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Active Hydrogen
Adrenal Extracts
Alanine
Alpha-Linolenic Acid
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
AMP
Amylase Inhibitors
Arginine
Bee Pollen
Beta Carotene
Beta-glucan
Betaine
Beta-Sitosterol
Biotin
Borage Oil
Boron
Bovine Cartilage
Bovine Colostrum
Brewer's Yeast
Bromelain
Calcium
Capsaicin
Carnitine
Carnosine
Chitosan
Chloride
Chlorophyll
Chondroitin
Chromium
CLA
Cobalt
Coenzyme Q10
Copper
Creatine
Cysteine
DHA
DHEA
DMAE
EGCG
Evening Primrose Oil
5-HTP
Fiber (Insoluble)
Fiber (Soluble)
Fish Oil
Flavonoids
Fluoride
Folate
Fumaric Acid
GABA
Gamma-Linolenic Acid
Glucomannan
Glucosamine
Glutamic Acid
Glutamine
Glutathione
Glycine
Grape Seed Extract
Histidine
HMB
Hydroxycitric Acid
Indole
Inosine
Inositol
Iodine
Ipriflavone
Iron
Isoleucine
Lactase
Lecithin
Leucine
Lipase
Lutein
Lycopene
Lysine
Magnesium
Malic Acid
Manganese
Mannose
Melatonin
Methionine
Methoxyisoflavone
Molybdenum
MSM
N-Acetyl Cysteine
NADH
Naringin
Niacin
Octacosanol
Oligosaccharides
Olive Leaf Extract
Ornithine
Oryzanol
PABA
Pancreatic Enzymes
Pantothenic Acid
Phenylalanine
Phosphatidylserine
Phosphorus
Phytic Acid
Policosanol
Potassium
Pregnenolone
Probiotics
Propolis
Psyllium
Pyridoxine
Pyruvate
Quercetin
Resveratrol
Retinol
Riboflavin
Ribose
Royal Jelly
SAMe
Selenium
Shark Cartilage
Silicon
Sodium
Spirulina
Spleen Extracts
St. John's Wort
Strontium
Sulforaphane
Sulfur
Taurine
Thiamine
Tocopherol
Tea Tree Oil
Tyrosine
Usnic Acid
Valine
Vanadium
Vinpocetine
Vitamin A
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B9
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin H
Vitamin K
Whey Protein
Xylitol
Zinc
Abalone Shell (shi jue ming)
Abutilon Seed (dong kui zi) Acanthopanax Bark (wu jia pi) Achyranthes (niu xi) Aconite (fu zi) Acorus (shi chang pu) Adenophora Root (nan sha shen) Agkistrodon (bai hua she) Agrimony (xian he cao) Ailanthus Bark (chun pi) Akebia Fruit (ba yue zha) Albizzia Bark (he huan pi) Albizzia Flower (he huan hua) Alfalfa (medicago sativa) Alisma (ze xie) Aloe (lu hui) Alum (bai fan) Amber (hu po) Ampelopsis (bai lian) Andrographis (chuan xin lian) Anemarrhena (zhi mu) Antelope's Horn (ling yang jiao) Apricot Seed (xing ren) Areca Peel (da fu pi) Areca Seed (bing lang) Arisaema (tian nan xing) Ark Shell (wa leng zi) Arnebia (zi cao or ying zi cao) Arnica (arnica montana) Artichoke Leaves (Cynara scolymus) Ash bark (qin pi) Ashwagandha (withania somniferum) Aster (zi wan) Astragalus (huang qi) Aurantium (zhi ke [qiao]) Bamboo Juice (zhu li) Bamboo Shavings (zhu ru) Belamcanda Rhizome (she gan) Benincasa Peel (dong gua pi) Benincasa Seed (dong gua xi/ren) Benzoin (an xi xiang) Bilberry (yue ju) 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zi) Codonopsis (dang shen) Coix Seed (yi yi ren) Coptis (huang lian) Cordyceps (dong chong) Coriander (hu sui) Corn Silk (yu mi xu) Cornus (shan zhu yu) Corydalis (yan hu suo) Costus (mu xiang) Cranberry (vaccinium macrocarpon) Cremastra (shan ci gu) Croton Seed (ba dou) Curculigo (xian mao) Cuscuta (tu si zi) Cuttlefish Bone (hai piao xiao) Cymbopogon (xiang mao) Cynanchum (bai qian) Cynomorium (suo yang) Cyperus (xiang fu) Dalbergia (jiang xiang) Damiana (turnera diffusa) Dandelion (pu gong ying) Deer Antler (lu rong) Dendrobium (shi hu) Devil's Claw (harpagophytum procumbens) Dianthus (qu mai) Dichroa Root (chang shan) Dittany Bark (bai xian pi) Dong Quai (tang kuei) Dragon Bone (long gu) Dragon's Blood (xue jie) Drynaria (gu sui bu) Dryopteris (guan zhong) Earthworm (di long) Eclipta (han lian cao) Elder (sambucus nigra or sambucus canadensis) Elsholtzia (xiang ru) Ephedra (ma huang) Epimedium (yin yang huo) Erythrina Bark (hai tong pi) Eucalyptus (eucalyptus globulus) Eucommia 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yin hua) Honeysuckle Stem (ren dong teng) Houttuynia (yu xing cao) Huperzia (qian ceng ta) Hyacinth Bean (bai bian dou) Hyssop (huo xiang) Ilex (mao dong qing) Imperata (bai mao gen) Indigo (qing dai) Inula (xuan fu hua) Isatis Leaf (da qing ye) Isatis Root (ban lan gen) Java Brucea (ya dan zi) Jujube (da zao) Juncus (deng xin cao) Kadsura Stem (hai feng teng) Katsumadai Seed (cao dou kou) Kelp (kun bu) Knotweed (bian