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INSIDE Hormone Replacement Therapy

MAY/JUNE 1994 HRT Is this for you Health and Weight By Dr John Loss Classes McDougall

was told by my neighbor vent uterine cancer and there are Traveling and gynecologist physician that no many recognized serious side

doctor would fail to effects Eating Out good pre scribe estrogen therapy to In 1932 Geist and Spielman

woman at the time of menopause first proposed women be given The Lighter Side 57 Since was only providing this estrogen to reverse symptoms of Graduation Songs therapy for few women this menopause In the 1940s link

meant that fell into the less between estrogen deficiency and Recipes than reputable category osteoporosis was discovered and The medical profession of the in the 1950s estrogen was found

1990s has waged war against to inhibit atherosclerosis which Toxic Vitamin menopausemaking every leads to heart attacks and strokes

Therapy attempt to eliminate this phase of Estrogen use became popular in

womans life as if it were the 1960s and 1970s for relief of

the Cranberry Juice disease survey in Los menopausal symptoms and to for the Bladder Angeles Times found almost all keep women young Between gynecologists routinely pre 1966 and 1975 the number of

scribed hormone replacement prescriptions written for estrogen

for doubled In the late 1970s Healthy Greens therapy HRT recently yearly meno-pausal women Am relationship between cancer of Alfalfa Barley Kelp Spriulina Public Health 78516 1988 the uterus and estrogen was

Most women with their uterus realized and the sales dramatically Retailer Discounts 10 had the combination of estrogen declined By 1980 the addition

List of participating natural health and progestogen prescribed of progestogen had been shown retailers offering 10% off products Progestogen is any agent capable to reduce the incidence of uterine

listed on the Club Card an exclu effects of producing biologic cancer caused by estrogen

sive to Your Good Health readers similiar the to female hormone Beginning in 1980 estrogen use

progesterone Most interesting increased In 1986 20.3 million

the observation that half the Ordering was prescriptions were dispensed without their uterus also for relief of nformation 12 women mostly menopausal received the combination even symptoms With the recent Audio and Video Tapes though the sole recognized widespread knowledge of Newsletter Subscriptions benefit of is to their has Books progestogen pre estrogens benefits use skyrocketed Doctors now prescribe by reflex estrogen RELIEF OF MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS

for almost every woman nearing the menopause You With the progressive reduction of female honnoru

hardly have choice production by the ovaries time known as menopause

most women raised on the Western diet experience

BENEFITS OF HRT difficulties most commonly hot flashes atrophy of the

genital tissues decreased breast size and osteoporosis

Less women of OSTEOPOROSIS Nearly 50% of women will have commonly complain nervousness and Ifcaused sustained fracture of the hip spinal bone vertebra or anxiety irritability depression by estrogen deficiency these are relieved by HRT The wrist by the time they reach 70 Death within year symptoms decrease in and breast tissue is direct occurs in 20% of cases of fractured hip Pain deformity genital and of of reduced and is reversed by suffering are common consequence fractures consequence estrogen reversal due to too thin bones The lifetime risk of HRT Unfortunately is not

without the of serious health hip fracture in white American women is possibility of the breasts and 15% and 5% for men Treatment with consequencesdiseases uterus estrogen increases calcium absorption from

the lutes tine and reduces excretion from the

kidneys It also suppresses bone turnover RISKS OF HRT and restores calcium balance to premeno

pausal levels Br Med Bull 483 09 1992 ENDOMETRIAL CANCER Using

The risk of death from osteoporosis-related estrogen alone hyperstimulates the inside

hip fractures is decreased by 49% by use of uterine lining endometrium leading to

estrogen for 25 years Obstet Gynecol irregular vaginal bleeding endometrial

83 161 1994 The differences in mea hyperplasia and cancer There is threefold

sured bone between with sixfold increased risk of after density patients to cancer

fractures those without small of and than 10-fold rise in hip and are too years use more

for risk after of risk of bone density testing densitometry to 10 years use The cancer

effective as as 15 after treatment is provide screening BMJ 303453 persists long years

1991 Since there is no way to reliably predict who will stopped MedJ Aust 159102 1993 Progestogen

need estrogen therapy based on bone tests many doctors will protect the endometrium and greatly reduce but

take the attitude that every woman should take HRT not completely eliminate the risk of endometrial cancer Obstet Gynecol 781008 1991

