| This will make a hearty supper dish that I would enjoy for taste alone," he once confessed, "even if it weren't fairly bulging with all those healthful vitamins and minerals. A little apple cider vinegar, he believed, also adds zest to dock greens.
Because dock is a large plant and grows in great patches, one gathering can furnish many meals. Cook dock alone or mix it with other Spring greens. It doesn't cook down much, so it's particularly good for canning—just follow standard directions for canning greens. It also freezes well. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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 Replacing the Lost Nutrients
When consumed in large amounts, alcohol ravages the body with tox ins that destroy vitamins and minerals necessary for good health.
Glutathione—This combination of three amino acids—glutamate glycine and cysteine—is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect th body from poisons.
Thiamine—Thiamine deficiency is very common among alcoholic because it can be destroyed by alcohol. Vitamin Bl (thiamine) is availabl in supplement form and is found in ham, pork, sunflower seeds, peanut? fortified cereals, green peas, artichoke, corn, melon, and pompano fish. |
| Herbs
Dong quai (Angelica sinensis)—rich in vitamins and minerals includinj B12, it may help prevent anemia.
Chive—These vegetables are rich in vitamin C and iron—a perfect combination, since vitamin C facilitates the absorption of iron. Chives should be eaten fresh.
Quinoa—A grain native to Bolivia and Peru, it is now being grown in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It is rich in all eight essential amino acids that form a complete protein, normally found only in red meat, eggs, and dairy products. Quinoa is much lower in calories and fat. |
Michael Castleman
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 Few people understand that vitamins and minerals work together synergistically," Dr. Lieberman explains. "The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Nature packages nutrients together in foods, and it's best to take them that way in supplements. Unfortunately, medicine has a long history of looking for 'magic bullets,' and this has carried over to supplementation, with people looking for the one magic nutrient that supposedly helps solve their problems. The big ones now are vitamin E to prevent heart disease and calcium to prevent osteoporosis. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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| Fruits and vegetables are also an excellent source of antioxidant vitamins and minerals, and they are also widely available in supplement form.
Antioxidants
Bioflavonoids—Bioflavonoids, a group of about five-hundred compounds, provide color to citrus fruits and vegetables. Some bioflavonoids are potent antioxidants that are believed to work in conjunction with vitamin C to improve the strength of small blood vessels or capillaries. |
| Dong quai is rich in vitamins and minerals, ncluding A, B12, and E.
Evening primrose—Evening primrose is an American herb that has been ped by Native Americans for centuries. The oil from this plant is high p gamma linolenic acid, an essential polyunsaturated fatty acid that is lonverted into prostaglandin, a hormone necessary for many impor-ant body functions. Studies show it is effective in treating symptoms of MS such as irritability, headaches, breast tenderness, and bloating. |
Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council
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 The diet fed to the mice consisted of natural constituents fortified by vitamins and minerals, and contained 26% fat. Although the tumor incidence was similar in both groups, the average number of tumors per animal was less in the high vitamin E group than in the low vitamin E group.
Studies of the effects of vitamin E on carcinogenesis do not show severe or consistent inhibitory effects. It is possible that vitamin E can inhibit under certain conditions, but a reproducible experimental model in which vitamin E consistently inhibits neoplasia has not yet been found. |
| Moreover, a reduced intake of animal products is necessarily accompanied by an increased intake of substances such as starches, fibers, and certain vitamins and minerals that are present in the substituted vegetable foods. Since all these dietary constituents increase and decrease simultaneously, it is difficult to determine which ones, if any, are involved when, for example, consumption of animal products and cancer rates decrease simultaneously or when control subjects consume more animal products than do cancer cases. |
Marion Nestle
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 In 1966 it again proposed standards of identity, this time specifying an even more restrictive disclaimer to be displayed "in prominent type": "Vitamins and minerals are supplied in abundant amounts by the foods we eat. The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council recommends that dietary needs be satisfied by foods. Except for persons with special medical needs, there is no scientific basis for recommending routine use of dietary supplements. |
Rex Adams
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 I have taken vitamins and minerals for the last year. A nutritionist recommended that in addition to these supplements and diet that I take zinc, vitamin F and polly seeds. Lo and behold, a medical doctor checked me out and told me that I had no more prostate trouble!"
Prostate Completely Relieved!
