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Low Iodine from malabsorptive foods oxalic acid cabbage family crucifers.rapeseed, mustard, watercress, radish, soybeans (orcow'smilktherefrom). peanut skins, almonds or cashews; nitrates interfere with thyroid hormone synthesis. Up to 40% of Americans may be affected by low thyroid function.

Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements

Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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These include asparagus, beets, beet greens, eggs, fish, parsley, rhubarb, sorrel, spinach, Swiss chard, and vegetables of the cabbage family. Large amounts of oxalic acid can promote joint problems. Q Eat half of a fresh pineapple daily for one to three weeks, until relief is achieved. Pineapple contains bromelain, which reduces pain and swelling. Only fresh pineapple is effective. Bromelain is also available in supplement form. Q Eat foods high in vitamin Bg, such as bananas, avocados, potatoes, nuts, bluefin tuna, Atlantic salmon, chicken, whole grains, and sweet potatoes.

Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health

Joseph E. Mario
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BRASSICAS Crucifer, Kole, or cabbage family plants of the Mustard family may stimulate Glutathione transferase Enzyme for anti-cancer effects, In Japanese Hawaiians protects from stomach cancer, protects Louisiana asbestos workers from lung cancer mesothelioma; colon, rectal (polyps), and bladder cancers; for good bones and blood; Indole-3-Carbinol helps Estradiol metabolism. Includes Watercress. •BROCCOLI A thick green flowered plant, has twice the Vitamin C of an orange; high Calcium; Vitamin A Beta-carotene; B-Complex; andiron.

The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods

by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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Other greens of the cabbage family, such as mustard greens, turnip greens, kohlrabi, and watercress, offer similar benefits as kale and collards and can be used similarly. There are several varieties of kale, known commonly as curly kale, ornamental kale, and dinosaur kale, all of which differ in taste, texture, and appearance. Curly kale has ruffled leaves and a fibrous stalk and is usually deep green in color. It has a lively, pungent flavor with delicious bitter, peppery qualities. Ornamental kale is a more recently cultivated species that is oftentimes referred to as salad savoy.

Foods that Fight Cancer

Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
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As a consequence, women with breast cancer or who are in remission should consume any dietary soy in strict moderation, while favouring other foods with the potential to prevent the development of breast cancer, such as omega-3 fatty acids (Chapter 12) or the glucosinolates present in vegetables belonging to the cabbage family (Chapter 6).
The compounds in garlic, just like those present in vegetables belonging to the cabbage family, can thus be considered front-line preventive agents, capable of blocking cancer from the outset. In addition to their action on carcinogenic substances, the compounds in garlic may also directly attack tumour cells and destroy them through apoptosis (Chapter 2, page 38).
SULFORAPHANE, STAR OF THE ISOTHIOCYANATES The structure of isothiocyanates contains a sulfur atom, which is responsible for the very characteristic odour released when cabbages and other members of the cabbage family are overcooked. Because every isothiocyanate is derived from the transformation of a different glucosinolate, the nature of the isothiocyanates associated with different cruciferous vegetables depends on the glucosinolate present in each vegetable.
Despite all the negative publicity surrounding the cabbage family, these vegetables are heavyweights in the ring when it comes to effectively stopping the spread of cancer. Crucifer: the name comes from the distinctive cross shape of the flowers produced by all cruciferous vegetables, of which cabbage is the prototype. It may seem difficult to believe, but the principal species of cabbage that exist today, including broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, and kale, are all directly descended from wild cabbage (see inset).
CHOCOLATE: A HEALTHY OBSESSION CHAPTER 6 The Cabbage Family: A Tumour's Sworn Enemy An ancient Greek legend, based on the Iliad, tells the story of Dionysus, the god of wine, who was welcomed less than enthusiastically on his conquering voyage to Thrace. With the help of a cattle prod, the warlike Lycurgus, king of the Edones, held back the god's army until Dionysus was forced to seek refuge in the cave of the sea nymph Thetis.

Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy

Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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Others include many members of the cabbage family.) Some of the isoflavones, especially genis-tein and daidzein, that seem to make soy such a valuable food also inactivate thyroid peroxidase. This enzyme is important for the production of the thyroid hormones T3 and T4. Simply eating soy-based foods doesn't seem to produce thyroid problems all by itself. But iodine deficiency makes animals (and presumably humans) susceptible to clinical problems caused by soy isoflavones interfering with thyroid peroxidase.

Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health

Joseph E. Mario
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Indoles in the cabbage family plants induce anti-cancer activity against polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), prevent breast and uterine cancers (also found in alfalfa, dill, and celery). Brassinin inhibits breast, skin, and stomach cancers.

