by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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A low-fiber diet high in refined foods contributes greatly to the development of hemorrhoids. Individuals who consume a low-fiber diet tend to strain more during bowel move-nents, since their smaller, harder stools are more difficult to pass. This straining raises the pressure in the abdomen, which obstructs venous blood flow, increases pelvic congestion, and may significantly weaken the veins, causing hemorrhoids to form.
A high-fiber diet is perhaps the most important component in the prevention of hemorrhoids. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
See book keywords and concepts |  This will leave you without a doubt as to how harmful refined foods are.
The link between nutrition and emotional well-being does not only include refined carbohydrates. It was found that cow's milk produced the same undesirable behavior just about as frequently as synthetic coloring. Milk has also been found as a cause of enuresis (bed-wetting) in older children. This would no doubt put an emotional and mental strain not only on the child but on the parents as well. (There is more about milk in chapter six. |
Tanya Harter Pierce
See book keywords and concepts |  If you also wish to improve your diet for alkalizing purposes, then the best thing to focus on is probably the reduction of refined foods from your diet. Processed, refined foods such as chips, crackers, pastries, candy, white bread, white rice, and sodas are all acid forming and do not have any healing nutrition in them for your body to use. And, of course, while working on improving your alkaline/acid balance, saliva pH test strips are an easy way to regularly monitor your progress.
Resources: Books
Robert R. Barefoot and Carl J. Reich, M.D. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  Either a vegetarian diet or a diet low in red meat, alcohol, and refined foods and high in vegetables, fruits, soy, fish, whole-grain breads, and cereals, as well as low- or nonfat dairy products and lots of fruit and vegetable juices offers optimum dietary protection. Garlic, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, citrus fruits, melons, and dark green, red, and yellow vegetables are recommended for their antioxidant and sulfur compounds. Studies show that aged garlic slows the rate of progression of established colon cancer cells. Tomatoes may lower risk. | | Do not consume any of the following: peanuts, junk foods, processed refined foods, saturated fats, salt, sugar, or white flour. Instead of salt, use sea salt, kelp, or a potassium substitute. If necessary, a small amount of blackstrap molasses or pure maple syrup can be used as a natural sweetener in place of sugar. Use whole wheat or rye instead of white flour. Do not consume anything containing alcohol or caffeine.
Q Do not eat any animal protein—never eat luncheon meat, hot dogs, or smoked or cured meats. As your condition improves, eat broiled fish three times a week. | | Eliminate from your diet colas, foods with additives and colorings, junk foods, peanuts, processed refined foods, saturated fats, salt, sugar and sugar products, white flour, all animal protein, and anything containing caffeine.
Q Take supplemental fiber daily. Alternate between psyllium husks and freshly ground flaxseeds. Take psyllium with a glass of water and drink it quickly before it thickens.
Note: Always take supplemental fiber separately from other supplements and medications.
Q Exercise caution in your choice of foods so as to avoid exposure to foodborne illness. |
John A. McDougall
See book keywords and concepts |  The African diet has traditionally been a diet based on grains, legumes, vegetables, and fruits, with very little meat, dairy products, or refined foods. This means a diet very low in animal protein, fat, and cholesterol, and high in complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and healthful phytochemicals. These are the components of a healthful human diet, and by no coincidence, the foundation of the McDougall Diet.
Many "mysterious" diseases that plague people living on the Western diet are easily understood when you realize the importance of the foods you consume. | | Western diet based on meat, dairy, eggs, and refined foods is an aberration—consumed by a few kings, queens, and aristocrats of old, and only for the past century by many persons. It's no wonder then that Americans suffer such a high rate of gallbladder illness.
Weight Loss and Gallstones
Ironically the overweight person who determines to improve his or her health by losing weight can end up with gallstones as a result of dieting. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
See book keywords and concepts | | Another common dietary mistake is the consumption of refined foods. Processed sugars and grains especially deplete the body of the vital B complex vitamins. The reason for this is simple. The body needs vitamin B complex to assimilate sugar but this vitamin is removed or destroyed during processing, resulting in the body robbing itself of the vitamin B it requires. As vitamin B is the anti-stress vitamin, we then find that we cannot cope very well with stress without it. | | At least I knew about avoiding additives, preservatives, margarine, refined foods, etc., and making sure that I read all labels. I was introduced to Mary-Ann Shearer's book The Natural Way. I was delighted, as this was so much easier to follow. I was only partially converted at that time, as I would never have given up animal products. It just wasn't the done thing. You had to have meat and dairy to get your protein—or so I thought.
