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Eat and Heal (Foods That Can Prevent or Cure Many Common Ailments) the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing See book keywords and concepts

Then pile your dinner plate with high-C vegetables like broccoli, red and green peppers, brussels sprouts, cabbage, and peas. Vitamin E. Another antioxidant powerhouse that may cut your risk of asthma is vitamin E. A study in Saudi Arabia found that children who had the least vitamin E in their diets were three times more likely to get asthma. Research also shows that vitamin E helps protect you from developing this condition as an adult. For extra lung protection, sprinkle some vitamin E-packed wheat germ, almonds, peanuts, or sunflower seeds on a salad or in baked goods. Vitamin A.

Dr. Cass Ingram's Lifesaving Cures Dr. Cass Ingram See book keywords and concepts

Nutrient dense vegetables ideal for drying include: • turnips • radishes • red and green sweet peppers • zucchini and yellow squash • parsley root • parsnips • tomatoes (actually a fruit) • sweet or regular potatoes Wild and brown rice Wild rice is botanically neither rice nor grain. It is the seed of a water grass known as Zizania aquatic. It is one of the few items in the supermarket which may be regarded as a sort of wild organic food. Of all starches rice is perhaps the easiest to store, least likely to mold, and most nourishing.

In what is acclaimed as "science for the future of humankind" chicken, bacterial, and fish genes are added to vegetables. This fabrication would never develop in nature. The potential damage in humans from such fabrications has never been carefully assessed. Yet, with nearly 50% of all modern food containing genetically engineered components, soon the effects of this "experiment" will surface. Far from being scientific or altruistic, this is a global commercial movement, which has exclusively financial motivations.

To minimize the risks, be sure to carefully wash and/or peel all fruit and vegetables and avoid the consumption of raw meat. Food poisoning combat kit • oil of oregano — 2 or more drops under the tongue repeatedly until symptoms abate. Also, take 5 to 10 drops (or more) twice daily in juice or water. • HerbSorb crushed Eastern herbal formula; take 2 capsules several times daily. • Oregamax capsules — take 2 or more capsules several times daily or as much as is needed to halt the symptoms. • raw honey — 1/4 cup two or three times daily. • Lactobacillus — take several capsules daily.

Family Practice News reports that organic vegetables, which were not carefully washed, caused an E. coli epidemic, which lead to the death of a child. A similar epidemic involving commercial red lettuce lead to the death of 25 people in Illinois. According to the CDC some 20,000 Americans were sickened from Salmonella/E. coli tainted alfalfa/radish sprouts in 1995 alone. Bacteria are only one component of this crisis. The role played by parasites may be even greater. Parasites are larger organisms than bacteria, and include worms, flukes, amoebas, and protozoa.

Foods That Fight Disease: A Simple Guide to Using and Understanding Phytonutrients to Protect and Enhance Your Health Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D. See book keywords and concepts

To some extent, beta-carotene is found in all green vegetables, but its yellow-orange pigment is masked by chlorophyll. It is found abundantly in sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, and butternut and acorn squash. Fruits that are rich sources of beta-carotene are cantaloupe, mango, papaya, and apricots. The Recommended Dietary Allowance for retinol equivalents (carotenes) is 800 to 1,000 micrograms. Try to consume at least this much daily. A 3.5-ounce serving of sweet potato with the skin on contains twice that amount.

Breast Cancer? Breath Health! The Wise Woman Way Susun S. Weed See book keywords and concepts

Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and beans contain phyto-chemicals that are active against cancer initiation in many direct and indirect ways. They neutralize carcinogenic compounds. They capture and neutralize free radicals. They protect DNA from environmental damage. They prevent the activation of oncogenes. They nourish anti-cancer enzymes in the digestive tract and strengthen the immune system cells which search out and eliminate cancer cells.25 If cancer has already begun to grow, phytochemicals can disrupt the processes necessary for the growth and spread of the tumor.