Mr. N.R. reports: "When I heard that zinc helps the prostate problem I decided on taking a zinc tablet every day. I used to get up once or twice during the night, but since I am taking the zinc tablets, at the age of 72,1 can sleep eight to nine hours without ever getting out of bed. That's great! |
William Duffy
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 For years, grains, flours, and bread—gutted of vitamins and minerals in the refining process—had been sold as "fortified" and "enriched," after addition of a few synthetic vitamins. The FDA kept telling us that enriched flour was just as good as the real stuff. Billions of dollars in advertising had programmed the American housewife into grabbing for enriched this and fortified that. So why not enrich white sugar? Suddenly somebody did. |
| To absorb this "predigested carbohydrate," the body has to deplete its store of vitamins and minerals; imbalance is created. Since the stress is continual if the diet is sugar-heavy, the eventual results are chronic ill health.]
Senator Schweiker. Now, the FTC made the sugar associates quit advertising that sugar was an energy builder and nutrient. Now, say carbohydrate is an energy builder but to say sugar is an energy builder nutrient, the FTC made them cease and desist, so we are getting in a very close area here of what impression the public has.
Dr. Adamson. |
| In addition, sugar is worse than nothing because it drains and leeches the body of precious vitamins and minerals through the demand its digestion, detoxification, and elimination make upon one's entire system.
So essential is balance to our bodies, that we have many ways to provide against the sudden shock of a heavy intake of sugar. |
Natural Prescriptions: Dr. Giller's Natural Treatments & Vitamin Therapies For Over 100 Common AilmentsRobert M. Giller, M.D.
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| But many people may be deficient in certain vitamins and minerals, and it is believed that these deficiencies can ultimately allow free radicals to severely damage the body and result in diseases including atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, multiple sclerosis, cancer, premature aging, and Alzheimer's disease. More than one study has demonstrated that the brains of people with Alzheimer's are low in antioxidant vitamins, possibly exposing brain neurons to increased oxidative damage. |
| The vitamins and minerals that are most closely associated with proper functioning of the eye are vitamins A and zinc. In some parts of the world, vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of blindness, particularly in children. A deficiency of vitamin A can increase night blindness (see below), a common problem as we age, as well as accelerate the deterioration of the lens.
Vitamin E is also required for proper eye functioning. It works with vitamin A, and a deficiency seems to accelerate the damage if vitamin A is lacking. |
| It really isn't news that many women are deficient in so many vitamins and minerals: according to a 1985 USDA study, 87 percent of women were below the
RDA in vitamin E, 74 percent in calcium, 56 percent in iron, and 46 percent in folacin. Perhaps PMS is so widespread in part because of these deficiencies.
B6 has been reported to help relieve fluid retention. In addition, the whole B complex can be helpful in fighting PMS symptoms, by stabilizing hormone levels and fighting stress. |
| The gums and teeth, however, are the last to receive their share of vitamins and minerals from the nutrition cycle, and the first to lose these nutrients if they are needed elsewhere in the system. If you have gingivitis, you need nutrients to promote healing and get the inflammation under control. For balanced nutrition and to give your gums and teeth the "exercise" and stimulation they need, you should eat a variety of fresh fruit, leafy vegetables, fish, meat and grain breads, and take supplements. |
| I'll simply list below the vitamins and minerals you should be taking.
Natural Prescription for Burning Mouth and Tongue
• Investigate food allergies to see if they are the cause of the problem. See Food Allergy page 146.
• To see if your toothpaste is causing the symptoms, brush using only baking soda for a few days.
• Eliminate the use of mouthwash (see Bad Breath on page 49 for a fuller discussion of mouthwash problems).
• Stop smoking.
• Eliminate the use of alcohol for a few weeks to see if symptoms are related to that. |
| And remember that the RDA (the recommended daily allowance, which some people argue is adequate for almost everyone) for vitamins and minerals is set at a level shown to prevent the development of serious disease. I think that our goal should go beyond preventing serious disease; I think that we should be moving toward optimum health and that we should be nourishing our bodies today in a way that will enable them to withstand the onslaughts of disease tomorrow.
Here are two recent telling reports. |
Rex Adams
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| He began taking vitamins and minerals, including 24,000 units of vitamin A from fish liver oils, once a day, and the following three times daily: one kelp tablet, four high-potency B complex tablets, 100 units of vitamin E complex, two tablets of iron and liver concentrate, two multivitamin and mineral tablets. If this seems a lot, remember that he had a history of sluggish glands and many health problems. He decided to eliminate all junk foods.
The once-shiny pate developed downy fuzz that seemed to thicken and grow darker each day. Hairs sprang forth that he hadn't seen in years. |
Robyn Landis
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 Other dietary supplements, such as vitamins and minerals, are concentrated forms as well. These are regulated in the United States as foods, under laws passed by the United States Congress. McCaleb emphasizes that the fact that such nutritional supplements are concentrated is the whole point, the very nature of dietary supplements: "They are concentrated ways to supplement the diet with something in a convenient form." Thus, some herbal supplements are concentrated as well.
