“Ithasbeenfound,byseveralrecentscientificstudies,thateating 20 timesthe
RDAofvitamin-Areallydoesinhibitcancer.In1993,inamedicaltrialinLinxian,
China,Chinesescientists,alongwithscientistsfromtheAmericanNationalCancer
Institute,establishedthatbeta-carotene,achemicalcousinofvitamin-A,incombin-
ationwithvitamin-Eandselinium,reducesdeathsfromcancer.Thissupportsthe
workdonebymedicalresearchersatthebeginningofthecenturywhofoundthata
severelackofvitamin-Acausedstomachcancerinrats.TheChinesetookthevit-
aminsandmineralasafoodsupplement,butbecauseoftheAmericanmedicalsys-
tem,theNationalCancerInstitutescientistshaverushedhome“tostudydrugsthat
mightachievethesameeffect”.Inotherwords,Americanscientistshavefounda
nutritionalandinexpensivewaytotreatcancer,butpreferinsteadtotrytodevelop
an expensive chemical for the drug companies.” 225
Thus it is evident that vitamin deficiency does not just lead to diseases, but more importantly, the
presence of them can heal and prevent diseases – even cancer and AIDS.
Calcium and Magnesium
Calciummakesup1.6%ofthehumanbodyweight,makingitthemostabundant
metallicelement. 226 Calciumisamineralthatisessentialtotheformationofbones
andteeth,thefunctionsoftheblood,nerveconductionandalsotheproteinswhich
structuretheRNAandtheDNA,themoleculeswhichdirectthevitalityandforma-
tionofnewcells.Calciumdeficiencycancauseheartpalpitations,osteoporosis,
toothdecay,muscletwitches,insomnia,arthritis,numbness,irritability,andmany
otherproblems.It’sdeficiencyhasalsobeenimplicatedasacontributingfactorin
thedevelopmentofcoloncancer.Consultyourherbalandvegetablemanualor
healthfoodstoreforsourcesofcalcium-richfoods,andincludeacalciumsupple-
mentintabletformtoyourdiet,unlessyouareonawell-balancedcompletelyraw
diet,includingfreshvegetablejuicesandalmondnutmilk,andfindthatyoudonot
needit.Calciumshouldbetakeninconjunctionwithmagnesiumina1:1to2:1ra-
tio.Sincethesetwonormallyinteractinthebody,ifoneistakenwithouttheother,
itwillcauseanimbalance.VegetablejuicesaregenerallyhigherinCalciumand
Magnesiumcontent,andsoyoumaychoosetotakeasmallerquantityofsupple-
mentsifyouarejuicingadequateamountsregularly.Thefollowingstudiesillustrate
theimportanceofCalciuminthebody’sabilitytocarryoutthenormalphysiologic-
alprocesses,andhowdeficienciesinCalcium,VitaminDandMagnesiumleadto
anacidicconditioninthebodyandpromotesdisease.Therecommendeddailymin-
imumintakeofCalciumandMagnesiumtopromotehealthis 1000 mgand 500 mg
