Robert Hass, M.S.
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 Evelyn's dietary protocol contains phytonutrient-rich vegetables and she supplements her diet with vitamins and minerals prescribed by her doctor. Will her new diet beat back her cancer as it did for her husband? Only time will tell, but if her results are similar to those of Dr. Gonzalez's, other cancer patients who have used diet and supplements to beat the odds, she stands the chance of sending her breast cancer into a long-term remission. (See page 117 for a description of the Gonzalez anticancer regimen. |
| The researchers gave one group of people a multivitamin supplement containing the RDA levels for known vitamins and minerals. Another group was given a potent multivitamin supplement containing megadoses of vitamins, including A, B6, C, and E. This randomized, double-blind study included 65 patients with biopsy-confirmed cancer of the bladder who were already subjects in a randomized trial of immune-boosting BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guerin) therapy (a drug commonly used to treat tuberculosis). |
| That's where phytonutrient-rich foods and supplementary antioxidant vitamins and minerals can help.
How Cancer Spreads
Metastasis—the migration of cancer cells to distant sites in the body—is what makes cancer so lethal and surgery so ineffective. Once cancer cells have dispersed throughout the body, a cure by surgery alone is no longer possible.
What allows cancer cells to leave their birthplace—the primary tumor—and roam the body, evading the immune system and escaping the biological controls that keep normal cells in place? |
Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND
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 Also necessary for good health are nutrients that together are classified as micronutrients, which include vitamins and minerals.
Vitamins
Vitamins are essential to normal body function. They are not a form of energy or fuel, as foods are. But they play an indispensable role in the normal metabolism, growth, maintenance and repair of the body.
Vitamins are classified as either water-soluble or fat-soluble, depending upon which type of molecule (fat- or water-based) transports them in the bloodstream. Water-soluble vitamins include all of the B complex and vitamin C. |
Andrew Chevallier
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 Other herbs that are rich in vitamins and minerals are listed below.
Vitamins
Pro-vitamin A (carotene) & vitamin A carrot (Damns carota, p. 198), yellow dock (Rumex crispus, p. 126), apricots (Primus armeniaca, p. 254)
Vitamins B, and B2 lycium fruit (Lycium chinense, p. 109)
Vitamin B6 soybean (Glycine max, p. 215), potato (Solaiiuni tuberosum, p. 269) Vitamin B12 Chinese angelica (Angelica sinensis, p. 60)
Vitamin C parsley (Petroselintuu crispum, p. 244), lemon (Citrus limon, p. 81) Vitamin E seed oils, especially butternut ( Juglans cinerea, p. |
Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND
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| Include in your diet steamed leafy green vegetables, which contain many vitamins and minerals required for healing.
¦ Investigate the possibility that food allergies and sensi-tivites may be contributing to the problem. (See ELIMINATION DIET in Part Three.)
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
¦ Take a good multivitamin and mineral supplement daily to ensure an adequate supply of all basic nutrients, especially vitamin B12, folic acid, and manganese.
¦ Blue-green algae can help to improve energy levels. Take 300 milligrams two or three times daily. |
Andrew Chevallier
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| Constituents The root contains up to 58% inulin and sesquiterpene lactones, as well as vitamins and minerals.
Chicory leaves make a settling digestive tea.
History & Folklore According to Pliny (ad 23—79), chicory juice was mixed with rose oil and vinegar as a remedy for headaches. The roasted root is commonly used as a coffee substitute. The young root can be boiled and eaten like parsnips. Medicinal Actions & Uses Chicory is an excellent mild, bitter tonic for the liver and digestive tract. The root is therapeutically similar to dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale, p. |
Robert Hass, M.S.
