Ben-Erik van Wyk
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 In many cultures of the world, pulses form one of the three corners of the perfect food triangle -a cereal for energy, a pulse for proteins and vegetables for vitamins and minerals. Examples of such triangles are beans with maize and pumpkin in Mexico, cowpea with sorghum and bottle gourd in Africa, peas or lentils with bread and cabbage in Europe and soybean with rice and mustard leaves in China. The combination of pulse and cereal remains popular in the modern diet, as exemplified by pea soup and bread, beans and tortillas, baked beans on toast or lentils on rice. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Mike: You're not swallowing a bunch of junk just to get the vitamins and minerals into your body.
Kunin: I may have discussed this with you in the past, but maybe this will give you another insight as to what Ola Loa is all about and what we stand for. We use a very special form of vitamin B12 in this product. Most people don't realize that not all B12 is created equal. Most of the B12 you get these days are called cyanocobalamin. Most of the vitamin companies use it because it's the cheapest form of vitamin B12 available. Unfortunately, it's toxic. |
Mike Adams
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 In Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, author Weston Price adds:
"In the production of refined white flour approximately eighty per cent or four-fifths of the phosphorus and calcium content are usually removed, together with the vitamins and minerals provided in the embryo or germ."
With this in mind, don't be shocked to learn that the very first thing our food factory does with a truckload of wheat is to physically remove the bran and the germ. These parts of the grain are sent into a waste pile, and are not intended for human consumption. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Let me give you another example of what's extreme: Taking a grain of wheat from the grasses of nature, stripping away virtually all the nutrition in that wheat berry -- the fiber, the healthy oils, the protein content, all the vitamins and minerals -- and leaving only a high carbohydrate, nutritionally depleted endosperm, then grinding that into flour, bleaching it with chemicals that cause diabetes, and using it to make cereals, crackers, cookies, biscuits, pasta and all sorts of other groceries that you find at the store.
That is extreme. That is abnormal. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 There are other processed foods made from white flour and sugar that deplete nutrients, vitamins and minerals in your body that are crucial for brain health. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is largely a fictitious disease. One study I recall showed that 80 percent of children with ADHD are symptom-free within two weeks after transitioning to healthy foods and eliminating certain additives from their diets. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Nature didn't charge you for creating vitamins and minerals. The plants and soils provided these on their own, naturally.
Plants create seeds naturally, and these seeds are freely available to humans, birds, insects and any other creature that wants to use those seeds. This is the natural order of things. Through technology combined with corporate greed, we're going to see a global effort to separate human beings from nature. Humans will then be effectively charged for gaining access to these natural benefits. It's the commercialization of nature. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 When you have a healthy nervous system, one that receives all the nutrition it needs -- including healthy oils, B vitamins and minerals -- you have a nervous system that is obviously going to perform at a higher level. That will translate into enhanced memory, creativity, moods and greater endurance on mental efforts.
These kinds of benefits translate readily from foods to work results, and our readers were certainly reporting remarkable improvements in work performance. At my software company, I actually buy fresh fruits and superfoods, like blueberries, for the employees to eat. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Meal-replacement drinks are commonly available from natural health-care practitioners and at health-food stores.
People who have diabetes should avoid fasts. And, if you have a chronic health condition, you should fast only under the supervision of a medical professional.
People who do not react well to fasts often do better on the modified versions, such as those that use meal-replacement drinks.
If you have little experience in fasting, work with a nutrition-oriented doctor for guidance.
Up to 90% of Celiac Disease Cases Undiagnosed
Charles O. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 And, they're saying that if a person meets the recommended daily allowance (RDA) requirements for vitamins and minerals, then that's really all they need. In contrast, most nutritionists and people from the wellness world would say that the USRDA numbers are really just the minimum requirements needed to avoid nutritional deficiencies that cause diseases. They are not in any way descriptive of the optimum levels of nutrition for a human being. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 That covers a broad spectrum of substances, including foods in common form, vitamins and minerals. We can expect them to expand later to include herbs, but for the time being herbs are not on the table.
Mike: Now from the point of view of many readers, what you have described so far does not sound too bad, having basic standards for food and supplements. Where does Codex go wrong from there?
