| Because pollen consists of the germinal components of the plant from which it comes, it contains the vital forces required to reproduce that plant and is a life-giving food. Its vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, carbohydrates, and fatty acids supply us with elements that "may be missing in other food sources, catalysts that regulate and stimulate our metabolism.
Bee pollen can serve as a valuable food supplement to assist in the maintenance of health. | | One more point about nutrient loss: Micronutrients, or vitamins and minerals, are delicate, fragile, and fleeting parts of any food, easily broken down, easily lost to the air, and especially susceptible to heat. As soon as a fruit is harvested, a vegetable picked, or an animal slaughtered, a loss of micronutrients begins. Most fruits and vegetables are picked prematurely, long before they have wholly ripened and developed their full nutritive value. The longer the time between harvest and consumption, the more significant the nutrient loss. | | Since your control over dietary free radicals and refined foods may not always be optimal, and in light of the increasing threat to our health from environmental pollutants, it is crucial to take supplemental antioxidant nutrients, even if only vitamins C, E, beta-carotene, B complex, and the minerals selenium, zinc, manganese, and copper. All of these are usually found in most good multiple vitamin/mineral formulas. Try to get in the following dosages every day:
Vitamin C: 500-1,000 mg two to three times
Beta-carotene: 25,000 I.U.
Vitamin E: 400-800 I.U. | | Also realize that many B-complex vitamins and some mineral supplements contain yeast; you can easily find yeast-free supplements. If you are not milk allergic, instead of using the aged cheeses listed under Group C, use younger cheeses that have minimal mold content (cream cheese, cottage cheese, jack, feta, ricotta, mozzarella).
Fermented dairy products such as yogurt, buttermilk, and kefir contain beneficial bacteria, and are generally helpful if unsweetened. But these foods can also trigger reactions as well due to yeast allergy and of course, due to milk allergy. |
Frantisek Stary
See book keywords and concepts |  Antibiotics, hormones, vitamins, pros-taglandines ?all have their origin and basis in nature. New methods of plant tissue culture and biotechnology are beginning to point the way towards producing valuable natural substances in the test tube. There are even hopeful signs that man may discover further natural medicines to combat cancer and diseases caused by the process of aging.
THE MAIN GROUPS OF ACTIVE PRINCIPLES OR CONSTITUENTS OBTAINED FROM MEDICINAL PLANTS
The medicinal action of some species of plants is determined by their constituents. |
Dr. John Heinerman
See book keywords and concepts |  May be mixed with food.
B vitamins (two crushed tablets or one-half teaspoon brewer's yeast in food).
For a ten-pound cat, the following items have proven efficacious in the treatment of diabetes:
Gymnema sylvestre fluid extract (10-20 drops given 30 minutes before each feeding session).
Chromium supplement mixed in with food.
A manganese (5 mg.)-zinc (25 mg.) formula.
Liquid lecithin (one-half teaspoon)
A vitamin E (one-half teaspoon)-cod-liver oil (one-half teaspoon) mix "for stabilization. |
Prevention Magazine
See book keywords and concepts |  It's also rich in tumor-squelching phytonutrients like sulforaphane and indoles, experts say. dant vitamins like vitamin E and beta-carotene, you can keep your immune system strong while staving off a host of conditions, among them heart disease, cancer, and cataracts.
Cauliflower also contains folate, which is important because too little folate is perhaps the country's most common nutritional deficiency. Three uncooked florets of cauliflower provide 9 percent of the DV for folate.