Prevention's Healing With Vitamins : The Most Effective Vitamin and Mineral Treatments for Everyday Health Problems and Serious Disease The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books See book keywords and concepts

Sodium Daily Value: 2,400 milligrams Qood Food Sources: Cheeses, including cottage cheese; most meats, especially ham and bacon; canned soups; canned vegetables; processed lunch-meats; shellfish; canned tuna; cereals; breads; baked goods; salad dressings; potato chips; pickles; sauces. Note: Although we all need a certain amount of sodium to survive, most people get too much rather than too little. Despite getting bad press, sodium is a mineral that your body needs as much as any other.

The Origin Diet: How Eating Like Our Stone Age Ancestors Will Maximize Your Health Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D. See book keywords and concepts

Stock the kitchen with quick-fix Origin basics, such as canned beans, canned tomatoes, nonstick cooking sprays, brown rice mixes, whole wheat tortillas, whole grains, fresh fruit, frozen plain vegetables, honey mustard, olive oil, cilantro, whole wheat bread, orange juice, skinless chicken breast, sweet potatoes, and other suggested foods on the Origin Shopping List, pages 158-60. Throw out the butter, bacon, potato chips, ice cream, and soda pop. You'll be tempted to eat these non-Origin foods if you keep them around, especially in the first few weeks.

Pour into a medium serving bowl, garnish with cilantro sprigs, and serve with whole wheat crackers, baked tortilla chips, whole wheat pita bread, or raw vegetables. Makes 8 V4-cup servings. Nutritional information per serving: 96 calories, 22 percent fat (2.3 grams, less than 0.5 grams saturated fat), 65 percent carbohydrate, 13 percent protein, 3.8 grams fiber, 26 milligrams calcium QUICK 'N' EASY CALICO BEAN CHILI it takes only 30 minutes to make a pot of this tasty chili, which will last you all week for snacks and quick-fix lunches.

While squash is steaming, heat chicken broth in a large nonstick skillet, add leeks and onions, and saute until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Mash squash with a fork and add nutmeg, salt and pepper, and egg. Add squash mixture to leeks and mix well. Spread in a shallow 2-quart baking dish, sprinkle with nutmeg, and bake for 50 minutes, or until top is lighdy browned. Makes 4 servings. Nutritional information per serving: 143 calories, 10 percent fat (1.

Pour oil over vegetables, stirring gently to coat evenly. Add oyster-sauce mixture. Continue to heat and stir for 5 minutes. Makes 6 servings. Nutritional information per serving: 64 calories, 28 percent fat (2.0 grams, 0.5 grams saturated fat), 56 percent carbohydrate, 16 percent protein, 3.35 grams fiber, 40 milligrams calcium BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND LEEK CASSEROLE 77ji5 casserole is a nice change from typical candied recipes for squash. It's a good accompaniment to any chicken dish.

The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Chinese, Western, and Ayurvedic Herbal Treatments Alan Keith Tillotson, Ph.D., A.H.G., D.Ay. See book keywords and concepts

Basically, we need to eat lots of colorful fruits and vegetables, and we want to know more about which ones are best for our health. Therefore, the study of color in herbal medicine focuses primarily on the plant pigments—the colorful chemicals generated by plant metabolism—and how they affect the basic life processes. We discussed them in the previous section, where we learned that they are generally anti-inflammatory and helpful in detoxification.

Flavonoids are a diverse set of chemicals which include many brilliant plant pigments that, like carotenoids, are responsible for many of the attractive colors you see in fruits and vegetables (though some are colorless). More than 4,000 flavonoid compounds have been isolated from plants so far. One notable medicinal effect of some flavonoids is their ability to strengthen blood vessel integrity and reduce inflammation. They also have antiviral and antimicrobial effects. Flavonoids are extremely potent antioxidants and are often found in plants containing vitamin C.

