John Heinerman
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 A and D formula and mega B-complex and C that are both time-released (see Appendix). w
WALNUT (See NUTS.)
WATERCRESS [Nasturtium officinale)
Brief Description
Watercress is a perennial plant which thrives in clear, cold water and is found in ditches and streams everywhere. It's cultivated for its leaves, which are principally used as salad greens or garnishes. Connected to a creeping rootstock, the hollow, branching stem, 1-2 feet in length, generally extends with its leaves above the water. |
John Boik
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 C and other antioxidants. The effects of flavonoids on the immune system are complex and poorly understood. In high concentrations, some flavonoids inhibit lymphocyte proliferation and function (possibly by scavenging phagocyte-induced free radicals). In lower concentrations, they may act as immunostimulants, especially in immunodeficient individuals (Berg and Daniel, 1988). Immunostimula-tion has also been reported in vitro. |
| C, which is necessary for collagen synthesis, enhanced angiogenesis in CAM assays by stimulating the production and deposition of collagen.8
3.3 ANGIOGENIC FACTORS AND NEOPLASIA
Having finished our review of coagulation, inflammation, and tissue repair, we can now discuss individual angiogenic factors.
3.3.1 Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
Basic fibroblast growth factor is a potent angiogenic factor. It has been identified in the urine of patients with malignancies, and its presence has been correlated with survival of patients with breast cancer (Scott and Harris, 1994). |
John R. Smythies
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| Before we discuss individual diseases in the context of these new developments, we first look at the methods used by scientists to study the role of oxidative stress and antioxidant therapy in those diseases. how do uie study the effects of antioxidants
In hUman diSeaSe? There are two types of epidemiological studies, called the retroactive and the prospective. A third type of study, and often the most instructive, is the double-blind, placebo-controlled method. |
| C in the diet is needed to obtain a maximum blood level. They found that the present RDA of 60 mg per day does not do this; 100 mg per day are required to saturate the blood cells (red and white), which show a concentration fourteen times that of plasma levels. But 200 mg per day are needed to achieve satisfactory plasma levels. So they recommend that the RDA for healthy young men be raised to 200 mg per day. |
Prevention Magazine
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 B6, 10 to 25 percent of the DV.
Metal for Your Mettle
When knights went into battle, they donned suits of armor to make them stronger. Though none of us are jousting these days, we still need iron for the everyday battles of life. We just need to eat it, not wear it.
Iron is one of the most important nutrients for maximum energy and vitality. Yet many of us, especially women, fall short of the 15 milligrams needed each day, says Susan Kleiner, R.D., Ph.D., owner of High Performance Nutrition in Mercer Island, Washington. |
Carl C. Pfeiffer
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 B6: 30 percent of the schizophrenias.
4. Cerebral allergy ?includes wheat-gluten allergy: 10 percent of the schizophrenias.
5. Nutritional hypoglycemia: 20 percent of the schizophrenias.
These percentages do not add up to exactly 100 percent because many patients have more than one disorder. In our outpatient clinic (The Princeton Brain Bio Center) we have treated over 5,000 patients labeled "schizophrenic." Of these, 95 percent can be categorized into the five types just described. |
Gary Null
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 Bi. Of all the Bs, this is the most important for the heart: 25-50 mg daily.
(10) maxepa (epa and dha). This is better know as fish oil. They are part of the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids that you find in salmon, sardines, and mackerel. But many people do not eat these fish so they should be getting them in MaxEPA. They should take 500 to 1,000 mg of this supplement. It is worth noting that clinical and epidemiological experience as well as scientific studies have found that people who have a lot of fish in their diet have less heart disease than people without such a diet. |
Andrew Chevallier
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 C, and potassium.
Medicinal Actions & Uses In Europe, blackcurrant leaves are used for their diuretic effect. By encouraging the elimination of fluid, the leaves help to reduce blood volume and thereby to lower blood pressure. The leaves are also used as a gargle for sore throats and canker sores. According to French investigators, blackcurrant leaves increase the secretion of Cortisol by the adrenal glands, and thus stimulate the activity of the sympathetic nervous system. This action may prove useful in the treatment of stress-related conditions. |
Prevention Magazine
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| B6, 30 percent of the Daily Value (DV). A half-cup of cooked spinach provides 131 micrograms of folate, 33 percent of the DV.
Increasing your intake of the mineral selenium can also help bring you up when you're feeling down. In a study at University College in Swansea, Wales, where soils have low selenium levels and residents tend to be low in the mineral, people were given either 100 micrograms of selenium or a placebo every day for five weeks. Those taking the selenium showed a marked improvement in their moods. |
Marion Nestle
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 E, selenium, and chromium reduce the risk of certain diseases for some people." (The author of the review is a scientist/official of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, a supplement-industry trade association. )s
"The possible risk of pulmonary hypertension associated with dexfenfluramine [an anti-obesity drug] is small and appears to be outweighed by benefits when the drug is used appropriately." (The authors consulted for the drug manufacturer.)*1 authors to have financial relationships with such companies. |
Francois Couplan, Ph.D.
