| In contrast, in osteoporosis there is a lack of both calcium and other minerals as well as a decrease in the non-mineral framework (organic matrix) of bone. Little attention has been given to the important role that this organic matrix plays in maintaining bone structure.
Bone is dynamic living tissue that is constantly being broken down and rebuilt, even in adults. Normal bone metabolism is dependent on an intricate interplay of many nutritional and hormonal factors, with the liver and kidney having a regulatory effect as well. |
Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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 You get enzymes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and hundreds of other nutritional substances you need for a healthy, energetic body capable of handling stress and fighting off disease.
Go for the Whole Grains and Legumes
Grains such as wheat, corn, millet, barley, oats, quinoa, amaranth and rice are not only delicious, they contain a wonderful potpourri of nutrients, as well as fiber. Get reacquainted with whole grains. Try oatmeal or a whole-grain cereal or bread for breakfast. For lunch, have a salad on a bed of brown rice or millet. |
Gary Null
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 They provide fiber, B vitamins, and minerals in addition to their protein content.
Summary
The typical American protein, fat, and sugar-laden diet leads many people, invariably, to become overweight.
Because we think so highly of protein, many people experiment with the high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets which become popular every few years.
These diets are often high in calories, because of meat's fat content; fresh vegetables and salads are much lighter fare, and their bulk (fiber), missing from low-carbohydrate diets, makes them filling. |
Alexander Hellemans and Brian Bunch
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 Some scientists of the Enlighten-nent, such as comte de Buffon and Charles Bonnet used his notion in their systems of classification, with Bonnet Lrguing that minerals graded into fossils which were con-inuous with plants that, somewhere in the vicinity of the ;reen hydra, became animals. At the end of this century, ean-Baptiste Lamarck used this concept in his theory of volution. Not all scientists of the period accepted the Jreat Chain of Being. Georges Cuvier explicitly rejected t, for example. |
Michael Lerner
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 The following chapter discusses micronu-trients—vitamins and minerals.
Mainstream Recommendations for Cancer Prevention
Current views on nutrition and cancer prevention were shaped by the publication in 1982 of a report entitled Diet, Nutrition and Cancer by the National Academy of Sciences's National Research Council. The report was written at the direction of the National Research Council's Committee on Diet, Nutrition and Cancer, which was chaired by Clifford Grobstein, Professor of Biological Sciences and Public Policy at the University of California, San Diego. |
| These data are insufficient to explain the effects of zinc and of interactions between zinc and other minerals on tumorigenesis.72
While the evidence on the effect of zinc on tumor development is complex, it strongly suggests that, in general, one should be cautious about taking zinc supplements if one has cancer. And since selenium has a wide spectrum of demonstrable anticancer effects, cancer patients should be particularly cautious with zinc, since it is a selenium antagonist. |
| Among the minerals, selenium has broad immunopotentiating and anticancer effects, whereas zinc is a selenium antagonist. While zinc is an essential nutrient for life, great care should be taken in using zinc supplements with cancer.
References
I Peter Greenwald, "Principles of Cancer Prevention: Diet and Nutrition." In Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., ed., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company,1989), 169.
2 Ibid.
3 Ibid.
4 Ibid.
5 Ibid.
6 Ibid. |
Gary Null
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| But heat does more than destroy vitamins, minerals, and enzymes in those fries. Cooking at the 400° plus temperatures required for French fries also makes the fat treated this way less digestible. A steak that broils five to ten minutes has been only minimally damaged. But how about chicken that spends forty-eight minutes in the broiler? This extended exposure to heat has the same effect on the fats.
Summary
We need a wide variety of fats in our diets. The essential fatty acids are prevalent in vegetable sources (though cheese contains small amounts also). |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 2Michael T. Murray, ND
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| In addition to vitamin K\, the high levels of many minerals like calcium and boron in green leafy vegetables may also be responsible for this protective effect. Boron is a trace mineral gaining recent attention as a protective factor against osteoporosis (see Ch. 68).30 Supplementing the diet of postmenopausal women with 3 mg/day of boron reduced urinary calcium excretion by 44% and dramatically increased the levels of 17-beta-estradiol, the most biologically active estrogen. It appears boron is required to activate certain hormones, including estrogen and vitamin D. |
Gary Null
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| It contains, too, several minerals and an abundance of fiber, so important for good digestion and protection against gastrointestinal problems. It also provides energy from complex carbohydrates—especially important to an athlete like him.
