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The Okinawa Diet Plan : Get Leaner, Live Longer, and Never Feel Hungry Bradley J. Willcox, M.D., D. Craig Willcox, Ph.D., Makoto Suzuki, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Nutmeg is quite versatile—try it in stews, curries, custards, cakes, stewed fruit, biscuits, pumpkin pie, soups, breads, mashed potatoes, cabbage, rice, fish sauce, cheese dishes, and pickle chutney. See Veggieful Beef Stew recipe on page 277. Pepper {Piper nigrum). Use a pepper mill to grind fresh seeds for best flavor, as pepper quickly loses its flavor. White pepper is hotter than black, but black is more aromatic. You'll want to add pepper to vegetable soups, Caesar salad, stir-fries, vinaigrettes, soft cheeses, and almost any dishes calling for a bit of pizzazz. Turmeric {Curcuma longa).

Add the shiitake mushrooms, Swiss chard, and napa cabbage. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, or until the leafy vegetables are tender. NUTRITION FACTS: 1 SERVING; Caloric Density 0.3; Caloties (Kcal) 140; Protein (g) 13; Carbohydtate (g) 14; Total Fat (g) 2; Sanitated Fat (g) 0.1; Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.1; Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.4; Dietary Fiber (g) 7.7; Flavonoid and Othet Phyto (mg) 33.1; Cholesterol (mg) 0; Sodium (mg) 535; Vitamin A (IU) 2811; Vitamin C (mg) 54; Calcium (mg) 556; Iron (mg) 3.0; PERCENTAGE (%) Protein 36.3; Catbohydrate 40.6; Fat 11.4; Alcohol 11.

Bonito Broth Kelp Broth Basic Miso Soup Slimming Tomato cabbage Soup Hearty Vegetable Soup Sweet Potato Miso Soup Chicken Tom Yummy Goong Sea Bass Fennel Soup Toppuccino Soup Healthiest Cream of Broccoli Soup Traditional Tsumire Soup Salmon Miso Soup Creamy Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup Fragrant Soy Go Vegetable Soup Okinawan Fish and Vegetarian Broths (Dashi) Dashi is an all-purpose soup broth and seasoning used in most Okinawan and Japanese soups, dips, sauces, and dishes that call for simmering vegetables, fish, or meat (among other ingredients).

Daikon is a member of the Crucifereae, or mustard, family, which also includes broccoli, cabbage, turnips, watercress, kale, and cauliflower. Although most daikon weigh between one and five pounds, one variety, the sakurajima, has been known to grow to near one hundred pounds! An ancient crop in Japan, daikon was also used in Egypt as far back as 3,000 years ago. Weight and health benefits. Daikon is free of fat and cholesterol, has an extremely low CD count (0.2), and is a good source of vitamin C and calcium (1 cup sliced raw daikon contains 22 mg vitamin C and 27 mg calcium).

Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods Dianne Onstad See book keywords and concepts

A relative of skunk cabbage and jack-in-the-pulpit, this highly aromatic, reedlike plant tesembles the cattail in appearance and frequently grows in the same locations: swamps, marshy grounds, and along sluggish streams. Grown for thousands of years for its rhizomes, which were traded as articles of commerce in the Near East, the calamus has fleshy rootstalks that grow in closely matted masses often many feet in extent. The sword-shaped leaves, which smell of tangerine when bruised, resemble those of the iris but are glossy and yellow-green, while those of the iris are dull and bluish green.

The Sunfood Diet Success System David Wolfe See book keywords and concepts

Dinner Sequoia's Calcium Soup (see Appendix C: Sunfood Recipes). (Make a thick, hearty raw soup and enjoy until satiated!) Small salad containing 80% green-leafed vegetables (including kale or spinach), 2 avocados and organic, extra virgin, cold-pressed olive oil as dressing. One large serving of spaghetti-sliced zucchini bathed in raw sauce (containing blended soaked pine nuts, basil, garlic and lemon). SUNDAY Breakfast No breakfast, Lunch One smoothie containing: a mango, an orange, a peach, water and 20 cacao beans.

Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods Dianne Onstad See book keywords and concepts

A famous pudding made of nettles combined with leeks, broccoli, or cabbage and rice, and then boiled in a muslin bag, comes Nettle, Stinging / Nutritional Va ue Per 100 g Edible Portion Dried Dried Calories n/a Sodium 4.9 mg Protein 10.2 g Zinc 4.70 mg BMBHH1 Manganese 7.80 mg Fiber n/a Beta Carotene (A) 15,700 IU Calcium 2,900 mg Thiamine (Bj) 0.540 mg Iron 41.8 mg Riboflavin (B2) 0.430 mg Magnesium 860 mg Miacin(Bj) 5.

