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"While searching through Medline, I found a scientific article about the "addictive" characteristics of carrots. It reported that one subject had an unusually strong attachment to them. carrots have more sugars relative to many other vegetables, although certainly nothing like the sugars in white things. But pay attention. If you start hoarding your own stash of carrots, you may be on to something. Fruit Now that you have a bigger picture of carbohydrates, let's go back to the fruit story. Earlier in this chapter we saw that fruits have a fair amount of sugar." - Kathleen DesMaisons, Potatoes Not Prozac: Solutions for Sugar Sensitivity (Get the book.)

"And of course, the carrots you eat (because you heard as a kid that you should eat carrots to help your eyes because "you've never seen a rabbit with glasses") are orange because of "beta carotene." In fact, "carrots" actually get their name from this famous pigment that makes them orange, "carotene." Carotenoids are divided into two distinct groups: Members of the first group are called "Carotenes." This is probably the more widely known group because of its most famous member, beta carotene. Some of the other well known carotenes are lycopene and alpha carotene." - Bob Capelli, ASTAXANTHIN: Natural Astaxanthin, King of the Carotenoids (Get the book.)

"I can still hear my mother urging me to eat my creamed carrots before I could get down from the table to play. Did your parents ever tell you to eat carrots too? Doctors believed then that the beta-carotene found in carrots was necessary for good eyesight and night vision. This is true to a degree, but beta-carotene is only one of a dozen important carotenoids found in the body. It is actually more important to eat corn, leafy green vegetables, and collard greens because they contain high levels of carotenoids called lutein and zeaxanthine." - Ray D. Strand, What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You (Get the book.)

"Leaving the skin on, chop the sweet potato, parsnips, turnips, and carrots. Set aside. Clean the hen or chicken, put it in a large stovetop pot, and cover it with cold water. Bring the water to a boil. Add the chicken wings, onions, sweet potato, parsnips, turnips, and carrots. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 'A hours. Remove fat from the surface of the water as it accumulates. Add the celery and parsley. Simmer the mixture about 45 minutes longer. Remove the chicken. The chicken is not used further for the soup. (The meat makes excellent chicken parmesan." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Carrots: When eaten raw, carrots are efficient colon-cleansers, which tone the bowel, reduce the re-absorption of estrogen, and lower cholesterol. Two carrots every day supply enough beta carotene to cut the risk of stroke in half among men who have signs of heart disease, according to one study.36 In another study, women who ate five or more servings of carrots per week had a stroke rate 68% lower than those who ate only one serving. However, diabetics may want to limit the amount of carrots they consume since they contain high amounts of natural sugars." - Larry Trivieri, Jr., Alternative Medicine the Definitive Guide, Second Edition (Get the book.)

"And of course, the carrots you eat (because you heard as a kid that you should eat carrots to help your eyes because "you've never seen a rabbit with glasses") are orange because of "beta carotene." In fact, "carrots" actually get their name from this famous pigment that makes them orange, "carotene." Carotenoids are divided into two distinct groups: Members of the first group are called "Carotenes." This is probably the more widely known group because of its most famous member, beta carotene. Some of the other well known carotenes are lycopene and alpha carotene." - Bob Capelli, ASTAXANTHIN: Natural Astaxanthin, King of the Carotenoids (Get the book.)

"Carrots: When eaten raw, carrots are efficient colon-cleansers, which tone the bowel, reduce the re-absorption of estrogen, and lower cholesterol. Two carrots every day supply enough beta carotene to cut the risk of stroke in half among men who have signs of heart disease, according to one study.36 In another study, women who ate five or more servings of carrots per week had a stroke rate 68% lower than those who ate only one serving. However, diabetics may want to limit the amount of carrots they consume since they contain high amounts of natural sugars." - Larry Trivieri, Jr., Alternative Medicine the Definitive Guide, Second Edition (Get the book.)

