| Acidic fruits, such as citrus fruits, are best juiced alone or with other acidic fruits. Grapefruit juice is both sweet and sour, so it can be used either way. The essential oil in the peel of oranges and grapefruits contains toxins that should not be consumed in large quantities. (Lemons are okay, but they may be waxed—see the inset "Waxed Fruits and Vegetables" on page 37.) Do juice the white, pithy part just under the peel because it contains a high concentration of beneficial flavonoids and vitamin C.
Herbs can be added to juice combinations for health benefits. | | Vitamin C is found in berries, citrus fruits, and green vegetables. Good sources are asparagus, avocados, beet greens, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cantaloupe, collards, dandelion greens, dulse, grapefruit, kale, lemons, mangoes, mustard greens, onions, oranges, green peas, pineapple, radishes, rose hips, spinach, strawberries, Swiss chard, tomatoes, turnip greens, and watercress. |
Walter Last
See book keywords and concepts |  Best sources are sprouted seeds, fresh (especially colorful) vegetables and fruits, and the residue of juiced citrus fruits; bioflavonoids are also found in flower petals. The best known members of this group are quercetin and rutin; rutin is found in concentrated form in dried buckwheat leaves and flowers.
Choline and Inositol: These two are important for the absorption and metabolism of fats and cholesterol, for the synthesis of lecithin, for proper liver and gallbladder function, and for the formation and function of the brain and nerves (transmission of nerve impulses). | | Other good sources are heart, brain, liver, food yeast, cabbage, and citrus fruits.
PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid): It is a growth-promoting factor, and a deficiency contributes to white skin patches, eczema, graying hair, and fatigue. In lotion, it is excellent for protecting the skin against ultraviolet radiation.
It is obtained from food yeast, liver, egg yolk, and is also synthesized by intestinal bacteria. As a supplement, the soluble potassium salt of PABA is preferable to the almost insoluble acid itself. |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts |  Florida started sending small shipments of the fruit to New York and Philadelphia between 1880 and 1885, thus setting in
Following the United States stock market crash in 1929, citrus fruits could be had free for orange-colored food stamps (the color and name of the chief citrus fruit were only coincidental). This brought the grapefruit into families that had previously been so ignorant of it that welfare boards received the same complaint numerous times: that the fruit had been boiled for hours and still remained tough. motion the colossal Florida citrus industry. |
Walter Last
See book keywords and concepts | | Sensitive individuals generally should avoid overripe fruit. Acid citrus fruits are excellent for improving liver functions and lowering high blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and fat levels in insensitive individuals.
Jerusalem artichokes consumed in frequent small quantities are beneficial for kidney function and for diabetes. Eat one the size of an egg every other day, and store Jerusalem artichokes in soil, not in the refrigerator. Also eating (organic) liver often helps those with diabetes, as does eating avocados and green beans. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
See book keywords and concepts |  Aromatic isothiocyanates and indoles, for example, are found in the cruciferous vegetables; selenium in grains from selenium-rich soil, nuts (especially Brazil nuts), shellfish and edible mushrooms; vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in citrus fruits and some vegetables; beta-carotene in green leafy vegetables, green and yellow vegetables and fruits; vitamin E in vegetable oils, nuts and vegetables; bioflavonoids in most fruits, vegetables and grains; and indoles in citrus fruits and vegetables. Lentinan appears to be the active principle of the shiitake mushroom. |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
See book keywords and concepts |  Indeed, citrus fruits have been found to contain numerous known anticancer agents—possibly more than any other food. The National Cancer Institute calls oranges a complete package of every natural anticancer inhibitor known. As you might suspect, the anticancer power of oranges is most effective when the whole fruit is eaten: it seems that the anticancer components of oranges work synergis-tically to amplify one another's effects. The soluble fiber, or pectin, which is so effective for heart health, is also an anticancer agent. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
See book keywords and concepts |  Note: In the digestive tract, citrus fruits are digested to an alkaline ash, but the concern for SS patients is the direct contact of acid-bearing foods upon the teeth.
9. If soft drinks are to be consumed, select sugar-free varieties and use a straw to protect the teeth from acidity.
10. Keep a decanter of water at your bedside for occasional nighttime sips. Overconsumption of water, however, removes mucus from the lining of the mouth, further increasing the sensation of dryness.
11. Materials in the mouth encourage tactile stimulation of saliva. | | Avoid all citrus fruits for the first 2 weeks, then reintroduce as described.
