Concerning nutrients from raw foods question

[Guest guest]

Can someone direct me to a good source or reference to see what foods

I would need to consume to get these particular nutrients? Any help

would be appreciated. I am so new at raw that I'm starting with alot

of health problems and am trying to conquer them with diet. There is

so much to learn that at times I'm alittle overwhelmed.

 

Acetyl-L-carnitine (500-1000 mg, three times per day)

 

Alpha-lipoic acid (200-400 mg, 3 times per day);

 

B-6 (50-100 mg/day in the form of pyridoxal-5-phosphate,

 

B-12 (1000 mcg of B-12, 3-7 times per week;

 

Benfotiamine (450-600 mg daily)

 

Biotin (5-20 mg/day

 

Choline (400-800 mg of choline citrate

or 1000-3000 mg of phosphatidylcholine, 3 times per day);

 

Folic acid (1600 mcg, 3 times per day);

 

Gamma linolenic acid (GLA) (240 mg, 2-3 times per day;

 

Inositol (500-2000 mg of myoinositol, three times per day);

 

Lecitihin (one tablespoon, two or three times daily);

 

Magnesium (500-600 mg/day with one meal per day

 

Niacin (25-50 mg, 3 times per day);

 

Thiamine in the form of benfotiamine (600 mg daily; taken as four 150

mg capsules spread

throughout the day).

 

Thank you for any help you can give.

Darlene

[Guest guest]

Darlene,

 

Since you mentioned being overwhelmed, I'm a bit remiss to

suggest this, but offhand, the only way I know to find foods that meet

such exacting specifications would be to analyze the USDA's Nutrient

Database. I've used this in the past to look up some facts, and

downloaded and played with an earlier version of the database (SR11, I

think ... now they're up to SR20), since I specialize in databases to

earn my bread, so to speak.

 

Here are some links (first, the guide):

 

http://medrat.com/nutrition/pdf/sr_20_documentation_usda_national_nutrie\

nt_database_for_standard_reference.pdf

<http://medrat.com/nutrition/pdf/sr_20_documentation_usda_national_nutri\

ent_database_for_standard_reference.pdf>

 

Here's the link to look up by a food/group:

 

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

<http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/>

 

Here's a way to look up by a single nutrient (a subset, and only

provides back static documents):

 

http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=15869

<http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=15869>

 

Since the database is fairly well documented, it would be possible, I

think, to arrive at fairly good approximation to your question of what

are the food choices that would meet those specifications, but it would

take some time, depending on skill level and persistence.

 

Of course, not sure where those specific needs came from, or whether a

more top-down or holistic approach would be more appropriate.

 

- Kimchee