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Most people are familiar with the kind of allergies in which a person gets a skin rash immediately after eating, for example, strawberries. But there are other kinds of allergies that can be at fault when a child can't pay attention in class, or when an adult feels so tired after eating that he or she just wants to lay down and sleep. The allergies that cause these symptoms are very often caused by food sensitivities and can also lead to unnecessary pounds. Studies have shown that when we are allergic to a food, we frequently have a faulty metabolism and gain weight above normal.

The Natural Pharmacy: Complete Home Reference to Natural Medicine Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC See book keywords and concepts

Broccoli, red peppers, currants, Brussels sprouts, parsley, rose hips, acerola berries, citrus fruit, and strawberries are good sources of vitamin C. Who Is Likely to Be Deficient? Although scurvy (severe vitamin C deficiency) is uncommon in Western societies, many nutritionally oriented doctors believe that most people consume less than optimal amounts. Fatigue, easy bruising, and bleeding gums are early signs of vitamin C deficiency that occur long before frank scurvy develops. Smokers have low levels of vitamin C and require a higher daily intake to maintain normal vitamin C levels.

Age Erasers for Men: Hundreds of Fast and Easy Ways to Beat the Years Doug Dollemore, Mark Giuliucci and the Editors of Men's Health Magazine See book keywords and concepts

Fruits and vegetables like oranges, strawberries, broccoli and red bell peppers are good sources of this nutrient. It appears that optimal dosages range from 500 to 1,000 milligrams a day, says Dr. Blumberg. Do some D. Although scientists know that vitamin D is an immunity booster, they are mystified by its role. They do know that vitamin D is needed for strong bones, which is significant because immune system cells are formed in the bone marrow. Fortunately, most people get their fair share of vitamin D. (The RDA for vitamin D is five micrograms, or 200 IU, a day.

New Choices in Natural Healing: Over 1,800 of the Best Self-Help Remedies from the World of Alternative Medicine Bill Gottlieb See book keywords and concepts

For variety, explore local farmers markets and roadside stands, and be on the lookout for pick-your-own farms, where you can roll up your sleeves and select your own peaches, peas, apples or strawberries. For maximum benefit, drink your juice immediately after you make it; within a half-hour is best. Juices stored in the refrigerator lose their nutritional value rather quickly. As soon as a fruit or vegetable is processed in your juicer, the natural enzymes in the juice begin to break down the other nutrients.

Have a piece of orange or some strawberries, and you'll consume flavonoids that prevent cancer-causing hormones from latching on to a cell, says Dr. Pierson. Have some green pepper or pineapple, and you'll get p-courmaric acid and chlorogenic acid, substances that stop cancer cells from forming. Have a slice of tomato, and you'll get up to several hundred different phytochemicals, most of which seem to play some role in stopping tumors before they form.

He recommends trying to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day, including vitamin C—rich broccoli, citrus fruits, peppers, strawberries and tomatoes. (For other food sources of vitamin C, see "Getting What You Need" on page 142.) ¦¦Ill Herbal Therapy Look for toothpastes and mouthwashes containing bloodroot, such as Vi-adent, says Varro E. Tyler, Ph.D., professor of pharmacognosy at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Scientific studies show that bloodroot can help prevent the buildup of plaque and the development of gum disease.

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A good selection of open-pollinated, northern-acclimated vegetable seeds plus beans, strawberries, and sunflowers. Has good information on safe pest-control methods and offers some organic fertilizer and pest-control products. + Goodwin Creek Gardens. Organically grown herbs, everlasting flowers, and fragrant plants, including a large number of native American herbs. Potted plants and seeds. + Halcyon Gardens. Rare and common organically grown herb seeds and an herb nursery for growing herbs indoors. + J. L. Hudson, Seedsman. An impressive variety of all types of seeds from around the world.