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 A decoction of plantain seeds is diuretic.
The seeds of some species, especially of P. psyllium - occasionally introduced from Eurasia into N.W. N.Am. - are used as a mechanical laxative, due to their mucilaginous outer layer: they are soaked in water, making them swell up, and then swallowed.
The seed mucilage of blond psyllium (P. ovata - Eurasia) is reportedly used as a stabilizer in ice cream and chocolate.
A few other Plantago spp. are eaten in Europe and Asia.
©EEACEAE
Fraxinus (C-H 4) Ash
Latin name of the tree of unknown origin.
Throughout. |
Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens
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 D in the regulation of differentiation and gene expression (Minghetti and Norman 1988).
Selenium
The impact of dietary selenium on carcinogenesis has been the subject of considerable controversy. Early observations of selenium toxicity in animals indicated that excessive amounts were associated with the development of neoplastic alterations in the liver. However, under controlled experimental conditions selenium was a potent inhibitor of liver carcinogenesis, an observation that has been extended to a number of experimental models (El-Bayoumy 1991). |
| C, which has anticarcinogenic properties, but also quercetin, a mutagen and possible carcinogen), and certainly both types of substances can be consumed in a single meal (NRC 1989b). Accordingly, individuals are exposed not only to mixtures of carcinogens, but also to mixtures of carcinogens and anticarcinogens. The net effect of such complex exposures is difficult to predict and is best determined empirically. Thus, although fruits and vegetables contain substances that may be carcinogenic in humans (Stolz et al. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
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 E of any children in the industrialized world—half the level of Japanese children.21 Again, this may make these children more likely to get ear infections.
A study of 104 children with chronic ear infections investigated the role that food may play. Of these, 81 were found to be allergic to one or more foods. When the offending foods were removed from the diet, 70 children experienced improvement of their middle ear condition. When the offending foods were reintroduced, most of the children experienced a worsening of their condition. |
| C taken over a prolonged period of time can leach calcium and other minerals out of the teeth, bones, and other tissues. He recommends that high amounts of ascorbic acid be balanced by mineral ascorbates containing magnesium, potassium, zinc, and manganese.
COENZYME Q10
Over 40 years ago, Karl Folkers, Ph.D., a biomedical scientist at the University ofTexas, in Austin, discovered that coenzyme Q10 helps to strengthen the heart muscles and energize the cardiovascular system in many heart patients. |
| Bs (pantothenic acid) in the 1930s. In his book Nutrition Against Disease, Dr. Williams expressed his belief that each person is genetically unique and therefore requires slight variations in nutrient intake to function optimally. He called this principle "biochemical individuality." Dr. Williams also believed that all living creatures are greatly affected by the overall quality, balance, and quantity of food ingested. |
| Medical science has long held that healthy adults do not need supplementation if they consume a healthful, varied diet. Until recently, it was widely believed that supplements were only considered necessary if a person had an outright or "severe" nutrient deficiency, usually manifested by overt illness.
Today, research indicates that people can have "mild" or "moderate" nutrient deficiencies and that nutritional supplements are necessary to maintain health, according to nutritionist D. Lindsey Berkson, M.A., D.C, of Santa Fe, New Mexico. |
Prevention Magazine
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| C, which tomatoes have in abundance.
_Setting the Most_
Shop for color. When buying fresh tomatoes, look for a brilliant shade of red. Red, ripe tomatoes can have four times more beta-carotene than green, immature ones.
Shop for convenience. You don't have to buy fresh tomatoes—or those pale impostors that hit the supermarket come February—to get healing benefits. Lycopene can withstand the high heats used in processing, so canned tomatoes and tomato sauce both contain their full complement of this helpful compound.
Cook them a bit. The lycopene in tomatoes is located in the cell walls. |
Mark Bricklin
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 A preparation daily, bleeding occurred only in 4 patients, for an incidence of 18 percent, against about 65 percent in the untreated patients.
Bursitis
Bursitis is the painful inflammation of any one of the body's bursas, which are fluid-filled pockets that absorb the friction of moving joints. While bursitis may flare up at a number of sites, such as the knee or elbow or even the little toe (a bunion is caused by the inflammation of a tiny bursa), it most commonly occurs in the shoulder. |
Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman
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 If necessary, say some doctors, women can treat certain symptoms with estrogen creams and/or with natural sources of progesterone, rather than undergoing expensive and potentially dangerous synthetic hormone therapy.
