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"The following section on fruit deals only with those natural foods commonly used as fruits; the "vegetable fruits," as well as nuts, will be found in their respective sections. Botanically, fruits fall into four categories: aggregate fruits, such as bananas and dates, which grow in clusters; berries, such as strawberries and raspberries, which have many seeds throughout; drupes, such as peaches and plums, which contain a single stone or pit; and pomes, such as apples and pears, which contain cores and small seeds." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.) "Found in many natural foods, including whole grains, nuts and seeds, and unrefined vegetable oils, lecithin is also produced routinely in the body. Soybeans are the primary commercial source of lecithin (phosphatidylcholine). Unrefined soy oil contains approximately 3 percent lecithin. During refining, the lecithin is removed as an "impurity" and then sold for use in baked goods, prepared foods, and pharmaceutical preparations. Lecithin is available in both liquid and granulated forms. Culinary Uses Granulated lecithin resembles waxy or oily millet seeds, although it is mote golden." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.)

"Erewhon began as a small natural foods grocery store in Boston, multiplied into several stores, and then grew into one of the first large-scale distributors of natural foods in the United States with warehouses on both coasts and a fleet of tractor trailers bringing natural foods to stores from New York to Los Angeles. Other natural foods companies inspired by Ohsawa sprang up as well. Before his death, George Ohsawa gave George Kennedy, a fellow student of macrobiotics, and Herman Aihara a rice-cake-making machine." - Tom Monte, The Way of Hope: Michio Kushi's Anti-Aids program (Get the book.)

"In natural foods, unchanged by the hand of man, are the life-giving factors which determine the state of human health.1 Not all foods and supplements have these essential life-giving factors. We need to understand the difference between foods that contribute to our health, and foods that weaken it. THE ESSENTIALS OF FOOD Real Food Versus Junk Food Real food contributes to health. Junk food contributes to disease. It is denatured and contains little or no health-producing properties. Our bodies are always looking for food that contains usable components.2 Glucose—for energy. Protein?" - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.) "Paul Kouchakoff directed a study at the Institute of Clinical Chemistry in Lausanne, Switzerland, to determine the effects of cooked and processed foods versus raw and natural foods on the immune system of man, as evidenced in blood analysis after eating these foods. The research findings were remarkable. They found that eating food in its raw and natural state, or eating foods that were not overheated or refined, caused no changes in the blood composition of subjects tested." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"This section contains essential information on what ingredients to avoid tips on how to prepare foods naturally (and how to prepare natural foods!), and guidelines on how to read labels so that you can shop smart and shop healthy. There are a few charts for your reference. Most packages of beans and rice provide serving amounts and cooking times. If you buy in bulk, this information will help. Incidentally, buying in bulk is less expensive and you'll always have extra on hand. The second section is a thirty-day meal plan." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.) "In fact, most so-called natural foods you buy in stores that are labeled that way aren't good for you, and many of them are loaded with so much sugar, it's ridiculous that the companies that produce them can tell you they're healthy. Remember this about food companies: the packaging on their products is meant to get you from the food aisle to the checkout counter with the product in your hand. They don't have any responsibility to you and your family. They don't care if their product is worsening your child's behavior problems." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.) "They were processed out through bleaching and milling so much that they had to be added back in ways that still don't make them nearly as healthy as natural foods. However, before you jump to the conclusion that at least some of their nutritive value has been restored know that these nutrients have been added back in at unnatural ratios and quantities that are likely not right, not absorptive, not regulated by any government entity, and not healthy at all. " - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"Craving for natural foods. Loss of desire for toxic foods and substances. The consumption of toxic foods and substances produces immediate cleansing reaction: vomiting, diarrhea, fever, cold symptoms, sluggishness, et cetera. Regular bowel movements (1 to 3 per day). þFruity odor or no odor of stools. Well formed, floating stools. Urine that is not too strong in odor or too dark in color. Saliva and urine pH of 6.8 to 7.0 (initial morning samples). No tiredness, only drowsiness at bedtime. Rests and sleeps well. þWakes up refreshed and energetic. Enthusiastic about life." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Erewhon began as a small natural foods grocery store in Boston, multiplied into several stores, and then grew into one of the first large-scale distributors of natural foods in the United States with warehouses on both coasts and a fleet of tractor trailers bringing natural foods to stores from New York to Los Angeles. Other natural foods companies inspired by Ohsawa sprang up as well. Before his death, George Ohsawa gave George Kennedy, a fellow student of macrobiotics, and Herman Aihara a rice-cake-making machine." - Tom Monte, The Way of Hope: Michio Kushi's Anti-Aids program (Get the book.)

