by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| The great English tea marketing companies were founded and production was mechanized as the World industrialized in the late 1880s.
One of the greatest inventions in tea history occurred in 1904, at the Saint Louis World's Fair. Exhibitors from around the World brought their Products to America's first World's Fair. One such merchant was Richard Blechynden, a tea plantation owner. Originally, he had planned to give away free samples of hot tea to fair visitors. But when a heat wave hit, no one was interested. |
| During recent decades, per capita fish consumption has expanded all over the World. Several factors determine the consumption of fish and shellfish, the main ones being a country's own supply of these Products, the country's economy, and tradition. One of the major reasons fish and shellfish consumption is increasing in the United States is the desire of many Americans to eat more healthfully.
In 2004, total worldwide seafood production (excluding aquatic plants) was estimated to be nearly 150 million tons, of which 58 million tons came from aquaculture. |
| Exhibitors from around the World brought their Products to America's first World's Fair. One such merchant was Richard Blechynden, a tea plantation owner. Originally, he had planned to give away free samples of hot tea to fair visitors. But when a heat wave hit, no one was interested. To save his investment of time and travel, he dumped a load of ice into the brewed tea and served the first "iced tea." It was the hit of the fair.
Four years later, Thomas Sullivan, a tea merchant of New York, developed the concept of
"bagged tea. |
| ONE SERVING OF WHOLE GRAINS EQUALS:
Bread:
Whole-wheat, rye, or 1 slice other whole grain Cereals:
Whole-grain cereal V2 cup Corn:
Cooked whole-kernel Vi cup corn
Corn on cob 1 small
Flour and flour products:
Whole-wheat flour 2 Vi tablespoons
(unbaked) Whole-grain pasta Vi cup
(cooked)
Whole-grains (cooked):
Amaranth, barley, xh cup millet, oats, quinoa, rice, spelt, and wheat
Beans (Legumes):
Two to Three Servings Daily
Beans, a mainstay in most diets of the World, are second only to grains in supplying calories and protein to the world's population. |
| Since botanical medicine is the major part of traditional therapies, it can be safely stated that the majority of the world's population relies on plants as medicines.
Unfortunately, most people in the United States still know very little of the tremendous value of plants as medicine. However, throughout the World, especially in Europe and Asia, a tremendous renaissance has occurred in the use and appreciation of herbal medicine. Nonetheless, herbal teas and Products are a major business in the United States as well, with an estimated annual sales figure of more than $4 billion. |
T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II
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 In addition, we live in such a sanitized World that we rarely come into direct contact with the soil-borne microorganisms that produce BJ2. At one point in our history, we got B12 from vegetables that hadn't been scoured of all soil. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to assume that modern Americans who eat highly cleansed plant Products and no animal Products are unlikely to get enough vitamin B(2.
Though our society's obsession with nutrient supplements seriously detracts from other, far more important nutrition information, this is not to say that supplements should always be avoided. |
| Americans consume more cow's milk and its Products per person than most populations in the World. So Americans should have wonderfully strong bones, right? Unfortunately not. A recent study showed that American women aged fifty and older have one of the highest rates of hip fractures in the World.1 The only countries with higher rates are in Europe and in the south Pacific (Australia and New Zealand)1 where they consume even more milk than the United States. What's going on? |
| The report quickly found its way to the corporate World, which saw a major money-making opportunity. They ignored our cautionary message distinguishing foods from pills and began advertising vitamin pills as Products that could prevent cancer, arrogantly citing our report as justification. This was a great opening to a vast new market—commercial vitamin supplements.
General Nutrition, Inc. |
| Because of this, the food and health industries in America are among the most influential organizations in the World. The revenue generated by the companies that produce food and health Products is staggering. Many individual food companies have over $10 billion in annual revenues. Kraft has revenues of roughly $30 billion a year. The Danone Group, an international dairy company based in France, operates the Dannon brand and has revenues of $15 billion a year. And of course, there are the large fast food companies. |
Paul Pitchford
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 Excess protein, particularly that of animal origin, is the major dietary source of indigestion and sickness in the West and other areas of the World where it is consumed. The problem with protein in the form of animal Products is that it nearly always contains substantial saturated fat. These and most other fats and oils greatly slow the digestion of protein. The situation is made even worse when animal Products already rich in fat are fried in cooking oils. The key to using fats and oils (e.g. |
| Those people with a heritage from areas of the World such as northern Europe, where milk has been a major dietary feature for many generations, will generally tolerate dairy better.
