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"For three weeks they were fed an average American diet, low in fruits and vegetables. For the next eight weeks they were randomized to continue the control diet, eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, or eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables but reduced in saturated and total fats. Sodium intake and body weight were maintained at constant levels. The experimental diets were associated with a lowering of blood pressure, particularly in the subjects whose blood pressures were in the upper tertile at inception of the cohort." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"It is a general theme that the additive and synergistic effects of phytochemicals and nutraceuticals in fruits and vegetables are responsive for their potent antioxidant and anticancer activities and that the benefit of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is attributed to the complex mixture of phytochemicals and nutraceuticals present in whole foods (Liu, 2004)." - Erich Grotewold, The Science of Flavonoids (Get the book.)

"Generally speaking, fruits and vegetables are more alkaline-forming, while meats, sugar, caffeine, beans, dairy, and grains are more acid forming. Notice the term "generally speaking" in the previous sentence. Gabriel Cousens, in Conscious Eating, mentions the complexity of this topic. His research has shown that about 30 percent of the people he counseled responded exactly opposite to this claim. In other words, the fruits and vegetables they ate made them more acidic. So we must be willing to take the time to determine individually what foods will work best for us." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Since it is necessary to consume a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, I recommend that you shop twice a week. You will use the main shopping trip of the week to stock up on staples and produce for three or four days. Your second trip of the week can be a short trip to restock fresh fruits and vegetables. You will spend most of your time in the produce, health food, and frozen foods sections. The supermarket can be filled with temptation at the beginning of your health transformation, so try to avoid certain aisles." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat For Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 book set) (Get the book.)

"For three weeks they were fed an average American diet, low in fruits and vegetables. For the next eight weeks they were randomized to continue the control diet, eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, or a diet rich in fruits and vegetables but reduced in saturated and total fats. Sodium intake and body weight were maintained at constant levels. The experimental diets were associated with a lowering of blood pressure, particularly in subjects whose blood pressures were in the upper range." - Nortin M. Hadler, The Last Well Person: How to Stay Well Despite the Health-Care System (Get the book.)

"For the next eight weeks they were randomized to continue the control diet, eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, or eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables but reduced in saturated and total fats. Sodium intake and body weight were maintained at constant levels. The experimental diets were associated with a lowering of blood pressure, particularly in the subjects whose blood pressures were in the upper tertile at inception of the cohort." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"It is a general theme that the additive and synergistic effects of phytochemicals and nutraceuticals in fruits and vegetables are responsive for their potent antioxidant and anticancer activities and that the benefit of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is attributed to the complex mixture of phytochemicals and nutraceuticals present in whole foods (Liu, 2004)." - Erich Grotewold, The Science of Flavonoids (Get the book.)

