| Christopher Hobbs, a licensed acupuncturist and fourth-generation herbalist and botanist with more than 30 years of experience with herbs, writes that clinical and laboratory research on dandelion shows "a doubling of bile output with leaf extracts and a quadrupling of bile output with the root extract." Since bile helps with the digestion and absorption of fats, this might explain how effective dandelion is in helping with heartburn and indigestion.
Dandelion Root for Diabetes
Dandelion root is also helpful in the treatment of diabetes. |
| It's one of the premier herbs recommended for hormone-related conditions like PMS," says Stengler. Because it's a natural diuretic, dandelion leaf is a wonderful aid in reducing high blood pressure. (NOTE: Never discontinue a blood pressure medication without the approval of your health professional.)
Why It Ranks in the Top Four of All Green Vegetables
If all this weren't enough, dandelion is one of the most nutrient-rich vegetables on the planet. According to the USDA Bulletin #8, dandelions rank in the top four green vegetables in overall nutritional value. |
| Supplements containing different combinations of various natural herbs including fennel seed extract were tested in a recent study in Anticancer Research and found to suppress the growth of certain tumors. The dried fruit of the fennel contains an essential oil that has a rich mix of health-promoting compounds, including anethole (responsible for the licorice flavor), limonene, and quercetin (an anti-inflammatory flavonoid). In laboratory studies, fennel oil counteracts spasms of smooth muscle in the gut. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 Some herbs that help in the digestion of beans can be added during cooking. For example: bay leaves, cumin, winter or summer savory, fresh epazote (available in Hispanic markets). Many people from India maintain the tradition of chewing on dried fennel seeds or drinking a cup of fennel tea at the end of a legume meal to aid the digestion.
As a general rule of thumb, 1 cup of dried beans will yield about VA to 3 cups of cooked beans.
Quick-Soak Method for Dried Beans: When time is limited, you can wash and pick over beans and put them in a stock pot with water to cover by 3 inches. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Vanrenen considers licorice one of his "50 power herbs.") Glycyrrhizin, the most well-known constituent, is both anti-inflammatory and immune stimulating. (It may also raise blood pressuresee "Worth Knowing.") There are literally dozens of published studies showing the health properties of the flavonoids and other compounds in licorice. There's even one study showing that the flavonoids in licorice help reduce abdominal fat in obese mice. Other studies have shown glycyrrhizin to have antioxidant effects, and a number of constituents in licorice have shown antitumor activity in animal research. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The treatment claims, "the unique Camalina system of warming up the compress but not heating the fragile herbs themselves ensures that they are never subjected to direct heat."
These are the stated benefits of the Catalina herbal heat bag, according to The Herbalist:
May assist in the relief of muscle pain, aches and tension.
May assist with symptoms of abdominal pain such as feeling bloated.
Helps in the relief of the common cold and a stuffy nose (inhale the fragrance at nighttime).
Helps to reduce signs of swelling and muscle inflammation. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
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 Fruit and vegetables, whole grains, beans, green tea, and herbs are good for you for many reasonsthey're loaded with essential nutrientsbut science is revealing that the value of these foods can especially be traced back to their bounty of nutrients that prevent free-radical damage: the antioxidants. Your body can make a lot of antioxidants on its own, but you also need the ones found in healthy foods. |
Ray D. Strand
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 Then they usually recommend certain herbs, bowel cleanses, diet changes, and nutritional supplementation to correct the diagnosed problem.
Relief and hope mounts because someone is finally listening and can actually provide an explanation for the exhaustion, even if the diagnosis is not entirely correct. Even though your health and your sense of well-being may improve because of lifestyle changes, you may begin to realize you should be feeling better and are still "not yourself." Here's why. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
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| When it comes to herbs and amino acids, more care is required, especially when you are taking medications. Consult with your pharmacist and physician as you work out your total supplement plan.
NUTRITION BASICS
Whether you take prescription drugs or not, your diet and supplement program provide an essential foundation of your day-to-day health and well-being. No drug can replace a diet with a proper balance of good fats, complex carbohydrates, and high-quality protein. Neither can any nutritional supplement, for that matterthey are "supplements," not food replacements. |
| Grapeseed extract: 100-200 mg daily
Hawthorn: 1,500 mg daily
Magnesium: 500-600 mg daily
Note: While antioxidant supplements, like most nutrients, almost never interact with drugs, some herbs with drug-like effects can have risky interactions with prescription medications.
