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The Practical Encyclopedia of Natural Healing Mark Bricklin See book keywords and concepts

To help meet the latter quota, they are advised to take one teaspoon of cod-liver oil daily. vegetable oils, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and old-fashioned nonhydrogenated peanut butter are all recommended. Wheat germ or wheat germ oil is also suggested as a source of vitamin £, necessary to keep the unsaturated oils from being oxidized once inside the body. (As an aside, it is interesting to note that wheat germ oil is a substance well known for its direct benefits to muscles.) The diet is more fully explained in Dr. Swank's book, The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book (Doubleday, 1977).

The Politics of Cancer Revisited Samuel S. Epstein, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

By 1974 the FDA knew that VC levels as high as 9 ppm had been found in vegetable oils sold in rigid PVC containers.28 High levels were also found in other PVC-packaged products, including beverages and cosmetics. While the FDA proposed a ban on the use of rigid PVC containers for food products and beverages, the use of PVC film for wrapping foods is still sanctioned. Extensive research is now being done by industry with the object of reducing VC levels in PVC products, especially those intended for food packaging and medical applications.

The Okinawa Program : How the World's Longest-Lived People Achieve Everlasting Health Bradley J. Willcox, D. Craig Willcox, and Makoto Suzuki See book keywords and concepts

Still, it's better than a lot of the other alternatives. Most vegetable oils are primarily omega-6 fatty acids, the type of polyunsaturates we should minimize. (See the fat family table on page 108 for a snapshot of good and bad fats.) The high vegetable and soy food content of the Okinawan diet is undoubtedly a significant factor in their robust health. A multitude of studies have found that both soy and vegetables help reduce cancer. Interestingly, Okinawans do not generally eat a lot of fruit, although their diet does include some tangerines, papayas, watermelon, bananas, and pineapples.

Polyunsaturated fats can be further subdivided into omega-} fatty acids (mostly found in flax, canola oil, and fish oils) and omega-6 fatty acids (mostiy vegetable oils), according to which carbon atom has the unsaturated site (omega-3 = 3rd carbon, omega-6 = 6th carbon). This confers different properties on each of these fats, which will become clear in our discussion of omega-3 and omega-6 fat. All foods that contain fat have a mixture of fatty acids. Even olive oil, which is mostly monounsaturated, has some saturated fatty acids.

It is formed from the partial hydro-genation of vegetable oils and can be a significant component of margarine, nondairy creamers, and other vegetable oil products. It is also frequendy used in packaged foods like crackers and chips to ensure greater shelf life. Seeking to overcome the dangers of butter's saturated fat, food chemists developed margarine, unknowingly loading it up with lethal trans fat.

While this might seem like an intelligent strategy for lowering the risk of heart disease, recent studies suggest a more sinister side to omega-6 polyunsaturates (found in vegetable oils and animal products). When we have too much polyunsaturated fat in our diet, it can promote inflammation, blood clotting, and possibly cancer cell growth.27 At the same time, these fats are necessary for health, since they form part of the essential fatty acid group. When the ratio of omega-6 fat to omega-3 fat is too high, we may be at increased risk for the previously mentioned problems.

Herbs of Life: Health & Healing Using Western & Chinese Techniques Lesley Tierra See book keywords and concepts

There are other plant components, such as vegetable oils, vitamins, trace elements, oleo-resins, gums, lipids, enzymes and other proteins, balsams and coloring matter. The myriad aspects that comprise a plant's chemistry truly give it a unique character which, when combined with the plant's energy, properties and special qualities, yield the unique healing ability of that plant. Herbal Families The study of plants is called Botany and the science of plant classification is termed Taxonomy. Herbs are arranged according to specific groupings for their identification.

The Longevity Code: Your Personal Prescription for a Longer, Sweeter Life Zorba Paster, M.D. and Susan Meltsner See book keywords and concepts

Found in green leafy vegetables, shrimp, eggs, wheat germ, whole-grain cereal, nuts, and vegetable oils, vitamin E protects against heart disease, cutting premature heart attack rates by one-third. It may also prove valuable for shoring up our immune systems and combating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, or breast cancer. I recommend 400 IU (international units) daily. • Vitamin C. As a cure for the common cold, vitamin C has been a bust.

