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"FENNEL AND pomegranate SALAD serves 3-4 4 fennel bulbs, trimmed, rinsed, and tough outer pieces removed 2 bunches of arugula or salad greens, washed and dried. Seeds from 1 pomegranate (you can substitute 2 peeled oranges sliced in rounds) Handful of toasted walnuts 5 ounces goat cheese, cut into small disks (optional) Cut fennel bulbs in half and slice thinly. Mix with arugula. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and walnuts. Arrange disks of goat cheese on top of salad and drizzle with your favorite salad dressing." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Phase II study of pomegranate juice for men with rising prostate-specific antigen following surgery or radiation for prostate cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Jul 1;12(13):4018-4026. Sumner MD, Elliott-Eller M, Weidner G, Daubenmier JJ, Chew MH, Marlin R, Raisin CJ, Ornish D. Effects of pomegranate juice consumption on myocardial perfusion in patients with coronary heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 2005 Sep 15;96(6):810-813. Potatoes www.healthypotato.com Albert, NM. We are what we eat: women and diet for cardiovascular health. / of Cardiovas Nurs. 2005;20(6):451-460. Betturer K." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Lime Dressing: Use lime juice and add 1 teaspoon grated lime zest to the basic recipe. 7. pomegranate Dressing: Replace juice with pomegranate juice. 8. Blueberry Dressing: Place V4 cup fresh blueberries (about 12) in a blender and add all remaining ingredients for basic dressing, using lemon juice and increasing the amount to 4 tablespoons. Blend until blueberries are finely chopped and dressing is smooth. Thin with additional water if desired." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"Israeli researchers, for example, found that patients with type 2 diabetes who drank pomegranate juice for three months dramatically reduced their intima-media thickness (IMT), an indicator of atherosclerosis. In a study published in 2006 in Atherosclerosis, pomegranate juice demonstrated potent antioxidant effects." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Larger human studies are certainly needed, but in the meantime filling up on pomegranate juice looks like a good idea for your heart. You can find the juice in health food stores and some grocery stores. pomegranate supplements have already appeared on the market. Our Recommendations Drink a glass a day for therapeutic benefits. Brittle diabetics (patients supersensitive to sugar) should use caution and monitor their blood sugar. Always consume a healthy fat and/or protein snack with the juice if you're a diabetic." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Seeds from 1 pomegranate (you can substitute 2 peeled oranges sliced in rounds) Handful of toasted walnuts 5 ounces goat cheese, cut into small disks (optional) Cut fennel bulbs in half and slice thinly. Mix with arugula. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and walnuts. Arrange disks of goat cheese on top of salad and drizzle with your favorite salad dressing. For more salad recipes, like a Chopped Romaine Salad, and an extensive list of ingredients and combinations that will allow you to create some wonderful salads, go to www.spentmd.com." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Effects of pomegranate juice consumption on myocardial perfusion in patients with coronary heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 2005 Sep 15;96(6):810-813. Potatoes www.healthypotato.com Albert, NM. We are what we eat: women and diet for cardiovascular health. / of Cardiovas Nurs. 2005;20(6):451-460. Betturer K. Better than a banana. Health. 1997 Apr;l 1(3):38. De Mejia EG, Prisecaru V. Lectins as bioactive plant proteins: a potential in cancer treatment. Critical Reviews in Food Science & Nutrition. 2005 Nov;45(6):425-445." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Aviram M et al. pomegranate juice consumption for 3 years by patients with carotid arrery stenosis reduces common carotid intimamedia thickness, blood pressure and LDL oxidation. Clin Nutr 2004 Jun; 23(3):423-33. Babu PV et al. Therapeutic effect of green tea extract on oxidative stress in aorta and heart of streptozotocin diabetic rats. Chem Biol Interact 2006 Aug 25; 162(2): 114-20. Babu PV et al. Cinnamaldehyde—a potential antidiabetic agent. Phytomedicine 2007 Jan; l4(l):15-22. Babu PV et al." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Stir in zest and pomegranate seeds, and break it down . . . Calories: 210; Total fat: Og; Saturated fat: Og; Cholesterol: Omg; Sodium: Omg; Total carbs: 57g; Fiber: \g; Sugar: 52g; Protein: Og. Potatoes (Solatium tuberosum L.) CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER Did you know ... in 1853, railroad tycoon Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt was displeased with a chef who cut his potatoes too thick? Chef George Crum mockingly sliced the commodore's potatoes paper-thin, fried them, and sent them back to him." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"At the end of the study period, the researchers compared the juice drinkers to a matched group of patients who did not drink the juice, and they found a number of eye-opening differences: • A 20 percent drop in systolic blood pressure in the juice drinkers • A 19 percent reduction in oxidized LDL antibodies—a test for cholesterol oxidation activity—in the pomegranate juice drinkers • A reduction in thickness of the carotid artery walls (30 percent, as compared to a 9 percent increase in the control group)." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Try adding cucumber slices or a splash of pure (nothing added) cranberry or pomegranate juice to sparkling water. Other options: green tea and hot or cold herbal tea. Final Tips Here are some additional tips to bear in mind at your next meal: ?Watch your portions: Because overeating can put stress on the digestive organs, infringe on normal detoxification pathways, and lead to obesity and disease, many of us would do well to address the issue of portion control. ?Eat s-l-o-w-l-y: This will help you to chew your food properly before sending it on to the stomach for further digestion." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"A handful of lucky whole foods have recently gotten the good nutrient marketing treatment: The antioxidants in the pomegranate (a fruit formerly more trouble to eat than it was worth) now protect against cancer and erectile dysfunction, apparently, and the omega-3 fatty acids in the (formerly just fattening) walnut ward off heart disease." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"Herbs that contain high levels of proanthocyanidins, found in grape seed, and catechins, found in green tea, protect blood vessels from toxin damage while improving the structural integrity of the vessels to withstand damage. pomegranate, high in antioxidant polyphenols, is possibly even stronger than grape seed and green tea. Take 150-300 mg of grape seed, up to 240 ml of pomegranate juice, or drink 3-5 cups of green tea daily. 270 LARYNGITIS DIAGNOSIS Laryngitis is a painful condition that results in inflammation of the voice box, or larynx." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"Cholesterol-lowering effect of concentrated pomegranate juice consumption in type II diabetic patients with hy-perlipidemia. IntJVitam Nutr Res 2006 May; 76(3): 147-51. Frid AH et al. Effect of whey on blood glucose and insulin responses to composite breakfast and lunch meals in type 2 diabetic subjects. Am J Clin Nutr 2005 Jul; 82(l):69-75. Friedberg CE et al. Fish oil and glycemic control in diabetes: A meta-analysis. Diabetes Care 1998; 21:494-500. Gross CJ et al. Uptake of L-carnitine, D-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine by isolated guinea-pig enterocytes." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "Anti-oxidative effects of pomegranate juice (PJ) consumption by diabetic patients on serum and on macrophages. Atherosclerosis 2006 Aug; 187(2):363-71. Sanchez-Ramirez GM et al. Benfotiamine relieves inflammatory and neuropathic pain in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2006 Jan 13; 530(l-2):48-53. SanGiovanni JD, Chew EY. The role of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in health and disease of the retina. Prog Retin Eye Res 2005 Jan; 24(1):87-138. Savitha S, Panneerselvam C." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (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.)

