| Vitamin B6 is strongly depleted by this drug, and this depletion is believed to be the reason for a common side effect: nerve damage in the hands and feet. supplementing isoniazid with this vitamin is recommended even by mainstream medicine. See pages 48-52 for more on the B vitamins).
?Vitamin D: 1,000 mg daily.
LEVODOPA (L-DOPA)
This medication is used to treat Parkinson's disease (PD). It contains two synthetic forms of the neurotransmitter dopamine (levodopa plus carbidopa), which declines dramatically in Parkinson's sufferers. |
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 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. |
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 Until more is known, people with bipolat illness should avoid supplements containing vanadium and consider supplementing with vitamin C.
Inositol (page 537) is a nutrient found in large amounts in the brain, but its possible role in mood disorders is unclear. Inositol levels may be reduced in certain parts of the brains of depressed and bipolar patients.38 However, lithium reduces normal brain levels of inositol, and this may be one of the ways lithium helps people with bipolar disorder. |
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 Other Conditions: Other clinical indications for supplementing with thiamin include AIDS, congestive heart failure, and psychiatric disorders.
Optimum Dose
The therapeutic dose ranges from 50 to 3000 mg daily, but the highest doses are very seldom used. Most doses are less than 100 mg daily, except for alcoholics when it will have to go as high as 500 mg. We have given 3 g per day with no difficulty and no side effects. It may be given by injection as well.
Safety
As Dr John Marks notes, "The only reaction found in humans is of the hypersensitivity type. |
| Three published reports have demonstrated dramatic improvements in symptoms of low stomach acid in three patients supplementing with optimal doses of niacin.
Food Sources: It is extremely important to ensure an adequate intake of B vitamins from food sources. Foods that contain high amounts of these B vitamins are brewer's yeast, wheat bran, sunflower seeds, soybeans, wild rice, turkey, and chicken. |
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| However, in a study of healthy untrained women undergoing an exercise program, supplementing with 5 grams of pyruvate twice a day had no effect on exercise performance.199 Studies of pyruvate supplementation on exercise performance in trained athletes have also failed to demonstrate any beneficial effect. Seven grams per day did not improve aerobic exercise performance in cyclists,200 and an average of 15 grams per day did not improve anaerobic performance or body composition in football players. |
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Other people suffering from nutritional deficiencies can actually crave alcohol and find themselves addicted to it. supplementing with magnesium and the B vitamins sharply reduces the alcohol cravings, even for alcoholics. |
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 In people supplementing with 5-HTP, significant improvement was found in their pain severity, morning stiffness, sleep patterns, anxiety, and fatigue.
A detoxification program can help improve cellular energy production. Follow the previous dietary suggestions, especially regarding fiber and water intake, and try these additional recommendations:
Follow a juice fast for three days for an initial cleanse, but limit your intake of sweet fruit juices. Instead use vegetable and green drinks, along with unsweetened lemon or cranberry juice. |
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 I believe that these are the two most important and significant nutrients that you need to be supplementing your diet with. I believe that every single person is deficient in Vitamin E and deficient in calcium. I believe that these two specific deficiencies lead to a variety of illness, and by supplementing your diet with these two nutrients you can prevent virtually all illness and disease and cure yourself of most illness and disease. However, there is a big caveat to these statements. I say in my book do not take "vitamin supplements. |
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
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 Hydrogen sulfide in the cecum has been reduced fivefold by supplementing with zinc, a mineral blocked by the phytates in soy and in short supply anyway in many soy-eaters' diets.20
The question remains of why certain individuals experience stupendous amounts of gas even when eating soyfoods that are virtually devoid of Raf and Stach. Imbalances in gut flora caused by trypsin inhibitors—which inhibit protein digestion (see Chapter 16)—may be part of the problem, although undigested protein itself is not. |
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| For that teason, people with HIV infection or AIDS should consult a doctor before supplementing with iron.
The amino acid (page 465), glutamine (page 530), is needed for the synthesis of glutathione (page 531), an important antioxidant (page 467) within cells that is frequently depleted in people with HIV and AIDS.53 In well-nourished people, the body usually manufactures enough glutamine to prevent a deficiency. However, people with HIV or AIDS are often malnourished and may be deficient in glutamine. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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 Supplementing identical-to-natural testosterone, done carefully, is often a major help in relieving heart failure."
