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Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods Dianne Onstad See book keywords and concepts

Grits are often artificially enriched with vitamins and min-etals to replace those lost during processing. They make a savory, quick-cooking cereal and can be used to make pancakes and souffles. Corn oi/ is one of the most popular oils, and its domestic use dates back to the American Indians. Because of corn's low oil content, extremely high temperatures and toxic solvents are needed to extract what oil there is efficiently. Oil that has been pressed from the whole grain rather than just the germ is dark gold or amber in color and has a rich, buttery corn flavor and a heady, popcornlike aroma.

Health Benefits Low in fat and high in fiber, potassium, calcium, and vitamins A and C. Broccoli Raab (Brassica o/eracea rapa, B. rapa parachinensis, B. campestris) Also Known As: Rape, Rapini, Cima di Rapa, Choy Sum, Turnip Tops The Latin name Brassica derives from the Celtic bresic. The term oleracea refers ro a vegetable garden herb that is used in cooking; rapa is from the Latin for "turnip," parachinensis means "coming from near China," and campestris means "of the fields or plains.

Gary Null's Power Aging Gary Null See book keywords and concepts

Symptoms of hearing loss improved when forty middle-aged to elderly patients were treated with vitamins A and E for twenty-eight to forty-eight days, but, again, this sort of treatment plan must be supervised by your alternative care physician. Vitamin E may alleviate women's hot flashes and lessen vaginal thinning and dryness. Postmenopausal women may wish to increase gradually to 600 IU of vitamin E, although some may require up to 800 IU to reduce these symptoms. Vitamin E is found in green leafy vegetables, eggs, and various oils.

Healing with Plants in the American and Mexican West Margarita Artschwager Kay See book keywords and concepts

Garlic—especially the bulb—contains allicin and allistatin (which are active against broad-spectrum bacteria and fungi); essential oils consisting of allicin and diallyl sulphide; enzymes including alliinase; and vitamins A, Bi, B2, and nicotinamide. The oil is irritating to the skin and mucosa. Both garlic and onion show experimental hypoglycemic activity. Onion contains various sulphides—especially allyl propyl disulphide—flavones, enzymes, and vitamins A, Bi, B2, C, and D (Lewis and Elvin-Lewis 1977; Schauenberg and Paris 1977; Font Quer 1979). The essential oil of onion causes tears.

Gary Null's Power Aging Gary Null See book keywords and concepts

The B complex vitamins have a natural analgesic effect. Vitamin C alleviates gum sensitivity. And, above all, our basic program, set forth on these pages, is going to make a difference. Colds and Flu. Colds and flu have reached near-epidemic proportions among senior citizens and baby boomers. Here are some suggestions for both aggressively preventing the illnesses and shortening their duration. Take more green tea, possibly three times a day. Use MGM3 and IP6, the mushroom complexes that increase killer cell activity, three times a day. Eat sea vegetables twice daily.

The AIDS War: Propaganda, Profiteering and Genocide from the Medical-Industrial Complex John Lauritsen See book keywords and concepts

These dosages are well above the minimums recommended by establishment nutritionists, but they are still perfectly safe. vitamins C and A (from beta carotene) are important for the immune system. Vitamin E is beneficial as an anti-oxidant and a detoxifier. Vitamin B complex is especially important for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. Some alternate nutritionists have recommended that "PWAs" take enormous "megadoses" of some vitamins, in particular, vitamin C. They have recommended daily doses of 30, 40, or 50 grams of vitamin C per day.

Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About Kevin Trudeau See book keywords and concepts

Having the proper amount of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and cofactors allows your body to operate as it was designed and can prevent and cure almost all disease including cancer. 11. Eat raw organic honey, bee propolis, royal jelly, and bee pollen. Raw organic bee products and honey are super nutritious foods. Royal jelly, for example, has the highest percentage of components that defy chemical analysis. What this means is there are nutrients in royal jelly that have not been discovered by science. This is an important point. Remember, science is not better than nature.

The Rhodiola Revolution: Transform Your Health with the Herbal Breakthrough of the 21st Century Richard P. Brown, M.D., and Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

In a similar way, restricting calories—while maintaining adequate intakes of essential vitamins and minerals—creates a state of mild physical and emotional stress that may not only boost resistance to more severe stressors but also strengthen the body, reduce the risk of disease, and even extend lifespan. While the discovery that calorie restriction could prolong the lives of laboratory rodents by 30 percent occurred some 30 years ago, it only recently has become the focus of research involving humans.

The Healing Miracle of Coconut Oil Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara See book keywords and concepts

It contains vitamins B-l, B-2, B-3, B-6, C, E, folic acid and the minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and zinc, among others. Fresh coconut is a delight to eat as a snack. Most good grocery stores everywhere sell it. Buy whole coconuts that are as fresh as you can find. All three eyes should be intact, it should not be cracked, leaking, or moldy. Shake the shell to detect if it still contains the water inside. If not, put it back. Before opening, you must first drain the liquid. To do this use an ice pick and puncture a hole in at least two of the three eyes.

