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In contrast to the early years of laetrile's use, when claims for antitumor activity were made, proponents more recently have cited laetrile's effectiveness as part of a wider metabolic regimen, including DMSO, vitamins, enzymes, and other substances.28 Many clinics in Mexico use laetrile in this way, including American Biologies-Mexico and Hospital Ernesto Contreras described above. Mainstream clinical trials of laetrile showed no significant antitumor activity, but these studies have been (predictably) criticized by proponents of laetrile on methodological grounds.

Curcuminoids: Antioxidant Phytonutrients Muhammed Majeed, Ph.D. Vladimir Badmaev, M.D., Ph.D. Uma Shivakumar, Ph.D. R. Rajendran, M.S. See book keywords and concepts

This damaging reaction can be blocked by certain substances in food, including natural phenolics such as curcuminoids, vitamins C and E, and beta-carotenes. Both turmeric extract and curcumin inhibited the nitrosation of methyl urea with sodium nitrite at acidic pH.98 Turmeric extract and curcumin block the nitrosation reaction of fish extract with sodium nitrite. The nitrosation inhibition by curcumin is mediated through its scavenging, or neutralizing, capability of nitrite ions from the media.

Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer Michael Lerner See book keywords and concepts

Among those available at the clinic are: surgery; radiation; chemotherapy, used within the overall goal of keeping the immune system active; immunotherapy, through the use of bacteria vaccines or other drugs; nutrition, vitamins, and exercise; and support therapies, such as individual and family counseling, relaxation techniques, imagery, and stress reduction. In keeping with his belief in the importance of the immune system in fighting cancer, Warner believes that "the treatment program must be guided so that the person's resistance is not suppressed.

Antioxidants Against Cancer: How to activate your bod natural healing powers with today's most protective and immune-boosting supplements and foods Ralph Moss, PhD See book keywords and concepts

In a randomized clinical trial in Russia, vitamin C, along with vitamins A and E were given to prevent postoperative complications in 197 people with stomach cancer. The complication rate dropped dramatically from 30.9 to 1.9 percent. (428) In fact, vitamin C helps cement the body together by forming a fibrous connective tissue called collagen. It is also a natural antihistamine, which reduces the symptoms of allergy and asthma. It also prevents cataracts, aids in the formation of fiver bile, helps to detoxify alcohol and other substances—the list goes on.

Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer Michael Lerner See book keywords and concepts

And the study of vitamin C and vitamin K3 administered synergistically in breast, oral, and endometrial cell cultures suggests that the yield of a chemotherapeutic use of these vitamins might be much higher if they were given together. Vitamin E May Help with Cancer, Chemotherapies, and Radiation The summary of the National Academy of Sciences Diet, Nutrition and Cancer report on vitamin E was brief: vitamin E (specifically alpha-tocopherol), like vitamin C, inhibits the formation of carcinogenic nitrosamines.

The Complete Guide to Health and Nutrition Gary Null See book keywords and concepts

Crunchy apples, stringy okra, chewy dried dates chopped into a bowl of oatmeal all give us not just vitamins, minerals, and oral gratification; these foods, unlike refined carbohydrates or milk, cheese, ground beef, and similar protein items, also provide a kind of janitorial service for our intestines, keeping them free of hazardous substances, including even powerful carcinogens. Except for lignin, most of the fibers can be partially fragmented by the actions of friendly bacteria in the body's colon.

And finally, the heart of the grain, containing protein, essential fats, and vitamins B and E, is the germ. Most store-bought breads and cereals have the germ and bran removed, at least initially. Later this deficit may be made up by fortification, but this isn't quite the same thing. Be sure to look for some descriptive phrase on the box that assures you that the product is from whole grains and is minimally processed. When in doubt, stick with the old-fashioned favorites—noninstant oatmeal, cracked wheat, undegerminated corn meal, brown rice, and buckwheat groats (kasha).

For example, you must consume fats (including oils) in order to properly absorb vitamins A, D, E, and K, and the essential fatty acids. Fats are also needed for calcium absorption.4 Fats help to move these nutrients through your body and deposit them where they are needed. A very low-fat diet followed for too long can be harmful for this reason as well. 5. Fats are a major ingredient in the makeup of the myelin sheaths, the protective coating on some nerves that insulates your brain and helps nerve impulses travel quickly the whole length of your body. 6.

Rice syrup, barley syrup, and other grain syrups are less processed, have more vitamins and minerals, and are preferable over all other sugars mentioned. Eight Facts About Sugar 1. You could be eating a high-sugar diet even if you don't own a sugar bowl. Half of our carbohydrate intake is in the form of sugar, experts tell us; between 20 and 25 percent of our calories come from sucrose. Most of it is already in the foods we buy.50 2.

Milk, for example, has significant quantities of fat, minerals, and vitamins A and C in addition to protein. But Americans have been led to think of meat, eggs, fish, and milk as the only suppliers of protein. As you are aware by now, this misinformed view can have serious consequences for individual nutrition. Among other consequences, it can make us believe that any meat is a good protein source. Yet cured ham has only 16 percent protein, while the humble lentil has anywhere from 23 to 29 percent.