HEART DISEASE Long term treatment with birth

control of and is substantial evidence pills combinations estrogen progestogen BREAST CANCER There

has been associated with an increased risk ofheart attacks that HRT is involved in the cause of breast cancer in

with However just the opposite finding has been made women and breast cancer can be induced in laboratory

increases animals With than six of postmenopausal women on estrogen Estrogen by estrogen more years use

the the risk good HDL-cholesterol decreasse bad LDL estradiol ofbreast cancer is almost doubled The

cholesterol and prevents the formation of oxidized risk of breast cancer is highest among women who take

LDL-cholesterol form of cholesterol very damaging to the combinations of estrogen and progestogen One

the arteries Clin Endocrinol Metab 73925 1991 important study found 4.4 times increased risk for users

After the age of65 years out ofevery women will die of these combinations for longer than years compared

of cardiovascular disease heart attacks or stroke to nonusers Engi Med 321293 1989 Lancet

Estrogen taken alone may decrease the risk of thtal heart 3401044 1992 The use of natural conjugated

attacks after for be the safest with in risk of by 48% use 25 years Obstet Gynecol estrogen seems to no increase

the addition of breast cancer Doses of .625 for less than have 83161 1994 However progestogen mg years increases the risk of heart and also been found be free of breast risk attacks may negate any to cancer Cancer

heart benefits provided by the estrogen taken alone 40289 1990

page continued from page

Examples of Estradiol Estrace Estraderm

Example of Natural Conjugated Estrogen Premarin

OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS

Overstimulation of the breasts with estrogen will

aggravate fibrocystic breast disease causing breast pain and lumps for many women Stimulation of the body

of the uterus will cause the smooth muscle cells to

called fibroids proliferate into noncancerous tumors

After menopause both of these conditions normally

regress disappearing as the estrogen stimulation de

creases Estrogen use after menopause may elevate blood pressure AmJ Epidemiol 103445 1976 and elevate blood small number of possibly sugar women appear to become addicted to estrogen

and doses relief Estro requiring higher higher to get

Jen has been found to increase the likelihood of gall bladder disease to fold compared to nonusers

Lancet 113391973 They also cause stomach upset

Progestogen has more troublesome and common sides effects such as breast tenderness

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with of continued from page cigarettes family history osteoporosis bloating abdominal cramps depression anxiety irrita One widely held contraindication for HRT is history

and since bility weight gain breakthrough bleeding Proges of breast cancer or uterine endometrial cancer of togen also reverses the favorable effects estrogen on estrogen is involved in the promotion of these cancers

cholesterol and triglycerides Engi Med 304560

1981 Maturitas 1232 1990 These drugs have caused REMOVE THE ADVANTAGES AND THE months of fetal abnormalities when taken in the first DISADVANTAGES The risk of blood clots pregnancy thrombophiebitis also increased and pulmonary embolism is Present thinking views the postmenopausal woman With the cyclic use of both estrogen and progesto disease as suffering from known as estrogen defi approximately 90% of women who still have their gen that the risk of ciency This is based on the observation uterus continue to have monthly menstrual period heart disease be osteoporosis and can decreased with HRT However these conditions are not due to IF YOURE GOING TO TAKE ESTROGEN disease is to the rich estrogen pill deficiency Heart due

American diet laden with fat and cholesterol and other

There are two reasons to take the estrogen unhealthy habits Osteoporosis is likewise not due to

deficiency of any pill This progressive bone loss is only

To treat of deficiency Pills is symptoms estrogen common among people in wealthy countries It caused and shots will relieve hot flashes and patches symptoms by rich diet high in animal protein and secondarily by of lower tract and genital atrophy dryness thinning lack of exercise AmJ Clin Nutr 58398 1993 Thus be the two major selling points for taking HRT can To term from osteoporosis prevent long complications eliminated by following healthy lifestyle Then you are and heart disease left mostly with the disadvantages of HRT of If the focus of womans health is on prevention

