| ALDEHYDE, ALIPHATIC • A class of organic chemical compounds intermediate between acids and alcohols. Aldehyde contains less oxygen than acids and less hydrogen than alcohols. Formaldehyde (see), a preservative, is an example of an aldehyde widely used in cosmetics. Benzaldehyde and cinnamic aldehydes are used to scent perfumes. Most are irritating to the skin and gastrointestinal tract. ALDICARB • Temik. Crystals from isopropyl ether used as an insecticide, spider killer, and worm killer on citrus pulp in growing crop. FDA tolerance is 0.6 ppm, 0.3 ppm in cottonseed hulls, and 0. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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 P.F. Jacques and L.T. Chylack, Jr., "Epidemiologic Evidence of a Role for the Antioxidant Vitamins and Carotenoids in Cataract Prevention," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 53(1 Suppl), January 1991, p. 352S-355S.
This study of 175 cataract patients compared with 175 individually matched, cataract free, controls found that consumption of supplementary vitamin C and E was significantly higher in the control group.
—J.M. Robertson, et al., "A Possible Role for Vitamins C and E in Cataract Prevention," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 53(1 Suppl), January 1991, p. 346S-351S. |
Ruth Winter
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 PROGESTERONE • Corlutin. Cyclogest. Luteal Hormone. Synovex. Gesterol 50. Progestaject. A progestin drug that suppresses ovulation, possibly by inhibiting pituitary gonadotropin secretion. It forms a thick cervical mucus. Used to treat absent menstruation or abnormal uterine bleeding in humans. Used in beef and lamb to regulate reproductive cycles. Not allowed in veal calves. Potential adverse reactions in humans include nausea, vomiting, depression, high blood pressure, dizziness, migraine, lethargy, blood clots, swelling, bloating, and abdominal cramps. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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 The best source of lignan, by far, is flaxseed (not flaxseed oil, regardless of packaging claims to the contrary).
Fiber Has Been Used in
Connection with the Following Conditions'"
Ranking
Health Concerns
Primary
Constipation (p. 44) Diabetes (p. 53) High cholesterol (p. 79) Weight loss and obesity (p. 165)
Secondary
Diarrhea (p. 58)
Hemorrhoids (p. 77)
High blood pressure (p. 89)
Other
High triglycerides (p. 85)
Irritable bowel syndrome (p. 109) (fiber other
than wheat) Kidney stones (p. 1 1 1) Peptic ulcer (p. 138) Premenstrual syndrome (p. |
Lita Lee, Lisa Turner and Burton Goldberg
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 Since sugar intolerance is characteristic of asthma, Eric was to avoid refined sugar, candy, junk foods, and soda.
For enzymes, he took Thera-zyme PAN (a multiple digestive enzyme formula for asthmatics), Thera-zyme Rsp (a lung formula for coughing and wheezing), and Thera-zyme Kdy for allergies. I also suggested thyroid therapy, and counseled his parents to become aware of upsetting situations in their son's life so they could help him deal with the emotions before they produced an asthma attack
Today, at age 19, Eric is 5'11" and still growing. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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| Dietary Changes That May Be Helpful
Primitive societies exposed to very little salt suffer from little or no hypertension.1 Salt intake has also been definitively linked to hypertension in western societies.2 Eliminating salt from the diet lowers blood pressure in most people.3 An overview of the best studies found that the more salt is restricted, the greater the blood pressure-lowering effect. |
Ruth Winter
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| The final report to the FDA of the Select Committee on GRAS Substances stated in 1980 that there is no evidence in the available information that it is a hazard to the public when used as it is now and it should continue its GRAS status with limitations on the amounts that can be added to food. See Sulfites.
POTASSIUM BROMATE • The compound is added as an improving agent in bread. The expected result is to obtain a fine spongelike quality with the action of oxygen. This method is used in Great Britain, the United States, and Japan. |
The Complete Book of Alternative NutritionSelene Y. Craig, Jennifer Haigh, Sari Harrar and the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
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| A breakfast of eggs, bacon and toast is likely to leave me feeling tired and hungry for something sweet by midmoming._
7.1 feel better (more relaxed, more calm or uplifted) after eating something sweet._
Meeting the Mood Regulators
Of the three neurotransmitters Somer mentions, serotonin is the one that most affects people's moods, she says. "Without enough of it, you can experience symptoms like depression, food cravings and insomnia. How much serotonin you have is often directly related to your diet. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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| Few studies have investigated the effects of these changes, but the meager amount of research is generally supportive.*'7'8,9 Some symptoms of low blood sugar may be related to or made worse by food allergies (p. 8).10
Some people claim to have fewer symptoms when eating a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet. However, research shows that increasing protein intake can actually impair the body's ability to process sugar,11 probably because protein increases insulin levels12 (insulin reduces blood sugar levels). |
Ruth Winter
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| The tolerance is 1.5 ppm in liver of cattle, sheep, and goats; 5 ppm in muscle of chicken and turkeys; 5 ppm in liver and kidneys of chickens and turkeys. CLOPROSTENOL • Estrumate. An animal drug used to treat infertility in sows and to synchronize estrus in cows.