The TDH proposal exempted the over-the-counter (OTC) drugs Vivarin and No-Doz, which contain pure caffeine. |
Rex Adams
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| I also took vitamins and minerals, such as bone meal, dolomite and A and D, vitamin B complex which had B-6 in it, vitamin E, vitamin C, and especially important, I used blueberry leaf tea two and three times a day. Last August 23 the doctor took my blood test; the following day he reported to me that my blood was perfectly normal, so I have no more diabetes."
Brewer's Yeast and Diabetes!
Mrs. F.M. reports: "About 2 years ago after an examination by a doctor, I discovered I had diabetes. Not bad enough yet for insulin injections. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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| Therefore, your doctor or natural healer should prescribe a supplement of essential vitamins and minerals. (Since anything you eat or drink can cross the placenta, please do not take any medication or supplements unless it is under the supervision of your doctor or natural healer.)
Vitamins
Folic acid—Don't underestimate the importance of getting the right amount of vitamins. In fact, a recent study showed that one single B vitamin, folic acid, can virtually wipe out one of the most common forms of birth defects. |
Rex Adams
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| Now, for all those who are, like I was, without hope, I have discovered a virtual miracle: a little more than a year ago I was introduced to zinc supplements, and I thought I would try it, along with my other vitamins and minerals (to improve my health and well-being, but with no thought to the herpes). I bought a bottle of 100 tablets (each tablet is 50 mg. of elemental zinc in 348 mg. of zinc gluconate), and began taking one per day. To my amazement, after trying everything and going to countless doctors for ten years, I did not have a single outbreak of herpes. |
| Brewer's yeast, which he says is rich in nucleic acid, is the cornerstone of this program—which includes desiccated liver, large quantities of sardines, sweetbreads, and supplementary B vitamins and minerals. This was tested on people ranging in age from 40 to 70!
If the reported results are any indication, think how much more effective this method would be with garlic—and its power to speed absorption of B-l tenfold—added. Immediate results included an increase in energy and well-being, especially with high doses. Rapid effects were noted within 48 hours.
Wrinkles Diminished, Skin Smoother! |
D. Lindsey Berkson
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 Seven men were treated for twenty days with a detoxification method that consisted of dry sauna for several hours a day, vitamins and minerals, and polyunsaturated oil. This treatment is currently used in Sweden and the United States for a variety of contamination accidents and drug rehabilitation. Pretreatment levels of sixteen chemicals, including pbb, pcbs, and three common chlorinated insecticides were taken. At posttreatment tests, thirteen were lower, with seven being statistically lower (in other words, not due to chance). |
| Get enough vitamins and minerals to support the functioning of important biotransformational enzymes. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vitamins and take a daily vitamin/mineral supplement. Especially important for the enzymes of detoxification are vitamins A, C, E; carotene and related cartotenoids; bioflavonoids; and minerals such as selenium, copper, manganese, and sulfur (you can get sulfur from protein, onion, and garlic).
Avoid eating too many refined carbohydrates, such as breads and bakery goods made with white flour and sugar, candies, and colas. |
Ralph W. Moss PhD
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 Noni also contains 21 other vitamins and minerals, but in minuscule amounts. As the company itself makes clear, noni is "not a significant source" for any other nutrient. And since the product that was analyzed also contained blueberry and grape juice concentrates, as well as natural flavors, it is impossible to tell how much of the value of the final product is due to noni and how much to these well-known ingredients.
Strange Fruit?
Noni juice appears to be non-toxic. All of the animal and cell-line experiments I have seen so far have found no evidence of toxicity. |
| He stresses the need for healthy nutrition and possible supplementation with vitamins and minerals for those who are deficient. He says that, if at all possible, patients should take time off from work, at least during the first series of treatments. All physical activities, either at work or in sports, should be avoided during treatment.
In many ways, Ukrain is a model for what can and should be done with other herb-derived products. Dr. |
Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine
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 These are high-quality multicell protective complexes that contain plant extracts as well as vitamins and minerals. Cyto-Redoxin contains balanced amounts of lipoic acid; dry-form vitamin E; vitamin C ascorbate, carotene complex, selenium, zinc, grape seed extract, green tea extract, and CoQIO. Dose: 2 to 4 capsules daily.
• Herbal extract compounded by an herbalist, using such herbs as panax ginseng, echinacea, baptisia, thuja, gotu kola, Chinese skullcap, hawthorn, arnica, and horsetail. Use as directed. |
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