Food, Inc. Mendel to Monsanto - The Promises and Perils of the Biotech Harvest

Peter Pringle
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No illness has been reported from its steady consumption since the cabbage family was first cultivated by ancient Egyptians and then brought to Europe and eventually to the New World.1 Throughout the history of cauliflower and cabbage, the virus attracted little attention—until the early 1980s. That was when Roger Hull, a British microbiologist, discovered the virus's genetic secret. Tucked away in its genome is an especially energetic promoter, the 35S. When the virus infects a plant cell, the 35S starts driving genes at an unusually frenetic pace.

The Natural Way to Heal: 65 Ways to Create Superior Health

Walter Last
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Goitrogens are mainly found in the cabbage family, also in soybeans and the skins of red-skinned peanuts. Cooking these or adding kelp to the diet can overcome this problem. Nevertheless, with an underactive thyroid, it is better not to eat much goitogenic food in its raw state. Thiaminase is an enzyme in raw fish that destroys vitamin Bp but that is not a problem if food is correctly combined. Avidin in raw egg white makes biotin unavailable; this leads to a deficiency only if a large percentage of the daily diet consists of raw egg white.

Intelligent Medicine: A Guide to Optimizing Health and Preventing Illness for the Baby-Boomer Generation

Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D.
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Include cabbage family foods. In addition to phytosterols, cabbage family foods (cruciferous foods) are major sources of indole-3-carbinol, a proven cancer preventive agent. They include cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, broccoli, turnip greens, and radishes.22 • Add prostaglandin precursors — the counterinflammatory prostaglandins: fish oil, flaxseed oil, and GLA (borage oil). • Use vitamin supplements, especially relatively high doses of vitamin E, up to 800 International Units daily. Vitamin C, mixed carotenoids, zinc, and selenium may be helpful.

The Natural Way to Heal: 65 Ways to Create Superior Health

Walter Last
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Such foods include raw egg yolk, onion, horseradish, watercress, turnip, and other raw foods of the cabbage family. Most of these are also helpful in treating digestive ulcers; horseradish can be used to help treat mucous complaints. A supplement high in organic sulfur is called MSM, available in many health food stores. Bananas are good energy providers for those with a weak digestion. However, overripe Cavendish bananas (this is the most common variety) often cause digestive discomfort or allergies in sensitive individuals.

Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods

Dianne Onstad
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A botanically primitive, "headless" member of the cabbage family, kale appears in today's gardens in much the same form as it did several thousand years ago. Perhaps kale has changed so little over time simply because horticultural fiddling seemed unnecessary. In addition to being among the most vigorous, prolific, and easy-to-grow vegetables, this uncomplicated plant is resistant to cold, is simple to harvest, store, and prepare, and is rich in vitamins and minerals.
General Information A relative newcomer to the cabbage family, brussels sprouts are generally believed to have evolved from a variety of savoy cabbage during the seventeenth or eighteenth century. One of the few vegetables to have originated in northern Europe, this vegetable is one of the weirdest-looking plants in a garden: twenty to forty "baby cabbages" grow in spiral fashion on a tall-stemmed stalk, which instead of having a single large head at its end sprouts numerous small heads along its stem.
Centuries of cultivation have produced other forms of the cabbage family, including kale, kohlrabi, cauliflower, broccoli, and brussels sprouts. Buying Tips When selecting cabbage, look for heads that are compact and of reasonable size, with leaves that are tender, not with-ered, puffy, or damaged by shipping or insects. The heads should be heavy for their size. If raw and uncut, cabbage can be kept refrigerated for up to ten days in a plastic bag. Culinary Uses Cabbage is not the most glamorous of vegetables.
General Information Cauliflower, like its cousin broccoli, is a member of the cabbage family, and it took centuries of cultivation to produce a tight head of clustered flower buds in place of rhe compact leaves of the cabbage head. Thousands of tiny white flower buds are closely packed into even larger buds, forming the florets that make up the single large round head or "flower." Cauliflower was introduced into medieval Europe by the Arabs during their occupation of Spain, and by the twelfth century Spaniards were eating as many as three varieties of the vegetable.
At its best during the winter, this member of the cabbage family has a large yellow-orange bulb that is either globular or elongated and is both larger and sweeter than turnips. Before they are shipped to market, their large, blue-green tops are usually trimmed and their bulbs waxed to prevent loss of moisture. There is some confusion over Rutabaga / Nutritional Value Per 100 g Edible Portion Raw Cooked Calories 56 34 Protein 1.20 g 1.10 g Fat 0.20 g 0.19 g Fiber 1.10 g 1.04 g Calcium 47 mg 42 mg Iron 0.52 mg 0.

