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The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions 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. See book keywords and concepts

Drinking to quench thirst is enough to support a healthy milk supply.68 Women are frequently instructed to drink extra fluids to increase milk supply. This is a common misunderstanding, however, and excessive fluid intake should be avoided.69 Lifestyle changes that may be helpful It is best to avoid all unnecessary medications, herbs, and nutritional supplements when breast-feeding. Most prescribed and over-the-counter medications, when taken by a breast-feeding mother, are considered safe for the infant. However, a doctor should always be consulted before any medication is taken.

Hormone Deception D. Lindsey Berkson See book keywords and concepts

Soft cheeses, chocolate bars, chips, cakes packaged in paper and cardboard, gravy granules, vegetable burger mix, vegetable fat, and sausages have been found to contain phthalates. Fifty-nine samples from fifteen various brands of baby milk, tested by the ministry in Britain, all revealed phthalates. A follow-up study in 1998 showed that the levels of phthalates were considerably lower than those in the 1996 study. Phthalates have been found in fruit juices and distilled water, leached from the plastic packaging.

SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews See book keywords and concepts

Knudsen Very Veggie vegetable juice cocktail (1 cup) 22 Tomato sauce (V2 cup) 18.5 Watermelon wedge 13 Tomato paste (2 tablespoons) 9.2 Watermelon balls (1 cup) 7 Ketchup (2 tablespoons) 5.8 Stewed tomatoes, canned (V2 cup) 5.1 Pizza (3-ounce slice) 4 Tomato (fresh, medium) 3.2 5 cherry tomatoes 2.2 V2 pink grapefruit 1.8 Perhaps you've heard of the nun study in which Dr. David Snowdon of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky assessed eighty-eight Roman Catholic nuns ranging in age from 77 to 98.

The New Detox Diet: The Complete Guide for Lifelong Vitality With Recipes, Menus, and Detox Plans Elson M. Haas, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Smoothie Cleanse The Smoothie Cleanse is a general short-term (1 to 2 weeks) diet of fruit smoothies and vegetable juices and smoothies, which can be supplemented with green products for energy and with protein powder for those who have a higher caloric or protein need. Adding protein powder to your smoothies is especially important for those who do not want to lose weight, for athletes who don't wish to lower muscle mass, and for those with hypoglycemia (low blood sugar issues). Good quality protein powders are available from rice, milk (whey proteins), or soy (organic soy only).

The Natural Way to Heal: 65 Ways to Create Superior Health Walter Last See book keywords and concepts

From the diet section in part 4, use the low-protein High-Quality Diet with its strong emphasis on purple foods, raw foods, and fresh vegetable and grass juices. • Do the Basic Cleanse and Intestinal Sanitation as shown in part 1. • Use a Beck-type electronic zapper as explained in part 2. • Use the parasite herbs and wormwood or pau d'arco as described in part 3. • Use colloidal silver and occasional periods of oxygen therapy (see part 3). • Maintain a strong anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial program.

Lactobacillus bulgaricus can survive normal gastric acid (and make it into the intestines) and should be taken with meals, while other cultures are to be taken in a glass of water, in freshly pressed vegetable juice, or in herb tea (cooled down) 30 to 45 minutes before breakfast and possibly before other meals. Best known among the bacterial cultures is Lactobacillus acidophilus, which populates mainly the small intestines in omnivores or mixed-food eaters.

In regard to fat, butter is preferable to hydrogenated and chemicalized margarine and vegetable shortening. Avoid canola oil as it may have potentially harmful ingredients. Cold-pressed oils are preferable to conventional polyunsaturated oils, and those in plastic bottles should be avoided. Sensitive oils such as food-grade linseed oil should be extracted under nitrogen and kept in cold storage without exposure to light, for otherwise they are likely to be harmful. The only healthy way of obtaining polyunsaturated oils is by eating oil-containing seeds.

Use the hypoglycemia diet, with freshly ground linseed, fish oils, apricot oil, almond oil, almonds, sunflower kernels, raw egg yolk (sulfur), raw cabbage, horseradish, sprouted seeds, grass and vegetable juice, raw onions, and broth of fish heads. Avoid saturated fats, margarine, peanut butter, all hydrogenated and fried foods, dairy products, gluten, and sweet foods. Do the Basic Cleanse, have allergy testing, and maintain intestinal sanitation.

