| Get at the Inflammation
Another healing substance for damaged mucous membranes is gluta-mine, an amino acid that's available as a nutritional supplement. Dr. Metcalfe frequently recommends it for gastrointestinal disorders whenever inflammation is a problem.
Glutamine encourages the turnover or disposal of damaged cells, and it increases the production of new cells along the gastrointestinal walls, says Dr. Metcalfe. It's also a potent antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free-roaming, unstable molecules called free radicals. |
J. E. Williams, O.M.D.
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 How to Supplement Melatonin: Melatonin is a prescription medication in many European countries, but is available over the counter as a nutritional supplement in the United States. I recommend melatonin supplements to all of my patients over sixty years of age, those on estrogen replacement therapy, and those with chronic hypothyroidism, breast cancer, and chronic viral infections. Pineal glandular extracts are available, but either contain only trace amounts of melatonin or none at all, so I do not recommend glandular substances for melatonin replacement. |
| This hormone has become widely popularized in the last few years, and though it is a prescription drug in most European countries, it is available in the United States as an over-the-counter nutritional supplement. I frequently recommend it as a hormonal optimizer, along with other specific natural hormones, in the treatment of menopausal symptoms, in anti-aging programs, and for chronic fatigue and chronic viral diseases.
Evaluating Adrenal Function: Conventional medical doctors rarely test for adrenal function in patients with chronic fatigue or chronic infections. |
| In some cases, substances called secretagogues can stimulate hormonal secretion, or hormonal precursors (the chemical building blocks from which hormones are constructed) can be added to your nutritional supplement program to improve hormonal status. In addition, if hormonal activity is very low, each hormone has a bio-identical pharmaceutical counterpart that can be prescribed, if necessary, by a medical or osteopathic doctor.
Therefore, if you have hormone imbalances, there is no need to go untreated. |
| You can improve your oxidative adaptation by adding antioxidants to your nutritional supplement plan. Additionally, you can complement your dietary protein intake with a full-spectrum amino acid supplement along with specific single amino acids with antioxidant activity. This is recommended for immune enhancement and viral protection. Further recommendations include the use of second-generation antioxidants, specialized powerful nutritional substances, and glutathione, crucial to health and immunity. |
Dr. Mary Dan Eades
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 Because the kind of nutritional supplement that will help joint pain is going to depend on what causes the problem, I would refer you to the listings of specific causes for joint pain: arthritis or osteoarthritis (the wear-and-tear, old-age kind), rheumatoid arthritis (the destructive kind that strikes younger age groups, even children), carpal tunnel syndrome, lupus erythematosus.
What makes it worse?
• Again, see specific conditions.
- Arthritis -
What is it? |
Michael Tierra
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 A good nutritional supplement I recommend can be made by lightly dry-roasting whole milk thistle seeds (available from http://supplies.planetherbs.com/mall/) and then grinding them with a little rock salt or roasted sea salt. These can be eaten by the spoonful several times a day or sprinkled on food as a condiment.
FORMULA 12 FOR THE LIVER (LIVER DETOXIFYING FORMULA)
Bupleurum
Milk thistle seed extract (83. |
Gary Null
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 The regulations of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stipulate that a product that is being sold as a food or a nutritional supplement is limited as to the health benefits that can be claimed to result from its use. On the other hand, the cost of testing drugs, which tends to be in the millions or tens of millions of dollars, is prohibitive for herb companies, which tend to be relatively small as compared to the huge pharmaceutical conglomerates. This puts herb companies in a bind. |
James F. Balch, M.D.
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 These people should consider a nutritional supplement.
Amino Acids
Amino acids are normally thought of as the building blocks of proteins, but they are also crucial in the formation of many enzymes, hormones, and antibodies. They really play many roles in the way cells work, and their proper balance is crucial to maintaining good health.
Nutritionists divide amino acids into two categories: essential and nonessential. Those labels are really misleading. |
Dr. Cass Ingram
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 Resvitanol creates a new definition in what is a nutritional supplement.
The uniqueness of Resvitanol is related to the fact that the majority of nutrients in the grape are found not in the seed but in the skin, vine, and pulp. Thus, this formula provides not only the various flavonoids, such as the OPCs and resveratrol, but also an enormous density of nutrients.
There is yet another group of ingredients unique to red grape extract: organic acids such as tartaric and malic acids. |
James F. Balch, M.D.
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| A little known nutritional supplement. It is called Co-enzyme Q-10.
Dr. Peter Langsjoen, cardiologist: "It doesn't even compare to anything else. Its effects are so clear. They are not subtle. They are dramatic." what is co-Q-10?