"POMx and pomegranate juice may be useful in bolstering immunity and fighting various infections including Candida. Prevalence of Candida Species in Turkish Children: Relationship Between Dietary Intake and Carriage. Kadir T; Uygun B; et al. Archives of Oral Biology, 2005 January, 50(l):33-37. In exploring the prevalence and intensity of Candida species in 300 healthy Turkish children, the researchers determined that candidal carriage was 18." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Mix the ingredients and top with 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds. After the first two weeks, top salad with a crisp pear or Asian pear, cored and thinly sliced. Serve salad with Sundance Lavender Dressing (page 206). Sundance Lavender dreaaing The use of lavender transforms a basic salad dressing into one of my favorites. Try this unique dressing on the other salads as well." - 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.)

"ANTIDIARRHEIC: Red Mangrove; Rowan Berry; Arbutus; Pomegranate; Marshmallow; Canaigre; Babul; Gum Ghatti; Poison Hemlock; Sunflower; Guava; Coconut; Nance; Emblic; Pomegranate; Fenugreek; Winter's Bark; Smooth Sumac; Simaruba Bark; Chinaberry. ANTIDYSENTERIC: Red Mangrove; Arbutus; Canaigre; Babul; Pomegranate; Gum Ghatti; Guava; Nance; Emblic; Pomegranate; Smooth Sumac; Simaruba Bark; Chinaberry; Betel Nut; Pomengranate; Eastern Hemlock; Japanese Knotweed; California Peppertree; Babul; Black Alder." - Gary Null, Ph.D., The Clinician's Handbook of Natural Healing (Get the book.)