Dairy Summary
• For infant nutrition, mother's milk is nearly always superior to animal milks and formulas.
• Children and infants may benefit from animal milk or its Products if they are not overused.
• Milk does not combine well with other foods at the same meal. It is best taken alone, and should not be drunk cold.
• Chlorophyll foods such as green vegetables increase the usefulness of dairy Products. |
| In Third World countries, diabetes is not common, yet in the frail individual deficiency diabetes may arise from a denatured diet consist- w ing mainly of white rice, refined sugar Products, and a few fruits and vegetables. ^
Mothers with diabetes occasionally have "deficiency diabetes" symptoms, because childbearing taxes the generative power of the spleen-pancreas. In fact, diabetes is much more common among mothers than other women. Women with three children, for example, are twice as likely to develop diabetes as women with no children; women with six children are at six times the risk. |
| In India, Indonesia, and most other Third World areas, vegetarians obtain B12 from bacterial cultures and tiny organisms which populate their food, especially the fermented foods. In the more technologically advanced areas of the West, the vegetarian choices for B12 sources are minimal, so the one supplement we generally recommend to the pure vegetarian is Bu- Nevertheless, taking vitamin B12 in pill form is not always welcomed by vegetarians as a long-term solution to the B12 dilemma. Ideally, solutions will be found to provide significant amounts of B12 cultures in whole-food Products. |
| The Caffeine Products
Caffeine is clearly the most prevalently used stimulant in the World. Coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa, many soft drinks, diet pills, aspirin, various analgesics used for migraine headache and vascular pain, and even some herbal preparations contain either caffeine or very closely related substances. Examples of such caffeine-like substances are theobromine in chocolate and cocoa and theophylline in tea. |
| This assumption tends to be true in Third World countries where sanitation is poor and B^-rich bacteria proliferate, especially in fermented Products. People rarely show a deficiency of the vitamin in these locales. On the other hand, in most Western countries where sanitation is strongly enforced by law, food producers usually maintain nearly sterile shops. Even though cleanliness is of unquestionable value in food processing, its does halt the natural propagation of vitamin B12 in ferments. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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 That country has nearly four hundred thousand registered ayurvedic practitioners, and ayurvedic medicine is the third-largest medical system in the World today. Almost 70 percent of modern medicines used in India are derived from natural Products.
In Japan, 80 percent of physicians have prescribed a traditional Chinese medicine in the past year, mostly in formulas known as kampo. Approximately two hundred kampo formulas are officially recognized by the Japanese government. According to the World Health Organization, Japan has the highest per capita consumption of herbal medicines in the World. |
| Health Benefits of Adaptogens
"For every human illness, somewhere in the World there exists a plant which is the cure."
Rudolf Steiner
When compiling research on the health benefits of adaptogens, the amount of data is almost overwhelming. This is due to the large number of studies and the fact that adaptogens have such a broad influence on the entire body.
The reality of adaptogens is that they are effective tonics and can be taken daily for overall health. In fact, throughout the World millions of people are using these Products on a daily basis. |
Peter Radetsky
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 Whether because of the rose-pesticide exposure or because of what Kiessig describes as "a long series of exposures to everyday chemicals and allergens," today the World is for them a hostile place. As with Helen Keplinger, substances in the environment that most of us take for granted, that we encounter daily without batting an eye, often without even being aware of them, make their life hellish. The short list includes chemicals like formaldehyde and chemical Products such as pesticides, solvents, food coloring, and perfumes. Molds drive them crazy. Certain foods are virtually intolerable. |
| So successful have been their house and their strategy of avoiding the toxic outside World that today Pitman and the kids are well enough to spend most of their time away from Wimberley. Gwin, now twenty-four, has graduated college and works in Austin. Kyle, twenty, goes to school in the east. And Pitman has her own antipesticide consulting business. She spends her days in a tiny office in Austin with the name "H/E Solutions, Inc. Knowledge & Products to Reduce Exposure to Pollutants" on the door. |
Grace Ross Lewis
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 Precautions: According to the FDA, National Institute of Health, World Health Organization, Dept. of Health and Human Services, AMA, and so on, the milk and meat are safe to consume.
