Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 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. |
| 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. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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THE pomegranate HAS always been associated with love and erotica. Just look at it—it's beautiful, purple, luscious, and sensual. In Turkey, brides throw the fruit to the ground and believe that the number of seeds that pop out predicts how many children they're going to have. The ancients connected the fruit with procreation and abundance. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, is said to have planted the pomegranate on the isle of Cyprus. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 Seeds can be stored in the refrigerator for about three days and can be frozen in an airtight container for about six months.
• pomegranate juice can be kept in the freezer for about six months.
PREPARATION AND SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
• To remove the seeds, slice off the crown end and score the rind vertically from top to bottom.
• Place the pomegranate in a bowl of water and break the sections apart. The seeds will sink to the bottom and the membranes and rind will float.
• To make juice, put the seeds in a food processor until juice is formed and strain the seeds through a fine-mesh sieve. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 For example, pomegranate is a great fruit, but it takes a lot of work to eat it, and the edible part of the fruit is small. But pomegranate juice is widely available. Hence, the juice made the list (see page 259); the fruit did not. Similarly with the noni and acai berries. The noni berry tastes terrible (but the juice—see page 257—does not); plus, you can't find the berry itself anywhere but the tropics. The acai berry is really only available in Brazil, but the excellent juice products can be found everywhere. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 The ampoule packaging is unnecessary, but if you want to keep the single antioxidant, in this case pomegranate extract, stable they should be kept away from natural light.
© $$$ Moist Intense Cream ($37 for 1.7 ounces) is a good moisturizer for normal to slightly dry skin, but again the jar packaging poses a problem for the antioxidants.
© $$$ Multi Active Vitamin Fluid ($50 for 14 0.07-ounce ampoules; total of 0.98 ounce) contains a few antioxidant vitamins in a water-based fluid whose ampoule packaging is unnecessary, although it may make you think you're getting something extraordinary. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| The results suggest for the first time that free radicals (oxidative stress) are a contributing factor in erectile dysfunction and that due to its powerful antioxidant capabilities, pomegranate juice just may be a "natural Viagra."
Red Wine
Plato may have been on to something when he said, "Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by the gods to man." Red wine has gotten a ton of press for its health-promoting abilities and has even been credited for something called the "French Paradox." The truth-as always—is a bit more complicated. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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| Among the unique ingredients are salmon egg exttact (which has no special benefit for skin), xymenynic acid (a water-binding agent), Punka granatum extract (from pomegranate, a potent antioxidant, though Avon's choice of jar packaging quickly diminishes its potency once the product is opened), and zeolite (a mineral shown to have anti-cancer properties, but with no known research for topical application). This also contains a tiny amount of retinol, but with the translucent jar packaging, it won't remain stable. |
| There is also a small amount of research showing that oral supplements of pomegranate extract, ellagic acid, vitamin E, and ferulic acid can inhibit melanin production. All of these options are worth considering and experimenting with. However, compared with the extensive research on hydroquinone's effect on inhibiting melanin production, these alternatives may very well disappoint, although their natural allure is hard for consumers to ignore. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Meat lovers can eat red meat twice a week but should marinate beef using cherry or pomegranate concentrate (this reduces the inflammatory chemical compounds that are produced during cooking). You can have 1 or 2 tablespoons each day of nuts or seeds (especially flaxseed, walnuts and almonds). During this stage, get 25 g of fiber, primarily from vegetables.
Avoid grains—even whole grains—because they tend to raise insulin levels, thus increasing leptin resistance.
Most people stay in this stage for two weeks and lose six to 10 pounds. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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 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). |
Michael Pollan
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 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. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| Recently, a study was presented in San Antonio at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting in which forty-eight men who had been treated for prostate cancer through surgery or radiation drank 8 ounces of pomegranate juice daily-Drinking the juice significantly lengthened the amount of time it took for the men's average PSA to double (PSA is a marker for prostate cancer). The juice didn't stop the progression of the disease, but it definitely lengthened the time it took to develop, indicating that there may be chemicals in the juice that have some cancer-fighting benefits. |
Jack Challem
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 Place the pomegranate in a large bowl with enough water to cover it completely. Use your fingers to pull apart the quarters, then separate the seeds from the rind and the membrane. The seeds will fall to the bottom of the bowl, and most of the small pieces of membrane will float. Discard the pieces of skin and large chunks of membrane. Use a small strainer to scoop up the smaller floating pieces of membranes. Carefully drain the water from the bowl and pick away any remaining pieces of membrane. Transfer the seeds to a plastic storage container, and again drain off any excess water. |
| Knudsen Just pomegranate contains 600 calories and 144 grams of sugars, which, ounce for ounce, is worse than any soft drink.
In 2006, PepsiCo, the corporate parent of such companies as Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay, introduced Fuelosophy, a line of fruit-flavored smoothies geared to the health food market. Fuelosophy drinks have the same amount of sugars as an equal quantity of regular Pepsi but almost twice the calories.