Natural is to because of estrogen preferred synthetic breast and uterine cancer and the relief of fibrocystic lesser association with cancer of the breast It is usually breast disease abnormal uterine bleeding and fibroids of or on 21 day cycle dosage of 625 given continuously the uterus then less estrogen is desirable Any woman

or less is if it relieves Use for less mg preferred symptoms with elevated levels ofestrogen before menopause would of breast than is also desirable to reduce the risk elevated years be suffering from hyperestrogenemia These cancer If still have uterus then you your progestogen estrogen levels occur as consequence of woman must be for to 12 cycle Norethindrone given days per choice of high-fat low-fiber nch foods Women who

at dose of daily or 2.5 ofmedroxyprogesterone take after would also have mg mg estrogen pills menopause acetate Pro-vera is usually adequate Estrogen patches levels of of the artificially high estrogen Regardless deliver the medication the skin which avoids through source elevated female hormone levels lead to diseases initial the liver that occurs when taken and passage through such as cancer fibrocystic breast disease fibroids mouth As result the same effects can be obtained by abnormal uterine bleeding with about one-fourth the amount of medication Un woman naturally has about 400 menstrual periods

the Estraderm is made of estradiol fortunately patch during her lifetime Menstrual cycles are essential for which the form of most tied to breast is estrogen closely she too old to reproduction As woman ages becomes cancer mother children This is the time in life when reproduc

Women who have experienced an early defined the final menopause tion should stop Menopause is as or due to removal of their ovaries should be on naturally episode of menstrual bleeding in women Science has HRT until the of natural Between age menopause ages changed the natural course of womans life Now 70 50 to 55 the ovarys function naturally ceases years year old women can be seen buying sanitary napkins Women at risk for more seri higher osteoporosis may their local drug store ously consider HRT Risk factors include women on

animal diet and thin women who smoke high protein continued on page

page YOUR GOOD HEALTHMay/June 1994

Hormone Replacement Therapy Traveling and Eating Out continued from page By Mary McDougall YOU DO HAVE CHOICE For those of you who enjoy eating out or traveling forces you to do so there is new book Women should be given the option of not taking

just like their ancestors have done for the The Vegetarian Journals Guide To HRT past

Natural Foods Restaurants million years You shouldnt be asked by your doctor to

by choose between hip fracture or uterine cancer har The Vegetarian Resource Group attack or breast cancer The best approach is to correct

the cause of these problemsan unhealthy diet and that will make life easier It lists restaurants by city and lifestylerather than take pills that trade one set of state describing each restaurant and the kinds of food hours problems for another they serve It also gives location phone number

and is with diet has been found relieve of the prices Every state covered along fairly healthy to many extensive for Canada will never travel listing again symptoms of menopause Plant foods contain com evenjust to San Francisco without taking this book along pounds known as phytoestrogens phyto plant These with me weak estrogens stimulate womans cells after meno To order your copy send $13.00 to The Vegetarian an effect which relieves Resource Group P0 Box 1463 Baltimore MD 21203 pause providing estrogen symp

such as hot flashes Or you can call 410 366_yEGE toms Lancet 339123 1992 These

same phytoestrogens protect the cells of premenopausal

women overstimulation estro Oti The Ligiiter5idTe by blocking by stronger

Song performed at the graduation ceremonies gens that are made in her ovaries thus reducing the risk

of March 1994 McDougall program class at St of breast and uterine cancer

Helena Hospital by The McDougall Gassers If you still suffer with intolerable symptoms due to CAN ANYBODY EAT NO FAT decreasing estrogen levels then small doses of natural To the tune of Has Anybody Seen My Gal conjugated estrogen .625 or .3 mg of Premarin for

Its tell short time be all that is to provide relief so new scary too John please us what may necessary

to do Can anybody eat no fat If vaginal dryness and thinning leading to difficulty

with sexual intercourse are your primary concerns then Spinach stew and tofu flax seed whole vaginal creams of conjugated estrogen will provide im wheat do-pep too Can anybody eat no fat provement of the condition of the vagina with small

dosageshaifa .5g used to days Intrn Now if you run into McDougalls crew give gram every them hand Theyre working hard Theyve Med News June pg 28 1989 Even though small

rice and cashew nuts got guts eating amount of hormone is absorbed through the vagina

cancer has not been associated with this form of use We have faith and we know well have thighs There are also moisturizing preparations such as Replens like Miss Monroe Can anybody eat no fat that can be used rather than hormones to help women Its mighty easy with We know that we can eat no fat vaginal dryness

We really mean it Only by being fully informed can you make the

We know that we can eat no fat choices that are right for you

page YOUR GOOD HEALTHMay/June 1994

Healthy Recipes By Mary McDougaU

Southwest Iegetcth çridd1e Calçcs 7-8gfeces

/- Preparation Time 15 Minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

cup whole wheat flour

cup unbleached white flour

teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt optional

cups frozen corn kernels thawed

green onions chopped

Corn Chowder tablespoons chopped green chilies canned servings tablespoons chopped cilantro

