Carotenoids

Tell what this is Dena??? Ok a little info.

What can high-carotenoid foods do for you?

• Protect your cells from the damaging effects of free radicals
• Provide a source of vitamin A
• Enhance the functioning of your immune system
• Help your reproductive system function properly

What events and lifestyle factors can indicate a need for more high-carotenoid foods?

• Smoking and regular alcohol consumption
• Low intake of fruits and vegetables

Food sources of carotenoids include carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach, kale, collard greens, and tomatoes. To maximize the availability of the carotenoids in the foods listed above, the foods should be eaten raw or steamed lightly.


For serving size for specific foods, see Nutrient Rating Chart below at the bottom of this page.

Description Function Deficiency Symptoms Toxicity Symptoms Cooking, storage and processing Factors that affect function

Drug-nutrient interaction Nutrient interaction Health conditions Supplements Food Sources Public Recommendations References

Description

What are carotenoids?

Carotenoids represent one of the most widespread groups of naturally occurring pigments. These compounds are largely responsible for the red, yellow, and orange color of fruits and vegetables, and are also found in many dark green vegetables. The most abundant carotenoids in the North American diet are beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, gamma-carotene, lycopene, lutein, beta-crpytoxanthin, zeaxanthin, and astaxanthin.

How it Functions

What are the functions of carotenoids?

Preventing Vitamin A Deficiency

Until late in the 20th Century, the functions of carotenoids were discussed only in terms of their potential vitamin A activity. Certain members of the carotenoid family, approximately 50 carotenoids of the known 600, are called "provitamin A" compounds because the body can convert them into retinol, an active form of vitamin A.
As a result, foods that contain carotenoids can help prevent vitamin A deficiency. The most commonly consumed provitamin A carotenoids are beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin, but gamma-carotene and beta-zeacarotene also have provitamin A activity.

Antioxidant & Immune-Enhancing Activity

In recent years, carotenoids have received a tremendous amount of attention as potential anti-cancer and anti-aging compounds. Carotenoids are powerful antioxidants, protecting the cells of the body from damage caused by free radicals. Carotenoids, and specifically beta-carotene, are also believed to enhance the function of the immune system.

Promoting Proper Cell Communication

In addition to their antioxidant and immune-enhancing activity, carotenoids have shown the ability to stimulate cell to cell communication. Researchers now believe that poor communication between cells may be one of the causes of the overgrowth of cells, a condition which eventually leads to cancer. By promoting proper communication between cells, carotenoids may play a role in cancer prevention.
It is also believed that carotenoids participate in female reproduction. Although the exact function of carotenoids in female reproduction has not yet been identified, it is known that the corpus luteum has the highest concentration of beta-carotene of any organ in the body, suggesting that this nutrient plays an important role in reproductive processes.

Deficiency Symptoms

What are deficiency symptoms for carotenoids?

A low dietary intake of carotenoids is not known to directly cause any diseases or health conditions, at least in the short term. However, if your intake of vitamin A is also low, a dietary deficiency of the provitamin A carotenoids (beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin) can cause the symptoms associated with vitamin A deficiency.
In addition, long-term inadequate intake of carotenoids is associated with chronic disease, including heart disease and various cancers. One important mechanism for this carotenoid-disease relationship appears to be free radicals. Research indicates that diets low in carotenoids can increase the body's susceptibility to damage from free radicals. As a result, over the long term, carotenoid-deficient diets may increase tissue damage from free radical activity, and increase risk of chronic diseases like heart disease and cancers.
Due to low consumption of fruits and vegetables, many adolescents and young adults do not take in enough carotenoids. In addition, if you smoke cigarettes and/or drink alcohol, you may have lower than normal blood levels of carotenoids. Statistically speaking, smokers and drinkers eat fewer foods that contain carotenoids. Also, researchers suspect that cigarette smoke destroys carotenoids. However, if you do smoke or drink, use carotenoid supplements with caution (see Toxicity section).

Toxicity Symptoms

What are toxicity symptoms for carotenes?

A tell-tale sign of excessive consumption of beta-carotene is a yellowish discoloration of the skin, most often occurring in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. This condition is called carotenodermia, and is reversible and harmless. Excessive consumption of lycopene can cause a deep orange discoloration of the skin. Like carotenodermia, lycopenodermia is harmless.
High intake of carotenoid-containing foods or supplements is not associated with any toxic side effects. As a result, the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences did not establish a Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for carotenoids when it reviewed these compounds in 2000.
However, the results of two research studies indicate that those who smoke heavily and drink alcohol regularly, may increase their chance of developing lung cancer and/or heart disease if they take beta-carotene supplements in amounts greater than 20-30 milligrams per day.

