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NewsTarget survey results, part 1: Huge percentage of readers make healthy changes Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

I'm not big on recommending grains in general, but whole grains are certainly better than refined grains, and the fact that whole grains are getting more press these days, combined with the fact that manufacturers are reformulating their foods to use whole grains rather than refined grains, means that whole grain consumption is going up. This is a very encouraging number because when people eat more whole grains, they have better nutrition. They get more B vitamins and more minerals like calcium, magnesium and zinc... they also get more fiber and healthy oils.

From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life C. W. Randolph, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Some þ 'i cup cooked whole grains products with "whole-wheat" or whole-wheat pasta on the label will be made not þ 1 slice whole-wheat bread with whole grains but with þ Yi cup cooked barley white flour and caramel þ xh cup cooked couscous coloring. þ ]/i cup cooked brown rice þ h cup whole-grain Many people make the miscereal, such as kasha take of thinking that whole- þ xk cup wheat bran grain products are fattening. þ '/i cup pumpkin seeds They are not unless you add þ ]A cup cooked carrots or butter or creamy toppings. 1 cup raw carrots Leave these off.

Life Without Bread Christian B. Allan and Wolfgang Lutz See book keywords and concepts

Best Food Sources for Minerals Mineral Best Sources Calcium Milk and dairy products, dark leafy greens Chromium Brewer's yeast, whole grain cereals, clams Copper Oysters, nuts, organ meats, legumes Iodine Seafood, iodized salt Iron Meats, fish, green leafy vegetables Magnesium Nuts, green vegetables, whole grains Manganese Nuts, whole grains, vegetables, fruit Phosphorus Fish, meat, poultry, eggs, whole grains Potassium Meats, vegetables, fruit Selenium Seafood, nuts, meats, whole grains Zinc Meats, liver, eggs, seafood, whole grains yogurt is one such food.

The Vitamin D Cure James Dowd and Diane Stafford See book keywords and concepts

Nuts are also great for beefing up your magnesium. whole grains contain lots of magnesium, but the downside is that they also have phytates that reduce absorption of magnesium. Moreover, whole grains and nuts generate acid when metabolized, whereas vegetables and fruits generate antacid. Fresh produce is better than grains and nuts for getting and holding on to magnesium. If you eat a typical North American diet, you probably consume two servings of produce a day—and you eat fruit more often than you eat green, leafy vegetables.

Hunger Free Forever: The New Science of Appetite Control Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon See book keywords and concepts

When you eat grains, try to eat only whole grains. Be sure to read labels to confirm that foods are actually whole grain. þUse all-bran cereals for breakfast or mixed with plain yogurt as a snack. Add all-bran cereals to other cereals and to other foods whenever possible. þBoiled whole grains are best. Brown rice, oatmeal, quinoa, couscous, whole barley, barley grits, and barley flakes are good examples. There are many creative ways to prepare boiled grains. þTry to use legumes as often as possible. Take the time to learn the many ways to use these remarkable foods.

Health Begins in the Colon Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN See book keywords and concepts

Many products marketed as being made with "whole grains" are actually made from white flour and contain just a small amount of the original substance. 149 How to Eliminate Toxins from White Flour 0 > "0 H co 53 • Avoid foods made with white or "enriched" flour. Enriched flour is bad for you because the nutrients have been replaced with derivatives of coal tar. • Replace white breads and pasta with whole grains or sprouted grain flour. You can purchase whole grain products online or purchase them from natural food markets.

The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest Dan Buettner See book keywords and concepts

Beans, whole grains, and garden vegetables are the cornerstones of all these longevity diets. Sardinian shepherds take semolina flatbread into the pastures with them. Nicoyans eat corn tortillas at every meal. And whole grain is part of the Adventist diet. whole grains deliver fiber, antioxidants, potential anti-cancer agents (insoluble fiber), cholesterol reducers, and clot blockers, plus essential minerals. Beans (legumes) also provide a cornerstone to Blue Zone meals. Diets rich in legumes are associated with fewer heart attacks and less colon cancer.

Life Without Bread Christian B. Allan and Wolfgang Lutz See book keywords and concepts

Best Food Sources for Minerals Mineral Best Sources Calcium Milk and dairy products, dark leafy greens Chromium Brewer's yeast, whole grain cereals, clams Copper Oysters, nuts, organ meats, legumes Iodine Seafood, iodized salt Iron Meats, fish, green leafy vegetables Magnesium Nuts, green vegetables, whole grains Manganese Nuts, whole grains, vegetables, fruit Phosphorus Fish, meat, poultry, eggs, whole grains Potassium Meats, vegetables, fruit Selenium Seafood, nuts, meats, whole grains Zinc Meats, liver, eggs, seafood, whole grains yogurt is one such food.

