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Power Healing: Use the New Integrated Medicine to Cure Yourself Leo Galland See book keywords and concepts

Spice your food liberally with garlic, onion, turmeric, ginger, sage, and rosemary. Add herbs and spices to food at the end of cooking, just before eating. ?Keep your use of drugs like alcohol, aspirin, and ibuprofen to a minimum. ?Avoid the use of antacids and acid-lowering drugs. ?Wash your hands carefully with soap and water when you return home from outside and before eating or handling food. ?Do not drink tapwater that has not been filtered by a carbon block or reverse osmosis or been kept at a rolling boil for five minutes. ?

The Origin Diet: How Eating Like Our Stone Age Ancestors Will Maximize Your Health Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D. See book keywords and concepts

Mix with mustard, orange juice, balsamic vinegar, and herbs as a marinade for chicken. 8. Fresh parsley: Mix with lemon and pepper and drizzle over grilled fish. Mix with minced garlic and whole wheat bread crumbs or wheat germ for a savory crust for potato dishes or chicken. Mix with olive oil and garlic for a pesto sauce for mashed potatoes. 9. Mint: Add to chopped tomatoes and cucumbers, rice dishes, and beans. 10. Sundried tomatoes: Use in pasta salads, sandwich spreads, vegetable dips, or as an extra topping on pizza. Mix into sauteed zucchini or as an accompaniment to grilled eggplant.

Try adding rice wine vinegar, fresh mint, lime juice, fresh herbs, avocado, or ciiantro. 20. Sherry: Add a tablespoon to soups, sauces, marinades, or fruit glazes. GUIDELINE 6: Add a one-day fast to your routine. Your ancient ancestors sometimes went without. Create a temporary food shortage by just saying "no" to food every so often. Drink only fruit juices, tea, and other mild beverages for one day once or twice a month. You will be surprised what you'll learn about your relationship to food when you avoid it for a day! GUIDELINE 7: Keep a food journal.

Fresh herbs: Fresh always tastes better than dried. Add fresh basil to pasta, tomatoes or other vegetables, bread dough, or even mango slices (basil and lemon are a good match). Fresh rosemary accents any meat, as well as pasta dishes, roasted vegetables, lima beans, peas, or squash. Fresh dill is an excellent flavor for fish, chicken, omelets and other egg dishes, salads, beets, cabbage, potatoes, or cucumbers. Fresh oregano is excellent in Italian, Greek, or Mexican dishes. lb. Hoisin sauce: Use as a glaze with garlic, ciiantro, and ginger tor chicken. Add to steamed green beans. 16.

Add thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper and stir to coat onion with herbs. Add broth and sweet potatoes and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, partially cover, and simmer 20 minutes, until potatoes are fork-tender. Remove from heat and stir in milk. Remove bay leaf and transfer one quarter of the mixture to a blender or food processor. Process until smooth. Return puree to the pot and stir in garlic. Ladle chowder into bowls and top with chopped parsley. Makes 4 2-cup servings. SHRIMP SEVICHE SOUP This refreshing soup is a great supper for hot summer nights.

Add oregano, bay leaf, salt, and pepper and stir to coat vegetables with herbs. Return chicken to pan and add broth and barley. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, partially cover and simmer 1 hour, until barley is tender. Stir in peas and vermouth or sherry and simmer 2 minutes to heat through. Remove bay leaf, ladle soup into bowls, and serve hot. Makes 4 servings. BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH CHIPOTLE PEPPER AND HAZELNUT PEAR CHUTNEY The delicate flavors give this soup an elegance appropriate for any dinner party, but a simplicity suitable for family dinners.

The Alternative Medicine Handbook: The Complete Reference Guide to Alternative and Complementary Therapies Barrie R Cassileth, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

As a patient's condition changes, the mix of herbs prescribed is altered accordingly. Beliefs on Which It Is Based In addition to balance and energy, the concept of yin-yang and the idea of five elements are central to traditional Chinese medical understanding. Yin-yang refers to the interaction between opposite forces, such as male-female, active-passive, and dark-light. Imbalances of yin and yang are believed to manifest themselves in too much or too little activity in particular body organs. A yin-yang balance throughout the body must be maintained to sustain health.