Impact of Cooking, Storage and Processing

How do cooking, storage, or processing affect carotenoids?

In certain cases, cooking can improve the availability of carotenoids in foods. For example, the availability of lycopene from tomato products is increased when the foods are processed at high temperatures. As a result, your body absorbs the lycopene in canned, pasteurized tomato juice more easily than the lycopene in a fresh tomato. In addition, lightly steaming carrots and spinach improves your body's ability to absorb the carotenoids in these foods.
It is important to note, however, that in most cases, prolonged cooking of vegetables decreases the availability of carotenoids by changing the shape of the carotenoid from its natural trans-configuration to a cis-configuration. For example, fresh carrots contain 100% all-trans beta-carotene, while canned carrots contain only 73% all-trans beta-carotene.

Factors that Affect Function

What factors might contribute to a deficiency of carotenoids?

Carotenoids are fat-soluble substances, and as such require the presence of dietary fat for proper absorption through the digestive tract. Consequently, your carotenoid status may be impaired by a diet that is extremely low in fat or if you have a medical condition that causes a reduction in the ability to absorb dietary fat such as pancreatic enzyme deficiency, Crohn's disease, celiac sprue, cystic fibrosis, surgical removal of part or all of the stomach, gall bladder disease, and liver disease.

Drug-Nutrient Interactions

What medications affect carotenoids?

The cholesterol-lowering medications referred to as bile acid sequestrants (Cholestyramine, Colestipol, and Colestid) lower blood levels of carotenoids. In addition, margarines enriched with plant sterols such as Benecol and Take Control, may decrease the absorption of carotenoids. Olestra, a fat substitute added to snack foods, may also decrease the absorption of carotenoids.

Nutrient Interactions

How do other nutrients interact with carotenoids?

Beta-carotene supplements reduce blood levels of lutein, suggesting that carotenoids may compete with each other for absorption.
Supplementing your diet with pectin may decrease the absorption of carotenoids.

Health Conditions

What health conditions require special emphasis on carotenoids?

Carotenoids may play a role in the prevention and/or treatment of the following health conditions:

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
• Age-related macular degeneration
• Angina pectoris
• Asthma
• Cataracts
• Cervical cancer
• Cervical dysplasia
• Chlamydial infection
• Heart disease
• Laryngeal cancer (cancer of the larynx)
• Lung cancer
• Male and female infertility
• Osteoarthritis
• Photosensitivity
• Pneumonia
• Prostate cancer
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Skin cancer
• Vaginal candidiasis

Form in Dietary Supplements

What forms of carotenoids are found in dietary supplements?

In dietary supplements, carotenoids are available as synthetic all-trans beta-carotene, beta- and alpha-carotene from the algae Dunaliella, and mixed carotenes from palm oil.
It is important to note, however, that, due to the inconsistent results from research studies aimed at evaluating the health benefits of beta-carotene supplements, the National Academy of Sciences cautions against taking high dose carotenoid supplements, except as a method for preventing vitamin A deficiency.

Food Sources

What foods provide carotenoids?

The orange-colored fruits and vegetables including carrots, apricots, mangoes, squash, and sweet potatoes contain significant amounts of beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin.
Green vegetables, especially spinach, kale, and collard greens, also contain beta-carotene, and are the best sources of lutein.
Lycopene is found in tomatoes, guava, and pink grapefruit. Salmon, shellfish, milk, and egg yolks also provide carotenoids.
The contribution of spices to available carotenoids in the U.S. diet has increased steadily, making spices a great choice for upping your carotenoid intake. Cayenne pepper and chili pepper are worthy of special mention here.

What are current public health recommendations for carotenoids?

To date, no recommended dietary intake levels have been established for carotenoids. In an effort to set such recommendations, the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences reviewed the existing scientific research on carotenoids in 2000.
Despite the large body of population-based research that links high consumption of foods containing beta-carotene and other carotenoids with a reduced risk of several chronic diseases, the Institute of Medicine concluded that this evidence was not strong enough to support a required carotenoid intake level because it is not yet known if the health benefits associated with carotenoid-containing foods are due to the carotenoids or to some other substance in the food.
However, the National Academy of Sciences supports the recommendations of various health agencies, which encourage individuals to consume five or more servings of fruits and vegetable every day. This level of intake of fruits and vegetables provides approximately three to six milligrams of beta-carotene.