xu) Knoxia root (hong da ji) Kochia (di fu zi) Lapis (meng shi) Leech (shui zhi) Leechee Nut (li zhi he) Leonorus (yi mu cao) Lepidium Seed (ting li zi) Licorice (gan cao) Ligusticum (chuan xiong) Ligustrum (nŸ zhen zi) Lily Bulb (bai he) Limonite (yu liang shi) Lindera (wu yao) Litsea (bi cheng qie) Lobelia (ban bian lian) Longan (long yan hua [rou]) Lophatherum (dan zhu ye) Loquat Leaf (pi pa ye) Lotus Leaf (he ye) Lotus Node (ou jie) Lotus Seed (lian zi) Lotus Stamen (lian xu) Luffa (si gua luo) Lycium Bark (di gu pi) Lycium Fruit (gou qi zi) Lygodium (hai jin sha) Lysimachia (jin qian cao) Magnetite (ci shi) Magnolia Bark (hou po) Magnolia Flower (xin yi hua) Maitake (grifola frondosa) Marigold (c. officinalis) Massa Fermentata (shen qu) Milk Thistle (silybum marianum) Millettia (ji xue teng) Mint (bo he) Mirabilite (mang xiao) Morinda Root (ba ji tian) Mugwort Leaf (ai ye) Mulberry Bark (sang bai pi) Mulberry Leaf (sang ye) Mulberry Twig (sang zhi) Mullein (jia yan ye) Musk (she xiang) Myrrh (mo yao) Notoginseng (san qi) Notopterygium (qiang huo) Nutmeg (rou dou kou) Oldenlandia (bai hua she she cao) Omphalia (lei wan) Onion (yang cong) Ophicalcite (hua rui shi) Ophiopogon (mai dong) Oroxylum Seed (mu hu die) Oryza (gu ya) Oyster Shell (mu li) Passion Flower (passiflora incarnata) Patrinia (bai jiang cao) Pau D'Arco (tabebuia avellanedae) Peach Seed (tao ren) Pearl (zhen zhu [mu]) Perilla Leaf (su ye) Perilla Seed (su zi) Perilla Stem (su geng) Persimmon (shi di) Pharbitis Seed (qian niu zi) Phaseolus (chi xiao dou) Phellodendron (huang bai) 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Sappan Wood (su mu) Sargent Gloryvine (hong teng) Saw Palmetto (ju zong lu) Schefflera (qi ye lian) Schisandra (wu wei zi) Schizonepeta (jing jie) Scirpus (san leng) Scopolia (S. carniolica Jacq.) Scorpion (quan xie) Scrophularia (xuan shen) Scutellaria (huang qin) Sea Cucumber (hai shen) Sea Horse (hai ma) Seaweed (hai zao) Selaginella (shi shang bai) Senna (fan xie ye) Shiitake (hua gu) Siegesbeckia (xi xian cao) Siler Root (fang feng) Slippery Elm (ulmus fulva) Smilax (tu fu ling) Smithsonite (lu gan shi) Sophora Flower (huai hua mi) Sophora Root (ku shen) Spirodela (fu ping) Stellaria (yin chai hu) Stemona (bai bu) Stephania (fang ji [han]) Sweet Annie (qing hao) Teasel Root (xu duan) Tiger Bone (hu gu) Torreya Seed (fei zi) Tortoise Plastron (gui ban) Tremella (bai mu er) Trichosanthes Fruit (gua lou) Trichosanthes Root (tian hua fen) Trichosanthes Seed (gua lou ren) Tsaoko Fruit (cao guo) Turmeric (jiang huang) Turtle Shell (bie jia) Tussilago (kuan dong hua) Urtica (xun ma) Uva ursi (arctostaphylos uva-ursi) Vaccaria Seed (wang bu lui xing) Valerian (jie cao) Veratrum (li lu) Viola (zi hua di ding) Vitex (man jing zi) Walnut (hu tao ren) Watermelon (xi gua) White Atractylodes (bai zhu) White Mustard Seed (bai jie ze) White Peony (bai shao) Wild Asparagus (tian men dong) Windmill Palm (zong lu pi/tan) Xanthium (cang er zi) Zedoary (e zhu) 
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A Pyramid Is Replaced by a Plate
By G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN The much-maligned USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) food pyramid has been replaced by a four-quadrant plate. The pyramid had little impact on the average person for the simple reason that people do not think of meals in the form of a pyramid. People also do not think in serving sizes. For example, ask each person at the local submarine sandwich shop if they know the $5 foot-long they just ate had four servings of bread. Better yet, ask health professionals; you'll discover a surprising percentage of the people who should know don't know, either. You could even ask a bonus question like what a serving of grated carrots looks like. But be warned, you'll discover the easy sounding serving of grated carrots question is harder for doctors and therapists to get right than asking them to name an autoimmune disease that attacks joints. In 2005 a redesigned pyramid with vertical bands replaced the pyramid that contained rows of boxes. It continued to provide little value for the average person. I thought it was a step backward from the 1992 version it replaced. I