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"On the other hand, lycopene is more available from eggs than from supplements, and cooking tomatoes increases its availability. The usability of vitamins in food varies with the method of preparation. "Far too little is known about nutrient availability as a function of plant variety and maturity." The old canard—more research is needed—is surely true here. What are we to make of all this? It seems apparent that vitamin E is not effective in the secondary prevention of heart disease or cancer, or in the primary prevention of cancer." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"Healthy sources of pantothenic acid include whole grains, nuts and seeds, nutritional yeast, sweet potatoes, legumes, mushrooms, tomatoes, and broccoli; please refer to Graph 1-4." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.) "Some carotenoids that cannot be converted into retinal are lycopene (from tomatoes) and lutein. All carotenoids have antioxidant activity. Vitamin A and Night Vision Vitamin A is needed by the retina of the eye for vision. The retina is located at the back of the eye. Light passes through the lens of the eye and hits the retina. The retina converts the light into nerve impulses for interpretation by the brain. Retinol is transported by the bloodstream to the retina. In the retina, the retinol is used by the epithelial cells on the inside surface of the retina." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"Add other raw vegetables (besides the leafy greens) such as tomatoes, shredded carrots, cabbage, beets, snow peas, or raw broccoli to the salad so the total of raw vegetables for the day amounts to at least 12 ounces of food. 3. Consume a double-portion serving of steamed green vegetables (at least 12 ounces a day). Vegetables such as asparagus, artichokes, kale, collards, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, string beans, baby bok choy, and others should be eaten every day. You can also do this by adding these greens to a soup. 4." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat For Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 book set) (Get the book.) "Low-starch, low-calorie vegetables that are not green eggplant mushrooms spaghetti squash garlic onions tomatoes hearts of palm colorful peppers waterchestnuts If you are someone who needs to lose weight, the secret is to eat more of the raw vegetables, green vegetables and low-starch, low-calorie vegetables above. The more of these high-nutrient, low-calorie foods you eat, the easier it will be to lose weight." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat For Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 book set) (Get the book.)

"Broccoli and tomatoes: Broccoli contains sulforaphane; tomatoes contain lycopene. Eaten together, they maximize each other's ability to fight cancer. Soy and tea (black or green): A diet high in soy and tea can lower the risk of prostate and breast cancers. Selenium and sulforaphane: When combined, these can have a significant effect on the genes that control cancer development. Selenium can be found in poultry, tuna, eggs and sunflower seeds. Sulforaphane can be found in broccoli, cabbage and watercress. Andrew L." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"Grass pollens may bring out allergies to kiwi, melon, orange, tomatoes and watermelon. Ragweed pollens may bring out allergies to bananas, cantaloupe, cucumber, honeydew, watermelon and zucchini. 11. Exercise Induced Allergies Another unusual phenomenon is food dependent exercise induced allergies. The rise in body temperature during exercise seems to trigger a release of histamine and other chemicals. Symptoms may include hives, itching, asthma and faintness. It is often associated with apples, cabbage, celery, chicken, parsnips, peaches, shellfish and wheat." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"They include things such as sulforaphane from broccoli, resverattol from grapes, and lycopene from tomatoes. Another way of looking at phytochemicals is simply as vitamins and antioxidants in the process of being discovered. This is not necessarily a quick process. It took 50 years for Vitamin E to be declared a vitamin after it was discovered. It's Not That Simple You would think that supplementation would be pretty easy." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"The more ripening that occurs on the vine, the more lycopene tomatoes contain. We can enjoy tomatoes all year round, but fresh tomatoes are best eaten in the summer when they are naturally in season. Dried, canned, or bottled varieties can be eaten other times of the year. The dried and canned varieties have been harvested and processed at the peak of their ripeness and have concentrated levels of lycopene. Fresh tomatoes available out of season are likely to have been gassed to color them up, but the intense red color that signals high lycopene content is usually absent." - Marcia Zimmerman, C.N., The A.D.D. Nutrition Solution: A Drug-Free Thirty-Day Plan (Get the book.)