"When you put it that way, it makes sense. But I don't want to grow a mustache!"
I laughed again. "You won't. First, there's a small amount of testosterone in women's bodies naturally, just as there's a small amount of estrogen in men's. Second, we'll be working with a balanced group of identical-to-natural hormones, not just testosterone. It's simply the most important hormone for strengthening the heart muscle. |
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| Researchers have found that this uncommon side effect of L-carnitine can be prevented by supplementing with riboflavin. Although no serious side effects were seen in this study, the safety of long-term L-carnitine supplementation in children has not been well studied. This treatment should, therefore, be monitored by a physician.
A deficiency of several essential fatty acids has been observed in some children with ADHD compared with unaffected children.18'19 One study gave children with ADHD evening primrose oil (page 511) supplements in an attempt to correct the problem. |
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| This process of recovery can be greatly accelerated by supplementing a natural food diet with ample quantities of the nutrients on which our high-tech diets have made us dependent.
Healthcare Crisis
Public healthcare programs have not been able to keep up with the costs of the consequences of this kind of malnutrition. Since the 1950s, there has been a real increase in the number of people who become sick, despite the ever-increasing amount of money spent to make them well. Today, every second Canadian has one or more degenerative disease. |
| Supplementing with sunflower, safflower, or flaxseed oils may ameliorate some of the side effects from the carbonate form, but more research is needed to substantiate this.
Non-essential Toxic Minerals
Six metals are toxic - aluminum, mercury, cadmium, silver, gold, and lead. Aluminum is present in our food, in drinking water, in cooking utensils, in cosmetics, and in preservatives. Mercury is present in our water and food
(especially in certain fish), and along with silver and gold is used in dental amalgams. Cadmium is present in the air around tires that are being worn down by use. |
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| Men taking the supplement immediately following exercise experienced significantly greater gains in muscle growth and lean body mass than those supplementing two hours later, but strength gains were no different between the two groups. A controlled study of female gymnasts found that adding 0.45 grams of soy protein (0.45 grams per pound of body weight per day) to a diet that was adequate in protein during a four-month training program did not improve lean body mass compared with a placebo. |
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 Furthermore, supplementing melatonin can restore normal leptin rhythm.410
An animal study showed that melatonin prevents the accumulation of stomach fat and lowers leptin, independent of the diet.411 Melatonin improves diabetes in animal studies by eliminating insulin resistance.412
It is interesting to note that scientists are demonstrating that low leptin levels in the brain, whether due to leptin resistance or the starvation metabolic pattern, are the actual cause of most hypothyroid problems. We will discuss this in detail in chapter 39. |
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| They suggest also eating foods fortified with this nutrient - like many commercially prepared cereals — or supplementing.
A baked white potato packs close to half the B6 you need in a day. And a 3-ounce chicken breast gives you another third of that daily quota.
Vitamin B6 also helps balance certain brain chemicals, keeping your emotions on an even keel. Not getting enough of this nutrient could cause or worsen depression. Seek out foods like liver, seafood, legumes, whole grains, and fortified cereals. |
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 In many cases children with ADD, ADHD, or autism have cleared these conditions completely just by going off pseudofoods and the common food allergens, and supplementing their diets with cod liver oil or flax oil. Similarly, people who have chronic sinus or bronchial congestion have cut out wheat and dairy products, the two most notorious mucous-producing foods, and are now able to breathe freely. Sugar, soy, and oranges are also known to produce mucous and should therefore be avoided by people who are congested as well. |
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 There's a persistent urban legend about the connection between vitamin C and kidney stones, and many people are still afraid to take vitamin C because of it. Don't be. There's not a shred of evidence that vitamin C increases actual stone formation. In fact, vitamin C will bind up calcium, which may decrease the formation of calcium oxalate. And because vitamin C is a powerful infection fighter it may help break up bacteria that usually forms around a "nucleus of infection," which eventually leads to a stone. |
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| By supplementing the soil, she can further enhance the health and vitality of her plants. Thirdly, the plants need adequate water. Note that gardeners don't pour soft drinks on their garden. They don't feed their garden Sunny-Delight or other refined fruit juice drinks. They give their garden fresh water, because that's exactly what the plants need.