What he is missing is an adequate portion of vitamins and minerals. True, the meat supplies complete protein—but possibly more than he really needs. And by the time he finishes a pound or so of roast beef, he's really not very interested in eating his vegetables, such as they are. He throws a few pats of butter onto his potato—still more saturated fat —eats the inside and discards the skin as waste. He doesn't realize he's throwing out a fine source of fiber and vitamin C—neither of which is to be found in his roast beef.

Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer Michael Lerner See book keywords and concepts

In Meyskens and Prasad, eds., vitamins and Cancer, 68. 41 Ibid., 75. 42 Etsuo Niki, "Action of Ascorbic Acid as a Scavenger of Active and Stable Oxygen Radicals." Meeting abstract, "Ascorbic Acid: Biological Functions and Relation to Cancer," National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 10-2 September 1990. 43 Balz Frei and Bruce N. Ames, "Ascorbic Acid Protects Plasma Lipids Against Oxidative States." Meeting abstract, "Ascorbic Acid: Biological Functions and Relation to Cancer," National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 10-2 September 1990. 44 Joachim G.

Get Healthy Now with Gary Null: A Complete Guide to Prevention, Treatment and Healthy living Gary Null See book keywords and concepts

These beans supply protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals galore. Also, try a salad of vegetables different from those eaten on Monday. For instance, if on Monday, you ate watercress, arugula and spinach, then on Tuesday, take chicory, romaine, or Boston lettuce. You might have a soup as well. This would be a good opportunity for a black bean soup with a slice of whole grain bread. No butter, no margarine. Just moist, chewy whole grain bread. snack: For a midafternoon snack, have a piece of fruit, perhaps with another piece of whole grain bread.

Don't Drink Your Milk Frank A. Oski, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Because the whey predominate milks are manufactured, they may also be supplemented or fortified with minerals and vitamins that are not normally present in adequate quantities in natural whole cow milk. Because sweet whey milks deal with the nutritional problems that are a major source of concern of whole cow milk, such as too much fat, lactose intolerance, and protein intolerance, they present a threat to the leaders of the dairy industry. If milk is "a natural" how can you improve on "the perfect food?" Any improvement on whole cow milk is a tacit acknowledgment that it is not perfect.

All these commercial formulas are supplemented with vitamins and iron. All are capable of meeting an infant's needs during the first year of life. An infant who is not breast-fed should receive one of these formulas. Again: an infant should not be fed whole cow milk at any time during infancy. The protein in these formulas is still derived from the protein of cow milk, even though it has been altered in processing. It is much less likely to produce the allergic symptoms and gastrointestinal irritation recognized to be hazards of whole cow milk.

Radical Healing: Integrating the World's Great Therapeutic Traditions to Create a New Transformative Medicine Rudolph M. Ballentine, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Chances are, with a little expert guidance, you will be able to replenish your stores of vitamins and minerals, discover the nutrients that you are characteristically liable to use and need most, and get established on a diet that will sustain you with only limited and/or intermittent supplementation. Nutrients in pill form are, after all, only adjuncts to a diet. They are supplements, not substitutes. There is no way that fragmented nutrients can replace whole foods—despite sci-fi fantasies or industry hype to the contrary.

Biomarkers William Evans, Ph.D., and Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D., with Jacqueline Thompson See book keywords and concepts

Protein Dried beans and peas (also poultry considered complex lean red meats carbohydrates) low-fat dairy products fish eggs 223 This is all well and good, but many of you may not be that familiar with which foods are high in carbohydrate, protein, and fat—or the essential vitamins and minerals you need in your diet. We devised the following Food Group lists and Daily Calorie Goal charts with several purposes in mind. First, they give you a game plan for deciding what you should eat every day in a way that apportions calories properly among the three major classes of nutrients.

Betty thought she might be deficient in vitamins or iron. "Maybe I've got 'tired blood,' " she joked, recalling the famous iron tonic commercial from years ago. Betty was deficient—in physical activity! Betty's problem is not uncommon, especially among retired people. Like most people, Betty had looked forward to retirement for years. She viewed it as a time of rest and relaxation, no more hectic work schedules or pressure to produce on a tight timetable. Unfortunately, she, like so many people before her, was discovering her newfound idleness had a dark side.

Incidentally, there is no evidence that regular exercise increases the requirement for specific vitamins or minerals, so do not feel that, as a serious athlete, you have to take supplements. Fluids—Keep on Drinking We've emphasized the need for fluid replacement throughout this book. We come back to it once again because it's the older athlete who is at greatest risk of dehydration. As we pointed out in Part One, age diminishes our thirst and kidney function. These changes can lead to a state of chronic dehydration in older people.

Safe Food: Eating Wisely In A Risky World Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland See book keywords and concepts

The sheer volume of sugar that people consume substitutes for food with vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other needed nutrients. Sugar is often accompanied by fat in foods such as cakes, pastries, pies, cookies, ice cream, and chocolate. How to cut back on sugar: þ Look at labels of processed foods and stay away from those with sugar high on the list of ingredients. Check labels for different names for sugar, such as sucrose, dextrose, corn syrup, fructose, high-fructose corn syrup, brown sugar, molasses, and honey.

