Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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 Broccoli, red peppers, currants, Brussels sprouts, parsley, potatoes, citrus fruit, and strawberries are good sources of vitamin C. |
Mike Adams
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| For example, if you buy some traditionally grown green beans, tomatoes or carrots in the grocery store today, you will find that they have only a fraction of the vitamin and mineral content that the same plants would have provided twenty or thirty years ago. Our foods are devolving (well, not really from a genetics point of view, but from a nutritional point of view, they are getting less and less healthy with each passing year... |
| It's a little more expensive than the Jenny Lee Supergreens product, but it has some added herbs and a couple of vitamin and mineral supplements that can add to the mix.
Blend the superfoods into delicious shakes and drinks
When you use superfoods powders, you can blend them into various drinks. And that's the way that I recommend you use these. You can start by blending them in at tiny ratios, such as 1 tablespoon of superfoods for the entire shake. That's enough to turn it green, but it won't alter the taste much. |
| If you were to look at the vitamin, mineral and phytonutrient content of a sprout, you would find it is quite impressive. Not only does it contain all these nutrients, it also has chlorophyll, which is a fantastic blood cleanser, liver cleanser, cancer fighter and all-around health enhancing nutrient for the human body. So every time you eat sprouts, you are taking in highly concentrated doses of phytonutrients that promote healthy human life and prevent chronic disease. That's why sprouts should be part of every person's diet. |
Jack Challem
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 The worldwide obesity epidemic drives the diabetes epidemic. In 2006, an estimated 246 million people worldwide had diabetes, a phenomenal increase from only 30 million just twenty years ago. That number is expected to climb to 420 million in less than twenty years. We believe that two to three times this many people already have prediabetes, creating the stepping-stone to a catastrophic health disaster. |
KC Craichy
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 When taking fish oil, use a high quality full-spectrum vitamin E with tocotrienols and tocopherols to protect against lipid peroxidation, which is toxic to every cell in the body.
5. Fish oil will retain its original flavor and aroma. If not, the oils have been over-processed.
6. What to AVOID:
¦ Every species of commercial fish has been shown to contain unsafe levels of mercury and other contaminants.
¦ Farm-raised fish are contaminated for different reasons (they are fed toxins).
¦ Super concentrated fish oils are reconstructed into an unnatural etherified form. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 They feel like they've gotten that B vitamin shot. The second thing is better bowel movements and better bowel function. Probably the third thing is better stability with their moods. They experience fewer mood swings. When people are very low in Bs, it's like being low in sugar. You start to go up and down all the time. That is what I see in my little test area with folks in these nursing homes. I'm seeing moods even out and people reporting greater levels of energy. What's more, they love the taste, and that, I think, is the key. |
KC Craichy
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| Omega-3 fish oils (EPA and DHA) combined with natural, full-spectrum vitamin E (i.e., mixed tocopherols and tocotrienols, including gamma tocopherol) can safely boost the essential fatty acid levels in your body, which in turn are instrumental in preventing depression and also can help to elevate mood at the same time (see Golden Key #2—Nutrition/Healthy Fats).
SEROTONIN
Serotonin is a type of neurotransmitter known as a monoamine. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that send messages from one nerve cell to another. |
Michael Friedman, ND
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 Micronutrient deficiencies (such as calcium, magnesium, chromium, vanadium, zinc, carotenoids, and vitamin A) <* Low intake of vegetables -e> Lack of exercise or sedentary lifestyle
High stress
Use of nicotine-containing products body fat and reverses the loss of muscle mass associated with insulin resistance, providing the single most important intervention for changes in body composition.85-87 Exercise improves insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscles and fat tissue, reducing both fasting blood sugar and insulin levels. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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 It is absorbed primarily through the eyes and the skin.
6. "Vitamin O" (oxygen) is necessary for the basic support of our physical bodies.
7. Sexual energy is absorbed in the loving exchange between two people.
8. Geomagnetic forces comprise a poorly understood source of energy, which primarily enters through our feet or any other direct contact with the Earth. They help us keep grounded. The density variations of the Earth's geomagnetic fields also have some unknown effects on us.
