Gayle Reichler, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.
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 Also discard any foods that contain hydrogenated vegetable oil. Hydrogenated fats (the fats that contain damaging trans fatty acids) will be listed in the ingredients information on the package. Many prepared rice and pasta dinners come with flavoring packets that contain hydrogenated fats. These flavoring packets are often high in sodium as well. You can discard the packets and keep the rice and pasta. |
Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D.
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 Besides being the highest vegetable source of protein, soybeans contain genistein, an estrogen precursor that has been found to both prevent and inhibit the growth of estrogen-sensitive cancers and tumors, such as breast cancer and cervical and ovarian tumors. Soy has also been found to help prevent osteoporosis by regulating estrogen, especially in postmenopausal women, and bone calcium density in turn. |
Gayle Reichler, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.
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| V-8® juice, as well as several other brands, now produce low-sodium vegetable juices. A wide variety of fruit juices are available, but check the nutrition labels carefully: Many contain as little as 10 percent real fruit juice. If the juice isn't labeled 100 percent fruit juice, it probably contains a high percentage of water and sugar, usually in the form of corn syrup. Avoid these fruit juices if you're trying to lose weight. Look for calcium-fortified orange juice, to help meet your daily calcium requirement. |
Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D.
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| It can be served as a sauteed vegetable to relieve dysentery as well as constipation.
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ARTICHOKE LEAVES
A tea of artichoke leaves is an excellent source of the bitter flavor. It can be used to treat all liver and gallbladder problems as well as lower cholesterol.
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BARLEY
Barley is used for edema, fluid retention, obesity, cancer, and arthritic and rheumatic conditions. For edema and swelling of the body, make a soup with pearl barley and azuki beans. Boil the soup and reduce 10 cups of it down to 1 cup, then drink only the liquid. |
Gayle Reichler, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.
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| Also check out the frozen food section for vegetable burgers—low-fat, nutritious, and delicious alternatives to meat for lunch or dinner. Boca Burger® Amy's Organic Chicago Burger™, Morning Star Farms® and Garden Burger® all make excellent veggie burgers in a variety of flavors. You can also find low-fat specialty foods, such as burri-tos, and a vast array of other international cuisines, including Indian, French, Spanish, and Chinese foods, in the frozen food section. Be adventurous, but remember to check all of the nutrition labels for fat, sodium, and sugar content. |
The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books
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 Vitamin E is pretty hard to get in your diet, because it's primarily in vegetable oils," he says. "And if you don't eat enough, the vitamin E in your blood and brain actually decreases as you get older. That can be elevated somewhat by vitamin E supplements."
Although you should see your doctor first, about 400 international units of vitamin E a day should be enough for most people, he says. The Daily Value for vitamin E is 30 international units. |
J. E. Williams, O.M.D.
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 Supplements or vegetable broths can provide minerals and electrolytes such as sodium and potassium that are depleted by diarrhea. Chamomile tea (Matricaria recutita) is very useful in reducing cramping and gastrointestinal upset. Berberine,1 a yellow alkaloid and the active ingredient in goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), barberry (Berberis vulgaris), and Oregon grape root (Berberis aquifolium) have antimicrobial properties and can help reduce the viral activity in the intestines.
Chinese medicine has several excellent remedies for gastroenteritis. |
The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books
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| Daily Value: 30 international units
Qood Food Sources: vegetable and nut oils, including soybean, safflower and corn; sunflower seeds; whole grains; wheat germ; spinach
Vitamin E may well prove to be one of the most powerful nutrients on the face of the earth.
Studies indicate that it fights heart disease, prevents cancer, alleviates respiratory problems and boosts your immune system's ability to fight off infectious disease. It may also prevent some of the damage that diabetes does to the body, particularly to the eyes.
How does a simple vitamin achieve such complex results? |
The Editors of PREVENTION
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 Start off with vegetable soup instead of carrots and dip. Try grilled fish instead of grilled steak. Switch to peas and applesauce instead of broccoli and cauliflower. For dessert, go for frozen yogurt instead of gingersnaps.
"The idea is to give your jaw a rest," Rudd says. After you've followed the soft-food routine for a while, you might want to start eating foods that are slightly harder and build up from there. But always stop eating something if it becomes painful, Rudd advises.
Be a real cut-up. If you cut your food into small pieces, your jaw will have to do less work chewing. |
Frances Darragh and Louise Darragh Law
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 As you can see from their names, they are made from animal, vegetable, mineral, poisons, insects, spider's venom—in fact they can be made from anything. The process of making them involves serial dilution and vigorous shaking at each potency until minuscule potencies are reached. They therefore have none of the side effects of strong medicines if used in the potencies and quantities we recommend. Symptoms may worsen at first, as the body begins its healing work, but should improve gradually and consistently after this.
