| This included fresh fruit and vegetable juices, a vegetable broth, fresh liver juice, and foods high in potassium to counterbalance what Gerson considered the oversalting of modem foods. One unusual aspect of Gerson's regimen for cancer patients was a daily coffee enema to cleanse the body. This eventually became a source of jollity within the establishment—"With cream or sugar?" they invariably asked.
But Gerson's patients were articulate witnesses, and Senator Pepper's committee was not unfriendly to the unorthodox physician. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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 I occasionally add a few leaves to my blended fresh fruit juices anyway.) The suggested dose of standardized extract is 150 to 300 milligrams a day. (In amounts higher than 240 milligrams, ginkgo may cause diarrhea, irritability and restlessness, so if you experience any of these symptoms, opt for a lower dose.)
W Peanut (Arachis hypogaea). A good deal of research shows that soybeans help prevent the retinal breakdown that happens to people with diabetes, a condition known as diabetic retinopathy. It seems that the active constituent in soybeans is genistein. |
| Papaya contains enzymes similar to those in pineapple, so you might want to add some of this fresh fruit to your menu as well.
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V Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) and other foods containing magnesium. Magnesium is an important mineral for muscles, bones and connective tissues. And since leafy green vegetables are a good source of magnesium, I've created a Magnesium Medley Salad. To make it, include any of the following ingredients to which you have access, in whatever amounts are pleasing to you: fresh purslane, green beans, spinach and lettuce. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
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 Perhaps most significant was the finding that even one serving of fresh fruit or vegetables daily {high potassium foods) is associated with a 40 percent reduction in risk! The researchers stress that their findings need confirmation. We certainly hope that they are proven correct.
3) Improves athletic performance—Potassium deficiency does lead to weakness, easy fatigability and most certainly would affect athletic performance. Users of diuretics are particularly at risk for potassium deficiency and must always remain vigilant regarding this. |
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| The concentration of anthocyanosides in the fresh fruit is approximately 0.1-0.25%, while concentrated extracts of Vaccinium myrtillus are produced which yield an anthocyanidin content of 25%.2 An extract with an anthocyanidin content of 25% actually contains about 37% anthocyanosides due to the conjugation of the anthocyanidin with a glycoside. (For analytical purposes, the
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Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council
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 The authors concluded that the disease might be caused by opium use in combination with diets low in fresh fruit and vegetables. In a case-control study of white males in the United States, Mettlin et_ al. (1980) also found a statistically significant inverse relationship, including a dose-response gradient, between risk of esophageal cancer and frequency of consumption of fruits and vegetables. Similar inverse associations were found for indices of vitamin A and C intake, especially for vitamin C intake. In a case-control study among Chinese in Singapore, de Jong et al. |
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| Fruit and/or vegetable plan
The patient consumes unlimited amounts of clean fresh fruit and melons and raw, steamed, or baked vegetables throughout the day. If Candida overgrowth is severe, or if weight loss is desired, vegetables should be emphasized over fruits.
The cave man (person) plan
When the major allergenic foods are eliminated, what's left are the basic foods that the cave man consumed: vegetables, fruits, berries, honey, nuts, seeds, beans, peas, sprouts, roots, gourds, poultry, fish, seafood, and wild game. |
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| Also consistent with these findings were observations of populations in the Caspian littoral of Iran (a region of particularly high esophageal cancer incidence) indicating that consumption of green vegetables and fresh fruit and estimated vitamin A and C intake in high risk areas were lower than in areas of low risk (Hormozdiari et al., 1975; Joint Iran-International Agency for Research on Cancer Study Group, 1977). |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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 Finally, eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, get enough sleep, and exercise on a regular basis; a healthy body is less likely to bruise easily.
Earl's Rx
If you bruise easily, try the following.
Special bruise-busting formula: This combination of supplements designed to promote bruise healing is sold in many natural-food stores. Look for C-complex with bioflavonoids, including hesperidin and bromelain. Take 1000-4000 mg. daily until the bruises are healed.
In addition, add 500 mg. of rutin, another bioflavonoid, to the regimen until the bruises are healed. |
| For fruits, one serving is defined as one medium fruit or 6 ounces of fresh fruit juice. For vegetables, one serving is defined as one cup raw, leafy vegetables or 6 ounces of vegetable juice.) Few Americans actually do eat enough fruits and vegetables and, frankly, I am skeptical that it is actually possible to get enough antioxidants through diet alone. Fortunately, many antioxidants found in food are now available in supplement form. |
| Check for food allergies and eliminate those foods that cause allergic reactions. fresh fruit, especially citrus fruits, will add natural vitamin C to your child's diet. Green vegetables, plenty of exercise and fresh air, restful sleep (and enough sleep), all help to strengthen the immune system and keep your child in general good health.