Synonyms: BGH ? BST ? BOVINE SOMATOTROPINE bromelin_
Products and Uses: Utilized in beer, bread, cereals (precooked), meat (raw cuts), poultry, and wine. For chillproofing of beer, milk-clotting enzyme, meat tenderizing, cereals (preparation of precooked), and tissue softening agent. Derived from pineapple juice.
Precautions: GRAS (generally recognized as safe).
Synonyms: CAS: 9001-00-7 ? ANANASE ? BROMELAINS ? |
Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D.
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 The soybean, thanks largely to the United States, which accounts for over fifty percent of the worlds production, is now the most widely grown and utilized legume; it accounts for well over fifty percent of the world's total legume production.
The increase in soy food consumption is attributed to a number of factors, including economics, health benefits, and environmental concerns.15 Interestingly, the lower the protein content, the higher the level of isoflavonoids. Products made from whole soybeans are higher in isoflavonoid content than those produced from soy protein concentrates. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Ginkgo Biloba
The ornamental tree Ginkgo biloba originated in China thousands of years ago, and now grows in temperate climates throughout the World. The extract of its fan-shaped leaves is one of the world's most popular herbal Products. It has been reported in scientific journals to enhance blood circulation and to increase the supply of oxygen to the heart, brain, and all bodily parts. This makes it useful for improving memory and relieving muscle pains. |
| Adhering to a diet with no fructose in it can be difficult in today's World. We encounter fructose not only in natural fruits, fruit juices, and some vegetables, but also in a vast array of processed food Products. High-fructose corn syrup, for example, is one of the most common additives listed on food product labels, and it is present not only in foods that taste sweet. It may be worthwhile to consult a qualified nutritionist or dietitian who can help with this task.
Q For nutritional recommendations, see Gastrointestinal Support, page 664. |
| Such recent discoveries include garlic, aloe vera, fiber, and fish oils—substances that have been used for centuries in many parts of the World.
WHAT'S ON THE SHELVES
Food supplements come in many shapes and forms— tablets, capsules, powders, liquids, jellies, creams, biscuits, wafers, granules, and more. Product packaging depends entirely on the nature of the food supplement's composition.
The potency of these Products varies. |
Leslie Taylor, ND
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 Mulateiro is better known today as a rainforest hardwood tree which is logged in the Amazon and exported around the World for high density, durable lumber and building materials, than as a medicinal plant. It has recently sparked the interest of scientists and formulators of natural body care Products in South America for its beneficial effect to the skin. Even a branch of the Brazilian government is currently working with researchers and manufacturers about these new possible uses and markets for mulateiro bark in the body care Products industry. |
| Even mahogany shavings from the same sawmill floors in Brazil are swept up and sold around the World as "pau d'arco" (due to the similarity in color and odor of the two woods).28 In 1987, a chemical analysis of twelve commercially available pau d'arco Products revealed only one product containing lapachol—and only in trace amounts.29 As lapachol concentration typically is 2-7 percent in true pau d'arco, the study surmised that the Products were not truly pau d'arco, or that processing and transportation had damaged them. |
| By purchasing renewable and sustainable rainforest Products and resources and demanding sustainable harvesting of these resources using local communities and indigenous tribes of the rainforests, we all can be part of the solution, and the rainforests of the World and their people can be saved. part one rainforest Herbal Primer here are currently more than one hundred substances derived from plants in use as drugs throughout the World. |
| CURRENT PRACTICAL USES
Traditional Preparation
While iporuru will probably long remain in the South American herbalist's and shaman's medicine chest of natural remedies for impotency, arthritis, pain, and inflammation, its use by the rest of the World will be limited until more people and practitioners learn more about the plant and/or additional research is performed. Very few iporuru Products are sold here in the U.S., and it is only available through a handful of companies (which mostly include it in multi-herb combination formulas). |
| The leaves of the plant (containing smaller amounts of essential oil) is the preferred natural treatment for intestinal parasites in herbal medicine systems today throughout the World. It is best to find a source for only epazote leaves, as Products sold as "whole herb" can contain a significant amount of seeds (and resulting essential oil) depending on when it was harvested. For intestinal worms and parasites, most herbalists and practitioners recommend x/2 cup of a standard leaf decoction taken in the morning on an empty stomach for three days in a row. |
| The simple fact is that people are destroying the Amazon rainforest and the rest of the rainforests of the World because "they can't see the forest for the trees."
