| It's this idea—that the body benefits immeasurably from a constant rich infusion of phytonutrients, as well as all macro- and other micronu-trients—that is one of the cornerstones of SuperFoods Rx, and identifying the richest sources of micronutrients in foods is one of its important features.
The Four Principles of SuperFoods Rx
SuperFoods Rx presents a very simple idea that rests on a cluster of important principles. Understanding these principles will help you shift the focus of your diet and thereby improve your short- and long-term health. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  Some of the phytonutrients in eggplant help to prevent convulsions. The Chinese use eggplant to aid the function of the large intestines, spleen, and stomach. The entire fruit is eaten.
Key nutrients in eggplant include calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, copper, manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin Bx (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), pantothenic acid, fiber, folate, and small amounts of lipids and amino acids. |
Mike Adams
See book keywords and concepts | | When you eat sprouts, you are taking in a perfect food that is intended to create new life. In this way, I look at every single sprout like a little tiny multivitamin. And that's exactly what it is. If you were to look at the vitamin, mineral and phytonutrient content of a sprout, you would find it is quite impressive. Not only does it contain all these nutrients, it also has chlorophyll, which is a fantastic blood cleanser, liver cleanser, cancer fighter and all-around health enhancing nutrient for the human body. |
Patrick Holford
See book keywords and concepts |  Peppers, broccoli, and fruit are rich in vitamin C and other phytonutrients. Seeds and nuts are rich in essential fats. Beans and grains provide both protein and complex carbohydrate. Foods such as these should make up at least half, if not all, of your diet.
The perfect diet pyramid below gives you the kind of balance of foods to aim for in your diet.
Fat-
1 heaped tablespoon of ground seeds or 1 tablespoon of cold-pressed seed oil.
Protein-
3 servings of beans, lentils, quinoa, tofu (soy), or "seed" vegetables. | | Many nutrients and phytonutrients help enhance immune function. These include vitamin C, all antioxidants, and the plants echinacea, cat's claw, and aloe vera. There are also many natural infection fighters including probiotics (for bacterial infection), caprylic acid (for fungal infection), elderberry extract (for viral infection, and grapefruit seed extract for all three. Read chapters 24 and 33 to find out which remedies are most helpful, depending on the infection. Below is a general infection-fighting program.
Diet advice
Follow the diet recommended in this book. | | The kinds of nutrients that are provided in an antioxidant supplement are vitamins A, C, E, and beta-carotene, zinc, and selenium, possibly iron, copper, and manganese, the amino acids glutathione or cysteine, plus phytonutrients such as bilberry extract, pycnogenol, and grape seed extract. These plant chemicals, rich in bioflavonoids and anthocyanidins, are also often supplied in more comprehensive vitamin C formulas.
4. Are you getting enough fat? |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts | | If you have colon problems, add to the above list fresh or powdered wheatgrass, which is loaded with nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and chlorophyll and other phytonutrients. A fresh "green drink" made from any green, leafy vegetable is an excellent detoxifier. Chlorophyll, in the form of alfalfa, which is available in health food stores, helps the body to rid itself of toxins and is particularly good for arthritis. Another good detoxifier is garlic. |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
See book keywords and concepts |  The deeper the color, the more phytonutrients!) Usually, the smaller the head, the better the flavor. Yellowing florets are signs that the broccoli is past its prime. If there are still leaves on the stalks, they should be firm and fresh-looking; wilted leaves are also a sign of an aged vegetable. Broccoli will keep in the fridge in a crisper for five to seven days. Never wash the broccoli before storing, as it can develop mold when damp.
Wash fresh broccoli thoroughly before using, soaking it in cold water if the florets seem to have sand or dirt in them. |
Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts |  As a consequence, most people today fall far short of the greater quantity and diversity of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients consumed by Paleolithic peoples and hunter-gatherers.
Based on the calculations by Eaton and Cordain, Paleolithic peoples consumed an average of two to ten times more vitamins and minerals than people do today. These levels range from three to six times the federal government's Recommended Dietary Allowance (or Daily Value) for vitamins and minerals. |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
See book keywords and concepts | | There are literally thousands of them in our foods, appearing in everything from our cup of morning tea to a handful of popcorn at the movies. Some phytonutrients help facilitate the ability of our cells to communicate with one another. Some have antiinflammatory abilities. Some help prevent mutations at the cellular level. Some prevent the proliferation of cancer cells. Some have functions that we are only beginning to understand, and many have yet to even be identified. | | They are an important category of phytonutrients that includes beta-carotene, lutein, and lycopene. These nutrients function as antioxidants; they protect us from cancer and help defy the effects of aging.