The three PIGS
"3PPP"2 pears
3 pink grapefruit
1 sweet potato


Basic starter juice
4 carrot
3 large pc. Kale
Apple to fill the glass

Basic Plus
6 carrots
4 Large pc. Kale
1 in. pc. ginger
apple to fill the glass


Dena's
3 pc. kale
2 hand full of spinach
1 in. pc. ginger
1/2 to 1 cup of pineapple
1 or 2 carrot (not something I always do but like to from time to time)
Oranges or Already made( But nothing added) orange juice

Juicing recipes

The runners / work out blast

"RWB"

3 oranges
2 hard pears
1 small yam

Here is a muscle-blasting, power-pushing juice recipe for Runners or the hard work out. Clean blood, clean muscles, and enzyme-rich, nutrient-packed, fuel make for intense aerobic activity. Try this juice out on a five-mile jog. Add a little crushed ice and let your taste buds sing. Sip slowly.

Fasting and addiction

Another favorite from the book.

It's funny I've said so many of the same things for year and now people I don't even know say the same.

I guess I wondered at times if people listen or do they think I'm crazy,, am I crazy haha. Then here we go, people come out of the wood work and I'm feeling NOT so alone.

So I'm copying a few of other peoples stuff to be sure people know I'm not alone,, this is real ,its true and people have been healed from many many things. And the ones thats are not sick feel better and are happier,,with fasting.

Fasting And Addiction

by

Ron Lagerquist

Fasting cuts away superficiality, getting down to the bone of living. Effective, due to its ability to strip away the props we have become so dependent on to get us through the day. The large coffee double-double, cinnamon Danish, ball game, Budweiser, nacho’s, cigarettes, sitcoms, hours upon squandered hours, and for some, drugs, pornography, overeating and alcoholism. When these props are removed, what remain are the spiritual resources within. If they are bankrupt then during fasting you will come face to face with a profound emptiness only God can fill. It is this very emptiness so many run from or try to offset with material things. Yet this is doomed to failure for we are created spiritual beings, with spiritual longing.

Fasting accomplishes two purposes. First, it will reveal how much the flesh has taken control of emotions, and secondly, it will serve in breaking the flesh’s hold upon the will.

Oh no my dear, I am not like those others, I’m not addicted to anything—until you attempt a fast.

Those who think you live autonomously in this world, fasting is a perfect immunity test, often a rude awakening of how toxic your daily requirements have become. What makes your world go around? Addiction is anything that controls you, and whether it’s food, pornography, coffee, TV or heroin, it taints independence and freedom.

The food industry has perfected the addictiveness of foods adding salt, fat and processed sugar, and millions crave their offerings daily. It is hard to tackle food addiction; after all we must eat, right? A quiet food-fix during a hectic day is only a drive-through away. Availability for the junk food addict is a real problem. Fasting is a great and needed break from eating, allowing the body to balance homeostasis, untangling emotions from the up-and-down roller-coaster ride addiction produces.

If I spend enough quality time with a certain food I start becoming emotionally attached. It’s just the way I am put together. Problem is, in the past I have made bad food-relationship decisions. Years ago I met an All Dressed Hostess Potato Chip in the seedy part of my grocery Store. Had no business being there in the first place. Let’s just say I was needy. Months later, and a painful break-up, we parted company, but the relationship left deep scares. About four inches deep around my waist. Oh, there was that seductive little Peanut Butter Cup. Never was interested until they came out with the three-pack for the price of two, remember that? Thought I was getting a deal, but ended up paying a bigger price later on. Took three years to end that co-dependent relationship. I learned my lesson and went food-celibate for 30 days, getting my emotions settled. Funny, after all these years every time I see Peanut Butter Cup it still feels like I am going to break out in acne.

The good news is for the last few years I have been seeing someone and it’s looking good. We spend our mornings together. Cravings that usually accompany co-dependency is not there, just old fashioned hunger. Real colorful personality too, sweet in the most natural way. I think it’s a healthy relationship, my fruit salad and me. When I wake up, I’m not thinking bacon and eggs, no. An orange, grapefruit, two bananas, half a cantaloupe, grapes, two pears; add a little natural yogurt to taste, and wow!

I have learned something about life. Spent time with the wrong people and you become just a little bit like them. Chose your friends wisely. But greater still this applies to what you cram into every cell, tub and membrane of your body. You will develop emotional and physiological attachments to what you eat daily, especially the foods you turn to when lonely and depressed. They will have the strongest attachment. The great news is if you are willing to go through a period of separation-blues, you can form healthy attachments just like my beloved fruit salad.

Jesus awaits our willingness to surrender our addiction gods. Remember the young Rich Man. Wealth choked his very soul. He truly hungered for the Kingdom; all people do whether they know it or not. And Jesus loved him—gave him the way out of his meaningless existence. Yet it was an impossibility at that moment. The ruler was young and in love with the luxuries money secured. The emptiness within had to ferment longer until it would eat away his pride and independence. Then he would be ready.

