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Fruit and Vegetables for Health
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Fruit and Veggies For Health
In the 1970s scientists started probing a cancer-diet connection, and have found that the antidote to this malady is "fruits and veggies." Dr. Peter Greenwald, director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the National Cancer Institute, points out that "the more fruits and vegetables people eat, the less likely they are to get cancer, from colon and stomach cancer to breast and even lung cancer. For many cancers, persons with high fruit and vegetable intake have about half the risk of people with low intakes."
This fact is substantiated by massive evidence. A review of 170 studies from 17 nations by Gladys Block, Ph.D., of the University of California at Berkeley, varified this exciting message: People everywhere who eat the most fruits and veggies, compared with those who eat the least, slash their expectations of cancer by about 50 percent. This includes cancers of the lung, colon, breast, cervix, esophagus, oral cavity, stomach, bladder, pancreas and ovary....
The evidence is so overwhelming that Dr. Block views fruits and veggies as powerful preventive modalities that could substantially wipe out the scourge of cancer. --adapted from Food Your Miracle Medicine, by Jean Carper.
Of course, the Genesis 1:29 and 3:18 diet, which includes whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, and fruits and veggies is the food regimen given to us by our Creator and supplies the nutrients we need. Fruits and veggies are singled out here because so many of us shy away from them, emphasizing the other food groups. However, a new day is dawning, where the spotlight is shinning on these antioxidant-rich, nutritional powerhouses. And none too soon, as medical scientists are finding that so many of the modern-day degenerative diseases that are wreaking havoc on the population can be prevented by a correct plant-based diet.
Inspiration says: "...Eat largely of fruits and vegetables. Ellen White, Counsels on Diet and Foods, p. 200.
"Grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables constitute the diet chosen for us by our Creator. These foods, prepared in as simple and natural a manner as possible, are the most healthful and nourishing. They impart a strength, a power of endurance, and vigor of intellect, that are not afforded by a more complex and stimulating diet." --Ibid. p. 313.
To your health,
Suzanne
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Re: Fruit and Vegetables for Health
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Meet David Heber, MD, PhD., director of UCLA's Center for Human Nutrition. All through med school, he like so many other Americans lived on cheeseburgers. He began to change in the early '80s when his research turned to nutritional ways to prevent cancer, diabetes and heart disease. He began eating better and start exercising at a gym 3 times a week which helped him lose weight. He moved on to reducing added fat and sugar in general. But research over the past few years has convinced him that it's just as vital to eat lots of fruits and veggies for their fiber and phytochemicals. "These compounds have amazing anticancer potential. They protect DNA from damage and even repair it! So the latest thing I've done with my diet is increase the fruits and vegetables tremendously. I try for about 7 servings a day, and I choose them from diffeent color groups."
Dr. Heber has authored the book, What Color Is Your Diet? (ReganBooks, 2001) which documents the importance of getting adequate amounts of deeply colored produce. "When I went into medicine," he says, "I thought that if you're a physician doing research, you'll be closer to that magical discovery that's going to extend the life span. And in a way I really think I have been, because it looks like it's nutrition." --adapted from Prevention, Sept. 2001.
Man's plan is to medicate; God's plan is to educate!
Suzanne
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Re: Fruit and Vegetables for Health
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Nature's Magic
"We are on the verge of a revolution. Substances newly discovered in broccoli and cabbage sprouts sweep toxins out of cells. Substances found in nuts and beans prevent damage to our DNA. Other compounds in beets, peppers, and tomatoes fight cancerous changes in cells. Oranges and apples protect our blood vessels from damage that could lead to heart disease....There is no longer any question about the importance of vegetables and fruits in our diet." --Joel Fuhrman, MD, Eat to Live.
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Re: Fruit and Vegetables for Health
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TOMATOES
Ever since medical scientists announced that tomatoes can boost defenses against breast and prostate cancer, people have been diligently consuming them in salads and dishes made with tomato sauce or paste. Tomato juice is also in great demand. Some cut corners by downing nutritional supplements containing the target ingredient, lycopene, which provides the fruit's red color.
Now it seems that those who eat the whole thing are right on target. A recent study from Ohio State University cancer researchers showed that lycopene pills alone did not lower the risk of dying from prostate cancer, while tomatoes most certainly do.
Laboratory animals with prostate cancer were fed tomatoes as part of a balanced diet. They survived longer than those fed a similarly balanced diet that included lycopene supplements and those getting a diet free of lycopene.
The researchers point out that the lycopene supplements were not useless, but it seems that the whole tomato contains several compounds, including lycopene that interact in a beneficial way. --The Journal of the National Cancer Institute, November 11, 2003.
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Re: Fruit and Vegetables for Health
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Erasing Cravings with Fruit
Apples, oranges, pears, bananas...study after study shows that almost 100 percent of women who replace fattening desserts with fruit are able to keep their weight in check--and when they first pick up this healthy habit, many lose several pounds! "That's because fruit is loaded with soluble fiber, which keeps blood sugar stable and helps prevent food cravings," says cardiologist Arthur Agatston, MD, associated professor at the University of Miami School of Medicine.
And since fiber is filling, it provides protection against holiday temptations--eating just one piece of fruit prevents snack attacks for up to 4 hours, according to research at Brooke Medical Center in Houston.
Your better health bonus: A lower risk of cancer. Thanks to fruit's rich supply of cell-protecting antioxidants, people who eat even one serving daily cut their risk of cancer by as much as 70 percent, according to researchers at our own Loma Linda University. --adapted from Women's World, December 16, 2003.
