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Rockefeller Medicine Men: Medicine and Capitalism in America E. Richard Brown See book keywords and concepts

They also depended on drug companies to produce their materia medica—the essential base of their practice since prescription drugs gave doctors new power by making the public see a physician in order to be allowed to obtain the fruits of medical research. Prescription drugs, hospital care, medical equipment and supplies, and health insurance all quickly became essential commodities of the medical kingdom over which physicians reigned. Private practice medicine had been founded upon simple, or petty, commodities that the physician himself could produce and sell.

Stopping the Clock: Longevity for the New Millenium Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman See book keywords and concepts

The National Cancer Institute suggests eating five servings of dark yellow, orange, or dark green vegetables or fruits a day, as these colorful foods are high in beta-carotene. (As the name hints, this is the substance that gives carrots their yellowish color.) However, the USDA states that the human body can more easily absorb the beta-carotene in supplements than in natural foods. If you do prefer to get your beta-carotene entirely through diet, lightly cooked foods will be easier for your system to digest than raw.

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

In reality, most of those studies are done with fruits and vegetables, so the benefit may be not only from that particular nutrient but from all of the other compounds in the food." Among those compounds are other nutrients that also play key roles in boosting immunity, even though they don't get the publicity of the big-name anitoxidants. "You hear a lot about the antioxidant vitamins, but they're only part of the story," says Terry M. Phillips, Ph.D., D.Sc, director of the immuno-chemistry laboratory at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC.

Nontoxic, Natural and Earthwise Debra Lynn Dadd See book keywords and concepts

Flavored vinegars contain natural herbs, spices, and fruits. So enjoy yourself, and let the many different varieties add a lift to your menus. The vinegars listed here are organically grown and for that reason particularly recommended. EE Earthwise vinegars Dach Ranch. Organic apple-cider vinegar. Eden Foods Organic Brown Rice Vinegar (Eden Foods). Gold Mine Natural Food Company, Simply Delicious. Mitoku Macrobiotic Kyushu Organic Brown Rice Vinegar (Mitoku Company). Natural Lifestyle Supplies. Ohsawa Organic Vinegar (Ohsawa America). Gold Mine Natural Food Company.

Plain or with seeds or fruits. Special Foods. Bread varieties include white sweet potato, cassava, malanga, lotus, amaranth, and milo. Also flour tortillas made with white sweet potato, cassava, malanga, yam, artichoke, lotus, amaranth, and milo. Sprouted Organic Breads (Sprout Delights). Plain and raisin wheat, wheat-free rye, and rye veggie, wheat fruit cake. Sprouted Organic Rolls (Sprout Delights). Wheat sesame seed and wheat cinnamon raisin. Sun-Rais Breads (The Prepared Gourmet). Regular and with flaxseed. Gemma Wenger. Totally Organic Farms.

Blend of rare herbs and fruits based on India's ancient Ayurvedic medical tradition. Herbs are hand-gathered from the Himalayan mountains. Maharishi Ayurveda Products International. Microlight Hawaiian Grown Spirulina (Microlight Nutritional Products). Grown in a pristine environment, with no agricultural chemicals within thirty miles, and fed a volcanic-rich source of water-borne mineral nutrients. Mineral Gold (Vibrant Life). Liquid minerals from a prehistoric deposit of vegetation in Utah. Mineral Toddy (The Rockland Corporation). Liquid minerals from a prehistoric deposit of vegetation.

Fill a pot with water to rinse fruits and vegetables in, and use a vegetable brush to remove debris instead of a forceful stream of water. • Compost your kitchen scraps instead of using a garbage disposal. • If you drink cold water, keep a bottle in the refrigerator instead of running the tap until cold water comes through. • Thaw frozen foods in the refrigerator or sitting on the countertop instead of running them under hot water. • Get an instant water heater (see renewable energy) for your kitchen sink so you don't have to let water run while it heats up.

