| It now seems more and more likely that the protection against cancer offered by fruits and vegetables is due mostly to their phytochemical content.
No clinical study has ever shown that massive doses of vitamin supplements can help bring about any sort of preventive effect against cancer and other chronic diseases. The results of some studies carried out in this field have pointed instead in exactly the opposite direction: there is an increase in the risk of death associated with taking high doses of these supplements. |
David Wolfe
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 I have outlined this below to demonstrate that enough calories are easily available on The Sunfood Diet:
Menu Item: Calories
Two young coconuts (spoon-meat & water) 800
Eight oranges 1000
Three avocados 1350
One large bowl of spinach 150
Four cucumbers 100
Four tomatoes 150
Four green onions 25
One lemon 75
TOTAL CALORIES 3,650
Quantities On The All-Raw Diet
Feel free to eat large quantities of raw fruits and vegetables if you desire. Most of you will eat less than I recommend here in these menu plans, however, I want you to feel free to enjoy abundant natural foods. |
Michael T. Murray, N.D.
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 Numerous studies show that individuals consuming more fruits and vegetables are less likely to develop cataracts or macular degeneration compared to individuals who do not regularly consume fruits and vegetables. Fresh fruits and vegetables are rich in a broad range of antioxidant compounds, including vitamin C, carotenes, flavonoids, and glutathione. All of these antioxidants are critically involved in important mechanisms that prevent the development of macular degeneration. |
Kevin Trudeau
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 I've been called a promoter of quackery because I say eat more organically grown fruits and vegetables. I've been called a promoter of quackery by saying reduce stress, exercise, cleanse your colon, drink pure water without fluoride and chlorine ... all these things I say are promoting quackery. The fact is what I expose in the book Natural Cures is in fact what millions of people and hundreds of thousands of "doctors" in many disciplines believe, use, and adhere to. These things are in many cases beyond theory and have been "proven" through years of observation. |
Michael Friedman, ND
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 Lowest glycemic index foods include legumes, dairy products, most non-starchy fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, and poultry.
Meals and snacks should also be balanced themselves in terms of the three macro-nutrients. A ratio of approximately 20% to 30% protein, 30% to 45% fat, and 25% to 50% complex carbohydrate will ensure that blood sugar is not raised too high at meals and therefore should not drop to the hypoglycemic range postprandially. This diet is based on human evolutionary history and physiology. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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 Dietary changes that may be helpful
Pregnant and breast-feeding women should choose a well-balanced and varied diet that includes fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and fish. Many doctors recommend limiting intake of refined sugars, white flour, fried foods, processed foods, and chemical additives.
The caloric needs of a breast-feeding woman are even higher than during pregnancy. An extra 400 to 500 calories per day above pregnancy requirements are needed. Most women should consume approximately 2,800 calories per day to meet the energy needs of breast-feeding. |
Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH
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 This cleanse involved eating fruits and vegetables, followed by the elimination of all meals. Eventually, she was not consuming any foods, but was substituting all meals with a nutritional shake. Two days after initiating the cleanse, she started to note changes in her bowel functioning.
For the next 7 months, her bowel movements became thinner and were less formed with occasional mucous. She would cycle between loose stools and very hard ones. Daily fiber supplementation was necessary in order to have a daily bowel movement. After every meal, she would always have uncomfortable gas. |
| Szent-Gyorgyi in the early 20th century, the importance of eating vitamin-C rich fruits and vegetables in preventing illness was known in some parts of our globe many centuries before. Historians believe that as early as the 15th century, the Chinese were cultivating fruit and vegetable gardens on board their large 'junk' ships during voyages of discovery that may have taken them as far afloat as Africa and North America. During this period, Admiral Zheng led a series of voyages, involving more than 300 ships and nearly 30,000 men. |
| Malic acid is found in high concentrations in apples and in many other fruits and vegetables that are preserved by fermentation. When supplemented at doses of 1500 to 2400 mg per day, malic acid is a very effective method for chelating aluminum and, possibly, for lowering brain aluminum levels as well. It also prevents aluminum from binding to cellular lipid membranes, thus reducing /preventing cellular toxicity.
Sources of silica include high-fiber cereal grains and root vegetables. |
Mike Adams
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| You also know how to get outstanding nutrition without having to chew your way through 10,000 calories a day of fruits and vegetables.
