| The best way to increase potassium intake is to eat fresh fruit, such as bananas. If you wish to avoid starchy fruit, you may take a 300 mg potassium supplement daily.
Selenium. Selenium, an essential trace mineral and vital antioxidant, works synergistically with vitamin E. One study concludes that supplemental beta-carotene and selenium enhanced immune function in a healthy elderly group. Dozens of animal and in vitro studies point to selenium in the prevention and treatment of cancer. |
Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg
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 It's always best to enjoy your raw fresh fruit or a raw vegetable garden salad before you eat any cooked foods. See recipe on page 231.
The alkaline forming foods are the most important to your body. Some of you will say, "raw fruits and vegetables give me gas, etc." That is because you are on the acid side and, when you eat the alkaline foods, they start to houseclean and move the toxins out of your bloodstream and body. So you avoid eating them and use the weak excuse that they don't agree with you. |
| In summer, you can add fresh fruit in season: peaches, strawberries, berries, apricots, etc. instead of the banana. In winter, add apples, kiwi, oranges, pears or persimmons or try sugar-free, frozen organic fruits. Serves 1 to 2.
Patricia's Delicious Health Popcorn
Use freshly popped popcorn (I prefer air popped). If desired, use olive, soy, or safflower oil or melted salt-free butter. Sparingly pour oil over popcorn and add several sprays of Bragg liquid Aminos and Apple Cider Vinegar. Sprinkle with nutritional yeast large flakes. |
Jack Challem
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 Day 4
Breakfast Omelette with Tomato-Free Ratatouille Filling,* and fresh fruit.
Lunch Quick Chicken or Turkey Rice Soup* and a side salad with butter lettuce.
Dinner In a restaurant, order baked or broiled fish with vegetables and a small green salad.
Day 5
Breakfast Omelette with baby shrimp and sauteed scallions and spinach.
Lunch Salmon or halibut fish patty (see "Specialty Foods" in appendix B), mushroom and green bean saute, rice, and a small green salad.
Dinner Pan Fried Swordfish,* steamed cauliflower and broccoli, and rice. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 PESTICIDES AND WAX
Most of the fresh fruit available in grocery stores has been treated with pesticides while the fruit was growing. Residues of these chemicals pose a potentially substantial health risk. You should therefore wash all fruits well before eating them. Some types of fruit may even need to be peeled.
In addition to being treated with pesticides, many fruits are sprayed with a thin layer of wax to extend their shelf life and make them shiny and more "eye-appealing." Unfortunately, this wax coating also traps pesticide residue and prevents it from being washed away. |
Jean Carper
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 Certain foods were highly protective against the lung tumors—primarily, fresh leafy green vegetables, carrots, tofu or other soybean products, fresh fruit and fresh fish. Once again, vegetables had a profound impact. Women eating the most carrots, fresh green leafy vegetables, and fresh fruit cut their chances of lung cancer by 90, 70 and 40 percent respectively.
WHAT TO EAT IF YOU HAVE LUNG CANCER
If you have been diagnosed with lung cancer, it's still good to eat more vegetables and fruits. The time has come when food may serve not just to ward off cancer but help actively treat it. |
Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D.
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 That's because the water content of fresh fruit is higher, which adds more weight. So when they're examined side by side ounce for ounce for phytonutri-ents (except ascorbic acid) and phytochemicals, the dried fruit will appear to deliver more. Bear in mind that ounce for ounce, the same weight of dried fruit also will have a higher sugar content and more calories than the fresh fruit. cium. Ten dried figs have 269 milligrams of calcium, slightly shy of the amount of calcium delivered by an 8-ounce serving of dairy food. Figs are also a significant source of fiber. |
Jean Carper
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| Scientists know for sure that happens from long-ago descriptions of the scourge known as scurvy, which was rampant from the 1300s until the early 1800s, especially among sailors who went to sea for months without fresh fruit. One graphic description of the ravages of scurvy noted, "Their mouths became stinking, their gums so rotten that all the flesh did fall off, even to the root of the teeth." The cure for scurvy, discovered by British naval physician James Lind in 1747, turned out to be fresh fruit, namely citrus fmits; the active agent was later identified as vitamin C. |
F. Batmanghelidj
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 The vitamins contained in fresh fruit juices are essential for the body. Still, too much of any juice—particularly orange and grapefruit juice—can be harmful. Juices can increase the acidity of the intestine and then the body. Their high potassium content can drastically increase the activation and presence of histamine. This will signal undue stress to the body, and a crisis water-rationing state will develop.
The physical growth of the body of a child is an adaptive response to the stresses and demands placed on it. |
Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen
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 Snack food opportunities should be altered in similar ways to include healthy items such as fresh fruit.
Urge Schools and Companies to Stop Marketing to Children
There are signs of public pressure leading schools to forsake contracts with soft drink and food companies, so pressure from parents, the general public, and the press can be powerful. Pouring rights contracts, as described in Chapter 7, have been renegotiated, and many districts have allowed their contracts to expire under community pressure. |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
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 Whole fresh fruit will always have the lowest number of calories. Don't become so enthusiastic about polyphenols that you sip juice all day and develop a calorie overload. Get your polyphenol boost by mixing half water or seltzer and half 100 percent juice.
