convert the nutrients in the food we eat into energy, but the nutrients must be unlocked from their sources before our bodies can benefit from them. Without enzymes, these reactions would occur far too slowly for the body to sustain life. By definition enzymes instigate or enhance biochemical reactions—catalysts—and they speed up this process dramatically.
Consider your typical nutritional bar (or if you prefer, candy bar). |
Ann N. Martin
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 Other minerals often listed on a pet food label:
Iron proteinate, ferrous carbonate, and ferrous sulfate: These are necessary for the production of hemoglobin. Deficiencies will manifest themselves as anemia and fatigue. Natural sources of iron include liver, kidney, lean meats, shellfish, fruits, nuts, whole grains, leafy vegetables and blackstrap molasses. Ferrous sulfate can deplete vitamin E, which many "natural" pet foods use as a preservative.2
Copper oxide and copper proteinate: These are necessary for converting the iron into hemoglobin. |
Jack Challem
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| My body's levels of chromium, zinc, and magnesium, the minerals involved in managing blood sugar, were low. A dietary analysis found that I was eating too many refined, sugarlike carbohydrates, including pasta and fruit juices.
I knew what all of the test numbers meant. I was in my mid-forties and a disaster waiting to happen. Worse, I was embarrassed. After all, I earn my living as a health writer. If I couldn't keep myself healthy, what right did I have to give others advice?
When I got home, I increased my intake of alpha-lipoic acid, an antioxidant known for improving glucose tolerance. |
Ann N. Martin
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| The pet food contains only human-grade ingredients naturally preserved along with probiotics, digestive enzymes, herbs, antioxidants, amino acids, and amino acid chelated minerals. This food includes ten skin and coat conditioners with balanced omega-6 and omega-3 farty acids. The Felidae includes cranberries for a healthy urinary tract. This product does not contain corn, wheat, soy, grain, or other fillers.
Old Mother Hubbard is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, started in 1926, and purchased in 1961 by Jim Scott, a professional animal nutritionist. |
| Provides extensive data on the various vitamins, minerals, and amino acids in foods: www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
In Canada
Animal Alliance of Canada. This organization is dedicated to the protection of all animals and to promote a harmonious relationship among people, animals, and the environment: www.animalalliance.ca/
Vancouver Humane Society. Promotes animal protection through education and advocacy: www.vancouverhumanesociety.bc.ca/home.html
The Kindness Club. The Kindness Club is a humane and environmental education organization for children: www.smythe.nbcc.nb. |
Elaine Magee
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| Whole grains are rich in a myriad of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemical compounds that alone or in combination are likely to have significant health benefits beyond those from dietary fiber," notes Simin Liu, MD, ScD, researcher and professor of epidemiology at UCLA.
Want to lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes? Want to lower blood levels of insulin and glucose after a meal? Want to improve your serum lipid levels? Want to lower oxidative stress? Then get ready to switch to whole grains. Whole grain foods have recently been linked to smaller after-meal glucose and insulin levels. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 These items offer little in terms of protein, fiber, vitamins, or minerals. What they do offer is lots of "empty calories" in the form of sugar, white flour, and fat. They fill you up with extra calories and leave you with little interest in the foods that give your body a fighting chance to prevent heart disease, cancer, and other diseases.
How can you make healthier food choices and avoid the pitfalls of junk food? Here are a few guidelines: þRead labels carefully. |
| Especially important are the minerals chromium, magnesium, zinc, and manganese, and B vitamins. The use of a multiple vitamin and mineral supplements is associated with a minimum 30 percent reduction of diabetes risk in men and a 16 percent reduction in risk for women; however, the supplements used in these studies were far from ideal, in our opinion. We believe that by taking a better quality supplement, those reductions can be even greater. In appendix E we provide our recommendations for selecting a high-quality formula.
One of the key nutrients deserves special mention: chromium. |
Elaine Magee
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| Whole grains (and legumes) are unique to other whole foods because they are naturally low in fat and cholesterol free; contain 10 to 15 percent protein; and offer loads of fiber, resistant starch and oligosaccharides, minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, phytochemicals, and, often, phytoestrogens. With all those nutrients in one package, it's no wonder whole grains provide so many health benefits, including protection from cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, and some cancers. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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| Whey protein is made by filtering off the other components of whey such as lactose, fats, and minerals. Whey protein is easier to digest and is better tolerated than casein. Even those who are dairy intolerant usually have no difficulties with a high-quality whey protein isolate or concentrate.
Whey protein has the highest biological value of all proteins. Biological value is used to rate protein based on how much of the protein consumed is actually absorbed, retained, and used in the body. |
Elaine Magee
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| Vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, and legumes are great examples of foods that offer a powerful combination of important vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein, and antioxidants. Here are the top six reasons why you should eat more whole foods starting, like, yesterday!
1. Nutrient shortages are nationwide. According to a USDA survey in the report "What We Eat in America," almost everyone in this country is coming up short on a few key nutrients. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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| Also keeping frozen vegetables available can add volume, vitamins, and minerals to make a meal in a snap.
Tip #3
Prepare meals ahead of time. There is usually more time on the weekend to cook and enjoy meals with family and friends. Get a head start on busy weekday meals by making some meals ahead of time or making double batches of some recipes and freezing them for another day. tion, since it only provides fat and sugar. |
Elaine Magee
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| Some experts recommend that to get all three minerals, you should drink one or two glasses of fat-free milk or eat one serving of low-fat yogurt a day. þEating more vegetable protein helps lower blood pressure, according to the results of a four-country study. For each 14 grams of vegetable protein (for a 2,000-calorie diet), participants experienced an average drop of 2.14 points in the systolic reading and 1.35 points in the diastolic.