1/2 cups fat free soy or rice milk Preparation Time 10 Minutes

Cooking Time 30 Minutes Combine dry ingredients together in bowl and set

aside Combine wet ingredients in separate bowl cups vegetable broth Mix wet and dry ingredients together Batter will leek cut in half lengthwise be very thick then sliced

medium red bell pepper chopped Preheat non stick ddle until hot Sprinide cup sliced fresh mushrooms few drops of water on the griddle and if they cups frozen hash brown potatoes bounce its ready 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels thawed

cup frozen baby Lima beans thawed Spread the mixture on the griddle in the size and cups fat free soy or rice milk shape you prefer about 1/3 inch thick Cook 1/3 teaspoon powdered saon about minutes on each side until lightly freshly ground to taste pepper browned

Place the broth in large pot with the leek bell See with sauce to spoon over the top such as pepper mushrooms and potatoes Bring to boil Fast Chili Topping Red White and Green Sauce reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes or any savory grar Theyre also good with salsa Add the corn and Lima beans reduce heat to low and continue to cook an additional 15 minutes

Stir in soy or rice son and pepper Cook until heated through about minutes

page Medical Research Reviewed by Dr John McDougall TOXIC VITAMIN THERAPY

comparison of the efficacy and toxic effects of sustained COMMENT Niacin is highly effective cholesterol-lower vs immediaterelease niacin in hypercholesterolemnic patients ing drug Reducing cholesterol by 20 to 30% triglycerides by by James McKenney in the March 2nd 1994 issue of the 35 to 55% and bad LDL-cholesterol by 20 to 35% It has

Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA 271672 shown to reduce risk of heart attacks and reverse atheroscle found the sustained released SR form ofniacin to be toxic to rosis when combined with other drugs It is available over the the liver and recommended its use be restricted Immediate counter and is inexpensive SR niacin became popular release IR niacin was also found to have significant adverse because it causes less flushing vasodilitation than the JR effects and was recommended to be used only under careful niacin which causes flushing in 100% of people The SR monitoring of an experienced health professional Both form however produces more intestinal side effects Liver

lowered but the has been be life in preparations triglycerides effectively SR toxicity reported to threatening rare cases niacin lowered cholesterol more than the JR niacin Before Niacin which is vitamin B3 is highly toxic when used in reaching therapeutic dosage of 3000 mg 39% of the JR dosages prescribed to treat cholesterol By packaging niacin group withdrew from the study because of side effects like for slow sustained release these forms keep the levels ofniacin flushing and fatigue In the SR group 78% withdrew from the higher in the blood for longer periods resulting in more study due to gastrointestinal symptoms fatigue and elevation cholesterol-lowering but also much more liver toxicity

The safest lower cholesterol is of liver enzymes None of the patients in the IR group way to by lowfat no developed liver toxicity while 52% of the patients taking SR cholesterol diet If this is insufficient then there are other niacin did relatively nontoxic over the counter preparations that can

be used like garlic activated charcoal oat bran vitamin The On LigliterSiclè vitamin dry-form and gugulipid These have been

little reviewed in newsletters Sung to the Beatdes tune P11 get by with previous

If diet and safe natural still not help from my friends preparations are enough then like to use the cholesterolbinding resins Colestid or

work in the without the What would you do with brown rice and legumes2 Questran They gut entering body and therefore have few serious side effects As last Can you make it taste just like roast beef resort

will use drug that blocks cholesterol synthesis like Mevacor

Lentils and yams are much better than spain and

they all are cholesterol-free CRANBERRY JUICE FOR THE BLADDER

Ill Reduction of bacteriuria and after of cran get by with little help from my friends pyuria ingestion berryjuice byJerry Avorn in the March 9th 1994 issue ofthe

of the American Medical Association Tofu aint eggs well learn to pretend Journal JAMA 271751

studied effects of of 10 of Ill get by with little help from my friends daily consumption ounces cranberry juice on 153 elderly women Compared to the placebo group need colored-flavored the We dont any butter We just need salsa and drinking drink cranberryjuice group

