| In addition to a healthy diet that includes fresh fruit and vegetables, it makes good sense to consider targeted nutritional supplementation for every growing child and their moms too.
WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE: SPECIAL RISKS AND SPECIAL NEEDS
I worry about the fact that most women do not get the type of care they need to prevent and treat heart disease. It has been established that in many large-scale clinical trials, women have been underrepresented. Data on the incidence and course of heart disease have been obtained from large groups of men and then applied to women. Why? |
| Before cataloguing its other functions, I'd like to share with you a letter I sent to the editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association about the use of coenzyme Qi0 in congestive heart failure:
Targeted nutritional supplementation with fat-soluble and water-soluble minerals is important adjuvant therapy in patients with congestive heart failure. |
| Unfortunately, the medical profession in general has not been very supportive of targeted nutritional supplementation. There has been much negativity and personal bias on this subject. I know this is true, because I was biased against vitamins in the late 1970s.
Why has this been true for so many health professionals? Historically, few doctors have been trained in the field of nutrition, and until recently only a few professionals believed that supplemental vitamins would be beneficial. There were very few scientific studies demonstrating the health benefits of supplements in humans. |
| Minerals
Calcium
800 mg
1,000 mg
Phosphorus
800 mg
1,000 mg
Iodine
70 meg
150 meg
Iron
10 meg
18 meg
Magnesium
200 mg
400 mg
Copper
1 mg
2 mg
Zinc
6 mg
15 mg
When considering nutritional supplementation, remember that taking vitamins and minerals in their proper balance is important. For example, high doses of single B vitamins may cause depletion of other B vitamins, and too much of the mineral zinc may interfere with the absorption of iron, causing anemia. |
Elaine Feuer
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 In the long-term management of the AIDS patient, nutritional supplementation seems to be the most viable and positive course of action to pursue. Dr. Boyer concurs:
"If we don't do something like this, the economic impact at the national level—trying to help over years the progressively debilitated AIDS patient—is going to be staggering. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
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 By focusing on readjusting these imbalances through diet and nutritional supplementation, acupuncture, biofeedback, herbal medicine, and other therapies, alternative physicians are contributing to significant and long-lasting positive change.
\ ddiction can be defined as any physical or * psychological dependence that negatively impacts a person's life. Although a person can be addicted to many forms of behavior, such as gambling, over-eating, sex, or reckless behavior, the term addiction is most commonly used to refer to dependency on cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs (both legal and illegal). |
David Brownstein
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 I have also found that the use of physiologic doses of other natural hormones (natural thyroid hormone, natural testosterone, DHEA, melatonin and others) can increase growth hormone levels. nutritional supplementation with amino acids has also been shown to raise growth hormone levels.
In a study (to be published) that I conducted, an interesting nutritional product, Gammanol Forte (manufactured by Biotics Research: 1-800-437-1298), was shown to raise growth hormone levels by over 45% in women.
Growth Hormone Dosages and Recommendations
Human growth hormone is given in injectable form. |
Dr. Mary Dan Eades
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 The reliance of the British navy on this means of nutritional supplementation led eighteenth-century Americans to coin the nickname "Limeys" to refer to British sailors.
Even though this method of scurvy prevention had been used for over a century and a half, we often fail to heed the lessons of history, to overlook them, or to discount them at any rate. And so scurvy did not disappear after the publication of Dr. Lind's findings in the mid-eighteenth century. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
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| After adopting a protocol of nutritional supplementation, herbs,
AIDS is defined primarily by what appears to be severe immune deficiency and is distinguished from virtually every other disease in history by the fact that it has no constant, specific symptoms. and a healthy diet, under the supervision of Laurence Badgley, M.D., of Foster City, California, his symptoms began to improve. Over nine years later, Jon is healthy and working two full-time jobs.
These are only a few of the many cases of people with AIDS or HIV who have turned their illness around and are now on the road to health. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler and David Rorvik
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 Methylcobalamin is also available for nutritional supplementation and hy-droxocobalamin is available for parenteral administration.
Naturally found B12 is dissociated from proteins in the stomach via the action of acid and the enzyme pepsin. The forms of B12 released by this process are methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin. All forms of B12 bind to proteins called haptocorrins or R proteins, which are secreted by the salivary glands and the gastric mucosa. This binding occurs in the stomach. |
| Methylcobalamin is also available for nutritional supplementation. Hydroxocobalamin is presently only available for parenteral use.