Breastfeeding your baby will also offer powerful protection against ear infections, because you will pass your own disease-fighting antibodies on to your baby through breast milk. |
John Heinerman
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 Those who have access to ripe tamarinds may want to substitute the two parts of cream of tartar with four parts of the fresh fruit juice. This should be done only at the time any baking is intended. Combine the one part each of baking soda and cornstarch first, then slowly stir in the tamarind juice, mixing everything thoroughly. Then add this to the rest of your recipe that calls for a specific amount of baking powder (which may be less than what you have to work with). This unusual type of homemade baking powder really gives breadstuffs an original and very unique flavor to say the least. |
| This last little recipe comes from Better Homes & Gardens' fresh fruit and Vegetable Recipes, which the author thanks them for letting him use here (see Appendix).
Potato-Parsnip Whip
Needed: 1-1/2 lbs. medium potatoes, peeled and quartered; 1 lb. or 5 medium parsnips, peeled and cut up; 2 tbsps. butter; some heated canned or fresh goat's milk.
Place potatoes and parsnips in a large saucepan, then add water to cover. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat and cook, covered, for 25 mins. or until tender. Drain well. Add butter, pinch of salt and kelp. |
| Creamy Squash Soup
This delicious soup comes from Better Homes & Gardens' fresh fruit & Vegetable Recipes booklet through the courtesy of the publisher, Meredith Corp. (see Appendix).
Needed: 2 cups chopped, peeled potatoes; 2 cups chopped, peeled acorn squash; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1-1/2 tsp. snipped fresh marjoram or 1/2 tsp. crushed, dried marjoram; 3/4 tsp. instant chicken bouillon granules; 1 minced clove garlic; 2 cups milk.
In a large saucepan combine spuds, squash, onion, marjoram, bouillon granules, garlic, 1 cup water and 1/8 tsp. pepper. Bring to boiling. |
| And the fresh fruit,' 'prepared in various manners,'' he asserts, may "remedy cancer of the stomach and uterus, abdominal tumors, hardness of the liver and spleen and ulcerated and nonulcerated cancers." A drink made of the fresh, pitted fruit in any kind of juice (orange, carrot or pineapple) would be the most logical way to take it internally, while a handful of pitted dates made into a puree could be spread on external eruptions with apparently satisfying results. |
| Only fresh fruit juice must be used in all instances," he warns. "Anything less than this simply won't do. Lemon is a good astringent for closing the pores and helping to tighten things up a bit. Because it's very acidic, I recommend diluting it with a little water. Orange juice is the best skin softener I know of in the fruit juices. Like lemon, it's good for normal to oily skin. Orange really seems to perk up dull, lifeless skin. While grapefruit isn't as dramatic an astringent as lemon, the juice is good for neutralizing fatty acids on the skin and doesn't require any diluting. |
| Internal treatment consisted of high doses of vitamin C, light food and plenty of fresh fruit and vegetable juices. He also drank 3 cups a day of the following tea until the infection completely cleared up: 2 tsp. echinacea, 2 tsp. burdock root and 1 tsp. sassafras simmered on low heat in 4 cups of boiling water for about 20 minutes.
Two particularly effective herbal formulas that some doctors have recommended to their patients in San Francisco as fairly good protection against getting the AIDS virus are Resist-All and Herpes, manufactured by Great American Natural Products out of St. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
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| This is best done by eating more fresh fruit and vegetables. These foods are richest in potassium. Salt substitutes are available that contain potassium chloride and usually some other ingredients that try to mask the taste of this substance (bitter and metallic). A good half-way substitute is Morton's "Lite Salt," which is essentially one-half potassium chloride and one-half sodium chloride. Many can't distinguish it from regular salt.
Those at particular risk of potassium deficiency are diuretic users and they certainly should subscribe to the above dietary principles. |
Rebecca Wood
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 Season with lime juice and serve alone or with other fruits in any fresh fruit dish, sauce, or frozen dessert. When dead ripe, the pulpy flesh may be used in puddings or baked goods.
Buying If possible, select a sapodilla that is soft as a peach. The fruit, sharp and astringent when immature, is palatable only when fully ripe. To test for ripening, scratch off some of the fuzz; if the skin shows green, hold at room temperature for another day or two or until the skin is brown. Once ripened, it will hold in the refrigerator for two to three days.
See Chicle; Tropical Fruit. |
Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 Consumption of fresh fruit rich in vitamin C and wheezing symptoms in children. Thorax 2000; 55:283-288.
• "... Vitamin C also supports proper functioning of the white blood cells and immune cells, which help keep cancer cells in check." Loria CM, Klag MJ, Caufield LE et al., Vitamin C status and mortality in U.S. adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2000; 72:139-145.
