What should you eat on the planet earth in order to look and feel your best? Good nutrition means getting every thing you need
from your diet, and not eating the things that you don't need, or that might actually harm you. You may have a nutritional disease as many people do today,
or you may be looking for recipes and cooking techniques. You will be able to find all of this at Third Planet Food, to
help you achieve your goals of living and eating well.
This web site is a work in progress. All the links to "The Basics" are now working, except for Phytochemicals. I am working on that one, so
check back!
Chemicals found in plants that can protect against or prevent certain diseases. There are about 900 or so of these - and that's just
the ones that have already been discovered. Lycopene, silymarin, gingerols, quercitin, allyl sulfides, and more!
The Blue Marble: Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center.
This photo is of Africa, Antarctica, and the Arabian Peninsula as taken en route to the Moon by Apollo 17's
Harrison Schmitt or Ron Evans[1] on December 7, 1972. The flight marked the last time that humans left low Earth orbit
and the first and only time a geologist, Harrison Schmitt, travelled to the moon.
The information on this page is not meant to be used in treatment of medical conditions. Please seek the advice of a physician about any medical condition
or symptom. Those with medical conditions should consult a medical professional about the appropriateness of taking dietary supplements or diet therapy,
and how these methods will interact with their medications.
Sources for information found on these pages include:
Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University (http://lpi.oregonstate.edu)
National Institute of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements (http://ods.od.nih.gov)
US Department of Agriculture (http://www.usda.gov)
Food Values of Portions Commonly Used by Bowes and Church, J.B.Lippincott Company, 1984
US Food and Drug Administration (http://www.fda.gov)
The International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (http://www.iccidd.org/pages/iodine-deficiency.php)
Origins of Elemental Names (http://www2.ucdsb.on.ca/tiss/stretton/Database/element_origins.html)
The American Heart Association (http://www.americanheart.org)