Whether we grow sprouts on our windowsills, flowers in window boxes, strawberries on the deck, or vegetables in our backyards—or have acres of countryside or a city block to farm—gardening brings us back in touch with the Earth and its cycles in a way no other domestic activity can. Gardening can also provide a significant portion of our food. A home garden can yield two to four times more food per acre than commercial agriculture; in a single season the average home garden can provide over six hundred dollar's worth of food.

Mash strawberries. Freeze them in cubes when in season and use during the winter months. • Run dried lemon peel in a blender to make a half cup of powder and mix with one quarter cup baking soda. At the Store/By Mail Natural toothpaste Beehive Botanicals Propolis Toothpaste (Beehive Botanicals). Includes antibacterial propolis and spearmint, fennel, and menthol oils. Home Health Products. Dent-A-Kleen Tooth Drops (4-D Hobe). Has antiseptic and germicidal properties to help remove plaque. Earth Herbs.

The Origin Diet: How Eating Like Our Stone Age Ancestors Will Maximize Your Health Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D. See book keywords and concepts

Include at least two vitamin-C-rich selections, such as citrus, strawberries, or green pepper daily. (Add orange and grapefruit sections to salads, rice, or grain dishes.) • Several times a week, pick something from the cabbage family, such as Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, asparagus, cabbage, broccoli, or cauliflower. • Add leftover vegetables from last night's dinner to lunchtime soups and salads or add frozen vegetables to canned soups. • For shish-kabob, skewer more vegetables (including carrots, eggplant, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, onions, potato, or mushrooms) than chicken or fish.

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Botany A member of the rose family (Rosaceae), Crataegus laevigata is related to many of our best-loved fruit plants, including apples, cherries, plums, and berries such as raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries. The bright red hawthorn fruits themselves, called haws, resemble tiny apples or rosehips. Today, extracts made of hawthorn leaf and flower are more widely used than the berries, although some hawthorn preparations contain all three plant parts. Hawthorn is a small, compact, shrubby tree with white bark, very hard wood, and sharp thorns.

Age Erasers for Men: Hundreds of Fast and Easy Ways to Beat the Years Doug Dollemore, Mark Giuliucci and the Editors of Men's Health Magazine See book keywords and concepts

To get some extra fiber, select fruits that have edible seeds, such as strawberries and kiwis, suggests Grabowski. (continued on page 422) Getting Enough: It's Easier Than You Think Do 25 grams of fiber a day seem impossible to consume? Not if you know where to get them. Here's some help. Food Portion Fiber (g.) Breads and Bread Products Whole-wheat 1 slice 2.1 Pumpernickel 1 slice 1.9 English muffin 1 1.6 Rye 1 slice 1.6 Bagel 1 1.2 Waffle 1 0.8 White 1 slice 0.5 Cereals All-Bran with Extra Vz cup 15.0 Fiber Fiber One Vz cup 14.0 Bran Buds Vi cup 11.

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Increase diluted orange juice, apples and apple juice, grapes and grape juice, cranberries, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, peaches, plums, figs, cabbage, onion, kelp, and raw honey. During infection and recovery time, avoid refined sugar as this may depress natural immune response. Drink plenty of filtered water. NUTRITIONAL THERAPY: According to Garry Gordon, M.D.

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Worldwide, most MB is used for luxury and export crops, like tomatoes, strawberries, peppers, tobacco, and nursery crops. Soil fumigation to sterilize soil before planting crops is by far the largest use of MB in the U.S. In 1991, the U.S. accounted for nearly 40 percent of the pesticide's worldwide use. Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA has mandated a halt to MB production in, and imports to, the U.S. in 2001—but manufacturers and agricultural users have mounted a formidable campaign to delay the ban.

A Florida experiment in irradiating strawberries bombed, and there are no known plans for more such ventures." 5. Acid Rain—One of America's Biggest Killers 1988 SYNOPSIS: When acid rain was selected as one of the top ten Censored stories of 1977, its toll was cited in terms of contaminated soil, damaged crops, dying trees, and dead fish. Acid rain became a household word, but few people were aware of its devastating toll in human terms.