Enjoy,
Suzanne
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Re: Fruit and Vegetables for Health
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TV Influences Kids
The more television children watch, the less fruit and vegetables they eat, most likely because the advertising they see leaves them craving junk food instead, a study said recently. Heavy TV viewing by children has been linked to eating more junk food, to getting less exercise and to obesity, but this was the first study to show that this medium led to a lower consumption of fruits and veggies, said the report, which was published in the journal Pediatrics.
Renee Boynton-Jarrett of the Harvard School of Public Health, the author of the study, said most food advertising aired during children's shows conflicts with healthy eating habits. --adapted from The Los Angeles Times, Dec. 9, 2003.
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Re: Fruit and Vegetables for Health
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Eat Your Greens!
An international study of eating patterns and skin aging, shows that dark and fair-skinned people who ate plenty of wholesome foods but passed on sugary confections, were less prone to wrinkling. The results were consistent from the sun-drenched Australians to the sun-deprived Swedish. The research team found that even when they factored in age and smoking, which is linked to premature skin aging, diet still played a role in the wrinkling of sun-exposed skin.
Skin-smoothing foods included green leafy veggies, beans, olive oil and nuts. Overall, those who ate more of these foods, which are universally recommended for good health, had better skin. The researchers hypothesized that certain foods offer skin protection due to their high levels of antioxidants such as vitamins A, C and E. The skin, they note, is a "major target of oxidative stress."
Medical scientists also point out that monounsaturated fats such as olive oil may offer protection through the same mechanism. Fatty acids are present in the skin and monounsaturated fats resist oxidative damage. --adapted from The Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2001; 20:711-80.)
Comment: Organic produce is preferable and should be used whenever possible.
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Broccoli Stops Herpes
The American Social Health Assoc. estimates that oral herpes affects as many as 80% of adults in this country, and genital herpes plagues 20%. Once the patient is infected, the virus lives in the body for a lifetime--and there is no cure. However, a preliminary study has shown that an extract from broccoli called indole-3-carbinol (I3C), a substance also found naturally in cabbage and Brussels sprouts, can halt the virus in its tracks.
This compound was tested on infected human and animal cells. Happily, it was nearly 100% effective (99.9%) in blocking the replication of the herpes virus. It also stopped a strain of the virus resistant to the drug Zovirax. --Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Sept. 14-17, 2003, Chicago.
Comment: Food indeed, is the best medicine and many times offers a speedier, safer, and less expensive recovery.
Suzanne
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Re: Fruit and Vegetables for Health
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More on Tomatoes
Tomatoes as we all know are a rich source of antioxidants, including lycopene, vitamin A and vitamin C. An aritcle in The Journal of the American Dietetic Association calls lycopene "the most potent of all antioxidants." Various studies have shown that it is involved in protecting against prostate cancer in men and uterine fibroids in women.
"A diet rich in vitamin C from fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, heart attack and diabetes," according to the November 2002 article. Vitamin C lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels, helps thin the blood and protects it against oxidation.
The article also noted that "fat soluble vitamin A is involved in the formation and maintenance of healthy skin, hair and mucous membranes. It helps us see in dim light and is necessary for proper bone growth, tooth development and reproduction."
Lycopene and vitamin A are both fat-soluble, hence it's important to eat tomatoes with a little oil so these nutrients are fully absorbed. Possibilities include olive oil, olives, canola oil, etc.
More Lycopene, Fewer Fibroids
Millions of women suffer from fibroids, benign tumors of the uterus. Researchers have found that lycopene, the red flavonoid found in tomatoes and other red fruits and veggies, may reduce both the number of tumors and the size of any fibroids that do form. --Experimental Biology 2004.
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Re: Fruit and Vegetables for Health
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Keep Your Good Looks with a Diet Makeover
The message is loud and clear in study after study: Smart eating helps ward off many diseases and changes that undermine your looks--day by day, and year by year. Indeed, what we eat every day can slow the aging clock or speed it up. And fruits and veggies are proving to be formidable weapons against aging and the degenerative diseases that so many times accompany the process.
Top 10 Beauty Foods
All fruits and veggies have formidable antioxidant power. Make sure you get your share of these super foods!
Blueberries
Blackberries
Strawberries
Oranges
Brussels sprouts
Plums
Broccoli
Beets
Kale
Spinach
These and other fruits and veggies pack a disease preventing wallop that cannot be obtained from fatty junk food. They harbor many compounds that have never seen the inside of a vitamin bottle, for the simple reason that until recently scientists have not even known that they existed, let alone brewed them into pills. But today they are the new frontier in slowing down the aging process; in preventing cancer, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.
An article in Newsweek explained how phytochemicals in tomatoes, apricots, broccoli, cauliflower, green peppers, pineapples, onions, garlic and other foods can prevent and cure cancer and other diseases. An example: The phytochemical sulfaraphane found in broccoli, brussels sprouts and cauliflower works what seems to be magic by boosting the activity of the phase 2 enzymes. These enzymes detoxify carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) by hooking them up to molecules that act like a furniture mover's dolly. Within hours of broccoli's arrival in the stomach, carcinogens are wheeled out of the cells before they can cause harm.
"In a world where science merges with health," states Newsweek, "phytochemicals are the big thing. " The National Cancer Institute is so excited it has launched a multi-million dollar project to find, isolate and study them. Private firms are eyeing them as health blockbusters. For among their most intriguing talents is an apparent ability to block multiple processes that lead to cancer.
Indeed, in light of overwhelming evidence, many medical scientists are convinced that nature has provided in the plant world the very nutrients necessary to both restore and maintain health and vigor in the human body. After all, can man really improve on the wonder and perfection of God and nature?
Suzanne
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