Bill Sardi
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 CA Cancer Journal Clinicians 43: 309-19, 1993] The American Cancer Society says: "If a supplement is taken, the best choice is a balanced multivitamin/mineral supplement containing no more than 100% of the Daily Value of most nutrients, because high doses of some nutrients can have harmful effects." [American Cancer Society 2006] So therefore, are we to illogically consent to surgery, chemo and radiation therapy, which have been disproven?
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The medicine cupboard is bare when it comes to cancer cures. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Take a multivitamin/mineral supplement that provides a base of nutrients to support a healthy immune system. A formula that I recommend in my practice as a preventive against viral infections is Wellness Formula by Source
Mark A. Stengler, ND, naturopathic physician, Lajolla Whole Health Clinic, La Jolla, CA, and associate clinical professor, the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, OR. He is author of numerous books on natural healing, including The Natural Physician's Healing Therapies. Bottom Line, www.bottomlinesecrets.com. |
| In general, it is best to get vitamins from food, but many people don't get the necessary amounts, so I suggest taking a multivitamin/mineral supplement daily.
•Prevent dehydration. Consuming an inadequate amount of fluids, particularly if it's hot outside or you're exercising, can deplete energy and lead to weakness, dizziness and headaches. Drink at least six to eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily. On days that you exert yourself to the point of perspiring, drink up to 13 glasses.
•Watch what you drink. Drink no more than one caffeinated beverage a day. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
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 THE DIGESTIVE HEALTH SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM
If you are using digestive drugs, take your multivitamin/mineral supplement as recommended in Chapter 2, plus additional supplements to match the doses of the following nutrients. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 However, a low-dose, broad-range multivitamin/mineral supplement may be useful when the athlete is unwilling or unable to make dietary changes or when the athlete is traveling to places with an uncertain food supply and eating schedule.
A. Antioxidant Vitamins
Exercise has been linked with an increased production of free oxygen radical species capable of causing cellular damage. |
Hyla Cass
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| THE DIGESTIVE HEALTH SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM
If you are using digestive drugs, take your multivitamin/mineral supplement as recommended in Chapter 2, plus additional supplements to match the doses of the following nutrients.
For replenishing depletions from GI medicines, as well as for improving overall digestive health:
?Calcium: 1,000-1,200 mg as calcium citrate (the most easily absorbed form)
?Folic acid: 400 meg daily
?Iron: 15 mg, if you are a woman of child-bearing age taking an antacid or H2 blocker
?Magnesium: 400-600 mg daily
?Vitamin B6: 10-25 mg daily
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Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 Pilot Study of a Moderate Dose multivitamin/mineral supplement for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Adams JB; Holloway C. Journal ofAlternative and Complementary Medicine, 2004 December, 10(6):1033-1039.
The results of this study may explain the functional need for high-dose vitamin B6 supplementation in people with autism.
Effects of Tryptophan Depletion in Drug-Free Adults with Autistic Disorder. McDougle CJ; Naylor ST; et al. Archive of General Psychiatry, 1996 November, 53(11):993-1000. |
Gary Null
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| A high-potency multivitamin/mineral supplement and sound diet cover many of the above supplemental needs, but not all.
It's important to be patient with yourself and others if a forgetful moment occurs. It's an opportunity, really. In the midst of a desperate world, let that refreshing silence be filled with peace.
Carnosine. The amino acid L-carnosine, also known as carnosine, is widely accepted as an antiaging antioxidant that stabilizes and protects cell membranes. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
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 A daily children's multivitamin/mineral supplement without copper, iron, or beta-carotene children's should be administered.
6. Insufficient sulfur needed for liver detoxification may be replaced with Epsom salts baths.
7. The amino acid taurine (500 mg daily) is a good source of sulfur that helps with liver detoxification.
8. Magnesium chloride is necessary for enzyme and nervous system functioning. Dosages of 200-300 mg daily are well tolerated.
9. Selenium is an antioxidant and heavy metal detox-ifier. Supplement in the amount of 50 meg daily.
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Richard P. Brown, M.D., and Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D.
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 Multivitamin: A good multivitamin/mineral supplement supplies nearly 100 percent of the Daily Value for each essential vitamin and mineral.
Vitamin B-complex: Taking more than the Daily Values for the B vitamins is like supplemental health insurance. It helps to maintain and improve the function of every cell in your body, especially those in your brain.2 You can purchase an inexpensive B-complex such as B50 or B100, or you can splurge on the Rolls Royce of B vitamins— Bio-strath, a Swiss preparation that also is rich in antioxidants. |
the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
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 Take a multivitamin/mineral supplement. A deficiency in the nutrients zinc and folate have been linked to restless legs, although the exact connection is unclear. "If restless legs runs in your family, make sure your diet includes lean meat, poultry and fish, and for extra measure take a supplement containing these nutrients," says Tucson physician Jesse Staff, M.D.