9. The tastiest and densest form of energy that we absorb is in our food. |
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
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 The reasons are many, and include widespread deficiencies of enzymes, zinc, vitamin B6 and other key nutrients; the presence of frans-fatty acids from partially hydrogenated soy oils—used to improve the stability of vegetable oils— and a lack of sufficient saturated fat in the diet. Illness and genetic propensities also inhibit the pathways. Vegans and others who decline to eat fish—as well as the breastfed infants of such mothers— consistently suffer deficiencies, as shown in laboratory testing. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
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 I took vitamin supplements; I made my own yogurt, muesli, and whole wheat bread; nothing changed. I changed the brand of supplements and still nothing changed. I remember so clearly one morning in desperation I cried out to God and asked Him please to give me wisdom and show me where I was going wrong. Within days, I believe He did and the Natural Way is the result. Now for more than twenty years I have not had a doctor's bill because of ill health (neither has my family) and my weight has been stable at a level that is right for my bone structure and genetics. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 It is best blended with other carrier oils; make sure to buy natural vitamin E, not synthetic.
Emergency Situations
Irritated Skin: To relieve skin irritated from essential oils, wash with soap and water or a mild detergent. If the rash does not clear up in a few days, seek medical attention. If there is blistering, seek medical attention right away.
Essential oil in the eyes: Place a small drop of plain carrier oil (e.g., olive oil) into the affected eye(s). The carrier oil helps to absorb the essential oil. Rinse with water and pat with a cloth. |
| Approximately 50 act as precursors to vitamin A. Carotenoids are potent antioxidants, help with immune function, and are involved with the growth and the repair of tissues. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
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| Pernicious anemia is another likely problem as vitamin B12 is manufactured in the human body in the small intestine by the natural bacteria or flora that are so easily destroyed by antibiotics.
According to J. I. Rodale in his book, The Complete Book of Food and Nutrition, Dr. Kaiser of the University of Illinois conducted experiments on himself, medical students, and dogs, in which the effect of onion consumption resulted in anemia. It was found that the red blood cell and hemoglobin count were starkly reduced with an increased intake of onion. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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| Studies show that vitamin C supplementation reduces eye pressure.
Super Prescription #3 Fish oil
Take a formula containing a daily dose of 600 mg of EPA and 400 mg of DHA. Animal studies using this supplement show a significant drop in intraocular pressure.
Super Prescription #4 Alpha lipoic acid
Take 100 mg twice daily. This antioxidant has been shown to improve vision for some people with this disease.
Super Prescription #5 Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
Take 160 mg twice daily of a 25 percent anthocyano sides extract. |
| SYMPTOMS
• Receding hairline • Hair that falls out in patches
• Thinning hair
ROOT CAUSES
• Heredity
• Hormone imbalance (particularly, thyroid)
• Serious illness, especially with a high fever
• Pregnancy
• Menopause » Stress
• Chemotherapy
• Hypothyroidism
• Autoimmune disorders
• Crash or fad diets
• Syphilis
• Extremely high doses of vitamin A
• Nutritional deficiencies
• Heavy metal toxicity
• Poor scalp circulation
• Malabsorption, parasites
TREATMENT Diet
Recommended Food
Hair loss can be caused or aggravated by poor diet. |
| In a separate double-blind trial, 59 percent of patients assigned to receive vitamin B2 had at least a 50 percent reduction in the number of headache days, whereas only 15 percent of those taking a placebo experienced that degree of improvement.
If you suffer from chronic headaches, a detoxification program can be effective. Try a two- to three-day vegetable juice fast, unless low blood-sugar levels bring on your headaches.
Constitutional hydrotherapy can aid detoxification. See pages 676-677 for directions. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 B3 may be lost in cooking water, so steam, bake, or stir-fry vegetables to spare as much of it as possible. neck. For this reason, the extended-release instead of the immediate-release niacin may be a better option.
To reduce the likelihood of flushing, try these steps: 1) take niacin with food, such asa low-fat snack; 2) take 325 mg of aspirin approximately 45 to 60 minutes before the first dose of niacin; and 3) avoid alcohol, hot showers, spicy foods, and hot beverages soon after taking the medication. |
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
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| In addition to protecting the heart," says a vitamin company brochure, "soy has demonstrated powerful anticancer benefits. . . the Japanese, who eat 30 times as much soy as North Americans, have a lower incidence of cancers of the breast, uterus and prostate." Claims of this sort fail to mention that the Japanese, and Asians in general, have much higher rates of other types of cancer, particularly cancer of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas and liver. |
KC Craichy
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| We now know that vitamin C deficiency can lead to scurvy. But the nations of Europe didn't really make the connection until the mid
Good fats supply the body with its most concentrated source of energy, which is so lacking in most diets.