"Helps free nutrients in both fruits and vegetables because of its action on the cell wall ?Available from different sources and can be blended to increase potency Cellulase units (CU) Glucoamylase Carbohydrase þBreaks down carbohydrates, specifically polysaccharides (long chains of carbohydrates) ?Particularly beneficial as a digestive enzyme Amygalactosidase units (AGU) Hemicellulase Carbohydrase þBreaks down carbohydrates, especially polysaccharides found in plants ?" - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.) "Freshly juiced fruits and vegetables would be a great choice during times of illness. Fasting, eating raw foods, and restricting calories can also promote healing, increasing metabolic energy by reducing the demand for digestive energy. (Please note that the recommendations in this book are in no way intended to replace recommendations or advice from physicians or other health care providers. They are intended to support your path to optimal health. If you suspect you have a medical problem, I urge you to seek medical attention from a competent health care provider." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.) "In other words, the fruits and vegetables they ate made them more acidic. So we must be willing to take the time to determine individually what foods will work best for us. Regardless of the cause, it is obvious that maintaining the proper pH in the blood, digestive tract, tissues, and fluids is essential in order to support optimal health. I DETERMINING YOUR pH One of the best ways to determine whether or not you are maintaining a proper pH is to test your urine (usually using pH paper, sold in health food stores)." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"I leave carrying way too many bags of fruits and vegetables, many of which I have no idea how to eat or prepare. I arrange them into neat piles on the desk in my hotel room, appreciating their symmetry and colors, and occasionally taking cautious tastes of something possibly poisonous. I gorge on dukus, rambutans, soursops, mangosteens and durians, knowing that I may never again taste them in their native habitats. Over the next week, I devour a guidebook Voon's given me called Indigenous Fruits of Sarawak, making a checklist of all the fruits that I still want to taste." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Aim for 9 to 10 servings (about V2 cup each) of a variety of fruits and vegetables a day. Try to include a cup of dark green vegetables and a cup of an orange fruit or vegetable (for carotenoids, folic acid, fiber, and phytochemicals). Savor seafood. Eat fish two to three times a week as a sub for red meat (or foods high in saturated fat) and as a source of omega-3 fatty acids. Favor beans over meat. Three times a week, replace red meat with beans (including soybean products), a source of folic acid (lentils, pinto beans), fiber, and assorted phytochemicals. Enjoy whole grains." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"While I was trying to make a joke about the taste of partridge in a pear tree, Karp pointed at a book called Uncommon fruits and vegetables and said that the author, Elizabeth Schneider, was his mentor. "She was my inspiratrice. She showed me that it is possible to take produce very seriously." I wondered if Karp, by telling me of his own discipleships, was insinuating that he wanted to, in turn, impart some of his knowledge to me. Trying to steer the conversation toward setting up a proper interview, I asked if he had any fruit escapades planned in the near future." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "As Bill Grimes, the association's president, writes: 'We are the instruments for genetic diversity, and the preservation of wonderful cultivars of fruits and vegetables not considered marketable or lacking genetic implants." The second gathering was held in a San Diego church basement, with about fifty attendees milling around, looking at rare fruits piled on a picnic table. A frail old man approached me as I perused some fruit books on display." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "Despite the unanimity among nutritionists that we need to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables daily, as well as exercise, most of us don't. Entrepreneurs, capitalizing on misinformation, are using the power of marketing to magnify certain fruits' curative effects. As a result, vast amounts of money are being spent in the hope that individual fruits can heal all woes. A 2006 ADVERTISEMENT in the Farmer's Almanac for a book called Unleash the Inner Healing Power of Foods claims that two servings a week of grape juice fights "heart attack, stroke, diabetes and cancer!" - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"The effects of this may not appear until much later in life; a 1989 report by the Natural Resources Defense Council concluded that a high percentage of preschool children are likely to develop cancer in later life as a result of consumption of fruits and vegetables commonly contaminated by some eight carcinogenic pesticides (4). Despite a widespread recognition of this greater cancer risk to children, common cosmetics and personal care products, even those aimed at children, still contain toxic ingredients." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"But of course, if that doesn't work immediately, here are a few practical points and ideas: • Cut up fruits and vegetables (or buy them precut) and keep them in the fridge in individual containers. Your kids are much more likely to snack on them if they're easily accessible. • While you're cooking, put a salad or vegetables on the dining table. Kids will be much more willing to eat these foods to satisfy their hunger while they are waiting for dinner to be ready. • When possible, buy local, seasonal, and organic produce." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"Try to consume mostly raw fruits and vegetables because they have more nutrients than cooked. Bitter vegetables such as globe artichokes, dandelion and beet greens help with bile production. Higher fibre foods help to cleanse the gastrointestinal tract and clear the toxins which ease the burden on the liver. They also help to remove cholesterol via the intestinal tract. As mentioned previously, cholesterol deposits in the gallbladder cause gallstones. Examples of high fibre foods are listed in the constipation chapter." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Consuming more fruits and vegetables, especially cruciferous vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower, and kale, as well as adding a complementary herbal formula like Zyflamend to your diet can help to keep inflammation related to breast cancer under control. Research shows that Zyflamend inhibits breast cancer cell lines. HOW TO USE Follow dosage directions on Zyflamend's packaging or consult with your health care professional to obtain specific guidelines for your condition." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.) "They reported that if all North American women were to eat more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C, averaging at least 400 mg per day (more than six times the RDA), the "risk...in the population of postmenopausal women in North America would be reduced by 16 percent." Hundreds of articles and research studies extolling the cancer benefits gleaned from vitamin C have been published and are readily available via the internet and in countless magazines and publications." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"For example, 5 cups of fruits and vegetables are recommended for the 2200-calorie pattern, compared to 3.5 cups (seven half-cup servings) used for the FGP. The amount of milk that should be consumed has increased from 2 cups to 3 cups for all the patterns at 1600 kcal/d and higher; previously 3 cups was recommended only for teenagers and older adults. However, the amount of grains has been decreased slightly, by 1- or 2-ounce equivalents per day. The amount of oils to be consumed ranges from 3 to 11 teaspoons across the food patterns." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "The beneficial health effects of fruits and vegetables have been attributed, at least in part, to their antioxidant content. Significant and generally transient increases in plasma total antioxidant capacity are frequently observed following the human consumption of flavonoid-rich foods [11]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"The idea of eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables is well established as part of a healthy diet, one that enhances cardiovascular health and reduces cancer risk. The most important health-protecting substance common to fruits and vegetables is a class of nutrient called isoprenoids (fatty substances that contain no cholesterol). There are over 22,000 different isoprenoids that occur naturally in fruits, vegetables, and grains. Common examples include lycopene, lutein, and beta carotene." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.)

