The illustrated food remedies sourcebook

556 Pages·2014·17.32 MB·English

by  C Norman Shealy

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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
Dairy
Eggs
Fruits and Fruit Juices
Grains
Herbs, Spices, and Seasonings
Legumes (Pulses)
Meats
Mushrooms
Nuts and Seeds
Poultry
Seafood and Fish
Treats
Vegetables, Non-starchy
Vegetables, Starchy
List of Searchable Terms
Select Bibliography
About the Publisher
Introduction
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”
Hippocrates, the father of medicine
Food is required for life. From the simplest one-celled organism to the most
complex of animals—all require a variety of essential nutrients to stay alive and
function healthily.
Over the years, a number of diets, both fad and scientifically led, have existed
to promote a healthy lifestyle, reduce obesity, and improve well-being.
Countless diets and nutrition regimes have come and gone, including, among
others, the Paleolithic (Paleo) diet, with its focus on wild foods, the low-
carbohydrate Atkins diet, and the nutrition-based, low-carb diet promoted by Dr.
Broda Barnes. However, the most crucial element to take from any one of these
is the focus on nutrients for health and listening to the needs of your own body.
The Illustrated Food Remedies Sourcebook provides a reference to promote
health and well-being, as well as to cure ailments and illnesses, nourishing from
the inside out. Feel free to read the book from cover to cover, or dip in and out,
using the index at the back to guide you. Simple tweaks to your everyday diet
could add up to huge changes in your future health!

Current U.S. Department of Agriculture Vitamin and Mineral Recommendations
Micronutrient Current DV1 UL2
Vitamin A 5,000 IU 3,000 mcg (10,000 IU)
Vitamin C 60 mg 2,000 mg
Calcium 1,000 mg 2,000 mg
Iron 18 mg 45 mg
Vitamin D 400 IU 100 mcg (4,000 IU)
Vitamin E 30 IU 1000 mg
Vitamin K 80 mcg ND
Thiamin 1.5 mg ND
Riboflavin 1.7 mg ND
Niacin 20 mg 35 mg
Vitamin B6 2 mg 100 mg
Folate 400 mcg 1,000 mcg
Vitamin B12 6 mcg ND
Biotin 300 mcg ND
Pantothenic acid10 mg ND
Pantothenic acid10 mg ND
Phosphorus 1,000 mg 4 g
Iodine 150 mcg 1,100 mcg
Magnesium 400 mg 350 mg
Zinc 15 mg 40 mg
Selenium 70 mcg 400 mcg
Copper 2 mg 10,000 mcg
Manganese 2 mg 11 mg
Chromium 120 mcg ND
Molybdenum 75 mcg 2,000 mcg
Chloride 3,400 mg 3.6 g
1 The table lists the Daily Values (DVs) based on an intake of 2,000 calories,
for adults and children four or more years of age. The nutrients in the table
above are listed in the order in which they are required to appear on a
dietary supplement label. This list includes only those nutrients for which a
DV has been established.
These levels may prevent serious deficiency diseases such as pellagra,
beriberi and scurvy, however Dr. Emanuel Cheraskin (1916–2001)
demonstrated in the late 1970s that the optimal healthy intake of many of
these is far higher. For example, we know now that at least 1,000, and even
up to 2,000, mg of vitamin C is far healthier. And in adults at least 5,000
units of D3 is healthier.
2 The UL is the tolerable upper limit according to the U.S. government.
Antioxidants
Antioxidants are essential for optimal health. If you eat a wide variety of real
food, especially if 80 percent of your food intake is from the plant kingdom, you
may get adequate antioxidants. These compounds help decrease free radical
molecules, which damage cells and lead to every known disease. The best way
to measure antioxidant capacity is Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity
(ORAC). The following are the most critical antioxidants: Anthocyanins—these
great health enhancers are abundant in many fresh fruits and vegetables,
especially the red, orange, and blue ones.
Ascorbic acid—this is vitamin C, and although ascorbic acid in foods is usually
associated with bioflavonoids, Szent-Györgyi (1893–1986), who discovered
vitamin C, took 10 grams of ascorbic acid daily. In addition, Linus Pauling
(1901–94), an eminent 20th-century scientist, was said to take 25 grams.
Bioflavonoids are additional antioxidants, but according to Szent-Györgyi and
Linus Pauling, they are not essential, and most research on vitamin C has been
done with ascorbic acid. I recommend for adults an average of 2,000 mg or 2
grams daily. In viral infections, I have given IVs with 25 to 50 grams daily for a
few days. And when treating cancer patients, I have used up to 100 grams IV
daily for two or more weeks.
Carotenoids—this family of yellow, orange, and red compounds includes beta
carotene, astaxanthin, and lycopene. They are precursors to vitamin A and are
safe at very high doses. I prefer 25,000 units of beta carotene and 4 to 10 mg of
astaxanthin daily. If you eat cooked tomatoes three times a week, you will get
plenty of carotenoids, including lycopene and lutein. Vitamin C, beta carotene
and vitamin E work synergistically, and all three are essential for a healthy
immune system.
CoQ10 (Ubiquinone)—another master immune enhancer, as well as helping to
prevent atherosclerosis. It is also available in a slightly different form as
ubiquinol, which is much more expensive. Although ubiquinol may be more
potent, mg for mg, I do not think the cost difference is worthwhile. A minimum
of 60 mg daily is essential. If you are unfortunate enough to have been placed on
a statin drug, you should take 300 mg of CoQ10 daily, to minimize many of the