Preferably take fresh vegetable and grass juices before meals; have frequent interior cleanses on such juice, possibly also on fruits. Use food appropriate for your blood group and metabolic type. Sprouted broad beans are very high in lev-odopa, the precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine, lacking in people with Parkinson's. Try five to 15 sprouted beans with breakfast, and use raw or blended in juice; if cooked, also ingest the cooking water. Black currants also contain levodopa.

Gary Null's Power Aging Gary Null See book keywords and concepts

For instance, processed cheese may be a combination of water, vegetable oil, powdered casein, and milk protein. Breads and cereals contain BHA and BHT, calcium proprionate, glycerides, conditioners, and emulsifiers. And the foods sold as substitutes, such as margarine, bacon bits, artificial whipped cream, and nondairy creamers, are filled with chemicals, colorings, and preservatives. Did you know that more than twenty-nine hundred food additives are currently available and being applied to your foods? Do you know whether these have been proven safe? The fact is that they have not been.

Simmer vegetable stock with tempeh, thyme, rosemary and mustard. Stir in arrowroot and return to a simmer. Add potatoes and onions to stock and place all into a casserole dish. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes. FISH TILAPIA WITH SEAWEED VINAIGRETTE (Serves 2) 2 each 6-oz tilapia fillets 1 cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced '/2 cup Wakame Vinaigrette (see page 277) In a nonstick saute pan lightly sear tilapia fillets and shiitakes. You may need to rub a light layer of safflower oil on the pan. Flip the filets and top with vinaigrette. Turn heat on low and cover for 5 minutes.

FENNEL WITH MUSTARD (Serves 2) 2 heads fennel, quartered and cores removed 1 onion, lh inch sliced 2 cups vegetable stock 1 bay leaf 2 Tgrained Dijon mustard 1 Tfresh basil, chopped Mix all ingredients and place in a casserole dish with lid and bake at 375° for 45 minutes. Add basil and serve. ROASTED ONIONS WITH ALOE VERA AND ROSEMARY (Serves 2) 1 large onion, peeled and sliced'/? inch thick 1 T safflower oil 2 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped Vs cup Aloe Vera Vinaigrette (see page 278) Toss onion with safflower oil and bake at 375° for 30 minutes.

A inch slices 2 apples, cored and 1 inch diced 2 cups vegetable stock 2 T apple cider vinegar 1 tsp caraway seeds 3 Tfresh horseradish, shredded I sprig thyme 1 cinnamon stick 'A cup dried Bing cherries Combine all ingredients in a casserole dish with lid. Bake at 350° for one hour or until cabbage is tender. ZUCCHINI WITH MINT AND CUMIN (Serves 2) 2 medium zucchini, split and 'A inch sliced 'A medium onion, split and 'A inch sliced !A cup Mint-Cumin Vinaigrette (see page 278) Cook zucchini and onions in a 325° oven for 15 minutes.

Add them and vegetable stock to a blender and puree until smooth. Add basil, olive oil, and a pinch of Celtic sea salt and serve. Chef's notes: Make this soup when you have good-quality tomatoes. Add V2 cup cooked and chilled brown rice for tomato rice soup. You could serve this as a sauce for fish or rice as well. The addition of chopped onions and cilantro would turn this into salsa.

The Sunfood Diet Success System David Wolfe See book keywords and concepts

One sandwich made with toasted sprouted grain bread, avocado, lettuce, clover sprouts, diced tomatoes, diced cucumber and cayenne powder, Dehydrated or sprouted crackers eaten with guacamole. FRIDAY Breakfast 1 honeydew or sharlyn melon. 2 young coconuts, with coconut meat and water blended together in a cream. Add spirulina, hemp protein and 15 cacao beans. If young coconuts cannot be found, blend one avocado with mature coconut water. Lunch One smoothie containing: mango, orange and peach. Add 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil if desired.

