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The Way of Herbs Michael Tierra See book keywords and concepts

The most valuable vegetables are the seaweeds, such as hiziki, dulse, kelp, wakame, arame and Irish moss. These are very high in essential minerals and vitamins. TERTIARY FOODS The third level of foods are those we may eliminate entirely or should consume in smaller portions. These include the extremes of Yin foods (fruits) and Yang foods (red meat) or such congesting foods as milk. Fruits are the most seasonal of foods. They represent the end cycle of a plant before a seed is formed.

The Way of Chinese Herbs Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Vegetables, which are alkaline, remain alkaline. Sugar, which is alkaline, produces acid. Meat and other animal foods, as well as fats and oils, which are acid, remain acid. Such complex chemical reactions are difficult to understand in practice and are better understood as yin and yang. An excess of yin and yang foods will cause an acid condition, while a balanced diet, working with the body's innate normalizing processes, generates a balanced alkaline condition.

The Super Anti-Oxidants: Why They Will Change the Face of Healthcare in the 21st Century James F. Balch, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Canned vegetables are so overcooked that there are no vitamins and/or fiber left in them. Even "whole grain" breads contain processed wheat with a little of the bran put back. If we are to get the fiber we need from our diet, we have to eat whole foods. Man-Made, Processed Foods Generally without Phytochemicals Phytochemicals are another important factor that processing eliminates. For years, nutrition researchers postulated that there were "associated food factors" that made whole, fresh foods better than processed foods.

The Way of Herbs Michael Tierra See book keywords and concepts

After completing the above program for one week, one should only gradually add steamed vegetables and other foods to the diet. Excess weight is easily put on by attempting to use large amounts of nuts as a source of protein. The amount of protein compared to calorie content (mostly from fats) in nuts is too low to make them a substantial component of the diet. Weight gains are also a common result of using high-carbohydrate snacks to compensate for low-protein meals.

Follow the fast with a light nourishing diet of whole grains, steamed vegetables and a small amount of beans and seaweeds. Liver Ailments and Indigestion Internal: Mix equal parts of the powdered herbs: Calamus Wild cherry bark Gentian Oregon grape root Cascara bark Goldenseal Dandelion root Wild yam root Lobelia Ginger root Licorice Fill "00" capsules. Take two capsules three times a day, with one cup of dandelion root tea, one-half hour before meals to improve digestion or after meals to influence the liver and stimulate the secretion of bile.

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

Indigestible plant stuff that's found in abundance in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and beans, fiber fills you up before you eat too many calories. Consequently, it helps you control your weight. That's important because overweight increases your risk of heart disease, partly because excess body fat boosts your LDL levels. The kind of fiber found in strawberries, whole oats, and oat bran (called soluble fiber) can also lower your LDL levels. 7:20-7:45 a.m.: Show support. While eating your perfect breakfast, get cozy with your spouse. Whisper something nice in your partner's ear.

Healing Pets With Nature's Miracle Cures Henry Pasternak, D.V.M., C.V.A. See book keywords and concepts

Natural sources of B6: Good sources include yeast, muscle meats, cereal grains, and vegetables.62 Biotin Biotin is a B vitamin that functions in the manufacture and utilization of fats, carbohydrates, and certain amino acids. Since biotin is manufactured in the intestines by gut bacteria, a deficiency is unlikely. However, prolonged use of antibiotics may increase the likelihood of deficiency. A biotin deficiency may be characterized as dry, scaly skin; nausea; anorexia; and seborrhea.

Sources of vitamin A are found in animal tissues and vegetables, while carotenes are found only in vegetation. This is one more good reason why cats are strict carnivores, while dogs may be considered omnivores. Minimum requirements for vitamin A are 500 IU/KG per daily ration (IU is international units). Vitamin A performs several chores: It is essential in the prevention of xeropathalmia, which is a drying and thickening condition of the conjunctiva of the eye. It also helps maintain the integrity of the epithelial and mucosal surfaces and their secretions.

This complex contains oil extracted from grains or dehydrated vegetables (whole pea plants and alfalfa) that are minimally processed to remove only the water by freeze drying. This type of food concentrate contains all the natural factors associated with and part of the vitamin complex, including unsaturated fatty acids; vitamin A, D, and K complexes; and trace elements such as selenium, zinc, manganese, enzymes, etc.17 It has now been established that there are interactions between vitamin E and other nutrients in foods.

The Way of Chinese Herbs Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Possible dietary and herbal treatment: Lighter diet, fruit juice fast, raw or cooked vegetables, lighter vegetable proteins, laxative herbs such as cascara or rhubarb (da huang). DEEP, EMPTY, AND SLOW PULSE = Internal deficient cold Therapeutic principle: Clear internal deficient cold. Possible conditions: Hypoadrenal, hypothyroid, digestive weakness, low energy. Possible dietary and herbal treatment: Warm proteinaceous foods; such tonics as ginseng, codonopsis, dang gui, cinnamon, and prepared aconite for internal warming.