Logging for Tropical Hardwoods
Logging tropical hardwoods like teak, mahogany, rosewood, and other timber for furniture, building materials, charcoal, and other wood Products is big business and big profits. Several species of tropical hardwoods are imported by developed counties, including the United States, just to build coffins that are then buried or burned. |
Joseph E. Mario
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 MILK And CHEESE Products In the natural World, milk is natural beginning food made specific for each particular specie, allowing for transition weaning from mother's milk to other liquid and solid Earthly foods at a young age, progressing to more mature, nourishing foods of each particular species. Human babies produce an Enzyme that turns milk into digestible cheese, which doesn't work on cow's milk, and that Enzyme is lost at about one year of age, and even mothers' milk is no longer easily digested. |
| It is noted that the Amerind natives who traditionally consume a diet high in com Products have the highest rate of suicide in the World, 2.2 times higher than Caucasian Americans who themselves have a high suicide rate. There may be a correlation with the Chaco Canyon Amerind ruins mysteriously abandoned in the American southwest Four-Comers area, whose inhabitants were recently discovered to have reverted to cannibalism in their final days. |
| Research courtesy of One World Products, Carlsbad, Cal ifornia).
•RHODODENDRON (Rho. caucasicun) Erica family, also called Snow Rose, and Alpine Tea (leaf); a small rare evergreen with yellow flowers in high Georgian Caucasian mountains and Siberia. Has antioxidant Proanthocyanidins. |
Robert Sampson, M.D. & Patricia Hughes, B.S.N.
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 I had been excited to be part of this gathering of people of like minds around the globe, who had the intention to open to a wave of higher consciousness that would change the World as we know it. I knew I wanted to go to the talk on the 11:11.
Although attending a public event continued to be a challenge for us because of our reactions to the personal-care Products worn by others, Adriana's enthusiastic endorsement of Pat, combined with our new willingness to experiment with ways to overcome reactions, led to our decision to go. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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 It is through this perspective that we are best able to develop an individualized diet that reflects the highest state of awareness and is completely appropriate to maximal function in the World.
Transitioning
Tn the Western, industrialized, mechanized, left-brained lifestyle of .Ltoday's World, our relationship with nature has become confused, exploitive, and very fragile. How else could the FDA have approved such an obvious health-destroying process as the irradiation of fresh fruits, vegetables, wheat, spices, herbs, pork, and poultry Products as a way of preserving them? |
| The diet he suggests is similar to the traditional way of natural eating that is characteristic of many cultures around the World whose members have good health and longevity. The Airola diet recommends a lot of seeds, nuts, and grains. Next in importance are vegetables and then fruits. These food groups may be supplemented by some raw dairy Products from healthy cows or goats, preferably in cultured form such as yogurt. Although Airola doesn't recommend dairy Products, he allows use of raw dairy as a condiment in a way similar to what one sees in India by lactovegetarians. |
| In 1975, the World Conference on Animal Products reported that factory-farmed animals have about thirty times more saturated fat than pasture-raised animals. Since World War II, these farm animals have been inundated with an insidious brew of pesticides, hormones, growth stimulants, insecticides, tranquilizers, radioactive isotopes, herbicides, antibiotics, and other assorted drugs and colorants. All these substances are considered legal. Other illegal hormones are sometimes added to increase weight. |
| Ltoday's World, our relationship with nature has become confused, exploitive, and very fragile. How else could the FDA have approved such an obvious health-destroying process as the irradiation of fresh fruits, vegetables, wheat, spices, herbs, pork, and poultry Products as a way of preserving them? This decision of the FDA reflects the extent to which many of us have broken our ties to nature.
What seems normal is abnormal and vice versa. |
Andrew Pengelly
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 Phytochemical basis of herbal medicines
Since herbal medicines are Products of the biological World, their properties and characteristics can be studied using the accumulated skills and knowledge embedded in the natural sciences—especially botany and chemistry or biochemistry. Through an understanding of simple principles of chemistry we see there is a similarity in the molecules that make up plants and humans, while foods and medicines derived from plants provide a chemical continuum between these two kingdoms. |
Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D.
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 Speculation about the relationship between fat and MS began during World War II when it was noted that the incidence of the disease had fallen in areas where meat and fat consumption had decreased significantly—except among farmers who produced and consumed their own meat and dairy Products.
I was in medical school at McGill University when this theory was first being discussed. |
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