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Food Choices to Replenish Drug-Depleted Nutrients
I found this in Life Extension magazine and thought it was worth posting. Coenzyme Q10 was interesting to me...this is why I STILL do all of the Breast Cancer diet, BUT I do fish 2 days a week, vegetarian 2 days a week AND either Beef or pork 2 days a week...I want to get ALL the vitamins and minerals I can so to ME, balance and whole foods are key.
Rhonda
FOOD CHOICES TO REPLENISH DRUG-DEPLETED NUTRIENTS
Selecting foods rich in the nutrients depleted by prescription drugs provides another way to avert pharmaceutical-induced nutrient deficiencies. Below are food sources for some of the nutrients most commonly affected by prescription drugs.Beta-carotene:
carrots, spinach, mangos, cantaloupe, apricot nectar.
Potassium:
dried figs, California avocado, papaya, bananas, dates.
Bifidobacteria bifidum:
Jerusalem artichokes, asparagus, garlic, and onions may stimulate the growth or activity of this probiotic.
Riboflavin:
dried sunflower seeds, orange juice, bulgur, spinach noodles, pine nuts.
Biotin:
beef liver, soybeans, rice bran, peanut butter, barley.
Selenium:
Brazil nuts, tuna, beef liver, turkey breast, spaghetti with meat sauce.
Calcium:
milk, dried figs, Swiss cheese, oysters, spinach.
Thiamin:
braised liver, turkey heart, roasted chicken, gefilte fish, sardines.
Carnitine:
ground beef, pork, Canadian bacon, whole milk, cod.
Tyrosine:
soy, turkey, chicken, peanuts, bananas, milk, cheese.
Chromium:
broccoli, green beans, potatoes, grape juice, orange juice.
Vitamin A:
beef liver, chicken liver, cheese pizza, whole milk, cheddar cheese.
Coenzyme Q10:
beef, chicken, trout, salmon, oranges, and broccoli.
Vitamin B6:
potatoes, bananas, garbanzo beans, chicken breast, fortified oatmeal.
Folic acid:
beef liver, fortified breakfast cereals, spinach, Great Northern beans, asparagus.
Vitamin B12:
beef liver, rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, beef, haddock.
Inositol:
cantaloupe, oranges, green beans, grapefruit juice, limes.
Vitamin C:
papaya, guava, red pepper, cantaloupe, black currants.
Lactobacillus acidophilus:
yogurt containing live lactobacillus cultures, kefir, acidophilus milk.
Vitamin D:
salmon, mackerel, sardines, eel, fortified milk.
Magnesium:
Florida avocado, toasted wheat germ, almonds, shredded wheat cereal, pumpkin seeds.
Vitamin E:
wheat germ oil, almonds, safflower oil, corn oil, soybean oil.
Niacin:
chicken breast, beef liver, mackerel, barley, bulgur.
Vitamin K:
kale, broccoli, parsley, Swiss chard, spinach.
Phosphorus:
plain nonfat yogurt, lentils, salmon, milk, halibut.
Zinc:
oysters, beef shank, chicken, pork tenderloin, plain yogurt.
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