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 Folic acid supplementation of 1 mg a day is recommended preior to conception and throughout pregnancy to reduce risk of neural tube defects in the infant. About 60-100 oz of water should be consumed daily. Approximately 19-21 lb should be gained throughout a pregnancy. Consuming around 2,200 calories a day will usually achieve this, depending on an individual's metabolism and energy level. Pregnant women should take a folic acid supplement and a multivitamin. Vitamin A levels should not be excessive but it is necessary to take 100% of the recommended daily allowance. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| Routine supplementation of the diet with antioxidants is not advised.
What is a diabetic to do when current medical thinking also states:
• High sugar foods are bad (even complex carbohydrates and high sugar fruits);
• High fat diets will clog arteries, increasing risk of heart disease;
• High protein diets, because of the peculiarity of diabetes, are to be avoided because of the wear and tear on a system with already stressed renal function.
All that is left for safe diabetic consumption is H20; and health merchants tell us that our water is polluted. |
| Doesn't it make you wonder what has gone wrong in the growing, harvesting, and production of our foodstuffs that our government permits/requires supplementation? More remarkable, though, is that these added supplements are of little value in the overall nutritional picture.
Buying a used car from "Lucky" is safer than going to the grocery store. Many artificial sweeteners and other additives have received the stamp of approval from the FDA — the same agency that approved Vioxx, Prozac, and other questionable drug products. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
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 Although no study has demonstrated a benefit of supplementation to your thinking process, the products are generally safe, and anecdotal evidence is enticing. We recommend a supplement with 400 micrograms of folic acid, 800 micrograms of B,2, and 40 milligrams of B6 a day.
Aceytl-L-carnitine/ Not yet There are lots of strong theoretical reasons why this should alpha-lipoic acid enhance brain health—specifically, by improving mitochondrial activity and reducing mitochondrial DNA decay, resulting in higher neurotransmitter function-but there's not enough evidence in humans. |
| You can do it through supplements or food (though you probably won't get more than 300 or so lUs through food alone, so supplementation is smart). Getting some sunlight, ideally around twenty minutes daily of direct exposure, is also protective. You cannot get enough sun in most of the U.S. and all of Canada between October 1 and April 15 to turn inactive vitamin D into active vitamin D. So we recommend you get insurance D in foods supplemented with vitamin D3 or in supplements. Don't get more than 2,0001Us a day.
YOU Tip: Protect Your Liver. |
| Folate supplementation decreases colon cancer rates by 20 percent to 50 percent, but more than 50 percent of Americans don't even get the recommended amount, and 90 percent don't get the amount that seems to reduce colon cancer (800 micrograms a day). Lots of foods-like spinach, tomatoes, and orange juice-contain folate, but it's absorbed less well than folic acid from supplements. The average intake of folate through food is 275 to 375 micrograms, so you need a supplement of about 400 micrograms to reduce your risk of cancer. |
| If your doc recommends that you boost your testosterone with supplementation, here's what you need to know about its benefits and potential side effects:
FACTOIP
About 1 percent of testosterone is converted to estrogen, which may help explain why a small percentage of men do get breast cancer.
In Favor: Besides improvements in the areas most associated with testosterone (libido, muscle mass, bone strength), testosterone therapy has been shown to decrease levels of lousy LDL cholesterol and improve insulin sensitivity, so your chance of suffering diabetes decreases.
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Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Basic Supplementation:
¦ A high-quality, professional-grade multivitamin and mineral without iron (unless recommended by your doctor).
To Aid in Alleviating Sugar Cravings:
¦ Chromium (in amino acid chelate form)—200 micrograms with breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
High-quality, clean, professional-grade fish oil (from anchovy, sardine, mackerel, or cod)—one gram or one teaspoon per meal at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
L-glutamine powder—1 teaspoon (about two to three grams) morning, midday, and evening, mixed in a small amount of water. (You may use more to help cravings, as needed. |
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| Herbs containing vitamin C: Iron deficiency anemia may respond to vitamin C supplementation. You can take 250-500 mg in vitamin C tablets or incorporate any of a number of herbs high in vitamin C in your meals.
DIAGNOSIS
Asthma is an inflammatory condition that affects the airways. When the tubes (the bronchioles) that carry air to the lungs are irritated, they become swollen and obstruct the flow of air, filling up with sticky mucus in the process. This causes wheezing and breathing problems. |
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| Common causes of these low levels include diminished ovarian function, estrogen supplementation (either by birth control pills or by hormone replacement therapy) and impaired adrenal function.
Symptoms include: Osteoporosis, reduced-sex drive (which could be due to diminished libido or lack of interest due to pain or dryness), loss of muscle tone, low energy, lack of mental clarity and decreased enjoyment of life.
