Food Choices to Replenish Drug-Depleted Nutrients

[RhondaH]

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.