Some diets are said to be more in harmony with nature, or to better align one's physical and spiritual self than others, and therefore to yield spiritual benefits. herbs and other dietary supplements often are marketed on the incorrect claim that natural products are safer and produce fewer side effects than prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Fasting is promoted as a "natural" method for the elimination of toxins, but evidence for the existence and specifics of these toxins is nowhere in sight. Other bases for alternative diets include ancient tradition, both medical and cultural.

A Dose of Sanity: Mind, Medicine, and Misdiagnosis Sydney Walker III, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Enemas, bloodletting, and "therapeutic vomiting" are prescribed by some Ayurvedic practitioners—as is placing herbs up the nostrils to promote "mental clarity." In addition, patients are encouraged to use gems and crystals for their "subtle vibratory healing powers." Ayurvedic practitioners pride themselves on their "diagnostic" methods and many scorn laboratory tests. Instead, they examine a patient's tongue, pulse, eyes, fingernails, and urine, coming up with "diagnoses" such as these: "Blackish-brown urine indicates a vata disorder; dark yellow, an imbalance with pitta.

The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Chinese, Western, and Ayurvedic Herbal Treatments Alan Keith Tillotson, Ph.D., A.H.G., D.Ay. See book keywords and concepts

She treated him with two basic TCM herbs to quell this problem, gou teng twigs (Uncaria sinensis) and tian ma rhizome (Gastrodia elata). Within a month his symptoms had subsided, and they were completely gone in less than 6 months. Nai-shing then said to me, "See, Liver Wind really exists, and now it is gone." Since that time I have seen her treat several other cases, and I have never found another herb combination that works as well.

If there are signs of deficiency, add liver-nourishing herbs like white peony root, eclipta, and cornus fruit (shan zhu yu or Cornus officinalis). Diseases of the Nose Chronic Sinusitis Sinusitis is a general term for inflammation of the sinus, commonly caused by bacterial or viral infection or allergy. Other causes include blockage from polyps, enlarged turbinates, scar tissue, dental infections, and a deviated septum, all of which require surgical intervention.

The Alternative Medicine Handbook: The Complete Reference Guide to Alternative and Complementary Therapies Barrie R Cassileth, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Chinese and Ayuravedic shamans, Indian medicine men, and modern practitioners have all used a wide variety of herbs to promote cures. homeopathy A system of medicine based on the concept of "like cures like" (the Law of Similars): symptoms are treated with minute amounts of drugs that would normally produce the same symptoms as the illness being treated. Homeopathy was developed by a German physician and chemist as an alternative to the more severe practices of bloodletting, vomiting, and other excesses of orthodox medicine practiced in the early 1800s.

Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition Paul Pitchford See book keywords and concepts

Food acts according to its various therapeutic properties, although its properties are often less specific and its actions less drastic than those of herbs or other medicines. Food also acts as a foundation medicine. It is sometimes slower to take effect, but more profoundly affects all systems of the body. If diet is used correctly for prevention and treatment, other medicines are required less, if at all. A major complaint of people who begin the study of diet is conflicting views in almost all sources of information.

The Alternative Medicine Handbook: The Complete Reference Guide to Alternative and Complementary Therapies Barrie R Cassileth, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

The forty different oils designed to treat specific ailments are derived from roots, bark, leaves, wood, and sap of plants, trees, and herbs. The rinds of citrus fruits also provide fragrant essential oils. Because of their highly concentrated aromas, they are usually diluted in "carrier" oils or alcoholic solutions. etiology The cause or origin of disease. extract A concentrated preparation such as an essence or concentrate created by withdrawing the active constituents by chemical or physical processes prepared as semiliquids, dry powders, or solids.

Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition Paul Pitchford See book keywords and concepts

This type of person benefits from any of the recommended foods, herbs, cereal grasses, oxygenation methods, etc. w Most people tend to be closer to one of these types than the other, and recommendations can be altered accordingly. Also, it is important to adapt the treatment regularly to the transformations that occur during the healing process. w Treating Candida in Conjunction with the Degenerative Diseases The program for cancer and the degenerative diseases, discussed in a later chapter, shares a number of similarities with the Candida program.

Take bitter (antibiotic) herbs 2-3 times an hour during severe infections. Deficiency (Yin) Weak person with hypofunction —withdrawn and passive with low energy, weak pulse, little or no coating on tongue, soft voice, and sallow to pale complexion. Usually a chronic condition. Increase sweet, nutritive foods, e.g., rice, oats, parsnips, blackstrap molasses, soy, black sesame seeds, dairy; decrease bitter foods. May require animal meats. Takes greater care and patience —milder dietary therapy over a longer time. For cold and deficient conditions, add warming foods.

Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts

There are seven situations in which most Japanese doctors recommend herbs and herbal formulas as a primary form of treatment. • Disorders and symptoms in older adults. Older people often have disorders affecting several organs. Their symptoms may change from day to day and from week to week. To cover the broad range of complaints they experience, doctors often give elderly patients six, eight, or even a dozen different prescription drugs. Side effects result not just from the drugs individually but from their combination.

Food and Drug Administration's list of generally recognized as safe (GRAS) herbs, and is approved as an over-the-counter drug in Canada. Repeated use of elecampane may cause allergic sensitivity. Symptoms of overdose are cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting. Animal studies have shown a reduction in blood sugar with small doses of elecampane, and an increase in blood sugar with large doses. Until further testing shows otherwise, people with diabetes should avoid elecampane.

Do not take these herbs with supplemental vitamin B6 or with protein supplements containing the amino acid histidine. Do not use goldenseal if you have cardiovascular disease or glaucoma. 2People who are allergic to celery or thyme should not use tea tree oil products. Do not take tea tree oil internally. RECOMMENDATIONS —I To make a marshmallow bath, place 2 tablespoons (10 grams) of powdered marshmallow root in 1 quart (1 liter) of boiling water. Allow the mixture to cool, and steep overnight. Add the infusion to a sink full of warm water. Immerse and massage the breasts.

For more information about this herb, see echinacea under The herbs in Part One.) FORMULAS FORMULA COMMENTS Kudzu Decoction A traditional Chinese herbal formula that can moderate symptoms by supplementing the antiviral activity of the immune system. Minor Bupleurum A traditional Chinese herbal formula that relieves pain and Decoction1 swelling, and prevents progression of viral diseases. Precautions for the use of formulas: 1Do not use Minor Bupleurum Decoction if you have a fever or a skin infection. RECOMMENDATIONS J Eat mostly juiced or soft foods while your glands are swollen.

Precautions for the use of herbs: 1Do not use agrimony for more than 2 weeks in any month. 2Do not use amaranth if you are trying to become pregnant. different forms of dong quai have different effects on the uterus. Be sure to use the form specified. 4Do not take blue cohosh if you have excessive menstrual bleeding. 5Vitex has been known to stimulate the release of multiple eggs from the ovary, potentially resulting in multiple births. If you do not wish to become pregnant, use reliable birth control while taking this herb.

Do not take these herbs with supplemental vitamin B6 or with protein supplements containing the amino acid histidine. Do not use goldenseal if you have cardiovascular disease or glaucoma. 2Do not take echinacea if you have an autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus, or a chronic infection, such as HIV/AIDS or tuberculosis. 3Consult a doctor before using garlic on a regular basis if you are taking anticoagulant drugs such as warfarin (Coumadin). Garlic will counteract the effects of bifidus and Lactobacillus cultures if taken as a digestive aid.