"Alkaloids are the toxic contents of pomegranate bark. pomegranate stimulates the central nev-ous system. INDICATIONS AND USAGE Tape worm infestation and opportunistic intestinal worms. Astringent properties are used for diarrhea and dysentery. The drug has also been used as a gargling rinse in cases of sore throat and as an abortive. Used externally to treat hemorrhoids. PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS No health hazards are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. The high levels of tannin content can lead to gastric irritation." - Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D., PDR for Herbal Medicines (Get the book.)

"You can find the juice in health food stores and some grocery stores. pomegranate supplements have already appeared on the market. Our Recommendations Drink a glass a day for therapeutic benefits. Brittle diabetics (patients supersensitive to sugar) should use caution and monitor their blood sugar. Always consume a healthy fat and/or protein snack with the juice if you're a diabetic. Vitamin K-2 In 2006, both of us started working with MK7 (short for menaquinone-7), a form of vitamin K-2." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Aviram M, Dornfeld L, Kaplan M, Coleman R, Gaitini D, Nitecki S, Hofman A, Rosenblat M, Volkova N, Presser D, Attias J, Hayek T, Fuhrman B. pomegranate juice flavonoids inhibit low-density lipoprotein oxidation and cardiovascular diseases: studies in atherosclerotic mice and in humans. Drugs Exp Clin Res. 2003;28(2-3):49-62. Azadzoi KM, Schulman RN, Aviram M, Siroky MB. Oxidative stress in arteriogenic erectile dysfunction: prophylactic role of antioxidants. / Urol. 2005 Jul;174(l): 386-393. De M, Krishna De A, Banerjee AB. Antimicrobial screening of some Indian spices. Phytother Res." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"The researchers found that blood flow to the heart improved by about 17 percent in the pomegranate group while declining about 18 percent in the placebo group. And this benefit was realized without any negative effects whatsoever. Dean Ornish, M.D." - 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.) "Researchers at Hammersmith Hospital in London are currently trying to determine whether pomegranate juice could be an effective prevention measure against heart disease in people with healthy arteries. Ornish himself has commented that the juice may have the potential to help prevent cardiovascular disease in people who don't already suffer from it. Because cardiovascular disease is the number-one killer in many Western countries, including the United States, this could be good news indeed." - 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.) "Since hypertension—high blood pressure—is a serious risk factor for heart disease, the ability to act as a natural ACE inhibitor is an important addition to pomegranate juice's heart-protective resume. Scientists have also tested the juice in mice and found that it combats atherogenesis (hardening of the arteries)." - 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.) "If you guys need any more motivation for including pomegranate juice in your daily diet, consider this: Nitric oxide is also involved in erectile dysfunction, since not having enough of it doesn't allow enough blood flow into the penis.) A Natural ACE Inhibitor You may have heard of the class of medications known as ACE inhibitors, which are used in the treatment of both hypertension and congestive heart disease. ACE stands for angiotensin-converting enzyme, an enzyme that "converts" angiotensin 1 to the blood vessel-narrowing angiotensin 11, which in turn raises blood pressure." - 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.)

"Uses & properties The fleshy seeds are eaten fresh and the extracted juice is a popular beverage in the Middle East. pomegranate is best known as the source of grenadine, a bright red concentrate that is used for mixed drinks. pomegranate concentrate is also used in cooking and especially in Middle Eastern (Lebanese) and Mediterranean sauces, soups, meat dishes, salads and sweet couscous. Dried seeds are an important spice (anardana) for sweet-sour dishes in northwestern India (especially in Punjab and Gujarat)." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"Steroids are the classic steroidal estrogens (estradiol and estrone) and are found in very minute amounts in a few plants such as apple seed, date palm, and pomegranate seed in the range of one to ten parts per billion.26'33-34 Diosgenin is a steroid derivative and is found in at least 20 plants, including wild yam species. Beta-sitosterol is the most common phytosterol and is distributed widely through the plant kingdom. It is found in plant oils such as wheat germ oil, cottonseed oil, and soybean oil. Beta-sitosterol is the dominant phytosterol found in garlic and onions." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"In fact, antioxidants are in all colorful fruits and vegetables. •r Include detoxifying foods in your diet such as cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, kale, collards, brocollini, broccoli rabe, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, bok choy, Chinese cabbage, Chinese broccoli), green tea, watercress, dandelion greens, cilantro, artichokes, garlic, citrus peels, pomegranate, and even cocoa. Use hormone-balancing foods such as whole soy foods and ground flaxseeds. • ?Use herbs such as turmeric, rosemary, and ginger, which are powerful antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, and detoxifiers. • ?" - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

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