The A.D.D. Nutrition Solution: A Drug-Free Thirty-Day Plan Marcia Zimmerman, C.N. See book keywords and concepts

Variations • Gngered cabbage Soup with Pork and Potatoes. Substitute I pound potatoes (3 medium) and 3 cups shredded cabbage for the carrots, celery, garlic, zucchini, tomatoes, beans, and spaghetti squash. Use I Vi quarts boiling water flavored with 3 tablespoons medium miso paste, 2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger root, and I teaspoon lemon zest, instead of the spices listed above, to simmer the pork. • Turkey and Sweet Potato Soup.

Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer Michael Lerner See book keywords and concepts

Afterwards, a compress containing about 50 percent green clay and 50 percent cabbage leaves or other natural plant leaves may be applied over the area to help facilitate the discharge of accumulated toxic matter. . . . This clay-cabbage compress may be left in place for about four hours or overnight, and it may be applied daily for up to one month, preferably under the supervision of an experienced macrobiotic counselor. This compress will gradually help draw the excess mucus and fat from the inner parts of the mammary tissues toward the surface of the skin.

The Okinawa Diet Plan : Get Leaner, Live Longer, and Never Feel Hungry Bradley J. Willcox, M.D., D. Craig Willcox, Ph.D., Makoto Suzuki, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Cheesy Scallop and Potato (seafood) Slimming Tomato cabbage Soup 2 whole-grain dinner rolls Can't-Be-Easier Chocolate Fruit Pudding jasmine or decaf tea Wednesday_ Breakfast Apricot-Yogurt Soy Smoothie V2 whole-grain bagel with 1 tablespoon fat-free cream cheese or soy cream cheese jasmine tea Mid-A.M. Snack 1 low-cal snack tea or coffee Lunch 1 whole-grain roll 1 cup of your favorite vegetable dish at local grocery store (spinach, bean sprouts, potato salad, etc.) 1 orange jasmine tea Mid-p.M. Snack 1 low-cal snack your favorite tea Dinner Hearty Bean Stroganoff (veg.

Food Swings: Make the Life-Changing Connection Between the Foods You Eat and Your Emotional Health and Well-Being Barnet Meltzer, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Austria, Germany, and the countries of northern Europe and the former Soviet Union are major cabbage cultivators, preserving it for the winter months in the form of sauerkraut. Therapeutic and Healing Powers: Like all other cruciferous veggies, cabbage combats cancer. Even the American Cancer Society says so. Fighter phytonutrients such as indoles and isothiocyanites block cancerous cell formation.

Disease Prevention and Treatment The Life Extension Editorial Staff See book keywords and concepts

The substance was indole-3-carbinol (IC3), a phytochemical isolated from cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, turnips, kale, green cabbage, mustard seed, etc.). I3C was then given to 17 men and women for 2 months. Again, levels of strong estrogen declined, and levels of weak esttogen increased. But more importantly, the level of an estrogen metabolite associated with breast and endometrial cancer (16,alpha-hydroxyestrone) fell (Bradlow et al. 1991).

Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide Ben-Erik van Wyk See book keywords and concepts

C (250-2 900 mg per (R. x centifolia) and damask rose (R. xdamascena). 100 g), lycopene and other carotenoids and Uses & properties Rose-hips are widely used gamma-linolenic acid (in the seeds). Rosmarinus officinalis rosemary ¦' f wJLm m% * | Rosemary leaves and flowers Description An aromatic, evergreen shrub with narrow leaves that are bright green above, with rolled in margins and white hairs below. The small, two-lipped flowers are various shades of blue and purple (rarely pink or white). Origin & history Indigenous to the Mediterranean region.

Prescription for Dietary Wellness: Using Foods to Heal Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts

Dinner Shred two beets, two carrots, one-quarter head of cabbage, or a combination of these vegetables. Dress them with a mixture of 1 tablespoon olive oil and the juice of one lemon. Take 1 tablespoon of a fiber supplement such as oat bran, glucomannan, or psyllium seed. Follow it with a full glass of distilled water. Throughout the Day Drink all the herbal tea, distilled water with lemon juice added, vegetable broth, and fresh juices as desired. Be sure to dilute any juices you drink with quality water. Make the fresh vegetable broth or juice to sip throughout the day.

