| A good breakfast should contribute to your day's diet enough calories, some protein, a reasonable amount of complex carbohydrate, a little fat, and a variety of vitamins and minerals. Within that broad outline there is plenty of scope, as the ten healthy breakfasts on the right show.
Most people don't allow enough calories for their breakfast. A quarter of your day's calorie intake—that would be around 500 for women and 650 for men—would be a good amount to aim for most days. | | Indeed, most vitamins and minerals can be toxic in excess. The use of supplements is discussed in more detail in Section Two on page 146.
Vitamin A
RETINOL AND RETINOL EQUIVALENTS
USA RDI 1,500 |jg UK RNI 6oo pg (female), 700 ug (male) EC RDA 8ooug
Vitamin A (retinol) is essential for healthy vision, eyes, skin, and growth. Symptoms of deficiency include poor night vision, gradual loss of sight, and reduced resistance to infection. | | Other items may provide more of the vitamins per 100 g, but may have been omitted because they are not normally eaten in large enough quantities to make a real contribution—e.g. parsley contains a creditable 673 ug vitamin A retinol equivalent per 100 g, but a normal portion is about 2 g.
* If you want to know whether a particular food, which isn't listed here, contains a certain vitamin, the Food Charts at the back of the book list the significant vitamin content of about 400 foods.
* Many people use vitamin pill supplements—often in the belief that if enough is good, more is even better. | | Reference Daily Intake for all the other major vitamins and minerals.
Breakfast
1 cup (240 ml) orange juice, 2 oz (50 g) 100%-natural cereal with raisins and dates, %cup (85 g) fresh raspberries, 5 tablespoons low-fat 2% milk, 2 slices whole-wheat bread, 2 teaspoons low-fat spread, 1V2 teaspoons honey. |
The Garlic CureJames F. Scheer, Lynn Allison and Charlie Fox
See book keywords and concepts | | Clots readily stand out from normal blood cells, signaling the need for a blood-thinner and, once the patient is temporarily safe, for a change of lifestyle - vitamins, minerals, enzymes and blood-thinners such as aged garlic - and, later, a doctor-approved exercise program, and possibly chelation, a harmless, biochemical means of etching away arterial blockages.
In his alerting book, Silent Clots, written with Alan Stang, Dr. Privatera reveals the following:
"More than half of the deaths in America today are caused by heart attacks and strokes . . . | | Numerous studies show that vitamins B-6, B-12 and folic acid are a must for making potent homocysteine impotent. Now animal research - this by Dr. Y. Yeh at Pennsylvania State University - reveals that, in the absence of sufficient folic acid, the most powerful biochemical force against homocysteine, aged garlic extract, reduces blood homocysteine by 30 percent. Dr. Yeh states, "Aged garlic extract used in the study effectively reduced hyper-homocysteinemia caused by severe folate deficiency. |
Linda B. White, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  It permits the unrestricted sale of herbs, vitamins, minerals, and other substances such as hormones and amino acids—as long as their manufacturers make no medical claims for them. In other words, a manufacturer may sell a product such as echinacea, which is useful against colds and flu, as long as the package doesn't say it will cure colds and flu.
So what can a manufacturer say about the usefulness of a product? It can describe how the product affects a body's structure—its various parts such as nerves, blood vessels, organs, and organ systems—and the function of those structures. |
The Garlic CureJames F. Scheer, Lynn Allison and Charlie Fox
See book keywords and concepts | | For a recurrent sore throat, Andrew Weil, MD, recommends a modern version of grandma's cure: two diced cloves of garlic mixed with food/
Thirty-nine Japanese hospital patients with colds were given Kyolic with vitamins B-l and B-12 and a liver decomposing extract at a rate of 1 ml per administration in a gelatin capsule twice daily. No other health foods or medicines were permitted. |
Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  The problem is not so much a lack of vitamins but the overconsumption of refined foods that inhibits their manufacture and use or otherwise destroys them through imbalance.
The Energetics of Food According to Traditional Chinese Medicine
Chinese herbology and food therapy are closely related to each other. Most foods, when used in a special way, become medicine, and many Chinese herbs used as medicine are also used as foods or with food to enhance flavor and therapeutic value. |
The Garlic CureJames F. Scheer, Lynn Allison and Charlie Fox
See book keywords and concepts | | It was for a special kind of garlic, Kyolic, odorless and aged, for many reasons: effectiveness and richness in vitamins, minerals, protective antioxidants, natural antibiotics, ability to stimulate and support the immune system, trigger gastric juices for better digestion, encourage the growth of friendly intestinal bacteria, and prevent pneumonia, typhus and tuberculosis, cardiovascular conditions and cancer.
