Stephanie Beling
See book keywords and concepts |  Its yellow orange flesh is thick with carotenoids; in fact, mangoes offer more beta carotene than carotene-rich apricots and cantaloupe.
When shopping for mangoes, look for a skin of deep green shading to bright yellow and red. A freckled appearance is common. The ripe fruit yields to slight pressure and has a distinctive fragrance; beware even a whiff of fermentation. In the refrigerator, mangoes can last for two weeks, but leave underripe fruits at room temperature to soften for a few days first. | | Phytochemicals Chart
Phytochemicals
Their Source
Their Power
Carotenoids
(over 600) especially beta carotene, lycopene
Red, green, yellow, orange fruits and vegetables especially carrots, sweet potatoes, winter squash, tomatoes, citrus, melons, cruciferous vegetables
Antioxidants; reduce accumulation of plaque in arteries; promote cell differentiation (cancer cells are undifferentiated) . |
Rudolph M. Ballentine, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Beta carotene, vits C, E, and selenium, and lutein; antioxidant enzymes (SOD, glutathione, etc); Hmp: Syphilinum.
Manic Depressive Disorder (see Bipolar Disorder).
Mastitis: Continue nursing, or pump breast; Hmp: Phytolac 30C or 200C, sometimes Belladonna 30C; Hrbl: also Phytolac (Poke Root) as poultice or internally in small doses (e.g., MT 10?0 drops 3? times daily) plus Echinacea 20 drops every 4 hrs; CPM: Chuan Xin Lian Kang Yan; prevention: prenatal prep and proper nursing technique.
Menopausal problems (See Hot Flashes, etc.). |
Barrie R Cassileth, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Among smokers in the studies, in fact, the beta carotene supplements increased the incidence of serious diseases. Supplements do not produce the same beneficial results seen with vegetables and fruits, probably because of currently unknown interactions with other helpful ingredients. No shortcuts here.
What It Can Do for You
A nutritionally healthy diet is essential to overall good health. Because the diets of many Americans are too inconsistent and too full of junk food to satisfy the body's nutritional needs, and because some people have special needs, supplements are sometimes required. | | RDA for Men: 5,000 IU or 3 mg beta carotene. (retinoic acid, Purpose: Maintains vision, bones, hair, teeth, glands, skin, reproduction; rerinoZ, ^ helps wound healing. eta carotene) Source: Leafy green and yellow and orange vegetables; fruit; dairy products; organ meats. Signs of Deficiency: Poor growth in children, poor resistance to infection, night blindness, dry skin.
Signs of Overdose: Joint and bone pain, birth defects, blurred vision, cracked skin, hair loss.
Supplement Needed? No. The body stores vitamin A for lengthy time; excess can cause problems. History: First vitamin discovered. | | As of the late 1990s, antioxidants—vitamins C, E, and beta carotene (which the body converts to vitamin A) ?starred as some of the most popular supplements. They were thought to provide protection against heart disease and cancer, and were widely available at health-food stores and pharmacies. The antioxidant story is a good example of why large and thorough studies are necessary before we really know if something works. |
J. Robert Hatherill
See book keywords and concepts |  Excessive intake of beta carotene can cause a yellow skin coloring, which is reversible and apparently harmless. The RDA for adults is 50 IU. |
Barrie R Cassileth, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | RDA for Men: 5,000 IU or 3 mg beta carotene. (retinoic acid, Purpose: Maintains vision, bones, hair, teeth, glands, skin, reproduction; rerinoZ, ^ helps wound healing. eta carotene) Source: Leafy green and yellow and orange vegetables; fruit; dairy products; organ meats. Signs of Deficiency: Poor growth in children, poor resistance to infection, night blindness, dry skin.
Signs of Overdose: Joint and bone pain, birth defects, blurred vision, cracked skin, hair loss.
Supplement Needed? No. The body stores vitamin A for lengthy time; excess can cause problems. History: First vitamin discovered. |
Stephanie Beling
See book keywords and concepts | | To all this must now be added the evidence that current research is yielding about the phytochemical power in the red, yellow, and orange fruits. beta carotene, for all its newsworthiness, is only one of the 600-plus carotenoids that have thus far been identified by scientists. Carotenoids are serious antioxidants, but that is not all they do. Scientists believe they invigorate the communication among healthy cells, thus keeping cancer cells from gaining the upper hand.
The red, yellow, and orange fruits are also rich in flavonoids, of which some 800 have been identified to date. |
Dr. Gary Null
See book keywords and concepts |  Antioxidant nutrients include vitamin E, beta carotene, vitamin C, and selenium. Free radicals damage the lining tissues of arteries, which leads to atherosclerosis and plaque deposits. Antioxidants, particularly vitamin C, can prevent this from happening by protecting the lining of the arteries. Vitamin E has several functions. Aside from being a protective antioxidant, it also reduces the stickiness of platelets, little blood fragments that initiate blood clots. This effect is helped by the addition of essential fatty acids and garlic. | | Vitamin C: to bowel tolerance, up to 10,000 mg Beta carotene: 150,000-200,000 IU Selenium: 400 meg Vitamin E: 800-1200 IU
DIET. Changes in the diet are made to further stimulate the immune system. This is accomplished by lowering fat, adding whole grains, vegetables and fruits, and eliminating immune system inhibitors such as coffee, sugar, alcohol, and high-fat foods. Foods such as cheese and meat have high amounts of estrogen and are omitted, as estrogen aggravates the disease. A mostly vegetarian diet is best for lowering estrogen and stimulating the immune system.
