Alex Steffen See book keywords and concepts | In 2006 the scope of the lab will expand into growing and distributing the Moringa oleifeira plant (packed with vitamins, minerals, eighteen amino acids, chlorophyll, omega-3 oils, phytonutrients, and antioxidants) and the Artemisia annua plant, which is used to treat malaria (a leading killer in the Global South) and boosts the immune system.
Many people in rural Zimbabwe, influenced by the media and by their dependence on outside institutions, perceive their small farms and villages as useless and themselves as without opportunity. | Mark Hyman, M.D. See book keywords and concepts | Food is a source of nutrients rich in antioxidants, including selenium, vitamin C, vitamin A, and the phytonutrients such as lycopene, xanthine, and lutein. (Phytonutrients are compounds found in plants with positive medicinal effects.) But food is also the biggest source of free radicals, manufactured by oxidative stress. This is because when the body processes food (specifically, when we convert food into usable energy inside our mitochondria), it releases free radicals that need to be quenched by our antioxidant system. | James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D. See book keywords and concepts | They all contain diiferent phytonutrients, which are so valuable for preventing serious illnesses.
Why Organic Foods Are Best
Over 1 billion pounds of pesticides and herbicides are sprayed on U.S. crops each year. Yes, it is realistic to assume that you are ingesting these potential toxins.
The long-term effects of pesticide and herbicide exposure are unclear, but a scary picture is beginning to emerge. Population studies on adults suggest a link with certain types of cancers and neurological diseases. | Thousands of phytonutrients have been identified in fruits, vegetables, grains, seeds, algae, and nuts. They have tremendous benefits for people by helping to prevent illnesses such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. For example, two phytochemicals found in cruciferous vegetables (such as broccoli and cauliflower), known as indole-3 carbinol and sulforaphane, help the body to metabolize toxins and are associated with preventing certain types of cancers. Flavonoids, found in citrus fruits, protect us against heart disease, stroke, and cancer. | Grape seed extract, N-acetylcysteine, alpha lipoic acid and tocotrienols are also great antioxidants. phytonutrients, as found in herbs such as green tea, turmeric, ginkgo biloba, and milk thistle, have some of the most potent antioxidant activity ever discovered. Each of the antioxidants plays a key role in neutralizing free radicals and optimizing immune system function. These are just a few examples of the antioxidants that are available in foods and supplements.
TESTING ANTIOXIDANT STATUS
There are several different ways you can test your antioxidant status. | They contain an array of phytonutrients thy cells in the body. Take as directed on the
Super Prescription #3 High-potericy multivitamin
Take a high-potency multivitamin and mineral formula, as directed on the container. It provides a base of nutrients and antioxidants for immune health.
Super Prescription #4 Probiotic
Take a product containing at least 4 billion organisms of the friendly bacteria per daily dose. These good bacteria support immune function, digestion, and detoxification of carcinogenic matter. | Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts | Good nutrition includes healthy oils, minerals and phytonutrients that protect nerve cells from oxidative damage. Nutrition also needs to support your brain in eliminating waste products produced by cellular metabolism. The brain needs good hydration, too. If you have a brain that is suffering in one or more of these areas, then you are inevitably going to suffer some nervous system disorders that will be diagnosed as some sort of "disease."
If you eat hydrogenated oils on a regular basis, you are poisoning your brain. | Gabriel Cousens, M.D. See book keywords and concepts | Bioflavonoids are a class of phytonutrients that contain subclasses, including isoflavones, flavones, and flavenols. These are very important antioxidants; they affect hormone modulation, anti-inflammatory protection, and gene expression of our detoxification enzymes.
Vitamins and minerals also affect our gene expression. The B vitamins are particularly important in this, especially B6, Bn, and folic acid. These clearly modulate gene activity to protect us against cancer and heart disease, as well as improve brain function. | Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts | The government (the taxpayers, actually) should provide free vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients to the population, especially pregnant women and children, so that we can prevent birth defects and behavioral disorders early on. We would save countless dollars down the road. This is something I've supported for a long time and I will continue to promote.