CLOPYRALID • An herbicide used in animal feed, barley (milled, except flour), oats (except flour), and wheat (milled, except flour). FDA residue limits are 12.0 ppm in barley, oats, and wheat (except in their flours) when used for animal feed. The tolerance for residues in fat, meat, byproducts of sheep is 2 ppm and 0. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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Most people don't get enough zinc (p. 346) in their diets, and a lack of zinc can reduce retinol dehydrogenase, an enzyme needed to help vitamin A work in the eye. Zinc helps night blindness in those who are zinc-deficient;1 therefore, many nutritionally oriented physicians suggest 15-30 mg of zinc per day to support healthy vision. Because long-term zinc supplementation reduces copper (p. 285) levels, 1-3 mg of copper should accompany zinc supplementation lasting more than a few weeks.
Are There Any Side Effects or Interactions? |
The Complete Book of Alternative NutritionSelene Y. Craig, Jennifer Haigh, Sari Harrar and the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
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| Beverages
These beverages are recommended.
• Roasted bancha twig or stem tea, a naturally bland, decaffeinated tea.
• Roasted barley or brown rice tea.
• Dandelion tea.
• Moderate amounts of spring or well water (not iced).
Occasional Foods
The following foods may be eaten two or three times a week, if your condition permits.
• Fresh, nonfat, white-meat fish, like cod, halibut and flounder.
• Fermented foods such as pickles, eaten daily to stimulate appetite and encourage digestion.
• Dried, cooked or fresh fruit, provided it isn't tropical, eaten one to three times a week. |
Grace Ross Lewis
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 Mexico. Sometimes it drifts across the border from Mexican crop spraying or is in the water supply in the border states. Mexico continued to use this chemical to kill mosquitoes that cause malaria. They have now agreed to phase out its use over the next ten years.
30. What is pycnogenol that is so popular in health food stores?
It is the antioxidant isolated from the bark of a pine tree by Masquelier, a French chemist. This was about 50 years ago. The active principal is OPC, which is found in grape seeds.
31. What is the good ingredient in green tea? |
The Complete Book of Alternative NutritionSelene Y. Craig, Jennifer Haigh, Sari Harrar and the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
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| Beverages
These beverages are recommended.
• Roasted bancha twig or stem tea, a naturally bland, decaffeinated tea.
• Roasted barley or brown rice tea.
• Dandelion tea.
• Moderate amounts of spring or well water (not iced).
Occasional Foods
The following foods may be eaten two or three times a week, if your condition permits.
• Fresh, nonfat, white-meat fish, like cod, halibut and flounder.
• Fermented foods such as pickles, eaten daily to stimulate appetite and encourage digestion.
• Dried, cooked or fresh fruit, provided it isn't tropical, eaten one to three times a week. |
Annemarie Colbin
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 Many of my vegetarian students have reported going through just such an experience.
It is reassuring to know that we do indeed have such a subconscious guardian of our health, that our body always tries to return of its own accord to its correct form and balance. Even collectively we share that trait, for ethnic dietary systems are invariably balanced in the acid-alkaline sense. |
John Heinerman
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 Reheat to boiling point and add 1/2 handful of coarsely chopped, fresh stinging nettle, 1/2 handful of chopped, fresh garden sage, 1/4 tsp. grated horseradish root and juice from half a lemon. Cover and remove from heat, allowing to steep for 50 minutes. When cool, strain and refrigerate in a clean fruit jar with a lid.
When using the alcoholic extract, just remember to dilute one part of it with 1/2 part of the infusion. If used regularly for several months, new hair growth should become fairly evident. |
Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens
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 Items such as sugar and salt are the most frequently used direct food additives; these are GRAS (generally recognized as safe) items. Used in much smaller amounts are other direct additives (e.g., artificial sweeteners, colors, and preservatives), spices and flavors (e.g., mustard, pepper, cinnamon, poppy seed, and vanilla). Indirect food additives, such as those chemicals that migrate into food from pesticides and packaging materials, represent over 2,000 other chemicals, many of which may be present in food below the level of detection. |
J. Robert Hatherill
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 Nutrition and Cancer (1992) 18:1 -29.
2 The p values are a measure of statistical strength or significance for the measured response or test. The smaller the p value the greater the level of statistical significance.
A Note About Animal Studies
Some methods used for cancer testing in animals have received mixed reviews, such as the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). Many scientists bristle at the mention of the MTD: the highest possible dose an animal can tolerate during testing. Scientists who test compounds for cancer administer test compounds at the maximum tolerated doses. |
| A, C, E green tea
The Japanese drink green tea daily and have the lowest rates of lung cancer in the world. Green tea can block cancer-causing substances in tobacco and prevent lung cancers in mice.
Large Intestine Cancer
The large intestine is a 4- to 5-foot length of tubing that maintains intimate contact with ingested food. So diet has a crucial influence on cancer within the intestines. Cancer of the large intestine is second only to lung cancer in terms of its death rate. |
Lita Lee, Lisa Turner and Burton Goldberg
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| Mjmca iu ui cuigeM iuuu m uie muiikiui iciius to normalize weight—providing that people eat consciously and not out of habit. When taking food enzymes, fat people tend to lose weight and thin people tend to gain weight.