Some foods that monoterpenes are present in are basil, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, citrus fruits, cucumbers, eggplant, mint, parsley, peppers, and squash. Type: Limonoids Limonoids have been shown to protect lung tissue and guard against cancer. They induce protective enzymes, deactivate carcinogens, reduce cholesterol, protect against cataracts, and enhance immunity. Limonene protects against cancer by stimulating anticancer enzymes and cancer-killing immune cells. Food sources include caraway, cardamom, celery, citrus fruits, fennel seed, and rosemary.

Vi head cabbage, shredded Vi onion, chopped VS bunch parsley, minced 1. Place all of the ingredients in a soup pot or large saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. 2. Lower the heat to simmering temperature and allow the soup to simmer for one hour. 3. Remove from heat and strain out the vegetables, reserving them for another use. Drink a large glass of broth while fasting as needed to suppress feelings of hunger. Potato Peeling Broth 3 potatoes (Note: It is very important to use potatoes that have no green tint.

SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews See book keywords and concepts

While all crucifers seem to be effective in fighting cancer, cabbage, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts seem to be the most powerful. Just Vi cup of broccoli a day protects from a number of cancers, particularly cancers of the lung, stomach, colon, and rectum. No wonder broccoli is number one on the National Cancer Institute's list of nutrition all-stars. Broccoli is the vegetable with the strongest inverse association with colon cancer, especially in those younger than 65 with a history of smoking. If you've ever smoked, eat your broccoli!

Food Swings: Make the Life-Changing Connection Between the Foods You Eat and Your Emotional Health and Well-Being Barnet Meltzer, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Italians can claim the credit for cultivating a farming technique that turned cabbage into broccoli. Therapeutic and Healing Powers: As a member of the cruciferous, or cabbage, family (which also includes Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, mustard greens, rutabagas, and turnips), broccoli is endowed with incredible cancer-inhibiting properties. Potent antioxidant phytonutrients such as indoles, glucosinolates, and dithiolthiones work hard to prevent cancer?particularly estrogen-related cancers—from developing.

SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews See book keywords and concepts

I shred red cabbage into most every salad I eat at home. You don't have to put in much; just a bit gives you a great nutritional boost. This is one class of vegetables where too much of a good thing may have adverse affects. Broccoli contains goitrogens, naturally occurring substances that can interfere with the function of the thyroid gland. Nonetheless, 2 cups a day of cooked Brussels sprouts or broccoli are completely safe. The bottom line: consumed in moderation, this class of vegetables confers a remarkable number of health benefits.

The outer leaves of spinach and cabbage, for example, have the highest levels of vitamin C, and broccoli florets have more C than the stalks. One hundred grams of fresh apples with the skin contain about 142 milligrams of flavonoids, but the same amount of apples without the skin has only 97 milligrams of flavonoids. Quercetin—a common flavonoid with anti-inflammatory properties—is found only in the skins of apples, not in the flesh of the fruit. The antioxidant activity of 100 grams of apples without the skin is 55 percent of the activity of 100 grams of apples with skin.

Disease Prevention and Treatment The Life Extension Editorial Staff See book keywords and concepts

Phyto Food Powder (broccoli, cabbage, and other cruciferous vegetables that provide sul-phoraphane and other cancer-fighting plant extracts), 1—2 tbsp daily. 7. Se-methylselenocysteine, 200-400 meg daily. 8. CoQiq,' 100 mg 3 times daily. Note the caution stated in this protocol. 9. Mega EPA (with DHA), 8 capsules daily, supplying 3200 mg of EPA and 2400 mg of DHA. Take with nonfiber meals. 10. Vitamin D3, 4000-6000 IU taken daily on an empty stomach with monthly blood testing to monitor for toxicity. Reduce dosage at 6 months. 11.

The Natural Way to Heal: 65 Ways to Create Superior Health Walter Last See book keywords and concepts

The color of black, purple, or red grapes, blackberries, blueberries, red wine, and red cabbage consists of anthocyanins, the individual molecules and active form of PACs. The pigment of red beet belongs to a subgroup of anthocyanins, the betacyanins. Both groups have strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and improve the elasticity of blood vessels and skin. PACs, anthocyanins, and betacyanins also help to restore normal oxidative metabolism or cell respiration.