So, what is this stuff and why haven't we heard about it?
Co-Q-10 is a vitamin, sort of. It works and acts just like other vitamins, but it has never been recognized as a vitamin officially because of squabbles about the definition of a vitamin. It was first discovered in beef hearts in 1957. |
Alan Keith Tillotson, Ph.D., A.H.G., D.Ay.
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 Hollywood news media reports in 1999 claimed that actor James Coburn recovered from a severe case of RA using a nutritional supplement called methylsulfonylmethane (MSM). MSM is an easily assimilated food source of nutritional sulfur that helps strengthen connective tissue. MSM has captured interest among the nutritional science community because of its ability to strengthen and maintain joints and collagen structures. It is also a scavenger for free radicals and foreign proteins. Patients usually use 1,500 mg of MSM twice a day. |
| A controlled clinical study of a nutritional supplement showed some benefit. Dr. William Mitchell, one of the founders of the John Bastyr Naturopathic University in Seattle, suggests daily dietary intake of foods rich in aromatic polyphenols, such as apricots, russet potatoes, yellow onions, and broccoli. These would reduce inflammation and oxidative stress.
After correcting any underlying problems, we have found it helpful in our clinic to employ one or two of the following four strategies. |
| The nutritional supplement glucosamine sulfate is also useful for deficiency joint inflammation as is the traditional Ayurvedic tonic Yogarajaguggulu. For topical treatment apply castor oil packs.
• Kidney inflammation: Choose from scute root, alisma rhizome (ze xie or A. plan-tago-aquatica), capillaris (yin chen hao or Artemisia capillaris), phellodendron bark, and stinging nettle leaf. If there is deficiency, choose from astragalus root, cordyceps mushroom, rehmannia root (cooked and raw), shilajatu, and stinging nettle seed. For topical treatment apply castor oil packs. |
Dr. Mary Dan Eades
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| Warning: Do not use the antiseptic iodine products designed for cleaning cuts and scrapes as a liquid nutritional supplement!
Herbal remedies
• Please refer to the box on nutraceuticals, pages 93-97.
What makes it worse?
• Dietary saturated fat and a diet high in calories also appear to be connected in some way to the development of painful breast lumps and cysts, perhaps through increasing the output of female hormones. Recommendation: Reduce total calories to a level that will let you reach and then maintain your ideal weight and body-fat percentage. |
Elaine Feuer
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 Davis was determined to talk Stokley into classifying the nutritional supplement as a drug; he even claimed that a couple of items in True Health's supplement could cause the product to be designated as a drug. When Stokley continued to resist, Davis retreated to his original contention, that thirty patients were not enough to consider True Health's test a "good study." Exasperated, Stokley explained how the patients'
Tufts University reported these findings in 1992. |
Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 I find many athletes who undergo intensive training respond favorably to a comprehensive nutritional supplement support program—and I include L-carnitine in my recommendations for such a program.
There are a number of leading signs of carnitine deficiency. I always suspect it when patients report muscle fatigue and cramps. If their lab tests show a deficiency of carnitine in the tissue and red blood cells, I know supplementation will be necessary. |
The Garlic CureJames F. Scheer, Lynn Allison and Charlie Fox
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| If you were marooned on a desert island and had to choose just one nutritional supplement to keep you in good health, what would that be?
The candidates ranged from garlic to chia seed to desiccated liver, wheat germ, brewer's yeast, blackstrap molasses, royal jelly, vitamin C, vitamin B-complex, and vitamin E. Jim lingered close enough and long enough to overhear the final and unanimous vote. |
James F. Balch, M.D.
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| Her research led to the development of a nutritional supplement program that is receiving rave reviews. It is a broad nutritional approach that addresses antioxidant capacity, boosting immune system response, and building muscle tone. Those who have used this multivitamin and mineral supplement called Nutrivene-D report dramatic results very quickly. Children who have had chronic sinus infection all their lives are drainage free within days of starting the treatment because of improved immune responses. |
Gale Maleskey
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 In addition, the immune system reacts to the damage with a process
Chinese Moss
May Help Restore Memory
A natural substance extracted from a rare moss found in the cold climates of China is being sold In the United States as a nutritional supplement that may alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
Calied Huperzine A, this substance can be extracted from the club moss Huperzia serrata, which has been used for centuries in China to treat fever and inflammation, says Alan Kozikowski, Ph.D,? |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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 Brewer's yeast can also be grown specifically for harvest as a nutritional supplement. "De-bittered" yeast is also available, though most yeast sold in health-food stores not tasting bitter is not real brewer's yeast—particularly if found in bulk.
Who Is Likely to Be Deficient?