?Poor digestion: I have observed that supplying Thera-zyme food enzymes to predigest food in the stomach tends to normalize weight—providing that people eat consciously and not out of habit. When taking food enzymes, fat people tend to lose weight and thin people tend to gain weight. The fat person will eat less because he or she is satisfied with less food. |
John Robbins
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 Fat in a single foil-packaged restaurant serving of butter: 6 grams15
Fat in a Burger King Whopper: 40 grams16
Fat in a Double Whopper with cheese: 67 grams17
Fat in the average veggie burger found in U.S. supermarkets and natural food stores: 3 grams18
The relative slimness of vegetarians was brought home to me recently when I spoke to a prominent liposuction surgeon. Liposuction —the surgical removal of fat—is the leading form of cosmetic surgery in the United States today. In fact, more than 1,000 liposuction operations are performed per day in this country.19 Scott Jones, M.D. |
Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine
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 Cooked meat mutagens. Heterocyclic amines (HCAs), a food derived mutagen found in "blackened" or overcooked meat, has long been shown to induce breast cancer in rodents. Recent studies, however, have demonstrated a strong association between eating overcooked meats and breast cancer in human subjects.20,21
Alcohol. Studies have demonstrated an increased risk factor for breast cancer, even at moderate levels of consumption.22,23
Exogenous Hormones
Hormone replacement therapy. |
John Heinerman
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 The Anti-Cancer Diet (New York: Wideview Books, 1980): brussels sprouts, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower^spin-ach, turnips, lettuce, celery, and dill. - -
In 1947, the Journal of Nutrition (23:602-12) presented compelling evidence to show that the sulphur compounds in cabbage, garlic, and onion almost neutralize the toxic effects of excess cobalt, nickel, and copper in the human body. |
| The smaller and earlier types, which are of high quality, are grown for human consumption, while the large-rooted late varieties are grown for stock feed. The carrot, as we know it, is supposed to have originated from the wild carrot, often called Queen Anne's lace. This happens to be one of the worst weeds we have to contend with, especially in abandoned meadow land. In cultivated ground it is not as much trouble.
The varieties of carrots may be grouped into six distinct types according to shape and size of the corresponding root:
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Michael Lerner
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 These recommendations apply only to foods as sources of nutrients—not to dietary supplements of individual nutrients. . . . There is very little information on the effects of various levels of individual nutrients on the risk of cancer in humans. Therefore, the committee is unable to predict the health effects of high and potentially toxic doses of isolated nutrients consumed in the form of supplements [emphasis added],
3. |
Andrew Chevallier
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 Arbutus unedo
(Ericaceae)
Strawberry Tree
Description Evergreen shrub growing to 20 ft (6 m). Has an upright stem with reddish bark, leathery serrated leaves, white or pink bell-shaped flowers, and round warty red fruit resembling strawberries. Habitat & Cultivation Native to Mediterranean coasts, strawberry tree also grows in western Ireland, Australia, and Africa. The leaves are gathered in late summer, the fruit in autumn. Parts Used Leaves, fruit. Constituents Strawberry tree contains up to 2.7% arbutin, methylarbutm, and other hydroquinones, a bitter principle, and tannins. |
Neal Barnard, M.D.
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 Guidelines for serving numbers and sizes are listed in chapter 12.
• Include whole grains and legumes (beans, peas, and lentils) in your daily menu for vitamin E and selenium.
• Avoid animal products.
• Keep oils to a minimum.
FOUR KINDS OF EXTERNAL PROTECTION
Unlike your arteries, heart, liver, or just about any other part of your body, your skin has direct contact with air, sunlight, and pollutants. So its
"aging" process begins early in life. But unlike all your internal organs, you can apply protective balms directly to it. |
Barnet Meltzer, M.D.
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 Mideastern garbanzo spread (hummus?-3 tbsp) with wholewheat pita pocket bread
Heavyweight Lunch
A leafy green chlorophyll salad plus any one of the following will make lunch a complete protein meal:
1. half an avocado on sprouted seven-grain bread; mixed vegetable soup (8 oz) on the side
2. whole wheat pita stuffed with avocado, tomato, sprouts, and onions; mixed vegetable soup on the side
3. lentil soup with 1? slices sprouted seven-grain bread
4. guacamole with vegetable bean soup
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Andrew Chevallier
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| Medicinal Actions & Uses Grape leaves, especially the red leaves, are astringent and anti-inflammatory. They are taken as an infusion to treat diarrhea, heavy menstrual bleeding, and uterine hemorrhage, as a wash for canker sores, and as a douche for vaginal discharge. Red leaves and grapes are helpful in the treatment of varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and capillary fragility. The sap from the branches is used as an eyewash. Grapes are nourishing and mildly laxative, and they support the body through illness, especially of the gastrointestinal tract and liver. |
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