Elson M. Haas, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  In the following discussion, "vitamins" refers to the general concept of taking nutritional supplements.
Does everyone need "vitamin" supplements? While I do not believe that the average, basically healthy individual who has a sensible, balanced diet and low-stress lifestyle needs to take regular supplements, there are times in this healthy person's life when certain supplements or a general high-level nutritional program will be helpful on a daily, monthly, or yearly basis. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 2Michael T. Murray, ND
See book keywords and concepts | | Even though the herbs discussed possess blood sugar-lowering effects, proper and effective natural treatment of the diabetic patient requires the careful integration of diet, nutritional supplements, lifestyle, and botanical medicine.
Allium cepa and Allium sativum
Onions and garlic have demonstrated blood sugar-lowering action in several studies.90,91 The active principles are believed to be sulfur-containing compounds, allyl propyl disulfide (APDS) and diallyl disulfide oxide (allicin), respectively, although other constituents such as flavonoids may play a role as well. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Within the meaning of our agricultural term, though, almost all nutritional supplements are "inorganic" (really nonorganic) in the sense that they are chemically manufactured or extracted from foods grown with chemicals.
Chelated: When minerals are bound to another molecule to enhance absorption from the digestive tract, they are said to be "chelated." This organic molecule must have a dicarboxylic acid with two negatively charged sites to hold the mineral. | | Continuing to take estrogen hormones helps reduce these symptoms, but there are also many possible aids to be found in diet, lifestyle, nutritional supplements, and herbs. Vitamin E, A, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and B vitamins may help. Female herbs such as dong quai (angelica root) have been shown to reduce symptoms too. After menopause, calcium needs and bone health are the greatest concern unless extra hormones are taken. (See the following programs for Pregnancy, Lactation, Birth Control Pills, and Menopause for further discussions of these subjects. |
Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  How many people have been killed by nutritional supplements and herbs prescribed by alternative practitioners? Zero. That's right. Zero. Now let's look again at the minimum number of people who have died because they took FDA-approved drugs—about 384 every day just in hospitals in the U.S. Next time you're about to walk out of your physician's office with a prescription in your hand, remember that number and think again about whether FDA approval should give you confidence. | | When you are radiantly healthy your body becomes a finely tuned instrument beautifully designed to fight off just about anything that comes its way. nutritional supplements such as vitamins and minerals are health insurance. You are making sure your body has everything it needs to stay balanced and tuned.
A lot of people ask, "Why do I need to take vitamins if I eat well?" First, the soil our food is grown in is badly depleted of many essential minerals. | | Taking the right nutritional supplements and herbs improves the picture even more.
Some 90 percent of adult-onset or Type II diabetes, also known as non-insulin dependent diabetes, is caused by poor diet, obesity and lack of exercise. Three-quarters of those diagnosed with Type II diabetes can avoid insulin injections and other drugs by losing weight. |
Mark Stengler, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Throw in effective herbs and nutritional supplements, and your progress will be even better."
Stephen's lifestyle is fairly typical. Like a very large segment of the U.S. population, he's ready to admit that he probably watches too much TV., and eats too many sweets and white bread. Most of his exercise is turning the steering wheel of his sports car.
Not surprisingly—given this general lifestyle pattern—the statistics on Type 2 diabetes have become alarming. In recent years, the largest increase among those who have "adult-onset diabetes" occurs in people ages 30 to 39. | | I wasn't having any success at all with the homeopathic and nutritional supplements that normally worked so well. So why shouldn't I test bee pollen on myself?
I began to take bee pollen capsules. The product I used was harvested from a bee farm in Peace River, Alberta.
Typically, people are advised to take 2 to 4 capsules daily of bee pollen for a therapeutic effect. Being an aggressive supplement taker, I started at 8 capsules daily. On the first day of use, I did not notice any change in symptoms, but by the sixth day, most of my hayfever symptoms had disappeared. | | Still later, when I was already in clinical practice, I continued my studies in nutrition, nutritional supplements, herbal therapy, and homeopathy, and am currently working on my master's degree in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. Today I enjoy helping people with all kinds of health ailments at my practice in La Jolla, California. I also educate people through my work with the media and through a class I teach at San Diego State University.
Holistic therapies made sense to me from the very beginning. | | But I expect calcium d-glucarate will prove to be one of the most important nutritional supplements on the market.
The phytonutrient occurs naturally in fruits and vegetables such as apples, broccoli, alfalfa, cherries, and grapefruit. In this naturally occurring form, it's known as glucaric acid. When it's made into a supplement, calcium is added to help improve absorption.