Would you rather have a body built from pesticide-contaminated, processed, artificially colored, flavored, and preserved fried potato chips, or luscious, vine-ripened, organically grown vegetables and fruits? HOW OUR FOOD CHOICES AFFECT OUR HEALTH AND THE EARTH At the turn of this century, 80 percent of the people living in this country were farmers. Agriculture was a way of life, and farming practices were based on centuties- 76 old methods that emphasized maintaining the fertility of the soil and being in harmony with nature's ways.

Secrets of the Chinese Herbalists Richard Lucas See book keywords and concepts

In our own country, however, the fruits are rarely seen on the Ginko because the staminate and pistillate flowers occur on different trees and usually only the staminate types are planted. LIN-MU (Wild Plum) Centuries ago, the Ginko was found growing in a courtyard of a Chinese temple, and it has since been classified as one of the oldest living species of trees. Today the Ginko is familiar to tree lovers everywhere, not only because of its great beauty, but also because it has a peculiar and mystifying immunity to insects and diseases which attack other trees.

Physician: Medicine and the Unsuspected Battle for Human Freedom Richard Leviton See book keywords and concepts

Yet the sweetness of the philosophical fruits obtainable by making the effort is considerable. Never opposed to rationalism, Steiner wanted to enrich its information and conceptual base with the results of empirical research. In the case of medicine, he wanted to extend allopathy's scientific, deductive method beyond the physical, bodily domain and leaven it with spiritual (clairvoyant) insight. That was his intention, in fact, with the whole range of human knowledge—agriculture, music, poetry, speech, education, history, philosophy, and cosmology.

Secrets of the Chinese Herbalists Richard Lucas See book keywords and concepts

It never bothered me so long as I stayed away from raw fruits, fruit juices, coffee, and meat. But I love these things, and every once in a while I couldn't resist the temptation to have some of them, and of course my ulcer let me know about it. "Then I remembered that someone once told me of a Chinese herbalist who recommended fenugreek for stomach ulcers. I made a tea out of the powdered seeds, just like you make instant coffee, and drank one cup before each meal.

Stopping the Clock: Longevity for the New Millenium Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman See book keywords and concepts

According to researchers at the University of Washington, increasing folic acid through fruits and vegetables or supplementation can lower these risks, preventing "13,500 to 50,000 deaths per year." drates, and fresh produce. Although occasional consumption of meat—say, twice a week—is probably a key ingredient of a healthful diet, there's mounting evidence that more frequent consumption increases your risk of colon and pancreatic cancer.

The study broke down the Mediterranean diet into eight components: • a high ratio of monounsaturated to saturated fats • moderate ethanol consumption (alcohol) • high consumption of cereals, fruits and vegetables • low intake of meats and dairy products According to these components, for every unit increase there was an astounding 17 percent reduction in overall mortality.

Secrets of the Chinese Herbalists Richard Lucas See book keywords and concepts

Well, after three weeks of drinking the tea, I had a meal of my 'forbidden fruits' with absolutely no stomach distress whatsoever. I continued to drink the tea for several weeks more. At the end, I found that I could eat anything I wanted."— Mr. TP. JENSHEN English Name: Ginseng Botanical Name: Panax schinseng Ginseng tea is considered an excellent stomach tonic. One cup taken daily before meals stimulates the appetite, prevents sour eructations, and restores normal digestion. Directions: Place the contents of one small envelope of powdered ginseng in a cup and add boiling water.

The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs Mark Blumenthal See book keywords and concepts

Introduced in 1990.) American equivalents, if any, are found in the Product Table beginning on page 398. References Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee. An adverse reaction to the herbal medication milk thistle {Silybum marianum). MJA 1999;170:218-9. Alarcon de la Lastra AC, Martin MJ, Motilva V, et al. Gastroprotection induced by siiymarin, the hepatoprotective principle of Silybum marianum in ischemia-reper-fusion mucosal injury: role of neutrophils. Planta Med 1995;6l (2): 126—9- Allain H, Schuck S, Lebreton S, etal.