Diagnosis: To check for androgen deficiency in women, it's best to measure levels of testosterone and DHE A-sulfate (DHEA-S), another androgen. |
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| Zinc deficiency can cause these lines and can be treated with daily supplementation.
If nails appear yellow: Discoloration of the nails (or yellow nail syndrome) occurs in response to some respiratory diseases. Treatment of the disease is needed to reverse the condition, but sometimes spontaneous healing occurs. Mixed tocopherols are the active ingredient in vitamin E. Taking vitamin E as natural mixed tocopherols, rather than just alpha tocopherols, in amounts of about 1,000 IU a day may help. Tea tree oil can be used to prevent progression to fungal infections. |
| Supplements: Vitamin C supplementation reportedly stimulates immune function; take 500 mg and 1,000 mg a day in separate doses. Reduce the dose if you notice diarrhea. Zinc supplements have also been reported to increase immune function. Adults should take 25 mg per day, and children should take lower amounts. For example, a 30 lb child might be given 5 mg of zinc per day while suffering from an ear infection. Vitamin A supports immunity. Give a child up to six years of age 2,000-5,000 IU of vitamin A a day to support immunity. You should be able to find this in liquid form. |
| Avoiding calcium is generally thought to be unhelpful, and some doctors even advocate calcium supplementation as a preventive measure. Generally, avoiding a high-protein diet, particularly animal protein, is wise. It is recommended that you also avoid too much salt and fat in the diet, alcohol, and foods that are high in oxalate, such as beets, black tea, chocolate, figs, pepper, lamb, parsley, poppy seeds, spinach, soy, and Swiss chard. Oxalate combines with calcium to form a salt that causes kidney stones. |
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| MAGNESIUM
This mineral is a natural bronchodilator that relaxes airway muscles and promotes better breathing. supplementation with magnesium may be especially helpful if you're taking corticosteroids or other asthma drugs, which tend to reduce the amount of magnesium in the body.
What I recommend to my patients: 200 to 600 mg daily.
ALLERGY TESTS
Your doctor may recommend skin or blood tests to determine if your allergies are caused by dust mites, mold, pollen, etc. Once you know what you're allergic to, you can take steps to minimize exposure. |
| Warning: Unnecessary supplementation can lead to excessive androgen levels, resulting in heavier pubic hair growth, clitoral enlargement, acne, increased facial hair growth, lowered voice, and reduced levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol. Close monitoring of testosterone levels is advised.
Culley Carson, MD, Rhodes Distinguished Professor and chief of urology, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill.
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Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, nutritionist and author of Hot Times: How to Eat Well, Live Healthy, and Feel Sexy During the Change. Avery. |
| Total testosterone less than 30 nanograms per deciliter (ng/dL) and/or DHEA-S levels less than 100 micrograms per deciliter (mcg/dL) may be reason to consider supplementation.
Treatment: Among women who have sexual dysfunction due to low androgens, treatment using low-dose testosterone or low-dose DHEA significantly increases sex drive—approximately 70% of the time. Although the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet approved testosterone supplements for use in women, many doctors are prescribing them anyway. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 No effect of supplementation with vitamin E, ascorbic acid, or coenzyme Q10 on oxidative DNA damage estimated by 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine excretion in smokers. Am J Clin Nutr; 65(2):503-507. 1997
Rapola JM, Virtamo J, Haukka JK et al. Effect of vitamin E and beta carotene on the incidence of angina pectoris: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. JAMA; 275(9):693-698. 1996
Rimm EB, Stamper MJ, Ascherio A et al: Vitamin E consumption and the risk of coronary heart disease in men. N Engl J Med; 328(20): 1450-1456. 1993
Rokitzki L, Logemann E, Huber G et al. |
Marshall Editions
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| Vitamin C supplementation should be kept below 2,000 mg a day. Vitamin C can potentially form oxalates, which make up kidney stones, in high amounts.
Herbs: Take 400 mg of a standardized cranberry extract twice a day; it has been shown to reduce urinary calcium in those with a history of kidney stones. Drinking aloe vera juice may also reduce urinary crystals. Uva ursi is traditionally used for urinary tract infections, and relieves pain and cleanses the urinary tract. Take 250-500 mg three times a day, but do not use this herb for more than two weeks. |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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 Together, the medical experts devised a carefully thought out dietary and supplementation plan to augment the conventional therapy with steroids that Mullin was using. Mullin began to consume a completely whole-foods diet coupled with nutritional supplements, with the hope that it would help to temper the autoimmune response that was raging through the nerves in the lower half of his body.