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

Meals should include potatoes boiled in their jackets, vegetables, unpolished brown rice, and alkaline fruits. Avocado is especially recommended. Sufferers of gout are advised to strictly avoid alcoholic beverages, especially beer. Rich foods—such as pies, cakes, and other starchy desserts—are also on the forbidden list. Those suffering from neuritis are encouraged to include liberal amounts of unpolished brown rice in then diets. This recommendation has a sound scientific basis.

The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy E. D. Hirsch See book keywords and concepts

Societies that rely primarily or exclusively on hunting and fishing for wild animals and gathering wild fruits, berries, and vegetables to support their diet. Until humans began to domesticate plants and animals about 10,000 years ago, all human societies were hunter-gatherers. Today, only a tiny fraction of the world's populations support themselves in this manner, and survive only in isolated, inhospitable areas such as deserts, the frozen tundra, and dense rain forests.

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

Pressing is employed to extract juices and ods from various fruits, nuts, and vegetables, from some fresh herbs and grasses (see "Succus" below), and the expression of herbal solutions from their marc. There are many devices appearing on the market today that have been designed for the herbalist to press his or her marc. Some of these devices work reasonably well; some don't. The renewed demand for tincture presses has in the past ten years been significant, and those engineers and machinists who are attempting to service this request have marketed their first prototypes.

This form of water answers well for the cooking of grains and vegetables, cleaning up, satisfying thirst, hy-drating one's body, and for the preparation of herbal potions and healthful baths. EFFECT OF WATER ON THE HUMAN BODY AS A TONIC AND RESTORATIVE AGENT In general, water acts primardy as a direct means to modify the temperature of the body. Water at a temperature higher than the body is a direct stimulant of the circulation, and therefore stimulates all the body's functions.

The marc is the insoluble residue remaining after extracting the soluble components of an herb with a menstruum (solvent), or the pulpy residue left after the juice has been pressed from grapes, apples, other fruits, vegetables, or herbs. Materia Medica (The Materials of Medicine) Usually a materia medica is a treatise on the materials used in a particular school or system of medicine, discussing their history, source, physical characteristics, constituents, and actions. Preparations and doses are mentioned, and brief therapeutic and toxicological notes are usuaUy given.

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

Bouic from the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellen-bosch, South Africa, writes a review on the role of phytosterols and phytosterolins (derived from plant sources) in modulating the immune system. Bouic says that plant sterols were chemically described as far back as 1922, but until fifteen years ago their role in health had been under-researched and underestimated. Not only do they lower blood cholesterol, but the most recent research has shown that phytosterols decrease inflammation and stimulate the immune system in cancer patients.

Rapid Healing Foods Ben Davis See book keywords and concepts

To eat but a small amount of these acid-forming foods and a very much larger amount of the vegetables, the raw salads and fresh fruits, is to furnish both base-forming and acid-forming materials to the system in about the proportion in which they are continually lost through the body's processes. "If the sufferer from allergies—whether food or pollen— would adopt this ratio of acid-forming (20 percent) to base-forming foods (80 percent) as a daily habit in eating, it would not be long until the former evidences of acid-alkali imbalance would disappear," says Dr. Hay.

The method used in one reported case was a diet of raw vegetables sweetened with honey and lime: spinach, lettuce, cabbage, carrots, fresh tomatoes and whole wheat bread. The person who used it said that a year later the doctors could not find a trace of sugar, and now, years later, he can eat anything on the table and do more work than any man his age (70). Kidney bean pod tea has permanently cured diabetics. Around 1900, a doctor reported that diabetics who had taken this treatment 12 years previously—and stopped using it— stayed cured.

Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Healing Juices John Heinerman See book keywords and concepts

Hooven shared with me an item of his own recent discovery: sulphur- and potassium-rich vegetables exhibit positive influences in the bodies of those individuals afflicted with various sexually transmissible diseases and tuberculosis. Grateful for the information, I decided to put it to the test the first opportunity I got. I didn't have to wait very long. Vincent Grolier of Chevy Chase, Maryland wrote to ask what he could do for a promiscuous friend of his who had contracted chlamydia, an infectious sexually transmissible disease.

The Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine: How to Remedy and Prevent Disease with Herbs, Vitamins, Minerals and Other Nutrients Daniel B. Mowrey, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Dandelion greens are richer in Vitamin A than even carrots, and exceed the Vitamin B, C and D content of most other traditional vegetables. See Also skin; diabetes; blood purification/detoxification; liver disorders YELLOW DOCK ROOT achieves its tonic properties through the astringent purification of the blood supply to the glands. Like other herbs in this blend, it is often used in seasonal cleanses and other blood detoxification programs.

Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Healing Juices John Heinerman See book keywords and concepts

Then trailing off in her thoughts momentarily, she looked down on the table and saw my best-selling book, Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Fruits, vegetables and Herbs. Recognizing me from my lectures she had attended earlier that day, she asked in an off-handed manner: "Why don't you write a book on juicing? At least it would tell me what I want to know!" Our conversation after that was confined to her own personal health problems. Her complaint stuck in my mind for some reason. It just wouldn't let go.

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

For best results, little or no fruit should be eaten while you take Dong Quai, nor should any other type of strong root teas, such as ginseng, be taken for two or three hours after. vegetables should be included in the diet and should always be cooked with a slice of ginger root to maintain proper Yin-Yang balance. 8. There is a good variety of harmless Chinese herbs or herb formulas from which to choose for treating or relieving a wide range of female disorders. 10 CHINESE HERB REMEDIES FOR BOWEL COMPLAINTS Mrs. L.L.

Painter also placed his patients on a high residue diet—including whole meal bread, vegetables, fruits, and porridge—and advised them to cut down on sugar. Of the 62 patients who continued the program faithfully every day, 90% were able to relieve or completely abolish their symptoms, which ranged from severe colic to nausea, heartburn, tender rectum, bloated feeling, and constipation. Whereas about 80% of the patients previously had to strain and had stools that were small and hard, their bowels now were regular, their stools were large and soft, and they no longer needed to strain.

Since natural foods—e.g., vegetables, fruits, legumes, and herbs—are live substances which have been formulated by countless ages of evolution, the herbalists of China believe that nonpoisonous plant medicines supply to the body the appropriate constituents it lacks, in a way similar to that of natural foods. Thus, by providing the body with what it needs or what it cannot produce in sufficient quantities, the Yang-Yin vital force is harmonized, strengthened, and sustained in an indirect way. This method embraces prevention as well as healing.

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

The total and HDL cholesterol levels may be elevated with a diet that is erratic, and imbalanced by too much saturated fat and insufficient fresh fruit, vegetables and fibre." Numerous studies have found correlations between low testosterone levels and higher risks of cardiovascular disease. Men who have had heart attacks tend to have low testosterone levels, according to Dr. Gerald Phillips of Columbia University Medical School. Phillips studied 55 men undergoing X-ray exams of their arteries and found that those with low testosterone levels had higher degrees of heart disease.

High in vegetables, fruit and fruit juices, small amount (a few ounces) of meat daily, mainly fish and poultry, no fried foods Amount of sleep: 4-6 hours/day Relaxation: Working Personal philosophy: 1. Don't worry about anything that's "possible"; just do it. 2. Only worry about things that are "impossible." 3. Have short- and long-term goals and work on them. Best habit to cultivate: Good diet, regular exercise, use of supplemental nutrients, drugs and therapies for life extension, and hard work Worst habit a person can have: Smoking! Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.

Ronald Watson of the University of Arizona worked with 60 older men and Benefits Beta Carotene Essential to growth and functioning of tissue linings of body's surfaces, essential to bone growth an development, increases immune system responsiveness, reduces risk of cancer Cautions No known toxicity for beta-carotene, BUT high doses of Vitamin A itself may have bad side effects, including liver toxicity Food sources Carrots, dark yellow or orange vegetables, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, spinach, broccoli, papayas, oranges, peppers, apricots women, whose average age was 56.

Although research has shown that people who eat vegetables high in beta-carotene have the lowest rates in cancers of the cervix, colon, lung, prostate, and stomach, recent studies negating its anticancer ability have brought beta-carotene under scrutiny. In the Beta Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial, funded by the National Cancer Institute and known as CARET, smokers who took beta-carotene supplements actually showed an increase in lung cancer rate of 28 percent, and a 17 percent rise in death rate, compared with the group not using supplements.

Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer: A Comprehensive Program for Prevention and Treatment Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine See book keywords and concepts

First of all, be sure to drink plenty of fluids (hot fluids or herbal teas are best) and eat high-fiber foods such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Avoid cheese and refined carbohydrates, such as white rice, flour, and sugar. Also include soaked dried fruit, ground flaxseeds, and flaxseed oil in your diet. Do not take laxatives. Helpful nutritional supplements include: • Magnesium, nature's natural laxative, or trace-mineral tablets rich in magnesium. Dose: Magnesium—200 to 1,000 mg daily in divided doses. Trace mineral tablets—2 to 6 tablets daily in divided doses.

The Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine: How to Remedy and Prevent Disease with Herbs, Vitamins, Minerals and Other Nutrients Daniel B. Mowrey, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

They are found in contaminated soil, vegetables, meat, water, watercress, and feces. Symptoms include colicky pains, diarrhea, anemia, cardiac insufficiency, nausea, perianal & perineal pruritis, dysentery, amebic hepatitis, weight loss, intestinal toxemia, colic and cirrhosis. There are many pharmaceutical preparations available for dealing with parasites, but the plant kingdom provides some agents that are safer to use, and just as effective. All three herbs in this blend have at one time or another been used in medical practice to kill and/or expel worms from the G.I. tract.

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