Most people don't eat enough fruits and vegetables to get therapeutic amounts of phytonutrients like glucaric acid. That's where the supplement comes in handy. | | The results of his clinical trial showed that a treatment protocol consisting of diet, nutritional supplements (which included mega doses of animal-derived pancreatic enzymes), and detoxification was significantly more successful than conventional therapy (chemotherapy) for inoperable pancreatic cancer. For example, his patients had an 81-percent survival rate after one year as compared with a 25-percent average survival rate for those undergoing conventional treatment for the same cancer. Currently, a large-scale study of Dr. | | But if you follow a good diet, exercise, and take nutritional supplements, you are already enhancing the detoxification process.
6. NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
Nutritional deficiencies are widespread in a society like ours, because we consume monumental quantities of refined and synthetic foods. Many different vitamins and minerals are involved with fat metabolism in one way or another.
Specifically, I find that chromium, vanadium, and alpha lipoic acid are of particular help in regulating blood-sugar levels, and thus preventing fat storage. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | In addition to a decisive plan and the necessary psychological support, a wholesome, well-balanced diet and nutritional supplements can be very helpful. During the transition, fasting or at least a cleansing diet is helpful to enhance purification and lessen the severity and length of the withdrawal period. I have seen people make incredible lifestyle changes with a week-long cleanse. It is very empowering and allows them to clarify their plan and goals while strengthening their willpower.
The key to dietary detox support is in increasing alkalinity and reducing acidity. |
Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Other invaluable nutritional supplements in addition to vitamin C and bioflavonoids are vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B complex (including vitamins B5 and B6), coenzyme Q10, proteolytic enzymes, zinc, calcium, magnesium, manganese, pycnogenol, and kelp. Avoid drinking alcohol during the pollen season as alcohol causes blood vessels in the nose to swell, creating congestion. Consider the advantages of acupuncture treatments: studies show that patients feel better, more energized, warmer, and more relaxed after such procedures. |
Gary Null
See book keywords and concepts |  In addition to acting as immune stimulants, there may be other reasons why nutritional supplements may be useful for those with allergies. It has been noted that 200 to 500 mg of pantothenic acid plus 50 mg of B complex vitamins can be useful for allergic individuals. Vitamin C, in addition to its importance as an antioxidant, also has an antihistamine effect, which may benefit those with allergies by reducing the swelling of tissue and cell membranes. One study found that asthmatics taking 1,000 mg of vitamin C daily had 25 percent fewer asthmatic attacks than those receiving a placebo. |
Bill Gottlieb
See book keywords and concepts |  Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 1-800-858-8833 Homeopathic remedies, herbs, nutritional supplements, kits, educational services, Bach flower remedies.
Capitol Drugs, Inc.
8578 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 1-800-858-8833 Homeopathic remedies, herbs, supplements, books.
Dolisos America, Inc.
3014 Rigel Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89102 1-800-365-4767 Homeopathic remedies.
Fairfax Medical Center Pharmacy
10721 Main St. Fairfax, VA 22030 1-800-723-7455 Homeopathic remedies.
Five Elements Center
115 Rte. 46, Bldg. | | Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 1-800-858-8833 nutritional supplements, homeopathic remedies, herbs, kits, educational services, Bach flower remedies.
Capitol Drugs, Inc.
8578 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 1-800-858-8833
Supplements, homeopathic remedies, herbs, books.
Powell Pharmacy, Inc.
11085 Little Patuxent Pkwy. Columbia, MD 21044 Vitamins, homeopathic remedies.
Books
Gerson, Richard F. The Right Vitamins. (out of print; check your library)
Yoga
Organizations
American Yoga Association
513 S. Orange Ave. |
Nontoxic, Natural and EarthwiseDebra Lynn Dadd
See book keywords and concepts | | Goodpet nutritional supplements (Very Healthy Entetprises). Variety of hy-poallergenic vitamins and ttace minetals. All The Best, Very Healthy Enterprises.
Natural Animal Supplements (EcoSafe Products). All-natural supplements also discourages wotms and fleas. Earth Herbs, EcoSafe Products, Gardens Alive!
Naturally Chelated Trace-Mineral Supplement (Wow-Bow Disttibutors). For both cats and dogs. Wow-Bow Distributors.
Noah's Park Manna Multi-Vitamin and Mineral Supplement (Noah's Park), blended from human-consumption-quality herbs, minerals, and oils. For dogs, cats, and birds. Noah's Park. | | You can give your pet the same whole-food-type supplements you use in your own diet, such as brewer's yeast and kelp, or choose nutritional supplements especially formulated for animals.
HOMEMADE ALTERNATIVES • Anita Frazier, author of The Natural Cat, advocates a special vitamin/mineral mix that can be made at home. Mix one-and-one-half cups brewer's yeast (fot quality of fut), two cups bran (to keep intestines healthy), one cup lecithin gtan-ules (for hair textute and skin quality), one-quattet cup kelp (fot minetals), and three-fourths cup bone meal (fot strong bones and nerves). | | Regardless of why you might want to take nutritional supplements, the first step is to consider whether to take vitamins derived from natural sources or synthetic vitamins made from petrochemicals such as coal tar.
