Sheldon Saul Hendler
See book keywords and concepts |  The ads identify the cruciferous vegetables as those "that may help reduce the risk of gastrointestinal and respiratory tract cancer," as well as colorectal cancer.
Actually there was some very exciting, now largely forgotten, research done several decades ago that hinted at what was to come. Two researchers published a study in 1950 showing some of the effects diet can have on the body's response to X-rays. They reported that guinea pigs exposed to whole-body X-radiation had lower mortality and incidence of hemorrhage when prefed on cabbage than when prefed on beets. |
Jean Carper
See book keywords and concepts |  Today the National Cancer Institute spends millions investigating the cruciferous vegetables and invites scientists to submit grants on the subject.
Dr. Wattenberg went on to decipher the elegant tricks cabbage compounds employ to defeat cancer and to reveal like potential in other common foods. As he and others show, food chemicals have plenty of chances to intervene in the long, slow cancer process with its incubation period of twenty to forty years or more. | | Wattenberg, since the early 1970s, had been feeding small amounts of cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and turnips) to rats and mice, injecting them with well-known carcinogens, and watching to see if they developed cancer or had metabolic changes in organs that would block the formation of cancer. Many did not develop cancer; they were oddly protected by the vegetables. "Interesting, but ..." mused his colleagues.
Then in the May 1978 issue of Cancer Research, Dr. Wattenberg hammered home the implications. | | He had isolated chemicals called indoles from the cruciferous vegetables and given these to animals as a chemopreventive "hors d'oeuvre" before administering the cancer-causing chemicals. The pure cabbage compounds also proved potent antidotes to developing cancer.
The protection was impressive. Without indoles, of rats subjected to the chemical carcinogen, ninety-one percent got breast cancer; with the indoles the rate dropped as low as twenty-one percent. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
See book keywords and concepts | | Those who restrict their salt intake, those who eat large amounts of cruciferous vegetables, and those who do not eat seafoods should seriously consider taking supplementary potassium iodide at 150 micrograms daily (of iodide).
Iron
I. OVERVIEW: Biologic Gold
Iron has journeyed together with copper and oxygen for a very long time. It is thought that some of the earliest proteins formed on this planet some three billion years ago contained iron and that soon afterward copper-containing proteins evolved. |
Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council
See book keywords and concepts |  There was a similar relationship for vegetable consumption in general, but not for cruciferous vegetables in particular.
Wassertheil-Smoller e_t al. (1981) recently reported a similar inverse association between vitamin C consumption (calculated from analysis of 3-day records of foods and a 24-hour recall) and uterine cervical dysplasia in a case-control study of women in New York. The findings persisted after the investigators controlled for age and sexual activity in the analysis.
In contrast, Jain et_ al. | | They reported similar results for vegetable consumption in general, but not for cruciferous vegetables in particular.
Bladder. In a case-control study designed like the one conducted on lung cancer, Mettlin e_t al. (1979) reported a similar inverse association of a vitamin A consumption index with bladder cancer, after controlling for coffee consumption, smoking, and occupational exposure.
Esophagus. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
See book keywords and concepts | | Foods that may decrease the risk of cancer include the cruciferous vegetables, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi (cabbage turnip), broccoli and cauliflower, as well as foods rich in vitamin A and C such as fresh fruits, dark green leafy vegetables, sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin and winter squash and foods rich in dietary fiber such as whole-grain cereals, vegetables, beans and fruits. Other foods such as the shiitake mushroom and seaweeds appear to have immune-enhancing, as well as anti-cancer, properties. |
Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council
See book keywords and concepts | | The effect, if any, of the marked increase in the consumption of cooked (and often burned) tomatoes is also unclear as is the effect of the documented decline in the consumption of fresh cabbage, since the total long-term consumption of other cruciferous vegetables (e.g., broccoli, cabbage, and kale) is impossible to calculate given the lack of accurate data on home production. However, the documented decrease in the annual per capita intake of sweet potatoes, from 11.1 kg per person during 1976 to 2. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Sulfides—Sulfides, found in garlic and cruciferous vegetables, help reduce blood pressure and prevent the formation of blood clots, a leading cause of strokes.
Personal Advice
The biggest risk factor for stroke is high blood pressure (see "High Blood Pressure," p. 156). High blood pressure may be lowered through diet, exercise, and weight control, and by limiting alcohol intake.
Smokers are twice as likely as nonsmokers to have a stroke. Stop smoking and you reduce the risk of stroke to the same level as a non-smoker within five years. |
Robyn Landis
See book keywords and concepts |  I generally try to include vegetables with carotenoids, root vegetables, and some from the cruciferous group. This soup then becomes my food for the day.
3. Herbal immune-boosters and blood cleansers. My favorites are echinacea, astragalus, and isatidis (the latter two are synergistic). Licorice root, ginger root, and boldo leaf would round out my routine in this case.