The Omega Diet: The Lifesaving Nutritional Program Based on the Diet of the Island of Crete Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D., and Jo Robinson See book keywords and concepts

Omega-6 fatty acids are most abundant in common vegetable oils such as corn, safflower, cottonseed, and sunflower oils. Omega-3 fatty acids are found primarily in seafood, green leafy vegetables, fish, canola oil, and walnuts. A critical finding is that your body functions best when your diet contains a balanced ratio of EFAs, yet the typical Western diet contains approximately fourteen to twenty times more omega-6 fatty acids than omega-Ss.1

Diet, Nutrition and Cancer Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council See book keywords and concepts

Because vitamin E is present in a variety of commonly consumed foods (particularly vegetable oils, whole grain cereal products, and eggs), it is difficult to identify population groups with substantially different levels of intake. Consequently, it is not surprising that there are no epidemiological reports concerning vitamin E intake and the risk of cancer. Vitamin E, like ascorbic acid, inhibits the formation of nitrosa-mines in vivo and in vitro. However, there are no reports about the effect of this vitamin on nitrosamine-induced neoplasia.

Food and Healing Annemarie Colbin See book keywords and concepts

Cancer is associated with processed vegetable fats, including hydrogenated vegetable fats, such as shortening and margarine (there appears to be no increased cancer risk among Africans, Japanese, and Eskimos, whose dietary fats consist mostly of polyunsaturated fish and vegetable oils). Margarine is an unsaturated oil through which hydrogen has been forced; this process converts it into a saturated fat so that it remains solid at room temperatures. This technology is in fact a molecular .manipulation, which could cause problems as yet undetected.

Food Revolution: How your diet can help save your life and our world John Robbins See book keywords and concepts

It would be low in both saturated animal fats and vegetable oils such as safflower, corn, sunflower, and cottonseed oils. • It would include more water and less soda pop, more baked potatoes and less French fries, and more whole grains and fewer products made from refined flour. (The American Institute for Cancer Research says 40 studies have linked regular consumption of whole grains with a 10 to 60 percent lower risk of certain cancers.)28 • When possible, it would feature locally and organically grown foods.

The complete Book of Water Healing - Using the Earth's most essential resource to cure illness, promote health, and soothe and restore body, mind, and spirit Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Many persons who suffer from eczema need an additional intake of vegetable oils and/or vitamin F. The nutritional expert Dr. Alan Gaby feels that appropriate nutritional therapy eliminates the need for potentially dangerous steroid therapy in the treatment of eczema. Many eczema patients appear to lack the ability to utilize essential fatty acids (EFAs), but these can be supplemented by oils such as sunflower, safflower, flaxseed, black currant seed, borage, or evening primrose.

Diet, Nutrition and Cancer Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council See book keywords and concepts

In addition, there has been a marked increase in the intake of separated vegetable oils that have been structurally altered by hydrogenation and other treatments. There have also been changes in the nature of the fat-soluble contaminants present in the diet. In federal inspections for pesticide residues, contaminants have been found most frequently in meats and fats (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1980). The Comptroller General (1979) reported that "of 143 drugs and pesticides likely to leave residues in raw meat and poultry, 42 were known to cause or suspected of causing cancer.

Cancer Therapy: The Independent Consumer's Guide To Non-Toxic Treatment & Prevention Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Food sources of vitamin E include cold-pressed vegetable oils, dark leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds, legumes and whole grains. It is also found in dry beans, brown rice, cornmeal, eggs, dessicated liver, milk, oatmeal, organ meats, sweet potatoes and wheat germ. Do not take iron at the same time as vitamin E. Also, people who have diabetes, rheumatic heart disease or an overactive thyroid should not use high doses. It is advisable for those with high blood pressure to start with a small amount and gradually increase the dose.

