| A: Children usually don't need MSM as a nutritional supplement. Parents whose children have allergies, asthma, or an inflammatory illness such as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis should refer to the chapters on those conditions and consider the use of MSM as an addition to regular treatment.
Many children have taken MSM, some in very large amounts, without any problem.
Q: What if my child or my dog swallows a lot of MSM?
A: MSM is very safe. |
| If you are taking blood thinners such as heparin, dicumarol, or aspirin on a regular basis, we strongly recommend you consult first with your physician before using MSM as a nutritional supplement. If your physician approves, start at a low dose of MSM, perhaps one gram a day, and then very slowly increase dosage to an optimum level. Be certain to have your coagulation parameters monitored frequently. If any signs of bleeding appear, check immediately with your physician.
Q: Is it safe for a pregnant woman to take MSM?
A: Clinical experience indicates that MSM is safe for pregnant women. |
| A: MSM has great potential as a nutritional supplement that can be used to support medical treatments. After many years of clinical use, it has not been found to interfere with any prescribed medication.
It is worth repeating that the healing effects of MSM often allow cutting back on prescriptions and sometimes even eliminating medication. However, never make the decision on your own. If you are under medical care, inform your physician first about your intention to take MSM. Show this book to your physician. Only your doctor should advise you whether to cut back or not. |
| We believe that MSM can be more beneficial when used in combination, that is, taken orally as a nutritional supplement as well as applied to the skin.
A variety of lotions, creams, and gels are on the market. Our preference is for a product as pure as possible. Our experience with topical formulas is primarily related to gels containing only MSM blended into a standard gel compound.
We are aware that some topical products contain MSM plus other ingredients. We have no information whether these other ingredients will enhance results. |
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 Use this as a nutritional supplement or as a dressing for salads, baked potatoes, or steamed vegetables. Because of their high Omega-3 content, do not heat unrefined flax or flax oil blends.
Barry Sears, in The Zone, offers a different approach for vegetarians, especially women, to stabilize EFA metabolism. It is to consider using some meat medicinally.
Coconut oil, olive oil, and sesame oil are the three best Omega-9 vegetable oils for culinary use because they contain no fragile Omega-3s. |
Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon
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 DESCRIPTION
Calcium salts are often taken as a nutritional supplement. They have little toxicity and may help to preserve bone strength and possibly reduce the risk of colon cancer. People who have had kidney stones should not take calcium without supervision, because it might increase the likelihood of a recurrence.
INSTRUCTIONS
Generally, calcium supplements should be taken with meals for best absorption, but not with iron supplements. Calcium carbonate maybe constipating in some people, but other calcium salts are less likely to cause this problem. |
Stanley W. Jacob, M.D.
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 The salesman then told her about how he had used a nutritional supplement to relieve a painful shoulder condition. He offered her a sample of the supplement and suggested she try it for a month. The supplement was MSM.
"I am basically a skeptic and I wouldn't have gone to a health food store to buy it," she says. "But I figured I had nothing to lose."
Nelson started taking three one-gram (1,000 milligram) capsules of MSM a day and continued with her pain medication. For almost a month she felt no difference. Then she began noticing improvement—less stiffness and pain in her knees. |
Elaine Feuer
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 What really sold Stokley on True Health, what made him decide to investigate the product thoroughly, was the incredible change he witnessed in his mother's health after she started taking the nutritional supplement:
"My mother was eighty-years-old and suffering from serious rheumatoid arthritis. She was starting to become deformed. When I came across True Health, I took the product to an internist, Dr. Roland White, who, after inspecting it very closely, said it wouldn't hurt her. We put my mother on the product and in two weeks you could see obvious changes. |
| His primary goal was to use the research emanating out of Efamol to upgrade True Health's nutritional supplement. By 1986, Stokley owned the majority of shares of True Health, was named chairman of the board, and began running its day-to-day operations.
The first phase of the program, finding people in the medical profession to work with, took several months:
"Let's get the best doctors, do whatever research necessary. Let's not worry about cost. I decided to find the top people in America to work with, to establish our company with the medical profession. |
| Most of the symptomatic patients reported that within three to five days after starting the nutritional supplement, their energy level improved, fever disappeared, night sweats stopped, cough decreased or stopped altogether, shortness of breath decreased, lymph nodes decreased in size, diarrhea stopped and weakness improved. Many AIDS patients die of starvation because of decreased food intake, malabsorption, or metabolic alterations. During True Health's AIDS test, diarrhea stopped and wasting reversed in all affected patients. |
Donald M. Epstein
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 Yet in the same issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association in which this study was published, dire warnings were asserted by the medical community telling patients not to use this all-natural, nutritional supplement. An editorial stated: "For now it is premature to change individual behavior, to market specific selenium supplements, or to modify public health recommendations based on the results of this one randomized trial. |
Jonathan Goodman ND
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 By making essential fatty acids part of your daily routine, whether through diet or as a nutritional supplement, you take a big step toward general good health.