Over the next eight months Mullin's constant pain and weakness began to ebb. His near-constant dizziness and heart-rate swings diminished. |
Michael Pollan
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 But it would take longer still for science to realize that this "Wonder Bread" strategy of supplementation, as one nutritionist has called it, might not solve all the problems caused by the refining of grain. Deficiency diseases are much easier to trace and treat (indeed, medicine's success in curing deficiency diseases is an important source of nutritionism's prestige) than chronic diseases, and it turns out that the practice of refining carbohydrates is implicated in several of these chronic diseases as well—diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 D supplementation offers no benefits.
Each day that the American Cancer Society, the AMA, the FDA and others in conventional medicine refuse to acknowledge the benefits of vitamin D supplements for preventing cancer, they lose yet more credibility and slip one step closer towards global humiliation and irrelevance. It is difficult to imagine how anyone from conventional medicine can show up at a health event and say, with a straight face, that they're doing everything they can to fight cancer when in reality they are willfully ignoring a prevention medicine that really works: Vitamin D. |
| New research published this month shows that vitamin D supplementation produces an astonishing 77 percent reduction in all cancers in women, making it the single most effective medicine for preventing cancer that has ever been discovered by modern medical science. The American Cancer Society, however, seems stuck in the nutritional dogma of the 1950's and continues to claim that only drugs, radiation and surgery can treat cancer, and that nutritional supplements have no role to play whatsoever in cancer prevention. |
| Protect the health of its people through a national program of encouraging vitamin D supplementation. While U.S. cancer groups like the American Cancer Society stubbornly refuse to acknowledge the benefits of vitamin D supplements in cancer prevention, the Canadian Cancer Society is launching a program to make sure every Canadian citizen receives a level of vitamin D sufficient to prevent most cancers, including breast cancer.
The U.S., in contrast, has no interest in preventing cancer... |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Considering just the last three years of the study reveals an impressive 77 percent reduction in cancer due to supplementation. (The full press release of this study is included below. It provides more details about the findings.)
Note that these astonishing effects were achieved on what many nutritionists consider to be a low dose of vitamin D. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 You could multiple your results if you were willing to add some good supplementation on top of your physical exercise.
Supplements that boost your health with exercise
What kind of supplements am I talking about? Superfood nutrients and high-quality nutritional supplements from the kind of companies I recommend here on NewsTarget. Aim for a combination of food-based and supplement-based nutrition. Personally, I start each morning with a superfood smoothie that contains a massive serving of various superfood concentrates. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The NewsTarget DrugWatch database aims to teach consumers how to protect themselves from the nutrient depletions caused by pharmaceuticals by compensating with nutrient supplementation through either foods or dietary supplements. When pharmaceuticals cause an accelerated loss of vitamins, minerals or other important nutrients, consumers can protect their health by either finding a natural way to end dependence on the pharmaceutical or by supplementing with the proper nutrients to avoid the inevitable onset of nutritional deficiency diseases. |
Mike Adams
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| That's Nutritional Law Number Six:
Nutritional supplementation is essential for meeting fundamental nutritional goals.
Let's discuss this in some detail. As a human being, you simply cannot achieve outstanding nutrition without nutritional supplementation. I've covered this briefly in the previous section, where I discussed the idea that you would have to eat 10,000 calories a day just to get the vitamins and minerals and phytonutrients that you need in order to experience optimum health. I also explained that no human being can eat 10,000 calories a day. |
Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD
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 Other diseases that seem to be occurring more frequently because of the human inability to synthesize vitamin C or get adequate amounts of it from diet (without supplementation) include arthritis, gall bladder disease, aortic aneurysm, and angina.
Vitamin B-3 Deficiency
The same principles hold true for vitamin B-3 (niacin). That is, pre-agricultural humans formerly ate a diet that provided them with an adequate intake of niacin. To save energy for other purposes, their ability to synthesize niacin from the amino acid tryptophan was very largely, but not entirely, lost. |
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| We know so much about the potential for special diets and supplementation to help modulate autoimmune disease and we have to help patients reap those benefits." Still, the majority of doctors do not understand the role that diet plays in helping to ameliorate autoimmune disease. "Even in the field of inflammatory bowel disease the firm belief is that diet plays no role," Mullin says, his fingers stee-pled in front of his face in a gesture that belies his frustration. |
| Daily use of sunscreen and sunblock, however, can interfere with our absorption of vitamin D, says Mullin, making supplementation all the more critical. Juices fortified with vitamin D can also boost exposure, as can taking supplements.
CURCUMIN. According to a recent study from the National Institutes of Health, turmeric, an ancient spice long used in traditional Asian medicine, may hold promise for the prevention of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. |
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