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"For example, acerola cherries, the best natural source of vitamin C, contain only 1 percent of vitamin C by weight. Most supplements that list acerola cherries as their vitamin C source contain only a small percentage of vitamin C from the cherries—the rest is synthesized vitamin C. Co-natural Co-natural vitamins are derived from vegetable and animal sources through the use of solvent exttaction, distillation, hydrolysis, or crystallization—but, by definition, haven't undergone any conversion or chemical alteration during the extraction process." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Cherry Juice Can Help In a 1950 study, 12 patients with gout ingested one-half pound of cherries per day (or an equivalent amount of cherry juice), with no other dietary restrictions. In all 12 cases, serum uric-acid levels fell to normal, and the patients had no further attacks of gout. Cherry juice appeared to be as effective as whole cherries. While most of the results were obtained with black cherries, sweet yellow and red sour cherries were also effective.4 We have been impressed by the effectiveness of cherry juice as a treatment for acute gout." - 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.)

"In the 1920s in the United States, physicians touted black cherries to cure kidney stones and gall bladder ailments, and red cherries to remove phlegm. In 1950 Ludwig Blau, Ph.D., writing in Texas Reports on Biology and Medicine, claimed that he cured his crippling gout that confined him to a wheelchair by eating six to eight cherries each day. As long as he ate cherries, he avowed, the gout stayed away. He had no scientific explanation for his discovery, but he noted that at least twelve others who ate cherries or drank cherry juice also cured their gout." - Jean Carper, The Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best Medicine (Get the book.)

"Cherry juice appeared to be as effective as whole cherries. While most of the results were obtained with black cherries, sweet yellow and red sour cherries were also effective.4 We have been impressed by the effectiveness of cherry juice as a treatment for acute gout. In many cases, relief of pain and inflammation is rapid, and anti-inflammatory drugs are unnecessary. However, some patients do not improve significantly unless they drink a full quart of cherry juice daily. We do not know how cherry juice works or what is the active ingredient. Nutritional Supplements Folic Acid Dr." - 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.)

"Can't say I've thought about putting alfalfa sprouts and cherries together in a dish, but maybe I should start! In a preliminary study, researchers in the department of molecular pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Southern California's School of Pharmacy observed a strong antioxidant synergy between alfalfa and acerola cherry extracts that may help reduce oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. It could be the flavonoids from the sprouts working together with vitamin C from the cherries." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Magically, cherries had transformed themselves into drugs. Could this be the first terrorist example of tampering with our food supply? Operating with uncanny speed in October of 2005, under the new leadership of Gottlieb and von Eschenbach, the FDA took charge. They fired off FDA warning letters to twenty-nine cherry companies, informing them that the FDA now considered their cherries to be drugs. The problem: These cherry companies posted on their websites numerous scientific, peer-reviewed articles explaining the value of eating cherries." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.) "Science has proven that cherries help reduce pain by soothing inflammation, and may be helpful for arthritis pain. And, guess what? cherries haven't killed one single person. The FDA decided that these website claims made cherries into drugs. They ordered the companies to remove their claims or face crop confiscation and criminal prosecution. This is the same FDA that in 2001 was unable to get Merck to put cardiovascular warnings on its Vioxx painkiller, which in turn killed at least 55,000 Americans." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.)

"It could be the flavonoids from the sprouts working together with vitamin C from the cherries. If you want to incorporate this combo into your diet, the hardest part is going to be getting your hands on cherries year-round. The answer lies in the frozen-fruit section of your supermarket. Flaxseed with soybeans fights breast cancer. Previous research has implicated soy as actually having tumor-promoting effects in late-stage breast cancer, but in recent lab studies, flaxseed has been shown to weaken this effect." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Most supplements that list acerola cherries as their vitamin C source contain only a small percentage of vitamin C from the cherries—the rest is synthesized vitamin C. Co-natural Co-natural vitamins are derived from vegetable and animal sources through the use of solvent exttaction, distillation, hydrolysis, or crystallization—but, by definition, haven't undergone any conversion or chemical alteration during the extraction process. Synthetic Synthetic vitamins can be derived from either natural or chemical sources." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"PS (phosphatidylserine) potassium PART SEVEN Recipes for Natural Healing Tropical Paradise Rice Cereal_ 2 cups coconut milk 1 banana, sliced 1 cup pitted fresh or frozen cherries 1/2 cup chopped pineapple 1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut 2 cups cooked sweet rice 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts, toasted (see note below) 2 tablespoons almond extract 1 tablespoon vanilla extract In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the coconut milk, banana, cherries, and pineapple. Cook over medium-low heat for 2 to 3 minutes." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"In addition, research suggests that cherries may also inhibit colon and perhaps other cancers. cherries and other colored berries are very high in many antioxidants. As with eating cherries, taking cherry fruit extract is quite safe. Many people find that eating ten to twenty cherries a day helps their arthritis considerably." - Jacob Teitelbaum, Pain Free 1-2-3: A Proven Program for Eliminating Chronic Pain Now (Get the book.)