You can often lower your cholesterol and blood pressure with diet, lifestyle, and natural supplements. Then, when medications are necessary, use them with caution, take the lowest dose possible, and make sure to take your supplements to stave off depletion and enjoy the best possible heart health. |
| OTHER NUTRIENTS AND herbs FOR PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS
Nutrition can play quite a helpful role in managing your arthritis. Since arthritis is so common, and because standard drug therapies have such serious side effects, there's been a good deal of research into nutritional treatments.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
DHA and EPA, the omega-3 fats from fish oil, help reduce inflammation and pain, likely just as well as ibuprofen does. They also appear to help build bone and cartilage. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Take care of your own health with herbs, superfoods and naturopathic medicine and you just might live long enough to witness it first-hand. |
Gabriel Cousens
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| Stevia is also one of the oldest, safest, and most highly esteemed South American herbs known, with a centuries-long history of safe use. By 1921, stevia was being hailed by American trade commissioner George Brady as a "new sugar plant with great commercial possibilities." He was so convinced that it made "an ideal and safe sugar for diabetics" that he presented it to the United States Department of Agriculture. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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 CHAPTER 1
A Medicine Chest of Good Health
Few herbs have as long or impressive a history as green tea has. The first recorded use of green tea dates back more than 4,000 years, and even then, tea enthusiasts believed that this tasty drink could ward off disease and improve health. Since that early reference to green tea as a health elixir, an impressive amount of evidence has accumulated to link green tea with good health. From protecting the heart against any number of cardiovascular diseases to keeping teeth strong and healthy, green tea seems to do it all. |
| Other archeological evidence even suggests that Homo erectus pekinensis added various herbs (presumably including tea leaves) to boiling water 500,000 years before any of these tea myths were developed or modern man even existed.
Following the written record, tea does not turn up again until the twelfth century B.C., when tribal leaders in China included tea in their tributes to the founder of the Zhou Dynasty. Tracing the history of tea in Chinese culture is difficult for two reasons. First, the Chinese character for tea has changed over the centuries. |
| This game started out as a "test" for guests at a party to distinguish genuine tea from fake tea made from herbs with a taste similar to tea. As farmers began to grow tea in more places around the country, the game evolved to become a test of skill in identifying tea strains, the part of the country in which the tea had been grown, and even the name of the plantation where a particular tea had been cultivated. As the game became more complicated, prizes were added as incentive for competition. |
| Out of the fifty-four vegetables, fruits, nuts, herbs, spices, and teas that he tested, green tea was ranked number five, producing a 91-percent relaxation of the endothelium (lining of blood vessels). Black tea, presumably because it has lower polyphenol levels, only relaxed the blood vessels by 66 percent.20
THE "BRAIN ATTACKS" CALLED STROKES
Strokes belong to a class of disorders called "cerebrovascular disease," meaning that the blood vessels feeding the brain are involved. Each year approximately 300,000 Americans suffer a stroke. |
| Adequate intake of several vitamins, minerals, and herbs enhances the immune system and reduces the risk of developing infection or disease.
The immune system is suppressed during times of stress. Optimal nutrition helps maintain a strong immune system and combat the harmful effects of stress. Other challenges to a healthy immune system include chronic lack of sleep, overwork, and the aging process. Immunity gradually declines over the years, increasing susceptibility to infection. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 Medication used over the last month: Average peak flow reading over last month: General health Good/Poor
Known asthma triggers: Vitamins, herbs, minerals, supplements, etc.: Exercise programme None/Light/Intensive
Any other relevant material:
Progressive Record
Date: Weight:
No. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| REISHI HAS EARNED ITS CANCER-FIGHTING REPUTATION
Even the conservative and highly regarded Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has reishi mushroom listed on the "about herbs" section of its Web site, where it states that reishi mushrooms stimulate the immune system through their positive effect on macrophages and other immune compounds. Sloan-Kettering also references clinical studies showing that reishi increases antioxidant capacity and enhances the immune responses in advanced-stage cancer patients.
And then there's stress.
Reishi mushrooms appear to be a natural stress-buster. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 Gvo-Pizza
PHASE 1, SERVES 2
Far better than what passes for pizza in the United States, this handy "plate" topped with tomatoes, a little bit of cheese, herbs, and various veggies is inspired by pizza I had near Portofino, on the Italian Riviera. |
Tom Bohager
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 Other herbs may also be present.
