Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It doesn't say what the source of these are, but chances are, these are not plant-sourced vitamins and minerals. These are probably the least expensive commercially produced vitamins and minerals available on the market.
So essentially, what you have here with Ensure, is a predominantly sugar-water product that has been fortified with a few vitamins and minerals. With that in mind, let's go back to the front label and take a look at all of the claims. It says, 'Complete, balanced nutrition to help stay healthy, active, and energetic. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 My diet was absolutely the same, the amount of protein, fat and carbohydrate, the amount of vitamins and minerals and enzymes, the amount of juices, nothing changed. Then I raced every single week. I did about 50 races a year. For 81 races, I had a personal record each week, faster than any that I had done up to that point and I had not changed anything. One day, there was a race in Central Park, a short little three mile race. I couldn't run that race as fast as a slow training session. I charted that. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 Shakes: For a filling, meal-like shake, look for a mix that provides 10 grams of fiber (from acacia) per serving, and a decent amount of protein (around 20 grams) from a rich source, such as whey, as well as an array of important vitamins and minerals and an enzyme blend designed to ensure digestion of all classes of foods. Avoid any shakes that contain artificial sugar substitutes. Look for those containing tasty and nutritious natural sweeteners such as xylitol and stevia extract instead. |
Jack Challem
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 The dietary changes and the extra vitamins and minerals quenched Janet's desire for alcohol; however, she continued to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings to reinforce her alcohol-free lifestyle.
GABA
What it does. GABA, short for gamma aminobutyric acid, helps people to maintain mental focus and be relaxed and calm. It promotes good memory, reverses depression, eases anxiety and nervousness, and reduces the sensation of pain. It works by filtering out background noise in the brain. People with anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, epilepsy, and schizophrenia often have low levels of GABA. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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| Your liver as well as the rest of your body depends on a good amount of vitamins and minerals daily to support bodily functions. They are necessary for survival. When your diet is missing a particular vitamin, for example, over time you will suffer from a vitamin deficiency disease that may threaten your life. For example, in the past when we traveled by boat, limes were brought along for a vital supply of vitamin C, the absence of which can cause scurvy and eventually death. |
| Many food-processing procedures involve the application of heat, which destroys enzymes as well as many vitamins and minerals.
This is why focusing on fresh fruits and vegetables, preferably organic ones, is recommended when making the transition from processed to whole foods. Agricultural use of pesticides and herbicides has escalated wildly during a relatively brief span of time.
Wash organic produce in either hydrogen peroxide or a special "veggie wash" solution. This will help destroy any parasites. If fresh organic produce is unavailable, select frozen over canned. |
| In 2004 researchers told a United Nations panel that dietary shortages of crucial vitamins and minerals like zinc and iron may be keeping as many as a third of the world's people from reaching their full potential; as many as one-fifth of the world's population lack enough zinc in their diets, putting children in particular at risk of dwarfism, diarrhea, and serious respiratory infections such as pneumonia.
Symptoms of a nutritional deficiency are not necessarily obvious. Associated conditions develop slowly over time and can be very insidious and difficult to identify. |
Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D.
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 Unfortunately, there is not one bit of evidence that flooding the body with vitamins and minerals has efficacy in any illness or disease. In fact, a carefully done double-blind placebo-controlled study of vitamins and antioxidants taken by mouth proved ineffective at relieving the symptoms of fatigue and soreness in CFS patients.
Some doctors add chemicals to the mix. In a treatment called chelation therapy, the practitioner employs a chemical that's normally used to bind heavy metals (like mercury and lead) to treat people poisoned by these metals. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 What I worry about is that we're getting one-third of our calories from foods that contribute no vitamins and minerals. Because people are eating all that junk, a large proportion of Americans are undernourished," adds Dr. Block, whose findings were published in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis.
"Yes, you can actually be obese and undernourished," explains Dr. Block, noting that taking in nutrient-lacking foods contributes to the development of most chronic diseases. Here's what folks surveyed consumed, listed in order of popularity:
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Regular soft drinks
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Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 In four years of medical school, they often do not receive any schooling whatsoever about the healing power of foods, phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals. Across the United States, Canada, most of Europe and even Australia, there is virtually no requirement that doctors learn nutrition before they receive medical licenses and begin to practice medicine -- a fact I find absolutely astounding. There are exceptions in certain schools and regions, of course, but most medical schools teach no nutrition.
How much can healing foods and a healing lifestyle change you in terms of blood chemistry? |
Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D.