Strangely as the years went by, my body began to tell me it did not want meat. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  People with prediabetes may also find it helpful to limit carbohydrates, especially highly refined foods like bread, pasta, crackers, and cookies. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
See book keywords and concepts | | Eating refined foods can also lead to hyperactivity and hypoglycemia, with the following symptoms: confusion, forgetfulness, poor concentration, emotional outbursts, quick-temperedness, irritability, impatience, depression, weepiness, bad vision (double or blurred), sensitivity to bright light, fatigue, sleeplessness, cold sweats, blackouts, headaches, joint pains, muscle cramps, and cravings for sweets and coffee. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts | | In addition, eating large amounts of simple carbohydrates found in refined foods, especially over a period of many years, can lead to a number of disorders, including diabetes and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Yet another problem is that foods high in refined simple sugars are often also high in fats, which should be limited in a healthy diet. This is why such foods—which include most cookies and cakes, as well as many snack foods—are usually loaded with calories.
A word is in order here regarding fiber, a very important form of carbohydrate. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  For the same rea-^nd fried and refined foods. or preservatives. This means avoiding and salad bars, which are often sprayed with dye number 5), red dye, sulfites (as found in glutamate (MSG).
Never eat frozen or extremely cold foods, which can cause the muscles in your airways to tighten.
Keep pressure off your diaphragm by eating small meals and by avoiding foods that cause gas, such as beans and cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, and brus-sels sprouts are the most common offenders). | | Food to Avoid
Fungi: s feeds on sugar and yeast, so reduce or eliminate obvious sugars in the diet, such as refined foods, which are likely to be loaded with sugars.
Avoid or reduce the use of fruits and fruit juices during the initial phase (first month) of treatment. It is especially important to avoid these foods between meals
Detoxification
Consume foods such as garlic, onions, chlorella, spirulina, wheatgrass, and others known to support detoxification. |
Joseph E. Mario
See book keywords and concepts |  Cold, dispersive digestive drain of goldenseal, lobelia, echinacea, cayenne, mints, and cascara (OK for temporary relief of hot digestion); and cold foods, heavy or late eating, spicy foods, refined foods, dairy and meat foods (take with Mustard). Too full a stomach, too many acids, and/or medications may cause indigestion, as will swallowing air. Check deficiency of Chlorine, Chromium, or Zinc. Lack of digestion is often from pinched spinal nerves (see a Spinologist or Chiropractor). | | Constraints: Antibiotics, steroids, birth control pills, poor nutrition, and illness; coffee, sugar, refined foods, and red meats. Sources: Nature's Way Prima-dophilus, 280 mg.
Bifudis Comprises over 80% of infants' intestinal flora; and 60-80% in adults, dropping to 5-15% in a diseased state from antibiotics, high sugar, and low Fiber diets.
Lactobacillus Bulgaricus Produces Antibiotic LB-51 /anabol treatment anti-cancer of the pancreas; anti-tumors and confers lifelong Immunity to tumor recurrence.
Bacillus Laterosporus B.O.D. | | CONSTRAINTS: Refined foods; excess Copper. Overeating ofhigh-Molybdenum beans may cause short stature. High Molybdenum and Zinc may decrease growth.
DEFICIENCY SIGNS: Tooth decay; esophagus cancer; sexual impotency; and gouty arthritis. Leads to Copper deficiency.
MOLYBDENUM SOURCES: Legumes, cereals, dark leafy greens, buckwheat, lima beans, soybeans, barley, wheat germ, oats, lentils, and sunflower seeds.
•NICKEL (Ni) Atomic #28; A metallic element associated with Cobalt; found with arsenic or Sulfur in igneous rock. | | CONSTRAINTS: Insufficient ultraviolet light, air pollution reduces Vitamin D metabolism 15+%, winter, sunscreens, and dark skin; aging; smoking; acid solution washes Calcium from the bones; steroids; mineral oil; refined foods; L-form inhibits the active D-form from entering the cell membranes; sleeping pills, barbiturates; prednisone; cortisone, dilantin,andanticonvulsants. |
Michael T. Murray
See book keywords and concepts |  Most Americans consume a low-magnesium diet because their diet is high in refined foods, meat, and dairy products.
In addition to eating a diet rich in magnesium, diabetics should supplement their diet with 300 to 500 mg of magnesium daily. For best results, use highly absorbable sources of magnesium, such as magnesium aspartate or citrate. Also, diabetics should be sure to get at least 25 mg of vitamin B6 per day, as the level of vitamin B6 in body cells appear to be intricately linked to magnesium content. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | During the course of the infection, stay away from salty, spicy, processed, or refined foods, as well as caffeine. All of these substances will further aggravate the problem.