Eat vegetables freely, especially cooked with spices. Spices: Cardamom, chamomile, cinnamon, cumin, fennel, ginger (root or tea), mustard, pepper, salt. Proteins: Chicken, eggs, fresh seafood, nuts (except peanuts), pork, turkey. Use moderate amounts and cook with garlic, ginger, or onion. General: Avoid dieting and fasting. Avoid stale foods, ice-cold drinks, canned or prepared foods, chemical additives, hydrogenated oils and fats, excess alcohol, candy, cakes, sugary sweets. Sweeteners: Nutrasweet and other chemical or processed sugar substitutes. Oils: Corn, Crisco, peanut, sesame.

Recent evidence indicates that, when eaten in sufficient quantities, these vegetables may play a key role in cancer prevention. Indoles also help to inactivate excess estrogens such as isoflavones. Lectins are plant proteins that bind to glycoproteins on the surface of human cells causing agglutination, the clumping of cells together with each other or with other particles or bacteria. They often serve as growth factors. Lignans (not to be confused with lignin) are plant chemicals commonly found in pulses and grains.

Limit sugar intake, eat lots of raw vegetables and salads, and drink plenty of water. • Diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and arthritis (and the medications that treat them) can contribute to the formation of cataracts. For example, cholesterol-lowering drugs frequently speed up the formation of cataracts by virtue of their effect on the liver. Ask your doctor if you can decrease your dose, or if there are any other natural means of controlling or treating these conditions.

Prevention's Healing With Motion: An All-New Approach to Health and Healing Based on Simple Mind and Body Exercises The Editors of PREVENTION See book keywords and concepts

So she grows plenty of tomatoes, collard greens, and other vegetables and gives them to her neighbors. Being charitable to others brings out a feeling of personal satisfaction." Stepping into Something New Maybe each day on the job is the same-old, same-old. And your home life is equally predictable. Every Monday, you eat meat loaf at Aunt Mary's. Wednesdays, you shop for groceries. Fridays, you head for the fish fry at the Kiwanis Club. Weekends, you scour garage sales and pay bills. "I encourage people to add variety to their lives, especially when they feel burned out," says Dr. Wylie.

The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Chinese, Western, and Ayurvedic Herbal Treatments Alan Keith Tillotson, Ph.D., A.H.G., D.Ay. See book keywords and concepts

Considering that so many people do not eat adequate amounts of fruits and vegetables, I believe that reading this information is a graphic way to drive this prevention information into the consumer consciousness. Foods.

Prevention's Healing With Motion: An All-New Approach to Health and Healing Based on Simple Mind and Body Exercises The Editors of PREVENTION See book keywords and concepts

When Fatigue Is Fine Let's say that you get up early, take the Pekingese for a jog, roust the kids and your partner from slumber, make the coffee and the French toast, pack lunches, usher the young scholars to school, earn an honest day's living, endure the commute on the expressway, pick up the milk, help cook the lasagna and vegetables just the way they like them, check the math homework, dry the tears over the math homework, cuddle the spouse, and then, at 9:00 or 10:00, feel fatigued. "That's perfectly understandable," says Jack Wilmore, Ph.D.

Prevention's Healing With Vitamins : The Most Effective Vitamin and Mineral Treatments for Everyday Health Problems and Serious Disease The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books See book keywords and concepts

The logical question, of course, is: If vitamin K works when you rub it on, can you also ward off bruises by eating more vitamin K-rich foods such as green, leafy vegetables, fruits, seeds and dairy products? "There's no absolute proof, but studies seem to indicate that you can," says Dr. Elson.

Viral Immunity J. E. Williams, O.M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Four to six servings of vegetables a day is a minimum, and they may be prepared as vegetable soups, salads, raw fresh juice, steamed, baked, or sauteed. Dietary and Nutritional Supplements: Supplementation is an essential part of modern nutrition, and it becomes even more critical as people age and the immune system naturally declines. Adding vitamins and minerals to the diet is not a replacement for food, but is meant to be supplemental to a good diet.