Fasting invariably brings to the surface deep-seated fears that affect thinking and decision-making. It does this by challenging that complex human instinct called self-preservation. This instinct has been created in every living thing on earth, including man. But you are a New Creation in Christ, recreated not to be controlled by instincts. Because of a rebirth, you have been recreated into a creature of a higher and grander design than that of your former life.

Recently I was reading about the negative effects of coffee shaking my head at myself and all humanity. “Coffee promotes aging and can cause impotence.” How much would we pay if they discovered a drink you could consume every morning that would slow down aging and increase libido? I would hazard a lot! Yet here I was, eating an almost raw diet, working out in the gym, applying special moisturizing creams to my face after the shower, coloring the gray out of my goatee, the last vestige of hair I own, and paying for and drinking an extract of bean that is known to increase aging and hobnobs with impotency. For what? A meager hour of energy borrowed from the rest of the day so for hours afterward I feel tired. That’s nuts! There is only one thing that causes us to act so irrationally and self-destructive. Addiction.

The problem is addictions take no work on our part, you just drink something, pop a pill, sit back and let it happen. We put so much faith in our addictions, that’s what gives them power. And we are surprised when we discover, Hey, I can live without this, in fact I can live better.

juice fast and protein

One of the many questions I get ask is about Protein. I'm not sure but I think people just like saying it. I ask them to explain it to me. What happens ,why do you need it where does it come from, and what has protein.

Protein & Fasting

by

Ron Lagerquist

It was theorized that protein loss during fasting was harmful and that a fast should be supplemented with protein. Fasting with protein became known as the Opti-fast. Fasters took nothing but water and a protein drink. Sadly, several people died. Protein digestion during the fasting state created an overload of urea and the blood become acidic. In this condition, the organs become more damaged instead of healing.

To the body, fasting is a natural process. During water or juice fasting, the protein levels of the blood remain constant. Although protein is being utilized, a person fasting 40 days on water will not suffer a deficiency of either protein, vitamins, minerals or fatty acids. In the breakdown of dying and diseased cells, all essential substances are available while fasting for reuse within the body. These dead cells are utilized in a systematic manner. Some diseases may take 30 day of juice fasting because it has take that long for the body to cleanse deeply enough to bring about healing.

That what he said boy is it true.

Protein & Fasting Points
Protein deficiency is non existent in North America. You never hear of anyone being diagnosed with protein deficiency.

Fruit and vegetable juices have water soluble highly absorbable proteins.

The body has a store of protein, and it uses it selectively. Dieing cells are the first to be used and healthy and vital tissues are the very last and will only be used as a last resort.

Only during starvation is protein being stripped form healthy tissue to be used to survive. This may take be 30 to 80 days of water fasting on water to reach this point.

The systematic searching of cells to be metabolized is crucial in the healing of cancer. A cancer cell is represents protein and calories. Some cancers are so persistent that you have to force the body to choose between healthy cells and cancer cells. This requires a long fast on small portions of juice combined with days of water fasting.

Freeform amino acids may be of value, as they do not interfere with the cleansing process. An athlete fasting to tune up the system may consider a fast supplemented with free-form amino acids.

juice fasting help

Eliminated during the detoxification process Ø Dead, dying or diseased cells Ø Unwanted fatty tissue Ø Trans-fatty acids Ø Hardened coating of mucus on the intestinal wall Ø Toxic waste matter in the lymphatic system and bloodstream Ø Toxins in the spleen, liver, and kidneys Ø Mucus from the lungs and sinuses Ø Imbedded toxins in the cellular fibers and deeper organ tissues Ø Deposits in the microscopic tubes responsible for nourishing brain cells Ø Excess cholesterol The Result Ø Mental clarity is improved Ø Rapid, safe weight loss is achieved without flabbiness Ø The nervous system is balanced Ø Energy level is increased Ø Organs are revitalized Ø Cellular biochemistry is harmonized Ø The skin becomes silky, soft, and sensitive Ø There is greater ease of movement Ø Breathing becomes fuller, freer and deeper Ø The digestive system is given a well-deserved rest People testify that after making changes toward better eating, fasting becomes easier. You could say fasting is a measure of lifestyle. METHODS OF DETOXIFICATION Juice Fasting This is the best choice for detoxification because it supplies an abundance of nutrients, including enzymes and calories to reduce the cleansing intensity to a more comfortable level. Using an enema during a juice fast will flush the lymphatic system attached to the lower colon with water and help remove hardened fecal matter from the intestinal wall, while giving the digestive tract a chance to rest and heal. Water Fasting Water fasting demands more calories therefore cleansing will be intensified. Raw Food Diet The same cleansing reaction that is experienced on a juice fast will also be experienced on a raw food diet of fruit and vegetables but the process is slower. Eating Less This is a good way to start the detoxification process but can require the greatest discipline. Chew food 30 times and eat smaller amounts. Vegetarian Eating A light vegetarian diet will also aid detoxification. For example, fruit for breakfast, a salad for lunch and a meal of cooked vegetables with some raw nuts or beans and brown rice for dinner. Exercise During exercise the lymphatic system is being flushed and the cells are being flooded with health-giving oxygen. Walking, stretching and light exercise can benefit the body during a juice fast or cleansing diet. Other Detoxification Procedures Homeopathic remedies, ozone therapy and acupuncture, massage, thermal chambers (sauna), herbal liver and kidney cleansing formulas, antioxidants and mega vitamin/mineral supplements. Detoxification Aids To assist the cleansing process, we recommend fresh juice made with a juice extractor once per day. Take a high-quality multi-vitamin supplement and antioxidants such as E and Q10, and one to two tablespoons of mixed essential oils daily such as Udo's Choice (found in health food stores).