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| Twinlab's MaxiLIFE Choline Cocktail II contains 1,000 milligrams of choline, a clinically effective dose, and heart-protective antioxidant vitamins and minerals. Foods rich in choline (Table 8.8) include wheat germ (1,400 milligrams per lk cup), peanuts (1,111 milligrams per V2 cup), whole-wheat flour (613 milligrams per V2 cup), and pecans (333 milligrams per V2 cup). l-CARNITINE
L-carnitine is an amino acid made in the body in small amounts that shuttles fatty acids into cellular furnaces called mitochondria. Nor-
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Paul Pitchford
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 Determining whether or not a given individual should fortify the three anticancer diets above with supplemental vitamins and minerals requires the advice of an experienced nutritional counselor. (One should bear in mind Gerson's experience with certain supplements in advanced cancer. |
| Enzymes are a protein-vitamin-mineral complex that provides a natural "chelated" bond with minerals as well as a protein base for vitamins, making the vitamins and minerals highly assimilable. Specifically, chelation represents a bond between a mineral and a protein structure such as an amino acid. This bond protects the mineral from forming compounds with other substances in the digestive tract that inhibit its availability. However, if the bond is too strong, the mineral is never absorbed. It is thought that enzymes, which are highly concentrated in sprouts, form an optimal chelation. |
| In this way the vitamins and minerals become part of a living food and therefore metabolize more completely. According to our observations, these approaches to supplements are more effective, especially for deficient or relatively balanced people.
In the case of excess conditions that result from a very rich diet coupled with a strong constitution, synthetic vitamins may be temporarily helpful as a means of reducing the excess. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Cleanses the liver and supplies necessary vitamins and minerals.
Boldo3
Tea (loose), prepared by steeping 1 tsp (1.5 gm) in 1 cup water. (See teas in Part Three.) Take 1 cup 3 times daily.
Stimulates bile production, flushing small gallstones out of the ducts.
Gentian4
Bitters capsules. Take as directed on the label.
Relieves inflammation; stimulates bile production.
Greater celandine3
Tincture. Take 15-30 drops in % cup water 3 times daily.
Stimulates bile production; relieves bile-duct spasms.
Milk thistle3
Silymarin gel-caps. Take 600 mg daily. |
Andrew Chevallier
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| Herbs containing high levels of vitamins and minerals are listed on p. 297. over-the-counter Remedies
The number of stores and mail order companies selling ready-made preparations is growing. It is usually most convenient to buy tablets, essential oils, suppositories, ointments, and perhaps tinctures, and to make your own infusions, decoctions, and syrups. Belladonna plasters should be bought, not
Ailments Index made. Before buying an herbal medicine, always carefully read the list of contents on the label. (In certain countries some herbal medicines have a product license number. |
Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D.
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 Some soymilks are fortified with vitamins and minerals to mimic cow's milk in nutrient content. Using soymilk as an ingredient in everyday foods that require the inclusion of milk is an acceptable way to introduce soymilk to the diet of the more skeptical eater.
Tempeh
Tempeh is a fermented soy product that is a staple in the Indonesian diet. Tempeh is notable for its vitamin B12 content, as this vitamin is seldom available from plant sources. Tempeh is also a good source of isoflavone phytochemicals. |
J. E. Williams, O.M.D.
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 Adding vitamins and minerals to the diet is not a replacement for food, but is meant to be supplemental to a good diet. One mistake many of my patients make is taking too many supplements, often skipping meals in the process; this results in imbalanced nutrition and the wrong mixture of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
Supplementation is essential to building a strong immune foundation by increasing the micronutrient saturation of the tissues. According to Robert Rountree, M.D. |
Gayle Reichler, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.
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 Nuts can also be good sources of vitamins and minerals and contribute a small amount of protein to your diet. |
| In addition, large doses of some vitamins and minerals are actually harmful. The guidelines provided by Active Wellness are safe levels of supplementation. Please see a registered dietitian before deciding to take other supplements that provide more than 100 percent of the recommended dietary allowances (RDA). |
| Since most vegetables are high in fiber, refer to the antioxidant shopping tip (opposite) to find the vegetables that are good sources of vitamins and minerals. For best nutrition, avoid vegetables that are pale green, such as iceberg lettuce and peeled cucumber. Some fiber-rich vegetables and fruits include broccoli, carrots, Brussels sprouts, berries, potatoes with skin, apples, and corn.
Frozen and Canned Produce
You can also find produce in the frozen and canned food sections of the market. |
| Free radicals are highly reactive molecules produced by environmental influences, including stress, radiation, air pollution, smoking, and excessive oxygen in the body (caused by overexercising or by certain vitamins and minerals, such as iron). Free radicals can damage the cells of the body, which may result in wrinkled skin, cataracts, premature aging, arterial plaque, and, according to some researchers, certain cancers. |
Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D.