HAY FEVER
See allergies (airborne). HEADACHE
Headaches are one of the most common types of pain. The discomfort may be felt throughout the entire head, or may occur in just one area. It may last for thirty minutes or for days. The attributes of a headache typically depend upon the type or cause of the pain. Many headaches are the body's response to an adverse stimulus, such as hunger, stress, dehydration, or an allergen. |
| Other herbs mav also be Dresent. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
See hypertension.
HOT FLASHES
See menopause.
HORMONAL IMBALANCES
See endocrine glands.
HYPERTENSION
Hypertension is the clinical term for high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels. There are two measures of blood pressure. Systolic pressure measures the pressure when the heart contracts and forces blood into the arteries. This is the higher number in a typical blood pressure reading. Diastolic pressure is the pressure in the blood vessels when the heart relaxes. |
| Other herbs may also be present.
Optional: pH Balancing Formula two times daily
Purpose:To help the body achieve an optimal pH Each serving should contain approximately:
Amylase blend
25,000 DU
Lipase blend
175 FCCFIP
Cellulase blend
6,000 CU
Pectinase/Phytase
200 PU
Mineral blend
Potassium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, magnesium citrate
Herbal blend
Hydrilla, marshmallow, papaya
Protease blend
1,000 HUT
The formula should not exceed 8.0 on the pH scale and the capsule should be enteric coated. |
| Other herbs may also be present.
Probiotic Formula daily before bed
Purpose:To assist the body in balancing microflora
Each serving should contain approximately 5 billion probiotic live cells (guaranteed potency), comprised of:
Bacillus Subtillis
No less than 3 billion CFU guaranteed potency
A blend of L. acidophilus,
L. casei, L. bulgaris, L. plantarum, L. rhamnosus, L. salivarius
No less than 1 billion CFU guaranteed potency
L. |
| Purpose: To help the body benefit from supplemental vitamins, minerals, and herbs Each serving should contain approximately:
Bioperine
5 mg
Lactase
150 ALU
Amylase blend
6,000 DU
Beta-glucanase
90 BGU
Protease blend
10,000 HUT
Xylanase
150XU
Maltase
100 DP
Pectinase
40 PU
Glucoamylase
25 AGU
Hemicellulase
800 HCU
Alpha-galactosidase
250 GALU
Invertase
79 INVU
Lipase blend
400 FCCFIP
L. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The 26 beliefs that drive modern medicine and the FDA
All herbs are dangerous and might kill you.
Vitamins and dietary supplements are not only useless; they're so dangerous that they should be regulated or banned.
The only thing more dangerous than dietary supplements is allowing the public to have access to accurate information about dietary supplements. To maintain control, the public must be kept ignorant of the medicinal uses of all substances other than patented chemicals. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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| So after Big Ed left the hospital, I asked him to bring in his treasure trove of vitamins, minerals, and herbs. As I listened to how he had constructed his "diet," I was transported back thirty years to when I researched this field for my honors thesis on Human Evolutionary Biology at Yale. After medical school, I applied this knowledge as a Clinical Associate at The National Institutes of Health, where I developed methods and treatments to prevent and reverse damage in coronary arteries and heart muscle cells. |
| PHASE 3
Coarsely chop the raw green beans, mix with the herbs, and sprinkle with balsamic vinegar or lemon juice. Serve raw.
Rocuted Cauliflower with Sage
PHASES 1-2, SERVES 4
One of my all-time favorite flavor combinations is sage and brown butter, which usually accompanies pasta in Italy. Instead, enjoy "pasta" with minimal carbs by using cauliflower in a new way: roast it! |
| Steak Sauce Fish sauce (nam pla) žLemon and lime juice žMustard (without honey or sugars) žSalsa (preferably fresh) žSalt and pepper žSpices and herbs žTabasco and other hot sauces žTamari or soy sauce žTomato sauce or paste žVinegar (apple cider preferred, or any other type) žWorcestershire sauce
NUTS AND SEEDS
Be sure you eat only raw, unsalted products, with the exception of peanuts, which should be roasted, and keep portions to 1/4 cup twice a day initially. I have omitted sunflower seeds because they contain too much omega-6 fat and cashews, which are high in sugars. |
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