These friendly bacteria help digest nutrients, synthesize important vitamins (such as vitamin K) which are essential for good health, and compete for space with pathogenic or disease-causing bacteria and yeasts. A healthy human will have abundant intestinal bacteria, which prevent disease-causing troublemakers such as Candida. Candida is a single-celled fungus or yeast cell that typically inhabits the intestinal tract. As long as good bacteria outnumber the Candida and keep it under control this yeast poses little threat.

Nutritionally, however, these foods are inferior to rice and wheat, containing fewer vitamins and minerals per volume. Such foods could hardly be the secret of the islander's good health. The only other food eaten universally throughout the area is the coconut. Could coconut be the miracle food that has made these people some of the healthiest on earth? Research over the past several decades indicates that this may be so. Coconuts have been used as a staple part of the diets of most all Polynesian, Melanesian, and many Asian peoples in this area for centuries.

People who suffer from malabsorption problems such as cystic fibrosis, and have difficulty digesting or absorbing fats and fat soluble vitamins, benefit greatly from MCFA. They can also be of importance for people suffering from diabetes, obesity, gallbladder disease, pancreatitis, Crohn's disease, pancreatic insufficiency, and some forms of cancer. As we get older our bodies don't function as well as they did in earlier years.

The Inflammation Syndrome: The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies, and Asthma Jack Challem See book keywords and concepts

Not eating your vegetables or taking your vitamins can increase breathing problems in people with asthma. • Being overweight increases your body's production of inflammation-causing substances. Taking common anti-inflammatory drugs will actually make your osteoarthritis far worse. • If you have one inflammatory disease, you are likely to develop others in the coming years, because the inflammation will eventually spread and affect other parts of your body. I have had my own experience with inflammation and how I have avoided chronic pain.

The Healing Miracle of Coconut Oil Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara See book keywords and concepts

It detoxifies, builds proteins and fats, secretes hormones, stores vitamins and minerals, produces bile necessary for digestion, and a hundred or so other functions vital to maintaining proper health. When the liver becomes diseased, any number of health-threatening conditions can arise. Two of the most common liver problems we hear about are hepatitis and cirrhosis. Both can be fatal. Hepatitis is a general term which indicates inflammation. A number of different conditions can produce hepatitis, among them are alcohol, drugs, viruses, and bacteria.

The Inflammation Syndrome: The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies, and Asthma Jack Challem See book keywords and concepts

Newsletters and Magazines The Nutrition Reporter This monthly newsletter, produced by Jack Challem (the author of this book), summarizes recent research on vitamins, minerals, and herbs. The annual subscription rate is $26 ($48 CND for Canada, $38 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 also are available at www.nutritionreporter.com.

The Secret House : The Extraordinary Science of an Ordinary Day David Bodanis See book keywords and concepts

Glistening as even finer pebbles-like a school of the tiniest tropical fish perhaps-are the vitamins in milk, and these are not nearly so well built. Any sunlight penetrating down into these depths will crumble them into pieces like a laser beam, which is why you should not expose milk to direct light for long. Quite a bit bigger, bobbing in the milk like some shipwrecked and sunken cabinet, is a hollow box-like container of casein. It is a pure and miraculous white.

The Inflammation Syndrome: The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies, and Asthma Jack Challem See book keywords and concepts

The Nutrition Reporter Dozens of articles on vitamins and minerals. www.nutritionreporter.com Consumerlab.com Independent reports evaluating whether specific nutritional supplements contain what their labels say. Although Consumerlab.com performs fair and independent evaluations, it tests only a small percentage of the nutritional supplements on the market, and it identifies only those that pass (not those that fail) testing. www.consumerlab.com Medline The world's largest database of medical journal articles, providing free abstracts (summaries) of more than 8 million articles. www.ncbi.

The Rhodiola Revolution: Transform Your Health with the Herbal Breakthrough of the 21st Century Richard P. Brown, M.D., and Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

The most healthful are walnuts and almonds because they derive fewer calories from fat than other nuts and they supply lots of vitamins and minerals. By comparison, Brazil nuts, pecans, and pistachios are high in fat. Cashews, macadamias, and pignoli (pine nuts) are even worse. Eat them only on occasion, and only in very small amounts. Don't forget flaxseeds, which when ground up are a wonderful source of omega-3 essential fatty acids. And sesame seeds contain less common amino acids that help to round out and complete the proteins from other foods. Get enough dairy on a daily basis.

The fact is, as hard as we may try, most of us don't get all of the vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants we need from the foods we eat. Taking supplements can help ensure that our bodies get a full complement of essential nutrients. Rather than advising our patients to down handfuls of pills every day, we offer the following basic supplement regimen. This is by no means a comprehensive list, just our top five picks—in addition to Rhodiola rosea, of course.