"The importance of choosing a variety of fruits and vegetables is emphasized. Fruits, vegetables, and grains are the base of MyPyramid and form the foundation of a diet that is nutritionally adequate. In addition, high consumption of these foods has been shown to reduce the risk of a variety of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer [32-34]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Thankfully, the following foods are good not only because of the heart-healthy nutrients they deliver but because they have strong anti-inflammatory effects. þ fruits and vegetables. Many fruits and vegetables—specifically red grapes, cranberries, tomatoes, onions, and tomato juice-contain powerful antioxidants called flavonoids and carotenoids. Found in colorful foods, flavonoids and carotenoids are vitamin-like nonessential substances that seem to decrease inflammation by handcuffing those damaging oxygen free radicals and stimulating your body to take them out of your system through urine." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"He worked as a self-employed trucker, hauling loads of meat to California and returning with cargoes full of fresh fruits and vegetables. Yet soon after he was diagnosed with cancer in the summer of 2006, he was forced to sell his semitruck to pay for his medical care. The tab for the drugs alone came to $ 180,000. Then there were the doctors and hospital to pay. The bills piled up even though he and Janice had paid for their own health insurance, a plan that cost them $8,000 a year." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"Also, raw fruits and vegetables can be used as 'natural' sweeteners in food. The consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables has dramatically declined in this country. The average American eats less than two servings of both fruits and vegetables per day. Fresh fruits and vegetables provide many vitamins and minerals that help the thyroid and other hormonal glands function normally.5 Recommendations Eliminate refined sugar and processed food that contains refined sugar such as table sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup and dextrose." - David Brownstein, Overcoming Thyroid Disorders (Get the book.)

"Although, fruits and vegetables contain serotonin, to digest these foods you require a healthy digestive system. The digestive system follows its own schedule, controlled by the serotonin cycle. The serotonin cycle, in turn, follows the circadian rhythm. This makes sunlight to be the most powerful and natural sustainer of life and health. Sunlight is pure medicine, and it's free. " See more details in "The Wonders Of Our Biological Rhythms," Chapter 5 of Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Keep in mind that although you needn't go completely organic, it's a good idea to buy fresh fruits and vegetables whenever possible. Think "clean" and "pure." If you want more flexibility with the meal plan, look over the menus and recipes and decide how to customize the meals to suit your family. If you're customizing your meals, or foregoing the meal plan provided in this book in favor of preparing your own meals based on the guidelines, it helps to make your own shopping list. (One is provided for you here if you're following the meal plan." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

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