American Indians were right about the blueberry's ability to promote digestive health: rich in pectin, a soluble fiber, blueberries work to relieve both diarrhea and constipation. Moreover, the tannins in blueberries reduce inflammation in the digestive system, and polyphenols have also been shown to have antibacterial properties. |
Joseph E. Mario
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 Zucchini Carob Cake Mix2.5 c. whole wheat flour, 3 tsp. baking yeast preparation, 1/2 c. carob pwd., pinch of seasalt, and 1 tsp. each of cinnamon and allspice; 1 / 4 tsp. cloves, blend 11 A c. nut cream, 2 tsp. vanilla, 2 c. diced zucchini, 1.5 c. honey, 3eggsub., l/3c.soymilk,and l/2c. diced walnuts; blend with dry ingredients, and pour into a pan; bake at 350A F. for 30 minutes.
COOKIES
Apple-Date Bars Simmerandblend2 c. diced dates soaked overnight with l/2c. applesauce, 1 tbs. lemonjuice, and 2 tbs. raisins; combine 2 coat flour, 2.5 c. oatmeal, 1/3 c. diced nuts, 2 tbs. |
Brenda Davis and Tom Barnard
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 If you find yourself tempted while out, go for fresh fruit, fresh-squeezed juices, an Asian stir-fry, some popcorn, or a frozen yogurt. Steer clear of deep-fried foods and sweet baked goods.
6. Make physical activity a priority in your life.
Physical activity tends not to happen unless it becomes a real priority in your life. Exercise offers huge advantages when it comes to weight loss. It increases stamina, energy output, and metabolism. Here are a few tips to help get you started (see also chapter 8): þExercise daily. |
Simon Mills and Kerry Bone
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 PREPARATIONS
Dried or fresh fruit as a decoction, liquid extract and tablets for internal use. Decoction or extract for topical use. Available as a concentrated extract standardized for anthocyanin content and prepared from the fresh fruit.
Stability testing of solid and liquid forms of purified bilberry extract under drastic conditions (such as mild and strong acid solution at elevated temperatures) did not produce important changes in the relative anthocyanin composition. Mild conditions did not produce significant degradation of the anthocyamns. |
Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council
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 A case-control study in Iran confirmed the inverse relationship between esophageal cancer and consumption of fresh fruit and cooked vegetables (Cook-Mozaffari, 1979; Cook-Mozaffari et al., 1979). 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. |
Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara
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 It can be enjoyed by the glass or poured over hot or cold cereal or fresh fruit. The recipe makes a little more than 2V2 cups of milk. Each V2 cup serving of this milk contains 1 tablespoon of coconut oil. A 12-ounce glass (IV2 cups) will supply you with 3 tablespoons of oil, and 13A cups supplies 372 tablespoons. A 14-ounce glass (13A cups) of this mdk eaten with an ordinary breakfast it will supply you with a complete dady dose of coconut od to start off your day.
FRUIT SMOOTHIE
You can combine coconut milk with fruit to make a creamy and delicious fruit smoothie. |
| It's best to buy fresh fruit, cut it up, and freeze it until you're ready to make the smoothie. Using frozen fruit will give your smoothie the consistency of a milkshake. You may add a little honey to sweeten it to your satisfaction. This recipe makes 2 cups (16 ounces) which supplies 372 tablespoons of oil. This drink makes a pleasant way to get your daily dose.
HOT CEREAL
When you make hot cereal like oatmeal, creamed wheat, cracked wheat, and such you can mix into it coconut od. |
Tanya Harter Pierce
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 He also greatly increased his intake of fresh fruit and vegetables and started juicing mostly green vegetables as well.
Unbelievably, just 24 hours after starting on the cesium, Jim's terrible neck pain was completely gone. About four days into his program, he felt that he was already detoxifying dead cancer cells out his body. Some of his detoxing symptoms included a tired, weak feeling, loose stools, night sweats, and increased urination. But the symptoms were mild and not even as bad as flu symptoms.
Jim had started cesium high pH therapy in January 2003. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| Eat one serving of any kind of fresh fruit (except oranges). If you have diabetes or hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), you should also avoid sweet fruits like grapes, pears, papaya, melon, or grapefruit.
Drink a glass of any kind of unsweetened juice (except orange juice) with 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C powder and 1 tablespoon of a fiber supplement (oat bran, gluco-mannan, or psyllium seed) added. Be sure to drink this quickly, as it thickens and can lodge in the throat. Follow it with a full glass of quality water. |
| Throughout the Day
If you feel hungry between meals, eat a piece of fresh fruit or drink a cup of herbal tea. Combine herbal teas and one-third cup unsweetened fruit or vegetable juice for speed-healing. Drink at least six glasses of liquid during the day. Do not drink liquids with meals, only before or after.
