Paula Begoun
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 Cholesterol & Tea Tree Shampoo above, except this contains a reduced amount of film-forming agent and replaces cholesterol with keratin amino acids. That makes it a better shampoo for normal to slightly dry hair of any thickness.
© Mint Julep Shampoo with Protein, Concentrated with Protein ($3.50 for 16 ounces) doesn't contain any mint, and that's a good thing for the scalp. It does contain a chlorophyll-derived coloring agent, but this product is minimally effective at cleansing the hair and scalp because it lacks detergent cleansing agents, instead relying on a lather agent. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 More specifically, the consumption of foods and beverages that actually deplete the body of its essential nutrients, and the lack of foods and beverages that provide good nutrition -- the vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, amino acids, fiber and all the other elements that the human body needs in order to be healthy and free of chronic disease.
Today, the conventional medical community is looking at these disease correlations, such as the correlation between diabetes and heart disease, and using that as a justification to more aggressively treat the symptoms of one of those diseases. |
Bryan Hanson, PhD
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 Amino acids typically found in proteins. the surfaces of cells, often in a very selective manner. Most lectins are found in seeds and are destroyed by cooking. However, a few lectins are not destroyed by cooking or digestive enzymes and are extremely toxic if ingested. For example, the castor bean plant, Ricinus communis, contains a lectin called ricin in its seeds which is among the most potent plant toxins known.3 Ricin has 529 amino acid residues and is composed of two linked chains. One chain binds to the cell-surface sugars, stimulating the cell to bring the ricin molecule inside. |
H. Winter Griffith, M.D.
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 The anticonvulsant action may result from an altered transport of brain amino acids. amino acids play an important part in chemical reactions within the cells.
Time lapse before drug works:
May take several weeks for effectiveness.
Don't take with:
Any other prescription or nonprescription drug without consulting your doctor.
0
POSSIBLE
ADVERSE REACTIONS OR SIDE EFFECTS
SYMPTOMS
WHAT TO DO
Life-threatening:
None expected.
Common:
Sleepiness, dizziness, fatigue, clumsiness, lack of coordination.
Continue. Call doctor when convenient. |
Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman
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 Human GH also promotes growth by helping to transport amino acids between cells and by inducing cells to accept and synthesize amino acids. amino acids are found in proteins and are used by the body to create muscles and to build and restore organs, including the heart and the skin. Thus hGH helps our bodies to use the protein we ingest for cellular repair and regeneration.
You can see how lower levels of hGH might affect us as we age. Without this vital hormone to help synthesize protein and keep nitrogen levels high, our muscle and organ tissue starts to break down. |
Eric R. Braverman
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 The recommended daily allowance (RDA) for each is in parentheses, when available:
Anxiety: kava (none established) Insomnia: inositol (none established) Elevated blood pressure: taurine
Muscle spasms: branched-chain amino acids, including valine, isoleucine, and leucine (none established)
Muscle tension: B vitamins, especially thiamine (men 1.5 mg., women 1.1 mg.) or riboflavin (men 1.7 mg., women 1.3 mg. |
| The list on the next page shows which amino acids are necessary to increase the production of a specific neurotransmitter.
However, the chemical composition of food is complex. Food sources that support specific natures still contain nutrients that affect
NEUROTRANSMITTER
AMINO ACID NEEDED TO PRODUCE IT
Dopamine
Tyrosine
Acetylcholine
Phosphatidylserine,
AcetyL-L-carnitine
GABA
Glutamine
Serotonin
Tryptophan the others. For example, turkey, which is high in tryptophan—the primary building block for serotonin—also contains the amino acid that is needed to produce dopamine. |
| Chromium, rhodiola, and thiamine help to build dopamine, for example; manganese, lipoic acid, and huperzine-A address acetylcholine; inositol, B vitamins, and branched-chain amino acids are GABA-related; and vitamin B6, St. John's wort, and fish oils are used for serotonin-based therapies.
The diets and supplement programs listed in this book are designed to work together. Specifically, the diets promote the absorption of the supplements. Therefore, for best results, use both these programs together. lifestyle
The term lifestyle covers a broad spectrum of behaviors. |
George R. Schwartz
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Glutamic acid is one of the amino acids that make up proteins. In nature, the glutamic acid is linked by "peptide" linkages to other amino acids. When a person eats a protein substance, the linkages are broken apart slowly in the digestive process. When pure MSG is given, a rapid effect occurs from the glutamate. This "free glutamate" is not attached to other amino acids. Thus, the normally slow breakdown process is bypassed because there are no "peptide" linkages to slow the process. |
Eric R. Braverman
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| These amino acids are found in many protein-rich foods.