Homeopathic remedies are safe if large amounts are accidentally taken. |
| WHAT TO DO
Reduce diet to fresh fruit juices, vegetable juices, and soups. Papaya or papain enzyme helps to dissolve membrane.
HERBS
Make a mixture from the following: To cleanse: Horehound or Sage.
To soothe inflamed throat: Slippery Elm and/or Marshmallow. To provide extra nourishment: Lemon juice, rind. To purify blood: Golden Seal and/or Echinacea.
Inhalation: Oils of Lemon and Eucalyptus can be used as an inhalation (2-3 drops into steaming water) to breathe, or gargle (1-2 drops with glass of water).
HOMEOPATHIC
After suspected contact: see Resistance and Immunity, page 19. |
Gayle Reichler, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.
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| Gourmet vegetable spreads sold in specialty shops include pumpkin spread, eggplant spread, and roasted red pepper spread. Again, if necessary, check the salt, fat, and sodium content on the label.
Sauces, Salad Dressings, and Marinades
Check all sauces, salad dressings, and marinades for fat, sodium, and sugar content. A wide variety of these products are available, and their ingredients vary considerably. |
Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D.
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| Concentrated vegetable protein, such as tofu, tempeh, and seitan, as well as some eggs and dairy, can be used to satisfy a considerable amount of the protein requirements for this diet, however.
There are various theories as to the basis of such a diet. |
Frances Darragh and Louise Darragh Law
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| Best juices are green vegetable, carrot, and red beet, red grape, black currant, prune, and apricot. Take at least two glasses daily. |
Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D.
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| Any vegetable can be fermented. The most beneficial anaerobic bacteria result from salt-cured fermented foods. Fermented food made with vinegar generates aerobic bacteria, which are not as compatible with our intestinal flora. Yogurt is a fermented food. Those who must take antibiotics or any other drugs or undergo chemotherapy are likely to suffer ill effects from the imbalance of intestinal flora. |
Kathi Keville
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 Animal fat glycerin is sold in pharmacies. vegetable glycerin can be ordered through natural food stores. A synthetic glycerin derived from petroleum is becoming increasingly popular.
An average glycerite dose is about 30 drops, a quarter teaspoon or half a drop-perful (based on the one-ounce droppers used for most commercially available tinctures). This dosage should be diluted in water, tea or juice, as it may irritate the mouth otherwise. Glycerites are not as potent as tinctures and are more expensive than teas. |
| Use 20 drops essential oil per ounce of vegetable oil. discovered group of smell receptors in the brain. She reasons that if smell receptors help to sedate us, the fragrance itself should perform similarly.
To test her theory, Dr. Schiffman has even taken aromatherapy to the New York City subway system. She sprayed spicy scents into subway cars to see if that relaxed the passengers enough to improve their dispositions. |
Sharol Tilgner, N.D.
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 Implements and Ingredients:
• Recipe
• Finely chopped herbs
• Pot
• Scale
• Good quality honey or vegetable glycerin
• Stove or burner
• 190 proof alcohol or liquid extract
• Water
• 2 Strainers
• Large pot, bowl
• Press cloth such as a thin tea towel
• Cheesecloth
• Bottles for elixir
DIRECTIONS:
1. Gather herbs, alcohol and water together.
2. Assemble implements.
3. Measure the water, bring to a boil.
4. Measure the herbs; separate accordingly:
• Barks, roots and seeds. Usually added first and simmered.
• Leaves, flowers, citrus peels and other plants with essential oils. |
The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books
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| Good dietary sources of vitamin E include polyunsaturated vegetable oil, wheat germ, spinach and sunflower seeds.
TVy Some Selenium Sun Protection
You might want to boost your dietary intake of the antioxidant mineral selenium as well, says Dr. Burke.
"Selenium can prevent solar damage, pigmentation and dark spots, but because the selenium content of soil varies across the country, not everyone is getting enough to be beneficial," says Dt. Butke, citing the Southeast in particular as an area deficient in selenium. |
the Editors of PREVENTION
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 It comes from a tuberous vegetable that is best harvested during the coldest time of the year.
You can find it at well-stocked grocery stores or health food stores. The starchy powder has beneficial effects on the inflamed lining of your digestive tract.
"It doesn't do much to get rid of the infection, but it reduces the cramping and other symptoms," says Dr. Tyson. "And, quite honestly, that's what people are most concerned with when they have food poisoning."
Ginger
Drink three cups of tea daily. Ginger can be one of your best allies against food poisoning, says Willow Moore, N.D., D.C. |
Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D.
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 Omega-6 oils are found in vegetable sources, including primrose oil, borage oil, and black currant seed oil.