"Bing and Royal Ann cherries are both sweet, but Bings have deeply colored juice, whereas the juice of the other variety is colorless. Sour cherries—the ones most favored for pies, tarts and turnovers—are similarly divided: morellos have colored juice and amarelles colorless liquid. The very popular tart cherry, Montmorency, is light to dark red with red juice. Sweet cherries are available from May through August, while sour cherries go from late June to mid-August. Great Gout Cure Nothing works better for gout than either raw sweet cherries (15 per day), cherry juice concentrate (1 tbsp." - John Heinerman, Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs (Get the book.)

"PS (phosphatidylserine) potassium PART SEVEN Recipes for Natural Healing Tropical Paradise Rice Cereal_ 2 cups coconut milk 1 banana, sliced 1 cup pitted fresh or frozen cherries 1/2 cup chopped pineapple 1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut 2 cups cooked sweet rice 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts, toasted (see note below) 2 tablespoons almond extract 1 tablespoon vanilla extract In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the coconut milk, banana, cherries, and pineapple. Cook over medium-low heat for 2 to 3 minutes." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Quercetin is found in red grapes, cherries, kale, lettuce, garlic, onion, apples, pears, yellow-fleshed nectarines and peaches, and broccoli, while cat-echin is found not only in tea but also in grapes, cocoa, lentils, black-eyed peas, and white-fleshed peaches and nectarines. Flavonol-rich red grapefruit reduces cholesterol. Remember the grapefruit diet? Well, nix the diet but keep the grapefruit. Two new studies place red grapefruit at the front of the line of health-promoting fruits we should be eating." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Other suggestions include increasing intake of cherries and blueberries, which lower uric acid levels; ascertaining the underlying cause of the disorder; and increasing hydration and stress management. Enzymes can be used to reduce inflammation, improve and balance digestion, balance the pH in the body to promote overall health, and support the immune system." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"My frustrated patients (yes, I do get a couple now and then) are the ones with very elevated insulin levels who initially do well and are so pleased that within weeks they resume eating bread or pasta or having a bag of cherries daily, and their weight loss stops or reverses. They had not lowered their insulin levels enough to "get away with it"; when these "Store Fat for Winter" foods arrived in their body, insulin was more than happy to turn them into fat. Second, such departures from the straight and narrow are not license to run hog wild." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.) "ADD BACK BLACK AND BLUE-AND RED,TOO Unless you are still obese, you may now begin to add berries (fresh or frozen, but not dried), as well as other black, blue, and red fruits such as currants, cherries, red grapes (just stay away from the seedless types), and plums. These colorful fruits are full of phytonutrients that can help turn on your longevity genes and turn off killer genes. The antioxidants in these fruits are unique in that they are both water and fat soluble, meaning they can travel from the bloodstream to brain cells, with dramatic implications for brain vitality." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Most fruit (Apples, oranges, pears, cherries, etc.) 20-40 minutes Sweet fruit (Bananas, fig, dates, dried fruit, etc.) 30-60 minutes Green and low starch vegetables 1-1V2 hours Starchy vegetables (Potatoes, corn, carrots, etc.) 1V2-2 hours Light starch (Grains, flours, etc.) 2-3 hours Proteins (Vegetable: nuts, seeds) 3-4 hours Proteins (Animal: meat, fish) 4? hours Improperly combined foods can take as much as eight hours to leave the stomach and pass, in various degrees of fermentation, into the small intestine." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Although found in the rind, and to some extent, the juice and pulp of citrus fruits, Vitamin P is also contained in grapes, plums, blackcurrants, cherries and rosehips and the skin of bright coloured vegetables like carrots. However, these sources do not generally provide sufficient bioflavonoids in the daily diet to have an effect on asthma." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"Pamela Crowell, a researcher in the forefront of perillyl alcohol research, one cannot eat enough cherries to achieve high enough doses of perillyl alcohol to mimic the effects of chemotherapy drugs, one can receive anticancer benefits from eating average amounts of cherries. cherries are also rich in an-thocyanins and quercetin and are good sources of the phytonutrients ascorbic acid and fiber. cherries are available fresh most abundantly in the summer but also are sold in cans and jars on supermarket shelves all year long. Chick Peas. See Beans." - Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D., Foods That Fight Disease: A Simple Guide to Using and Understanding Phytonutrients to Protect and Enhance Your Health (Get the book.)