Be sure to round out a high-protein meal with lots of additional fruits and vegetables, even if they don't appear on the lists in this chapter. You may also drink any nonalcoholic, sugar-free beverage you prefer, ideally noncarbonated so it won't produce gas. Caffeinated beverages happen to be good for dopamine-deficient people. If, however, you are serotonin deficient, caffeine could give you insomnia. |
John Croft
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 Examples are the essential amino acids and essential fatty acids.
The proteins we eat provide the amino acids needed for the production of our neurotransmitters, vital components of our neurons, which, among other things, perform the controlling functions for mental activities such as mood and anxiety. The fats we eat are vital for the production and maintenance of the cell membranes in the brain. About 60 percent of the brain is comprised of fat, and the composition of dietary fats that we provide for the body to biosynthesize or supply directly to the brain is very important. |
H. Winter Griffith, M.D.
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| The anticonvulsant action may result from an altered transport of brain amino acids. amino acids play an important part in chemical reactions within the cells.
Time lapse before drug works:
May take several weeks for effectiveness.
Don't take with:
Any other prescription or nonprescription drug without consulting your doctor.
0
POSSIBLE
ADVERSE REACTIONS OR SIDE EFFECTS
SYMPTOMS
WHAT TO DO
Life-threatening:
None expected.
Common:
Sleepiness, dizziness, fatigue, clumsiness, lack of coordination.
Continue. Call doctor when convenient. |
Michael T. Murray
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 It is made from two amino acids naturally found in foods: phenylalanine and aspartic acid. Aspartame is 200 times sweeter than sucrose, but it loses sweetness when heated.
Acesulfame K Sunett,
Sweet One
Restrictive
Made from vinegar, acesulfame K is structurally similar to saccharin. It is 200 times sweeterthan sucrose and is not broken down by the body.
Saccharin
Sweet 'n Low
Restrictive
Saccharin was initially removed from the market over fears that it was a carcinogen. It is 300 times sweeterthan sucrose. Because of safety concerns, it is not recommended during pregnancy. |
H. Winter Griffith, M.D.
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| The anticonvulsant action may result from an altered transport of brain amino acids. amino acids play an important part in chemical reactions within the cells.
Time lapse before drug works:
May take several weeks for effectiveness.
Don't take with:
Any other prescription or nonprescription drug without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
OVERDOSE
SYMPTOMS:
Double vision, slurred speech, drowsiness, tiredness, diarrhea. WHAT TO DO:
Overdose unlikely to threaten life. |
Dr. Jonathan Prousky, BPHE, BSc, ND, FRSH
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 In terms of increasing serotonin levels within the CNS, two amino acids (L-tryptophan and 5-hydrox-ytryptophan) appear to have favorable effects upon anxiety.
Mechanism of Action
In a small experimental study, 13 patients with hyperventilation syndrome (6 months to 3 years duration) were given baseline xanthurenic acid test-ing.5 Hyperventilation syndrome is similar to anxiety and has shared features of increased respiration, frequent occipital headaches, and muscular hypertonia. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 See amino acids in Part One.) Caution: Do not take this supplement if you suffer from panic attacks, diabetes, high blood pressure, orPKU.
Kelp
2,000-3,000 mg daily.
A rich source of important minerals.
Manganese
As directed on label. Take separately from calcium.
Vital in mineral metabolism.
Multivitamin and mineral complex
As directed on label.
To supply essential minerals. Use a high-potency formula.
Trace mineral complex As directed on label. (Trace Supreme from International Health Products)
Trace (also called micro) minerals are important for healthy bone formation. |
Mike Adams
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 It would turn health food store owners into criminals, and would result in the mass confiscation of nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins, and even superfoods.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.
-Margaret Mead, Anthropologist
And what's the purpose behind this Codex initiative? Its only purpose is to further restrict health freedoms; to tighten Big Pharma's iron grip on consumers and deny them access to the very things that could help them be healthy individuals. |
| B vitamins, vitamins C and E, amino acids (including all nine essential ones), enzymes and rare trace minerals." Due to its dense and nutrient-rich nature, chlorella offers your body a two-fold attack against cancer. You can access these benefits by taking only one or two teaspoons of chlorella once or twice daily, according to Michael Tierra's Treating Cancer with Herbs.
In one Japanese study, scientists placed lab mice on a chlorella regimen for ten days, then injected the mice with three types of cancer. According to Dr. |
Leslie Taylor, ND
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 It also has a full complement of minerals and amino acids that can aid in the absorption of vitamin C. Alpha-pinene and d-limonene (compounds known as terpenes) predominate as the volatile compounds in this fruit.3
Camu-camu provides thirty times more vitamin C than oranges.