Since folate can help blood work more efficiently, it's often recommended for preventing anemia. |
Cheryle R. Hart, M.D. Mary Kay Grossman, R.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  They also supply the vitamins thiamin and niacin and the powerful antioxidant vitamin E. They are important sources of fiber, an essential nutrient for controlling your appetite, as well as preventing constipation. Don't be afraid to eat whole grains and other high-carbohydrate foods every day. Your body needs carbohydrates for energy and to make serotonin, an important brain chemical that tells you when you are no longer hungry. Just be careful not to eat too much of these important foods at one time! |
Lesley Tierra
See book keywords and concepts |  Yellow Dock
Rumex crispus; Polygonaceae
Part used: root
Energy and taste: cool; bitter
Active constituents: hydroanthraquinone, bras-sidinic acid, oxalic acid, rumicin, calcium oxalate, tannin, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins A, C and some
B
Actions: liver, colon, blood
Properties: alterative, cholagogue, astringent, aperient, blood tonic, skin, circulatory
Dose: decoct 1 ounce/pint water, drink 1/2 cup, 2-3 times/day (it's very bitter! | | Parsley is rich in vitamins, iron and minerals and so is a valuable food. Therefore, when it is so often used as a garnish, eat it! Drinking the fresh juice daily (2 tsp) strengthens the kidneys and uterus. | | The leaves are very high in iron, vitamins and minerals, especially Vitamin A and potassium, and are useful for treating anemia. Eaten when young in the spring, they help clear out any excesses from winter, aiding in the prevention of spring colds. The root can be roasted and made into a strong tea which Europeans call Dandelion Coffee. It actually is an excellent coffee substitute, since its full-bodied bitter flavor is satisfying and counteracts the effects of previous caffeine by cleansing the injured liver. It combines well with chicory and burdock roots for a closer coffee flavor. |
Frantisek Stary
See book keywords and concepts | | The leaves and stems together with the leaves of both are used medicinally and contain practically the same constituents: a large amount of chlorophyll, vitamins A, b2, C, E, and Ki, folic acid, histamine, acetylcholine, formic acid, acetic acid, and butyric acid, and fairly abundant mineral substances. These give nettle primarily diuretic, antirheumatic, and 'blood-purifying' properties, the latter being produced by the effect of speeding up the metabolism. Externally use is made of the inflammatory effect of the stinging hairs in the drug. | | It also contains smaller quantities of vitamins A, B, E and P. The berries furthermore have a balanced proportion of organic acids and sugars, pectin and essential oil, giving the pulp a pleasant and rather unusual aroma. The fruits are gathered when they begin to ripen, when the berries turn orange and are not yet soft. Only the freshly pressed juice from the berries is used as such or made into syrups or preserves. Because of the high vitamin C content these products are also important from the viewpoint of health. | | They also contain vitamins C and P and hitherto unspecified substances with bactericidal properties. The drug is used as a diuretic and to induce perspiration in the treatment of flu and diseases associated with chilling. It also has a beneficial effect on digestive disorders accompanied by diarrhoea and may be used as a tonic in convalescence. It is used in the form of an infusion ?one teaspoon of the crumbled drug to one cup water ?taken three to five cups daily. Natural juice from the fruit makes a refreshing, invigorating drink. It contains twice as much vitamin C as lemons or oranges. |
Lesley Tierra
See book keywords and concepts | | They aid in the digestion of grains and give important vitamins and minerals. Raw vegetables are colder in energy and take strong digestive power to break them down, whereas slightly cooked ones are much easier to digest and so more of their nutrients are assimilated.
A large controversy exists around raw versus cooked foods. Raw food proponents believe that cooking vegetables kills their live vital energy and renders them useless to health in the body. Frankly, I have seen just as many sick raw vegetarians as I have meat eaters, and generally it is more difficult to bring them to health. |
Prevention Magazine
See book keywords and concepts | | After the age of 55, it's pretty common to be low in these vitamins, because the lining of the stomach is changing," says Dr. Regelson.
As you get older, it's a good idea to get more than the DV of both of these nutrients. Vitamin Bg is abundant in baked potatoes, bananas, chickpeas, and turkey. One baked potato provides 0.4 milligram of vitamin Bg, 20 percent of the DV, and one banana provides 0.7 milligram, 35 percent of the DV. For vitamin B12, meat and shellfish are good choices. Three ounces of lean ground beef will provide 2 micrograms of vitamin Bi2, about a third of the DV. |
Christopher Hobbs
See book keywords and concepts |  Mushrooms are a good source of several vitamins, including thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, and vitamin C. Even beta-carotene, while not common in mushrooms, can be found in some species. The minerals phosphorus, sodium, and potassium are fairly high, while iron and calcium are present but tend to be low, with a few exceptions (Crisan & Sands, 1987). It is also notable that mushrooms may accumulate heavy metals (especially lead and cadmium) in some species, perhaps related to the environment in which they are picked (Breene, 1990). |
Prevention Magazine
See book keywords and concepts | | Can help: for yo u r C e l ls Reduce the risk of heart disease
Prevent certain cancers
Reduce the risk of macular degeneration
Prevent muscle soreness f you want to know how the antioxidant vitamins work, take yourself back to World War II.
Japan had a fleet of airborne fighters so dedicated to defending their island nation that they would sacrifice themselves, dive-bombing from the sky and crashing into invading ships in the sea below. Antioxidants are to your body what these kamikaze pilots were to 1940s Japan—your bravest, most aggressive servants. | | Beans, are the ultimate power food—low in fat and high in protein, fiber, and a variety of vitamins and minerals.
"Beans are actually little chemical factories with lots of biologically active substances in them, and there's good evidence that eating them may protect against cancer," says Leonard A. Cohen, Ph.D., head of the experimental breast cancer program at the American Health Foundation in Valhalla, New York.
Sending Cholesterol South
While beans aren't the only food that can help lower cholesterol, they're certainly one of the best. | | A deficiency of minerals or vitamins may affect your sleep," says Dr. Penland. "So the better your diet, the better your sleep is likely to be."
Studies have shown, for example, that when people don't get enough iron or copper in their diets, it can take longer to fall asleep, and the sleep they do get may be less than refreshing.