"It reported that one subject had an unusually strong attachment to them. carrots have more sugars relative to many other vegetables, although certainly nothing like the sugars in white things. But pay attention. If you start hoarding your own stash of carrots, you may be on to something. Fruit Now that you have a bigger picture of carbohydrates, let's go back to the fruit story. Earlier in this chapter we saw that fruits have a fair amount of sugar. But, like brown things and green things, the impact of the sugar in fruits is tempered by the fiber they contain." - Kathleen DesMaisons, Potatoes Not Prozac: Solutions for Sugar Sensitivity (Get the book.)

"Big orange carrots, that's what. carrots are rich in the antioxidant beta-carotene. They're especially valuable for parents whose young children turn up their noses at vegetables, and the "wascawwy wabbit" who has tormented Elmer Fudd in innumerable cartoons has helped keep carrots popular with kids. carrots are one of the few vegetables that travel well raw for kids' (and grown-ups') lunches and snacks. Ever wonder why Bugs Bunny has lived so long? It just might be the carrots. Cancer. Beta-carotene consumption has been linked to reduced risk of several cancers, notably lung cancer." - Kevin Trudeau, Natural Cures (Get the book.)

"Lightly saute carrots, diako, and scallions in skillet with safflower oil for about 5 minutes, then add to the hijiki. Add garlic, caraway seeds and salt. Combine with amaranth. Mix well." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"As you recall, Drewnowski found that a dollar could buy 1,200 calories of cookies or potato chips, but only 250 calories of carrots; that his dollar bought 875 calories of soda but only 170 calories of orange juice.2 According to the USDA Economic Research Service, between 1982 and 1997, the cost increases for these (diabetogenic) foods were as follows: dairy products 47 percent; fats and oils 47 percent; meat, poultry, and fish 49 percent; sugar and sweets 52 percent." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "A high-glycemic diet also includes cooked beets and carrots, rutabaga, summer squash, cooked yams, pumpkin, parsnips, white potatoes, apricots, figs, grapes, raisins, melons, mangos, bananas, papaya, pears, peaches, plums, pineapple, kiwi, sapote, cherimoya, rambutian, durian, dates, and dried fruits. All fruit juices, carrot juice, and beet juice are also high-glycemic foods. High insulin index foods, which are low on the glycemic index but still diabetogenic, include meat, fish, chicken, and dairy." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Because how do you know it's not one of the other things in the carrots or the broccoli? There are hundreds of carotenes. But the biochemists had their answer: 'You can't do a trial on broccoli.' " So the nutrients won out over the foods. The panel's resort to scientific reductionism had the considerable virtue of being both politically expedient (in the case of meat and dairy) and, to these scientific heirs of Justus von Liebig, intellectually sympathetic." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.) "That's why when the Atkins diet storm hit the food industry in 2003, bread and pasta got a quick redesign (dialing back the carbs; boosting the proteins) while poor unreconstructed potatoes and carrots were left out in the carbohydrate cold. (The low-carb indignities visited on bread and pasta, two formerly "traditional foods that everyone knows," would never have been possible had the imitation rule not been tossed out in 1973. Who would ever buy imitation spaghetti? But of course that is precisely what low-carb pasta is." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"All vegetables: carrots (raw), beets (raw), squash (raw) Fruits: low-glycemic fruits-blueberries, raspberries, cherries, fresh and unsweetened cranberries, pomegranate, goji berries, grapefruit, lemons, limes Condiments and sweeteners: mesquite, cacao, carob Bee pollen granules Grains: quinoa, buckwheat, millet, amaranth, spelt Fermented and cultured foods: apple cider vinegar, miso (non-soy), sauerkraut, probiotic drinks Notes: Phase 1: no grains, not sweet or fermented Phase 1.5: grains stored less than 90 days, low-sweet fruits, and fermented food Phase 1." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "One can also use a little coconut water and the sweeter vegetables like cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, and beets. Sweet white miso is very good for a sweet and a salt. Each culture has characteristic flavors that are achieved through the usage of specific herbs and spices. For example, in Italian and Sicilian cuisine, the key flavors are garlic, basil, oregano, and olive oil. For Thai and Balinese, the more fundamental flavors are basil, lemon grass, tamarind, galangal root, curry, cumin, and coriander." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"SOME 2 + 2 SMOOTHIE CHOICES Fruits Apple slices Bananas Blueberries Kiwi slices Orange wedges Pear slices Plum slices Strawberries Vegetables Baby carrots Broccoli florets Cabbage, chopped Celery, chopped Kale, chopped Peppers, chopped Spinach flakes Zucchini slices Vitamin D Cure Nutty Dates How do you make a dessert that's both delicious and healthy? Here's your answer. This tastes like a chocolate-nut-caramel candy bar, but it's actually healthy for you. You can change the nuts to any single nut or mixture of nuts." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "As kids, we may have eaten tasteless stuff—canned or frozen spinach boiled in a pot, or frozen carrots and peas, or frozen bitter Brussels sprouts. But now, mix it up a bit. Ever use fresh baby spinach leaves as a salad base or a pasta replacement? Spinach is an excellent source of magnesium and makes four times more antacid than most other vegetables per equivalent weighted serving. Or try fresh Brussels sprouts trimmed from the stalk, steamed, and then sauteed in olive oil and garlic." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "Add onion slices, carrots, and apples; saute over medium heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a baking dish and spread evenly. 4. Sprinkle with half of the wine or cider. (Save the rest for use later.) 5. Place pork atop apple-carrot-onion mixture. 6. Transfer baking dish to oven and roast until apple-onion mixture is soft and brown and meat thermometer inserted into the center of the pork registers 150°F, about 20 minutes. 7. Remove baking dish from oven and add remaining wine or hard cider. Cook for an additional 3 minutes. 8." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"In a large bowl, toss sprouts, red cabbage, carrots, nori and sesame seeds. Toss with dressing and top with walnuts before serving. Serves 2 Crunchy Couscous Salad_ 3 ounces yellow squash, cubed 3 ounces celery, chopped 3 ounces scallions, chopped 3 ounces safflower oil 1 1/2 ounces miso 1/2 teaspoon cumin pinch of cayenne 3 ounces black-eyed peas, cooked (chilled) 3 ounces couscous, cooked Combine squash, celery and scallions in a bowl. Set aside. In a blender, combine oil, miso and 2 ounces water. Blend until smooth. Add vegetables to miso mixture and blend until coarsely ground." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"This is because the 50 grams of carbohydrates from carrots required for the test standard far exceed that of a typical portion. Even if a person ate 50 grams of carbohydrates from carrots (that's five cups of carrots), the time it would take to eat the carrots would automatically reduce the glycemic response. Based on the glycemic response data cited above, we saw no need to limit beans and legumes, dairy products, or vegetables. Even though these foods do contribute a significant amount of carbohydrates to the diet, they have a very small effect on blood glucose and insulin." - Cheryle R. Hart, M.D. Mary Kay Grossman, R.D., The Insulin-Resistance Diet : How to Turn Off Your Body's Fat-Making Machine (Get the book.)