The hamburger, on the other hand, contained no vitamin C and no fiber. What it may have contained were saturated fats, sodium, antibiotics, tranquilizers, hormones, DES, sodium nitrite, and other dyes, etc. Like most people, he used to eat his hamburgers with ketchup on a bun made from refined white flour. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 2Michael T. Murray, ND
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| The Krebs cycle intermediates fulfill every requirement for an optimum calcium chelating agent:
• they are easily ionized
• they are almost completely degraded
• they have virtually no toxicity
• they have been shown to increase the absorption of not only calcium, but other minerals as well.
One popular calcium supplement is calcium hydroxy-apatite - basically a purified bone meal. It is interesting to note that among calcium supplements tested for absorption, this form tested at 20% absorption compared with 30% for either calcium carbonate or calcium citrate. |
Gary Null
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| If you must take iron in supplements for any of the conditions we discussed above, here are some tips for getting the most out of the supplement with the least danger of developing toxicity: take small doses; with the iron take larger doses of the vitamins and other minerals that help you absorb and utilize iron and prevent toxicity (more on that to come); try to find a source of organically grown meats and eat the livers in order to benefit from the heavily concentrated iron. The shorter time it takes to correct your iron deficiency, the less risk you run of creating a toxic condition. |
| Avoiding all prejudiced viewpoints, he gathers every important piece of research on every important subject: vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates, protein. Thousands of books and articles have been read, and more than 2,000 experts in diverse fields have either been consulted or interviewed in establishing the real facts of each particular problem. From this mountain of material Gary Null has distilled a concise, accurate statement of everything that's known about health and nutrition. |
Muhammed Majeed, Ph.D. Vladimir Badmaev, M.D., Ph.D. Uma Shivakumar, Ph.D. R. Rajendran, M.S.
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| Some vitamins, minerals, and natural compounds such as phenolics, flavonoids and carotenoids, have the ability to counteract free radical damage by scavenging or neutralizing the free radicals. These diversified groups of nutrients, micronutrients and food supplements belong to a category of biologically important substances known as "antioxidants."
Curcuminoids are natural phenolic compounds, with potent antioxidant properties. Several research groups have recently provided convincing evidence for the antioxidant properties of curcuminoids. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
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 Integrated Natural Therapy for Cervical Dysplasia for a discussion of beneficial supplements).
Stress
Stress and a feeling of hopelessness have been implicated as having an adverse effect on immunity. Clinical researchers reported that stress contributed to the promotion of CIN and squamous cell cervical cancer (Goodkin et al. 1987). If you have been diagnosed with cervical dysplasia, take steps to reduce your daily stress as part of an integrated therapeutic approach for the disease. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 2Michael T. Murray, ND
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| It should be noted that soft water is also, of course, low in calcium and magnesium, two minerals which have also been shown to protect against hypertension.
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 supplementation has been shown to lower blood pressure. In one study, vitamin B6 supplementation at a single oral dosage of 5 mg/kg body weight for 4 weeks in 20 people with hypertension demonstrated significant reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressures as well as serum norepinephrine levels. |
Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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| Equally important is the balance between the minerals. Too much phosphorous or fluoride will create poor bone structure.
Without enough magnesium, the calcium can't be absorbed onto the bone. Vitamins are also involved. For example, vitamin B6 works with magnesium to get calcium onto your bones.
The hormones testosterone, estrogen and progesterone are also actively involved in the making and unmaking of bone. Testosterone and progesterone build bone, while estrogen slows bone loss. |
Gary Null
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| Vegetable proteins are nutritionally superior in that they come packaged by nature together with vitamins, minerals, complex carbohydrates, and fiber.
The Functions of Protein
Why is protein so important to all our science teacher friend's activities? How does his body use the bowl of whole grain cereal topped with seeds, nuts, and milk that he frequently eats for breakfast? What happens when you eat a breakfast like that? What would happen if you didn't get enough protein? If you got too much? |
Rebecca Wood
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 Health Benefits Sweet in flavor and warming in action, cauliflower is similar to broccoli, although it contains lower amounts of vitamins, minerals, and chlorophyll. Cauliflower is considered a good brain food, according to the Doctrine of Signature. It reduces pitta and kapha.
Use Cauliflower greens contain the highest amount of calcium in the plant. Use the smaller greens, discarding, as necessary, the overly coarse parts. Although it is easier than broccoli to digest raw, cauliflower still benefits from light cooking. |
Michael Castleman
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 As a result, authorities now recommend Gatorade or other rehydration fluids that contain both of these minerals. (People with high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, glaucoma or a history of stroke should consult their physicians before self-treating with electrolyte-replacement beverages, because the sodium may elevate their blood pressure.) Bouillon and other clear broths are also helpful.