Cyanocobalamin is available as a single ingredient product and in multivitamin, multivitamin/multimineral and B complex products. Lozenges of cyanocobalamin and methylcobalamin are also available. Prenatal and postnatal vitamin/ mineral formulas typically deliver a dose of 12 micrograms of B12 daily. A general range of B12 dosage is 3 to 30 micrograms daily. Some use much higher doses. Absorption of naturally occurring B12 decreases with age. |
| There are two types of mixed tocopherol products available for nutritional supplementation: high-alpha-mixed-tocopher-ols and low-alpha-mixed-tocopherols. High-alpha-mixed-to-copherols contain mainly d-alpha-tocopherol with much smaller amounts of beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol. Low-alpha-mixed-tocopherols typically contain gamma-tocopherol as the major tocopherol homologue. High-alpha-mixed-tocopherols are labeled to indicate the milligrams of d-alpha-tocopherol present, as well as the milligrams of total tocopherols present. |
| Typical doses of pyridoxine used for nutritional supplementation range from 2 to 20 milligrams/day.
Those who use pyridoxine for the management of premenstrual syndrome, typically use doses ranging from 50 to 100 milligrams/day. Those who use pyridoxine for the management of carpal tunnel syndrome, typically use doses ranging from 100 to 200 milligrams/day. |
Dr. Gary Null
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 A study showed the efficacy of nutritional supplementation and food eliminations in bringing on remissions in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and in those suffering from lupus-like symptoms.
H. M. Cooke and C. M. Reading, "Dietary Intervention in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: 4 Cases of Clinical Remission and Reversal of Abnormal Patholody," Int. Clin. Nutr. Rev. 5, no. 4 (1985): 166-76. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 1Michael T. Murray, ND
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| Hippocrates)
Nutritional medicine, as described in this textbook, consists of the use of diet and nutritional supplementation as therapeutic modalities. The foundation of nutritional medicine is a health-promoting diet which focuses on the consumption of whole, natural foods. Nutritional supplements are used in the overall context of nutritional medicine as complementary agents, not as sole primary medicines. Diet is always primary, and supplementation secondary.
There is an ever-growing appreciation of the major role diet plays in determining the level of health. |
Dr. Mary Dan Eades
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| Let's take a look at how nutritional supplementation can help in various anemias.
What helps it?
• Folic acid deficiency clearly causes an anemia in which the red blood cells produced are few in number but quite large (called a megaloblastic anemia). Supplementation restores the cells to a normal size and number. Addition of folic acid to the diet may also benefit people who suffer from sickle cell anemia (an inherited anemia seen primarily among blacks) and even aplastic anemia (a life-threatening condition in which the red blood cell-producing tissue—the bone marrow—shuts down production). |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 1Michael T. Murray, ND
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| A discussion of these 10 recommendations will be followed by a concise description of the role of nutritional supplementation in nutritional medicine.
Eat a plant-based, predominantly vegetarian diet
Based on detailed anatomical and historical evidence, it is thought that humans evolved as "hunter-gatherers", i.e. humans appear to be omnivores capable of surviving on both gathered (plant) and hunted (animal) foods. |
Michael Lerner
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 Pharmacological Approaches
A vast range of pharmacological approaches to cancer includes pharmacological use of nutritional supplementation, herbs, and hundreds of other unconventional pharmaceutical agents, new and old. Laetrile, vitamin C, the mistletoe extract Iscador, and hydrazine sulfate are examples of a few of these pharmacological treatments. Pharmacological approaches are among the most common unconventional cancer treatments.
Herbal Approaches
Herbal therapies for cancer are largely derived from traditional eth-nomedicines from hundreds of different medical traditions. |
| In view of the available scientific evidence, this is another critical example of an area where uninformed nutritional supplementation may do harm.
Allergy, Food Sensitivities, and Cancer
Early in the twentieth century, mainstream medicine in America had a significant interest in food allergies and sensitivities. This interest diminished drastically as modern pharmaceutical research created the potential to control many allergic reactions with antihistamines, and the field of allergy research moved from the clinician's office into the laboratory. |
| Finally, he suggests a low fat diet and basic nutritional supplementation. She finds that the manipulations do, indeed, correct long-standing areas of pain in her back; that she is able to stand more erect and with less fatigue; and that her breathing is improved. This consultation certainly improved her basic health and quality of life. It may have been helpful to her in reducing the risk of recurrence of the cancer.