"Eat raw fruit, vegetables, grains, seeds, and nuts. cherries are especially recommended; the patient should consume xli pound of fresh or canned cherries a day. Exercise regularly and maintain a healthy body weight. Lose weight if overweight. Cherries are particularly effective in lowering uric acid levels and preventing attacks of gout. cherries, hawthorn berries, blueberries, and other dark red-blue berries are rich sources of constituents called anthocyani-dins and proanthocyanidins." - David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG, Medical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices Of Herbal Medicine (Get the book.)

"If you want to incorporate this combo into your diet, the hardest part is going to be getting your hands on cherries year-round. The answer lies in the frozen-fruit section of your supermarket. Flaxseed with soybeans fights breast cancer. Previous research has implicated soy as actually having tumor-promoting effects in late-stage breast cancer, but in recent lab studies, flaxseed has been shown to weaken this effect." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"If you do drink occasionally, stick to hard liquor or wine, both of which have fewer purines than beer. Try cherries. Many people with gout swear that eating cherries helps quickly resolve attacks. Only one study, though, published in 1950, found that eating about a half-pound of fresh or canned Royal Ann or black Bing cherries a day helps lower uric acid levels. But it's worth a try. "Cherries, hawthorn berries, blueberries and other dark red-blue berries are rich sources of anthocyanidins and procyanidins," Dr. Piz-zorno explains." - The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books, Prevention's Healing With Vitamins : The Most Effective Vitamin and Mineral Treatments for Everyday Health Problems and Serious Disease (Get the book.)

"Examples include berries of all sorts, pears, peaches, plums, dried apricots, cherries, bananas, apples, grapefruit, oranges, kiwis, and grapes. Minimize your intake of starchy vegetables, notably potatoes of all types, squash, tapioca pudding, and yams. Also limit legumes, which include beans, peas, and lentils. Beans in particular can be slightly challenging to digest, as they often cause gas. Beans are best consumed one type at a time, with as few other foods as possible, to avoid indigestion. Additionally, taking digestive enzymes high in amylase helps in their digestion." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"I take them directly from the freezer, put them in a bowl, and mix them with raw milk or yogurt, which promptly freezes on the cold cherries, forming a kind of cherry-flavored sherbet. Top with slivered almonds and enjoy! Chicken Soup for Colds and Souls STEPHEN RENNARD, M.D., is the Larson Professor of Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Bachelor's degree from Harvard, medical degree with honors from Baylor University, board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease, author of more than 300 scientific articles. Get the picture?" - 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.)

"Vi- to 1-inch-wide strips and mix with other greens or serve alone) 1 large or 2 small tomatoes, sliced (or a handful of cherry tomatoes) Vi avocado, sliced lA cup dried cherries or fresh berries (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries) 1 tablespoon Universal Marinade Put ingredients on a plate, and top with a serving of meat or egg entree of your choice (see recipes in this book). Vitamin D Cure Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Vegetables Serves 8. In the same way that you can modify your own recipes, I fixed this one to make it Vitamin D Cure-friendly." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "Mix in chopped nuts and cherries. 3. Add mayonnaise and mix vigorously by hand. 4. Add chopped apple last and fold in. 5. Alternatively, place all of these ingredients except the apple in a food processor and pulse until it's a paste; then fold in the finely chopped apple. You may find this easier to spread and hold the wrap together. 6. On a clean surface, lay washed leaves of your greens of choice. 7. Apply a thin layer of chicken salad over the surface of the leaf, leaving 1 to 2 inches at each end. When you're finished, take the uncovered extensions and fold them over the top." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"GLYCEMIC INDEX AND INSULIN INDEX A high-glycemic diet is one that includes any white sugar, any white flour, white rice, honey, maple syrup, alcohol, coffee, wheat, any junk food, and most fruit (some fruit, such as berries and cherries, is moderate to low on the glycemic index). 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." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "We recommend against fruit for three to six months until the fasting blood sugar (FBS) stabilizes at 85 or below, and then only low-glycemic fruit such as berries, cherries, citrus, goji berries, cranberries, and an occasional apple. LOW FIBER Fiber is the part of the plant that cannot be digested or absorbed by the body. It is a carbohydrate that is obtained from vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. Fiber is either water soluble or water insoluble. Water-soluble fiber is especially good for people with diabetes, because it delays the pace at which food passes through the stomach." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "At that time, it is most prudent to introduce only low-glycemic berries, cherries, and citrus to maintain a healthy physiology. Cooked Animal Fat and Trans-Fatty Acids The second major contributor to the onset of diabetes is a diet high in cooked animal fat trans-fatty acids. An excess of saturated animal fats and trans-fatty acids is associated with increased diabetes, cancer of the breast and prostate, immune dysfunction, and infertility. Drs." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

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