Join the daytime exercisers. A half-hour of brisk walking may help dissipate stress and calm the entire nervous system from head to toe, says Dr. Davidson.
Get a prescription medication. |
The Complete Book of Alternative NutritionSelene Y. Craig, Jennifer Haigh, Sari Harrar and the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
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| It's not uncommon for people following a macrobiotic diet to take a multivitamin/mineral supplement as well as some extra vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium and magnesium."
If you want to switch to a macrobiotic diet to help alleviate the symptoms of a specific disease, that's fine, too, says Dr. Haas. Just make sure you clear it with your doctor and don't forgo any regular treatments that may have been prescribed for you.
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| I also recommend taking a good multivitamin/mineral supplement," says Somer. "Many people just don't get everything they need through diet."
But note: This advice is for the occasional bout with the blues only, not for the kind of depression that requires medical treatment. If you're so down that normal activities seem impossible, you have no interest in friends or hobbies, you have suicidal thoughts and problems concentrating or you are sleeping a lot more or less than usual, you need to see a medical doctor. |
| If stress has you in its grip, get a grip on foods full of these nutrients as well as an antioxidant-rich multivitamin/mineral supplement, advises Somer.
For optimal stress resistance, experts recommend getting 10,000 international units of beta-carotene, at least 500 milligrams of vitamin C and up to 400 international units of vitamin E daily through a combination of food and supplementation.
Good food sources of vitamin C include citrus fruits, tomatoes and red bell peppers. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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 Increased dietary intake of fiber and reduced quantities of animal products can limit irritability, while sunflower seeds, walnuts, hazelnuts, cabbage, asparagus, broccoli, oats, and barley can serve as additional combatants of menopausal symptoms.
A multivitamin/mineral supplement that has more magnesium than calcium and adequate quantities of B vitamins and vitamin C can enhance adrenal functioning and alleviate emotional disturbances. Supplements of vitamin E are recommended too. |
Bill Gottlieb
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 He says to make sure you're getting 500 milligrams of vitamin C, up to 400 international units of vitamin E and up to 15 milligrams (25,000 international units) of beta-carotene daily, whether through a multivitamin/mineral supplement or additional pills.
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To the average overworked, overstressed American, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) doesn't sound like a disease. It sounds like reality. But people with CFS aren't just tired. Their exhaustion is so severe and persistent that normal activity is impossible. |
the Editors of PREVENTION
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 Gordon, is a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement. Deficiencies of vitamin C and B vitamins, in particular, and of magnesium can contribute to irritability, he says.
Exercise can also help. "Take out some of that irritability and aggressiveness in the gym and get the positive effect of some endorphins pumping through you," suggests Thomas Kruzel, N.D., former president of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, who practices in Portland, Oregon. Whatever the specific source or sources of the problem, though, herbs can be a part of the solution. |
Michael Castleman
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 Invest in an insurance formula. A multivitamin/mineral supplement, or insurance formula, contains some combination of vitamins and minerals. They're economical and convenient. And they're better for you than single-nutrient supplements. "Few people understand that vitamins and minerals work synergisti-cally," explains clinical nutritionist Shari Lieberman, Ph.D. "Nature packages nutrients together in foods. They should be taken the same way in supplements. |
| In addition, 84 of the participants took a multivitamin/mineral supplement.
After 10 weeks, Dr. Bland had the, entire group fill out the symptom questionnaire a second time. Those on the diet-only regimen recorded a 22 percent improvement in symptoms. That figure jumped to 52 percent among those on the diet-plus-supplement regimen. These people also showed significant improvement on three of the six tests of digestive and liver function.
Confusion over Food Allergies
Some people benefit from an elimination diet because they have food allergies. |
Bill Gottlieb
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 Shippen recommends a high-potency multivitamin/mineral supplement (one that provides amounts that meet or exceed the Daily Value of the vitamins it contains) containing antioxidants such as beta-carotene and vitamin E to deactivate free radicals, the cell-destroying molecules that contribute to many age-related diseases.
The antioxidants will also help protect your pituitary gland (the body's "control panel" for hormone production) from free radical damage. That's important, says Dr. |
| Donovan believes that everyone with this condition should take a high-potency multivitamin/mineral supplement daily.