If the had less than half the chance of finding bacteria and white bread you please hold mayo Just slap on

some mustard instead blood cells in their urine white blood cells are sign of

infection The benefits began after to weeks and con

tinued after this time What will you do without Carols good food And Ms Vickis no nonsense advice COMMENT Studies since the 1920s have suggested cran

berryjuice as treatment of bladder infections The benefits

Stories from Hap will keep us on track Lindas gym were believed to be due to the hippuric acid excreted in the bladderthe acid the of the bacteria class for shapelier thighs inhibiting growth Recent work the work suggests cranberry juice may by the of the the bladder Linda took us shopping Lynn talked us out of inhibiting ability bacteria to attach to

stress Nats regime kept us hopping DorAnne walls This study found no evidence of acidification of the

helped us scarf with finesse urine Therefore the benefits seem to be due to bacteria

inhibiting effects Women over 65 usually have at least one

Ill from friends bladder infection Women with recurrent bladder get by with little help my year friends infections should consuming 10 ounces of cranberryjuice We get by with McDougall and try continued on page

page YOUR GOOD HEALTHMay/June 1994

Healthy Greens

by Steven Foster

and vitamin for acids as well as vitamin vitamin Bi B6 12 Weve all been told to eat our greens which many vitamin vitamin niacin pantothenic acid biotin ofus in childhood created revolt if not revolution But the Ki and and folic acid Alfalfa is rich source of chlorophyll older we grew the wiser we became While Popeyes other such beta of are contains plant pigments as xanthophyll results in eating few ounces spinach greens probably the of the Minerals mined from depths bit more dramatic than results we can hope to expect carotene anthocyanins

that the value the subsoil include calcium potassium phosphorus mag image does create an association strengthens alfalfa leaf is rich foods rich in nesium iron zinc and copper Dried of greens in the diet Green are chlorophyll between 17 to 25 that makes life The natural fiber source containing percent that elixir of plant life human possible acids in its fiber It contains large collection of amino blood of plants it has chemical structure very closely foods protein content which is to 25% in dried alfalfa meal mirroring that of human plasma Green provide up attributes have been ascribed to alfalfa some high nutrient to calorie ratio and organic compounds Many confirmed others not It has been used in which benefit key body systems and processes They are scientifically traditional folk medicine as nutrient to increase vitality one of the most direct sources of essential nutrients They and unlike animal and appetite as diuretic to stimulate milk flow to are primary source of essential nutrients stomach and of to increase peristaltic action of the bowels products which first depend upon the ingestion plants in Food and second resulting in increased appetite 1981 paper produce nutrients Animal food sources are only that in alfalfa to stimulate Cosmetic Technology reported saponins tops ary Green foods rich in chlorophyll help decrease the have been shown to lower plasma cholesterol circulation move metabolic waste products through function of intestinal absorption of cholesterOl increase excretion of blood stream produce co-factors that help the and the blood neutral steroids and bile acids in fecal matter preven the immune system and push oxygen through doubt that alfalfa is one of the deodorants and atherosclerosis There is no stream They also serve as natural detoxifyers of the have from the most important sources of chlorophyll and one most Healthy greens dont necessarily to come food plants on the planet produce section ofyour favorite grocery Increasingly they significant food in which Barley Grass is another popular green dietary can be found in the form of dietary supplements are of the oldest cultivated intake of and supplement form Barley is one especially useful in boosting the normal greens foods known to have been for at least 6000 years help to provide trace nutrients that may not be acquired in grown the The itselfis familiar food used throughout the normal diet grain staple

is the fresh leaf and harvested soon is world Barley tops One such green food is alfalfa Most alfalfa grown as grass after the seeds when the leaves are still tender It is food for animals raised to produce food for humans sprout considered an excellent source of chlorophyll as well as Alfalfa however has long been known as an herb as well nutrients and It has nutrient to is enzymes high Alfalfa perennial with deep tap root excavating many feet calorie ratio hence is used in well-designed weightloss minerals from the depths of the soil thirty or more

the nutrients it contains are vitamins Asia and east Among deep It is native to the Near East western programs cultivated vitamin folic acid Thiamin riboflavin pyridoxine Mediterranean regions though is now Minerals include Dried leaves fresh vitamin B12 and vitamin iron extensively throughout the world or calcium following fiberfree extracts are used in tablets and capsules as continued on page

and for source of chlorophyll vitamins minerals protein CRANBERRY JUICE FOR THE BLADDER rheumatoid purported benefit in conditions such as continued from page to of cholesterol treating arthritis prevent absorption infection also daily With the onset of bladder you might try and as tonic diabetes stimulating appetite general whole bottle at drinking large amount of cranberryjuice best studied It is Alfalfa is actually one of the plants If one sitting at earliest sign of trouble symptoms persist chemical so- veritable factory of compounds producing urine culture should be obtained with treatmel urinalysis and sterols called nonessential nutrients such as plant including dose only using appropriate antibiotics Single therapy using beta-sitosterol and various flavons and isoflavones such as effective for one dose of an antibiotic pill is as -is taking pills

which has been the of side effects genistein recently subject 10 daysand lot cheaper with fewer See chemopreventative research It contains various plant McDougalls Medicine New Win Publ

page YOUR GOOD HEALTHMay/June 1994

manganese magnesium copper and especially potassium greater than oranges per 100 About 75% of the protein