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| These intravenous drips are comprised of two elements: a hefty amount of saline (basically saltwater) plus the addition of vitamins and minerals. Dr. David Bell, a pediatrician in New York State, sees many CFS patients. He has given intravenous saline to patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and reports that they feel substantially better after the volume load. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 Imbalances of certain vitamins and minerals may also affect melatonin levels. In several studies, vitamin B12 deficiencies have been shown to suppress melatonin production.47 For this reason, B]2, in conjunction with light therapy, is effective for sleep phase syndromes. Deficiencies of magnesium and vitamins Bj and B6 may also reduce melatonin levels, since these nutrients are essential in activating the enzymes that facilitate production of serotonin and melatonin. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 Unlike nutrient-empty synthetic sugar substitutes, stevia is loaded with vitamins and minerals, including magnesium, niacin, riboflavin, zinc, chromium, and selenium. Stevia is also one of the oldest, safest, and most highly esteemed South American herbs known, with a centuries-long history of safe use. By 1921, stevia was being hailed by American trade commissioner George Brady as a "new sugar plant with great commercial possibilities." He was so convinced that it made "an ideal and safe sugar for diabetics" that he presented it to the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| When you cook your food, according to the Max Planck Institute, you coagulate 50 percent of your protein, 70-90 percent of your vitamins and minerals, and up to 100 percent of your phytonutrients. One of the phytonutrients, for example, called resveratrol, plays a very important role in activating the anti-aging genes. It is gaining growing recognition in fighting age-related diseases ranging from dementia to diabetes. On a live-food diet properly eaten, we actually eat 50 percent fewer calories as compared to a Standard American Diet (SAD), but maintain a very high level of nutrition. |
| Other research shows that 70-90 percent of vitamins and minerals and up to 100 percent of phy-tonutrients are destroyed when food is cooked. Processing, cooking, pasteurization, and irradiation are all food handling methods that destroy the anti-diabetogenic qualities of our foods given to us in their natural state. Because of these processes that destroy the nutritional value of the food by at least 50 percent, we end up needing to eat more food to get the nutritional value that we would have gotten with the uncooked food in its whole state. This additional eating leads to overweight. |
Mark Sircus
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 They are targeting the vitamins and minerals as dangerous with totally exaggerated estimates of their toxicity instead of being honest about their use of poisonous medicines that are creating tidal waves of iatrogenic death and disease.
They might as well start turning off peoples' water taps because people can drown in too much water. For years there has been evidence of the increasing need for magnesium, yet the medical system goes on like a killer juggernaut not only ignoring the desperate need of the public to remineralize, but going as far as to cutting off access to mineral supplements. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| Toxic load can also deplete vitamins and minerals essential to inducing a good night's sleep.
Disrupted Circadian Rhythms
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), advanced and delayed sleep phase syndromes, and some cases of insomnia are caused by disruptions in circadian rhythms. Inadequate exposure to full-spectrum light and sunlight is a major contributor to upsetting the body's clock, but so is shift work and traveling across time zones. Poor diet, heavy use of stimulants, lack of exercise, and unmanaged stress can also upset natural sleep patterns. |
| This type of diet will provide you with the vitamins and minerals you need to reestablish regular, restorative sleep, as well as overall health and well-being.
One thing alternative and conventional medicine agree on is that Americans should consume far less animal protein, fat (especially bad fats), and processed foods, and eat more complex carbohydrates, especially whole grains rich in fiber, and at least five servings daily of fruits and vegetables. Buck Levin, Ph.D. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 Sorghum is a good source of vitamins and minerals such as niacin, riboflavin, thiamine, calcium, iron, phosphorus, and potassium. Sorghum has in its bran layers high levels of phytochemicals, including proantho-cyanidins, 3-deoxyanthocyanins, phenolic acids, phytosterols, and poli-cosanols, known for fighting heart disease. Sorghum is high in fiber, and depending on the type of sorghum, fiber content can range anywhere from 9 to 11 grams per serving.
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Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| Nutrient deficiencies: It is also important to remember that exposure to environmental toxins depletes certain vitamins and minerals from the body and can lower the immune system's ability to fight off infections. "When nutrients such as the B vitamins, iron, antioxidants and specific trace minerals are depleted in the diet, the liver's ability to function effectively as a detoxification organ is impaired. This impairment causes the individual to become more vulnerable to the environment," according to nutritional medicine specialist Dr. Jeffrey Bland. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| Whole grain rye contains many important vitamins and minerals, such as B vitamins, vitamin E, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, zinc, and folate. The insoluble fiber found in whole grain rye has a high concentration of lignans—more than any other cereal crop—which may offer cancer and heart-protective benefits.