This book is a good one but just one of many.

Juicing recipes

-1 cup of spinach
- 1/2 cucumber
- 2 stalks of celery including leaves
- 3 carrots
- 1/2 apple
Juicing Tip: Juice cucumbers with their skins on. The dark green skin is a great source of chlorophyll, a phytochemical that can help build red blood cells. Cucumbers also contain silica, a mineral that is good for the skin. Make sure to wash them before making cucumber homemade juice recipes.

Sorry I have Not Posted

So sorry Ive neglected you by not posting in a while. With fasting I try and stay bizzzzy . And that as not been hard. But,, I had a juice class, work , advising people, some of my own personal stuff, the shopping fresh every few days, plus juicing, trying to get me and my son to the gym, school shopping, trying to do a few fun things with my son before school starts back up, house stuff that always seems to happen at one time and last but surely not least my work schedule has been all over the board. Girl at work say I need a husband haha I don't see any takers lololo. I told them I have to date first,,, we had a good laugh.

juicers what kinds are there

The different types of juicers defer in how they work. Some of the common types include centrifugal, centrifugal ejection, masticating, manual press, single auger, dual cage auger and twin press.


Centrifugal juicer

A centrifugal juicer cuts up the fruit or vegetable with a flat cutting blade. It then spins the produce at a high speed (3,000-14,000 RPMs) to separate the juice from the pulp.[

Centrifugal ejection juicers operate much the same way as a centrifugal juicer except that the sides of the basket are slanted. This is for the basket to allow to ‘self-clean’ so you won’t need to stop the juicer and empty it out. The pulp then is ejected out of the machine into a collection bin or a basket that is in lined with a plastic bag to which it collect the pulp and discarded easily.

Because of the shorten time of the pulp to be in contact with the basket, these juicers must spin faster than a centrifugal juicer in about 6300 rpm. However, since it spins faster, this is by far the noisiest of all juicers. There are those centrifugal ejection juicers that feature a large feed chute with a three inches diameter that allows the user to juice without cutting the produce.

Masticating juicers work is a multi stage process. The masticating juicer chews or masticates the fruit or vegetable to break down the fibres and cell wall struture of the pulp. The next stage is to extract the juice from the broken down pulp by pressing it into a smaller space thus squeezing the pulp to discharge the juice.

Masticating juicers are good for juicing vegetables because their masticating action is efficient at breaking down the vegetable cell walls which tend to be tougher than their fruit counterparts. Because they are efficient at breaking down tough vegetable fibres masticating juicers are sometimes capable of juicing wheatgrass.

A manual press is a type of juicer that uses pressure to produce juice by squeezing the produce to extract the juice in a two-step process: first shredding the produce and then pressing the liquid out of it.

Single Auger masticating juicers use a slow rotating screw that allows you to crush produce against a stainless steel filter with a process that is basically similar to a mincing machine.

Well these are the kind and here are some answers to what they are. You have to deside what you want and what works for you. Anything is better than nothing. I say get one at a yard sale or cheap 20.00 or so from some where then take notes what you hate and what you like. And the most IMPORTANT will I DO THIS. Before I spend to much money.

juice fast day 11?

I lost count yes we are still at it and all is well. Except the good deeds I am ashamed to say I've been very bizzZZZZY. With the juicing and the 4th. and I'm having a juicing class on the 11th at my store AND wORK I'VE NOT EVEN HAD TIME for me youm know girl things hair ,nails and what ever. So here i go into one more week. I hope everyone that is on the juice fast is doing well. I know one that is up to 20 plus days. So great. Lets have a choc. party after.