However, more and more research is providing strong evidence that taking estrogen replacement therapy significantly reduces the rate of death from all causes for postmenopausal women, and offers even greater protection against heart attack and stroke. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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 B6 (p. 340), or copper (p. 285) can cause other forms of nutrition anemias; many non-nutritional anemias exist, but this chapter will only cover iron-deficiency anemia.
Dietary Changes That May Be Helpful
Iron (p. 304) deficiency is rarely caused by a lack of dietary iron alone. Nonetheless, a lack of iron in the diet is often part of the problem, so ensuring an adequate supply of iron is important. The most absorbable form of iron, called "heme" iron, is found in meat, poultry, and fish. |
| E supplement along with EFAs.
Prostatic secretions are known to contain a high concentration of zinc (p. 346); that observation suggests that zinc plays a role in normal prostate function. In one study, nineteen men with benign prostatic hyperplasia took 150 mg of zinc daily for 2 months, and then 50-100 mg daily. In fourteen of the nineteen men (74%), the prostate became smaller.2 Because this study did not include a control group, the possibility of a placebo effect cannot be ruled out. Zinc also reduced prostatic size in an animal study, but only when given by local injection. |
| E [p. 344]) did help people with COPD in a double-blind trial despite the fact that people who ate higher amounts of these nutrients in their diets appeared to have lower risk.15
A greater intake of the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils (p. 294) has been linked to reduced risk of COPD,16 though research has yet to investigate whether fish oil supplements would help people with COPD.
Many prescription drugs commonly taken by people with COPD have been linked to magnesium (p. 310) deficiency, a potential problem because magnesium is needed for normal lung functioning. |
| B6 (p. 339).3 A review of other human studies suggests there is at least preliminary support that vitex should be considered for women with irregular periods, infertility, and mildly elevated prolactin levels.4 Double-blind studies have confirmed the effectiveness of vitex at lowering prolactin levels in women5 and men.6 Acne (p. 5) associated with PMS is also reduced using vitex, according to one study.7
How Much Is Usually Taken?
Forty drops of the concentrated liquid herbal extract of vitex can be added to a glass of water and drunk in the morning. |
| A.
How Do Natural and Synthetic Beta-Carotene Differ?
Most, but not all, beta-carotene in supplements is synthetic, consisting of only one molecule called all trans beta-carotene. Natural beta-carotene found in food is made of two molecules—all trans beta-carotene plus 9-cis beta-carotene.
Researchers originally saw no meaningful difference between natural and synthetic beta-carotene. This view was questioned when the link between beta-carotene-containing foods (all natural) and lung cancer prevention1 was not duplicated in studies using synthetic pills. |
| E levels.12 As noted above, synthetic beta-carotene has now been linked to increased risk of lung cancer in smokers. Precancerous changes to lungs have appeared in animals given synthetic beta-carotene supplements, particularly those exposed to tobacco smoke. Though some research suggests that differences between synthetic and natural supplements may exist, conclusive proof of such a difference has not yet been shown.
Betaine Hydrochloride
(Hydrochloric Acid)
The digestive process takes place as food passes through the mouth, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. |
Rebecca Wood
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 A.
Use Green or immature wild ground cherries may be toxic. Use only those that are yellow or yellow-orange and have a fresh-looking husk. Remove the husk just prior to eating, or, if you are using the fruit as a garnish, pull back the husk and leave it intact. Ground cherries have a distinctive sweet, slightly acidic taste; they are used in jams, jellies, pies, tarts, sauces, and salsas.
See Nightshade Family.
Groundnut See Peanut.
GUAVA
(Psidium guayava)
The guava is a relative of cinnamon and feijoas and its fruit is grainy and pearlike in texture. |
Sharol Tilgner, N.D.
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 E (14,200 IU/ oz.) oil per gallon of herbal oil.
• Add essential oils:
Myrrh Thyme Rosemary Lavender
• Add enough essential oils to obtain the desired scent and strength.
Minimum: 1 drop per ounce. Maximum: 10 drops per ounce.
QUICK HERBAL OIL METHOD
(for fresh plants or people on the go)
If making a fresh plant herbal oil, heat can be added to speed the process and evaporate the water, thereby decreasing the chance of bacterial or fungal growth.
Directions:
1. Place herb and oil into a double boiler.
2. Heat slowly, allowing water to evaporate.
3. |
John Boik
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| C also stimulates collagen synthesis and enhances angiogenesis in CAM assays, but is widely used by cancer patients and some investigators have reported beneficial effects.
Two potential sources of anthocyanins are Vaccin-ium myrtillus (bilberry) and Crataegus oxyacantha (shan zha). For arthritic conditions and reducing capillary permeability, bilberry is commonly used at doses of 20 to 40 mg (calculated as pure anthocyanidins) 3 times per day (reviewed by Pizzorno and Murray, 1987). |
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