• Drink plenty of filtered water. Fish (preferably the cold water variety: hening, mackerel, salmon, or tuna) or soy are the preferced proteins. Except for these examples, your diet can contain any vegetables and fruits. Sulfur-containing vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower, cabbage, onion, and garlic are particularly good for detoxification. Depending upon the degree of toxic load your body is canying, you can expect some detoxifying symptoms as those elements start to work theit way out of your system. | | Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP)—retards cancer growth and metastasis
Modified citrus pectin (MCP), also known as fractionated pectin, is a complex polysaccharide obtained from the peel and pulp of citrus fruits. Through pH and temperature modifications, the pectin is broken down into shorter, nonbranched, galactose-rich, carbohydrate chains. The shorter chains dissolve more readily in water, making them better absorbed than ordinary, long-chain pectin. | | Folate-rich foods are liver, wheat germ, legumes, green leafy vegetables, beets, citrus fruits, most fish, pork, and whole grains. Fortification of enriched grain products with folic acid is associated with a substantial improvement in folate status in middle aged and older adults (Jacques et al. 1999).
Folic acid is most efficient when combined with vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid, and vitamin C. According to the Committee on Dietary Allowances, heat and oxidation (occurring during cooking and storage) can destroy as much as half of the folate in foods. | | Particularly good sources are citrus fruits, tomatoes, green leafy vegetables, potatoes, green peppers, sttawbetries, and cantaloupe. Vitamin E is found in vegetable oils, nuts, meats, green leafy vegetables, whole grain cereals, wheat germ, and egg yolk (Clayman 1989).
Essential Trace Minerals Selenium
Selenium is a trace element that acts by several mechanisms, including detoxifying liver enzymes, exerting anti-inflammatory effects, and providing antioxidant defense. |
Judith Wills
See book keywords and concepts |  Providing the orange and yellow colors in citrus fruits (for example), the flavonoids are antioxidants and also help the absorption of vitamin C. The main discovery to date is that they seem to help prevent cancers, but different flavonoids have different roles.
Taxifolin and rutin are two important flavonoids in citrus fruits, including oranges and grapefruits. Ellagic acid, found in greatest amounts in strawberries, blackberries, cherries, and grapes, blocks the action of cancer-inducing cells. |
Stephanie Beling
See book keywords and concepts |  The kumquat is the smallest of the citrus fruits, as decorative as it is delicious and as nutritious as it is decorative. Its intense orange color indicates an intense presence of carotenoids. Kumquats offer flavonoids and phenols as well.
The great thing about the kumquat is that, unlike other citrus fruits, you eat the whole thing—the thin, sweet rind as well as the golden orange, pungent flesh. Keep that in mind when you shop for kumquats; look for plump, shiny fruits with an even, deep color and a smooth, unbruised skin. |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
See book keywords and concepts | | The discoveries that are being made about the power of oranges to support heart health and prevent cancer, stroke, diabetes, and a host of chronic ailments should bring oranges and other citrus fruits back to center stage as crucial components in a healthy diet.
» Vitamin C
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Oranges originated in Asia thousands of years ago and have become one of the most popular fruits the world over. | | Citrus flavonoids, which are found in the fruit's tissue, juice, pulp, and skin, are one of the reasons for the health-promoting attributes of citrus fruits and the reason that the whole fruit is so much more healthful than just the juice. Two of the flavonoids in citrus—naringin in grapefruit and hesperidin in orange— occur only rarely in other plants and are thus essentially unique to citrus. The power of citrus flavonoids is dazzling. They're antioxidant and antimutagenic. |
David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
See book keywords and concepts |  Flavanone glycosides are often notable for their taste; naringin and eriocitrin contribute to bitterness in citrus fruits. However, not all flavanones are bitter. Some are sweet; for example, neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, a compound related to neohesperidin, is used in the food industry as a nonsugar sweetener.
Naringenin
This compound has a widespread occurrence in plants, especially in the Asteraceae family (for example, Artemisia spp.). Naringin, the glycoside of naringenin, is widely distributed in Rutaceae. |
Walter Last
See book keywords and concepts | | We can also supply citric acid from acid citrus fruits. This, too, can be converted into oxaloacetic acid through the citric acid cycle and it provides valuable energy.
Another food group that readily converts into oxaloacetic acid is the proteins. Most amino acids can either be transformed via pyruvic acid or directly enter the citric acid cycle. Most easily converted is aspartic acid. Only few amino acids are ketogenic (related to the fat metabolism) and yield acetyl coenzyme A: leucine, isoleucine, lysine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine. |
David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
See book keywords and concepts | | These include numerous food plants, such as citrus fruits, bananas (Musa spp.), and purslane (Portulaca oleracea). Synephrine occurs in the fruit of the mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata). Cathinone, from khat (Catha edulis), shows strong positive inotropic activity, contributing to the cardiac stimulant activity of khat leaves.
Phenylethylamines, which constitute a subgroup of phenylalkylamines, are widely distributed in Cactaceae,
Rosaceae, Rutaceae, and Fabaceae. The prototype of this group is tyramine, which at high concentrations shows positive inotropic activity. |
Bradley J. Willcox, M.D., D. Craig Willcox, Ph.D., Makoto Suzuki, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  It has been gaining in popularity throughout Japan since researchers showed it might have anti-cancer effects. citrus fruits, with their high amounts of vitamins A and C and flavo-noids, have long been recognized for their health benefits—most notably for the prevention of scurvy. During the age of exploration, Portuguese, Spanish, Arab, and Dutch sailors planted citrus trees along their trade routes to avoid this nutritional deficiency disease.