Food allergies can cause recurring bladder infections. See the Food Allergies section and the accompanying elimination diet to determine whether a food is at the heart of your problem.
Many women who are frequent consumers of sodas (both sugary and diet) experience recurring bladder infections. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
See book keywords and concepts | | Banish all refined foods, sweeteners, and additives from your diet. Keep yourself busy. But most importantly, remember that the Perfect Health program is not a diet or a religion; it is a lifestyle and it takes time to alter the habits of a lifetime.
If your problem is the opposite, that is if you are too thin and cannot gain weight, it is often a lot more difficult to correct. People with a slender build are usually genetically predisposed to thinness and are unlikely to become well-rounded.
But all is not lost—there are several steps you can take to pad yourself out a little. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts | | These include alcohol, caffeine, greasy, spicy, or refined foods, and vinegar. Other factors that can cause or contribute to indigestion include intestinal obstruction, lack of friendly bacteria, malabsorption, peptic ulcers, and disorders of the gallbladder, liver, or pancreas. Food allergies and intolerances (such as lactose intolerance) also can cause indigestion.
If food is not digested properly, it ferments in the stomach and upper intestines, producing hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and organic acids. These acids do not help digestion, but are factors in gas and bloating. | | Mucus-forming foods such as processed, refined foods and dairy products should also be avoided. Limit your intake of barley, rye, and wheat.
Q Avoid refined carbohydrates. Do not consume such foods as boxed dry cereals or anything containing any form of sugar. Diets high in refined carbohydrates have been associated with Crohn's disease. These foods must be eliminated from the diet.
Q Check stools daily for bleeding.
Q As much as possible, avoid stress. Our thoughts, nervous systems, and bodily functions are deeply interconnected. Our thoughts and moods affect our bodies. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | During the course of your infection, avoid foods with mold (aged cheese, nuts, and nut butters)
Avoid refined foods that are likely to be loaded with sugars.
Avoid or reduce the use of fruits and fruit juices during the initial phase (first month) of treatment. It is especially important to avoid these foods between meals.
Detoxification
Consume foods such as garlic, onions, chlorella, spirulina, wheatgrass, and others that are known to support detoxification. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Specifically, they noted that the native peoples consume a diet composed of low-glycemic-index foods, with a minimum of refined foods, especially refined carbohydrates such as sugar and flour. (Presumably, their diets are also low in the unnatural trans fatty acids as well, since these are equally linked to processed foods.2) Perhaps, the scientists hypothesized, this diet that minimizes insulin spikes might also benefit the skin.
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Q. My 14-year-old daughter has had moderate acne for nearly 2 years. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Dramatically reduce your intake of sweets and refined foods.
Caffeine and alcohol are dehydrating, and they worsen varicose veins.
Detoxification
If you are chronically constipated, a three-day juice fast will help clear out your bowels and give you a fresh start. During your cleanse, drink a wide variety of juices; aloe, carrot, apple, and green drinks will help to speed waste through your system.
X Super Seven Prescriptions—Varicose Veins
Super Prescription #1 Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Take a standardized extract that contains 100 mg of aescin daily. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
See book keywords and concepts |  Avoid synthetic and refined foods: white flour products and sugar as well as trans fats (those fats altered by overheating, hydrogenation, and tefining). Avoiding well done meats and exposure to hetero-cyclic amines (formed during high temperature cooking) eliminates another significant cancet source (Zheng et al. 1998).
Tumors are primarily obligate glucose metabolizers, meaning they require sugar for survival. | | Indeed, early research also suggested that consumption of highly refined foods may be involved in the etiology itself (Grimes 1976). In another early study, 80% of patients who were on a low carbohydrate diet that excluded all refined sugar had significant symptom relief within 18 months, wheteas 40% of patients on a high carbohydrate diet that was high in refined sugar had to discontinue the diet because of flare-ups (Brandes etal. 1981). |
Walter Last
See book keywords and concepts |  However, whole grain products sometimes can cause sensitivity reactions, while the corresponding refined foods may be tolerated.
The least harmful cow's milk products are sour cream, cottage cheese, and cheese made by natural fermentation; clabber milk or sour milk made from fresh raw milk; acidophilus milk and unflavored yogurt made from whole milk only; and butter, especially if made from sour cream. These should all remain unheated after production and before ingestion and be made from organic or otherwise unchemical-ized milk. |
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