Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 But I haven't used Lexapro for years, and I've seen plenty of other people get off antidepressants—or avoid going on them in the first place—by using a combination of natural substances from amino acids to St. John's wort.
One of the best of those natural substances is 5-HTP.
Depression Is Not a Prozac Deficiency
The term 5-HTP stands for 5-hydroxytrypto-phan, and it's the stuff out of which your body makes serotonin, one of the major players in a group of neurotransmitters—chemicals that transmit information in the brain. |
| Scratch an alcoholic and you will find a hypoglycemic," says Mathews-Larson, whose Health Recovery Center in Minneapolis has treated alcoholics with vitamins, minerals, and amino acids for several decades. She believes addicts don't metabolize sugar properly, which is responsible for a good deal of the cravings and addictive behavior and that without correcting this situation, no treatment of alcoholism can be entirely successful, even if it does lead to abstinence. |
| Alcoholics and drug addicts are often so depleted of amino acids that they can't create these neurotransmitters, leading to depression, hostile and aggressive behavior, confusion, anxiety, and paranoia," says Mathews-Larson.
The formulas given at the Health Recovery Center vary and are based on an individual's needs, but most include a multivitamin, multi-mineral, B-complex supplement, gamma-linolenic acid, which reduces withdrawal symptoms and improves mental processes, and melatonin for better sleep, according to Mathews-Larson. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 One study in diabetic patients using radio labeled amino acids demonstrated a significant decrease in biosynthesis activity, especially polymeric collagen after 2 months of 600 milligrams of anthocyanosides/day. Low luminance visual acuity was evaluated in diabetic patients with retinal pathologies. Retinal function was improved after administration of anthocyanoside-purified extract (Forte, 1996).
Cataracts
Bilberry prevented the development of further lens opacity in 97% of the eyes of 50 patients with mild senile cortical cataracts in a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 The formulas include cleansing herbs, amino acids, antioxidants, digestive enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and five kinds of fiber. Both formulas are taken in the morning and evening, in gradually increasing dosages, for several weeks. These formulas target not only the bowel, but also the liver, lungs, skin, and lymph. At the end of the program, a person should be having two to three bowel movements every day. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| The use of radio-labeled amino acids demonstrated a significant decrease in biosynthesis, especially polymeric collagen. Anthocyanosides may help to prevent diabetic patients from injuries caused by malfunction of synthesis activities during normal diabetic treatment (Boniface, 1996).
Retinal improvement was demonstrated in a small trial of 40 patients. Ophthalmoscopic examination and descriptions of the fluoroangiographic investigation of patients with diabetic or hypertensive vascular retinopathy was performed in a double-blind, randomized, controlled study with specific exclusion criteria. |
| Srivastava N, Prakash D, Behl HM, Biochemical contents, their variation and changes in free amino acids during seed germination in Terminalia arjuna. Int J Food Sci Nutr, 53:215-9, 1997 May.
Armoracia rusticana
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Arnica
Arnica montana description
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts of Arnica are the ethereal oil of the flowers, the dried flowers, the leaves collected before flowering and dried, the roots, and the dried rhizome and roots.
Flower and Fruit: The terminal composite flower is found in the leaf axils of the upper pair of leaves. |
Dr. Steve Blake
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 Both zinc recycled from the body and zinc from food may bind to dietary amino acids, peptides, nucleic acids, and phytates in the intestines. Zinc also binds tenaciously to the protein casein in dairy products. Most of this bound zinc passes in the stool. Urine losses are usually under 10 percent of the total zinc eliminated. Small amounts of zinc are also lost from the body in skin cells, the menstrual cycle, sweat, semen, and hair. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| Jonathan Wright, MD, a pioneer in nutritional medicine, has had success in treating insomnia using supplements of essential amino acids. He reports the case of a man who had been suffering from insomnia most of his adult life. Over the previous 18 years, doctors had prescribed 14 different drugs, starting with sleeping pills and progressing to antidepressants. The sleeping pills left the patient feeling groggy, while the antidepressants resulted in nightmares and, in the case of two drugs, heart trouble. He had also tried L-tryptophan supplements, but his insomnia did not improve. |
Dr. Steve Blake
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| Summary for Molybdenum
Main function: metabolism of sulfur-containing amino acids. RDA: adults, 45 meg. Toxicity: low toxicity.
Tolerable upper intake level has been set at 2 mg. Deficiency is rare.
Sources: beans, lentils, whole grains, and nuts.