WHO IS SALT SENSITIVE?
When it comes to salt and its effect on blood pressure, the connection exists only for people who are considered salt sensitive. |
Ann N. Martin
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| Wysong, DVM, states that because the entire fish is not used for most commercial pet foods, it does not contain many of the fat soluble vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids necessary for good nutrition. When the entire fish is used for commercial pet food, oftentimes it is because the fish contains a high level of mercury or other toxin making it unfit for human consumption. Tuna is used in many cat foods because of its strong odor, which many cats find irresistible. |
Jack Challem
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| Eat High-Fiber, Nonstarchy Fruits
Raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, cherries, kiwis, apples, melons, and grapefruit have a lot of vitamins, minerals, and fiber and relatively small amounts of sugars and starches. Include these nutrient-dense foods in your eating plan.
Bananas, dates, figs, grapes, nectarines, oranges, peaches, pears, and plums have far more sugar, and you should not eat these fruits, at least until your weight and blood sugar normalize. Even then, you should limit the quantities of these fruits. |
| These foods also contain relatively low levels of protective vitamins, minerals, vitaminlike nutrients, protein, healthy fats, and complex carbs.
The ancient diet of human beings consisted of whole foods, and this type of diet is what we're best suited for, biologically. In the distant past, nothing was refined or processed, and no foods came in boxes, cans, bottles, jars, or bags. There weren't any fast-food restaurants, fattening snacks, or rich desserts to tempt people. Our ancestors hunted for meat and gathered vegetables and plants. |
Hyla Cass
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 These are nature's gifts, filled with an incredible array of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients that nourish and heal us. The deeper the color, the more antioxidants and other beneficial phytochemicals you 're getting. These foods also are rich in fiber that aids in digestion and carbohydrates that break down slowly for steady energy. Some even contain protein. To support your movement towards a more colorful diet, refer to Eat Your Colors by Marcia Zimmerman, M.Ed., C.N. (Owl Books, 2001), and What Color is Your Diet by David Heber, M.D. (HarperCollins, 2001). |
Dr. Arthur Janov
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 It is true that certain vitamins and minerals help, but where is the overall theory that helps us make sense of it? We are trying to steady the ship without accounting for the waves. The cognitivists and insight therapists are plying a trade that skims along the surface while convinced of its depth. The so-called "depth" psychology is really a matter of ideas, which allude to certain deep feeling states without corroborating evidence. If they have never seen the depth, as we have, it is easy to make that mistake. |
Jack Challem
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| They're packed with good nutrition in every bite and every calorie—protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, and other important nutrients. In our opinion, the most nutrient-dense foods are fish, chicken, lean meats, and vegetables.
In contrast, nutrient-poor foods contain mostly sugars and sugarlike carbohydrates that provide few, if any, other nutrients. If you're interested in being healthy, it shouldn't be difficult to choose between nutrient-dense and nutrient-poor foods. |
Tom Bohager
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| Nutritional supplementation with high-potency vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and particularly magnesium and potassium products are beneficial. Enzymes can be used to support the absorption of nutrients, improve
Mucolase 30 mg overall health through an improved pH balance, increase the level of antioxidant enzymes in the body, and even improve nerve communication. |
Ron Garner
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 These must be replenished for true health to occur. A stricter adherence to a diet of alkaline foods and beverages plus alkaline supplements if needed, and an avoidance of acidproducing foods is necessary to bring the body into a healthy acid-alkaline balance. The number one addition to the diet should be green smoothies (See Appendix 7). However, these dietary changes should be made gradually to allow the body time to adjust to new foods.
This degree of an acid condition indicates another, seemingly contradictory, problem. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The effort to outlaw plant extracts, certain vitamins, and certain minerals is just an extension of the philosophy that nutrition should be criminalized. It's part of the belief that people should be controlled and forced into a system of organized medicine based on huge egos, high profitability, control, and limiting people's access to information and choices regarding what they can use to improve their health.
That's why it is important for all of us that the Food Supplements Directive fails and is ruled illegal. |
| It's illegal to buy various minerals, such as vanadium or boron. It becomes illegal to buy tocotrienols, or other antioxidants derived from plants. Well, what's the next step? It is, of course, to outlaw medicinal foods entirely!
Can you imagine a world in which it would be illegal to purchase and consume garlic? It sounds ridiculous, right? You say, "Oh, come on, that's just exaggeration!" But is it really? Garlic is one of the most medicinally potent foods in the world. This is a product that prevents and treats topical and internal cancers. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 These nutrients are nutrients the body can recognize and use, but they also help the body absorb the minerals and the water-soluble vitamins.
Mike: Outstanding. Thank you, Seth, for taking a few minutes here. I appreciate it.
Bovio: Thank you, Mike. |
KC Craichy
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 The 250 calories from the Coke are comprised solely of more than 60 grams of sugar—no protein, no vitamins, no helpful minerals, no fats, and no fiber. Oh, but it does deliver an unhealthy dose of caffeine and food coloring. Those refined sugars go right into your bloodstream and cause your insulin levels to spike, and the calories you don't burn find their way to your waistline.
Another factor that calorie counting doesn't account for is the amount of food that remains undigested and is subsequently excreted from the body. |
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