Get Healthy Now with Gary Null: A Complete Guide to Prevention, Treatment and Healthy living Gary Null See book keywords and concepts

You won't be taking toxic materials into your body and will meet the body's nutritional needs for proteins, vitamins, essential fatty acids, and minerals. And you will spend less on food. A detoxifying diet is exciting eating. And it's the basis of good health. The foundation is where we start. The four-Doy Rotation Diet_ Now let's look at what we can do to incorporate all this into a 14-day eating program. Keep in mind that the 14 days could be 1,400 days, 14 years, or the rest of your life. But here is a menu for two weeks to help get you started. Let's begin on Monday.

Constant Craving: What Your Food Cravings Mean and How to Overcome Them Doreen Virtue, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Contains huge amounts of tyramine, as well as many vitamins and minerals. — Diet soda. There is some evidence that phenylalanine, one of the amino acids in aspartame (NutraSweet), stimulates brain production of phenylethylamine, the same "love drug" found in chocolate.61 don't recommend drinking a lot of diet soda, but one 12-ounce can per day may temporarily curtail your cravings. — Coffee. The mere smell of coffee can alleviate chocolate cravings.

Get Healthy Now with Gary Null: A Complete Guide to Prevention, Treatment and Healthy living Gary Null See book keywords and concepts

You will be rewarded with a delicious, nutritious, and tasty dessert, low in calories, and high in complex carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. It is also very filling. Thanks to your banana dessert late in the evening, and your fish, salad, soup, and millet earlier, you will feel full without having consumed too many calories. That's eating right for total health. DAY 3 breakfast: On Wednesday, begin your day with a hot rye cereal. Add to the rye cereal a fruit of your choice. Make it a fruit you have not eaten on either Monday or Tuesday.

Instead they are dried, refined, bleached, steamed, puffed, flaked, or sugared; occasionally a small percentage of the recommended daily allowance of certain minerals and (usually synthetic) vitamins are added. The cereals can then be labeled "enriched." Most of the nutrients available from such breakfasts come from the milk that people add rather than from the cereal itself. Our breads (even "rye" and "whole wheat") are usually produced from refined flour and are often loaded with chemical additives.

Safe Food: Eating Wisely In A Risky World Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland See book keywords and concepts

Fortunately, a very enjoyable, varied and flavorful diet can also be low in fat, cholesterol, salt, and sugar, while providing plenty of fiber, protein, vitamins, and minerals. First, though, you may have to unlearn what you were once taught about nutrition. Remember "balance, variety, and moderation"? That advice was vague enough to include practically anything. You could meet the old "basic four" requirement with a greasy hamburger with lettuce and cheese on a bun.

Most cereals today are heavily fortified with vitamins and minerals, in part to replace nutrients lost in processing and to distract attention from the sugar content, which may be as high as 60 percent. Don't worry about such additives as thiamin mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), and pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6). Calcium propionate is added to most commercial breads to prevent mold growth—not only is it not dangerous, but the calcium is a nutritious bonus.

Your mother was right to tell you to eat your vegetables—vegetables, along with fruits and whole grains, are our best sources of vitamins and minerals, complex carbohydrates, and dietary fiber. Studies have even linked diets rich in these plant foods with lower risks of coronary heart disease and cancers of the lung, stomach, colon, and esophagus.

The Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best Medicine Jean Carper See book keywords and concepts

For it lists a food's tested pharmacological attributes usually due to exotic dietary constituents quite apart from traditional nutritional values such as vitamins and minerals. Some explanations: ¦ How much? Researchers deliberately test high doses to get an effect; thus, if three apples a day lowered blood cholesterol, this does not necessarily mean that many are needed, but simply that three was the lowest effective dose tested. These are also average medicinal doses. Just as people vary widely in their responses to pharmaceutical drugs, so do they to foods.

Biomarkers William Evans, Ph.D., and Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D., with Jacqueline Thompson See book keywords and concepts

We know that the amounts of vitamins B6 and B12 in the body decline with age. In the case of B12, we found this is largely due to that decrease in stomach acid secretions we mentioned earlier. Studies to date show that B,2 absorption decreases in at least one-third of the elderly who have lost the ability to make stomach acid. Stomach acid is necessary for full absorption of both dietary vitamin B,2 and another vitamin, folic acid. We now have methods that enable us to measure the presence of mild vitamin B deficiencies and study their symptoms.

Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism Marion Nestle See book keywords and concepts

Thanks Co biotechnology, researchers are developing a new kind of nee with beta-carotene, a source of vitamin A In the future it couid help prevent serious illnesses such as blindness or atvsmis (or many people m developing parti of the world. To fmd out more contact us at our Web tits. council for biotechnology information i ?... i - ?i wwwwhvbiotcchcorti 1-800-980-8660 figure 1 4. This biotechnology industry advertisement appeared late in zooi inside the front cover of Food Safety, a publication of the National Restaurant Association's Educational Foundation.

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