From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life C. W. Randolph, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Some þ 'i cup cooked whole grains products with "whole-wheat" or whole-wheat pasta on the label will be made not þ 1 slice whole-wheat bread with whole grains but with þ Yi cup cooked barley white flour and caramel þ xh cup cooked couscous coloring. þ ]/i cup cooked brown rice þ h cup whole-grain Many people make the miscereal, such as kasha take of thinking that whole- þ xk cup wheat bran grain products are fattening. þ '/i cup pumpkin seeds They are not unless you add þ ]A cup cooked carrots or butter or creamy toppings. 1 cup raw carrots Leave these off.

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain John J. Ratey, MD See book keywords and concepts

The rest of your plate should be balanced with whole grains, proteins, and dietary fats. Low-carb diets may help you lose weight, but they're not good for your brain. whole grains have complex carbohydrates that supply a steady flow of energy rather than the spike and crash of simple sugars, and they're necessary to transport amino acids such as tryptophan into the brain. As you learned in chapter 4, tryptophan is a precursor necessary for the production of serotonin, and it and other important amino acids come from protein.

Transdermal Magnesium Therapy Mark Sircus See book keywords and concepts

Studies show that people who eat at least three servings of whole grains a day have a lower risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer and seem to maintain a healthy weight more easily. Since refined grains, such as white flour, have their innermost and outermost layers (their germ and bran) removed, they are stripped of a great portion of their minerals. whole grains are not only higher in fiber but contain four times the magnesium and zinc and twice the selenium.6 Only about 15 to 25% of children eat the recommended amount of magnesium.

Health Begins in the Colon Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN See book keywords and concepts

Replace these items with whole grains or sprouted grain (wheat) flour. Healthful bread products can be purchased from natural food markets or ordered online. Alive and Well www.yahwehsaliveandwell.com 1 (386) 437-0020 Diamond Organics www.diamondorganics.com 1 (888) 674-2642 Heartland Mill 328 www.heartlandmill.com 1(800)232-8533 z o H-l o u Carbonated and Caffeinated Drinks « e When you have a craving for sweets or soda, eat fresh fruit such as waif; termelon or citrus fruits instead.

The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S. See book keywords and concepts

The findings suggest that a greater intake of whole grains, dietary fiber, and yes, magnesium, decreased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in older women. And a number of studies have looked at the potential benefits of magnesium supplements for helping to control type 2 diabetes. In one study, sixty-three subjects with below normal blood levels of magnesium received either 300 mg of elemental magnesium a day or a placebo. At the end of only sixteen weeks, those who received the magnesium had improved metabolic control of diabetes (i.e.

The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie Craig Pepin-Donat See book keywords and concepts

As part of my health regimen I started eating moderate amounts of whole grains, vegetables and salads without heavy dressing. My staples were broiled chicken, fish, beef and lamb. I avoided eating after 7:00 p.m. when my metabolism starts to slow down. During my test, I still ate some desserts and pasta, and in the second month, I drank alcohol moderately (approximately one to two drinks maximum a few days per week, not every day). I did not stop eating carbohydrates unlike the "rule" of many fad diets that try to trick people into thinking it is the solution to weight loss.

The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa See book keywords and concepts

We've gone from a whole-foods diet—one in which we digested whole grains, fruits, vegetables, poultry, and livestock produced locally or on our own land—to a processed-food diet. This processed-food diet often consists of highly preserved bread products, doughnuts, prepackaged coffee cakes, and cereals laden with sugar for breakfast. (Think of it: one bowl of Cocoa Puffs has the same amount of sugar as a 50-gram bag of Hershey's Kisses, and a bowl of Corn Pops is the sugar equivalent of eating a Kit Kat bar.

The top ten consumer questions about superfruit juices: Pomegranate, blueberry, acai and cherry Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

These might include a bowl of oatmeal with extra oat bran, a fresh apple (which contains plenty of fiber), whole grains that are well-chewed, or fiber supplements such as glucomannan. You might also add cinnamon to your oatmeal or breakfast cereal, since cinnamon helps regulate blood sugar and effectively lowers the glycemic index of anything you eat during the same meal. However, it should be noted that pomegranate sugars are somewhat unique in that they do not spike blood sugar levels as easily as other fruit sugars.