The Enzyme Cure: How Plant Enzymes Can Help You Relieve 36 Health Problems Lita Lee, Lisa Turner and Burton Goldberg See book keywords and concepts

Although asthma is a direct result of sugar intolerance, amylase combined with lung-healing herbs helps alleviate the wheezing of asthmatics. This combination acts as a lung expectorant and relieves the coughing accompanying colds and bronchitis. Amylase is useful for athletes because it eases muscle soreness and pain following exercise. It also can treat writer's cramp and joint stiffness that is worse in the morning upon rising or after sitting for long periods. Amylase is important in preventing the proliferation of dead leukocytes (white blood cells) which manifest as pus.

Finally, to prevent further skewing of the progesterone-estrogen ratio, sources of estrogen should be avoided, including birth control pills, estrogenic pesticides (which mimic estrogen in the body), and herbs such as black cohosh, sage, and pennyroyal. (See Appendix A.) GALLBLADDER DISORDERS The gallbladder is a small sac-like organ which lies beneath the liver. It stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver. During digestion, the gallbladder contracts and supplies bile to the upper part of the small intestine (the duodenum) to help break down fats.

Herbal Therapies Liver support herbs include milk thisde, dandelion, globe artichoke, and Oregon grape. There are also many herbal remedies, such as Swedish Bitters, available at health food stores. Naturopathic Remedies Naturopaths sometimes use a complex of plant terpenes (essential oils) to dissolve gallstones. To this remedy is often added lipotropic supplements (these aid in the transport of fats, which helps to keep fat from accumulating in the liver) such as lecithin. Homeopathic Remedies There are many homeopathic remedies for relief of gallbladder symptoms.

In my practice, I ask that my clients abstain from taking vitamins, minerals, enzymes, herbs, or other supplements during Diet Survey For each category below, indicate what kinds of foods and drinks you consume and how often by writing 1 for one day per week, 2 for two days, 3 for three days, and so on, next to the category. If it's only once a month, put 1/mo. Circle the specific foods or beverages within each category that you eat or drink and whether organic or commercial, if noted. If you eat some of each, circle both. If you aren't sure, leave a question mark.

Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition Paul Pitchford See book keywords and concepts

Other herbs, especially bitter ones such as chaparral (Larrea divaricata) and burdock (Arctium lappa) have been helpful. If candidiasis has arisen from overuse of antibiotics, chaparral can be taken for three weeks to draw out the residues resulting from antibiotic suppression of disease processes. (General herbal usage guidelines are listed in the Dietary Transition chapter.) Green plants have abundant chlorophyll, which is purifying and stops the spread of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms; chlorophyll also promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal flora.

Radical Healing: Integrating the World's Great Therapeutic Traditions to Create a New Transformative Medicine Rudolph M. Ballentine, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Unfortunately, it's greasy and hard to digest, so it is rarely used alone, but rather in formulas, with digestion-stimulating herbs like cinnamon, cardamom, or ginseng. Nettle also has a reputation for being nourishing to the kidney, and sarsaparilla is a cooling herb that washes out the whole urinary tract. Sarsaparilla was boiled alone or with sassafras root, then fermented with sugar and yeast for a few hours to make root beer.

Power Healing: Use the New Integrated Medicine to Cure Yourself Leo Galland See book keywords and concepts

A typical North American consumes about one gram of bioflavonoids per day; Asians may consume over five grams per day, much of it coming from herbs and spices. Bioflavonoids are potent antioxidants that contribute not only to the health benefits of fruits and vegetables but also to the therapeutic effects of many traditional Chinese and Indian herbal remedies.79 The bioflavonoids that give grapes their purple color are believed to be responsible for the protection against heart disease that is offered by red wine.

The whole herbs are generally safe but may cause allergic reactions in susceptible individuals. teria. It has antifungal activity and has been traditionally used for relieving inflammation. The effective dose is about one gram per day.68 Ginger, which contains over four hundred chemically active ingredients, has long been used for the treatment of digestive complaints. It protects the intestinal lining against ulceration and has a wide range of actions against intestinal parasites.69 Cinnamon, which I recommend for sweetening the taste of ginger tea, has antifungal activity.

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