240 Index
Popper, Charles, 110
Porphyrins, 101, 105, 106
Potassium, 10, 19, 20, 65, 211
Potato juice, 130
Potatoes
cooked, 19
raw and lightly cooked, 44–47, 50, 70, 71,
129, 149, 178
Pottenger, Francis M., Jr., 45, 47
Prednisone, 127
Pregnancy, 106–7, 131, 138, 142, 197, 198,
199, 206. See also Conception; Fertility;
Miscarriage
nutritional requirements for, 210–13
suggestions for, 214
Pregnenolone, 82, 89, 91, 110, 119, 138, 195,
197, 209 –10
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), 199, 203,
204–5
Price, Weston, 11, 13
Processed foods, 13, 14, 78, 83
Progesterone, 103, 194, 197–99, 201, 202–3,
207, 208–10, 214
Alzheimer’s disease and, 119, 120, 121
bone health and, 151
cardiovascular disease and, 89, 91
endometriosis and, 203
epilepsy and, 123
eye diseases and, 156, 160
migraines and, 114
saliva test, 208, 213
schizophrenia and, 106, 110
thyroid problems and, 76, 77, 80, 81
Progestin, 81–82, 199
Prolotherapy, 144
Prostate cancer, 193–94, 196
Prostate problems, 189–94, 195–96
Protein
diets high in, 66–67
recommended ratio in diet, 29
Psyllium husks and clay, 55
Pulse Test, 6, 22–23, 75
Pycnogenol, 93
P ygeu m, 191, 192, 196
Randolph, Theron, 24–25, 182
Raw foods, 25–26, 48–49, 49–51, 63–66, 72.
See also Potatoes, raw and lightly cooked
Reading, Chris M., 106–7
Real Food: What to Eat and Why (Planck),
212–13
Real Truth About Vitamins and Antioxidants,
The (DeCava), 37–38
Rebbeck, Timothy R., 202
Red clover extract, 191, 196
Red rice yeast, 91
Resorcinol, 79
Respiredone, 109
Retinene, 162–63
Revici, Emanuel, 15–16
Rheumatoid arthritis, 6, 141–45
Rhodopsin, 159
Rhubarb, 99
Roach, Mary Kay, 184
Robinet, M. L., 105
Roos, E., 130
Rowen, Robert J., 164
Saffl ower oil, 29, 30
SAM-e, 60, 62
Sanborn, N. H., 65
Sano, Mary, 120Saw pa l met to, 191, 192, 193, 196
Schizophrenia, 38, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105– 6,
107– 8, 110 –11, 175
Schmidt, K. Michael, 50
Schmidt, Michael A., 204
Scurvy, 47
Sea salt, 133
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), 176, 179
Seegmitten, J. P., 147
Selenium, 4, 37, 162
Selye, Hans, 106
Seri Indians, 34
Sex drive
female, 208–10
male, 194–95
Shell, Ellen Ruppel, 127
Shellfi sh allergy, 53–54
Shippen, Eugene, 195
Sickle-cell anemia, 11–12
Sleep, 173–79, 207. See also Insomnia
Slippery elm tea, 62
Smart Fats (Schmidt), 204
Smoking, 23, 24, 113, 127, 135, 136–37, 163,
183
Soderwell, Professor, 205
Solomon, George F., 50
Soy, 29, 213
Spiegelman, Bruce M., 69–70
Spina bifi da, 213
Spinach, 10, 99, 162
Starches, 46, 67, 129
Statins, 87, 91
Stillman, I. M., 14
St i ng i ng net t les, 191, 196
Stomach acid, 16, 17–18, 19, 20, 24, 178
Stough, Carl, 139
Stress, 59–60, 198
Stress hormones, 29, 30, 105, 183, 197, 216
Strokes, 5, 87
Strontium, 149, 151
Sugar, 28, 129, 173. See also Glucose
Suicide, 105
Sunfl ower seeds, 191, 195
Sunlight, 73, 79, 80–81, 104, 153, 155, 176,
201–2, 207, 210
Sydenstricker, Dr., 155
Sympathetic nerves, 14, 15, 16–17, 20, 59. See
also Grain-eating metabolism
Synthroid, 74, 141
T3, 73, 75–76, 77, 80, 81, 111, 114, 121
T4 (thyroxin), 73, 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 103, 111,
114, 121
Taurine, 92, 124, 164
Te a , 113. See also Green tea
Tea tree oil, 140
Testosterone, 119, 189, 190, 192, 194 –95, 208,
209
Testosterone Syndrome, The (Shippen), 195
Thyroglobulin antibodies (TGA) test, 75
Thyroid extract, 69, 152
Thyroid problems, 17, 73–82, 103, 155, 173,
177
suggestions for, 80–82
testing for, 75–77
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), 74
Thyroid supplements, 54, 92, 111, 114, 119,
121, 156, 172, 179, 187, 195, 204, 213
Thytrophin, 80, 92, 111, 114, 119, 121
Tinnitus, 101, 122
Tovey, Frank I., 49
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