Chlorella has gained reputation as an important green and carbohydrates in Chinese nori can be digested by

food in Chiorella is It is also in diey supplement recent years one- humans high calcium phosphorus and iron

celled microscopic algae high in protein Pure cultures of Studies have shown that it has an anticholesterase effect

the of food Chiorella and reduce in blood vessels Chinese plant are grown as source human may help fatty deposits

is for its seaweed primarily produced in ponds specially designed herbals have historically recommended for food growth in Asia where it is popular supplement reducing blood pressure

in fresh and salt and Other such bladderwrack Chlorella species are widespread water kelp species as Ascophyllum

are found in the soil as well nodosum are utilized by European populations

Several chlorella species are grown in pure cultures for particularly in Scandinavian countries like Norway it is used scientific testing It is one of the most widely commercially harvested This kelp is high in mucilage as

organisms for scientific studies on photosynthesis for ex well as iodine and contains betacarotene vitamin B1

ample Chiorella is high in protein B-complex vitamins as vitamin B2 vitamin B12 vitamin vitamin and

well as chlorophyll Various chlorella species while not yet vitamin Minerals include potassium calcium and

commercially developed are the subjects ofresearch espe magnesium in addition to the rich iodine content Iodine

in Asia chlorella for has been is critical to function cially One strain example particularly proper thyroid Kelp levels acid healthier than found to produce high of ganima-linolenic is considered much source of iodine

Another marine chlorella species has recently been commercial salt

researched for its effect the central and the best health on nervous system Finally known of green foods among

was found to have anti-dopaminergic-type activity Other food consumers is undoubtedly spirulina Spirulina is blue

studies have shown that certain species may have antibac green algae Spirulina maxima is one species commonly

terial antifungal and antiviral properties anti-inflamma grown as health food These organisms form corkscrew-

and other hence the tory activity pharmacological activity shaped filaments name When Spanish

includes first arrived in found the Aztecs Kelp which brown algae red algae green explorers Mexico they

algae and bluegreen algae is also dietary supplement in harvesting spirulina as food which was dried to make

health food the green food area While relegated to the cheese-like loaves or chips Spirulina species were also

realm and ethnic markets in the U.S kelp is an extremely harvested by nomadic groups of the Saharan desert This basis Global important food source on worldwide singlecelled protein source has been sold in the United

seaweed harvest used for range of commercial purposes States for about two decades Spirulina is about 65% crude

is estimated to be at about million metric tons fresh protein consisting ofmore than 22 amino acids and is high

of that is in vitamins Its iron is also in weight per year About 40% represented by B-complex highly

harvest of Laminaria brown algae keips in China and 10% bioavailable form Manganese selenium and zinc are

harvests in is represented by Porphyra red algae Japan among the trace elements found in relatively high amounts

the of the best of Porphyra is source nori perhaps known in spirulina

Japanese kelp foods In this modem world we live in our pace doesnt

While we as American consumers tend to view the always allow us the opportunity to eat right That is one the Japanese as the main consumers of seaweed China is reason why the addition of green foods to the diet in the

worlds is is largest consumer Seaweed consumption re form of dietary supplements smart choice

corded at least 2000 in China Various seaweeds years ago ...... appear throughout Chinese ban cao or herbals At least 74 Johns Comments different seaweed species are currently consumed in China

Over 25000 people .are involved in the growth and harvest Green foods are sources of concentrated nutrients of seaweed in China crops for nutritional value however few people these days suffer from diseases due Lets take one seaweed Chinese norPorphyra tenera to nutrient deficiencies Most people today suffer from and look at its nutritional value The protein content of

diseases that are due to excesses such as excesses of fat -ds popular seaweed is comparable to soybeans and six

than that animal protein cholesterol and sodium The above plant umes greater of rice three times higher than wheat

about 1.7 foods not be the most reliablesources ofB-12 and in and times greater than beef by weight The may

nori is times cases of serious B-12 should not be used as average vitamin content of Chinese about 76 defieciency the of higher than that of eggs Vitamin content is 1.5 times only source B-12

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