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 "These Foods are high in readily digested sugars and starches and, for the pastries, oftentimes very high in fat as well. As mentioned in chapter four, these highly processed, unnatural Foods are not part of a plant-based diet that works to reduce body weight and promote health. This is one of the main reasons that I usually refer to the optimal diet as a whole Foods, plant-based diet.
Notice that a strict vegetarian diet is not necessarily the same thing as a whole Foods, plant-based diet."- T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book) |
 "For these cases, we recommend the Oriental tradition regarding Weight Loss which emphasizes bitter and pungent flavors and limits sweet, salty, and sour Foods. The fat content and diuretic properties of Foods are also important. The following tenets, derived from Chinese and East Indian healing systems, are useful guidelines for individuals who struggle with losing weight—usually those still in transition to a diet based on unrefined grains and vegetables.
1. Nuts, seeds, and oils: Supporting our earlier-stated view on fats is the Ayurvedic tradition which recommends restricting not only animal fats but also those of vegetable origin."- Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (Get the book) |
| "Therefore, it is a good idea for people on Weight Loss programs to support their liver function with high-fiber Foods and plenty of liquids. Consumption of six to eight glasses of liquids is necessary each day to maintain the water content of bile. Pure water or fresh fruit and vegetable juices are the preferred ways to meet your body's water requirements.
Once the weight is stabilized, bile acid output returns to normal levels, while the cholesterol output remains low. The net effect of Weight Loss is a significant reduction in cholesterol saturation.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease: See
Nonulcer Dyspepsia." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book) |
| "Over the long term, these subjects will find it very difficult to continue consuming an abnormally low level of calories; Weight Loss due to calorie restriction rarely leads to long-term Weight Loss. This is why other studies play such a crucial part in explaining the health benefits of a whole Foods, plant-based diet, studies that show that the weight-loss effect is due to more than simple calorie restriction.
These studies document the fact that vegetarians consume the same amount or even significantly more calories than their meat-eating counterparts, andyet are still slimmer." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book) |
| "Fat and muscle are often shed at an equal rate during Weight Loss, and exercise helps the body maintain its muscle mass, thereby protecting the heart and other muscles from deterioration.
Guidelines for Long-Term Weight Reduction
The measures that we have seen work best for long-term Weight Loss include:
1. Commitment to fundamental change toward emotional clarity, physical vigor, and spiritual awareness.
2. A balanced diet of unprocessed food that limits or eliminates animal products.
The above two steps are very effective and seldom require further dietary aids to promote Weight Loss." - Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (Get the book) |
| "Over the years, there has been quite a war of opinions as to the diet that best promotes Weight Loss and health. On one end of the spectrum, although it has become quite popular to restrict carbohydrates of all sorts completely in favor of high-protein and high-fat Foods, we simply do not believe that this sort of diet is health-promoting. In fact, we believe that this type of diet has already been proven disastrous to long-term health as it carries with it severe consequences for cardiovascular and kidney function. On the other end of the spectrum is the so-called low-fat, high-complex-carbohydrate diet." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book) |
 "Ll For long-term Weight Loss, get regular aerobic and strength-building exercise. The level of aerobic exercise needed to maintain Weight Loss for a 150-pound (70-kilogram) adult is that which burns off about 2,500 calories a week. This is equivalent to walking or jogging three miles a day, every day, year round. After several months of regular exercise and checking with your doctor, begin doing part of your aerobic exercise in the form of sprints. Anaerobic exercise, or exertion that is hard enough to make you slightly out of breath, burns calories thirty-four times as fast as aerobic exercise."- Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies (Get the book) |
| "CONSIDERATIONS
Ll More so than members of other groups, African-American women tend to experience a metabolism slowdown after Weight Loss. This means that a woman who has dieted down to 90 percent of what she previously weighed must consume less than 90 percent of the calories she consumed before the diet to maintain that loss. To offset this effect, it is critically important for African-American women to maintain muscle mass through strength training and regular aerobic exercise while dieting.
Q Artificial sweeteners do not promote Weight Loss." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies (Get the book) |
| "When these Foods are consumed in the unprocessed, unrefined and natural state, a large proportion of the carbohydrates are in the so-called "complex" form. This means that they are broken down in a controlled, regulated manner during digestion. This category of carbohydrates includes the many forms of dietary fiber, almost all of which remain undigested—but still provide substantial health benefits. In addition, these complex carbohydrates from whole Foods are packaged with generous amounts of vitamins, minerals and accessible energy." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book) |
| "THE CHINA STUDY WEIGHS IN
With regard to Weight Loss, there are some surprising findings from the China Study that shed light on the Weight Loss debate. When we started the China Study, I thought that China had the opposite problem from that of the U.S. I had heard that China could not feed itself, that it was prone to famines and that there was not enough food for people to attain their full adult height. Very simply, there were not enough calories to go around. Although China has, during the last fifty years, had its share of nutritional problems, we were to learn that these views on calorie intake were dead wrong." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book) |
| "Guidelines for Long-Term Weight Reduction
The measures that we have seen work best for long-term Weight Loss include:
1. Commitment to fundamental change toward emotional clarity, physical vigor, and spiritual awareness.
2. A balanced diet of unprocessed food that limits or eliminates animal products.
The above two steps are very effective and seldom require further dietary aids to promote Weight Loss. However, there are quite a few individuals who, even on a healthy regimen, lose weight only slowly or not at all." - Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (Get the book) |
| "The findings from these clinical trials indicate that although adhering strictly to the Atkins diet (dramatically reducing carbohydrate intake while allowing free access to high-fat and high-protein foods) can lead to more Weight Loss in the first six months, eating a more healthful diet, such as the one we recommend, is associated with equal efficacy in the long run and is considerably more health promoting. Based upon the current evidence, we do not recommend the Atkins diet." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book) |
 "Relaxation Foods include caramel-coated rice cakes, Cheerios with frozen fruit and honey, toasted waffles with maple syrup and half a banana, a handful of pretzels, graham crackers, fig bars, and a blueberry muffin. We would never recommend this dietary approach for someone with blood sugar problems (diabetes or prediabetes). And it obviously is not for someone who is trying to lose weight. But such high-carbohydrate Foods can boost serotonin levels in the brain and make it easier for you to relax and fall asleep when you consume them 15 to 30 minutes before bedtime."- Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book) |
 "Eat regularly 2-3 meals per day; 1800 Calories in 5-6 meals makes the body use some Calories to digest these Foods, risking Weight Loss.
3) Eat moderately, undereat.
4) Do not smoke cigarettes. They damage the circulation, and may cause fatal lung cancer.
5) Get regular exercise, for a healthier cardiovascular system.
6) Use alcohol moderately or not at al 1.
7) Get 7-8 hours sleep nightly.
Take Antioxidants Vitamin A; Vitamin C; Vitamin E (to slow aging by maintaining Phospholipids in the cell walls, which increased lab animal longevity 10%/ 7 years in humans); B-Complex, and more. Implement Red blood/Circulation and White blood/Lymph development. Work on one specific organ each month."- Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book) |
 "Once the acute episode has resolved, a number of measures are taken to reduce the likelihood of recurrence:
• Drugs to keep uric acid levels within a normal range
• Controlled Weight Loss in obese individuals
• Avoidance of known triggering factors, such as heavy alcohol consumption or a diet rich in purines
• Low doses of colchicine to prevent further acute attacks
Several dietary factors are known to be causes of gout, including consumption of:
• Alcohol
• High-purine-content Foods (organ meats, meat, yeast, poultry, etc."- Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D., Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition (Get the book) |
 "Avoid very restricted Weight Loss diets (crash diets), however. Abruptly cutting back on Foods or fasting for longer than three days may result in increased uric acid levels.
Q Consider using homeopathic remedies. One helpful homeopathic regimen for gout involves using a combination of Belladonna for severe pain, Arnica for less intense pain, and Rhus toxicodendron for joint pain and itching. Use 3x to 12 X strength and take one dose of each three times each day.
Q Avoid taking high doses of niacin (over 50 milligrams daily).
Considerations
Q Very few women develop gout. Most of those who do are in their seventies, when estrogen levels are low.
Q Some people can have high levels of uric acid with no gout symptoms."- Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book) |
| "Protein-induced glucagon mobilizes fats from the tissues in which it is stored, thus aiding in Weight Loss. By eating balanced meals you get more steady blood sugar levels and the ability to burn stored body fat for long-term Weight Loss.
Q Eat more complex carbohydrates that also offer protein, such as tofu, lentils, plain baked potatoes (no toppings, except for vegetables), sesame seeds, beans, brown rice, whole grains, skinless turkey or chicken breast, and whitefish (no shellfish). Poultry and fish should be broiled or baked, never fried.
Q Eat fresh fruits and an abundance of raw vegetables. Have one meal each day that consists entirely of vegetables and fruits." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book) |
| "Some medications can cause a decrease in appetite and Weight Loss.
Q If other people comment on your thinness but you feel you actually could stand to lose weight, consider professional evaluation for an eating disorder. (See anorexia nervosa and/or bulimia in Part Two.)
Considerations
Q Unexplained (and perhaps unwanted) Weight Loss among older adults can have a variety of causes, many of them physiological. These can include the following:
• As people grow older, food can lose its appeal as the senses of taste and smell diminish.
• Dental problems may hinder eating habits.
• Older people who live alone may suffer depression, loneliness, and paranoia, and thus neglect their personal diets." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book) |
 "That can cause severe Weight Loss.
To make sure his cancer patients get enough calories to maintain their weights, Dr. Rountree prescribes a highly absorbable, high-calorie oil containing a fat called medium chain triglycerides (MCT).