I hope that you take this information and put it to good use. I hope that you live a life free of chronic disease, full of energy, blessed with health and happiness and creativity. I hope that you also write me back and let me know how you have used this information to improve your own life, fust [email protected].
Thank you for taking the time to invest in yourself. |
| It is virtually impossible for any human being to consume 10,000 calories a day if they're eating whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables and minimally processed foods. You're stomach simply isn't big enough. You're digestive tract doesn't have the capacity to process 10,000 calories worth of whole, unprocessed foods on a daily basis. And yet, given the poor nutritional quality of today's grocery store products, that is the quantity of food you would have to process to allow your body to extract the nutrition it needs in order to achieve optimum health. |
Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH
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| He was further instructed to have one salad daily in addition to increasing his intake of fruits and vegetables (no exact amount was specified).
Two days after commencing the dietary and niacin treatment, the patient felt a sense of improved well being and increased energy, with significant improvement in his throat irritation and perianal swelling. However, by the end of the first 2 days of treatment, the patient experienced a superficial rash with swelling and pruritus along the upper thorax, with the axilla and inner thighs being the areas most affected. |
Mike Adams
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| If you add fertilizer to your garden plants, they will be healthier, happier, produce more fruits and vegetables, and will better resist diseases and pests. This is common sense among experienced gardeners. No one would deny that there is a link between nutrition and the health of your garden plants. You can quite easily see this yourself by growing plants in various soils and noting the difference in the plant height, viability, production of fruits or vegetables, and other characteristics.
I conducted one such experiment myself and planted sunflower seeds in various soils. |
David Wolfe
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| Water
The amount of water one drinks should be dictated by thirst. Raw fruits and vegetables contain so much high-quality water one may find that thirst markedly diminishes. If you do drink water, preferably drink primary source spring water or, in the alternative, drink a pure water charged with sea salt, Himalayan rock salt, MSM powder, a squeeze of lemon and/or a blade of grass. Drink at least 30 minutes before you eat a meal - drinking water after a meal dilutes the digestive juices and interferes with digestion. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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| More important, some research, particularly regarding synthetic beta-carotene (page 469), does not support the idea that taking supplements has the same protective value against cancer as does consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Flavonoids (page 516)
Flavonoids are found in virtually all herbs and plant foods. Consumption of flavonoid-rich onions and apples contain large amounts of one flavonoid called quercetin (page 580). |
| A diet high in fruits and vegetables,13 fiber (page 512),14 and possibly fish15 appears protective against heart disease, while a high intake of saturated fat (found in meat and dairy fat) and trans fatty acids (in margarine and processed foods containing hydrogenated vegetable oils)16 may contribute to heart disease. In a preliminary study, the total number of deaths from cardiovascular disease was significantly lower among men with high fruit consumption17 than among those with low fruit consumption. |
| The best way to increase potassium is to eat fruits and vegetables. The level of potassium in food is much higher than the small amounts found in supplements.
Some citrate research conducted with people who have a history of kidney stones involves supplementation with a combination of potassium citrate (page 572) and magnesium citrate (page 551). In one double-blind trial, the recurrence rate of kidney stones dropped from 64% to 13% for those receiving high amounts of borh supplements. |
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
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 These studies provide excellent support for the FDA's promotion of fruits and vegetables as a way to prevent cancer, but fail to support the Solae Company's petition for a health claim for soy protein. The foods most often linked to cancers of the stomach and colon are pickled, smoked and fried foods, processed meats, vegetable cooking oils, high-salt dishes and fermented beans, particularly soy miso. Noodles, bread and other starchy carbohydrates, alcohol, smoking, "speed eating" and binge eating have also been implicated. |
Byron J. Richards
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 You want different kinds of food and you need to eat fruits and vegetables in a wide range of colors. Don't eat the same thing all the time.
Think flavor, learn how you can make food taste better. Freshly picked organic produce tastes far better than chemically-tainted and artificially-ripened food. Fresh herbs and spices can bring more taste pleasure to meals, thus reducing the desire to get taste pleasure from servings of fat and sugar. Many condiments contain significant health-promoting properties in and of themselves. |
Andreas Moritz
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 Research has identified a substance in grapes called resveratol that keeps cells from turning cancerous and inhibits the spread of cells that are malignant already. Most other natural foods contain similar or even more powerful cancer-fighting substances.