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leukemia, hope this is more help

(NaturalNews) A new study conducted at the University of Kentucky in the United States, and published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, found that leukemia cancer cells exposed to grapeseed extract (GSE) were rapidly killed through a process of cell suicide known as "apoptosis."

In these laboratory studies, an astonishing 76% of leukemia cells committed suicide within 24 hours thanks to the ability of GSE to activate a protein called JNK, which regulates apoptosis.

In a healthy person, cancer cell apoptosis is a normal, healthy part of biology. Every living system creates cancerous cells. There are hundreds or thousands of "microtumors" in every human being living today, but cancerous cells in healthy people destroy themselves once they realize they're flawed. This cellular "realization," however, requires healthy cell communication, and that's dependent on the correct nutrients, minerals and proteins being available in the body.

Grapeseed extract appears to accelerate this process in cancer cells, helping them more rapidly assess their own flawed state so they can engage in apoptosis (cell suicide), thus protecting the larger organism (the body).

It's important to note that this recent study was conducted in a lab, not in human beings, so its conclusions cannot necessarily be directly translated into saying something like "grapeseed extract cures cancer," for example. However, it does indicate quite convincingly that if the unique phytochemical molecules found in grapeseed extract can be delivered to leukemia cells with sufficient potency, they may play an important role in cancer cells destroying themselves, thereby protecting the whole organism from runaway cancer.

If the results demonstrated in the labs at the University of Kentucky can be replicated in humans, it could potentially position grapeseed extract as one of the most powerful natural chemotherapeutic agents yet discovered.

Grapeseed extract has been studied and demonstrated to be remarkably effective at killing cancer cells for many different types of cancer, by the way, including cancers of the breast, prostate, lung, skin bowel and stomach.

Eat more grapes?

The conventional cancer community, of course, is quick to warn people not to simply eat more grapes in the hopes that grapeseed extract will help prevent their cancer. But I ask, "Why not?" Unlike toxic chemotherapy, eating grapes has zero negative side effects. At the same time, grapes offer numerous other health benefits, since they are a source of resveratrol and various protective phytonutrients.

Of course, you have to eat grapes with seeds in them, and since the global food supply has become so distorted over the past few years, it's difficult to find grapes with seeds in them. My advice? Buy your grapes from a health food store: Look for organic, seeded grapes. And when you eat them, don't spit out the seeds (obviously). Chew them up, and you'll digest the grapeseed extract that's naturally present in those seeds.

I've talked with conspiracy theorists who believe the seeds were purposely taken out of the grapes in the national food supply for precisely this reason (to remove the anti-cancer nutrients from food, thus keeping people sick). I disagree with that explanation, however: Seedless grapes are simply a product of consumer demand, in much the same way that consumers prefer seedless watermelon. If consumers actually knew about the health benefits of grape seeds, they might think differently, but thanks to efforts by the FDA and USDA, the mainstream public has remained virtually illiterate on nutrition for several decades, and you'll rarely meet an individual who is aware that eating grape seeds is actually good for you.

Don't be fooled by the cereal Grape Nuts, by the way. That's just a clever name. The cereal contains no grape seeds whatsoever. (It's made from roasted barley and other grains.)

Protecting healthy cells

Another important finding in the University of Kentucky study is that the grapeseed extract was not toxic to normal, healthy cells even as it helped cancer cells commit suicide.

This is hugely important because it shows, yet again, that Mother Nature's medicine is far safer than medicine created by Man. Conventional chemotherapy chemicals are extremely toxic to healthy cells, which is why chemotherapy causes permanent brain damage ("chemo brain"), kidney damage and heart damage. Grapeseed extract, however, causes no such damage, and there has never been a person who died from eating grapes. (There have been millions, probably, who were killed by chemotherapy.)

As Professor Xianglin Shi, the lead researcher of the study, said in a BBC article: "These results could have implications for the incorporation of agents such as grapeseed extract into prevention or treatment of haematological (blood) malignancies and possibly other cancers. ...What everyone seeks is an agent that has an effect on cancer cells but leaves normal cells alone, and this shows that grapeseed extract fits into this category."

In other words, grapeseed extract is now a candidate for a natural chemotherapeutic agent.

Grapeseed extract and endurance

The benefits of grapeseed extract don't stop with its anti-cancer potential, by the way: The antioxidant is also known to be extremely effective at reducing oxidative stress during exercise.

I posted another article today about the results of a fascinating preliminary clinical trial using grapeseed extract, the antioxidant used in Moxxor (which is a premium marine omega-3 oil supplement that contains grapeseed extract as one of its three ingredients).