"A subsequent evaluation of the Nurse's Health Study from Harvard implicated carrots, but not p-carotene, further adding to the confusion [48]. Interestingly, in the French Etude Epidemiologique de Femmes de la Mutuelle Generale de l'Education Nationale (E3N) prospective investigation, the nonsmoking women showed a dose-dependent lowering of lung cancer risk when intakes were considered. The largest reduction was observed in those women taking P-carotene supplements, but, of course, smokers showed the commonly observed increased risk [49]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Top the meat with half of the carrots, peas, bell pepper strips, pine nuts, and basil. Drizzle each with a teaspoon of olive oil. Seal the paper packets by folding the other half of the parchment over the ingredients. Make several pleats to close the edges by working around the packet. Fold the end edges under the packet and make sure it is sealed tightly. Bake for 10 minutes. To serve, place the papillote on a serving plate and carefully cut a slit into each packet to expose the cooked meat and vegetables. Alternative Preparation Method: Substitute 7 ounces of salmon for turkey or chicken." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"There are a whole variety to choose from: carrots, celery, radishes, cauliflower, broccoli, peppers, red cabbage, green onions, snow peas, string beans. These can all be cut up and mixed together. They can be stored in a plastic bag or sealed container. When mealtime comes, a person can take a handful of these vegetables and then perhaps add some other ones that don't keep as well, such as tomatoes or sprouts. You then have a fresh salad that is already prepared with a lot of important nutrients. This is just one way of having food prepared in advance." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "Combine potato and carrots. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Serve cool or at room temperature. Serves 1 Squashed Potato Casserole_ 3-ounce sweet potato 3 ounces yellow squash, cubed 1 ounce green pepper, chopped 2 tablespoons safflower oil 1/2 teaspoon thyme 1/2 teaspoon basil 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 ounces basmati rice, cooked 3 ounces amaranth, cooked Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pierce sweet potato with fork and place in oven for 45 minutes. When potato cools, cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Lower heat to 375 degrees. Steam squash and pepper until slightly tender." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"You find these nutrients in fruits and vegetables like papaya, carrots, calabazas (squash), oranges, pineapples." I wasn't familiar with all the different kinds of fruits and vegetables available to Nicoyans, but all of our team's research and everything we had observed directly in the field pointed to Nicoyans being big consumers of fresh fruit. Our research also suggested that fruits' role in preventing stomach cancer seemed to offer a piece in Nicoya's longevity puzzle. SOMETHING IN THE WATER?" - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.) "Some boiled vegetables and daikon, some carrots and miso soup. Maybe some stir-fried vegetables. All very simple, with nothing processed. People don't realize how bad sugar and meat are for them over time." "Why's that?" "Its called bio-ecological prevention, or risk. Let me explain. Simple, nonprocessed foods, often found in rural societies are associated with positive ecology of friendly bacteria in our intestines. These friendly bacteria include immunomodulating and fiber-fermenting lactic acid bacteria," Greg said." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.) "She spooned in fresh carrots, radishes, tofu, a tablespoon of miso paste, and let it heat. Meanwhile, she moved up and down the kitchen wiping clean the counters, sink, and even the window. Then she pulled up a chair facing the stove to wait for her soup. The flame cast a feeble light on Gozei's face. It occurred to me that I was witnessing the happy limits of the human machine. I sensed neither the frailty nor the wistfulness of impeding death but rather serenity—a certain satisfaction with a life now free of the ambition and commitments that dog younger years—a life achieved." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.) "Another aisle contains huge, 50-pound bags of organic carrots, and coffee-table-sized flats of organic wheatgrass that could be mistaken for miniature lawn plots. And everywhere you look there are nuts: showcased in plastic-sealed gift boxes; in heaping piles beside the onions and potatoes in the produce section; and sorted—raw cashews, dried pistachios, honey-roasted almonds, yogurt-dipped peanuts, shelled and unshelled walnuts—in dozens and dozens of hanging bins that can be emptied into flask-sized paper bags with the pull of a lever." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"Universal Marinade, separated into 3 tablespoons and 1 tablespoon 1 large onion, sliced 4 medium-size carrots, washed, peeled, and quartered 2 medium-size Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced '/4-inch thick lh cup dry white wine and l/i cup apple cider, or 1 cup hard apple cider 1. Marinate pork in 3 tablespoons Universal Marinade for 30 minutes. 2. Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and sear until all sides are brown, turning occasionally, about 5 minutes. Transfer pork to plate. 3. Add 1 tablespoon marinade to skillet." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

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