Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Do not confuse real, red palm oil with the "hydro-genated palm oil" that shows up as an ingredient in processed foods and should be completely avoided. Nonhydrogenated, in its natural, "virgin" state, palm oil contains absolutely no trans fats. Though palm oil is about half saturated fat—not necessarily a bad thing in this case—it is also about 40 percent monounsaturated fat. palm oil comes from the flesh of the palm fruit of a tree native to the tropical areas of Africa, where it grows wild. The reason it's red is that it contains a high concentration of carotenes. |
| It's entirely possible that macadamia nut oil does also, but it hasn't been as well studied.
Red palm Oil
Palm oil is to tropical African cooking what olive oil is to Mediterranean cooking. Although it's hardly used in the United States, palm oil is the most heavily consumed dietary oil in the world after soybean oil. It is shelf stable and has a high melting point.
Do not confuse real, red palm oil with the "hydro-genated palm oil" that shows up as an ingredient in processed foods and should be completely avoided. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Saw Palmetto
Latin name: Serenoa repens (Arecaceae [palm] family)
Other common names: American dwarf palm tree, cabbage palm, sabal, serenoa
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Saw palmetto is a low-growing North American palm. It grows wild mainly as isolated plants in the coastal regions of the Carolinas and the Gulf Coast states, and in saw palmetto thickets in Texas. The part of the plant used in medicine is the berry, which has a nutty vanillalike flavor.
EVIDENCE OF BENEFIT
American physicians recognized the usefulness of saw palmetto in hormonal regulation as early as 1856. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 SAW PALMETTO
Saw palmetto is a supplement derived from the fruit of Serenoa repens or Sabal serrulatum, the American dwarf palm, which is native to the Southeast U.S. Saw palmetto is marketed for the treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), a hardening of the prostate gland that is associated with problems with urination, and is used by 2 million men in the U.S. for that purpose. Saw palmetto is often mixed with nettle root in a formulation for the prostate. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| Saw Palmetto
Latin name: Serenoa repens (Arecaceae [palm] family)
Other common names: American dwarf palm tree, cabbage palm, sabal, serenoa
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Saw palmetto is a low-growing North American palm. It grows wild mainly as isolated plants in the coastal regions of the Carolinas and the Gulf Coast states, and in saw palmetto thickets in Texas. The part of the plant used in medicine is the berry, which has a nutty vanillalike flavor.
EVIDENCE OF BENEFIT
American physicians recognized the usefulness of saw palmetto in hormonal regulation as early as 1856. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| Palm oil comes from the flesh of the palm fruit of a tree native to the tropical areas of Africa, where it grows wild. The reason it's red is that it contains a high concentration of carotenes. (In nontropical climates where the weather is cooler, the oil tends to be orange.)
Palm Oil Contains Potent Antioxidants and Heart-Healthy Nutrients
Palm oil contains natural antioxidants, specifically members of the vitamin E family. |
| What's important here is that the tocotrienols are potent antioxidants and heart-healthy nutrients, and they are abundantly found in palm oil extracted from palm fruits.
Palm oil is believed to have a very high concentration of carotenoids, which is what gives it the distinctive red coloring. Though I can't absolutely document this, responsible sources tell me that virgin palm oil is one of the richest natural plant sources of carotenoids, with fifteen times more than carrots and 300 times more than tomatoes. |
Rick Levy and Lou Aronica
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 Move your hands about a foot from your body with one palm open and facing to the side and a finger from the opposite hand pointing to that palm (see fig. 2).
Figure 2
Move the pointed finger to the center of your palm slowly and feel the energies coming off the tip of the finger. When the pointed finger is about a half of an inch from your palm, slowly start moving that finger parallel to the floor away from you. What do you feel? Reverse direction and see if you feel something different. Create a circle or write a letter or number. Most people can sense the trace outline. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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| Saw palmetto is a supplement derived from the fruit of Serenoa repens or Sabal serrulatum (the American dwarf palm), which is native to the southeastern U.S. Saw palmetto is marketed for the treatment of BPH. Saw palmetto is often mixed with nettle root in a formulation for the prostate. Its action is purported to involve anti-inflammatory activity, blocked conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, and shrinkage of prostate tissue. The primary side effect is stomach upset, which can be reduced by taking it with food. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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 Also Known As
English: datil, guardian of the desert, needle palm, Spanish bayonet, Spanish dagger, Our Lord's candle
Finnish: hapsijukka German: palmlilie Spanish: amole, yuca Swedish: palmlilja
Part Used
Root (dried)
Physiological Effects
Alterative, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, antispasmodic, astringent, laxative, oxytocic
Medicinal Uses
The saponins in yucca root are believed to accelerate the breakdown of organic wastes. Yucca can be used in the treatment of arthritis, constipation, diarrhea, gout, indigestion, rheumatism, prostatitis, and urethritis. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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 Indian Canyon Drive Ojai, CA 93023 800-753-OAKS (6257)
The Palms at palm Springs
122 E. Ojai Avenue palm Springs, CA 92262 800-753-PALM (7256) www.palmsspa.com
These are wonderful spa for weight loss and health improvement with their full exercise programs and their low-calorie, tasty food.