"Remove the tomatoes from the broiler. On four separate plates, place two tomato slices side by side. Top with the marinated beans and chopped parsley. Tossed Spinach Salad 1 bunch of spinach leaves, torn into bite-size pieces 1 small head of butter lettuce leaves, torn into bite-size pieces 1 cup chopped celery lA cup chopped yellow pepper ZA cup sliced mushrooms Mustard Vinaigrette (see page 84) or Lemon Dill Dressing (see page 84) xh cup alfalfa sprouts Combine the spinach, lettuce leaves, celery, yellow pepper, and mushrooms in a large bowl." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"A recent animal study suggests that lycopene supplementation (high in yellow/orange fruits and vegetables and especially high in tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato juice) may decrease the incidence and size of leiomyomas.23 Another study extolled the benefits of a vegetarian diet by finding that women who suffered from fibroids were more likely to have high consumption of red meat and ham and have low consumption of fruits and green vegetables.24 Whole grains such as brown rice, oats, buckwheat, millet, and rye are excellent sources of B vitamins." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Add the carrots, celery, cauliflower, snow peas, cabbage, and tomatoes, one vegetable at a time. Stir well after each addition. Add the stock. Mix well. Add the sweet-and-sour sauce. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes. Serve over rice garnished with chopped nuts, if desired. Desserts Frozen Juice/Fruit Puree on a Stick You can purchase molds at the grocery store to make this treat, which is similar to a Popsicle. Fill the mold with a mixture of Vi fruit juice/puree and xh water." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"Vitamin C Recommended dietary allowance (RDA): Age 18 or younger, pregnant or nursing: 115 mg per day Age 19 and older, pregnant or nursing: 120 mg per day Tolerable upper intake level (UL): Age 18 or younger, pregnant or nursing: 1,800 mg per day Age 19 and older, pregnant or nursing: 2,000 mg per day Food sources: fruits (especially citrus), green chilies, tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, and prunes Herbal sources: elderberries, rose hips, parsley, dandelion greens, nettles, alfalfa, and cayenne Vitamin D." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Food sources of vitamin C are fruits (particularly citrus), green chilies, tomatoes, honey, cabbage, cucumbers, and prunes. Herbal sources include elderberries, rose hips, parsley, dandelion greens, nettles, alfalfa, and cayenne." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"You should cut out fruits, too (they're loaded with sugar), and eat only green leafy vegetables—no beets or carrots, and no tomatoes or tomato products, such as ketchup. Plus, you should drink at least eight glasses of water a day. The fluids help prevent one of the common side effects of low-carbohydrate diets—constipation. Obviously, if you start out with constipation as a primary symptom, this diet is probably not for you. I should say a bit more about beverages, because water—while unbeatable—can get pretty boring after a few days." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Ripe Fuyu persimmons look like flattened tomatoes and are crisp, while the acorn-shaped Hachiya is very soft and juicy. • Store them in the refrigerator when ripe. • Eat the fruit as soon as possible. Overripe persimmons quickly turn PREPARATION AND SERVING SUGGESTIONS: • Wash Fuyu variety persimmons, remove core and leaves, and slice or eat whole. • Rinse Hachiya persimmons and slice in half. Remove seeds and spoon fruit out of skin. • Add firm Fuyu persimmon slices to salads, pancakes, waffles, and hot or cold cereal." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Men who ate 10 servings a week of tomatoes and tomato sauce on pizzas had 45% less cancer of the prostate than those eating no tomatoes. Surprisingly, tomatoes on pizza seemed more beneficial than raw tomato, suggesting that heating the tomato paste increases the anticancer effect. This study confirms previous studies of Mediterreanean people, who showed that they had one of the lowest rates of prostate cancer. Afro-Americans eat few tomatoes and they had the highest rate of prostate cancer." - James A. Howenstine, MD, A Physician's Guide To Natural Health Products That Work (Get the book.)

"Supermarket tomatoes taste like cardboard because they're picked green and gassed with ethylene for redness. Many oranges are actually green when ripe, but ethylene disrupts the outer layer of chlorophyll, beckoning the orange color beneath. Alongside getting gassed, many oranges we eat are covered with synthetic dyes. Dyed oranges used to be individually labeled with purple ink, but such warnings have been dispensed with in North America. Shipping boxes are sometimes labeled, but consumers rarely get to peruse the fine print on orange crates. Citrus Red No." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"High-flavonol tomatoes resulting from the heterologous expression of the maize transcription factors genes Lc and CI, Plant Cell 14: 2509-2526. Bylka, W., Franski, R., and Stobiecki, M., 2002, Differentiation between isomeric acacetin-6-C-(6"-0-malonyl)-glucoside and acacetin-8-C-(6"-(9-malonyl)-glucoside by using low-energy CID mass spectra, J Mass Spectrom 37: 648-650. Careri, M., Bianchi, F., and Corradini C, 2002, Recent advances in the application of mass spectrometry in food related analysis, J Chromatogr A 970: 3-64. Careri, M., Elviri, L., and Mangia, A." - Erich Grotewold, The Science of Flavonoids (Get the book.) "High-flavonol tomatoes resulting from the heterologous expression of the maize transcription factor genes Lc and CI, Plant Cell 14: 2509-2526. Braun, E. L., Matulnik, T., Dias, A, and Grotewold, E., 2001, Transcription factors and metabolic engineering: Novel applications for ancient tools, Recent Adv Phytochem 35: 79-109. Broun, P., 2004, Transcription factors as tools for metabolic engineering in plants, Curr Opin Plant Biol 7: 202-209. Buck, M. J., and Atchley, W. R., 2003, Phylogenetic analysis of plant basic helix-loop-helix proteins, JMolEvol 56: 742-750. Burr, F. A., Burr, B." - Erich Grotewold, The Science of Flavonoids (Get the book.)