"If you have cancer, your chances of recovery will increase dramatically when you eat only natural foods that have not been manipulated and altered by the food industry. I especially recommend that you consume only organically grown foods, ideally locally grown, during the recovery period. This allows the body to focus on healing rather than forcing it to engage its already battered immune system in battles with chemical additives and pesticides. Changing your diet greatly reduces your risk of developing cancer." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Erewhon began as a small natural foods grocery store in Boston, multiplied into several stores, and then grew into one of the first large-scale distributors of natural foods in the United States with warehouses on both coasts and a fleet of tractor trailers bringing natural foods to stores from New York to Los Angeles. Other natural foods companies inspired by Ohsawa sprang up as well. Before his death, George Ohsawa gave George Kennedy, a fellow student of macrobiotics, and Herman Aihara a rice-cake-making machine." - Tom Monte, The Way of Hope: Michio Kushi's Anti-Aids program (Get the book.)

"Pacific natural foods www.pacificfoods.com Organic and gluten-free broths, soups, ready-to-eat meals, and beverages Imagine Foods www.imaginefoods.com Certified organic gluten-free stocks and soups Flavorganics www.flavorganics.com Full product line of certified organic pure flavor extracts Beverages Nondairy, Gluten-Free Beverages Westbrae Westsoy (unsweetened soy milk) www.westbrae.com Imagine Foods (Soy Dream) www.imaginefoods.com WhiteWave (Silk soy beverage) www.whitewave.com Pacific natural foods (Select soy, almond, hazelnut, and rice beverages) www.pacificfoods." - Mark Hyman, Ultra-Metabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"We might think that supplementary pills cannot substitute for nutrients in natural foods. Common sense would support the notion that taking a pill is not the same as eating. Yet, in general, nutritional supplements are highly "bioavailable," meaning that they can be readily used by the body. Nonetheless, nutrient-food interactions are complex.11 For example, the simultaneous ingestion of fats increases the availability of lycopene and carotenoids supplements. Some vitamins are actually more effective in supplements than in foodstuffs (e.g." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"The range of nutrients added back to these and other processed foods is too narrow and the level of phytochemicals is too low. natural foods not only contain larger amounts of these basic nutrients, but also contain thousands of phytochemicals that have never even been named. Since this short list of nutrients that manufacturers provide is not helpful, it makes sense to ignore it. Quick Guide to Reading Labels: • Food labels list ingredients in descending order. What's first on the ingredient list is present in the highest quantity." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat For Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 book set) (Get the book.)

"Apply the ointment, available at many natural foods stores (and at Chinese pharmacies), directly to a clean burn. The ingredients are a secret, but according to herbalists, the ointment heals burns quickly. • French Fries for Fire-Damaged Skin? N, ot quite, but raw potatoes that are washed, cut and pressed on a burn can bring soothing relief almost instantiy. Thin slices work best to cover the burn in a compress, but this remedy should be reserved for small burns. Any burn larger than a couple of inches across should be treated by a doctor or other health professional." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"The very concept of natural cures or natural medicine or natural foods also implies that if something is found in nature it's good, and if it's manufactured, it's not. This is patently ridiculous. Poison ivy, crude oil, and toxic mushrooms are all quite "natural," but I wouldn't recommend eating them. And there's nothing natural about a manufactured tablet containing vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium—but it's pretty darn good for you. Truth is, the dividing line between what's natural and what's not is both a shifting target and a gray area, without a hint of black or white." - 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.)

