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@ REVIEWS THE PALM OIL MIRACLE and Gerson therapist Kathryn Alexander, by Bruce Fife now based in Australia, is informed by cel- Piccadilly Books, Colorado Springs, 2007 _ lular biochemistry and guided by the motto ISBN 978-0-941599-65-8 (191pp tpb) Let your food be your medicine and your Available: www.piccadillybooks.com medicine be your food". Her self-published wareness of the properties of good ver- book is well designed with tables and break- sus bad oils and fats is growing, and out boxes that aid understanding. one choice that verges towards the former is At the heart of dietary healing, Alexander palm oil, which is as integral to the diet of says, is the knowledge of how to weigh up tropical Africa and Southeast Asia as olive the chemical constituents of what we eat and oil is to the Mediterraneans and coconut oi! | Make the most of our nutritional intake. For is to the Pacific Islanders. The ancient instance, five times as much potassium to Egyptians prized it for its medicinal quali- sodium and no more than double the amount ties and regarded it as a sacred food. of calcium to magnesium is preferred, but Virgin palm oil, which has a red appear- many of the foods we eat well outweigh ance, is pressed from palm fruit that grows these ratios. As an example, just by adding in bunches with as many as 3,000 fruitlets. a spoonful of soy sauce to your organic It has many healing properties, as Bruce brown rice adds over 1,000 mg of sodium Fife attests to in The Palm Oil Miracle (see _ (Salt) to your diet and destabilises the deli- reviews of his other books Coconut Cures in ©ate cellular communication balance. 12/05 and The Healing Miracles of Coconut Our diet can be harnessed as a powerful Oil in 9/02). Evidence confirms that it can detoxification tool, and Alexander explains improve blood circulation, protect against what you need to know to se -manage your mental deterioration, assist in blood-sugar healing, understand your condition as an control and the absorption of nutrients, and strengthen the key organs as well as the bones and teeth. It can also help combat an eye disease caused by vitamin A defi- ciency that's a scourge in parts of the Third World, particularly where traditional diets have been disrupted by natural disasters and malnutrition is a major problem. Palm oil is a rich source of vitamins A, E and K along with coenzyme Q10 which are imbued with antioxidant properties and have a proven track record in helping reverse heart disease and in fighting can- cer. It contains no trans-fatty acids or cho- lesterol and is more heat-stable than other vegetable oils. If you want to bake or deep-fry foods, then palm oil results in a better taste, texture and quality of product . : than most other oils. Fife includes tradition- informed health consumer backed up by Scl- al recipes from Malaysia, Africa and Brazil entific and evidence-based data (see her arti- to demonstrate the uses of palm oil. cle on "expert patients" in this edition), and The problem with palm oil is that it's make a difference in your life by adopting become so popular that tropical rainforests manageable shopping and food-preparation are being destroyed at an alarming rate to strategies. She has compiled some deli- DIETARY HEALING provide land space to grow the palms. cious, whole-food recipes that take dietary There has to be a more sustainable, environ- _ healing to an exciting new level. mentally friendly way to grow this most It strikes me that these pointers are as _ beneficial oil-bearing plant. equally helpful in detoxification as in main- taining good health. A range of health dis- DIETARY HEALING: The Complete orders including autoimmune problems, Detox Program . cancer, chronic fatigue, heart disease, dia- by Kathryn Alexander betes, depression and more can be alleviated . by means of this workable dietary formula. Annexus, Maleny, Qld, Australia, 2007 You can learn how to increase your cellular ISBN 9780980376203 (280pp tpb) vitality, maintain your acid/alkali balance Available: http://www.dietaryhealing.com and get rid of devitalisers like salt and dairy f you ve ever contemplated detoxing but products while aiding liver cleansing and didn't know where to start, you'd do well controlling your blood sugar level. This to obtain this book that tackles the subject regime requires commitment and discipline, from the perspective of diet as the primary but the results will be worth your while. healing modality. British-born nutritional THE PALM OIL MIRACLE by Bruce Fife Piccadilly Books, Colorado Springs, 2007 ISBN 978-0-941599-65-8 (191pp tpb) Available: www.piccadillybooks.com wareness of the properties of good ver- sus bad oils and fats is growing, and one choice that verges towards the former is palm oil, which is as integral to the diet of tropical Africa and Southeast Asia as olive oil is to the Mediterraneans and coconut oil is to the Pacific Islanders. The ancient Egyptians prized it for its medicinal quali- ties and regarded it as a sacred food. Virgin palm oil, which has a red appear- ance, is pressed from palm fruit that grows in bunches with as many as 3,000 fruitlets. It has many healing properties, as Bruce Fife attests to in The Palm Oil Miracle (see reviews of his other books Coconut Cures in 12/05 and The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil in 9/02). Evidence confirms that it can improve blood circulation, protect against mental deterioration, assist in blood-sugar control and the absorption of nutrients, and strengthen the key organs as well as the bones and teeth. It can also help combat an eye disease caused by vitamin A defi- ciency that's a scourge in parts of the Third World, particularly where traditional diets have been disrupted by natural disasters and malnutrition is a major problem. Palm oil is a rich source of vitamins A, E and K along with coenzyme Q10 which are imbued with antioxidant properties and have a proven track record in helping reverse heart disease and in fighting can- cer. It contains no trans-fatty acids or cho- lesterol and is more heat-stable than other vegetable oils. If you want to bake or deep-fry foods, then palm oil results in a better taste, texture and quality of product than most other oils. Fife includes tradition- al recipes from Malaysia, Africa and Brazil to demonstrate the uses of palm oil. The problem with palm oil is that it's become so popular that tropical rainforests are being destroyed at an alarming rate to provide land space to grow the palms. There has to be a more sustainable, environ- mentally friendly way to grow this most beneficial oil-bearing plant. ETARY HEALING fier complete deior progrem tathryn Alexades DIETARY HEALING: The Complete Detox Program by Kathryn Alexander Annexus, Maleny, Qld, Australia, 2007 ISBN 9780980376203 (280pp tpb) Available: http://www.dietaryhealing.com f you've ever contemplated detoxing but didn't know where to start, you'd do well to obtain this book that tackles the subject from the perspective of diet as the primary healing modality. British-born nutritional NEXUS = 71 DECEMBER 2007 — JANUARY 2008 www. nexusmagazine.com