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"Some grain products contain significant amounts of bran. bran provides fiber, which is important for health. However, products with added bran or bran alone (e.g., oat bran) are not necessarily whole-grain products. On their website, www.wholegrainlife.com, General Mills offers excellent information regarding "What Is a Whole Grain?" and "How to Find a Whole Grain Product." The good news is that General Mills products are readily available in every grocery store across the nation. Kashi (www.kashi.com ) is another of one of my favorite whole-grain brands." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"In a study of the effect of bran on constipation, com bran was found to be therapeutically superior to wheat bran, probably because com bran is 92 percent fiber compared to wheat bran's 52 percent fiber. Another group of researchers, at the University of Texas Health Science Center, also found in a feeding study with rats that com bran cereal, even though it contained sucrose, helped prevent cavities. And oat bran has been found to lower cholesterol as much as 13 percent in studies that were done by James Anderson, M.D." - Prevention Magazine Editors, The Complete Book of Vitamins & Minerals for Health (Get the book.)

"Rice bran may be even more effective than wheat bran. In a study of 164 patients with kidney stones who excreted excessive amounts of calcium, treatment with 10 grams of rice bran twice a day significantly reduced the amount of calcium in the urine. More important, rice-bran treatment reduced the number of kidney stone recurrences by more than 78%.7 Dietary fiber is believed to decrease urinary calcium excretion by reducing the amount of calcium absorbed." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"Polishing off the brown outer coat, or bran, from rice had become fashionable. The rice bran was then used as chicken feed. The bran, however, contains most of the vitamins and minerals. The colonists therefore quickly became nutritionally deficient, while the chickens flourished. In the United States, approximately 18 percent of calories come from white flour. However, white flour, just like white rice, has had the bran removed and therefore is also significantly depleted of vitamins and minerals." - Jacob Teitelbaum, Pain Free 1-2-3: A Proven Program for Eliminating Chronic Pain Now (Get the book.)

"In another study published in Nutrition and Cancer, IP^ was tested for its benefits against a 20 percent bran diet. IPg demonstrated "significant reduction in tumor number, incidence, and multiplicity," wrote Ivana Vucenik, Ph.D., and co-scientists. "Thus IP^, an active substance responsible for cereal's beneficial anticancer effect, is clearly more effective than 20 percent bran in diet. In practical terms, intake of IPg may be a more pragmatic approach than gorging enormous quantities of fiber for cancer prophylaxis." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"For example, great basics for breakfast include cereals such as old-fashioned rolled oats, a brand of shredded wheat with no added sugar, or a product such as Grainfield's raisin bran. You can top the cereal with Grape-Nuts for crunch. You might also add raisins, a banana, or other fruit. A bit of apple juice, cider, or fresh orange or grapefruit juice (include the fruit sections) is delicious in place of milk. But you can also eat your cereal with milk, oat milk, almond milk, or nonfat soy milk. And cereals are far from the only breakfast option." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Crepes l/i cup rice flour A cup bran flour A cup oat flour 2 tablespoons cornmeal 1 teaspoon baking powder V2 cup soy milk 1 tablespoon oil 2 tablespoons vanilla soy yogurt x/i cup soy milk Combine the rice flour, bran flour, oat flour, cornmeal, and baking powder in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the soy milk, oil, soy yogurt, and soy milk. Mix the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Oil a small nonstick frying pan and set it over medium heat. When the pan is hot, pour in batter thinner than you would for pancakes." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"CEREALS All bran .......38 Bran Chex......58 Cheerios.......74 Corn bran......75 Corn Chex .....83 Cornflakes......81 Cream of meat.......66 Crispix ........87 Frosted Flakes . . .55 Grapenuts......67 Grapenuts Flakes .......80 Life...........66 Muesli.........60 NutriGrain.....66 Oatmeal .......49 Oatmeal 1 min . .66 Puffed Rice.....90 Puffed meat . . .74 Rice bran ......19 Rice Chex......89 Rice Krispies . . . .82 Shredded Wheat . .69 Special K.......54 Swiss Muesli ... .60 Total..........76 COOKIES Graham crackers......74 oatmeal........58 shortbread......" - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"Pancakes from Scratch V2 cup rice flour A cup bran flour XA cup oat flour 2 tablespoons cornmeal 1 teaspoon baking powder Vi cup soy milk 1 tablespoon oil 2 tablespoons vanilla soy yogurt Combine the rice flour, bran flour, oat flour, cornmeal, and baking powder in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the soy milk, oil, and soy yogurt. Mix the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Oil a griddle or a small nonstick frying pan and set it over medium heat. When the pan is hot, drop dollops of the batter into it." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"If you're eating a lot of bran, it's because you like bran or what it does for your bowel regularity. It will not save your life. A Path through the Woods Most people, most physicians, and many endoscopists have not picked their way through the state of the art as we have just done. We know the current approach to colorectal cancer screening is a sitting duck as soon as anyone has an alternative that makes more sense. Clinical science is not static, and screening for colorectal cancer is a topic ripe with fame and fortune. New approaches to screening are on the way." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"Polishing brown rice removes the bran and germ, as well as most of the vitamin B-i (thiamine). This thiamine deficiency can cause beriberi, a major problem for the Japanese Navy in the late nineteenth century. Sailors with beriberi were cured when they were given rice bran or whole rice. Even as late as 1940, the major source of B vitamins was rice bran extract. Soon after, manufacturers of white bread began supplementing their product with the thiamine (vitamin B-i), riboflavin (vitamin B-2), and niacin (vitamin B-3) stripped from the whole grain in the 'whitening' process." - Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD, Feel Better, Live Longer with Vitamin B-3 (Get the book.)