BOTANICALS. | | A study showed that women with excessive menstrual bleeding, a common symptom with fibroids, had low levels of A, and that supplementation is effective in returning bleeding patterns to normal. beta carotene sources include sweet potatoes, carrots, and romaine lettuce.
S. Lark, "Fending off Fibroids," Vegetarian Times 193 (September 1993): 100.
Supplements recommended for treating fibroids include B complex, E, and lipotropic factors.
C. Cabrera, "Holistic Treatment of Fibroids," Medical Herbalism 5, no. 3 (Fall 1993). | | Dietary factors increasing the risk of cervical changes include low levels of vitamins A, C, and E, as well as low levels of folic acid, selenium, zinc, and beta carotene. Lifestyle factors increasing the risk of cervical changes include sex at an early age, more sexual partners, testing positive for viruses such as genital herpes and warts, oral contraceptive use, underactive thyroid, smoking, passive exposure to smoking, giving birth in the teens, stress, and having sexual partners who work with chemicals, such as tar, machine oil, dust, asbestos, coal, and metals, if hygiene is poor.
A. | | Additional preventive daily supplementation may include 1,000 mg vitamin C and 25,000 units of beta carotene.
To catch the condition early, Dr. Hudson stresses yearly Pap smear exams. Statistics show that the longer women wait between Pap smears, the higher the incidence of cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer.
DIAGNOSIS
Before treatment, it is essential to get fully diagnosed to determine the stage of the illness. If a woman has an abnormal Pap smear, her partner needs to be examined by a urologist for warty tissue. | | Carotenoid and retinoid supplements have also been shown to prevent breast cancer, including beta carotene, apocarotenal, and canthaxanthion.
"Foods that May Prevent Breast Cancer: Studies are Investigating Soybeans, Whole Wheat and Green Tea, Among Others," Primary Care and Cancer 14, no. 2 (February 1994): 10-11.
Two-thirds of all animal studies on the effects of genis-tein-containing soy materials on the risk of cancer yielded results showing the risk to be significantly reduced by the soy.
S. |
Barrie R Cassileth, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Megadoses of certain nutrients, especially fat-soluble supplements such as beta carotene taken to prevent ill-
Vitamins, Minerals, and Colds
People seem to believe that vitamin C cures colds. But at least sixteen double-blind studies found no benefit. A classic study conducted by the University ofToronto divided 3,500 people into eight groups.Two groups each received 250, 1,000, or 2,000 mg of vitamin C daily; the final two groups got a placebo. |
Stephen T., M.D. Sinatra
See book keywords and concepts |  Even though fruits are high in natural sugars that eventually turn into glucose, they are also a great source of fiber, as well as beta carotene and pectin. Grapefruit is the highest in pectin, and we know that pectin yields a favorable blood cholesterol profile. Animal research indicates that pectin not only reduces cholesterol, but also may lower the incidence of cancer. It was demonstrated that grapefruit pectin, even in the face of a high-fat diet, restricted the development of atherosclerosis. It is important to remember to eat fruits in their fresh state. |
Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council
See book keywords and concepts |  Beta carotene therapy for erythropoietic protoporphyria and other photosensitivity diseases. Arch. Dermatol. 113:1229-1232.
Meinsma, L. 1964. [In Dutch; English Summary.] Nutrition and Cancer. Voeding 25:357-365.
Mergens, W. J., J. J. Kamm, H. L. Newmark, W. Fiddler, and J. Pensabene. 1978. Alpha-tocopherol: Uses in preventing nitrosamine formation. Pp. 199-212 in E. A. Walker, M. Castegnaro, L. Griciute, and R. E. Lyle, eds. Environmental Aspects of N-Nitroso Compounds. IARC Scientific Publications No. 19. International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
Mergens, W. J., F. M. |
Francisco, M.D. Contreras
See book keywords and concepts | | Research biochemists know it is more than just beta carotene and vitamins C and E in vegetables and fruits that help prevent cancer. Folic acid, one of the B vitamins, is a powerful nutrient, and often deficient in those who need it the most.
Researcher Edward Giovannucci, Harvard Medical School, thinks folic acid may help turn off cancer genes. Giovannucci's team discovered that a high intake of folic acid, from fresh vegetables and fruit and vitamin supplements, lowered the risk of tumor development.
Other research shows folic acid directs the growth of new cells in the body. | | Harayama discovered that people who ate liberal amounts of vegetables containing beta carotene had a lower risk of lung, stomach and prostate cancer.