While imports of fresh and frozen fruits from Mexico grew by more than one-third since NAFTA was enacted, some shipments of strawberries, lettuce and carrots have had illegally high levels of pesticide residue of 18.4 percent, 15.6 percent, and 12.3 percent, respectively (San Francisco Examiner, 6/29/97). 7.

The Origin Diet: How Eating Like Our Stone Age Ancestors Will Maximize Your Health Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D. See book keywords and concepts

You easily can eat according to your evolutionary roots by selecting chin-dribbling strawberries and other fruits, crunchy carrots and other vegetables, and comfort foods like roast chicken and potatoes, and by switching from white to whole wheat bread, from whole milk to nonfat milk, and from sugar to honey. The box on page 124 outlines the basic guidelines. How to put those guidelines into practice is explained in this chapter. It's an Eating Style, Not a Diet Let's get one thing straight before we begin. No one nutrient is an island. No one diet has all the answers.

A cup nonfat milk warmed and mixed with 1 packet sugar-free cocoa mix (112 calories) • 1 cup fresh-squeezed orange juice (111 calories) • Garbanzo Cilantro Dip* (96 calories) • IV2 cups fresh blueberries (102 calories) • 2 cups cantaloupe cubes, drizzled with lime juice (112 calories) • 2V2 cups fresh strawberries (108 calories) • 1 banana, sliced and sprinkled with nutmeg (104 calories) • 1 slice whole wheat toast with 1 teaspoon apricot preserves (98.4 calories) • V2 whole wheat bagel (small) with 1 teaspoon fat-free cream cheese (102 calories) *See recipe on page 249.

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Has an upright stem with reddish bark, leathery serrated leaves, white or pink bell-shaped flowers, and round warty red fruit resembling strawberries. Habitat & Cultivation Native to Mediterranean coasts, strawberry tree also grows in western Ireland, Australia, and Africa. The leaves are gathered in late summer, the fruit in autumn. Parts Used Leaves, fruit. Constituents Strawberry tree contains up to 2.7% arbutin, methylarbutm, and other hydroquinones, a bitter principle, and tannins. Arbutin is powerfully antiseptic in the urinary system.

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All fruits high in pectin, which includes strawberries and bananas. TO RAISE GOOD HDL (HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN) CHOLESTEROL Best bet is strong, raw onions—at least a half a medium onion a day. Substitute olive oil for other vegetable oils or saturated fats. Alcoholic drinks, such as wine, beer, spirits in moderation—one or two drinks a day—also boost HDLs. Added advice: cut back on total fat (especially saturated fats like animal-type fat, and coconut and palm oils). This enhances the effects of the above natural cholesterol-fighters.

The Origin Diet: How Eating Like Our Stone Age Ancestors Will Maximize Your Health Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D. See book keywords and concepts

While current guidelines make no recommendations on the best produce, our evolutionary diet spells it out in no uncertain terms— choose the colorful produce, such as romaine lettuce, not iceberg; sweet potatoes, not French fries; and eat more broccoli, green peas, blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, and prunes. These are the selections that pack the greatest phytochemical and nutrient punch for the lowest calorie bang.

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Also potent in thwarting viruses and bacteria are orange juice, apples, tea, grape juice, apple juice, honey, wine, blueberries, cranberries, grapes, plums, raspberries, strawberries, peaches, and figs. INSOMNIA A sure bet: sugar or honey. Myth: milk does not put you to sleep; just the opposite, it wakes you up. MIGRAINE HEADACHE Oils in fish (omega-3's) can prevent the onset and severity of migraines in some cases. MOTION SICKNESS Take ginger root, about half a teaspoon powdered in capsules, in tea or another beverage about a half hour before exposure to motion.