• "... This well-publicized study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association in 1997, first looked at the short-term effect of a high-fat meal on the arteries. |
John Heinerman
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 Internal treatment consisted of high doses of vitamin C, light food and plenty of fresh fruit and vegetable juices. He also drank 3 cups a day of the following tea until the infection completely cleared up-. 2 tsp. echinacea, 2 tsp. burdock root and 1 tsp. sassafras simmered on low heat in 4 cups of boiling water for about 20 minutes.
Two particularly effective herbal formulas that some doctors have recommended to their patients in San Francisco as fairly good protection against getting the AIDS virus are Resist-All and Herpes, manufactured by Great American Natural Products out of St. |
Michael Castleman
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 Try toast with jam, apple butter or nonfat cream cheese,- a nonfat cereal or oatmeal with skim milk or nonfat yogurt and fresh fruit,- or a fruit salad with nonfat cottage cheese. "A good breakfast provides energy," Dr. Ornish explains, "and reduces mid-morning food cravings that send people scurrying for Danishes and doughnuts. |
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| These amounts of ginger can easily be incorporated into the diet in fresh fruit and vegetable juices. There do not appear to be any side-effects with ginger at these levels.
Bupleuri falcatum
Chinese thoroughwax root is an important component in various Chinese traditional medicine prescriptions, particularly in remedies for inflammatory conditions. Recently these formulas have also been used in combination with corticosteroid drugs like prednisone.103 Chinese thoroughwax has been shown to enhance the activity of cortisone. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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 Including more natural foods, such as fresh fruit, vegetables, and whole grain products, would increase fiber, decrease calories and sweet cravings, and help to prevent some chronic disease problems. Learning not to overeat and avoiding too many sweets are important habits to develop not just for this diet, but for any diet.
Enough Food?
Many cultures of the Western world have plenty of available food and have a tendency to excesses and the many congestive and degenerative problems that this creates. |
Earl Mindell
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 A thirst-quenching tart drink of frozen or fresh fruit juice is the best quick-energy beverage. For supplements, I recommend:
MVP (see section 172)
B complex, 50 mg., twice daily
Coenzyme-QlO, 30-100 mg. daily
Octacosanol, 1,000 meg. 3 times daily
Creatine monohydrate, 1 tbsp. (5,000 mg.) in juice (not from concentrate) or water daily
OPTIONAL: Branched chain amino acids (see Bodybuilders)
MSM powder, 1-2 spoonfuls dissolved in 8 oz. water; drink before, during, or after workout.
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Mark Stengler, N.D.
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| Juicing
It doesn't take a rocket scientist, as they say, to figure out that anyone can make delicious, refreshing, and nutritious drinks by squeezing fresh fruit and vegetables until their juice pours out. But beyond the good taste, there are proven rewards for health and vitality.
Today, more people than ever are benefiting from the healing power of juices. Even I got pumped up after seeing the "juice man" himself, Jay Kordich, on late-night infomercials praising the miracles of juicing. He looks like he has more energy and enthusiasm than my three-year-old son! |
Rebecca Wood
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| If they are - not, consider purchasing a dried apricot or a different fresh fruit.
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ARAME
(Eisenia bicyclis)
The sea vegetable arame is a brown kelp closely related to wakame and kombu, but in the package or cooked, it looks more like strands of black hiziki. Japan is the only country that is a significant producer of arame, but it has a mild, sweet taste that most Westerners enjoy from the start. Arame blades, which grow in wide leaves up to a foot in length, are sliced into long, stringlike strands, cooked for seven hours, sun dried, and packaged. |
| Cut the persimmon in half and spoon out the meltingly soft flesh, add it to a fruit salad, or puree it for beverages and fresh fruit sauces. Cooked, it is tasty in compotes, puddings, and quick breads. Or, like the Algonquian Indians, dry your persimmons; they are a delicious and versatile dried fruit and, unlike most other dried fruits, hold their brilliant gold color without the assistance of a sulfur treatment.
For no-fuss persimmon "sherbet," halve a persimmon, wrap it tightly in plastic, and freeze it for at least four hours, then eat it out of the shell with a spoon. |
Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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 Treat yourself and your family to daily salads, lightly steamed vegetables seasoned with olive oil and lemon and a delicious dessert of fresh fruit. Not only will you live longer, you'll feel better along the way.
Healthy Oils
One of the primary causes of heart disease in this country is bad fats. This doesn't just apply to saturated fats (which really aren't bad for you unless you eat too much of them). It applies much more to the trans fatty acids found in hydrogenated oils and margarine-type products, which are bad for you in any amount. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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| Water, juices, and teas and even some fresh fruit or vegetable snacks can be eaten at other times. The one wholesome meal is not excessive or rich. It can be a protein-vegetable meal, such as fish and salad or steamed vegetables, or a starch-vegetable meal, such as brown rice and mixed steamed greens, carrots, celery, and zucchini. People on this plan start to detox slowly, lose some weight, and after a few days feel pretty sound. |
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