Medical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices Of Herbal Medicine

David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
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Common gas-producing foods eaten by nursing mothers include dairy products, garlic, vegetables in the cabbage family, orange juice, very spicy foods, caffeine-containing foods (such as chocolate, coffee, and tea), and anything in particular that produces gas for the mother. Recommend soothing herb teas for the mother. Relaxing nervines may help, especially those containing carminative volatile oils. Examples include Matricaria recutita, Melissa officinalis, Tilia spp., and Trifolium pratense. Use rhythmic motions.

Food, Inc. Mendel to Monsanto - The Promises and Perils of the Biotech Harvest

Peter Pringle
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Hull, pointed out that humans have been consuming the 35S promoter (from infected members of the cabbage family) at levels more than ten thousand times greater than would be found in any transgenic plant containing the promoter.4 If consumption of DNA containing the 35S were that dangerous, then humans would have more to fear from vegetables infected with the cauliflower mosaic virus than from transgenic plants. Ho insisted that the numbers didn't matter.

Prescription for Dietary Wellness: Using Foods to Heal

Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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The seeds of kale, rutabaga, turnip, and black mustard, also members of the cabbage family, produce sprouts that are similar in flavor and texture. Chia, Cress, Flaxseed, and Psyllium Seed Sprouts Chia, cress, flax, and psyllium are considered gelatinous seeds. They are extremely nutritious but require a little extra effort to sprout because of their mucilaginous nature. Integrating them in a basket with other seeds, such as alfalfa, kale, and clover, is the easiest way to enjoy these unique sprouts.

Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods

Dianne Onstad
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Cauliflower is not as nutrient-dense as many of the other cabbage family vegetables. Its white color is a sign that it contains far less of the beneficial carotenes and chlorophyll, but it is a good source of boron because cauliflower does nor grow well in boron-deficient soils. Cauliflower helps purify the blood, aids bleeding gums if eaten raw, and is helpful in cases of asthma, kidney and bladder disorders, high blood pressure, and constipation.

Defeating Diabetes

Brenda Davis and Tom Barnard
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Among the worst offenders are beans and vegetables of the cabbage family. žReduce the oligosaccharide (bean sugar) content of legumes before they are eaten. Always soak beans overnight and drain off the soaking water before cooking them. (Not soaking beans can increase gas by up to ten times.) žUse more tofu and textured vegetable protein, which contain less of the problem sugars. žTry lentils or other small legumes rather than larger beans, which seem to cause more problems. žDon't overeat. Overeating increases the amount of food that ends up undigested in the colon.

Foods That Fight Disease: A Simple Guide to Using and Understanding Phytonutrients to Protect and Enhance Your Health

Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D.
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Lee Wattenberg and his coworkers have been looking into the disease-fighting activities of the isothiocynates and dithiolethiones found in the cabbage family among the other phytochemicals they've been exploring since the 1970s. That's just a small taste of the story. These types of investigations are simultaneously happening with other foods and their components in other parts of the world. In Italy, scientists at the University of Milan noted that the rate of prostate cancer is very low and the rate of tomato consumption is very high. At Harvard Medical School, Dr.

Conscious Eating

Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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Hing can be added to neutralize the gas-producing effects of cabbage and the rest of the cabbage family, including broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and kale. The carrot and avocado make this combination more neutral for V. This recipe is good for all seasons, best in summer, and not in the fall for Vs.

Eat and Heal (Foods That Can Prevent or Cure Many Common Ailments)

the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing
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With its scalloped edges and variety system of colors, this member of the cabbage family is a chef's favorite garnish. And it's also one of the few vegetables grown for ornamental purposes. But kale and its country cousin, collard greens, are healthy additions to your menu, too. Low in calories and fat, kale is high in vitamin C, contains moderate amounts of calcium and other minerals, and is rich in antioxidants, especially the carotenoid beta carotene.
And this member of the cabbage family contains several phytochemicals that may help prevent disease. 8 ways broccoli keeps you healthy Builds better bones. You probably never imagined broccoli could battle osteoporosis, but it's got plenty of calcium, potassium, 3rocco\\ Today, people are eating 900 times more broccoli than they did 25 years ago. Perhaps it's because this "crown jewel of and magnesium — nutrients that may help prevent or slow this bone-breaking disease. It's also one of the few nondairy foods full of calcium that your body can absorb easily.
Made of fermented cabbage, radishes, hot peppers, lettuce, and garlic, some people even eat it for breakfast. The cabbage family is part of the brassica group and covers several vegetables, including broccoli and cauliflower. The plants are classified by the arrangement of their parts. If the leaves are tightly folded to form a ball, it's head cabbage. Kale and collards have leaves that are loose and open. Plants that resemble miniature heads are called brussels sprouts. Chinese cabbage, also called Napa, is light green or white and looks a lot like romaine lettuce.

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