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The hoax of modern medicine: Seven facts you need to know Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Although there are some exceptions (doctors who have taught themselves nutrition), most doctors remain so nutritionally illiterate that they have no familiarity with the natural plant-based medicines found in everyday fruits and vegetables. Fact #7: Nobody has any interest in your health except you. No corporation, no doctor, and no government has any desire to actually make you well. Keeping you sick makes it easier for them to control and financially exploit you.

Mastering Leptin: The Leptin Diet, Solving Obesity and Preventing Disease, Second Edition Byron J. Richards, CCN See book keywords and concepts

The results of a four-year study with adults ranging in age from 69-97 years of age confirmed the value of magnesium, potassium, fruits, and vegetables in the diet in terms of significantly helping preserve bone mass in these older individuals. This study also laid to rest one of the oldest arguments amongst nutritionists, that is, is dietary protein good or bad for bone? Researchers thought that too much protein would be bad for bone because it would cause an acid pH that would work against the alkalizing minerals, fruits, and vegetables.

1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses Marshall Editions See book keywords and concepts

NATUROPATHY Diet: Eat plenty of non-mucus-forming foods, such as fresh vegetables and fruits, healthy cold pressed oils, seeds, and nuts (except peanuts, which are a legume and should be avoided as well as any other nut to which you might be allergic). Eat lean proteins such as antibiotic- and hormone-free chicken and grass-fed meats, tofu, and seafood. Try juicing green vegetables for a daily drink to raise immunity and flush out toxins from the body. Avoid mucus-forming foods, such as processed sugars, dairy products, and items made with flour.

What's in an apple? Buying organic, healthful produce becomes increasingly complicated Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

An apple, you see, is made of much more than its chemical constituents. All fruits and vegetables have water, and water stores emotional energy, passing it on to those who consume the water. Since an apple is probably something like 75% water by volume, eating an apple is actually an exercise in chewing mostly on water. Aren't you curious to know what kind of energy and intention is in that water? You should be. Because beyond the vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients in the apple, the water impacts your body, mind and spirit more than anything else.

1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses Marshall Editions See book keywords and concepts

Fig, papaya, and pineapple: These fruits all contain enzymes that break down skin growths. Patented formulas with extracts of these plants can be purchased and should be used according to instructions on the label. Sometimes a number of treatments are required to obtain the best result. Willow: The bark of this tree is popular for its pain-relieving qualities, and the same constituent responsible for the pain relief also dissolves skin growths.

Raw Spirit Festival Update: Amazing raw foods products and more Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

He's introducing a new product called fruits of the Earth which I haven't tried yet, but hope to soon review here on the website. Viiktoras Kulvinskas, one of the "fathers" of the raw foods movement, spoke twice at the event, and Victoria Boutenko (author of numerous raw foods books and an influential visionary in the movement) also offered her wisdom to the audience. See www.RawFamily.com to learn more about the Boutenko family's journey to health using raw living foods.

Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness Tori Hudson, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Emphasize whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, fish (salmon, tuna, sardines, halibut), organic low-fat meats (chicken, turkey, beef, buffalo, elk, deer), low-fat dairy products, eggs, and beans. Chaste tree extract: 40 drops or 175 mg .

Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good Dr. Steven R. Gundry See book keywords and concepts

Continue to steer clear of all "Killer Fruits" (page 67), which tend to hail from the tropics, and fruit juice. (See Tropical Sugar Bombs on page 104.) As long as weight loss continues at a steady pound a week or you're already at your optimal weight, you can enjoy fruit in moderation. Overdo it and weight loss will halt or even reverse. If so, simply cut back on portions or wait a few more weeks before trying again. THE RETURN OF "BROWN" FOODS You may also add up to a 1/2-cup serving of cooked whole grains or legumes from the "brown" foods list on page 68 per day. But you need not do so.

What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You Ray D. Strand See book keywords and concepts

We must decrease saturated-fat intake, making certain we consume at least seven servings of fruits and vegetables and more than thirty-five grams of fiber each day. (I know you have heard all this before; but less than 9 percent of the population follows this advice!)11 4. Be Aware of Other Carcinogens. Whenever possible, choose to take action in decreasing your exposure to cancer-causing agents such as radiation, pesticides, herbicides, asbestos, charcoal, soot, and so on by purging them from your home environment.

Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health J. Douglas Bremner See book keywords and concepts

My advice is to discard your vitamins and instead eat a wide variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean protein, nuts, and legumes. If you want a pyramid, I personally recommend the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid, which provides all the nutrition that you require, along with a more healthy balance of fats, carbohydrates, and protein (http://oldwayspt.org). Colleagues at the Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, also recommend the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid.