As this book shows, essential fatty acids, or EFAs, play a major role in promoting health. Fish oils lower blood pressure and relax arteries, lowering heart attack and stroke risk.
Evening primrose oil can make eczema more manageable and can help reduce the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. |
Barnet Meltzer, M.D.
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 It acts as a nutritional supplement, it is better absorbed by the body than straight tryptophane, and it not only elevates serotonin levels but also increases the amount of other endorphins and neurotransmitters that are often low in patients suffering from depression.
By choosing foods high in tryptophane, and supplementing your diet with 5-HTP, you can treat depression without prescription drugs. Side effects are practically non-existent—occasional nausea or digestive dysfunction.
The Top Ten Foods High in Tryptophane
1. ALFALFA SPROUTS
2. BEETS
3. BROCCOLI
4. CARROTS
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| Phenylalanine is also sold in the form of a nutritional supplement called DLPA, or DL-phenylalanine. It can be taken in doses of 500 mg, twice daily. Those suffering from depression have lower endorphin levels, and DLPA aids in elevating them. For this reason, it is prescribed as a natural painkiller as well as a nutriceutical antidepressant.
Tyrosine, the third amino acid, also crosses the blood-brain barrier to counter depression. Just as phenylalanine supports the adrenals, tyrosine stimulates the thyroid (it helps out the adrenals, too) and works to stabilize blood sugar. |
Stanley W. Jacob, M.D.
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| It is a nutritional supplement. MSM is most appropriate for chronic pain conditions where you don't want to rely indefinitely on a drug. If you have a chronic pain condition, MSM can be used along with any therapeutic program you follow. It will not interfere with any drug or procedure being administered by your health professional.
Q: How much MSM should I take for pain relief?
A: For severe pain you may need to take at least two heaping teaspoons of crystals (each level teaspoon is five grams) a day.
Dosage is very important. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
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 Gordon's proprietary oral chelation and other nutritional supplement formulas.
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Recommended Reading
Heart Frauds: Uncovering the Biggest Health Scam in History. Charles T. McGee, M.D. Colorado Springs, CO: Health Wise Publications, 2001.
Alternative Medicine Guide to Heart Disease, Stroke & High Blood Pressure. Burton Goldberg and the Editors of Alternative Medicine. |
Stanley W. Jacob, M.D.
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| A: MSM has great potential as a nutritional supplement that can be used to support medical treatments. After many years of clinical use, it has not been found to interfere with any prescribed medication.
Ir is worth repeating that the healing effects of MSM often allow cutting back on prescriptions and sometimes even eliminating medication. However, never make the decision on your own. If you are under medical care, inform your physician first about your intention to take MSM. Show this book to your physician. Only your doctor should advise you whether to cut back or not. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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 The active factor in deaner, DMAE, is available in other forms and is increasingly used as a nutritional supplement. DMAE has been shown capable of increasing mood, memory and learning capacity, and life span in animal studies.
Ideal deaner dosage varies, with the most common approximating 400 mg per day, beginning with lower levels and working up. DMAE dosages range between 500 mg to 1000 mg per day.
Dilantin
Dilantin (phenytoin or diphenylhydantoin) is approved only for treatment of epilepsy in the U.S. |
Stanley W. Jacob, M.D.
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| Patients have frequently asked my opinion about chondroitin sulfate, another popular nutritional supplement suggested for arthritis. I have not seen patients improve after adding chon-droitin sulfate, however.
MSM often allows patients on medication to reduce the number of pain pills they need and sometimes even eliminate them. If you are on medicarion, always consult your physician first before modifying or stopping a prescription. Some individuals have been taking cortisone for many years for its anti-inflammatory effect. |
| The addition of a simple nutritional supplement like MSM offers relief for some of the systemic symptoms. In my experience, this combination approach yields the best results.
Scleroderma
The Joy of Wrinkles: One Woman's Perspective
It's hard to imagine a woman being happy to see wrinkles on her face. Yet, in December 1986, Cindy Honaker of Norton, Ohio, was thrilled beyond words.
Shortly after she graduated from university thirreen years before and embarked on a teaching career, Honaker developed scleroderma, an extremely painful and crippling disease of the body's connective tissue. |
Dr. Julian Whitaker
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| Acetyl-l-carnitine (ALC). nutritional supplement derived from the amino acid 1-carnitine, ALC protects neurons by neutralizing free radicals, stabilizing cellular membranes, boosting the production of nerve growth factor, and enhancing the activity of acetylcholine.