His favorite source of MCT is a product called Thin Oil, which comes in butter, olive oil, and garlic flavors. He advises his patients to take 1 to 3 tablespoons a day of Thin Oil, depending on their appetites, their daily calorie intakes, and their rates of Weight Loss. Thin Oil is available through your health care professional.
He also advocates whey protein, a product that works particularly well for people who have absorption problems. "- Bill Gottlieb, Alternative Cures: The Most Effective Natural Home Remedies for 160 Health Problems (Get the book) |
| "If you experience symptoms such as involuntary Weight Loss, loss of appetite, vomiting, a change in bowel habits, or rectal bleeding, you should see a physician. If you are experiencing those symptoms, you may want ask your doctor if you should consider having a comprehensive digestive stool analysis. This test can detect gas-causing problems such as dysbiosis (an imbalance of bad and good bacteria), Candida (yeast) infections, and more. You may also want to see a naturopathic or alternative-minded medical doctor in order to have a test for food sensitivities, Dr. Jeanne says.
She recommends experimenting with different Foods by eliminating them from your diet, one by one, for 10 days." - Bill Gottlieb, Alternative Cures: The Most Effective Natural Home Remedies for 160 Health Problems (Get the book) |
| "To lose weight, he recommends a primarily vegetarian diet (which also helps to reduce the inflammation of RSI); avoiding fatty Foods, starches, and junk foods; and walking 2 miles or more three or four times a week. To get the protein that your body needs, Dr. Markison suggests eating tofu and fish.
VISUALIZATION: Counter the Stress That Chokes Your Hands
Stress reduces blood flow to the upper extremities, worsening RSI. Here's a visualization technique that counters stress and improves blood flow to your hands. Use it any time you're feeling tense, Dr. Markison says.
Sit up straight with your hands in your lap. Take a few deep breaths. Close your eyes and let your eye muscles relax." - Bill Gottlieb, Alternative Cures: The Most Effective Natural Home Remedies for 160 Health Problems (Get the book) |
| "Eat regularly 2-3 meals per day; 1800 Calories in 5-6 meals makes the body use some Calories to digest these Foods, risking Weight Loss.
3) Eat moderately, undereat.
4) Do not smoke cigarettes. They damage the circulation, and may cause fatal lung cancer.
5) Get regular exercise, for a healthier cardiovascular system.
6) Use alcohol moderately or not at all.
7) Get 7-8 hours sleep nightly.
Take Antioxidants: Vitamins A, C, E (to slow aging by maintaining Phospholipids in the cell walls), B-Complex, etc.. Implement Red blood/Circulation, and White blood/Lymph cleansing. Work on one specific organ each month. Take liver cleansers L-Arginine and L-Ornithine.
Tinctures of Almond, Centaury Agave, Lotus, Papaya, Redwood, and Squash." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book) |
| "Arthritis may be caused by an acidic diet of meats, milk, cheese, and animal products, especially sausage and tinned meats (leaving high uric acid residue), saturated fats, margarine, white sugar (rheumatoid), alcohol (depletes B-Complex and Magnesium), caffeine in coffee and tea, white flour products; solanine Foods tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant; spicy Foods, citrus or egg allergies, food toxins, bacteria, viruses, carbonated water and sodas; antacids disable digestion of Calcium, Protein, Minerals, and Phosphorus. Diuretics flush out fluid Minerals Potassium, Magnesium and Zinc needed in joint synovial fluids. Smoking depletes Vitamin C used for Collagen." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book) |
| "Take B-Complex, Bl; Vitamin C; and whole Foods. Salines, antimonials, strengthening tonics, and extremity liniments.
•BILIOUS Indigestion Headache, and fever (take 10 drops Wild Indigo root once in 4 hours; From eating fatty Foods. Take Quassia root tea.
Mix 20 grains Leptandrin, 5 gn. Sanguinaria, 5 gr. Mandrake/Podophyllum, 10 gn. Ipecac, and 10 gn. Cayenne with Dandel ion into 40 pills (cathartic for sluggish liver). Half a Lemon's juice before breakfast in a glass of water.
Homeopathic remedies Chelidonium majus, Chionanthus virginica, and Goldenseal.
SEE Digestion, and Salmonella /SEE Food Poisoning.
•BIRTHING SEE under Women's Health." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book) |
| "Celiac patients with these symptoms need to follow the remedies for tonifying the spleen-pancreas: restrict cooling and highly mucus-forming Foods (some celiacs do not improve unless both gluten and milk are withdrawn) and add more warming Foods. (See "Deficient Qi Energy of the Spleen-Pancreas," page 302, for specific dietary suggestions.)
Often, persons with celiac disease are deficient in B vitamins and other nutrients supplied by whole grains. This need not be a problem—one can always choose from the non-glutinous varieties of grains such as rice, corn, millet, buckwheat, quinoa, and amaranth as well as oats." - Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (Get the book) |
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