The calorie- and sugar-rich Frappucino beverages from Starbucks are nothing more than caffeinated dessert drinks. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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| Antioxidants are good for skin, but moringa has no advantage over dozens of other options, including green tea or pomegranate. Exotic-sounding plant extracts tend to be a good hook for consumers who are looking for something new to address concerns about their skin, but up to this point no special plant (or any ingredient for that matter) has been proven to be the sole answer for wrinkles.
This water-based serum contains salicylic acid, but the pH of 4.2 means the exfoliating properties are weak (a pH of 3 to 3.5 would be better). |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| 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. |
Stacy Malkan
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 A modern, fresh-squeezed floral, the multi-textured fragrance bursts with succulent beauty in notes like pomegranate Flower, Chinese Pink Peony, Passion Flower and Raspberry Cashmere ... Just one MOMENT can change everything!"
In South Korea, Unilever was responding quite differently to consumer concerns. The Women's Committee of the Korean Federation for Environmental Movements had decided to do their own product testing to look for phthalates in cosmetics. They bought 24 products in various famous department stores throughout Seoul and sent them to a lab. |
Marshall Editions
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 Grape seed, green tea, and pomegranate: New research has shown that many of the toxins found in cigarettes are directly related to hearing loss. Studies indicate that protection from hazardous chemicals in the environment that may damage the vascular and neural integrity of the hearing organ will decrease hearing loss progression. 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. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 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. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Here you find juices like pomegranate juice or blueberry juice. These are quality juices that on their own have medicinal value. In fact, pomegranate juice has been recently shown to prevent the onset of prostate cancer.
So to put it all together, it's a worthwhile product. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Pomegranate seeds - see artiles on pomegranate or http://www.ats.org/news.php?id=32
Omega-3 oils / chia seeds - available from GoodCauseWellness.com
Rainforest herbs - There are many anti-cancer rainforest herbs, including graviola and Cat's Claw (Una de Gato). Recommended sources is Terry Pezzi of the high-integrity Amazon Herb Company (also helping to preserve the Amazon rainforest) - Another great source of rainforest herbs is Rain Tree with Leslie Taylor
Juice detoxification - Read books by Dr. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 NewsTarget is continuing to publish educational photo tours for consumers, including the recent pomegranate and Blueberry Juice Consumer Shopping Guide. New investigative photography projects will be published soon on healing foods, grocery products to avoid and other educational topics.
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David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| 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. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| First things first. The pomegranate didn't get its own entry in this book not because it doesn't deserve it, but because it's kind of hard and time-consuming to eat. Though the fruit is eaten raw and is a common ingredient in Italian, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and Spanish cooking, extracting the edible parts takes more time than most people are willing to put in. (Only the seeds and the juicy translucent scarlet red pulp surrounding them are the edible part.) The juice, however, is readily obtainable, and most of the recent research has been done on the juice. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| 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. |
Marshall Editions
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| Take 150-300 mg of grape seed, up to 240 ml of pomegranate juice, or drink 3-5 cups of green tea daily.
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LARYNGITIS
DIAGNOSIS
Laryngitis is a painful condition that results in inflammation of the voice box, or larynx. The larynx becomes inflamed and swollen, vibrates less easily, and therefore produces less sound, in effect distorting the voice apparatus. This causes hoarseness and the distinctive croaky voice associated with laryngitis. Often, people with this condition temporarily lose their voices altogether. |
Jack Challem
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| Nonstarchy fruits include raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, apples, kiwifruit, and pomegranate seeds. Potatoes, bananas, oranges, and pears are especially high in sugars and other rapidly digested starches, so avoid them until your blood sugar and weight improve.
Why Grains Aren't That Great
Whole-wheat and multigrain breads are often promoted as a good source of fiber and other nutrients, but all grains are heavily processed, resulting in smaller, more rapidly absorbed particles of starch. |
Amarjit S. Basra
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 This is the case of pomegranate, with its scarlet flower and ruddy applclike fruit, or myrtle, with its delicate white flowers open during the winter and sharply contrasting with its evergreen foliage. Many were—and still are—consumed as foodstuffs, with different categories: vegetables (onion, garlic, and leek, for example), cereals (barley and wheat), condiments (origanum, sage, coriander), or fruits (pomegranate and fig). Others, instead, were—and still are—typical of the Mediterranean biota. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| Tomatoes: Full of potassium and lycopene and so versatile you can serve them at any meal.
8. Pomegranate: Powerful antioxidant, and delicious to boot.
9. Celery root: All the benefits of potatoes, used in much the same way, but without the starch load.
10. Berries: King of fruits, chock-full of ORAC (a measure of antioxidant capacity), fiber, and flavor. experts' top ten ¦HHHHHi
Oz Garcia, Ph.D.
Oz Garcia and I go way back—he's one of my best friends and hands-down one of the brightest and most cutting-edge nutritionists in the country. |
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