The results of that clinical trial are extremely promising in showing that the grapeseed extract used in Moxxor may help reduce the level of oxidative stress experienced during exercise. This trial was conducted by Dr. Glenn Vile in conjunction with HortResearch, a New Zealand research institution.

This preliminary trial was conducted on competitive boat rowers who were given GSE one hour before engaging in vigorous exercise. (The trial was structured as a double-blind, randomized cross-over trial using placebo.) Results indicate that the rowers given GSE experienced a significant reduction of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), a chemical marker for exercise-induced oxidative stress. The reduction level was 34% + / - 6%

You can read more about that clinical trial here: http://www.naturalnews.com/025247.html

In all, this is fantastic news about grapeseed extract, as it demonstrates the ability of this natural substance to kill cancer cells in the lab. Given that grapes are a safe and customary part of the food supply, and that grapes are naturally intended to contain seeds, it seems quite sensible to conclude that human beings were intended to eat grape seeds and derive health benefits from them. Buy more (seeded) grapes!

If you're interested in Moxxor, by the way, there are currently over 1,000 NaturalNews readers who are Moxxor members, and they can introduce you to the product. Simply go to www.NaturalNews.com/Moxxor-informat... and click on the city nearest you to find a NaturalNews Moxxor team member. Or read more about the science behind Moxxor's anti-inflammatory properties here: www.NaturalNews.com/moxxor_health_b...

Note: This article makes no health claims about Moxxor, and Moxxor is not intended to diagnose, treat or prevent any disease. I have a financial stake in the success of Moxxor, and I currently take six to eight capsules of Moxxor each day.

Grapeseed extract is also available as a nutritional supplement from numerous sources, but one thing you'll notice about GSE in supplement form is that the actual nutrient is so tiny that most of the GSE supplements contain a lot of filler (silica, stearic acid, silicon dioxide, etc.). I've recently become more concerned about the cumulative levels of consumption of supplement fillers by people who take a lot of nutritional supplements, and I'm personally reducing my consumption of supplement pills while increasing my consumption of superfood-based powders and fresh product.

The best way to get grapeseed extract is by eating grape seeds. The second best way is to get it mixed in with a superfood powder or supplement that contains no filler. The least preferred way to get it is by taking a GSE capsule made with a lot of filler, so keep that in mind.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/025249_grapes_grapeseed_extract_cancer.html#ixzz1QtxMYTJ2

Vit A
New research conducted at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center shows that vitamin A cures as many as 33% of patients with a rare form of leukemia -- without using chemotherapy. In the study, the vitamin A was being delivered inside "bubbles of fat" to enhance bioavailability. Out of 34 patients participating in the trial, an astonishing 10 remained cancer-free after five years, despite receiving no chemotherapy. So what's the real story here? Researchers are calling this form of vitamin A a "drug," which seems odd, since it's just vitamin A. Perhaps they don't want to admit that a vitamin is better than chemotherapy for curing cancer. And this is definitely a cure -- that term is even being used by the researchers here. To take a group of cancer patients and watch them remain cancer-free for five years is nothing short of astonishing, especially since they were only taking one vitamin. Imagine how well they'd do if they also consumed chlorella (a strong anti-cancer superfood), spirulina (another superfood containing phytochemicals known to destroy breast cancer tumors), graviola (an Amazonian herb known for its powerful ability to destroy cancer cells), licorice root (a more popular anti-cancer herb) and other health-promoting foods and supplements. With the help of this collection of health-promoting substances, the cure rate could have easily risen to 75% or more.
Still, that's just a guess. Organized medicine isn't really interested in studying things that don't generate profits, and herbs and superfoods certainly fall into that category. But it is exciting to see vitamin A having such a dramatic, positive impact on patients with leukemia who might otherwise be subjected to chemotherapy. And perhaps someday these researchers will have the courage to admit that it's a vitamin, not a drug, that's working the healing magic here.




Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/001123.html#ixzz1QtwI2Bk3

The scoop in poop

Let talk poop ooooh no,,, yes some people have problems from time to time Milk thistle is the one I use. I can't say much more with otu knowing what your eating or not eating.
 Here's something funny. I dont know if this is true or not but I pray not.. lord help us is he crazy.

Japanese scientist creates 'poop burger'? Surely not

by Chris Matyszczyk

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Are you going to be having a burger today? Bacon? Cheese? Pickle? How about feces?
I am not being facetious. I am not even being fecetious.
For Digital Trends informs me of a trend that might just have your digits twitching involuntarily.
It seems that a researcher from the alleged Okayama Laboratory in Japan has taken it upon himself to take the concept of "waste not, want not" to a new and delirious level.
Mitsuyuki Ikeda is clearly not a man who is faint of heart or of stomach. On allegedly being approached by the Tokyo Sewage company, which was concerned that it was in possession of just so much sewage mud, Ikeda digested the problem very carefully.
He poked and prodded at the sewage, actions which revealed that it was rather full of protein, thanks to all the bacteria that was embedded in its sludge.
"Why," he reportedly said to himself, "there is meat in this mud. And there is no murder involved."