"For millions of years, the human body relied for its sustenance on natural foods that grew around them, and so it is delusional to believe that our bodies can suddenly learn to subsist of the barrage of new, manufactured foods that have flooded our food markets and grocery stores. We don't even know whether a food, such as corn, soybean products, potatoes or man-made (genetically engineered) foods or not. Most manufactured foods contain some genetically modified food items. In truth, food that is not grown by nature, cannot serve as food at all." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Most natural foods start out with an abundance of potassium and very little sodium. During food processing, this balance gets reversed. Processed foods contain less potassium and excess sodium. An apple starts with only one milligram of sodium. The same weight of apple pie has 266 mg of sodium, as seen in Figure 8-3. One teaspoon of salt weighs about five grams, and contains 2000 mg sodium (40 percent sodium). The maximum safe amount of sodium per day is set at 2400 mg sodium, just over a teaspoon of salt. Few people stay below the safe level." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"When polyunsaturated fats are removed from their natural foods, they need to be refined, deodorized, and even hydrogenated, depending on the food product for which they are 17 See more details in Andreas Moritz's book, Heal Yourself with Sunlight or Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation. used. During this process some of the polyunsaturated fats undergo chemical transformations, which turn them into trans fatty acids (trans fats), often referred to as "hydrogenated vegetable oils." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Tempeh Fermented soybeans formed into high-protein blocks, tempeh is available refrigerated or frozen in natural foods stores. Tortillas The only acceptable ones are low-net-carb, high-fiber brands such as La Tortilla Factory or Santa Fe Tortilla Factory. They are sometimes marketed as South Beach tortillas. Veggie burgers My favorite is Boca Burgers. You can also use veggie crumbles; LightHouse ground beef style vegemeat is a good choice. Avoid Garden Burgers, which are mostly grain based. Whey protein powder A by-product of making butter, it comes plain or flavored." - 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.) "Soy flour Finely ground soybeans, useful for "breading" and as a substitute for wheat flour in certain recipes; available in natural foods stores. Soymilk Use only unsweetened products such as those made by WestSoy, Pacific, and Trader Joe's. Don't be fooled by terms like "lite" or "low fat." Soy protein powder A vegetarian alternative to protein or whey powders, soy protein powder can be used in shakes and smoothies. Be sure to select a product without any added sugars, such as Twinlab's VegeFuel." - 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.) "Schulte's, Very Green, and Miracle Greens or Reds can all be found in natural foods stores. Hemp protein powder Made from hemp seeds (a cousin of marijuana, and no, you will not feel high eating it), this powder contains the essential amino acids and has the benefits of whey protein powder without the downsides. (Many whey powders contain sugar or artificial sweeteners.) The seeds are high in fat, albeit mostly omega-3s. High-fiber pasta See page 216 for information. Mozzarella Use only fresh mozzarella, which comes in baseball-size balls (as well as smaller ones) packed in water." - 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.)

"Recommendations primarily include treating the symptoms of MS and supporting the overall health of the body through a healthy diet of natural foods, eliminating exposure to allergens as much as possible, and possibly treatment with certain drugs to limit the severity of attacks and the progression of the disease. Enzymes can be used to improve digestion and nutrient absorption, reduce inflammation and pain during attacks, strengthen the immune system, and balance the pH levels to support overall health." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"This example also illustrates how dietary supplements operate differently than natural foods in the body. Plant sources of omega-3 also contain their own antioxidants—built in by nature and found in the foods' pigments or seeds. Take ground flaxseed and walnuts, for example. Both are rich sources of plant omega-3s (ALA) and are also naturally rich in antioxidants. But, according to Dr. Kris-Etherton, when you strip out the omega-3s (EPA and DHA) from fish tissue and isolate the pure oil, the omega-3s can more easily oxidize, just like any oil exposed to oxygen." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Infants and children with IEM must obtain most of their protein from specialized metabolic formulas. natural foods seldom provide more than 25% (often 10%) of the protein requirements of infants and children with amino acid, organic acid, or urea cycle disorders. Protein in the specialized formulas is provided as individual l-amino acids (excluding those amino acids which are contraindicated for each condition). l-amino acids are more readily oxidized than intact protein; thus, the requirement for protein when l-amino acids are the protein source is greater than usual." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"All that technology behind taste, shelf life, and (ironically) "safety" means processing and altering natural foods to the point that they contain few nutrients, and many preservatives, chemicals, sodium, and so on. Think about the evolution of the Twinkie. The Artifice in "Artificial" and "Natural" Flavor There's not much of a difference between "artificial flavoring" and "natural flavors"in processed food. Both are man-made additives that give processed food most of its taste. A natural flavor isn't necessarily healthier or purer than an artificial one." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Other good news is that the high blood sugar of diabetes and the increased risk for Alzheimer's is related to consumption of processed high-glycemic foods, not natural foods. Juicy new research suggests that antioxidants in fruit and vegetable juices may lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The Kame Project, a long-term study of more than 1,800 Japanese Americans conducted in Seattle, began in 1992-1994 to study participants who had no dementia, and averaged 71 years of age. The group was followed through 2001." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Unnatural food and drink ?Natural foods deranged by cooking, refining, and preserving ?Improper food combinations that result in endogenous toxins ?Medical, pharmaceutical, herbal, and supplemental drugging ?Tobacco, alcohol, and all forms of recreational drugging ?Environmental, commercial, and industrial pollutants ?Impure air and water STAGE 3: IRRITATION The body becomes irritated by the toxic buildup in the blood, lymph, and tissues, and the interstitial space between the cells begins to resemble a toxic waste dump." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Those new to natural foods can choose to discover how easy it is to prepare good, wholesome meals that rely on whole grains and legumes as the center of their meals. Here is a useful website to begin your discovery: http://www.vegparadise.com/charts.html Summarizing Thoughts People suffer from preventable evils, and the people perish for lack of knowledge. THE GOLDEN VERSES IN FRAGMENTA PHIL0S0PH0RUM GROECQRUM It is important to reiterate that this program is a logical extension of past research that extends back to the 1920s, when Dr." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

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