"Rice bran is high in soluble fiber and may be helpful in lowering cholesterol. (It's similar to oat bran in nutritional benefits, but less of it is needed to produce the same results. Two tablespoons of rice bran will give you as much soluble fiber as one-half cup oat bran.) Wheat bran is high in insoluble fiber and may be helpful in reducing the risk of colon cancer. (For natural sources of these types of fiber—and cautions—see section 123.) Could you tell me about royal jelly? How is it different from propolis? Propolis is a by-product of honey." - Earl Mindell, Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"Crepes l/i cup rice flour A cup bran flour A cup oat flour 2 tablespoons cornmeal 1 teaspoon baking powder V2 cup soy milk 1 tablespoon oil 2 tablespoons vanilla soy yogurt x/i cup soy milk Combine the rice flour, bran flour, oat flour, cornmeal, and baking powder in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the soy milk, oil, soy yogurt, and soy milk. Mix the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Oil a small nonstick frying pan and set it over medium heat. When the pan is hot, pour in batter thinner than you would for pancakes." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"Intelligent Medicine Tip: If you add bran to your diet, look for oat bran and oat bran products rather than regular coarse wheat bran. If bran just isn't your thing, try supplementing your meals with a teaspoon of raw psyllium or flax seed. Replace some of the animal protein in your diet with protein from beans or soybeans. A good source of soybean protein is Japanese tofu or. Chinese bean curd." - Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D., Intelligent Medicine: A Guide to Optimizing Health and Preventing Illness for the Baby-Boomer Generation (Get the book.) "I don't like to give specific recommendations like "Do your duty and eat exactly one cup of bran for breakfast every morning" or to suggest that you should start counting the grams of fiber in your diet. That seems like a dismal exercise. I do recommend being conscious about whether you do eat significant sources of fiber. If not, think creatively about how you might add some in an easy or pleasurable way. Intelligent Medicine Tip: If you add bran to your diet, look for oat bran and oat bran products rather than regular coarse wheat bran." - Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D., Intelligent Medicine: A Guide to Optimizing Health and Preventing Illness for the Baby-Boomer Generation (Get the book.)

"Natural foods, particularly oatmeal and granola, and bread made from whole-grain flours, are rich in bran. Pure wheat bran sold in natural food stores is inexpensive, and, unlike Kellogg's All-Bran and similar products, is whole bran. It tastes like sawdust, but is tolerable when mixed with salads or cereals. Corn bran is said to be more effective but is not so readily available. The frequency of large bowel and rectal cancer is also increased by high alcohol and dietary fat intake over a number of years." - Berkeley Holistic Health Center and Shepherd Bliss, The New Holistic Health Handbook: Living Well in a New Age (Get the book.) "The use of wheat bran, rice bran, corn bran, or oat bran fiber, along with whole grains and vegetables, is extremely important in restoring proper intestinal transit time and reducing the risk of colon cancer. Burkitt suggests 3 to 4 tablespoonsful of bran fiber a day. However, this amount should not be included in your diet if you have consumed a low-residue diet for some time, as it can induce diarrhea and gas. The fiber should be slowly added to the diet in beverages or cereals or breads, until the proper level is achieved. Meat." - Berkeley Holistic Health Center and Shepherd Bliss, The New Holistic Health Handbook: Living Well in a New Age (Get the book.)