So he supposedly set about sucking out the proteins, mixing them in with a reaction enhancer, and slamming them into an exploder--a process that seems to have, well, exploded a poop burger.
The resultant meat is supposedly 63 percent protein. The rest is, well, rat urine, mouse droppings, discarded newspapers, toilet paper, and other tissues. Oh, of course I'm kidding. It is officially described as 25 percent carbohydrates, 3 percent lipids and 9 percent, um, minerals.
As any reasonable human being would, you will be wondering what this poop burger tastes like. Allegedly, with the addition of a little soy protein, it tastes like real meat. The sort you might get at your local Cow's Jr., or wherever it is you gain your sustenance.
You will notice that I have embedded a video that assists you in the visualization of this new culinary trend. You might wonder why this man is using a dismembered finger--last seen in certain videos obtainable online for a fee--in order to indicate the finer elements of his work.
While you consider that, please consider Ikeda's words too. "I admit that few people would be keen to eat it," he said. This is not merely because it supposedly costs between 10 and 20 times what you might pay at Cow's Jr.
Perhaps I've seen too many staged videos lately, but I am still not convinced this experiment is at all real. (Did you notice how many allegedlys and supposedlys I've already slipped in?)
Does it bother you that the narrator so cheerily describes it as a "turd burger"? Does it strike anyone as just a little odd that, at 1:34 into the video, Ikeda reaches into the fridge, on whose door is emblazoned the fine motif: "S--t Burger"?
Of course this could be a mere scientific joke. Of course, it is tempting to believe Digital Trends and all the other media who are reporting this to be real science. And, of course, very soon we'll all be eating excrement anyway, both metaphorically as well as physically.
But I tried googling this Okayama Laboratory and I got a company that seems to make stents and other medical devices. I did get a result for Okayama University, but there seems to be no trace of a Mitsuyuki Ikeda there. Although I did find a Mitsuyuki Ikeda who works for UNESCO and is very keen on Education for Sustainable Development.
I tried googling just "Mitsuyuki Ikeda" and I got hundreds of results about his alleged poop burger, but only one result for the same UNESCO-employed Mitsuyuki Ikeda.
So, unless the poop-burgering Ikeda or one of his cohorts can contact me now--or, even better, send me a sample--I am of a mind to flush this story out as a load of old artificial meat.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20072270-71/japanese-scientist-creates-poop-burger-surely-not/#ixzz1Qrgfg5aH

day 4 and 5 fast

I feel real great and I don't want to eat , As many times as i have don't this it's still so amazing every time.Everyone  of the little strange things that happens. Like I don't feel the need to eat. My body is getting more food than it ever does just from the juice and my mind has given up on the battle of lying to me I'm hungry. For now the beat is gone. I have the 4th of july to deal with.
And while I'm on this fast I can see just how much of the world is focused on food . It's bizarre because that most of it is empty junk. I want to come up with analogy story so you can see how bizarre it real is from my veiw. Let's see. OK
It's  like a big world convention in all the papers. Baby's are the world, Baby's are future. Week long even. LIVE demonstrations of how to care for, how to interact, how to understand and raise the smartest, healthiest, happiest baby's. Baby's and mothers from all over the world. See all the latest studies on young children and learn tools,, on and on,, everyone is talking about it. I love baby's and everyone else loves babys we all plan on going just to see all the cute babys. Now we know how parishes and how much responsibility it takes to care for a baby.
 Well here we go to the big world even. We pay a lot of money walk in AND people every where with strollers googooing and laughing snapping pictures saying how cute they are and setting on the floors playing with these WHAT rag dolls, baby dolls,, big booth with Doctors and studies and every one acting as if they are alive ,,,live baby's. but they are dolls. Mother saying did you see what he just did isn't he cute. look how much he has grown. But it's a doll. We stand there in shock and look at each other is this a joke is this a horror film. Cant these people see these aren't babys. Am i mental am I seeing this. This is how it is with food. It's cooked all the nutrients out,fake ingredients, chemicals.. Hell It's like eating cotton balls. Nothing in it the body needs.
How did I do did the story help some. Well I must get on with the day. But please think about a juice fast then get on the road to health i did get a phone line set up as i promised and I have 3 openings for new client if anyone need a
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