Secrets of the Chinese Herbalists Richard Lucas See book keywords and concepts

FLOWER When matured, becomes seeds LEAVES HEAD Said to give a counter effect is not taken with the root BODY Most potent part of the root TAILS Big Tail Middle Tail Scrap Tails Different Parts of the Ginseng Plant Further Tips on Ginseng For best results, acid fruits, acid fruit juices such as orange, grapefruit, and so on, and vitamin C should be avoided for three hours after taking ginseng since they neutralize the beneficial effects of the herb. If you decide to try ginseng, be sure to purchase your supply from a reliable firm.

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

Increase your intake of fruits and vegetables and high-fiber foods. Maintaining a high-fiber diet that includes whole grains, root vegetables, and beans helps to cut down on calcium excretion. Avoid caffeinated beverages, sugar, salt, and meat products, which promote bursts of calcium excretion that may be a cause of kidney stones. Avoid high-oxalate foods such as spinach, chard, tea, cocoa, and antacids that contain high amounts of calcium, and increase calcium absorption and urinary calcium concentration. Don't drink alcohol or coffee.

Nontoxic, Natural and Earthwise Debra Lynn Dadd See book keywords and concepts

Apricot halves, apricots, mixed fruits and nuts, white mulberries, fruit mix. All grown and sun-dried in northern Pakistan. Walnut Acres. hut Food dryers Bee Beyer's Natural Food Dryers (Bee Beyer). All-steel, with baked enamel finish. Stainless-steel mesh trays. Bee Beyer. Fish and Seafood_ Harmful ingredients: benzyl alcohol/sodium benzoate, hydrogen peroxide, nitrates/ nitrosamines. Along the Pacific coast from southern California to Chile, dolphins that swim over tuna are often caught and killed along with tuna in the huge, sometimes mile-long nets used by fishing crews.

The Healing Foods: The Ultimate Authority on the Curative Power of Nutrition Patricia Hausman & Judith Benn Hurley See book keywords and concepts

They are cheese, meats, nuts, carrots, and fruits. Of these foods cited by Dr. Andlaw, apples and cheese have had the most attention. In the entry on apples, beginning on page 37, we've already mentioned the possibility that apples clean debris away from teeth, protecting dental health in the process. As for cheese, William Bowen, D.D.S., of the University of Rochester, says that it appears to help neutralize the harm done by decay-producing acids in the mouth. Of course, hard cheeses are usually high in fat and calories, and nutritionists advise cutting back on them.

The Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best Medicine Jean Carper See book keywords and concepts

Surveys also indicate that people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables high in beta carotene have lower rates of these cancers as well as cancer of the larynx. Scientists, because it blocks cancer in lab animals, often credit the beta carotene in the foods as the primary protective factor, but other undiscovered agents in apricots and similar foods may also be responsible. At this point, because of the beta carotene, apricots look good as a potential cancer preventive—especially recommended for ex-smokers.

Throughout the investigation, the researchers had been trying to identify the active antiviral agents in the fruits. In both apples and grapes, for example, they were sure the active compounds resided in the skin and pulp. They tested pure compounds of ascorbic acid, chlorogenic acid, gallic acid, vanillin, and tannic acid or tannin (the stuff that gives tea and wine its astringent taste)—all phenols. Tannic acid was an especially potent enemy of viruses. "There is no question that tannins will coat virus particles and neutralize them," explains Dr. Konowalchuk.

In nineteenth-century America, a vegetarian preacher, Sylvester Graham, whose legacy is the graham cracker, praised fiber as the primary reason vegetables, fruits, legumes, and grains are healthful. He drew on scientific investigations into fiber by the respected physiologist William Beaumont, who in 1833 praised "bulk as perhaps, nearly as necessary to the articles of diet as the nutrient principle." At the time the charismatic Graham's bread recipes were the fiber talk of the day. The fiber talk of today is Jim Anderson's oat bran muffins. Dr.