Forms in the body: found in the enzymes sulfite oxidase, xanthine oxidase, and aldehyde oxidase. |
Andreas Moritz
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 Milk protein begins to break down into amino acids during boiling, which makes it easier to digest and absorb. This may be one of the reasons why Indians always boil their milk before use. They also know that milk has adverse effects when its fat is removed. For some reason, milk protein, unlike egg or meat protein doesn't coagulate when heated. In addition, many of the milk's enzymes survive. To preserve milk and to kill any existing germs Indians simply put a silver coin or a silver spoon in the milk. Silver is strongly anti-bacterial. |
| Once it has entered the intestinal tract, aspartame is converted into two highly excitatory neurotransmitter amino acids, aspartic acid and phenylalinine, as well as into methyl alcohol (wood-grain alcohol) and formaldehyde (embalming fluid).
Wood alcohol is one of the most dangerous substances that result from eating artificial sweeteners. It may directly enter the bloodstream and move through the brain barrier into the central nervous system where it can influence the neurotransmitters, alter brain function, and cause brain damage. |
| Instead, it must use amino acids and complex sugars stored in the muscles as fuel. This in turn will make the person weak and excessively hungry (as in cravings), which creates an endless cycle of increased insulin secretion and fat generation. To escape this vicious cycle, one must keep the body's insulin secretions low. Low levels of insulin allow your body to produce large amounts of hormone-sensitive lipase, thus burning fat as needed. This keeps your weight naturally regulated. |
Tom Bohager
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 Enzymes are defined as protein catalysts since they are made up of amino acids, just as proteins are. However, enzymes are unique, because they are biologically active—they contain energy. It is this energy that makes it possible for enzymes to perform the work of life. The energy contained in enzymes is not unlimited, however. Rather, an enzyme works until all of its energy is exhausted—you might say it wears out. Once the enzyme no longer contains any biological activity, it ceases being a catalyst and becomes like any other protein, ready to be absorbed by the body. |
Jeffrey M. Smith
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 In this case, the fusion protein includes amino acids translated from three sources: the transgene, transgene fragment and mutated plant DNA. It is unknown if the proteins would be harmful.
The four RNA variants present another risk. Sections may turn out to be regulatory RNA, which might silence a gene in the plant or even in humans who consume the soy. The Centre for Integrated Research on Biosafety (INBI) says that the "post-transcriptional processing" of RNA into the four variants "could signal entry into pathways that produce regulatory RNAs."78 No one has yet studied this possibility. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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| EFFECTS
The main active agents are various amino acids, glucosamine, sterol, enzymes and approximately 3% urea.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
The drug is used for dysmenorrhea, nose bleeds, and skin disorders.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. The young mushroom is edible.
DOSAGE
Preparation: Puff Ball is available ground or in alcoholic extracts.
LITERATURE
Gasco A et al., (1974) Tetrahedron Lett 38:3431. |
Andreas Moritz
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| To make certain that the amino acids derived from the protein meal are synthesized into proteins, the pancreas has to secrete insulin. In other words, the more protein you eat, the more insulin your body needs to make, thus increasing the chances of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
Accordingly, eating a normal-sized steak forces your pancreas to secrete more insulin than it would need to produce in response to eating 12 times the amount of sugar contained in one can of soda. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| It works hand in hand with other essential amino acids to maintain growth, lean body mass, and the body's store of nitrogen, an essential part of all amino and nucleic acids, both of which are necessary to all life. But when it comes to herpes, lysine has a strange relationship with another (very important) amino acid, arginine.
Herpes is less likely to reproduce when the ratio of lysine to arginine favors lysine—when there's too much arginine and not enough lysine, the virus likes to replicate. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Plasma tryptophan and other amino acids in primary fibromyalgia: a controlled study. J Rheumatol 1992;19:90-94
Abelmoschus moschatus
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Abies alba
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Abrus precatorius
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Abscess Root
Polemonium reptans description
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal part is the dried root.
Flower and Fruit: The hanging blue flowers are in loose terminal, glandular-haired panicles.
Leaves, Stem and Root: The plant grows to about 25 cm. It has creeping roots and a thin rhizome, which produces numerous stems and numerous pale, thin, glabrous and brittle roots. |
Ron Garner
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 See page 287 for more on amino acids.)