Besides providing a more constant level of energy than refined grains, whole grains deliver many more vitamins and minerals, plus the fiber that's so important for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer. One serving of whole grains equals one slice of bread, Vi cup of dry cereal, or Vi cup of cooked rice, pasta, or cooked cereal. Think three for beans, nuts, and seeds. Three servings per day, that is. A serving equals Vi cup of cooked beans; 2 tablespoons of sunflower, sesame, or pumpkin seeds; 2 tablespoons of almond butter; or Vi cup of nuts.

The New Optimum Nutrition Bible Patrick Holford See book keywords and concepts

Minerals Like vitamins, minerals are essential for just about every body process. Calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus help make up the bones and teeth. Nerve signals, vital for the brain and muscles, depend on calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium. Oxygen is carried in the blood by an iron compound. Chromium helps control blood sugar levels. Zinc is essential for all body repair, renewal, and development. Selenium and zinc help boost the immune system. Brain function depends on adequate magnesium, manganese, zinc, and other essential minerals.

The Rhodiola Revolution: Transform Your Health with the Herbal Breakthrough of the 21st Century Richard P. Brown, M.D., and Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

The good news is, a number of herbs, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and nootropics (substances that restore and maintain brain cells) have the potential to prevent, delay, and—in many cases— reverse damage to neurons. Chief among them is Rhodiola rosea. The Gift of Rhodiola rosea Cathy, a 45-year-old high school history teacher, told Pat that she was having trouble finding the right words during her lectures. Getting stuck in mid-sentence in front of her classes was embarrassing. She worried even more about losing her job or being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's.

Healing Children's Attention & Behavior Disorders Dr. Abram Hoffer, M.D., FRCP(C) See book keywords and concepts

This has not been reported after treatment with naturally occurring substances such as digitalis, morphine, hormones, vitamins, and plant extractives in general. He thought these diseases may have resulted from a deficiency in trace elements. Toxicity of minerals ranges from those that are toxic in microgram amounts to those toxic only when very large amounts are taken in. But the toxic elements are those who have no known biological function in the body and for whom no minimum need has been discovered. These include cadmium, lead, antimony, mercury, arsenic, and aluminum.

Medical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices Of Herbal Medicine David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG See book keywords and concepts

Natural Products with Hypoglycemic Activity140 CHEMICAL CLASS NUMBER ACTIVE Alkaloids Carbohydrates Coumarins Cyanogenic glycosides Flavonoids Glycopeptides Inorganic salts Iridoids Lipids Peptides and amines Phenolics (simple) Phenylpropanoids Steroids Stilbenes Sulfur compounds Terpenoids vitamins Xanthenes 38 66 4 1 7 20 3 4 6 15 4 1 7 1 2 17 2 1 There are many plant extracts with proven hypoglycemic activity.

Fats Dietary fat protects internal organs, provides energy, insulates against cold, and helps the body absorb certain vitamins. There are three kinds of fats. Saturated fats are found in meat, dairy products, and coconut oil. Mono-unsaturated fats occur in olive, peanut, and canola oils; polyunsaturated fats are found in corn, cottonseed, saf-flower, soy, and sunflower oils. A very important group of polyunsaturated fats are the essential fatty acids (EFAs) known as arachidonic acid, linoleic acid, and alpha-linolenic acid.

Prescription for Dietary Wellness: Using Foods to Heal Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts

A group of nutrients beyond the realm of traditional nutrients (like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals) called phytochemicals (phyto is the Greek word for "plant") are powerful ammunition in the war against cancer, aging, and other illnesses. These nutrient-rich chemicals are formed by nature to work with the human body, not against it, as drugs often do. The role of phytochemicals in plants is to protect the plant against biological and environmental hazards. Fortunately, if humans consume plants rich in these chemicals, tremendous health benefits can be achieved as well.

The simple foods recommended in this book have all the vitamins, minerals, enzymes, fiber, protein, and other nutrients needed for a healthy body. Many of the "power" foods have specific immune-boosting and curative potential. Those of us who are new to the idea of diet as medicine will learn exactly what organic foods to buy or grow in our gardens, how to store and prepare them for maximum benefit, and how to use diet to heal particular problems with health.

They supply protein, amino acids, B vitamins, copper, magnesium, vitamin C, potassium, phosphorous, folate, selenium, and iron. Mushrooms are among the few food sources rich in the trace mineral germanium, which is thought to promote efficient use of oxygen in the body and to protect against damage from free radicals. Some species of mushrooms even provide beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant. Despite their somewhat meaty texture, mushrooms are low in calories. A cup of raw mushrooms contains approximately 20 calories and little or no fat.

Beyond the realm of traditional nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals) exists another world of nutritional curatives in fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, and herbs. These powerful plant compounds are potent agents formed by nature to work with the body to fight disease, rather than working against it, as drugs often do. Phytochemicals are powerful ammunition in the war against cancer, aging, and most health disorders. Phyto is the Greek work for "plant." There is a small debate as to whether to call these plant chemicals phytochemicals or phytonutrients.

Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call Doris J. Rapp, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

MISCELLANEOUS: sugar; bread, cake, cookies (except special recipes); eggs; dyed (colored) vitamins, pills, mouthwash, toothpaste, medicines, cough syrups, etc.

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