4. Grapefruit seed extract. This is a powerful, unique antimicrobial. It is lethal for bacteria, but also works for yeast, fungus, and anything else that's killable. |
Jean Carper
See book keywords and concepts | | Also sure to buck up the case for cabbage and its cousins is an unusually fascinating and impressive Norwegian look at precancerous signs in the colons of people who do and do not eat cruciferous vegetables. Doctors believe full-blown colon cancer erupts from small colonic growths called polyps or, in more advanced stages, called adenomas. Not all such benign growths become cancerous, but most experts agree that since the growths are the foundation of colorectal cancer, if you can eliminate the appearance or expansion of polyps, you zap the possibility of colon cancer. |
Michael Lerner
See book keywords and concepts |  These recommendations apply only to foods as sources of nutrients—not to dietary supplements of individual nutrients. . . . There is very little information on the effects of various levels of individual nutrients on the risk of cancer in humans. Therefore, the committee is unable to predict the health effects of high and potentially toxic doses of isolated nutrients consumed in the form of supplements [emphasis added],
3. |
Lita Lee, Lisa Turner and Burton Goldberg
See book keywords and concepts |  Fluoride and toxins such as mercury in dental fillings can also affect thyroid function.105
As discussed earlier, if you have trouble digesting specific foods, this may be due to food allergies. With the help of an enzyme therapist, find out what foods you are allergic to and minimize your consumption of them.
Acne Creams and Oils
Products containing the following ingredients are the most effective in treating acne:
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Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council
See book keywords and concepts | | A number of nonnutritive and nutritive compounds that are present in these vegetables also inhibit carcinogenesis in laboratory animals. Investigators have not yet established which, if any, of these compounds may be responsible for the protective effect observed in epidemiological studies.
The fact that a compound has been shown to inhibit carcinogen-induced neoplasia in laboratory animals should not be interpreted as indicating that it is desirable for humans. These compounds may have adverse effects. Information on this subject is incomplete.
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Batzinger, R. P., S.-Y. L. |
the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing
See book keywords and concepts |  Water-soluble vitamins whole grains, nuts, legumes, pork
2-1/2 cups of cooked black beans or green peas or 5 slices of watermelon dairy, dark leafy greens, whole grains
2 cups of skim milk or 2 cups of raisin bran protein-rich foods, dairy foods, fish, nuts, whole grains
1 can (6 oz.) of light tuna or 4 oz. of chicken breast dark leafy greens, legumes, seeds, enriched breads and cereals
2 cups of cooked black beans or cooked frozen spinach or
A cups of toasted wheat germ meats, fish, dairy foods, eggs
2 cups of low-fat cottage cheese or 1-1/2 oz. of salmon
B6
(Pyridoxine)
1.5 mg
1. | | Prunes
Benefits
Slows aging process Prevents constipation Lowers cholesterol Boosts memory
Promotes weight loss Movie stars frequently change their Protects against heart ordinary, given names to something more disease glamorous once they're in the spotlight. That's happened with your old friend the prune.
Ever since researchers discovered that prunes are packed with antioxidants, this dried fruit has gotten lots of attention. Who knew so much goodness was hiding inside that black, wrinkly package? |
Stephanie Beling
See book keywords and concepts |  Allylic sulfide, a phytochemical found in onions and garlic, enhances enzymes that detoxify carcinogens. Capsaicin, in hot chile peppers, and other phytochemicals in such spices as turmeric and cumin, keeps toxic molecules from attaching to DNA and perhaps initiating cancer. Diallyl disulfide blocks and suppresses cancer agents, and it stimulates production of a detoxification enzyme called glutathione-S-transferase.You find it in onions, leeks, scalhons, chives, shallots, and, most powerfully of all, in garlic. |
Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council
See book keywords and concepts | | A number of nonnutritive and nutritive compounds that are present in these vegetables also inhibit carcinogenesis in laboratory animals. Investigators have not yet established which, if any, of these compounds may be responsible for the protective effect observed in epidemiological studies.
Alcohol
The effects of alcohol consumption on cancer incidence have been studied in human populations. In some countries, including the United States, excessive beer drinking has been associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, especially rectal cancer. | | For example, the constituents of cruciferae responsible for their apparent effect on the occurrence of cancer may be, as Chapter 15 suggests, indoles, isothio-cyanates, or other nonnutritive substances demonstrated to affect carcinogenesis in the laboratory. But it is not yet possible to attribute the epidemiological associations to any such substances simply because of the simultaneous presence in these vegetables of such other constituents as fiber, 8-carotene, ascorbic acid, or calcium. |
the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing
See book keywords and concepts | | Replace what you've lost. You need to drink as much liquid every day as you lose through perspiration and excretion. Otherwise, your body will become dehydrated. If you lose 5 percent of your body fluids and don't replace them, you may experience headache, fatigue, lack of concentration, and an elevated heart rate. Lose greater amounts, and you face the risk of confusion, shock, seizures, coma — even death.
Sip water throughout the day. Don't wait until you feel thirsty to drink a glass of water. Your thirst, especially as you get older, may not be a reliable gauge of your body's need. |
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