Women don't need to rely on mammography to feel safeguarded against breast cancer, especially since it is highly unreliable as a diagnostic tool. A series of liver, kidney and colon cleanses are often enough to prevent, stop and regress any type of cancer. |
Mike Adams
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| Identical twins show very different health results based on their nutrition
In contrast, a human being on the right, if he or she were fed superfoods, optimum nutrition, organic vitamins, fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, sea vegetables, avocados, and other items, he or she would express optimum health. And once again, the only difference between the human being on the left and the human being on the right is their food source. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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 Flavonoids are present in a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. One particularly potent flavonoid is present in bilberry (the European blueberry). In one study, the tissue abnormalities seen in diabetics were largely reversed by treatment with an extract of bilberry.7 Administering bilberry extract to diabetics with eye disease also reduced the tendency of theit retinal tissue to bleed.8 Other food-derived flavonoids have also been shown to improve capillary integrity. |
Kevin Trudeau
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| Eat organic, fresh, raw fruits and vegetables. Go back to my book. Eat a raw organic apple a day. Eat a fresh salad with lunch and dinner consisting of raw organic vegetables. This will add living enzymes. This is a good start.
Now let me give you some additional suggestions to help with acid reflux.
1. Raw apple cider vinegar. Take one tablespoon right before you eat each meal. This should eliminate any acid reflux. If you are feeling any heartburn, indigestion, or "acid reflux," take a spoonful of raw apple cider vinegar. Make sure it's raw and organic.
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| Very simply, when you buy fruits and vegetables that are conventionally grown they are all irradiated. This means they are in fact zapped by radiation waves. This kills bacteria. It also kills all the living enzymes. When you heavily cook food it kills all the living enzymes. When you buy food in boxes it has been irradiated, killing all the living enzymes. The processing used in the manufacture of food in boxes kills all the living enzymes. When you buy food in jars it has been irradiated and probably pasteurized. |
KC Craichy
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 The study of 43 fruits and vegetables looked at 13 nutrients and found that plants have a fixed amount of energy they can spend and varieties with high yields may have less energy to take minerals from the soil. Researchers found that celery, green peppers, and tomatoes lost the most protein; cantaloupe, lettuce, and tomatoes have less phosphorus than they did in the era of the space race, and eggplant and tomatoes contain less Vitamin C.
"When you irrigate and fertilize and control weeds to intensively increase the yield of a crop, it dilutes amounts of some nutrients. |
| Department of Agriculture data, has shown that compared to 50 years ago, today's fruits and vegetables contain smaller amounts of some key nutrients, including protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin, and Vitamin C. The declines included a 6 percent dip for protein and 38 percent loss of riboflavin. "This is one more reason to eat more vegetables because they are still, by far, our most nutrient-dense food," said Dr. Donald Davis, the study's lead author and researcher with the university's Biochemical Institute in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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 Even so, it is best to prepare oneself by eating just fruits and vegetables for at least one week before the fast, and have one colonic. The general format of the fast can be as severe as a dry fast of no food and water, though this is usually too strict for most people on their first forty-day fast. The author recommends beginning the fast with juice and transitioning to water.
In the first twenty days the most detoxification occurs - this is the time to put emphasis on physical detoxification. Moderate and ample exercise is good. In the second twenty days, lighter exercise is recommended. |
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
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 It is especially important to eat plenty of fresh and raw fruits and vegetables, drink plenty of water and herbal teas, and eat a lot of foods rich in omega-3 oils.
Natural Remedies
In addition to the above, there is also a whole range of natural and herbal medicines that can be used to enhance the nervous system. Many appear to be very effective, such as ginkgo biloba extract for memory loss and Saint-John's-wort for depression. First make sure that you are getting all the nutrients, and once any nutritional deficiencies have been sorted out, then move on to herbal remedies. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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| The best way to obtain potassium is by eating abundant amounts of fruits and vegetables. One would need to take a large handful of over-the-counter potassium tablets in order to supply the amount of potassium found in a high-potassium diet. While prescription-strength potassium supplements are more potent, they can be irritating to the stomach. However, in cases where dietary changes are not feasible, supplements may be desirable.
Calcium
Numerous studies have demonstrated that supplementing with calcium can lower the blood pressure of hypertensive individuals. |
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