And of course, much the same is true with human beings. |
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| Because supplementing with large amounts of zinc (such as 30 mg per day or more) may potentially lead to copper (page 499) deficiency, most doctors recommend taking 2 to 3 mg of copper per day along with zinc.
Are there any side effects or interactions?
Refer to the individual supplement for information about any side effects or interactions.
Herbs that may be helpful
In many parts of Europe, herbal supplements are considered standard medical treatment for BPH. Although herbs for BPH are available without prescription, men wishing to take them should be monitored by a physician. |
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 The importance of supplementing one's diet with appropriate antioxidants cannot be overemphasized. There are several reasons for this. First, it is difficult, if not impossible, to get the optimal level of antioxidants through food alone. Also, as we age, our ability to synthesize antioxidant enzymes within the body diminishes markedly, as do the various hormonal markers of aging. |
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| Reversing a chromium deficiency by supplementing the diet with chromium has been demonstrated to lower body weight yet increase lean body mass and to improve glucose tolerance as well as decrease total cholesterol and triglyceride levels. All these effects appear due to increased insulin sensitivity.
Although there is no RDA for chromium, it appears that we need at least 200 micrograms each day in our diet. Chromium levels can be depleted by refined sugars, white flour products, and lack of exercise. |
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 However, it may be some comfort to know that many so-called "physical" malfunctions of the heart are actually not permanent physical deformities and have been shown to be reversible through dietary changes such as eliminating refined carbohydrates from your diet and supplementing with full-spectrum B vitamins.
Grocery Warning ingredients in foods and the diseases they cause in the general public, but they refuse to take action to educate the public or force food manufacturers to reformulate their foods simply because the economic fallout would be too great.
Poison vs. |
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 BST improves the efficiency of milk production by supplementing production of the natural hormone. rBST milk does not contain any new genetic material, and the AMA has concluded that rBST has been "studied and studied and studied" without any evidence of mastitis or harm, and that rBST "milk is safe."
¦ Richard Phipps, Ph.D., Center for Dairy Research, Reading, U.K.
Denied any evidence of veterinary hazards from rBST which is strictly a management tool for improving efficiency of milk production. rBST use will improve nutrition and reduce hunger in the Third World. |
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 The transition in the second half of the twentieth century was towards supplementing the hormones produced by the ovaries rather than removing the ovaries. (Think in terms of Dr. Robert A. Wilson, discussed in Chapter 1.) Nevertheless, for many, treatment of the mind still looked toward organs which were unique to the female sex.
Association met in 1922. One of the critics was Abraham Brill who as a member of the relatively new psychoanalytic profession could conceive of help without drugs or surgeries. He criticized "detoxification" (infection removal) as causing mental illness and death. |
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 If you have elevated LDL or total cholesterol, consider supplementing with 400 to 800 IU. With higher cholesterol levels, your vitamin E levels increase because you need more relative to the greater amount of cholesterol. Also, if you have made a habit of eating a lot of fried foods (burgers, fried chicken, french fries), the extra vitamin E will help reduce oxidation from the consumption of fried oils. Supplemental vitamin C (1,000 mg) daily will also be beneficial.
Selecting a vitamin E product can be confusing. |
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75% of patients with a history of agoraphobia for 10 or more years improved after supplementing with flaxseed (linseed) oil for 2 to 3 months.
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References
1. Buist RA. Anxiety neurosis: The lactate connection. Int Clin Nutr Rev 1985;5:1-4.
2. Wick H, Schweizer K, Baumgartner R. Thiamine dependency in a patient with congenital lacticacidaemia. Agents Actions 1977;7:405-10.
3. Heseker H, Kubler W, Pudel V, et al. Psychological disorders as early symptoms of a mild-to-moderate vitamin deficiency. Ann NY Acad Sci 1992;669:352-57.
4. Hoes MJ, Colla P, Folgering N. |
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Seven Prescriptions—Psoriasis n a double-blind study, researchers examined the effect of people with psoriasis supplementing 10 grams of fish oil daily for eight weeks versus the results in another group taking a placebo. The fish oil group had a significant lessening of itching, redness, and scaling.
Super Prescription #1 Hydrochloric acid
Take 1 to 3 capsules with each meal. Reduce if a warm or burning sensation occurs. It improves protein digestion.
Super Prescription #2 Fish oil
Take 10 grams daily of a high-quality fish oil. |
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