John: To make it simple for your readers, what Codex does wrong is it only attempts to assess supposed risks of these substances. |
Byron J. Richards, CCN
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 EVERY PERSON IS DIFFERENT
There are many factors that come to bear on this issue besides vitamins and minerals. Food, stress, and sleep are of major importance. If a person eats well, exercises, effectively manages stress, gets adequate sleep, and has no signs of leptin resistance, insulin resistance, or adrenaline resistance, then they have achieved the goal. They are in excellent natural balance. |
Jack Challem
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 At the same time, our genes became dependent on foods containing relatively large amounts of vitamins and minerals but relatively small amounts of carbohydrate calories from starches and sugars. Around ten thousand years ago, human eating habits started changing with the advent of agriculture, which led to substantial increases in carbohydrate and sugar intake. |
| With this growing understanding of how nutrients and genes interact, it is now possible to determine whether you might need extra amounts of certain vitamins and minerals to stay healthy. Knowledge is power, of course, and you can use this knowledge to overcome genetic weaknesses and to reduce, slow, and sometimes reverse age-related genetic damage. The payoff? You can greatly improve your health, regardless of the genes you were born with. |
| Or you can feed your genes all the wrong foods and suffer the unfortunate consequences. vitamins and minerals (and many other nutrients as well) have always been essential cofactors for the normal functioning of your genes.
If these ideas seem strange or unfamiliar, rest assured. Research on the interactions between nutrition and genes is in step with many of the public-health recommendations you have heard over the years. |
| The Nutrition Reporter
Dozens of articles on vitamins and minerals. www.nutritionreporter.com
Medline
The world's largest searchable database of medical journal articles, providing free abstracts (summaries) of more than 8 million articles. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Merck Manual
The online edition of your physician's standard medical reference book. www.merck.com
Nutrient Data Laboratory Food Composition
Type in nearly any food or food product and you instantly get its nutritional breakdown per cup or 100 grams. www.nal.usda. |
| Calorie Restriction: Reduced DNA Damage and Greater Longevity
Reducing your overall caloric intake, while maintaining adequate intake of vitamins and minerals, can reduce DNA damage, increase life expectancy, and lower the risk of disease. Animal studies dating back to
1935 have consistently shown that permanently cutting calorie intake by one-third extends the life expectancy of rodents by about 30 percent. However, experiments conducted in 2004 found that many of the benefits of lifetime calorie restriction may be achieved during late middle age. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| It is also a very good source of a number of B vitamins and minerals. In a mere 100 calories, 1 ounce of spelt cereal flakes provides 5 grams of protein, along with 3 grams of fiber. Whole spelt grain is slightly lower in protein (3 grams per ounce) and calories (90 per ounce) but higher in fiber and minerals. Table 12.4 provides an average of the differences in protein content between spelt and wheat.
HEALTH BENEFITS
Spelt is an alternative for those allergic to wheat. When ripe, spelt contains gluten, but the gluten
TABLE 12. |
Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C.
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 The synthetic chemicals added to masquerade as vitamins and minerals are anything but natural, and do nothing for the devitalized food products to which they are added, as they are still devoid of most enzymes and fiber. In addition, most big brand processed foods on the market today contain toxic chemical additives that further contribute to numerous symptoms and tfe-eases in the body as we have also discussed.
Processed foods, like stimulants (which are often one in the same) also alter the body's natural instincts, causing unnatural cravings. |
| As such, it will not only deplete the body of vitamins and minerals, but will also raise blood sugar as it is quickly metabolized.
If the label doesn't say "100%" whole wheat, chances are the bread has more white than whole-grain flour.
Nutrition Action Healthletter, 10/2001
Many food items made with white refined flour also have refined sugar added to the mix, especially breads and other baked goods. In addition, white refined flour is processed with toxic substances such as bleach (how do you think it gets white?) and has a high gluten content as discussed earlier. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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| In a balanced diet, cereals should be combined with pulses (beans), nuts (oilseeds), fresh fruits and fresh vegetables, as these will all contribute important amino acids, vitamins and minerals. |
Byron J. Richards, CCN
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| The new Daily Values for vitamins and minerals, formerly referred to as Minimum Daily Requirements, evolved based on the discovery of essential nutrients that when lacking caused nutritional deficiency diseases. A lack of Vitamin C causes scurvy, a lack of Vitamin D causes rickets, a lack of B12 or iron causes anemia, and so on. These stone-age concepts of nutrient needs serve a purpose, but they are woefully lacking when it comes to the general health needs of individuals. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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| A rich diversity of vitamins and minerals is present, often enriching or complementing those found in cereals.