think the plate is a huge improvement over the pyramid. But not everyone agrees. I was moved to write this article after surfing the Web and encountering a good deal of criticism from the alternative health care community when the USDA plate (MyPlate) was unveiled. From a clinician's point of view, I do not think they could have been more wrong. The plate is a way to feed the public information in an easily digestible manner (puns intended). Unlike the pyramid, the plate has a chance to be comprehended by average folks because average folks put their food on plates. In other words, the plate is how people think. Better still, health care professionals can easily customize it for individual patients or even design plates for specific meals. I know it's no secret that the USDA is neither cutting edge nor immune from food industry influence, and it is no secret that the optimal diet is still being debated. This has led to some of the MyPlate criticisms. (Table 1)
I agree this may be confusing to some, but I do not think it will cause a fraction of the confusion the food pyramid did. Furthermore, had they called it "meats," "legumes and nuts" or "meats, nuts and legumes," the complaints would have still rolled in. Even if protein is misunderstood, filling half of the plate with fruits and vegetables won't be. (I was disappointed that "grains" wasn't labeled as "whole grains.") As for the other criticisms, arguments about what is best to eat started as soon as man began to study nutrition. In fact, it ranks just behind religion and politics in its ability to create a heated discussion. Since I have been interested in nutrition, there have been major paradigm shifts, beginning with a researcher named Nathan Pritikin, who improved his own health problems with a very low-fat, low-protein, very high (unrefined) carbohydrate diet. Initially scorned, it was eventually embraced by both allopathic and alternative providers. It also inspired a number of other diets which were variations of his basic idea. Unfortunately, the interpretation of the diet became diluted by the time it reached the general public. Somehow "unrefined carbohydrate" became "any carbohydrate." And when high-carb advocates said you can't get fat eating carbs, the public didn't gorge on the same carbs – greens, beans and colored veggies – as the experts did. Their carbs of choice were huge quantities of breads, bagels and pasta. To make matters even worse, the public put fats like cheese on those carbs before they ate them. The results were record-setting weight gains across the population.
Today, we have a confused public and a philosophical divide between health and nutrition providers across numerous disciplines whenever the topic of "healthiest diet" comes up. So it's really no surprise MyPlate did not satisfy all parties. But those of you who were initially unhappy should take a second look from the point of view of a confused patient and remember that if half of the plate is fruits and vegetables, that's a big step in the right direction. Next month, we will begin a series on what foods the healthiest people around the world actually eat. Dr. G. Douglas Andersen practices in Brea, Calif. He can be contacted via his Web site: www.andersenchiro.com. For more information, including a brief biography, a printable version of this article and a link to previous articles, please visit his columnist page online: www.dynamicchiropractic.com/columnist/andersen. |
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Isaac Newton's Third Law states that "for every action comes and equal and opposite reaction." And in the case of the high-carbohydrate diet, it appeared in the form of Dr. Robert Atkins, a man who attacked carbohydrates with the same ferocity that Pritikin used on fats. He advocated a very low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat diet. Like Pritikin, Dr. Atkins' concept was immediately slammed and he was ridiculed. Partial acceptance took many years and like Pritikin, most of the Atkins acceptance was for variations of the original plan. In the latter case, this meant more fiber and limited saturated fats in the context of a high-protein, high-fat, low-carb meal plan.