An example of successful collaboration between a chiropractor and an oncologist is recounted by S.E. |
| He carefully notes that detoxification is not discussed in the contemporary mainstream medical literature, and that nutritional supplementation represents a problematic area. He allows everyone room to choose his own type and level of nutritional intervention. He personally undertook one of the most rigorous nutritional programs—the Gerson diet—and then continuously modified it until he reached an individualized program.
Keeping in mind Gawler's example of a flexible and reasoned approach to nutrition in cancer, in the next four chapters we look at some of the major nutritional therapies. |
John Boik
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 Wherever possible, a program of nutritional supplementation should be based upon assay results and should be monitored periodically to evaluate the effectiveness of therapy.
• Immune function assays: These include natural killer cell function and population, macrophage function, and secretory IgA levels.
• Other assays to direct treatment: This book discusses numerous plasma factors which may affect the progression of cancer. Analysis for any of these may be appropriate to direct treatment. |
Richard Gerber, M.D.
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 Oftentimes, pychological stress is only a function of the mindset of the individual perceiving the home or work situation as threatening to well-being.
10. nutritional supplementation and proper diet, meditation, and stress-reduction techniques offer an easy way to deal with the common emotional and biological stresses of life.
11. There are many different types of unseen stress that pose health threats to the individual. |
Gary Null
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 In addition to findings such as these, the ADA report notes that well-designed clinical trials indicate the beneficial effects associated with high fruit and vegetable diets cannot be duplicated by nutritional supplementation alone. Clearly, there are more benefits in the healthy foods we eat than are obtained from the most common nutrients often associated with them such as vitamins C, E, A, beta carotene, and so on. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler and David Rorvik
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| The two forms of vitamin D used for nutritional supplementation are the secosterols ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3). Secosterols or secosteroids are derived from the cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene ring structure, the basic structure of all steroids. The cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene structure is comprised of four rings (A, B, C and D). Secosterols or secosteroids are steroids in which one of the rings has been broken. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 2Michael T. Murray, ND
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| Due to their infectious nature, immune support (through proper diet, nutritional supplementation and botanical medicines) is an important aspect of the therapy. For further recommendations on treating atrophic vaginitis, see Chapter 170; for herpes simplex, see Chapter 157; and for Chlamydia, see Chapter 143.
Diet
For all causes of vaginitis, a nutrient-dense diet is recommended. All refined foods and simple carbohydrates should be eliminated and trans and saturated fats kept to a minimum. If food allergies are suspected, they should be determined and eliminated. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
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| Clearly, homeopathy, like other forms of natural medicine, including herbal medicine and nutritional supplementation, is caught in an economic Catch-22. But as part of the growing tide of national awareness of alternative medicine, homeopathy should soon receive the attention it deserves from the U.S. government and become part of the solution to America's national healthcare crisis.
HOMEOPATHY IN THE UNITED STATES
Homeopathy has a long and distinguished history in the United States and was popular from the mid-19th to the early-20th century. Dr. |
Dr. Gary Null
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| A study showed the efficacy of nutritional supplementation and food eliminations in bringing on remissions in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and in those suffering from lupus-like symptoms.
H. M. Cooke and C. M. Reading, "Dietary Intervention in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: 4 Cases of Clinical Remission and Reversal of Abnormal Patholody," Int. Clin. Nutr. Rev. 5, no. 4 (1985): 166-76. |
| If we want to get into lifestyles of antiaging and life extension, we need to consider not only healthv diets but a program of optimal nutritional supplementation. Antioxidants are among the most important protectors against the aging process in general and against brain aging in particular. They will stop the onset of senility, Alzheimer's disease, and other brain injuries."
Then Dr. Pelton utilizes special nutrients to enhance the brain:
Flaxseed oil. This major brain nutrient is the greatest source of the essential fatty acid omega-3 (eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA). |
Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine
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 For cancer patients undergoing conventional treatments, I recommend starting nutritional supplementation at least one week prior to surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. The benefits of supplement use will be described more fully throughout this chapter and include the following;
1. Supplements can decrease short-term toxic side effects. Nutrients can help lessen hair loss and nausea and provide extra energy and faster recovery from immune suppression. |
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