Diet, Nutrition and Cancer Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council See book keywords and concepts

Gas-liquid chromatographic determination of vinyl chloride in alcoholic beverages, vegetable oils, and vinegars. J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. 58:272-275. Witschi, H. P. 1981. Enhancement of tumor formation in mouse lung by dietary butylated hydroxytoluene. Toxicology 21:95-104. Witschi, H., D. Williamson, and S. Lock. 1977. Enhancement of urethan tumorigenesis in mouse lung by butylated hydroxytoluene. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 58:301-305. Witschi, H. P., P. J. Hakkinen, and J. P. Kehrer. 1981. Modification of lung tumor development in A/J mice. Toxicology 21:37-45. Wolff, S., and B. Rodin. 1978.

Sitosterol is a common plant sterol that is present in many different vegetables and vegetable oils. Its protective effects have been studied in an experimental system with N-nitroso-methylurea—a direct-acting carcinogen. g-Sitosterol reduced the incidence of large bowel cancer from 54% to 33% when fed in the diet through the entire course of the experiment or only during the promotion phase of carcinogenesis (Cohen and Raicht, 1981; Raicht et al., 1980). Other plant sterols of similar structure have not been studied for potential inhibitory effects.

Earl Mindell's Secret Remedies Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

A case in point: The most popular forms of fat in the United States, margarine and processed vegetable oils, are high in omega-6 fatty acids, and low in omega-3. The solution to the low-fat-depression spiral is an easy one: eat more fatty fish (salmon, halibut, sea bass, albacore tuna, and sardines) or take a fish oil supplement! Personal Advice Burn away those blues—Exercise can have important psychological benefits for those suffering from depression. Exercise triggers the release of endophins, nature's own painkillers, which produces a feeling of well-being.

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

It is used for removing or displacing oxygen in the processing, storage, or packaging of citrus products, vegetable fats, vegetable oils, coffee, and wine. No known toxicity when used in packaging. GASTRONOMY • The study and appreciation of good food and good eating, and a culture's culinary customs, style, and lore. Any interest or study of culinary pursuits relates essentially to the kitchen and cookery, and to the higher levels of education, training, and achievement of the professional chef and the chef apprentice.

Tert-BUTYL HYDROQUINONE (TBHQ) • White crystalline solid used as an antioxidant in beef products, dry cereals, edible fats, margarine, meat, pizza toppings, pork, potato chips, poultry, sausage, and vegetable oils. Moderately toxic by ingestion. May be mutagenic. The Joint FAO-WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives concluded in June 1998, "The potential exists for high consumers of TBHQ to exceed the ADI [Acceptable Daily Intake], but the available data were insufficient to estimate the number of high consumers or the magnitude and duration of intake above the ADI.

Prepared synthetically by hydrogenation (see) of cottonseed and other vegetable oils. Slight tallowlike odor. Used in butter and vanilla flavorings for beverages, baked goods, and candy (4,000 ppm). Also a softener in chewing-gum base. Also used in deodorants and antiperspirants, liquid powders, foundation creams, hand creams, hand lotions, liquefying creams, hair straighten-ers, protective creams, and shaving creams. A large percentage of all cosmetic creams on the market contain it. It gives pearliness to hand creams. It is also used for suppositories.

STEARYL LACTATE • An emulsifier that occurs in tallow and other animal fats as well as vegetable oils. Used to emulsify shortening in nonyeast-leavened bakery products and pancake mixes. Also used to emulsify cakes, icing, and fillings. No known toxicity. STEARYL MONOGLYCERIDYL CITRATE • The soft, practically tasteless, off-white, waxy solid used as an emulsion stabilizer in shortening with emulsifiers. Not over 0.15 percent in food. It is prepared by the chemical reaction of citric acid on monoglycerides of fatty acids (see).