Rational Phytotherapy: A Reference Guide for Physicians and Pharmacists volker schulz and Rudolf Hansel See book keywords and concepts

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 29:1-9 Cummings JH, Southgate DAT, Branch W, Houston H, Jenkins DJA, James WPT (1978) Colonic response to dietary fiber from carrot, cabbage, apple, bran, and guar gum. Lancet I: 5. Curry CE (1982) laxative products. In: Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs. Am Pharmac Assoc, Washington, pp 69-92. Dufour P, Gendre P (1988) Long-term mucosal alterations by sennosides and related compounds. Pharmacology 36 (Suppl 1): 194-202. Ewe K (1988) Schwer therapiebare Formen der Pbstipation. Verhandl dtsch Ges Inn Med 94: 473-480.

The New Detox Diet: The Complete Guide for Lifelong Vitality With Recipes, Menus, and Detox Plans Elson M. Haas, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Glutamine is found naturally in liver, meats, dairy foods, and cabbage, and helps diminish the craving for alcohol and sugar. A supplement amount of 500 to 1,000 mg three times daily between or before meals is suggested, either in capsule or powdered form. Chromium may also help with sugar and alcohol cravings, at 200 meg twice daily. Melatonin can also be used and has had some good effects during detox for aiding sleep. One 3-mg tablet (the sublingual variety is best) can be taken at bedtime. A multiple vitamin with additional antioxidant nutrients is a good idea during detox from alcohol.

You can add any greens you happen to have on hand as most greens such as bok choy (Chinese cabbage), spinach, and garden greens all taste wonderful with carrot and lemon. Serves 1 4 carrots 2 stalks celery 4 kale leaves 1 lemon Juice according to your machine's instructions and drink immediately. Fresh Tomato Juice Serves 1 Use the ripest tomatoes possible. Garden tomatoes are exquisite juiced fresh. 2 medium tomatoes Vi red bell pepper Optional: celery, carrots, yellow or orange bell peppers, a small amount of onion or 1-2 cloves of garlic for a zesty finish.

Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Healing Herbs and Spices John Heinerman See book keywords and concepts

Then strain the tincture through clean muslin cloth and add 1-1/4 cups of cool cabbage juice. Thoroughly stir or shake up until both liquids are well mixed. The vegetable juice may be obtained by simmering half a head of chopped or shredded green cabbage in 1 qt. of boiling water until only half the amount (or 1 pt.) remains. Strain and cool before mixing with the alcoholic tincture. Then put in a bottle with a tight lid. One level teaspoon of this tincture should be taken five times a day on an empty stomach.

The Healing Miracle of Coconut Oil Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara See book keywords and concepts

For example, broccoli contains only 3 grams of fiber per cup and raw cabbage has only 2 grams per cup. A cup of white bread has a mere 1 gram. Besides fiber, coconut supplies a wide variety of nutrients necessary for good health. It contains as much protein as an equal amount of green beans, carrots, and most other vegetables. It contains vitamins B-l, B-2, B-3, B-6, C, E, folic acid and the minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and zinc, among others. Fresh coconut is a delight to eat as a snack. Most good grocery stores everywhere sell it.

The Natural Way to Heal: 65 Ways to Create Superior Health Walter Last See book keywords and concepts

Use a handful of fresh green leaves, add cabbage, celery, tomato, cucumber, whatever is available, and some sliced carrot, pumpkin, or beet root. Mix this in an electric blender, together with a suitable hot liquid, for instance, herb tea, bone broth, or water. Strain and press the residue. Try to keep the temperature of the broth below 120° F. A juice extractor can be used instead of the blender or you can mix the hot liquid with some freshly pressed juice.

The New Detox Diet: The Complete Guide for Lifelong Vitality With Recipes, Menus, and Detox Plans Elson M. Haas, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Elson Haas Caraway cabbage Borscht Quick Spicy Tomato Sauce Creamy Garlic Sauce Parsley-Mint Sauce Tomato Vinaigrette Pears in Black Cherry Juice Recipes adapted from The False Fat Diet by Elson Haas Breakfast Rice Avocado Dressing Broccoli Soup Special Needs and Healing Seeds -?- Special Needs Menstrual Periods During their menses, women tend to feel colder, more depleted, and weaker as they are losing blood and iron. It's a time (or should be) of pulling in and caring for oneself.

Water: For Health, for Healing, for Life: You're Not Sick, You're Thirsty! F. Batmanghelidj See book keywords and concepts

A good pickle for this purpose would be finely chopped cauliflower, green tomatoes, carrots, celery, onion, mushrooms, eggplant, and cabbage, with salt and pepper. The ingredients should be put in a jar, covered with a good vinegar, and left for a few days to season. When eaten, the small vinegar-soaked particles will mix with the food in the stomach and acidify their immediate vicinity for the enzymes to become activated for digestion. Middle Eastern food markets have these kinds of pickled foods available for ready use.

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