The easiest way to get more of these minerals in your diet is to put shellfish on the menu. Just 20 small steamed clams, for example, will provide just over 25 milligrams of iron, 139 percent of the Daily Value (DV), and 0. |
Glenn W. Geelhoed, M.D. and Jean Barilla, M.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Besides supplements, there are many good food sources for B vitamins:
¦ Thiamin — sunflower seeds, wheat germ, spinach, pine nuts
¦ Riboflavin — nonfat yogurt, skim milk, swiss cheese
¦ Niacin — chicken breast, light tuna in water, swordfish
¦ Folate — cowpeas, lentils, pinto beans
¦ B6 — baked potato, banana, chickpeas, prune juice
¦ B12 — steamed clams, mussels, oysters
DIABETES
The full name for diabetes is diabetes mellitus. | | One of the most important B vitamins is B12, first isolated in 1926 as a cure for anemia, but later found to be helpful for brain function, iron assimilation and childhood growth.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C was first isolated in 1936 by Hungarian Albert Szent-Gyorgyi and was later championed by two-time Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling. In addition to being an antioxidant, vitamin C boosts our immune system by increasing antibody function and raising levels of interferon, a substance that's been shown to reduce cancer risk. | | Vegetables
Naturapathic doctors, health specialists and longevity experts all agree that a diet high in veggies can keep you young by supplying vitamins, minerals and fiber in tasty packages. One word of caution, though. Make sure that the vegetables you buy are fresh and that you wash them thoroughly before eating to eliminate any pesticide residue. Whenever possible, buy organically grown produce.
Beans
A staple of many indigenous peoples around the world, beans are not only good for your heart, they help provide much-needed fiber, protein and complex carbohydrates for general nutrition. | | Finally, aloe contains several important vitamins and a substance called "allatonin," which has been shown to nourish tissue and speed cell repair.
Besides healing minor burns and scrapes, aloe may help heal more serious conditions. In tests with laboratory mice, researchers at Texas A&M University have shown that acemannan (aloe's active ingredient) can be effective in inhibiting cancerous tumors. Aloe's immune-boosting effects might even make it an effective tool in the battle against AIDS. Scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center are looking into this possibility. |
Prevention Magazine
See book keywords and concepts | | Research has shown that a number of nutrients, among them the B vitamins, vitamin C, and the mineral selenium, convert amino acids from our diet into mood-lifting neurotransmitters. "It's quite clear that even borderline nutritional deficiencies can lead to depression," says Melvyn Werbach, M.D., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of Healing through Nutrition and Nutritional Influences on Illness. |
J. Robert Hatherill
See book keywords and concepts |  The relatively few vitamins and minerals that exist each have precisely defined nutritional roles. In contrast tens of thousands of potentially important anticancer collages are present in whole foods. |
Ruth Winter
See book keywords and concepts |  The two vitamins are sometimes added for their ability to retard rancidity.
Can you decipher the chemicals on the label? How do you know which ones are good, bad, or unnecessary? You can look them up in this dictionary. For example, there is a list of those ingredients Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS). Are they really safe?
Congress established the GRAS list in 1958. Those substances that had been added to food over a long time, which under the conditions of their intended use were generally recognized as safe by qualified scientists, would be exempt from premarket clearance. | | Used in vitamins, pickle products, mineral preparations, in special diet foods, along or in combination with sorbitan. They are also used as dispersing agents in gelatin desserts and mixes; and up to 10 ppm in finished table salt: They are used in creaming mixtures for cottage cheese and low-fat cottage cheese and as a surfactant and wetting agent for natural and artificially colored barbecue sauces. It is an emulsifier used in cosmetic creams and lotions and a stabilizer of essential oils in water. It is used as a nonionic surfactant (see). | | The first set, the Reference Daily Intakes (RDI), are for protein, vitamins, and minerals and reflect average allowances based on the RDA (see Appendix E). The second set, the Daily Reference Values (DRV), are for nutrients and food components, such as fat and fiber.
Reference Daily Intake*
Protein" 50 g
Vitamin Ab 5000 IU
Thiamin 1.5 mg Riboflavin • 1.7 mg
Niacin 20 mg
Vitamin I$6 2 mg
Vitamin Bi2 6 meg
Vitamin C 60 mg
Vitamin Db 400 IU
Vitamin Eb 30 IU
Biotin 0.3 mg
Copper 2 mg
Folate 0. |
John R. Smythies
See book keywords and concepts | | High blood levels of vitamins E and C were protective in study 10. þHigh blood levels of vitamin E and beta-carotene were protective in study 11. þLow levels of vitamin E, vitamin C, and beta-carotene were a risk factor in study 12. þLow levels of beta-carotene, lycopene, and gamma-tocopherol constituted a risk factor in study 13.
Collectively, this epidemiological data strongly supports a protective role for vitamin E in the prevention of coronary heart disease, if given at an adequate dose (over 100 mg per day). It is better to administer vitamin E together with its supportive antioxidants. |
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