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES AND CLINICAL RESEARCH
CURRENT PRACTICAL USES
Traditional Preparation
Contraindications
As with any vitamin C-rich fruit, however, the time between harvesting and consumption is crucial; the fruit may lose up to a quarter of its vitamin C content in less than a month (even if frozen). |
E. D. Hirsch
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 MEE-noh) Basic organic molecules that combine to form proteins. amino acids are made up of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen. Some examples of amino acids are lysine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan. fa amino acids are the basic molecular building blocks of life. amoeba (uh-MEE-buh) An animal composed of only one cell that has no fixed shape. It is the best
Amoeba known of the single-celled animals, or protozoa. fa The term amoeba is sometimes used to refer to something with an indefinite, changeable shape. |
H. Winter Griffith, M.D.
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| The anticonvulsant action may result from an altered transport of brain amino acids. amino acids play an important part in chemical reactions within the cells.
Time lapse before drug works:
May take several weeks for effectiveness.
Don't take with:
Any other prescription or nonprescription drug without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
OVERDOSE
SYMPTOMS:
Double vision, slurred speech, drowsiness, tiredness, diarrhea. WHAT TO DO:
Overdose unlikely to threaten life. |
Joseph E. Mario
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 Some amino acids are synthesized from Fat or Carbohydrates if needed with the Nitrogen transferred to the Amino acid precursors, by the process of transamination. Proteins, Minerals and Water enter tissue composition as building nutrients in about the same amounts daily, unless stressed. Protein is not stored to any degree, continuing needs for it. |
Leslie Taylor, ND
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| The presence of these amino acids (chiefly methionine) enhances the absorption of selenium and other minerals in the nut.
In addition to the chemicals discussed above, Brazil nuts contain antimony, cerium, cesium, europium, fatty acids, lanthanum, lutetium, samarium, scandium, selenoprotein, tantalum, tungsten, and ytterbium.
Since the Brazil nut has long been a common food, rather than an herbal remedy, it hasn't been the subject of any clinical research. Anyone using it "therapeutically" employs the nuts for their high content of natural selenium. |
| In addition, it comes with many other naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that may well help with the absorption and efficient uptake of vitamin C. This is thought to be superior to just taking an ascorbic acid tablet alone. Don't believe some of the more far-reaching and far-fetched marketing claims that are in the marketplace today, however. The only studied and verified health benefit today regarding camu-camu is based upon its vitamin C content—and not other "mysterious" chemicals that surround it. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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 Tryptophan, the building block of serotonin, is a little runt of a molecule that is constantly competing with the other amino acids for "elevator space" into the brain, where it can be converted to serotonin. As Kathleen Des Maisons, Ph.D., author of The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Program and an expert on addictive nutrition, colorfully explains, it's as if a bunch of big bodybuilders and a little runty guy are standing around the gym, waiting for the bench press. |
| If your main source of protein is soy, be aware that unless it's fortified, it's lacking in methionine, one of the two amino acids from which the body makes its own carnitine.
• Carnitine lowers Cortisol levels (and can therefore be helpful for
74 adrenal health), and adrenal activity affects weight gain and loss.
Carnitine alone cannot promote weight loss. But in combination with diet, it can and will decrease body fat and body weight, probably more than diet alone would. Carnitine in conjunction with a low-carb diet and an exercise program makes a winning combination. |
| Proteins break down into amino acids, carbohydrates into glucose, and fats into fatty acids. These pass through the intestinal walls into the portal vein, which is like their private passageway into the liver, the central processing plant of the body. After the liver works its magic, often repackaging these compounds into different forms, the new forms are released into the general circulation of the bloodstream, where they are transported to cells and tissues to be either used or saved for a rainy day. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 Nicotinamide (as inositol hexaniacinate) and vitamin C are especially effective, and a combination of these two can lower levels over 36 percent. Two amino acids, lysine and proline, have also been shown to reduce lipoprotein(a)'s stickiness. Lysine is preferable, since proline can act as a neurotoxin. Five hundred milligrams of lysine three times a day should suffice. Your doctor can track lipoprotein(a) levels to determine dosage adjustments.
Most doctors, even some cardiologists, tell their patients that a high LDL-cholesterol value is bad. |
Eric R. Braverman
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| I gave her evening primrose oil and fish oils (for their anti-inflammatory and anti-blood-clotting effects), an antioxidant, a multivitamin, antidepressants, and amino acids. I told Ellen that her health was in her hands. Even though a dismal prognosis often accompanies a diagnosis of MS, she did not have to believe that she would be disabled. She was invited to cultivate a hopeful outlook. Sure enough, once the antidepressants began to work, her overall outlook improved. She threw away her cane, and her numbness subsided dramatically. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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| It is an anabolic hormone, which means it is responsible for building things up—putting compounds (like glucose and amino acids) inside storage units (like cells). Its sister hormone, glucagon, is responsible for breaking things down—opening those storage units and releasing their contents as needed. Insulin is responsible for saving; glucagon is responsible for spending. Together their main job is to maintain blood sugar within the tightly regulated range it needs to be to keep your metabolic machinery running smoothly.
And to keep you from dying. |
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