Even though many people claim that natural and synthetic supplements are chemically identical, natural supplements do have molecular, biological, and electromagnetic differences that produce greater levels of biological activity; they are better utilized by the body than synthetic forms. | | Many people take herbs as nutritional supplements for preventive health care, as herbs are oftten a good souce of minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients. (For a listing of herbal extracts, see first Aid in Chapter 9. |
Richard Leviton
See book keywords and concepts |  For asthma, the cost of medications, doctors' visits, and hospitalizations is about $10 billion a year, but with alternative medicine, using allergy-elimination diets plus nutritional supplements, the savings would be about $3 billion. Consider atherosclerosis: Conventional medicine gives various kinds of surgery and drugs, costing $30 billion annually. Alternative approaches, including nutrition and chelation, would save taxpayers about $9 billion. Regarding chronic ear infections, the combined cost of office visits, antibiotics, and ear tubes for about 100,000 children is $650 million. | | He was dispensing nutritional supplements and injecting B vitamins for better absorption at his clinic. Twelve FDA agents in flak vests and ten county policemen knocked down his office doors and burst into his clinic in a commando raid, pointing guns at staff and patients. They followed this with a fourteen-hour search of the premises, after which they seized over
$100,00 in medicines, supplies, records, equipment, even the computer's hard drive. It has been known since as the notorious "B Vitamin Bust. | | Sales of nutritional supplements Up 19%—Medicinal Self-Care Emphasis Strong," Issue 27, (December 1998/January 1999): 106.
Angier, Natalie, "Bedside Manners Improve as More Women Enter Medicine," New York Times, (June 21, 1992).
Astin, John A., Ph.D., "Why Patients Use Alternative Medicine: Results of a National Study," Journal of the American Medical Association 279:19 (May 20, 1998): 1548-1553.
Ausubel, Ken, "Cancer Cures—An Outbreak of Controversy: The Silent Treatments," New Age Journal, (September/October 1989).
Beardsley, Tim, "Fads and Feds," Scientific American, (September 1993). |
Bill Gottlieb
See book keywords and concepts | | Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 1-800-858-8833
Bach flower remedies, homeopathic remedies, herbs, nutritional supplements, kits, educational services.
Ellon USA, Inc.
P.O. Box 320 Lynbrook, NY 11598 1-800-4BE-CALM Manufactures and distributes worldwide the 38 flower remedies developed by Dr. Edward Bach. Introduced the Bach brand of the 38 flower remedies to North America.
Flower Essence Services
P.O. Box 1769
Nevada City, CA 95959
1-800-548-0075
English and Cdifornia flower essences, books on flower essence therapy.
The Flower Essence Society
Patricia Kaminski, Co-director
P.O. |
Dr. Julian Whitaker
See book keywords and concepts | | If you fall into this category, you already may be on a preventive program of exercise and nutritional supplements. You may even be taking some of the targeted brain-boosting agents discussed in earlier chapters. Your memory deficits are likely minor and noticeable only to you, but you're concerned and demand the best, most innovative resources available. You're not afraid to try something out of the ordinary. You would be a perfect candidate for a nootropic, even if you only used it periodically during times of mental overload or when peak performance is crucial. |
Bill Gottlieb
See book keywords and concepts | | That's because herbs are considered to be nutritional supplements,
A Road Map for Shoppers
When you walk into a health food store, you'll find that herbs are sold in a variety of forms. Teas are probably the most familiar, but here's a quick consumer's guide to other types.
Capsules and tablets. Swallowing tablets is probably the easiest way to take any medicine, but many herbalists prefer tinctures and teas because they believe that the active ingredients of the herbs are released more quickly and more efficiently in these forms.
Extracts and tinctures. |
Dr. Julian Whitaker
See book keywords and concepts | | Even if you eat a perfect diet and take handfuls of nutritional supplements, you'll never be in optimal physical condition without exercise. Likewise, if you don't exercise your brain—challenge it, stimulate it, push it—it will cease to grow new connections between neurons and put you at increased risk for mental deterioration. In the remaining pages of this chapter, I'm going to offer suggestions for designing your own personal mental exercise program. | | So far, we have covered the dietary measures and nutritional supplements that are necessary for peak cognitive function. Next, we'll be moving on to another area in maintaining mental sharpness—exercise.
Exercise for Peak Mental Performance
Bill loved to play cards, especially blackjack, and he was good at it. Like a pro, he was able to "count cards"—remember all of the cards that come out during the game. As any gambler will tell you, counting cards is the only way to gain the edge consistently when playing blackjack. |
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