The New Detox Diet: The Complete Guide for Lifelong Vitality With Recipes, Menus, and Detox Plans Elson M. Haas, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Hijiki Pronounced hee-JEE-kee, it is a sea vegetable. It is a flavorful addition to soups and stews, dressings, and dips. Hijiki has a high mineral content, ten times more calcium by volume than milk, cheese, or other dairy products. It is also high in iron, protein, beta-carotene, Bi, and Bu. Available dried, this black seaweed has a slight anise character and nutty aroma. Usually dried into skinny strips, it is available in both dried and fresh varieties at Asian markets, health food stores, and mail order companies.

The Sunfood Diet Success System David Wolfe See book keywords and concepts

WEDNESDAY Breakfast 1 quart (1 liter) of freshly-made orange juice mixed with 1/2 avocado and/or 3 teaspoons of flax seed or hempseed oil. (Mixing a fat with a sugar for breakfast will time-release the sugar for more endurance energy). 2 apples. 10-20 pecans or macadamia nuts with lettuce. Or Drink the water of 2 coconuts with Nature's First Food or some other green superfood blend in order to increase mineralization. Lunch Cucumber, parsley, tomato, 10 olives, 5 pitted prunes, 5 pitted dates in a mixed salad. Squeeze an orange into the salad as dressing. Snacks 2 apples.

The Healing Power of Herbs: The Enlightened Person's Guide to the Wonders of Medicinal Plants Michael T. Murray, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

The unripe fruit is eaten as a vegetable. Bitter melon is a green, cucumber-shaped fruit with gourdlike bumps all over it. It looks like an ugly cucumber. In addition to being eaten as a vegetable, unripe bitter melon has been used extensively in folk medicine as a remedy for diabetes. The blood sugar-lowering action of the fresh juice or extract of the unripe fruit has been clearly established in human clinical trials as well as experimental models.34 Bitter melon is composed of several compounds with confirmed antidiabetic properties.

Gary Null's Power Aging Gary Null See book keywords and concepts

MUSHROOMS WITH TURMERIC AND BROWN BASMATI RICE (Serves 2) 3 cups vegetable stock 1 cup basmati brown rice 8 oz mushrooms, washed and stems removed, 'A inch sliced 'A cup Turmeric Vinaigrette (see page 278) 1 Tfresh mint, lightly chopped In a small saucepot with lid bring stock to a simmer. Stir in rice and reduce to a simmer. Place lid on pot and cook for one hour or according to package directions. When rice is cooked, stir in mushrooms and cover for 20 minutes. The heat from the rice will cook the mushrooms and add some of the natural mushroom juices to the rice.

The Healing Power of Herbs: The Enlightened Person's Guide to the Wonders of Medicinal Plants Michael T. Murray, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Raj KP and Patel NN: Onion—the vegetable drug. Indian Drugs 14,156-160,1977. 3. Vahora SB, Rizwan M, and Khan JA: Medicinal uses of common Indian vegetables. Planta Medica 23, 381-393,1973. 4. Elnima EI, et al.: The antimicrobial activity of garlic and onion extracts. Pharmazie 38, 747-748,1983. 5. Louria DB, et al.: Onion extract in treatment of hypertension and hyperlipidemia: A preliminary communication. Curr TherRes 37,127-131,1985. 6. Mittal MM, et al.: Effects of feeding onion on fibrinolysis, serum cholesterol, platelet aggregation and adhesion. Indian f Med Sci 24,144-148,1972. 7.

Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other Traditional Usage, Botany C. P. Khare See book keywords and concepts

The leaves of the plant are eaten as vegetable. Fruits are also edible. Though the root was used in morbid enlargement of thyroid gland, its constituents have not yet been investigated. Papilionaceae !___I LENS Lens culinaris Medic. Figure 1 Lens culinaris—fruiting branch [WOI] Lens esculenta Moench. Ervum lens Linn. Habitat Cultivated in India for its dehusked grain (pulse). Classical and common names Ayurvedic: Masura (Bhaavaprakaasha), Masuri-kaa, Mangalyaa, Mangalyak. Unani: Masoor. Siddha: Misurpurpu. English: Lentil.