Brewer's yeast is not an essential nutrient, but it can be used as a source of B-complex vitamins (p. 341) and protein. It is by far the best source of chromium (p. 282), both in terms of quantity and bioavailability.
How Much Is Usually Taken?
Brewer's yeast is often taken as a powder, tablets, or capsules. |
| People wishing to take a nutritional supplement containing iodine should consult a nutritionally oriented doctor.
Experimental animals with severe zinc (p. 346) deficiency developed hypothyroidism, whereas moderate zinc deficiency did not affect thyroid function.12 In a study of fourteen healthy people with primarily high or low serum zinc levels, thyroid hormone (thyroxine) levels tended to be lower in those with lower serum zinc. In those individuals with low serum zinc, supplementing with zinc increased thyroxine levels. |
Ruth Winter, M.S.
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 It is also used as a nutritional supplement in feed for growing chicks. Some researchers theorize irregular heartbeat is characteristic of lack of blood to the heart and may be partly due to loss of intracellular taurine. Much like magnesium, taurine affects membrane excitability by normalizing potassium flux in and out of the heart muscle cells. Supplementation may prevent digitalis-induced arrhythmias. TBS • See Tribromsalan. TCC • See Triclocarban.
TD1 OXIDIZED MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX • Microcrystalline wax (see) that has been treated with toluene (see). Used as a thickener. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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| This nutritional supplement regimen led to a reduction in withdrawal symptoms and decreased stress in alcoholics.
The amino acid glutamine (p. 300) has also been used as an isolated supplement. Animal research finds that glutamine supplementation reduces alcohol intake, a finding that has been confirmed in double-blind human research.17 In that trial, 1 gram of glutamine per day given in divided portions with meals decreased both the desire to drink and anxiety levels.
Alcoholics can be deficient in magnesium (p. 320). |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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 In addition to these herbs, one nutritional supplement has shown promise as an Alzheimer's treatment and, in my opinion, may act as a preventive, too. It's called acetyl-l-carnitine, though it's popularly known as carnitine. A few studies have shown that this nutrient slows the progression of Alzheimer's by preserving acetylcholine and other neurotransmitters. Most sources recommend taking 1 to 5 grams of carnitine a day. I've seen one study in which 300 elderly people demonstrated significant improvement in mental performance after taking 1.5 grams (1,500 milligrams) a day. |
Mary G. Enig
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 It is used as a salad oil or a nutritional supplement. It is favored by some because of its content of octacosanol, a 28 carbon high molecular weight fatty alcohol thought by some to have healthful properties. Unrefined wheat germ oil has a very high vitamin E content, but because of its high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids, it is also one of the oils prone to rancidity depending on how carefully it is handled. The oil has a yellow color and a specific odor. |
Gale Maleskey
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| Lombard suggests that people who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease should also take 300 milligrams of a nutritional supplement called phosphatidylserine (PS) daily with meals. "Phosphatidylserine is an important component of cell membranes and helps cells in the brain to retain their fluidity—an important property for proper function," he says.
Several studies have shown PS to be helpful for age-related memory decline, Alzheimer's disease, or depression. In one six-month study, a group of people with moderate to severe senility were given three daily 100milligram doses of PS. |
| Although scientists first discovered creatine more than 100 years ago, it's only been marketed as a nutritional supplement since 1992, so there's no way to know its long-term effects. Although proponents claim that creatine is a harmless dietary supplement, no one knows what will happen if people continue to take it for many years at the recommended dose of 5 to 25 grams daily.
"Creatine is relatively safe, and it's a biological material that's normally found in the body anyway. The question is, what happens if you take a lot of it over a long period of time? |
Dr. Cass Ingram
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| Selenium cruciferate is an exceptionally high grade nutritional supplement.
Large amounts of selenium are for short term consumption only, like two or three weeks. The normal daily dosage is 200 to 600 meg, depending upon the individual chemistry and/or level of exposure to toxins. Also, eat selenium rich foods such as Brazil nuts, onions, and garlic. Yet, the point is in the event of a massive toxic chemical or radiation release, high amounts, like 1000 mg or more, of organically bound selenium taken daily on a short term basis would be lifesaving. |
Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.
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 Its inception was Hoffer's observation that cancer patients referred to him by other doctors survived much longer when they followed a nutritional supplement program that included beta-carotene and about ten grams a day of vitamin C.
The mean survival time of patients who did not follow the megavitamin program was 5.7 months. Those who received vitamin C fell into two groups. The poor respon-ders, constituting about 20 percent of the entire group, lived an average of ten months, almost twice as long. But the other 80 percent who received vitamin C responded much better. |
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