All pulses except split peas and lentils have to be soaked (in a large volume of water) before cooking to mobilise and leach out anti-nutritional enzymes. Most pulses should be boiled for at least 15 minutes to denature these enzymes. Soaking (and discarding the water) will also reduce the level of indigestible sugars (mainly raffinose and stachyose) that cause flatulence. |
David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
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 Vitamins and Minerals
The diet also supplies the important micronutrients known as vitamins and minerals. They are needed only in trace amounts, but an absence or deficiency of just one vitamin or mineral can cause major illness.
Dietary Fiber
The body also needs a supply of dietary fiber, the indigestible portion of plant foods. A high-fiber diet reduces the risks of various gastrointestinal problems and promotes cardiovascular health.
The official dietary guidelines, established jointly by the U.S. |
Kevin Trudeau
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 This is a spectacular book, a quick and easy read that contains suppressed actual clinical studies documenting how vitamins and minerals inhibit the growth of cancer and prevent heart disease, diabetes, MS, lupus, and dozens of other ailments. The book provides the actual scientific evidence that reporters, journalists, and M.D.s say do not exist. Disease can be quickly wiped out in America in spite of the hundred-year conspiracy by the FDA and drug industry to suppress this information. |
| The Disease Conspiracy "The FDA Suppression of Cures," by Robert Barefoot
Contains suppressed clinical studies documenting how vitamins and minerals cure cancer, heart disease, diabetes, MS, lupus, and dozens of other ailments, www.cureamerica.net. |
Paula Begoun
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 Answer: Popular theory has long suggested that vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, biotin, vitamin C, copper, iron, and zinc are hair-healthy vitamins and minerals, but there is little research showing that to be fact. One study {ClinicalExperimental Dermatology, July 2002, pages 396^04) stated that "little is known about nutritional factors and hair loss. What we do know emanates from studies in protein-energy malnutrition, starvation, and eating disorders. There is no evidence to support the popular view that low serum zinc concentrations cause hair loss. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 What a shame they are present in such tiny amounts, leaving this to be an ordinary, lightweight lotion for normal to slightly oily skin.
^ © Hydra-Radiance Moisturizing Day Lotion SPF 15 ($12 for 4 ounces) may have gotten your attention because it claims that it "Moisturizes better than the #1 department store moisturizer—how brilliant!" However, Avon doesn't tell us which department-store moisturizer they are comparing this one with, so it's essentially an empty claim because the comparison could have been with a really bad product. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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| Nutritional value Low energy value with moderate amounts of vitamins and minerals. Notes Chinese chive is also used in traditional Chinese medicine and is thought to be a remedy for fatigue. Another species from Southeast Asia, A. scorodoprasum (sandleek) has edible bulbs but is rarely used commercially.
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Lemon verbena
Lemon verbena leaves and flowers
Description Lemon verbena is a woody, perennial shrub growing to about 1 m high. It has oblong, leathery and markedly fragrant leaves characteristically arranged in groups of three or four at each node. |
Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH
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 Removing vitamins and minerals will discourage bacteria and fungi, which must also have these nutrients to grow. The more a food is deprived of nutrients, the more apt is that food to be stable. This is why starch extracted from wheat or potatoes is much more stable and can be stored much longer than the original plant material. But the price for the increase in stability is an equal decrease in the nutritional quality of those products. The price, however, is paid by the consumer, not by the high-tech industry that creates these long-lived stable foods. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 They provide a rich assortment of vitamins and minerals to the human body, which have all sorts of beneficial effects, like boosting the immune system defenses against invaders or enhancing mental clarity and concentration. So I'm seeing all sorts of anticancer foods, and I'm also seeing a great collection of low-glycemic foods, which are by far the best selection of foods for anyone who is hypoglycemic, diabetic or obese.
Low-glycemic foods are really the answer for people struggling with the disease I call "diabesity," which is diabetes and obesity combined. |
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