Obtained by the distillation of edible vegetable oils and used as a dietary supplement and as an antioxidant for fats and oils. No known toxicity. TOLERANCE • The ability to live with an allergen. a-TOLUALDEHYDE • See Phenylacetaldehyde. TOLUALDEHYDE GLYCERYL ACETAL • A synthetic chocolate, fruit, cherry, coconut, and vanilla flavoring agent for beverages, ice cream, ices, candy, and baked goods. No known toxicity.

Dermatologists advise rubbing salad oils or fats on the skin, particularly on babies and older persons. vegetable oils are used in commercial baby preparations, cleansers, emollient creams, face powders, hair-grooming preparations, hypoallergenic cosmetics, lipsticks, nail creams, shampoos, shaving creams, and wave sets. Nontoxic. SALATRIM • Short and Long Chain Acid Triglyceride Molecules. This is a family of reduced-calorie fats that are only partially absorbed in the body. It contains 5 calories per gram.

Food Politics Marion Nestle See book keywords and concepts

More recently, trans-saturated fats (found in margarine, hydro-genated vegetable oils, and, to a lesser extent, meat and dairy foods) also have been shown to raise blood cholesterol levels. Because high-fat diets also tend to be high in calories and saturated fat, "total fat" became a convenient shorthand term for more complicated advice about calories, fatty acids, and food sources. Today, we know more about the effects of specific fatty acids on blood cholesterol levels and on the risk of heart disease.

Alternative Medicine the Definitive Guide, Second Edition Larry Trivieri, Jr. See book keywords and concepts

Healthy fats include fish oils (be sure they are fresh and contain no heavy metals or pollutants), ghee or butter, olive oil, and high quality nut, seed, and vegetable oils. A diet high in fiber has protective actions against some types of cancer and fermented milk products, such as yogurt, have been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth. Dr. Sodhi recommends supplementing the diet with vitamin E (400 IU or more daily), selenium (200 meg daily), and vitamin C (up to 2,000 mg daily). The amla fruit is the richest food source of vitamin C and contains a wealth of bioflavonoids.

The Woman's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing Dr. Gary Null See book keywords and concepts

Janson adds that people should avoid foods such as sugar, salt, while flour, white rice, and particularly any shortening or hydrogenated vegetable oils found in products like margarine and Crisco: "Whenever you see vegetable shortening, hydrogenated vegetable oil, or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil on a label, it is important to avoid that product. These are not foods. In fact. I consider margarine to be an industrial waste product that is fashioned to resemble food.

The Omega Diet: The Lifesaving Nutritional Program Based on the Diet of the Island of Crete Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D., and Jo Robinson See book keywords and concepts

One of their discoveries was that adding vegetable oils such as corn oil to the diet caused a slight drop in cholesterol levels. At the time, the ideal heart diet appeared to be one that was low in saturated fat and high in omega-6 polyunsaturated oils.14 Before long, thousands of volunteers in the United States and Europe were enrolled in studies designed to test this new concept. Most of the studies were short-term affairs designed to detect changes in cholesterol levels, so whether the diets actually saved lives was anybody's guess.

Alternative Medicine the Definitive Guide, Second Edition Larry Trivieri, Jr. See book keywords and concepts

In prehistoric times, herbs were cooked in a vat of goose or bear fat, lard, or some vegetable oils and then cooled in order to make salves, balms, and ointments. Today, a number of such products, made with vegetable oil or petroleum jelly, are sold in the U.S. and Europe to treat a variety of conditions.These products often contain the herbs aloe (Aloe vera), marigold (Calendula officinalis ), chamomile, St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum), comfrey (Symphytum officinale), and gotu kola (Centella asiatica).

Eat more celery, garlic, onions, and vegetable oils high in omega-3 fatty acids, but eat much less animal fat. • Take supplements, including calcium (500-1,000 mg daily), magnesium (500-1,000 mg daily), vitamin C (1-3 g per day), zinc (15-30 mg per day), and flaxseed oil (1 tbsp per day). • Take hawthorn herbal extract (100-250 mg, three times daily). • Take coenzyme Q10 (50-60 mg, three times daily). • A detoxification regimen may be necessary for relief from hypertension.

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