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Good sources include citrus fruits, broccoli, cantaloupe, red peppers, kiwifruit and strawberries. Vitamin E. 100 to 400 IU daily. The RDA is ten milligrams alpha-tocopherol equivalents, or 15 IU. Good sources include cooking oils, wheat germ and mangoes. Beta-carotene. 15 to 30 milligrams daily. There is no established RDA. Best sources are yellow-orange and dark green fruits and vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes and squash, as well as spinach and other green leafy vegetables. smokers consume fewer meals.

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Multigrain cereal with 2 teaspoons of chopped walnuts and skim milk to cover, handful of dried ready-to-eat apricots, 1 slice of bread, olive oil margarine and honey, glass of orange juice. 4 Two Shredded Wheat with 2 teaspoons sunflower or pumpkin seeds and skim milk to cover, 1 pear, small slice of whole-wheat bread with olive oil margarine and marmalade. 5 A cup of plain low-fat cottage cheese with 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and a slice of cantaloupe melon, chopped, plus 2 teaspoons of chopped toasted almonds, 1 slice of bread, olive oil margarine or peanut butter.

The Origin Diet: How Eating Like Our Stone Age Ancestors Will Maximize Your Health Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D. See book keywords and concepts

Sprinkle with nutmeg. 1 cup warmed 1 percent low-fat milk flavored with almond extract and sprinkled with cinnamon. (Whip briefly in blender for added froth.) Nutritional information: 301 calories, 12 percent fat (3.92 grams), 65 percent carbohydrate, 23 percent protein, 2.3 grams fiber BREAKFAST 11 Low-Fat Omelet: Mix 1 whole egg and 1 egg white with 14 cup fat-free cottage cheese, V\ teaspoon garlic powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook in nonstick pan sprayed with vegetable spray.

Eat and Heal (Foods That Can Prevent or Cure Many Common Ailments) 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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All of these fruits and vegetables are also chock-full of phytochemicals, which have been shown to stunt the growth of cancer cells in test-tube studies. Apricot This fruit is an excellent source of beta-carotene, a form of vitamin A that has proven to be especially helpful in thwarting lung and skin cancer. (Dried apricots contain more beta-carotene than the raw fruit.) beans This nutritious vegetable, which is readily available in many varieties, has a multitude of effective preventive properties.

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Hives may also be associated with worm infestations. DESCRIPTION Extremely itchy, red spots, which can be any size or shape, over a large part of the body, especially the mouth and throat. These spots may become swollen and slightly elevated. Hives fade quickly only to reappear elsewhere. WHAT TO DO—INTERNAL APPLICATIONS HERBS Dandelion, Yarrow, and Golden Seal can be taken internally and also used to bathe and soothe the affected parts. HOMEOPATHIC Antim Crud 30c: Burning and itching skin, worse from warmth and heat of bed, worse on cheeks and chin.

Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E Ruth Winter See book keywords and concepts

Foods with added salicylates for flavoring may be ice cream, bakery goods (except bread), candy, chewing gum, soft drinks, Jell-O, j ams, cake mixes, and wintergreen flavors. The salts are used as sunburn preventatives and antiseptics. SALICYLIC ACID • Occurs naturally in wintergreen leaves, sweet birch, and other plants and has a sweetish taste. Synthetically prepared by heating phenol with carbon dioxide, it is used as a preservative in food products. It is also used as a fungicide in the treatment of animals. Residues are prohibited in milk. EPA Genetic Toxicology Program (see).

World Without Cancer G. Edward Griffin See book keywords and concepts

It is one thing for a health agency to warn people against foolish and rare actions with respect to any aspect of health, and quite another to totally deprive people of excellent food quite safe if ingested in a normal common sense way observed by 99.999% of the population.2 We have said that vitamin Bi 7 is harmless to non-cancer cells. This is true, but perhaps it would be more accurate to say it is as harmless as any substance can be. After all, even life-essential water or oxygen can be fatal if taken in unnaturally large doses. And this is true also of vitamin B17.

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