In Ayurvedic texts, Chukrikaa is described as a vegetable, while Chukra as the dried juice of sour fruits. Unani: Hummaaz, Shaaka-turshak, Jangali Paalak. Seeds—Tukhm-e-Tursh, Beejaband (seeds of Sida cordifolia are also used as Beejaband). English: Golden Sorrel. Parts used Leaves, seeds, root. Dose Juice 60-75 ml, root or seed powder 3-5 g. Classical use Charaka prescribed Chukrikaa, Balaa (Sida cordifolia and Prishnparni (Uraria picta) as a potherb to patients suffering from bleeding piles. Chukrikaa was also cooked with Naagakeshara (Mesua ferrea) and Utpala (Nelumbo nucifera).

Classical use Charaka prescribed the entire plant, cooked as a vegetable, for skin lesions, oedema, cough, and muscular atrophy. A decoction of Kaakamaachi, mixed with Pippali (Piper longum) or Maricha (Piper nigrum) and jaggery; Kaakamaachi juice, cooked with purified butter, was prescribed as a revitalizing tonic. (Charaka Samhitaa, Vaidyamanoramaa.) Kaakamaachi whole plant is included in the Four Pastes of Charaka Samhitaa; others being those of Shirish (Albizia lebbeck bark), Aaraga-vadha (Cassia fistula leaves), Kaarpaasa (Gossyp-ium herbaceum flowers).

Extensively cultivated all over warmer regions of India for its fruits, used as a vegetable. The bitter variety is equated with Trichosanthes cucumerina. Classical and common names Ayurvedic: Patola (Charaka, Sushruta). Unani: Parwal. TRAPA Trapa bispinosa Roxb. Trapa natans Linn. var. bispinosa (Roxb.) Makino. Habitat An aquatic plant cultivated for its fruits in tanks, lakes, ponds throughout the greater part of India. Classical and common names Ayurvedic: Shrngaataka, Shrngamuula, Trikota (Charaka); Jalphala, Trikonaphala, Paaniyaphala, Jalkanda, trikona, Trika. Unani: Singhaaraa.

The Cancer Industry Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

This included fresh fruit and vegetable juices, a vegetable broth, fresh liver juice, and foods high in potassium to counterbalance what Gerson considered the oversalting of modem foods. One unusual aspect of Gerson's regimen for cancer patients was a daily coffee enema to cleanse the body. This eventually became a source of jollity within the establishment—"With cream or sugar?" they invariably asked. But Gerson's patients were articulate witnesses, and Senator Pepper's committee was not unfriendly to the unorthodox physician.

Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other Traditional Usage, Botany C. P. Khare See book keywords and concepts

English: vegetable Rennet. Traditional use Fruits are used as sedative, alterative, diuretic and emetic. In dried form they are employed in dyspepsia, flatulence, colic, intestinal affections, chronic complaints of liver, asthma and stran-guary. Sushruta's Ashwagandhaa was used externally for quick healing of wounds and as an emetic, and matches well with Withania coagulans. (Root of Withania somnifera is not used as an emetic.

Prescription for Dietary Wellness: Using Foods to Heal Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts

Scrub potatoes with a vegetable brush under cold running water. Most of a potato's mineral content is found just underneath the skin, while its vitamins and starch content are in the center of the potato. The skin is also a good source of fiber. However, unless you are buying organic potatoes, you may want to peel them. Steam potatoes instead of boiling to avoid losing the potassium.

The New Detox Diet: The Complete Guide for Lifelong Vitality With Recipes, Menus, and Detox Plans Elson M. Haas, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

With a high fruit and vegetable diet, it's good to add some amino acids, protein powder, or blue-green algae, which is high in nutrients and amino acids. I have had many patients with diabetes and low blood sugar do fine with detox programs since the calorie intake is lower than usual and the food choices are typically healthier. Other supplements can be used to balance the sugar issues, such as the blue-green algae just mentioned, as well as protein powders, the minerals chromium and vanadium, adrenal glandular, B vitamins, and vitamin C.

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

Here are a few suggestions: The capsules or non-chewable tablets may be swallowed with a glass of water, milk, vegetable, or fruit juice. The granules may be eaten direct from the spoon, or mixed with honey or sprinkled over cereals, yogurt, ice cream, or any vegetable or fruit juice. Pollen—A Geriatric Wonder Food Some Chinese herbalists suggest a special method for using honey bee .pollen for elderly people whose bodies have been debilitated by many years of inadequate nutrition and ill health.

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