But of course, nothing is free. American taxpayers would be footing the bill, but it is a wise investment. | Gabriel Cousens, M.D. See book keywords and concepts | Diets high in fruits and vegetables are very high in phytonutrients, which include a variety of antioxidants, carotenes, vitamin E, vitamin C, phenolic compounds, and terpenoids that specifically turn on not only anti-cancer genes but anti-aging genes, and anti-inflammation genes. | Jack Challem See book keywords and concepts | These vegetables are nutrient-dense because they provide large amounts of vitamins, vitamin-like phytonutrients (such as antioxidant carotenoids and flavonoids), minerals, and fiber but relatively few calories and carbohydrates. In contrast, potatoes (whether baked, mashed, or fried) are the most common starchy vegetable and are equivalent to a highly refined carbohydrate.
Nonstarchy vegetables are a treasure trove of quality nutrition. For example, broccoli contains a variety of compounds that help the liver break down toxins and prevent cancer. | Gabriel Cousens, M.D. See book keywords and concepts | Research on phytonutrients supports the general findings; for example, 82 percent of 156 different published dietary studies found that fruit and vegetable consumption helped protect against cancer.48 People who eat more fruits and vegetables have about one-half the risk of cancer mortality than those people who are not vegetable eaters. | Food has additional factors - proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, micronutrients, enzymes, subtle hormone factors, alkaloids, auxones, pacifarins (natural antibiotic substances), thousands of phytonutrients, and whatever new micro factors have been or will be discovered. These new discoveries have only reinforced our materialistic-mechanistic conceptions of food and the human system. Many people are still holding tightly to the caloric approach of Lavoisier. Calorie counting is still in vogue today. | In their whole state, live foods have more enzymes, bioelectrical energy, bioluminescence, bioactive electrons, bio-photons, phytonutrients, higher SOEF energy patterns, and life force energy in general.
When we eat live foods we are consuming the living energy of the planet and fully immersing ourselves in the full energy of food as a Love note from God.
The optimal diet is an individualized, live, organic, locally grown, vegan, highly mineralized, low-glycemic, well-hydrated diet of wholefood prepared with Love and eaten with consciousness and gratitude. | It is interesting to note that phytonutrients form an integral part of the Rainbow Diet (see Chapter 26).
Effects of Cooking Foods
Whether we should cook our foods is a controversial issue. For many, like the author until about 1983, it is not even an issue, because we assume it is natural to cook most foods. Some suggest that everything be cooked, others say fruits or grains should be cooked, and still others say 100 percent raw foods is the way. By applying all levels of the Spiritual Nutrition paradigm, including its material aspect, we can gain some perspective on this subject. | Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts | One company offers you a chicken casserole recipe for $2, another company offers you chicken casserole with superfood elements and extra vitamin and mineral content, including phytonutrients and perhaps some anticancer compounds, for only $2.05. Which one would you go with? Well, I'd pay the extra nickel and get the health benefits. If we can create an environment in which we have that kind of competition, then perhaps this won't be such a long-term concern, because chances are that creating food in the FoodFab is going to be much cheaper than going out and buying it or growing it yourself. | Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts | We should just eat the colors of the rainbow in their natural form, because these colors are potent disease-fighting phytonutrients.
We should eat sunshine, actually. We should consume it into our skin. We should consume more water. We should get more fruits. We should get avocados, high fiber products, and whole grains. These are the things we should consume if we wish to be healthy.
And to really get your nutrition and be the healthiest you can be, you should eat superfoods. High density, high nutrition supplements based on whole foods or whole food powders. | Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts | These phytonutrients are found in the skin of the blueberry, by the way, and they are called anthocyanins (another phytonutrient).
I even learned that your own body freely generates the best anti-cancer medicine in the world—vitamin D—a nutrient that's been proven to slash breast cancer risk by an astonishing 50 percent, but only if you get some exposure to natural sunlight or consume vitamin D through fish oils and nutritional supplements. | From the world of nutrition and phytonutrients, by the way, some of the best anti-clotting foods are red grapes, grape seeds (yes, the seeds) and red wine. Why? Because they contain resveratrol, one of the most potent cardiovascular medicines ever discovered. Grape seeds also contain proanthocyanidins (PCOs), another miracle-class medicine from nature that should be required eating for those suffering from Coronary Heart Disease. | We lack the B vitamins, the minerals, the phytonutrients, and the healthy oils.
It's not surprising that, before very long, we begin to show symptoms of cardiovascular disease. Then we go to a doctor and actually get diagnosed with it. Ultimately, we are assigned that inevitable label of "having" cardiovascular disease, as if you've been struck with malaria or the Ebola virus.