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Rye cereal grain in its natural state has long been used to promote energy.
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DIGESTIVE HEALTH: According to one study, the fiber from rye appears more effective than that from wheat in overall improvement of bowel health. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 PGX is available in capsules (either hard or soft gelatin), as a zero-calorie drink mix, as granules to be added into food and beverages, and in a sophisticated low-carbohydrate, very low-glycemic index meal replacement drink containing undenatured whey protein, natural flavors, and sweeteners along with vitamins and minerals. The primary supplier of PGX is Natural Factors, who offers PGX in their SlimStyles family of products for weight loss. These products can be found in health food stores throughout North America or via a number of e-tailers on the Internet. |
Mark Sircus
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| Cheryl Long and Lynn Keiley writing for Mother Earth News3 tell us that "American agribusiness is producing more food than ever before, but the evidence is building that the vitamins and minerals in that food are declining. For example, eggs from free-range hens contain up to 30% more vitamin E, 50% more folic acid and 30% more vitamin B12 than factory eggs.
"Most of our food now comes from large-scale producers who rely on chemical fertilizers, pesticides and animal drugs, and inhumane confinement animal production. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| Its many vitamins and minerals include vitamin A, calcium, folate, potassium, and phosphorus.
Home Remedies
Peppermint has been used to aid digestion for thousands of years. It is also a folk remedy for many intestinal ailments, including gas, indigestion, cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, irritable bowel syndrome, and food poisoning. It has also been used for respiratory infections and menstrual problems. |
| Turmeric contains important vitamins and minerals such as iron, manganese, potassium, vitamin B6, and vitamin C. Curcumin is a phytochem-ical found in turmeric that has strong antioxidant properties and which has been well researched for its cancer-fighting and anti-inflammatory properties.
Home Remedies
As early as 4,000 years ago, records from traditional healers of India and China mention turmeric benefiting many conditions. Traditionally, turmeric has been used for relieving menstrual cramps, respiratory conditions, intestinal worms, liver obstruction, ulcers, and inflammation. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 Indeed, an excess of certain medicines or even essential vitamins and minerals (especially vitamin A and selenium) can cause your hair to fall out.
High foreheads were considered a sign of beauty in Elizabethan England. Fashionable ladies shaved or plucked their front hairs to achieve this look. They also applied bandages soaked in vinegar and rubbed with cat's dung as a depilatory.
HAIR THAT IS—OR ISN'T—THERE
How much hair we have—and whe tent on the roll of the genetic dice.
SIGNIFICANT FACT
Locks of Love (locksoflove. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 Steamed Carrots with Dill
Steaming preserves lots of vitamins and minerals in vegetables and is quick 'o boot. This recipe knows no season, so make it a regular on any menu.
Servings: 2 Prep Time: 1 minute
Servings size: About V2+ cup Cook Time: 5 minutes
Volume: 1% cups Total Time: 6 minutes
V2 pound baby carrots (about 20 medium baby carrots)
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh snipped dill
% teaspoon black pepper (3 good cranks of the pepper grii der)
Place the carrots in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cove: and steam for 5 minutes. |
| Here's a comment from the author of one large research study about the American diet: "A large proportion of Americans are undernourished in terms of vitamins and minerals. You can actually be obese and still be undernourished with regard to important nutrients. We shouldn't be telling people to eat less, we should be telling people to eat differently."3
So let's take a look at some of the SuperFoods and their SuperNutrients that are going to help you shed pounds on the SuperFoodsRx Diet. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| Phytochemicals are plant compounds that offer important health benefits but are not considered "nutrients" like vitamins and minerals. I have also incorporated phytochemical density into my analysis. A comprehensive chart in Appendix B features the phytochemicals that you will often see mentioned when I review the benefits of the 101 foods. Finally, I reviewed the scientific literature for exciting new research on the healing properties of foods. If a food was shown to improve health, regardless of its nutrient or phytochemical content, I included it in the list of the 101 foods. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Even at a simpler level, those co-factors that you need -- the B vitamins and minerals -- they make that happen. They set the foundation for energy production.
You can have toxic chemicals blocking mitochondria, too. Those are all components. I think the first component is low nutrition. They just do not have the nutrition. I think second is the toxic component. You build up toxins in the body; you block enzymes that make things happen. The enzymatic processes just are not taking place. You need to get those toxins out.
You come down to the liver as being a key organ. |
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