"In other words, you could take a patent out establishing that you use tomatoes in your hair-regrowth products. The patent would then establish that you are the only one who can use tomatoes for that purpose—but it wouldn't in any way prove that tomatoes grow hair. I would love to discuss the impact of these ingredients on the scalp in great detail, but the focus of this book isn't on balding, and it would take pages and pages. Proctor's Web site at www.drproctor.com is worth a visit. His information is based on some very interesting hypotheses that are worth looking at with an objective eye." - Paula Begoun, Don't Go Shopping for Hair-Care Products Without Me (Get the book.)

"At one point he described buying some supermarket tomatoes, presumably the ill-fated FlavrSaver Monsanto scientists had created and which were taken off the market because people noticed quickly that they didn't taste like tomatoes. These tomatoes seemed to Senator Whelan, upon closer examination, somewhat "odd". He placed them on top of his fridge for observation. "Two weeks later," he said, "they were still sitting there on my fridge looking exactly the same as the day I bought them." He asked, "What the heck is this? Is this really a tomato? What's it going to do in my stomach?" - Helke Ferrie, Dispatches From the War Zone of Environmental Health (Get the book.)

"No, the cook already knew that olive oil with tomatoes is a really good idea. As cook in your kitchen you enjoy an omniscience about your food that no amount of supermarket study or label reading could hope to match. Having retaken control of the meal from the food scientists and processors, you know exactly what is and is not in it: There are no questions about high-fructose corn syrup, or ethoxylated diglycerides, or partially hydrogenated soy oil, for the simple reason that you didn't ethoxylate or partially hydrogenate anything, nor did you add any additives." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.) "The olive oil with which I eat tomatoes makes the lycopene they contain more available to my body. Some of those compounds in the sprig of thyme may affect my digestion of the dish I add it to, helping to break down one compound or stimulate production of an enzyme needed to detoxify another. We have barely begun to understand the relationships among foods in a cuisine. But we do understand some of the simplest relationships among foods, like the zero-sum relationship: If you eat a lot of one thing, you're probably not eating a lot of something else." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"Men who ate 10 servings a week of tomatoes and tomato sauce on pizzas had 45% less cancer of the prostate than those eating no tomatoes. Surprisingly, tomatoes on pizza seemed more beneficial than raw tomato, suggesting that heating the tomato paste increases the anticancer effect. This study confirms previous studies of Mediterreanean people, who showed that they had one of the lowest rates of prostate cancer. Afro-Americans eat few tomatoes and they had the highest rate of prostate cancer." - James A. Howenstine, MD, A Physician's Guide To Natural Health Products That Work (Get the book.)

"The best foods for sleep are dairy, bananas, oats, sweet corn, rice, tomatoes, and whey protein. The home remedy of warm milk at bedtime is, in fact, grounded in science. Drugs and Melatonin Many recreational drugs and medications affect melatonin and contribute to sleep problems. Marijuana raises melatonin levels more dramatically than any other drug. Its effect typically occurs almost immediately (within twenty minutes of smoking) and results in very high levels (as much as four thousand times the normal baseline)." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Vitamin C is found in many fruits and vegetables, such as asparagus, berries, broccoli, citrus fruits, melons, peppers and tomatoes. Typical dosage for a vitamin C supplement is 500 to 1,500 mgs per day. Magnesium food sources are brussel sprouts, green leafy vegetables, legumes, nuts, soy, spinach and whole grains. Typical dosage of magnesium is 400 to 600 mgs per day. People with kidney problems or heart disease should check with their doctor before taking magnesium." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Organic tomatoes are 12 times higher in magnesium, 68 times higher in manganese, and almost 2,000 times higher in iron. And then there's the difference between organic and super organic. Super organic, when you can find it, has on average, twice the nutritional value of standard organic (which, as we've already seen, has several times the food value of conventionally grown food). To give you a sense of the extent of these differences, consider: • Conventional farms use no compost at all in the growing of their crops." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Foods that may aggravate heartburn are fried foods, fat, spices, salt, coffee, tea, sugar, vinegar, carbonated drinks, dried meats, alcoholic beverages, citrus fruits, tomatoes, chocolate and bread. It is fine to enjoy a luxury occasionally, but many continually try their digestion beyond its capacity. Drinking with meals is said to be inadvisable as it dilutes the stomach acid. Cold water is said to render enzymes less effective for adequate digestion. Improper Chewing Improper chewing of food may cause heartburn." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

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