But you don't actually have any genuine disease. Cardiovascular disease is a complete fiction. It's just a name that indicates a certain pattern of observable symptoms. | Minerals and trace minerals (plant-based are best)
•* Medicinal phytonutrients (like those found in spirulina and astaxanthin) *~ Cleansing products (liver cleansing, colon cleansing, blood cleansing)
I take all of these daily except for the cleansing products which are only used a few times each year. (See chapter 6 for specific companies and contact details.)
Safety notes on supplements and solutions
*~ Many nutritional supplements (especially the rainforest herbs) should never be taken when pregnant.
•* Many prescription drugs can interfere with the function of herbs. | James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D. See book keywords and concepts | They provide a longer-lasting energy source, help us to feel fuller, maintain our blood-sugar balance, contain fiber that helps us with elimination, and contain more vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients than simple carbohydrates do. Examples of complex carbohydrates include whole grains (such as whole wheat pasta, whole grain breads and cereals, and oatmeal), beans, brown rice, peas, and most root vegetables.
Consuming carbohydrates along with protein, fiber, and fat (good fats) helps to smooth out their effect on blood-sugar levels. | In addition, they are a valuable source of phytonutrients, from which researchers continue to discover a host of health benefits. Keep in mind that most plants are an incomplete protein source. However, this is not a problem, because a variety of combined plant foods provides all the essential amino acids. It is important to consume organic fruits and vegetables to limit the amount of pesticides and herbicides your body is exposed to. People with insulin resistance or diabetes may fare better by not having a completely vegetarian diet and often benefit from eating animal foods. | Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts | Plus, apples contain various phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals. They're even a decent source of folic acid.
How to further suppress your appetite:
One more supplementary strategy to all of this is that you can multiply the appetite suppressing effects of all foods by swallowing a couple of fiber tablets before you begin eating. Fiber tablets or capsules would include psyllium husk, glucomannan, oat bran fiber, apple pectin fiber, or other natural fibers. You can find fiber supplements at any health food store. | Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts | Then, through a complex system of metabolism and photosynthesis, plants manage to convert those elements into healing phytonutrients, including vitamins, enzymes, heart-healthy oils, fiber, proteins, and complex carbohydrates. Plus they produce all of these fantastic phytochemicals which we're now learning more about in terms of preventing, and even reversing, chronic diseases such as cancer.
Plants give you one more thing, too: the energy of life. This is another form of nutrition, which I call "vibrational nutrition. | Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts | It's true: the chlorophyll and other phytonutrients will cleanse you from the inside out. Some of the best foods for that include parsley, cilantro, celery and all mint species. The aromatic herbs are also excellent: sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano, and so on.
As a sidebar to the body odor discussion, all the things that come out of your body are strong indicators of your current level of health, as well as what adjustments you need to make in order to be healthier. | Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts | You'll get plenty of vitamin C in a full-spectrum package that gives you antioxidants, phytonutrients, and cancer fighting compounds all at the same time; and none of that is actually listed on the label.
For example, if you buy the Alive Whole Food Energizer, you're not going to see on the label a listing of the B vitamins, the C vitamins, the antioxidants and so on, because it's not broken down like that. It just tells you what foods were used to make the product. From there, you have to understand that those foods provide those nutrients and much more in a full spectrum of great nutrition. | Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts | If you eat a bowl of grapes, you're consuming not only the grape skin, grape fiber, grape sugars, the phytochemicals, and the phytonutrients, you're also consuming water in the grape, and that water has the vibration of a grape. There's a whole new universe to explore here of what I call vibrational nutrition, or the homeopathy of plants.
Modern science hasn't even scratched the surface on this. There could be a whole new school of vibrational nutrition that looks at the different characteristics and vibrations of different plants as they come out of the garden. | Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts | You'll get plenty of vitamin C in a full-spectrum package that gives you antioxidants, phytonutrients, and cancer fighting compounds all at the same time; and none of that is actually listed on the label.
For example, if you buy the Alive Whole Food Energizer, you're not going to see on the label a listing of the B vitamins, the C vitamins, the antioxidants and so on, because it's not broken down like that. It just tells you what foods were used to make the product. From there, you have to understand that those foods provide those nutrients and much more in a full spectrum of great nutrition. |
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