A common surgical treatment for enlarged prostate, is the transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), which employs a kind of plumber's snake that goes up the urethra and shaves off part of the gland without removing it totally. New studies have suggested that this procedure should not be as casually employed as it once was, since it leaves a significant percentage of men with impotence or flow problems and even, rarely, leads to death. |
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 To protect your heart from harmful fats, eat less saturated fat, found in meat, dairy products, and some vegetable oils, like coconut oil and palm oil.
A word of caution
Eating the right foods can help keep your heart healthy, but eating too much at one time may be a fatal mistake.
A recent study found that you could be four times more likely to have a heart attack within two hours after eating a heavy meal.
Overeating could trigger a heart attack in much the same way as outbursts of anger and extreme physical exertion, especially in people who have heart disease. |
| Boost your fruit and vegetable intake for a start.
From her research, Petot discovered that many AD sufferers ate fewer fruits and veggies as adults.
Science, she suggests, also points to a connection between heart disease and Alzheimer's. So eating a heart-healthy diet might protect you, too. That means a lot of high-fiber, low-fat foods. It's also a good idea to exercise both your mind and your muscles. "Keeping the brain active and the body active," Petot says, "is beneficial in many ways."
Nutritional blockbusters that fight AD
Antioxidants. |
| If you don't have the right amount of acid, your stomach and small intestine can form vegetable masses, called phytobezoars. These masses of undigested food sometimes have to be removed by surgery.
To be safe, you're better off avoiding brussels sprouts if you've had stomach surgery.
Eat
Garlic Onions Spinach Mushrooms Brown rice
Tomatoes
Broccoli
Collars) greens Tuna
Avoid
Foods high in saturated fat, such as red meat
Foods high in refined sugar, such as pastries
Cancer
With the right tools, your body might be able to protect itself from cancer. |
| Benefits
Combats cancer
Protects yoHr heart
Controls Wood pressure
Aids weight loss t^, _ ¦ > s lhe next time you re craving a sugary
Strengthens bones ^ tJy beeK They We ^ highest sugaf content of any vegetable. In fact, 40 percent of the world's refined sugar comes from beets. Yet, unlike sugary desserts, this brightly colored root is low in calories and high in nutrients.
Believe it or not, people from ancient Greece to Renaissance Italy tossed the beautiful beet root away. Instead, they only ate the beet's green leaves. |
Jean Carper
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 For the first week, to rid their bodies of residual food triggers, the subjects ate a "fasting" liquid diet of herbal teas, vegetable broth, and juices from carrots, beets, celery and potatoes. For the next three to five months, they were put on a vegan diet (no animal products, including meat, fish, milk and eggs). They also avoided gluten (wheat), refined sugar, citrus fruits, strong spices and preservatives—all of which could possibly trigger symptoms. |
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PROOF THAT A vegetable CURE IS STRONGER THAN DRUGS
One woman's long-standing arthritis vanished after she embraced a vegetarian diet, ending her dependence on potent drugs, according to her New Jersey physician, Joel Fuhrman. Writing in a recent medical publication, Dr. Fuhrman says that although it "might seem preposterous that anything as simple as diet might benefit arthritis," it can be so remarkably effective that it seems "perhaps irresponsible" not to advocate it. |
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| Mix a few drops of the woody-scented essential oil with 1 cup of vegetable oil and apply to the painful joint. Don't use the oil for more than 2 weeks.
Guaiacum
When you have a lot of pain and inflammation, drink three cups of decoction daily. Guaiacum is a specific herb for the pain and swelling caused by rheumatoid arthritis, says Robertson. It stimulates blood flow to the affected area and flushes away the dead and damaged cells caused by inflammation.
To make the decoction, put 1 teaspoon of guaiacum wood chips in 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. |
Jean Carper
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| Additionally, as with any inflammatory disease, it's wise to cut back on pro-inflammatory animal fats and omega-6 type vegetable oils, such as corn, sunflower and safflower oils and margarines and shortenings made from them.
RECTAL ITCHING AND BURNING: HOT PROSPECTS
If you have rectal itching or burning, it could be something in your diet. Some possible itching culprits, according to physicians at the Mayo Clinic: caffeine, nuts and chocolate. If you think such foods may play a role, they suggest you avoid them for a few weeks to see if it helps. |
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| She advises drinking things like vegetable or chicken broth and clear juices. Dehydration can be a potentially dangerous result of diarrhea.
Dr. DeMarco recommends steering clear of solid food, milk products, and foods that are greasy, high-fiber, or very sweet for the first 48 hours of a diarrhea attack to give your disturbed innards a rest. From there, you can try some of these herbal remedies.
Cause: There are many reasons that you could find yourself doubled over with a bout of diarrhea. If it's acute diarrhea (lasting up to 3 weeks), it's usually caused by an infection of some type. |
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