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D. See book keywords and concepts

However, if you let whole grains, starchy vegetables, and desserts dominate, weight can begin to creep back. If that happens, simply cut back on grains and starches, increase your consumption of leafy greens and colorful vegetables, and cut out desserts. And remember, exercise does count. The more you can do, the better. For the years I taught, I managed to run (often in the dark in the winter) and to lift weights (usually before school). Now I luxuriate in having time for yoga classes, running or cross-country skiing, and some weight lifting.

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto Michael Pollan See book keywords and concepts

Vegetables and fruits? whole grains? Garlic?) may be more important than the subtraction of the usual nutritional suspects.* As the authors of the first study point out, the strength of such an approach is that "it more closely parallels the real world" in that "it can take into account complicated interactions among nutrients and non-nutrient substances in studies of free-living people." The weakness of such an approach is that "it cannot be specific about the particular nutrients responsible" for whatever health effects have been observed.

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D. See book keywords and concepts

All whole grains and products, such as bread and pasta, that are made from them—as long as they do not contain added fats. • All fruits. It works. In the first continuous twelve-year study of the effects of nutrition in severely ill patients, which I will describe in this book, those who complied with my program achieved total arrest of clinical progression and significant selective reversal of coronary artery disease. In fully compliant patients, we have seen angina disappear in a few weeks and abnormal stress test results return to normal. And consider the case of Joe Crowe.

These, unlike whole grains, have been stripped of much of their fiber and nutrients. You should avoid white rice and "enriched" flour products, which are found in many pastas, breads, bagels, and baked goods. 5. Nuts. Those who have heart disease should avoid all nuts. Those without disease can consume walnuts in moderation because they can provide considerable omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for many essential bodily functions. But I am extremely wary of nuts.

Whole wheat, whole rye, bulgur wheat, whole oats, barley, buckwheat (kasha or buckwheat groats), whole corn, cornmeal, wild rice, brown rice, popcorn, and less well-known whole grains, such as couscous, kamut (a relative of durum wheat), quinoa, amaranth, millet, spelt, teff, triticale, grano, and faro. There is a marvelous variety of choices, both familiar and new. You can also eat cereals that do not contain added sugar and oil— old-fashioned oats, for instance (not the quick-cooking variety), shredded wheat, and brand names like Grape-Nuts.

The diet he promoted emphasized consumption of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and small amounts of meat, poultry, and fish—all told, a low-fat, high-fiber diet supplemented with healthy doses of aerobic exercise. Because Pritikin did not have a degree in medicine, his research was never fully accepted by the medical community. Even so, he never backed down, and ably defended his viewpoint against his critics. Proof that he had been on the right course all along came after his death in 1985, at the age of sixty-nine, of complications from experimental treatment for leukemia.

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto Michael Pollan See book keywords and concepts

The seed exception suggests why it's important to eat more leaves than seeds; though unrefined seeds, including whole grains and nuts, can be very nutritious, they're high in calories, befitting their biological role as energy-storage devices. It's only when we begin refining plant seeds or eating them to the exclusion of the rest of the plant that we get into trouble. So what about eating meat? Unlike plants, which we can't live without, we don't need to eat meat—with the exception of vitamin B12, every nutrient found in meat can be obtained somewhere else.

Health Begins in the Colon Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN See book keywords and concepts

Raw fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and whole grains are all good examples of live foods. The human body depends on these kinds of foods for energy to constantly restore and maintain health. What are Dead Foods? By contrast, dead foods have been robbed of their nourishing vitality. Also, these foods are laced with toxins from the artificial conditions employed to grow, process, and prepare them for sale. For instance, pasteurization uses heat to kill the valuable live enzymes in dairy products.

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto Michael Pollan See book keywords and concepts

Because the small percentage of whole grains in the bread would render it that much less sweet than, say, all-white Wonder Bread—which scarcely waits to be chewed before transforming itself into glucose—the food scientists have added high-fructose corn syrup and honey to to make up the difference; to overcome the problematic heft and toothsomeness of a real whole grain bread, they've deployed "dough conditioners," including guar gum and the aforementioned azodicar-bonamide, to simulate the texture of supermarket white bread.

Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness Tori Hudson, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Diet: Reduce alcohol, avoid sugar and simple carbohydrates. Eat whole grains, vegetables, nuts, seeds, adequate fish or low-fat dairy, proteins, and legumes. Eat regularly three meals per day. Lifestyle: Get 30-60 minutes of exercise daily. (See Appendix A.) Botanicals: Black cohosh: 40 mg standardized extract twice daily Saint John's wort standardized extract: 300 mg 3 times per day psychosomatic symptoms as well as a feeling of sexual well-being.

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