Healing Your Child: An A-Z Guide to Using Natural Remedies Frances Darragh and Louise Darragh Law See book keywords and concepts

After acute symptoms subside, give a light diet for two days consisting only of fresh fruit, vegetables, soup, and Slippery Elm food. Gradually return to normal diet. HERBS As antiseptic: Golden Seal To move bowels: Licorice and Rosemary To calm and soothe: Elder and Slippery Elm To purify blood: Echinacea HOMEOPATHIC Arsen Alb 30c: Chills, diarrhea, restlessness, and weakness accompany pain. Belladonna 30c: Extremely sensitive to touch, cutting pain with fever, severe pain in lower right abdomen, pain worse from jar or motion, better from bending backwards. Useful in recurring cases.

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 dietary changes are simple: eat less saturated fat and cholesterol by reducing or eliminating the amounts of animal products in the diet, increase the consumption of fiber-rich plant foods (fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes), and lose weight if necessary. The lifestyle changes are equally simple: get regular aerobic exercise, stop smoking, and reduce or eliminate the consumption of coffee (both caffeinated and decaffeinated).

The Herbal Drugstore Linda B. White, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts contain another class of chemicals called indoles. They also work to protect breast tissue from excess estrogen. Finally, the culinary immune-boosters garlic, onions, and shiitake mushrooms may help keep your whole system operating healthfully. Avoid alcohol; also refrain from drinking coffee, tea, and other caffeine-containing foods and beverages. Cut down on dairy products and animal meats, along with the hydrogenated fats found in margarine and the saturated ones that pack fried foods.

If cold is more soothing, apply a commercial cold pack or a bag of frozen vegetables to forehead, neck, or shoulders. migraine makes a person want to lie in a dark, quiet room, cluster headaches produce restlessness. This type of headache is much less common than a migraine. Though the pain is intense, it usually goes away within 30 to 45 minutes. The term "cluster" refers to the occurrence of such headaches in episodes,- for instance, one every afternoon for a month, followed by its disappearance for months or years before recurring.

These are the cyst- and tumor-fighting phytochemicals in cabbage-family vegetables. Now available in capsule form, they are new enough that practitioners haven't formed a consensus on dosage. Take them as recommended by your practitioner or by the manufacturer. fluctuations and reducing overall levels of estrogen. Side effects: nausea, weight gain, bloating, increased risk of blood clots. that can be at fault in breast cysts. Typical dosage-.

Cover your skin with a thin cloth, then apply a bag of frozen vegetables (peas and corn conform nicely), a plastic bag of ice cubes, or a commercial cold pack. Elevate the injured part and keep it cold for 10 to 15 minutes. Repeat three to four times per day the first day of the injury. illness such as a platelet disorder, leukemia, or nutrient deficiency. If a snake bite produced your bruise, or you feel ill and break out in a rash of tiny bruises, get medical help immediately. Drug Treatment Analgesics Acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen.

Prevention's Healing With Vitamins : The Most Effective Vitamin and Mineral Treatments for Everyday Health Problems and Serious Disease The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books See book keywords and concepts

Orange and yellow fruits and vegetables, such as carrots and cantaloupe, are packed with beta-carotene. Experts recommend a daily intake of between 5,000 and 25,000 international units. One large canot contains about 20,000 international units of beta-carotene; one-third cup of mashed sweet potatoes contains about 5,000 international units. Zinc for Healing Zinc, a mineral found in foods such as oysters, wheat germ and Alaskan king crab, has been receiving attention lately for its role as a wound healer.

The Herbal Drugstore Linda B. White, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Stick to low-fat, high-fiber foods, including abundant amounts of vegetables and fruits. Avoid partially hydrogenated oils, including margarine, and increase your intake of essential fatty acids from salmon, nuts, and seeds. Phytoestrogens found in soy-based foods and other beans can help prevent natural or synthetic estrogens from overstimulating body tissues. Eat these foods regularly, daily if you can. And cut down on those lattes, sodas, and chocolate binges—caffeine can dramatically worsen symptoms of endometriosis. nonexistent.

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