This diet is high in vegetables (550 g/day, or 20 oz/day), legumes (9 g/day or 1/3 oz/day), fruits and nuts (360 g/d or 10 oz/day), cereals (180 g/d or 6 oz/day), and fish (24 g/d, or 1 oz/day), and low in other meat, including poultry (120 g/d or 40 oz/day) and dairy products (200 g/d or 70 oz/day). Alcohol consumption was 10 to 50 g (one to four glasses of wine) per day for men and 5 to 25 g (one to two glasses of wine) for women. The diet also involves a high amount of olive oil consumption, and reduces heart disease and cancer risk and prolongs life.

Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means Ron Garner See book keywords and concepts

Most raw fruits and vegetables are alkaline. These must be regularly supplied to the body in an adequate quantity to maintain a healthy acid-alkaline balance. A healthy diet should consist of approximately 80% alkaline-forming foods and 20% acid-forming foods. The average person in western cultures eats the reverse of this combination. Is it any wonder that we are getting progressively sicker, and that degenerative diseases are increasing and appearing at younger ages?

POSSIBLE FOOD SENSITIVITIES OR ALLERGIES In the beginning, when a change is made from consuming wrong foods to introducing more raw fruits and vegetables into the diet, many people experience difficulties with digestion. There can be a lack of hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes plus existing inflammation in the intestines because their digestive systems have been weakened from years of abuse. Symptoms can be similar to irritable bowel syndrome.

A herbal detoxification blend can be taken regularly to achieve excellent results. Raw fruits and vegetables that contain enzymes, fiber, and water are healthy fare for the colon. The diet and digestion must be improved. Supplementation with digestive enzymes is helpful. Additional fiber, from psyllium husks or flax seeds, for example, along with pure water, are helpful in retaining moisture and filling out the stool. Bran products should not be used as they are irritating to the bowel and add to the problem of mucus buildup in the colon if they cannot be completely digested.

They can be measured by a radionics instrument such as the se-5 and most convincingly, they can be demonstrated by observing the growth of plants, fruits, and vegetables that have been fed vibrant primal energy water, as you will read about in chapter 14. Man-made electronic and magnetic energy devices, and water treatment units, can definitely have a positive effect on some health problems by helping the body raise its General Vitality, or frequency vibrations. A body of lower gv and wl has the potential of rising to the level of that produced by the electronic or magnetic device.

While we are removing stimulants from our diet, we should also begin eating more raw fruits and vegetables, and reducing the amount of cooked food we eat. SMOKING If you are a smoker, the first and most important step you can take in your health program, without exception, is to quit smoking. Easy to say, but for most people, very hard to do. Nicotine was discussed briefly in chapter 8, "What Are We Doing Wrong?" It is extremely toxic to the body and, as any smoker or former smoker will tell you, very addictive. I have been told that it is even more addictive than hard drugs.

The Science of Flavonoids Erich Grotewold See book keywords and concepts

Similarly to the above examples, two different kempferol glycosides, obtained from transgenic tomato fruits, eluted from the column very close to each other and had almost identical MS spectra (LeGall et al, 2003). These compounds could be differentiated only on the basis of the spectra acquired in the LC-NMR system. The isoflavones formononetin and biochanin A along with their 7-OP-D-glucosides and malonyl-glucosides were found in clover (Trifolium pratense) leaves (de Rijke et al, 2004b).

They are widely distributed in foods and beverages of plant origin, such as fruits, vegetables, tea, cocoa, and wine. Numerous publications report their content in various foods (Kelm et al., 2005; Schreier, 2005). Within the subgroups of the flavonols and the flavones, the flavonol quercetin is the most frequently occurring compound in foods. Also common are kaempferol, myricetin, and the flavones apigenin and luteolin. Tea and onions are the main dietary sources of flavonols and flavones.

The overall relative neuronal cell protective activity of these three fruits followed the decreasing order strawberry> banana > orange. The protective effects appeared to be due to the higher phenolic contents including anthocyanins, which are the major contributors in strawberries (Heo and Lee, 2005b). 3.4. Tea and tea polyphenols The anticarcinogenesis effects of EGCG, green tea, and black tea extracts on various organs and animal model have been reported.

Reactive oxygen species and antioxidant systems Diets high in flavonoids, fruits, and vegetables are protective against a variety of diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer (Ness and Powles, 1997). Antioxidants and dietary fiber are believed to be the principal nutrients responsible for these protective effects. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are formed in vivo during normal aerobic metabolism and can cause damage to DNA, proteins, and lipids, despite the natural antioxidant defense system of all organisms (Bors and Saran, 1987).