Just like the Pottenger cats, the human body is designed for whole, natural, unprocessed food as nourishment. However, as clearly illustrated in Figure 2.1, there is a distinct difference between cats and humans. Whereas carnivores are physically designed to consume mostly meat, humans are not. The over-consumption of animal proteins produces excess acids in the human body, and as we will learn in chapter 10, this condition sets the stage for diseases to manifest. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 Compared to fat and carbohydrate, protein is the least efficient source of energy, requiring a tremendous amount of digestive work and breakdown of complex protein molecules into amino acids. In fact, Arctic explorers in the nineteenth century who had to resort to eating primarily lean rabbits and rodents actually starved to death, a phenomenon termed "rabbit starvation" or "protein starvation."1 Why is protein such a lousy calorie source? The process of breaking it down into usable fuel actually consumes 30 percent of the calories, primarily as heat production, making them unavailable to you. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 Negotiating your way through the maze of information about herbs, amino acids, enzymes and other unfamiliar nutrients, and working out what might be useful for you, is a daunting task—a bit like going on a cross-country trek with a myriad of signposts pointing in different directions. It can be overwhelming. You can probably imagine your home being swamped with little bottles, and spending most of your time swallowing endless pills. Relax: it doesn't have to be like this! |
| This natural storehouse of good nutrients also contains amino acids, pectin and beta-carotene. Research centres and scientific studies around the world praise the preventive and curative powers of apple cider vinegar and we recommend that all asthmatics take a daily spoonful of it.
A good all-round remedy for bronchial conditions, including asthma, is a mixture of equal parts of lemon juice, honey and apple cider vinegar. Melt the honey in a small amount of hot water before mixing in the apple cider vinegar and lemon juice. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 The composition of valerian includes sesquiterpenes of the volatile oil (including valeric acid), iridoids (valepotriates), alkaloids, furanofuran lig-nans, and free amino acids such as y-aminobutyric acid (GABA), tyrosine, arginine, and glutamine. Valerian administered to animals shows sedative effects.
Valerian is often combined with passionflower and St.-John's-wort for treating anxiety or sleeplessness. A number of studies in humans have shown that it significantly decreases the time it takes to fall asleep and improves sleep quality when compared to a placebo. |
Ron Garner
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| It should supply all the necessary enzymes, amino acids, essential fatty acids, minerals, vitamins, and probiotics we need.
Supplements, if needed, should be natural complexes made from live, whole organic food sources, with their enzymes and electrical properties intact. The best supplements are those that are prepared with minimal processing.
Simple, Effective Health Program
Start the day with a full glass of water with the juice of V2 freshly squeezed lemon.
Eat only raw fruit until noon.
Drink a green smoothie (Appendix 7) every day. |
| It contains powerful immune-building and growth factors, antibodies, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, plus other substances that fortify the body against harmful microorganisms and environmental toxins. Research has identified at least fifty processes, from immune system development to the growth of all body cells, which are triggered in the newborn by colostrum. Evidence shows that these same immune-system-modulating benefits are also available to adults who supplement with colostrum. |
| When protein is cooked, it cannot be converted into complete amino acids, which the liver needs. Eating too much cooked protein, especially animal protein, requires great amounts of pancreatic and stomach enzymes. It causes strong acid formation, liver congestion, kidney stress, adrenal gland fatigue, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and an overall depletion of health. Scientific evidence from the medical community has determined that the highest meat and dairy consuming nations in the world have the highest levels of illness and disease. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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| Lectins (glycoproteins with 11% carbohydrate): mistletoe lectin I (ML I, VAA 1, viscumin), mistletoe lectin II (ML II), mistletoe lectin III (ML III, VAA II), the lectin fractions named are isolectin mixtures
Polypeptides (built up out of 26 amino acids, 0.05-0. |
Ron Garner
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| Second, the body must rob the required vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and enzymes from its own tissues—cannibalizing itself—to manufacture energy for its cellular requirements. As this continues over time, the body's energy reserves become depleted, and its electromagnetic composition becomes distorted, which allows disease to develop. Health returns when the body's electrical balance is restored.
THE BODY AS A CONSTRUCTION SITE
Caring for the human body can be compared to building a house. Once a building lot is obtained, two things are needed: construction materials and workers. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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 Theanine accounts for about half of the total of amino acids in green tea, and the amount of theanine is said to correlate with the quality of the final tea product.
Green tea protects the digestive tract from carcinogens that could otherwise harm the stomach, intestine, or colon and could even influence cancer development throughout the body. Among these harmful carcinogens is a class of mutagens derived by metabolic oxidation of certain heterocyclic amines (HCA). |
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