One of the doctors said with a smile, "There's one condition in which odorless garlic would be a dismal failure. It won't repel vampires. |
Michael T. Murray, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  B-elemene and panaxinol; 8-32 percent starch; low molecular weight polysaccharides; pectin; vitamins (e.g., thiamin, riboflavin, B12, nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid, and biotin); 0.1-0.2 percent choline; minerals; simple sugars (glucose, fructose, sucrose, maltose, trisaccharides, etc.); and various flavonoids.1'24
Although it had been reported that ginseng contains large amounts of germanium (i.e. | | The leaves have the highest vitamin A content of all greens (14,000 international units [IU] per 100 grams raw greens) as well as ample amounts of vitamins D, B complex, and C, and minerals such as iron, silicon, magnesium, sodium, potassium, zinc, manganese, copper, and phosphorus.14 Dandelion also contains relatively high amounts of choline—an important nutrient for the liver.5
History and folk use
While many individuals may consider the common dandelion an unwanted weed, herbalists revere this valuable herb. Generally regarded as a liver remedy, dandelion has a long history of folk use. | | Other active constituents present include carotenoids, vitamins A and C, and volatile oils.
History and folk use
The folk use of cayenne pepper is quite extensive; it was used for asthma, fevers, sore throats, and other respiratory tract infections, digestive disturbances, poultices, and cancers.
Pharmacology
The pharmacology of cayenne pepper centers on its capsaicin content.
Antioxidant activity
The carotene molecules of cayenne pepper and paprika exert powerful antioxidant effects. | | Other constituents
Other biologically active compounds found in Aloe vera include a serine carboxypeptidase, salicylates, minerals, vitamins, sterols, and amino acids. |
Linda B. White, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Side effects: abdominal pain, fatty stools, possible decreased absorption of vitamins.
When It Comes to Weight Loss, It's Buyer Beware
Stimulants, including some herbs, can help boost a sluggish metabolism by stimulating adrenal hormone production, suppressing appetite, increasing heart rate, improving blood flow to muscles and fat—all activities related to a process called thermogenesis.
Thermogenesis is the process by which the body generates a heat energy that burns fat. The best-known thermogenic herb is ephedra, or ma huang. Studies show that ephedra stimulates thermogenesis. | | For some conditions, it will also touch on vitamins and supplements, dietary changes, and other ways you can support your own health.
HOW herbs and drugs are alike
While medicinal plants and pharmaceutical drugs are often viewed as opposites, they actually have a good deal in common.
"Alternative" medicine: What Is It Really? |
The Garlic CureJames F. Scheer, Lynn Allison and Charlie Fox
See book keywords and concepts | | Most professionals suggest 8,000 International units of vitamin A, 50 milligrams of vitamin B-complex to strengthen immune function and 1000 mg of vitamin C three times daily to boost lymphocyte and macrophage activity, to raise levels of interferon, scavenge free radicals, fight viruses and strengthen connective tissue, increasing resistance to allergens and vitamin E — at least 400 IU - to quench free radicals along with vitamins A and C. |
John Heinerman
See book keywords and concepts |  C and magnesium with trace amounts of some B-complex vitamins.
One cup of escarole or endive, cut or broken into small pieces, contains these nutrients: 41 mg. calcium, 27 mg. phosphorus, 0.9 mg. iron, 7 mg. sodium, 147 mg. potassium, 1,650 I.U. vitamin A, 2.3 mg. niacin, 45 mg. vitamin C and close to 312 mg. magnesium.
THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS
Lillian Franck came over from the "Old Country" many decades ago and settled down in New York City, where she has resided the past 52 years in relatively good health. |
James F. Balch, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  People with Alzheimer's have low levels of vitamin B12 and other B vitamins, which are extremely important in cognitive functioning. Too often, the type of diet of the elderly eat is made up primarily of man-made processed foods, from which much of the B vitamin content is removed. Zinc deficiency is common in the Alzheimer patient. Malabsorption obviously plays a significant role whereby normal nutrients cannot be obtained. Maiabsorption is common among the elderly, making them more prone than others to nutritional deficiencies. |
J. E. Williams, O.M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  In addition to correct food choices, optimal nutrition includes supplementing the diet with vitamins and minerals (see part 2).
Optimal nutrition promotes a healthy immune system and prevents disease. Unfortunately, most people in the West consume far too much animal protein, fat, and refined sugar. Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., the author of Beating Cancer With Nutrition, estimates that only about 10 percent of Americans are optimally nourished, a situation that leads to sub-optimal nutrition (Quillin 1994). | | Since B vitamins are synergistic with each other, it is generally advised to take a B-complex or a multivitamin when using additional B vitamin supplementation.