1700s, when an English naval surgeon discovered that oranges and lemons could cure sailors of the disease.21
Natural lipids (fatty acids) of the omega-3 EPA/DHA variety are derived from cold water oily fish as well as from wild animals and plants. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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| Sulfur needs vitamin C to activate it. So sulfur works like all the minerals in the proper synergy and proper balance. Although hot sulfur springs are good for skin beauty, excessive bathing in hot sulfur springs can cause other imbalances. According to Dr. Bernard Jensen, inorganic sulfur excess from sulfur pools may result in anemia and imbalances in the nervous system, and may even cause atrophy of vital organs. There is a difference between sulfur we get from food and sulfur waters or sulfur drugs. |
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
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| Beware of pills with soy oil bases, vitamin E derived from soy oil, and soy components such as isoflavones The inhaler Atrovent is just one of many drug-store products containing unexpected soy. A new type of aspirin called "aspirin cocholeates" made with "all natural" soy-derived phospholipids will soon be on drugstore shelves.
SOY IS THE LATEST THING IN JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. Soy inks, paints, plastics, carpets, mattresses, cars, etc. are just a few of the industrial products that may be green for the environment but deadly for highly allergic persons.
KISS WITH CARE. |
| PUMPING IRON
Although toxic iron loads can contribute to many diseases, the problem of iron overload does not come from eating meat, which is rich in the absorbable, useful form known as heme iron, but from the non-heme iron in "enriched" flour, cereals, fortified soy foods and most vitamin and mineral supplements. Synthetic, inorganic non-heme iron is poorly utilized and accumulates in the body, contributing to cancer, heart disease, neurodegenerative diseases, infections and other ailments. Men begin accumulating non-heme forms of iron shortly after puberty. |
| The majority of the experiments feature overdoses of the isolated amino acids methionine, cysteine and cystine without providing adequate levels of vitamin B6 and the extra hydrochloric acid needed to process this high amino acid load. Notably, people and animals fed real food have not experienced the same problems so cutting back on sulfur-rich foods is not the solution to osteoporosis.6465
One more thing about soy sulfur. Deficiencies occur not only because soy is short in methionine but because the protease inhibitors create a greater need for this amino acid. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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| People with eczema should not expect vitamin E to be helpful with their condition.
A double-blind trial reported that use of a hypoallergenic infant formula plus probiotics (page 575) (500 million organisms of Lactobacillus GG bacteria per gram of formula, taken for one month) initially led to improvement in eczema symptoms in infants with suspected allergy (page 14) to cows'milk.30 However, by the end of two months, both the group receiving Lactobacillus GG and the placebo group had improved approximately the same amount. |
| Preliminary data indicate that vitamin B3 (page 598) (niacin) supplementation may decrease thyroid hormone levels. In one small study, 2.6 grams of niacin per day helped lower blood fat levels.19 After a year or more, thyroid hormone levels had fallen significantly in each person, although none experienced symptoms of hypothyroidism. In another case report, thyroid hormone levels decreased in two people who were taking niacin for high cholesterol (page 223) and triglycerides (page 235); one of these two was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. |
| Two double-blind trials have reported small but significant improvements of mental function in people with Alzheimer's disease who took 3 grams a day of vitamin Bi, compared to those who took a placebo.25'26 However, another double-blind trial using the same amount for a year found no effect on mental function.27
Phosphatidylserine (page 569) (PS), which is related to lecithin (page 546), is a naturally occurring compound present in the brain. |
| However, unlike beta-carotene, most of these nutrients are not converted to vitamin A in significant amounts.
Where is it found?
Dark green and orange-yellow vegetables are good sources of beta-carotene. It is also available in supplements.
Beta-carotene has been used in connection with the following conditions (refer to the individual health concern for complete information):
Rating Health Concerns
*** Leukoplakia (page 289)
Lung cancer (page 298) (Warning: Beta-carotene increases the risk of lung cancer in smokers. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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| Calcium gives solidity to the body, which is essential during pregnancy for the growth of the foetus, helps heal wounds and scars, prevents scurvy (working with vitamin C), repairs cartilage, soothes the nerves, and protects against tuberculosis, rickets, asthma, and hay fever. It builds and maintains bone structure and teeth. Calcium gives vitality and endurance. A certain amount of calcium is needed to act as a buffer in the system to create alkalinity. It also appears that calcium and glucose attract each other. |
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