"Food sources are bananas, potatoes (especially peels), olives, bran, and green leafy vegetables. Herbs are nettles, dandelion, alfalfa, and chamomile. Potassium Recommended dietary allowance (RDA): Pregnant or nursing: 99 mg per day; should not be taken unless prescribed by your practitioner Tolerable upper intake level (UL): Pregnant or nursing: 99 mg per day; should not be taken unless prescribed by your practitioner Food sources: bananas, potatoes (especially peels), olives, bran, green leafy vegetables Herbal sources: nettles, dandelion, alfalfa, chamomile Zinc." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Roughage and fibre are naturally present in high quantities in bran, wholemeal bread, wheatgerm, raisins, dates, sultanas, prunes, garlic and especially in the skin of apples and grapes. An ideal breakfast is a combination of wheatgerm, bran and muesli with raw or stewed fruit. Canned fruit, without added sugar, is acceptable for the sake of convenience. All vegetables, particularly carrots, celery, potatoes, parsnip, cauliflower and broccoli, as well as herbs such as sennapod, liquorice and cascara, will improve and regulate bowel function." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"Barley Hulled barley has the bran, so thai's the one you want to buy. But even if you purchase pearl barley, which has the bran removed, you'll get around 50% of the original fiber because barley's fiber is found throughout the grain (unlike the wheat kernel). Barley has a nutlike flavor and can be used instead of rice or added to soups and stews. Brown rice It's actually not very brown once you cook it. I've made light fried rice with brown rice, and nobody noticed that the rice wasn't white. Switching to brown rice will boost your fiber from 1 g to 3.5 g per cup of steamed rice." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"If you're eating a lot of bran, it's because you like bran or what it does for your bowel regularity. It will not save your life. A Path through the Woods Most people, most physicians, and many endoscopists have not picked their way through the state of the art as we have just done. We know the current approach to colorectal cancer screening is a sitting duck as soon as anyone has an alternative that makes more sense. Clinical science is not static, and screening for colorectal cancer is a topic ripe with fame and fortune. New approaches to screening are on the way." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"It is the indigestible structural part of plants such as celery strings, corn-kernel skins, the membrane sections of an orange, and the bran that surrounds grains. The two types of fiber are soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber can lower blood cholesterol, and includes that found in oat bran, rice bran, barley, guar gum, pectin, and cooked dried beans. Insoluble fiber appears to provide the best protection against colon cancer, and includes that found in wheat bran and the woody parts of fruits and vegetables.27 However, this issue is not settled." - Richard Harkness, The Natural Pharmacist: Your Complete Guide to Reducing Cancer Risk (Get the book.)

"These muffins made with bran and whole wheat make a healthy breakfast or mid-day snack. The ingredients are as follows: 1 cup water 1 1U cup whole wheat flour 'A cup wheat bran xh cup honey 9 tablespoons coconut oil (this is equilivent to l/i cup plus 1 tablespoon) 1 egg lh cup nuts 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 teaspoon cinnamon 'A teaspoon nutmeg 2 teaspoon baking powder 74 teaspoon salt Combine water, vanilla, honey, egg, and bran in a bowl and let sit for 10-15 minutes. The bran will absorb some of the moisture as it sits which will improve the texture of the final product." - Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara, The Healing Miracle of Coconut Oil (Get the book.)

"Insoluble fiber such as wheat bran, corn bran, and vegetable fibers increases the volume and viscosity of foods and moderately reduces the glycemic impact of carbohydrates. Soluble fibers such as oat bran, psyllium, and legume fiber, on the other hand, absorb more water and tend to have a greater influence on a food's volume, viscosity, and glycemic impact. Eating an abundance of fiber-rich foods, especially those high in soluble fiber, is central to the success of the Hunger Free Forever program." - Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon, Hunger Free Forever: The New Science of Appetite Control (Get the book.)

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