Anthocyanins, a flavonoid subclass, have been of special interest because of their ability to confer red, orange, blue, and purple coloration to leaves, flowers, and fruits (Mol et al., 1998). As pigments, flavonoids have facilitated the testing of hypotheses related to Mendel's law and transposable elements. Flavonoids have been the focus of attempts to modify flower color by genetic engineering (Tanaka et al., 1998). There also is interest in using them as drugs or dietary supplements because of their strong antioxidant activities (Harborne and Williams, 2000; Battel and Matsuda, 2003).

Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health J. Douglas Bremner See book keywords and concepts

As an example, the generic low-fat diet of the WHI reduced LDL cholesterol by only ten points, whereas a diet high in fruits and vegetables, soy, and nuts, and low in animal fat dropped cholesterol by 30%, a figure that equaled the effects of a statin (33%). A low-carb diet does not prevent heart disease. Look at the doctor who developed it: He died of a heart attack. In addition, women subjects from the Nurses' Health Study (82,802) who had low carbohydrate intake did not experience a reduced occurrence of heart disease. Eating a high-sugar diet increased the risk of heart disease by 90%.

The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S. See book keywords and concepts

They're found in many colorful fruits such as grapes and berries. Turns out they do a lot more than make our produce pretty. Anthocyanins belong to a group of plant compounds called flavonoids, and they have considerable bioactive properties, including acting as powerful antioxidants. In one study anthocyanins were found to have the strongest antioxidizing power of 150 flavonoids studied (more than 4,000 different flavonoids have been identified). And the anthocyanins in red cabbage were found in another study to protect animals against the damages produced by a known toxin.

Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition Hyla Cass, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Common elements include eating generous amounts of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains; consuming fish on a regular basis; drinking red wine in moderation; using olive oil; and eating very little red meat—basically, a high-fiber, high-antioxidant, low-animal fat, high-monounsaturated fat (that's the fat in olive oil) diet. You can effortlessly maintain good health and proper weight, and control inflammation with this diet, which contains almost no processed foods. And you can lose weight on this diet, especially if you stay away from processed breads and sugars.

Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease Dr. Sharon Moalem See book keywords and concepts

Mice and other rodents that would otherwise be drawn to the fruits of chili plants avoid them because they can't take the heat. That's good for the chili, because the digestive systems of mammals destroy its small seeds, a process that pretty much takes the point out of the gastronomic hitchhike. Birds, on the other hand, don't destroy chili seeds when they eat chili peppers—and they aren't affected by capsaicin. So mammals leave the peppers for the birds, and the birds take the seeds to the air, spreading them along the way.

The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S. See book keywords and concepts

That said, mature fruits such as eggplants, tomatoes, and peppers contain only faint traces: you won't get stoned from eating peppers! And cooking lowers alkaloid content by almost half. Nonetheless, one substance in nightshades— solanine—may have an impact on those with arthritis, and many arthritics are told to follow a "no-nightshade" diet. There isn't really any strong research evidence to back this up, but there are many folks walking around whose symptoms have improved when they eliminated nightshades. One writer, Dr.

Of course, some fruits are just absolute superstars and there was never any question that even if there were to be only ten foods on the list, they'd make the cut. Apples and blueberries, for example. And guava. If this list were an all-star basketball team going to the Olympics, they'd be the Kobe Bryants. To continue the analogy, we also found some good "utility" players that, while terrific, wouldn't have made a short list of Olympic contenders. The star fruit, for example, is not quite as loaded with nutrients as some of the winners, plus it's harder to find and smaller in size.

The same cannot be said of the fruits, vegetables, eggs, oils, spices, meat, fish, and poultry. And in any case, there's always oatmeal. That's a minimally processed grain that's truly worth eating. in Oatmeal Oatmeal has a place on virtually everyone's "best foods" list. It's the Muhammad Ali of foods—everybody loves it, no matter where you stand in your dietary philosophy. Even those who are stringent about keeping carbs low soften a bit when it comes to oatmeal. The "guru" of diabetic diets, Dr.

The Science of Flavonoids Erich Grotewold See book keywords and concepts

WINKEL Department of Biological Sciences and Fralin Center for Biotechnology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0346 USA L INTRODUCTION Flavonoids have long sparked the interest of scientists and nonscientists alike, largely because these metabolites account for much of the red, blue, and purple pigmentation found in plants and increasingly for their association with the health benefits of wine, chocolate, and generally with diets rich in fruits and vegetables. The flavonoid pathway, illustrated in Figure 3.

The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S. See book keywords and concepts

Similarly, "meat eaters" can refer to people who dine exclusively on ballpark hot dogs and have never met a vegetable they didn't hate, or it can refer to small tribes of hunter-gatherers who dine on pasture-fed wild game—when they can catch it—and tons of wild fresh vegetables, fruits, and nuts. See where I'm going with this? I think, in America, we've made a huge mistake by trying to define the perfect diet in terms of protein, carbs, and fats.

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