Phytoestrogens, literally "plant estrogens," are naturally occurring chemicals found particularly in soy foods as well as in whole wheat, seeds, grains, and some vegetables and fruits. They play a role in hormone-related cancers such as prostate and breast cancers.
HOW MICRONUTRIENTS CAN PROLONG YOUR HEALTH SPAN
Your body is a complicated, interrelated system that is remarkably resilient. |
Bradley J. Willcox, M.D., D. Craig Willcox, Ph.D., Makoto Suzuki, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  The hemp seeds provide omega-3 fatty acids; the seaweed is very high in calcium; and the mixture offers a host of other phytonutrients from carotenoids to flavonoids.
How to use it. Sprinkle shichimi on any food that needs a bit of flavor. Try it with soup, grilled fish, noodles, and simmered vegetables. It even makes a nice addition to plain rice and potatoes.
Where to find it. Shichimi is readily available at grocery stores with international food sections and at all Asian food stores. |
Mark Hyman, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Further examples of important healthy phytonutrients include catechins and epigallactocatechins (found primarily in green tea), which have anticancer properties and can enhance liver detoxification, lower cholesterol, and help regulate blood sugar. Compounds in soy and red clover known as isoflavones (such as genistein and daidzein) lower cholesterol and activate anticancer enzymes. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts | | There is a small debate as to whether to call these plant chemicals phytochemicals or phytonutrients. Some scientists classify them as nonessential, which would disqualify them from being considered nutrients. Thousands of phytochemicals are found everywhere in the plant world, where they often function as natural defenses against biological hazards. Among other things, they give plants their color, flavor, and natural disease resistance. Tomatoes alone are believed to contain an estimated 10,000 different phytochemicals. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Using this online reference site, you can find out which nutrients help certain health conditions, or even which foods contain specific nutrients.
SupplementReference.com is the smallest of these sites, listing dietary supplements like psyllium, glucosamine and others that don't quite qualify as individual nutrients. Currently, this site is sparse, but we are working on adding new supplements as quickly as we can. In time, we plan to list actual recommended products in this database as well.
All of these reference sites are hyperlinked to each other where appropriate. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Some of the vitamins and phytonutrients can oxidize and be lost over time, ranging from minutes to days.
To vary and simplify the juice cleanse or if you are wishing to do it longer, some other detoxifying foods can be eaten if just drinking liquids is too challenging or you are needing to add more fruit and calories. Vegetable soups can be consumed, as can eating fresh fruits and vegetables such as celery, carrots, jicama, apples, pears, oranges, and so forth. See Chapter 13 for recipes and Chapter 3 for more juice ideas. Use in-season and organic fruits and vegetables as much as possible. |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
See book keywords and concepts | | In addition to the high-quality protein you get when you substitute soy for animal protein, you get a bonus of vitamins, minerals, and a good dose of phytonutrients. Soy has a healthy mix of fats and no cholesterol. In one study, the substitution of soy for animal products reduced coronary artery disease risk in the study subjects because of their subsequent reductions in blood lipids (such as LDL), homocysteine, and blood pressure. For those of us eating a typical American diet, what this means is that soy is so good because much of what we eat is so bad for us! |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts | | These are called phytochemicals (or phytonutrients). Found in fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, and herbs, these "phytos" help to fight cancer, aging, and most health disorders. Research studies on these plant compounds are growing daily. This is the most current, cutting-edge information on phytochemicals, how they heal, where they exist in the plant world, and how they can be used as preventives and cures.
Chapter Six
Antioxidants: Powerful Disease Prevention
Since oxygen is essential for life, it's ironic that burning it sets the stage for aging and many diseases. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
See book keywords and concepts |  A variety of phytonutrients detived from spices influence insulin sensitivity (Jatvill-Taylor et al. 2001). For example, American scientists have found that 1 teaspoon of cinnamon a day may help control blood sugar levels. The common spice appears to rekindle the ability of fat cells to respond to insulin and increase glucose removal (Hodge 2000).
The factor found in cinnamon that is tesponsible for the diabetes advantage is methylhydroxy chalcone polymer (MHCP) (Mercola 2000). Researchers found that MHCP stimulated glucose uptake and glycogen synthesis in a fashion similar to insulin. Dt. | | Nuts: A Heart Food
According to a report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, one of the most unexpected and novel findings in nutritional epidemiology in the past 5 years has been that nut consumption protects against ischemic heart disease (IHD) (Sabate 1999). phytonutrients in nuts, such as luteolin (a flavonoid), tocotrienols, fiber, fatty acids, amino acids, and vitamins and minerals, appear to work synergistically to provide heart protection, lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of stroke, and increase longevity. | | In this form, it is estimated that 90 to 100% of phytonutrients, and all of their cancer-fighting properties, become available for absorption into the body (Mowatt 1998). (Indole-3-carbinol is available from Life Extension in capsule form.)