These are not just bits of pharmaceutical herbs we are talking about, but the great gobs of chemicals in vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, seeds, fish, and animals and their eggs and secretions that determine our biological makeups every minute of the day. Eating turns out to be the world's greatest pharmacological experiment. GARLIC ON THE BRAIN One day Dr. Garagusi had noticed an article in the Chinese Medical Journal. Chinese doctors in the province of Changsha, lacking the money and resources to obtain amphotericin, an antibiotic, resorted to an ancient practice of administering garlic.

The Healing Foods: The Ultimate Authority on the Curative Power of Nutrition Patricia Hausman & Judith Benn Hurley See book keywords and concepts

But if you usually eat lots of fruits and vegetables, you're probably taking in enough soluble fiber to make a difference. If you don't usually eat this way, use the list in "The Soluble Fiber Solution," on page 140, to find the very richest sources of soluble fiber, and incorporate four or more servings of these into your daily diet. And don't forget some other attributes of the apple that are good for your heart: It has virtually no saturated fat, cholesterol, or sodium. Baked Apple in a Flash Here's a quick idea for a tasty and nutritious snack.

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

Vitamin C foods include fruits, nuts, seeds, and buckwheat. Choose a high-potency vitamin C with flavonoids and take 1,000 mg 2 times a day. Also, cook acidic foods such as tomatoes and applesauce in cast-iron pots to leach the iron from the pot into the food. Women with a profuse flow usually need vitamin A-rich foods, and should be eating some of the following each day: carrots, yams, sweet potatoes, spinach, cantaloupe, broccoli, and kale.

The Healing Foods: The Ultimate Authority on the Curative Power of Nutrition Patricia Hausman & Judith Benn Hurley See book keywords and concepts

University of Minnesota, diets rich in fruits, vegetables, and legumes help lower blood cholesterol, and their soluble fiber has earned credit for doing the job. Finally, here's another heart-healthy note: Bananas contain almost no sodium. And if vitamins, too, concern you, take heart that the banana is a modest source of vitamin C. At the Market: When choosing bananas, look for yellow, unblemished skin-with or without brown specks. Single bananas maybe bargain priced but will not last as long as those still in bunches. Kitchen Tips: Store bananas at room temperature until ripe.

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook James Green See book keywords and concepts

You can do the same, of course, with any garden plants and fruits that come your way. I've even dehydrated leftover soup (soup leathers), an interesting challenge for the creative "excessive." It's best not to use ovens or microwaves to dry your plants.You court disaster.There are too many gut-wrenching stories of people's impulsive cravings for chocolate chip cookies and preheating ovens to 375° F. just after someone else in the household had carefully laid his or her herbs in the oven to dry by the gentle heat of the pilot light.

The Healing Foods: The Ultimate Authority on the Curative Power of Nutrition Patricia Hausman & Judith Benn Hurley See book keywords and concepts

It's true that the fiber found in other foods, such as certain fruits and vegetables, also can help improve these disorders. But there are indications that unprocessed bran works the best. A study by S. N. Heller, Ph.D., and co-workers at Cornell University found that coarse bran better absorbs water in the digestive tract, a process that is believed to account for its beneficial effects. At the Market: True, it resembles sawdust, but if you look closely enough you'll notice that the little flakes come in small, medium, and large sizes.

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook James Green See book keywords and concepts

Its pace is similar to that of quilting and whittling, walking with little children, basket weaving, and chopping the fruits and vegetables at a potluck dinner. STORING HERBS Light, heat, moisture, and exposure to air deteriorate dried botanicals. Store your dried herbs in airtight, light-shielding, dry containers that will keep out insects and rodents. I prefer to use canning jars or clean recycled jars (especially the amber brown jars) that have wide mouths and tight-fitting hds.

He jumped up onto his feet saying, "Chiron, is it not time now to play; is it not time to honor this delicious flow of hfe by enhancing its surge with dancing and the taste of fine wines, ripe fruits, and spiced vegetables?" "Yes," added Ceres, "and I have here loaves of fresh bread, sweet cakes, and rice puddings on which to feast." She laid out a spread of food that boggled the minds and aroused the palates of all present. Artemis had also brought sweet milk, and honey, and wheels of cheese to share.

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