Canyon Ranch Health Resorts
Tucson, AZ and Lenox, MA in the Berkshires 800-742-9000
The Canyon ranch resorts are well known for their elegance, good food, and beautiful settings. I have lectured at both of them.
Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center www.treeoflife.nu Gabriel Cousens, M.D. P.O. |
Rainer W. Bussmann and Douglas Sharon
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 Palm fronds and palm stems (Bactris sp.j were used for thatching and roof construction.
Ceremonial Uses
Palm staffs (Bactris sp.J are still used as power objects on Southern Ecuadorian mesas.
Veterinary and Fodder
Hardly any plants in Southern Ecuador had veterinary uses. Cicuta virosa was used to treat animal wounds. Various species of Erythrina and Inga were used as animal fodder. The introduced Melinis minutiflora was mostly used as fodder.
Conclusions
Andean societies have used plants for physical therapy and psychosomatic ailments for millennia. |
| Ochromapyramidale (balsa) was used as a light construction timber. palm fronds and palm stems (Bactris sp.j were used for thatching and roof construction.
Ceremonial Uses
Palm staffs (Bactris sp.J are still used as power objects on Southern Ecuadorian mesas.
Veterinary and Fodder
Hardly any plants in Southern Ecuador had veterinary uses. Cicuta virosa was used to treat animal wounds. Various species of Erythrina and Inga were used as animal fodder. The introduced Melinis minutiflora was mostly used as fodder. |
Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier
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 A bushy dwarf palm tree, up to 4 m in height, with a short trunk, creeping rhizomes and fan-like leaves which are divided into 18—24 sharply dentate segments. The inflorescences are short, densely pubescent and arranged in branched panicles. The approximately olive-sized, dark red fruits are one-seeded berries and turn black after drying.
Synonyms: Saw palmetto berries, Sabal palm (Engl), Fruit de sabal (Fr.), Sage-palmenfriichte, Sabalfrucht, Sagepal-menfrucht, Zwergpalmenfrucht (Ger.), Fruto de sabal (Span.).
Origin: Coastal areas of the southeastern United States and Central America. |
Mark Sircus
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 Between 2000 and the present, FDA prohibits companies that sell saw palmetto extract (the fruit of the dwarf American palm tree) from telling Americans that saw palmetto reduces enlarged prostates and relieves related symptoms. Approximately 50% of all men age 50 and older suffer from enlarged prostates and are denied access to this information.
Between 2000 and the present, FDA prohibits companies that sell glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate from telling Americans that those dietary ingredients treat osteoarthritis and relieve osteoarthritic pain and stiffness. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 Brown Rice in palm Oil
4 cups water
2 cups brown rice
1 tablespoon red palm oil
1 garlic clove, minced (optional)
1 tablespoon cumin, ground A teaspoon cayenne (to taste)
1 teaspoon salt
In a pot, saute garlic in palm oil for 2 minutes on medium heat. Add spices and water, and bring to boil. Add rice. Cook with no lid on medium heat until water bubbles through top of rice. Then cover and steam rice on low until water is absorbed, around 25 minutes. Serves 4. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic. West palm Beach, FL: Sunshine Sentinel Press, 2001.
-. "Aspartame (NutraSweet) Addiction." Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients 198 (2000):
52-57. http://nancymarkle.com/tldaddic.txt. -. Aspartame (NutraSweet): Is It Safe? Philadelphia: Charles Press, 1990.
-. "Section 13—Aspartame Disease." Useful Insights for Diagnosis, Treatment, Public Health:
An Updated Anthology of Original Research. West palm Beach, FL: palm Beach Institute for Medical Research, 2002.
Ross, Julia. |
Mark Schapiro
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 In the same month, the palm company stopped shipping tens of thousands of Treo palm Pilots to Europe for the same reasons.19 Where would they sell them? In North America, or anywhere else in the world where the RoHS standards do not apply.