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| Phytonutrients
Under the umbrella term "phytochemicals" falls a subset of nutritive plant chemicals, called phytonutrients—biologically active plant substances that have been determined to be necessary to sustain life—in other words, vitamins and minerals found in plants. Ascorbic acid (the plant form of vitamin C) is an example of a phytonutrient. Unlike phytochemicals, phytonutrients have been determined to be necessary to promote life, and Recommended Dietary Allowances have been established for them by the National Academy of Science. |
| That story, touting certain beneficial chemicals in plants as the disease-protective equivalent of vitamins and minerals of the twenty-first century, poised the term "phytochemical" for entry into the realm of everyday language.
In Search of Phytochemicals
Information on the disease-fighting properties of phytochemicals finally has emerged after decades of scientific detective work. |
| We often hear about including more vitamins and minerals in our diets, but rarely do we hear about phytochemicals. Before I tell you which phytochemicals are best for preventing which diseases, you need to know what phytochemicals are and how they work in the body. Part One of this book will give you all that information and more.
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What Are Phytochemicals?
What makes an orange orange? What accounts for its distinctive aroma? The answer to both questions is the same—phytochemicals. But phytochemicals do more than just color and flavor food. |
| Obtaining Phytonutrients: Diet Versus Supplementation
Phytochemical supplements are taking their place on the shelves of drug and natural food stores next to vitamins and minerals. However, supplements may not be as useful in maintaining optimal health as is a phytochemical-rich diet. Studies designed to measure the effects of supplementation with the antioxidant beta-carotene on the prevention of both lung and colorectal cancer have been disappointing for supplement advocates and have demonstrated the superiority of fruits and vegetables as a method of disease prevention. |
The Garlic CureJames F. Scheer, Lynn Allison and Charlie Fox
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| New York City, advises his diabetic patients to supplement their diet with garlic, along with an array of vitamins and minerals.
"Diabetics tend to develop yeast infections more, because yeast thrives in a high sugar environment. Garlic suppresses yeast. The deodorized capsules are best," he claims. |
Michael T. Murray, N.D.
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 Many studies show that dandelion is a rich source of vitamins and minerals.1 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. |
Dr. Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons and Elizabeth M. Williamson
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 However, in some patients, wheat bran (the husk from the grains of Triticum aestivum) is more effective than other swelling agents, and preparations containing it are available for prescribing. These are taken in water.
OSMOTIC LAXATIVES
Another useful approach to constipation is the use of osmotic laxatives such as lactulose or lactose, two dimeric sugars derived from milk. Lactose is split in the Gl tract into glucose and galactose. Adults generally do not resorb galactose well. Consequently, the bacteria of the colon metabolize this sugar. |
J. E. Williams, O.M.D.
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| It should be supplemented with vitamins and minerals, especially antioxidants, and complemented with raw foods and juices and other enzyme-rich foods in small amounts, included in the daily fare to make it more appetizing and varied.
What Are Enzymes? Enzymes make chemical reactions proceed more efficiently. They are catalysts and support life by making all biochemical processes possible at body temperature. A catalyst is a substance that triggers chemical reactions without itself being consumed in the reactive process. |
| 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). |
James S. Gordon, M.D.
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 I often advise people to eliminate or cut way down on refined sugar—a little honey or maple syrup, both of which at least retain their native vitamins and minerals, is better—caffeine, and food additives, colorings, and preservatives.
These general guidelines, are, however, only that. In nutrition as in every other aspect of our lives, each person has unique needs and requirements. Often, for longer or shorter periods of time, I suggest particular diets for people with specific chronic conditions and constitutions. |
Judith Wills
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 Yes, it is low in fat and saturated fat and contains just about the right amount of protein, a good amount of calcium (and other vitamins and minerals, because cornflakes are fortified), and plenty of carbohydrate. Yet it has several drawbacks.
It is very short on complex carbohydrate and fiber, containing only 0.75 g in the whole breakfast, which is just 4% of a day's average adequate intake, and would have you feeling hungry again much sooner than the healthy breakfasts. There is no fresh fruit or juice or vitamin C, and the amount of energy it provides would be quite low for most people. |
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