Gatorade is not recommended for infants and young children. Instead, give other electrolyte-rich—but less concentrated—rehydration fluids such as Pedialyte, Infalyte and Lytren. |
| At the higher dose of both minerals, the women experienced significantly less pain, moodiness and water retention.
Migraine. Since the mid-1980s, several researchers have suggested that low blood magnesium levels might contribute to migraine risk. Alexander Mauskop, M.D., director of the New York Headache Center in New York City, compared magnesium levels in people who had frequent migraines or tension headaches with those who do not often have headaches. Those who had migraines were twice as likely to have low magnesium levels. Dr. |
| Every day I take an inexpensive multivitamin/mineral insurance formula containing all of the 11 vitamins and 7 minerals for which there are RDAs. My supplement contains 100 percent of the RDA or a little more. In addition, I also take 400 international units of vitamin E for prevention of heart attack."
Shari Lieberman, Ph.D., a clinical nutritionist in New York City and co-author (with Nancy Bruning) of The Real Vitamin and Mineral Handbook. |
| At the time, the entire medical profession agreed that given a reasonable
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Vitamins and minerals diet, vitamins were completely unnecessary and therefore marketers of supplements were hucksters. How could the great Dr. Pauling have become a vitamin nut?
Dr. Pauling not only flouted the scientific consensus on vitamins, he also violated protocol by taking his case directly to the public instead of confining his opinions to the research journals. Most of his colleagues ridiculed him as a crackpot.
Sweet Vindication
Linus Pauling lived long enough to enjoy a hearty last laugh. |
| No wonder several studies have shown that even a vegan diet provides enough calcium and other minerals.
Calcium is particularly important for women because after menopause, they often develop osteoporosis, a loss of calcium from bone tissue that may lead to "dowager's hump" and life-threatening hip fractures. And vegetarianism helps prevent osteoporosis by reducing total protein intake.
"Diets high in protein, especially animal protein, increase calcium excretion in the urine," says Neal Barnard, M.D. |
Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 When we don't consume adequate amounts of fruits, vegetables, and other plant foods, we're not only missing out on the benefits of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and enzymes—we're also losing the opportunity to eat some vital, powerful phytonutrients. So the first thing I recommend, if you want to get more disease-fighting phytonutrients, is to increase your consumption of plant foods.
The second best way to increase your levels of phytonutrients is to use wholefood supplements. In some cases it makes sense to take high dosages of supplemental phytonutrients for the treatment of certain diseases. |
| Burdock root contains many different constituents including inulin, phytos-terols, polyacetylenes, arctic acid, volatile acids, tannins, vitamin A, iron, calcium, sodium, and other minerals. It is said to be "cooling" in terms of its effect on body temperature.
Burdock is an excellent herb for skin disorders such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, and rashes. Its hormone-balancing qualities are useful for the treatment of premenstrual syndrome and relieving menopausal symptoms. It is also used for diabetes, arthritis, and gout. This herb will improve digestion and help detoxify the lymphatic system. |
| Anemia
Vitamins and minerals that are essential to your health can't be absorbed very well if your stomach acid is low. By boosting the action of your stomach acid, gentian root can help ensure that you don't suffer from some deficiencies—particularly from vitamin B12 and folic acid—which could conceivably cause problems like fatigue, poor memory, and poor circulation.
Also, the iron that comes from food is not absorbed very efficiently when your stomach acid is low. Gentian root improves the levels of acid in the stomach. |
| They often are rich in minerals, phytonutrients, and other nutrients that stimulate metabolism and healing.
They are also referred to as "tonics," as they tonify and optimize different organ systems of the body. They also help indirectly with energy production by improving the body's overall level of health. Alteratives generally have low potential for toxicity and can be used on a long-term basis.
Burdock is native to Asia and Europe, and is grown in North America. |
| TABLE 1 SOURCES OF ANTIOXIDANTS
There are many vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients that are known for their antioxidant activity. The list below will help you find some of the more popular antioxidants and some of the conditions they can help prevent or control. (For more about some of these antioxidants, see other sections. |
| Other antioxidants are found naturally in foods, including vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. Therefore, we can consume valuable antioxidants found in foods that help to quench free radicals. Also, we can avoid foods that produce free radicals, such as fast foods, which are loaded with unhealthy fats such as hydrogenated oils.
In general, it's a great idea to avoid hydrogenated oils (found in margarine, vegetable cooking oils, packaged foods) and saturated fats (found in red meat and dairy products) that lead to the production of free radicals. |
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