Vitamin B2: Vitamin B2, or riboflavin, is a member of a group of fluorescent yellow pigments called flavins. It is the substance that turns the urine bright yellow when you take extra B2. It acts as a coenzyme necessary for normal energy metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, and it helps to activate vitamin B6 and convert niacin (B3) into a form more easily utilized by the body. | | Antioxidants include vitamin C, zinc, selenium, and other vitamins, minerals, and amino acids (discussed in part 2).
Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., a nutritional biochemist and founder of HealthComm International and the Functional Medicine Research Center in Gig Harbor, Washington, promotes a similar theory. However, Dr. Bland emphasizes defects in cellular metabolism and a biochemical energy crisis that cause dysfunction in genomic expression (Bland 2000). In this model of chronic fatigue, hereditary predispositions for certain diseases are encoded into the individual's genome. | | These include vitamins B3, B6, B12, and vitamin D. The female sex hormones progesterone and estrogen also have chemokine antagonist properties. The flavonoid antioxidant quercitin has potent activity against chemokines and enzymes that favor viral replication, and it is an important part of the antiviral protocols described in part 2 of this book. Herbal medicines, especially Chinese herbs, may also have activity against unfavorable chemokines (discussed in part 2). |
James Green
See book keywords and concepts |  The apian chemistries of these accomplices blend magically with the water and od portions of lotions and creams carrying with them an enormous array of vitamins, minerals, and enzymes that nourish our body and enhance our wellness. Herbal tinctures and/or liquid concentrates including Aloe vera juice and aromatic hydrosols or floral waters (see Chapter Ten, "Distillation of Hydrosols") can be included in a lotion as part of the water content, bringing with them a host of nutritional and therapeutic actions. | | They blend well with other fresh salad plants, and they carry with them a rich load of bitters and micro-nutrients, especially the minerals potassium and calcium, and vitamins A and C. Eating Dandelion greens and other bitters prior to meals is invaluable for stimulating one's appetite, digestion, and assimilation. Regular use of Dandehon extracts often relieves the uncomfortable maladies commonly experienced in the upper and lower digestive tract such as poor digestion, gas, nausea, and constipation. |
J. E. Williams, O.M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | In the end, what seemed to work best was simply time, rest, and vitamins and minerals. She gradually improved enough to return to her work, but never recovered completely and never obtained a definitive diagnosis.
A profound lack of will is an interesting aspect of chronic Epstein-Barr virus infection, but it is distinctively different from common or classical depression. However, many medical doctors, not understanding chronic fatigue or the difference in mood between clinical depression and fatigue states, continue to diagnosis chronic fatigue patients with depression. |
John Heinerman
See book keywords and concepts | | The habanero and jalapeno are very high in vitamins A, C, and P or bioflavonoids. They are also good sources of potassium, folic acid, and vitamin E. Where these little firecrackers really shine is in two minerals, namely copper and phosphorus. Their tiny seeds are incredibly rich in both, which accounts for their blowtorch effects when appearing together to form capsaicin. This colorless irritant phenolic amide, in turn, triggers an escalation in the body's own "fat thermostat" setting. So when spontaneous combustion sets in, stored fat in muscle tissue begins to slowly dissolve or break up. |
Peggy O'Mara
See book keywords and concepts |  At first I thought that they had a viral bronchitis, and treated them with garlic extract, vitamins, and a dairyless wholesome diet. When the cough became more violent, with spasms occasionally ending in vomiting and sometimes the characteristic "whoop" for air between coughs, I had my son cultured, and our suspicion of pertussis was confirmed.
Public school had just started the day before the lab report came back. We were faced with the likelihood of another four to six weeks of coughing (the typical length of the whooping stage). |
John Heinerman
See book keywords and concepts | | Chervil contains those components like chlorophyll, mineral salts, vitamins, and enzymes necessary for this regrowth transformation.
Spleen Pain and Inflammation. The spleen is a large vascular lymphatic organ lying in the upper part of the abdominal cavity on the left side, between the stomach and diaphragm. It is composed of white and red pulp matter. It is a blood-forming organ in early life and a storage organ for red corpuscles. In the spleen may also be found a large number of immune defense scavenger cells called macrophages. |
Ken Wilber
See book keywords and concepts |  To give several examples, going around the quadrants, we have the following capacities and levels, with some representative practices from each:
Upper Right quadrant (individual, objective, behavioral)
Physical diet: Pritikin, Ornish, The Zone, Bob Arnot; vitamins, hormones structural: weight lifting, aerobics, hiking, Rolfing, etc. |
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