Studies in animals indicate that I3C is safe at recommended doses (NIEHS 2000). Trials in humans have also found no significant side effects (Wong et al. 1997). A study by Cover et al. |
Gary Null
See book keywords and concepts | | Also, eating a lot of vegetables and red fruits, and drinking a lot of vegetable and fruit juice, will provide you with the phytonutrients that feed the phytoestrogens that in turn help produce the hormones needed to achieve hormonal balance as we age.
Homeopathy can also help osteoporosis. Calcarea phosphorica can be relied upon for extended periods of time for the treatment of soft, weak, and brittle bones. This homeopathic remedy should be administered at a potency of 200 C for acute pain; people with chronic symptoms should begin treatment with about 12 to 30 C. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  There simply isn't enough nutrition available in the everyday foods consumed by people to provide sufficient quantities of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients, and other nutrients needed by the human body. That's why the healthiest people in the world are precisely those who take nutritional supplements on a regular basis.
I am one of those people. |
Mark Hyman, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Many plant compounds, or phytonutrients, are also powerful detoxifiers, such as those found in silymarin, derived from a milk thistle plant.
By supporting the liver and reducing its burden of detoxification, we can promote its long-term healthy function, because it is one of the organs vital for longevity. And by addressing and promoting detoxification in general, we can eliminate one of the basic underlying mechanisms of many illnesses and diseases, and prevent those disorders from developing. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  High in minerals, phytonutrients.
Cyanotech - Growers of spirulina superfood in Hawaii. Green living company that uses some renewable energy. Grows the most pure spirulina in the world using deep ocean seawater.
Living Fuel - Phenomenal superfood formulas and food bars. Full product line, uses quality ingredients and no junk. Lots of chia and quality plant proteins.
SGN Nutrition - Makers of Emerald Balance and the delicious XBalance chocolate superfood powder (makes great smoothies). Very tasty, easy to feed to kids. |
Bradley J. Willcox, M.D., D. Craig Willcox, Ph.D., Makoto Suzuki, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Unlike our typical Western diet, with its overemphasis on animal proteins, fats, and processed and refined foods, the Okinawan diet was filled with unprocessed plant foods that are high in fiber, phytonutrients, vitamins, and minerals and are naturally low in fat. This diet provides more than adequate protein, has little cholesterol, and has been shown to dramatically improve health.
The Caloric Density Pyramid
A quick look at the Caloric Density Pyramid in figure 3.2 will help you visualize just where various kinds of foods stand in terms of caloric density. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts | | Newer studies, however, are examining phytochemicals, or phytonutrients, which are naturally occurring compounds found in plants. Some of the groups of phytochemicals that have been the subject of greatest interest are carotenoids, flavonoids, isoflavones, and procyanidolic oligomers, or PCOs (also known as oligomeric proanthocyanidins, or OPCs), which are believed to be fifty times stronger than vitamins C and E. |
Andrew Pengelly
See book keywords and concepts |  Bitter taste, phytonutrients and the consumer: a review', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 72: 1424-1435.
Eitenmiller, R. E. and Landen Jr, W. O. 1999, Vitamin Analysis for the
Health and Food Sciences, CRC Press, Boca Raton. Hamburger, M. and Hostettmann, K. 1991, 'Bioactivity in plants: the link between phytochemistry and medicine', Fhy to chemistry 30: 3864-3874. Harborne, J. and Baxter, H. 1993, Phytochemical Dictionary, Taylor &c
Francis, London.
Hormann, H. and Korting, H. 1995, 'Allergic acute dermatitis due to Arnica tincture self-medication', Phytomedicine 4: 315-317. |
Bradley J. Willcox, M.D., D. Craig Willcox, Ph.D., Makoto Suzuki, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | The soy "protein package" also comes with cholesterol-lowering saponins, antioxidant flavonoids, and many other healthful phytonutrients. So soy has helped Okinawans stay lean as its added many other healthy nutrients to their diet. That makes it an A-number-one food in our book. Let's take a look at some ways you can take advantage of this amazing food.
LOW-CD SOY WINNERS SOYMILK (CD 0.3) Soymilk is made by cooking dehulled ground soybeans in water. Once the solid matter is filtered out, the liquid remaining is the soymilk. Soymilk has several important health advantages. |
Mark Hyman, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | More of these healthy phytonutrients are being discovered every day, and substantial ongoing research has been identifying and purifying many of these compounds for potential use as medications to treat various conditions.
Another fact shattering the myth that all foods are broken down similarly: The way carbohydrates, fats, and protein are packaged for consumption is of vital importance. |
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