Adaptogen. Substance that safely increases resistance to stress and balances body functions. Ginseng is an example of an adaptogen.
Adrenal gland. One of two organs situated above the kidneys and comprised of a medulla and cortex. |
| Step 4—Nurture Your Brain With Fats
A basic nutritional supplement program should also include omega-3 fatty acids, especially the "smart fat" docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The best sources are fish oil capsules (two 1,000-milligram capsules per day—each containing approximately 120 milligrams of DHA), or algae-derived DHA (100 to 200 milligrams daily). Freshly ground flaxseed (V4 cup) or flaxseed oil (lV2 to 3 tablespoons) is also good.
Try phosphatidyl serine in a dose of 300 milligrams a day for one month, then taper down to 100 milligrams. |
| Although its close relative 1-carnitine is an important nutritional supplement in its own right, it is not as easily able to cross the blood-brain barrier, and its role in brain health has not been established. It's best to stick with ALC.
DMAE IMPROVES ATTENTION
Dimethyl-aminoethanol (DMAE) is a natural substance present in foods such as anchovies and sardines (another reason fish is called brain food). It enhances memory and cognitive function by stimulating the production of choline, which, in turn, revs up the synthesis of acetylcholine. |
| I placed Sally on a nutritional supplement program consisting of high doses of antioxidants with extra vitamin E, B-complex vitamins, essential fatty acids, and other nutrients that target the brain. I also gave her a vitamin B12 injection and continued giving her twice-a-week injections for the next month.
When Sally and her daughter returned a month later, I looked into the eyes of a different woman. She was alert, smiling, and made pleasant small talk. Her daughter said that her mother's mood and memory were so much improved that they were no longer considering a nursing home. |
Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman
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 Some 15 percent of all Swedes and 20 percent of all Danes take it as a nutritional supplement and/or as a medication.
Natural ?s. Synthetic fitaii
Is there really a difference between natural and synthetic vitamins? Maybe not. Critics claim that at the very best, a synthetic vitamin interacts with the human body as a mere drug or a pharmaceutical agent—not a supporting nutrient. At worst, synthetic vitamins can damage the functioning of the human body through biochemical imbalances. |
Natural Prescriptions: Dr. Giller's Natural Treatments & Vitamin Therapies For Over 100 Common AilmentsRobert M. Giller, M.D.
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| There is one nutritional supplement that has been of great help to my patients. Rutin, part of the C complex, is a bioflavonoid that is thought to help strengthen the capillary system.
Natural Prescription for Heaaorrhoids
• For immediate relief, apply a topical over-the-counter ointment or use zinc oxide, petroleum jelly, or witch hazel.
• Take two or three sitz baths daily: Sit in a warm bath with your knees raised for five to fifteen minutes. |
Gary Null
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 For example, tryptophan, which has been banned from public sale as a nutritional supplement, "was used as a sleeping agent, until there was a problem with some batches of it being contaminated, which caused a syndrome that wasn't related to the tryptophan but to the contaminant. Some doctors use tyrosine for depression and anxiety. The 'DL' form of phenylalanine is often used on a short-term basis for depression and can be very effective if given correcdy. It can lessen anxiety and depression in people by giving them more of an 'up' mood. |
Stanley W. Jacob, M.D.
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| In 1996, a year after she started taking an MSM nutritional supplement, Charlotte was feeling so good she was able to stop the cortisone.
"I was glad about that because of the side effects from cortisone," she says. "The MSM worked well for me. I kept getting better and better. Now I can do everything. I have a little stiffness but at my age, you kind of expect that. If I sit for too long I can get a bit stiff. But nothing compared to what I had before. There is very little pain and a lot of energy. I don't even like to remember how bad it was. The MSM is pretty marvelous. |
James F. Balch, M.D.
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 It is not a synthetic nutritional supplement, but a whole live food, a barley grass extract. I firmly believe whole live foods are a key to good health and long life.
Green Foods Company also produces "Wheat Germ Extract"; "Beta-Carrot" (a carrot juice powder); and "Green Essence," a "salad in a glass" that contains barley grass and other foods such as alfalfa, aloe, broccoli, celery, coix (perot barley), garlic, kelp, and spinach.
The importance of Green Foods
The importance of green foods in the diet is now being validated scientifically worldwide. |
Gale Maleskey
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 You need to be diagnosed—and to find out what your treatment options are—before taking] any nutritional supplement, says Nancy Dunne Boggs, N.D., a naturopathic doctor in Missoula, Montana.
Most of those who have binge-eating disorder are obes^e, and the condition is slightly more common in women, affecting three women for every two men. What's more, binge eating is the most prevalent eating disorder among African-American women, which may explain why they're twice as likely as white women over 30 to be obese.
Research shows that mild to moderate depression is the most common cause, says Dr. |
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