That, however, is becoming a shrinking universe. Just when U.S. producers were getting used to the idea that the action had suddenly shifted to Brussels, an elephant entered the room: China. In February 2006, China announced its own new law governing toxics in electronic equipment. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 With your right hand at your side, place your left palm into your right palm. þApply resistance with your left hand as you slowly bring your right hand up, bending only at the elbow, to a count of two. þOnce at the top, slowly return your right hand to your side, applying resistance the whole time with your left hand, to a count of four. þRepeat 15 times, then switch sides.
5. Triceps þSit on the side edge of a flat bench or the front edge of a chair. þPlace your hands on the edge of the chair beside your buttocks and grip the edge. |
| An appropriate portion of lean meat or other high-protein food in a main meal during weight loss would be about the size of your palm and the thickness of your finger. When a 24-ounce sirloin is what you
Figure 5.1. Meat, eggs, tofu or other lean protein foods = palm-size portion. consider to be a normal portion of meat, reducing your portions to this smaller size will take some getting used to, but it is all your body really needs. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 Supplement and Natural Product Companies
ReNew Life Formulas, Inc.
198 palm Harbor Blvd. South palm Harbor, FL 34683 800-830-4778 Renewlife.com
Pure Encapsulations
490 Boston Post Rd. Sudbury, MA 01776 800-753-2277 Purecaps.com
Source Naturals
23 JanisWay
Scotts Valley, C A 95066
800-815-2333 (toll-free) sourcenaturals.com
Natural Body Care Product Companies
Pangea Organics
Boulder, CO 80301 877-679-5854 www.pangeaorganics.com MyChelle Dermaceuticals LLC
Box 70
Frisco, CO 80443
800-447-2076 www.mychelleusa.com
Aubrey Organics
4419 N. Manhattan Ave. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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| With your right hand at your side, place your left palm into your right palm. þApply resistance with your left hand as you slowly bring your right hand up, bending only at the elbow, to a count of two. þOnce at the top, slowly return your right hand to your side, applying resistance the whole time with your left hand, to a count of four. þRepeat 15 times, then switch sides.
5. Triceps þSit on the side edge of a flat bench or the front edge of a chair. þPlace your hands on the edge of the chair beside your buttocks and grip the edge. |
Rick Levy and Lou Aronica
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| You can feel it crawling up your fingers, all the way back to your palm. Your palm is even starting to swell. You feel like your hand and fingers are cooking. You can feel your brow begin to perspire. Finally, you can't stand it anymore. You have to get your hand out of the hot water, and you yank it out.
Now, stop imagining, open your eyes, and notice how different your hands feel. Each hand feels different, doesn't it? This change resulted exclusively from your mind's ability to effect the energetic sensations in your hands. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 He recommends limiting per-meal protein intake to the amount that will fit in the palm of your hand. While I've seen some Mississippi farmers who could fit a rack of ribs in their palm, for most of us, a palm-sized serving is a reasonable amount.
For the non-vegan, try to limit yourself to minimally processed turkey, chicken, pork, or ostrich. The problem with chickens is that they are often loaded up with antibiotics and hormones, and are often fed on the feces of other animals. Not a pretty visual I know, but reality. |
Andrew Pengelly
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 Lean meat especially wild game
Saw Palmetto—Serenoa repens (Palmae)
Fruits obtained from this species of palm are very rich in fats, including oleic, lauric, myristic, capric, palmitic, stearic (all saturated) and linoleic fatty acids as well as ethyl esters of these fatty acids. The lipophilic constituents also include numerous sterols, diterpenes, sesquiterpenes, triterpenes, carotenoids and high-molecular-weight alcohols (Winston 1999). Water-soluble polysaccharides with high molecular weights are also found in the seed, but not in the widely used liposterolic extracts. |
Rick Levy and Lou Aronica
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| You can feel it crawling up your fingers, all the way back to your palm. Your palm is even starting to swell. You feel like your hand and fingers are cooking. You can feel your brow begin to perspire. Finally, you can't stand it anymore. You have to get your hand out of the hot water, and you yank it out.
Now, stop imagining, open your eyes, and notice how different your hands feel. Each hand feels different, doesn't it? This change resulted exclusively from your mind's ability to effect the energetic sensations in your hands. |
Mark Schapiro
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| In the same month, the palm company stopped shipping tens of thousands of Treo palm Pilots to Europe for the same reasons.19 Where would they sell them? In North America, or anywhere else in the world where the RoHS standards do not apply.
That, however, is becoming a shrinking universe. Just when U.S. producers were getting used to the idea that the action had suddenly shifted to Brussels, an elephant entered the room: China. In February 2006, China announced its own new law governing toxics in electronic equipment. |
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