Individual supplements may be necessary in addition to the multivitamin, Dr. Donovan adds. Vitamin A is thought to help regenerate the damaged lining of the gut. The same is true of folic acid, and a supplement is doubly important since some of the drugs used to treat this condition can reduce folic acid absorption. Zinc can help repair gut cells, and many people with inflammatory bowel disease are deficient in this mineral. |
Bill Gottlieb
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| For iron deficiency anemia, he says that any multivitamin/mineral supplement containing iron can help.
Anger
Hell, wrote Jean-Paul Sartre, is other people. And he didn't even know your boss, your in-laws or that infuriating talk show host with the wrong opinion on everything. Then there are your teenage son's new earring and the neighbor who lets her poodle yap all night. Be aware, though, that the longer the list of things that drive you up a wall, the more likely it is that you'll suffer health consequences.
Research shows that carrying around a load of anger can hurt. |
| Preventive Medical Center of Marin in San Rafael, California, and author of Staying Healthy with Nutrition: 300 to 500 milligrams of magnesium, 500 to 1,000 milligrams of calcium, 800 international units of vitamin E (400 international units twice a day) and a multivitamin/mineral supplement that contains at least 100 percent of the six important B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin Bg, vitamin B|2 and pantothenic acid). "It's also a good idea to take evening primrose oil supplements as well, according to the manufacturer's specifications," he adds. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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| A whole-foods diet, on the other hand, rich in raw fruits, vegetables, fresh juices, nuts, seeds, and grains, in combination with a multivitamin/mineral supplement, can make a positive difference.
•Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)...SOD should be taken on an empty stomach, with water, about a half hour before meals. This enhances energy, and reduces pain and inflammation. SOD's benefits are enhanced by the addition of vitamin E.
•The B Vitamins...
•Niacinamide...This form of B3 helps both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. |
The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books
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 Nutrient
Daily Amount
Folic acid
400 micrograms
Magnesium
400 milligrams
Selenium
70 micrograms
Thiamin
50 milligrams
Vitamin A
4,000 international units for women
5,000 international units for men
Vitamin B6
2 milligrams
Vitamin C
60 milligrams
Vitamin E
30 international units
Zinc
15 milligrams
Of a multivitamin/mineral supplement containing the recommended amounts of these vitamins and minerals
MEDICAL ALERT: If you have a drinking problem, you should seek professional care. |
Bill Gottlieb
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| And since almost every vitamin and mineral contributes to the strength of the immune system, he recommends taking a high-potency multivitamin/mineral supplement if you've ever had a bout of shingles and want to prevent another.
VITAMIN C: The Immune Booster
Of all the nutrients you can take, vitamin C is perhaps the most important for healthy immune functioning. Adding a bit extra to your supplement regimen is a good way to prevent an encore of shingles, says Dr. Asis. He recommends taking 2,000 milligrams twice a day. |
| Bongiovanni counsels his patients with warts to take a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement that includes at least 200 micrograms of selenium, which is thought to be a strong antiviral nutrient, and at
Watch Your Wart Melt Away
Mind-body techniques such as self-hypnosis can be very effective for healing warts, says Ted Grossbart, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Boston and faculty member at Harvard Medical School. "The treatment of warts is where mind-body techniques have made the greatest inroads into the mainstream of dermatology," he says. |
| In addition to a multivitamin/mineral supplement, she recommends 500 milligrams a day of magnesium.
FATTY ACIDS: Nutrients for the Brain
Supplementing the diet with fatty acids has been shown to help brain cells function better. "I have seen them reduce the symptoms of ADHD," says Dr. Block. She recommends 500 milligrams a day of evening primrose oil and 3 teaspoons a day of flaxseed oil, both of which are rich in fatty acids.
Gentle, Nonsurgical Alternatives to Relieve Back Pain
Eighty percent of Americans have back pain—usually lower-back pain—at some time in their lives. |
Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D.
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 Suggested Supplements
A good yeast-free multivitamin/mineral supplement will ensure you that you are taking in the recommended daily intake of vitamins. If you are not meeting your calcium needs, which vary from 800 to 1,500 milligrams a day depending on the person, take a calcium supplement. Calcium carbonate and calcium citrate malate are both well-absorbed supplements. Look for a calcium supplement that also includes vitamin D, which is also needed to build bones.
Acidophilus is known to help restore the body's flora to its balanced state. |
| Even if you take a multivitamin/mineral supplement, you may find that you are not getting all the calcium you need. Calcium molecules are large, and manufacturers can't pack much of it into a multivitamin/ mineral pill. If you feel you are not meeting your needs with food, try to make up the difference between what you need and what you get from foods with a supplement. Supplements come in many forms. Calcium-fortified orange juice can act as a food supplement. An eight-ounce glass of fortified juice will provide as much calcium as an eight-ounce glass of milk. |
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