Weight and health benefits. |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
See book keywords and concepts | | In the oil of the peel of citrus fruits is a phytonutrient known as limonene. Oranges, mandarins, lemons, and limes contain significant amounts of limonene in the peel and smaller quantities in the pulp. Limonene stimulates our antioxidant detoxification enzyme system, thus helping to stop cancer before it can even begin. (It's reassuring to know that a natural chemopreventive phytonutrient can work to prevent the process of carcinogenesis at the earliest stages.) Limonene also reduces the activity of proteins that can trigger abnormal cell growth. | | Kumquats are the smallest of the citrus fruits. I'm fortunate enough to have two kumquat bushes outside my front door and when they're in season, I pop one or two a day into my mouth. The thin, sweet rind is jammed with powerful phytonutrients. You can find them in supermarkets, mostly in the winter. Pinch the'fruit between your fingers before eating; you'll release the juice and get a blast of sweet and tart from this little nutrition powerhouse. |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts | | Good sources include citrus fruits, whole grains, nuts and seeds, and legumes.
Insulin A hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to an elevation in blood sugar. Insulin is the key that unlocks body cells so that glucose can enter. Without insulin ot sufficient amounts of insulin, glucose would concentrate in the blood.
Inulin A polysaccharide found in the roots of various sunflower family members that is medicinal for diabetics.
Ipriflavone An isoflavone or compound that naturally occurs in foods and plants. The chemical name for ipriflavone is 7-isopropoxy isoflavone. |
David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
See book keywords and concepts | | Limonene
(+)-Limonene is the main constituent of volatile oils from the fresh peel of citrus fruits, such as lemon, tangerine, bitter orange, and sweet orange. It also occurs in neroli oil (orange flower oil, from Citrus aurantium var. amard) and in oils of caraway (Carum carvi) and dill (Anethum graveolens). (-)-Limonene is present in oil of fir, made from the needles and young twigs of Abies alba, and in mint oils, from Mentha species.
Limonene has expectorant and sedative activities. Various essential oils containing limonene are used to flavor foods and beverages. |
Tanya Harter Pierce
See book keywords and concepts |  Flavanones are primarily concentrated in citrus fruits, lignans are found in all fruits, vegetables, and cereals, and the stronger isoflavones and coumestans are mostly found in legumes.
Because of so much processed food in our diets, Americans generally don't eat as many "whole" foods as people in other countries do. There are many other populations around the world where a higher percentage of the daily diet consists of various forms of whole vegetables, grains, seeds, legumes and fruits than in the United States. | | For example, citrus fruits such as limes and lemons are very acidic outside the body, but they promote alkalinity when they are broken down and digested inside the body. This is because certain minerals, such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and iron, among others, are very alkalizing to the body's inner environment and many fruits and vegetables (including limes and lemons) tend to be high in these alkalizing minerals. Thus, the digestion of fruits and vegetables tends to have an overall alkalizing effect on the body, even though some of them may be quite acidic before we ingest them. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
See book keywords and concepts | | Select from kiwi, bell peppers, broccoli, cabbage, citrus fruits, Brussels sprouts, kale, parsley, strawbenies, tomatoes, and cantaloupe to contribute to an adequate vitamin C intake. Remember to emphasize dark-colored benies (raspberries, blackbenies, bluebenies), grapes, raisins, and plums, which are sources of anthocyanoside antioxidants having a special affinity for the eye.
Try to plan a diet around whole, unprocessed foods, including whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.
The omega-3 fatty acids have shown benefit in lowering IOP (Kulkarni et al. 1989). |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts | | Additionally, most citrus fruits are heavily treated with chemical dips and fumigants, so tree-ripened organic oranges are well worth searching for. Sweeter fruits also have greater food value.
Culinary Uses
Because they oxidize so rapidly, oranges should be used within fifteen minutes of the time they are cut or peeled. Squeezed into juice is the most common way to use oranges, but the segments can also be used in fruit salad ot added to smoothies. Thin slices, peel and all, ate frequently used as edible garnishes in Asian cooking. |
Antoinette Saville and Antony J. Haynes
See book keywords and concepts |  MSG (mono-sodium glutamate)
23. oats (gluten grain) 24.peas
25. peanuts 26.pork
27. potatoes (nightshade)
28. rye (gluten grain)
29. sheep's cheese and milk 30.soy
31. sweet green peppers (nightshade)
32. sweet red peppers (nightshade) 33.sugar
34. tomatoes (nightshade)
35. vinegar
36. wheat (gluten grain)
37. yeast
42. all food additives
41. all members of the nightshade family
38. tea
43. all food preservatives
39. coffee
44. all artificial colors
40. all gluten grains
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