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WHAT VITAMINS CAN DO FOR YOU? VITAMIN A AND VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE)

VITAMIN A

Functions: the single most important vitamin with respect to the immune system • necessary for night vision and protein synthesis • promotes fertility • stimulates bone growth • assists in growth and repair of body cells • essential for healthy skin and respiratory tract, as well as the linings of esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon, rectum, gall bladder, kidneys and urinary tract • prompts secretion of digestive «juices» • necessary for growth in the young.

Deficiency signs and symptoms: increased susceptibility to infection • night blindness and other eye problems • dryness, thickness and eruptions of the skin • dry, brittle nails • softness of bones and teeth.

Vitamin A’s enemies: mineral oil • alcohol • light • high temperature • air.

VITAMIN B1 (thiamine)

Functions: vital for a healthy immune system • necessary for the conversion of carbohydrates into energy in the nervous system and in muscles.

Deficiency signs and symptoms: mental problems such as loss of mental alertness, irritability, memory loss, confusion and depression • fatigue • loss of appetite • heart irregularities • numbness, tingling and weakness in the extremities and other parts of body (polyneuritis) • constipation • tenderness in the calves • burning sensations in the feet • the classic Bj deficiency disease is beriberi • extreme deficiency leads to heart failure, degeneration of nerve endings, and death. Vitamin B{s enemies: heat • air • excessive cooking of food • caffeine • alcohol • excessive dietary sugar.

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TESTING FOR RELAXATION: TOTAL = TRUNK

Fill your lungs with as much air as you can. Holding the air in your lungs, bear down as if you were going to have a bowel movement. While holding the air and bearing down, place your fists up by your chin. Squeeze your arms tightly against your chest. Feel the tension in your chest muscles as you slowly count: one thousand . .. two thousand .. . three thousand … four thousand … five thousand … six thousand … seven thousand . . . eight thousand . . . nine thousand . . . ten thousand.

Slowly relax, letting the air out of your lungs.

Now, take in a deep breath through your nose. Hold it for a moment. Let it slowly out through your mouth, very slowly, taking at least five seconds to let it all out.

Take another breath … hold it … let it out slowly.

Fill your lungs once again, bear down, hold your fists by your chin and squeeze your arms against your chest. Hold that position, chest muscles clenched tightly, as you count slowly: one thousand … two thousand … three thousand … four thousand … five thousand … six thousand … seven thousand . . . eight thousand . . . nine thousand . . . ten thousand.

Slowly relax and exhale.

Take in a deep breath through your nose … a nice, deep breath.

Hold the breath for a moment. Now let it out slowly, very slowly, through your mouth, taking at least five seconds to empty your lungs. ^

Take another big breath, filling up your lungs.

Hold it for a moment. Now let it out very slowly.

Your trunk now feels relaxed.

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FOOD FOR IMMUNE: SUPER RECIPES WITH FISH

FLIPPER’S CHOICE

1 lb. low-fat fish fillets pepper garlic powder basil oregano onion powder

1 sweet red pepper

1 can tomato sauce (no salt added)

Wash and dry fish fillets, cut into 2-inch strips. Place in baking dish; sprinkle on all the spices. Wash and slice red pepper, and place slices on top of fish. Pour tomato sauce over fish. Bake 10 minutes at 375° without turning.

Serves 2.

MILK FISH

4 6-oz. snapper or perch fillets 1/2 cup nonfat milk tarragon dillweed onion powder paprika

Preheat broiler. Dip fillets in milk, place in shallow baking dish and sprinkle with tarragon, dillweed, onion powder and paprika to taste. Broil about 3 inches from the heat source for 3 to 4 minutes, basting once with drippings. Turn, baste and sprinkle with additional herbs if desired. Broil 3 to 4 minutes longer.

Serves 4.

PASSYUNK FISH

2 onions

2 lemons

3 garlic cloves, minced 1 cup celery

1 small eggplant 1 large tomato 1 small can tomato paste, with water to make 11/2 cups 1/2 tsp. cumin 1 1/2 lbs. low-fat fish

Preheat oven to 350°. Wash vegetables. Thinly slice onion and lemon, chop garlic buds and celery, dice eggplant and slice tomato. Use a heavy pan to saute onions and garlic in water. Add celery and eggplant, tomato paste, water and spices. Cook about 10 minutes. Spread half the resulting sauce in a baking dish, put in fish; top off with remaining sauce, lemon and tomato slices. Cover dish and bake about 20 minutes. Uncover; cook 5 minutes more. Serve with brown rice.

Serves 2 to 3.

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SUPER FOODS FOR IMMUNE: «GOOD” AND “BAD» ITEMS

Cholesterol: Leave It to Nature

Cholesterol is a «good/bad» item: good because it’s essential for life, bad because it’s associated with clogged arteries and heart disease.

Here’s the general rule I explain to my patients: Your body is very good at making all the cholesterol it needs. You don’t have to help it out by eating a lot more. In fact, you really don’t have to eat any cholesterol at all.

But eat it we do, in large amounts. Working hand in hand with fat, cholesterol plugs up arteries, especially the tiny arteries that supply the heart muscle and brain. When those arteries close up, some or all of your heart or brain will die.

The Pick-Me-Up That Lets You Down

Caffeine is another food item you can do without. Many studies have linked caffeine to irregular heart rhythms, increased blood pressure, heart disease, anxiety, the heartburn of gastritis and esophogitis, peptic ulcers, digestive problems and cancer. Ironically, the caffeine we drink to give us a lift eventually does the opposite. Caffeine gets your heart beating faster and increases your blood sugar. That’s what gives you the lift. Your body then reacts to the sudden energy surge by gathering up all the blood sugar it can and stuffing it into your cells. Too much sugar, however, is often gathered up. Now your blood sugar is low; you feel fatigued and want another cup of coffee. For many of my patients, every day is a cruel cycle of fatigue, coffee, brief lift, fatigue, coffee, brief lift, fatigue.

That’s why I call caffeine the pick-me-up that really lets us down, overstimulating our heart and muscles at the same time. It just makes trouble for our «doctor within.»

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