Finally, the all powerful medical industry with its universities, research laboratories, pharmaceutical factories, sophisticated diagnostic equipment, hospitals and medical societies are a financial success but a disaster to those who put their lives in their hands.
Common diseases like tuberculosis and malaria can make inroads into a body if the general health of the person is poor. Who are the main candidates for disease? | | I shall ask Jay Hutchinson to write a letter to the Chinese and Japanese to warn them about the dangers of beta carotene and selenium reported; and also ask them why the have such a low incidence of cancer and why the Japanese, that smoke twice as much as the Finnish, have half the incidence of cancer of the lung!
It is certainly true that there is at present a controversy about vitamin supplements. There are studies that demonstrate that
"the use of synthetic vitamins (A, B, C, D and E) aggravate the harmful effects of radiation in the offspring of pregnant rats." Big deal! |
Elaine Feuer
See book keywords and concepts |  Although beta carotene has a history of safety in thousands of clinical trials, the networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN) warned that, as a result of the Finnish study, antioxidants could be dangerous if taken as a dietary supplement. The New York Times entitled its front page article on the Finnish study, "Vitamin Supplements Are Seen As No Guard Against Diseases." Once again following the "official line," the media disregarded the multitude of studies that demonstrate the benefits of antioxidants used in optimum amounts. | | One group that took beta carotene actually had a higher rate of lung cancer than the group taking a placebo.
The Finnish study simply defies common sense—no one ever claimed that vitamin supplementation could negate decades of moderate to heavy smoking. Furthermore, the study was too short in duration (five years), employed too low a dosage and/or utilized a population at too high a risk to demonstrate the beneficial effects of antioxidants. |
Stephanie Beling
See book keywords and concepts | | Its supply of beta carotene (and lycopene, in red cabbage) makes it a powerful fighter against coronary disease and gastrointestinal disorders, especially ulcers.
Broccoli, which is loaded with sulforaphane, antioxidants, and carotenoids, has been shown to protect against cancers of the esophagus, stomach, colon, lung, larynx, prostate, mouth, pharynx, ovaries, breast, and cervix. In fact, as an all-around antiaging, anticancer package of phytochemicals, broccoli probably edges out cabbage just slightly; at least, the National Cancer Institute ranks it first. |
Elaine Feuer
See book keywords and concepts | | Researchers at Harvard are seeing similar results with beta carotene and its relation to cardiovascular disease.
A search of Medlars' Data Base at the National Library of Medicine shows that since 1966, there have been more than 75,000 studies on nutrients that provide evidence of the health benefits of dietary supplements.
Yet not only does the government and mainstream medicine refuse to admit we should be taking nutritional supplements, they intentionally mislead Americans with inaccurate information. |
Stephanie Beling
See book keywords and concepts | | Here are some hints on just a few of my favorites, a small but representative cross section of these PowerFoods:
Apricots
The apricot is a powerhouse of beta carotene and the other carotenoids. Diets rich in apricots appear to offer some protection against cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, bladder?even the lung.
It was no doubt because of their nutritional wallop that apricots were made a part of the astronauts' diet on a number of NASA missions, including the Apollo moon shots. |
Stephen T., M.D. Sinatra
See book keywords and concepts | | Several studies have shown that dietary intake of beta carotene is inversely related to risk of cardiovascular disease. In a recent study of 3,806 men with increased levels of cholesterol, participants with higher carotenoid levels in the blood had decreased risk of coronary artery disease. This finding was stronger among men who never smoked.
During the next several years, results from observational studies and randomized trials may permit specific public-health recommendations that go beyond eating a healthy diet of fresh fruits and vegetables. | | Take natural vitamin/mineral preparations including folic acid, vitamin E, zinc, and mixed carotenoids, including beta carotene and lycopene.
3. Take saw palmetto, 160 mg to 320 mg daily, for an enlarged prostate. Saw palmetto is a safe, cost-effective natural alternative for treating BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy). Clinical studies, such as that described in Michael Murray's The Healing Power of Herbs, have determined that it is as effective—if not more effective—than the widely prescribed drug called Proscar. Saw palmetto attacks BPH by reducing levels of DHT (dihydrotestosterone). | | In a Chinese study of 29,000 people, the ingestion of beta carotene, vitamin E, and selenium produced a 13 percent reduction in esophageal and gastric cancer and a 9 percent reduction in death from these diseases as compared to the population not taking supplements. fact Clinical research has shown that meditation and/or silent prayer have resulted in reduced blood pressure. fact Nutrition is still a great unexplored area in science, medicine, and health and plays a major role in optimum health.
I'm convinced that life can be healthier for most people than it presently is. | | Vitamin E supplements promoted regression of coronary artery disease in men following coronary bypass surgery.
7. beta carotene studies have shown that this antioxidant results in a decrease in tumor size in patients with oral leukoplakia (precancerous mouth lesions).
8. There is strong evidence that high dietary intake of vitamin C offers protection against non-hormone-dependent cancers of the esophagus, larynx, oral cavity, pancreas, stomach, rectum, breast, cervix, and lungs.
9. Positive health benefits have also been demonstrated for numerous other vitamins and minerals. |
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