Before Retiring
Give yourself a lemon cleansing enema. (See page 27.) If you normally take calcium supplements, continue taking them. You can also take vitamin E, but you should omit other vitamin supplements while cleansing. |
Stephanie Beling
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 Heat the mixture until the fresh fruit and the jam or jelly are thoroughly integrated. Then just repackage the blend in small portions and keep them in the freezer, not the refrigerator. This process reduces the sugar content of the commercial jam or jelly by half, and it adds the nutrients and phytochemical benefits of the fresh fruit—the best of both worlds. Some of my particular favorites are: fresh apricots combined with store-bought ginger marmalade; fresh rhubarb with strawberry jam; and fresh red currants with red currant jelly. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| Eat one serving of any kind of fresh fruit (except oranges). If you have diabetes or hypoglycemia, you should also avoid sweet fruits like grapes, pears, papaya, melon, or grapefruit.
Drink a glass of any kind of unsweetened juice (except orange juice) with 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C powder and 1 tablespoon of a fiber supplement (oat bran, glucomannan, or psyllium seed) added.
Drink a glass of grapefruit juice or Lemon Quality Water with 2 tablespoons of pure cold-processed olive oil added. This aids in cleansing and healing the gallbladder. |
Healing Children's Attention & Behavior DisordersDr. Abram Hoffer, M.D., FRCP(C)
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| Replacing sugared drinks and junk food with fruit juice and fresh fruit and nuts in these studies decreased the incidence of aggressive acts up to 50 percent. These sugar rich foods worsened behavior of young offenders and increased the restless and destructive behavior of hyperactive children. Mothers of these children are not surprised since in most cases they have already seen what these foods have done. Schools close the day after Hallowe'en because the children are too restless and disorganized. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| Ginger can also be juiced and kept in the refrigerator for two to three days. Add Vi to 1 teaspoon of ginger juice to water and drink with each meal.
Other supportive information can be found in "Food Prescriptions" under "Constipation" and "Diarrhea."
Other Recommendations
Clinical studies have documented that psychological approaches, such as relaxation therapy, biofeedback, hypnosis, counseling, and stress management training, significantly improve the symptoms of IBS. |
C. P. Khare
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 Charaka gave fresh fruit in assimilation disorders. Sushruta gave unripe fruits in obesity, haemoptysis and vaginal discharges.
Juice of ripe mango, added with honey was prescribed in enlargement of spleen. (Vrindamaadhava, Bhaavarakaasha.)
Charaka gave seed-kernel of mango, in prescriptions, for diarrhoea and intrinsic haemorrhage. A decoction of the seed-kernel, mixed with honey and sugar was administered as a single drug in emesis and diarrhoea. (Vrindamaadhava, Bhaavaprakaasha. |
Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D.
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 Healthy breakfast choices include whole grain cereals, muffins, and breads along with fresh whole fruit or fresh fruit juice. Both hot and cold cereals, preferably from whole grains, may be the best food choices for breakfast. The complex carbohydrates in the grains provide sustained energy. Furthermore, an evaluation of data provided by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II (a survey of the nutritional and health practices of Americans) showed that serum cholesterol levels are lowest among adults who eat whole grain cereal for breakfast. |
Neal Barnard, M.D.
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 Try them with fresh fruit and a nondairy yogurt like White Wave Dairyless. Or serve them with fruit preserves or syrup.
Buckwheat Corncakes
Makes sixteen 3-inch pancakes, 2—3 servings
Buckwheat adds a wonderful, hearty flavor to these easily prepared pancakes. I like to serve them with homemade applesauce and Not-So-Sausage, a vegetarian sausage mix available in most natural food stores. |
| Serve them with soy milk, rice milk, fresh fruit, cinnamon, or applesauce. Grains left over from previous meals can also be reheated for a quick hot breakfast. Quick Rice Pudding on page 333 can be a nutritious breakfast as well as a delicious dessert. Select cold cereals that do not contain added fat or excessive sugar. If sugar is the first or second ingredient on the label or if the label lists more than one type of sugar (honey, corn syrup, dextrose, malt, or the like), then sugar is a major ingredient.
Whole grain breads and muffins also make quick, nutritious breakfast fare. |
Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D.
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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 from using ginger at these levels.
Chinese Thoroughwax
Chinese thoroughwax (Bupleuri falcatum) root is an important component of various Chinese traditional medicine prescriptions, particularly in remedies for inflammatory conditions. Recently these formulas have also been used in combination with corticosteroid drugs such as prednisone.100 Chinese thoroughwax has been shown to enhance the activity of cortisone. |
Neal Barnard, M.D.
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| The very first day that you begin a vegetarian diet that is generous in whole grain breads, brown rice, baked beans, broccoli, spinach, fresh fruit, and all the other foods your body was designed for, your digestive tract begins to change. Straining is no longer necessary and valves that are not irreparably damaged can recover when they finally have the pressure off. Chapter 12 will show you how to start.
Combine this dietary change with regular walking. Like the menu change, it sounds too simple. |
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