| These three steps virtually always produce improvement in the hyperglycemic state.
Can dietary supplements Help Prevent Diabetes?
If you get adequate chromium, zinc, and B6 in your diet, you may be able to prevent or lessen the likelihood of diabetes. If any nutrients stand out above the others as a help in controlling diabetes, they are probably these.
According to Dr. J. B. |
Robyn Landis
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 Herbal" substitutes for illicit drugs, hiding under the umbrella of "dietary supplements," are not condoned by the herb industry at large. In fact, the herb industry, as much as anyone, would like to see these products disappear and their manufacturers dealt with appropriately for misleading marketing. The failure of media, regulators, and health professionals to distinguish such products from medicinal herbs with long histories of safe use creates an unfortunate and undeserved image problem for legitimate herbal medicine.
MYTH; "The FDA no longer has the power to regulate supplements. |
Marcia Zimmerman, C.N.
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 But, finally we have the strong scientific evidence we need to support my specific recommendations for AD/HD therapy using dietary supplements.
There are three groups of micronutrients that regulate communication between brain cells.
BRAIN - NUTRIENT CONNECTION
NEURON
1
1
Membrane Structure Fatty Adds Antioxidants
Circuitry Minerals
Chemistry Neurotransmitters Vitamin Cofactors
1. Fatty acids make up the membrane infrastructure of brain cells, they are imbedded with antioxidants that protect the message content and transmission apparatus.
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Linda Mason Hunter
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 DIET AND dietary supplements Dr. Jeffrey Levy, president of the California Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, strongly recommends a "homemade diet of fresh wholesome foods, which must be nutritionally complete and balanced for your pet's breed, age, and physical condition." Here are some dietary tips:
¦ Add raw, chopped garlic, garlic oil, or garlic powder to the daily diet (one clove for a cat, one to three cloves for a dog). Mix it into meat or cheese, or make a thin paste of it and pour it down the animal's throat with a squirt bottle. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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 Beginning in the early 1980s, a steady stream of articles about antioxidants and other dietary supplements began appearing in the medical literature. By the late 1980s, the stream had become a flood and some 15,000 articles began forming a solid foundation for nutritional therapies. Books appearing in those years began to take advantage of the scientific underpinnings and gradually became more reliable and useful. However, they were still aimed squarely at those who accepted the premise that only natural was good. |
| High Cholesterol Section 3: dietary supplements and Herbs
Nutritional Supplements That May Be Helpful
High amounts (several grams per day) of niacin, a form of vitamin B3 (p. 339), lower cholesterol.1 The other common form of B3—niacinamide—does not.
Some cardiologists prescribe 3 grams of niacin per day or even higher amounts for people with high cholesterol levels. At such intakes, acute (flushing, headache, stomachache) and chronic (liver damage, diabetes, gastritis [p. 71], eye damage, possibly gout) toxicity may be severe. |
| Diabetes
Section 3: dietary supplements and Herbs
Nutritional Supplements That May Be Helpful
People with low blood levels of vitamin E (p. 344) are more likely to develop NIDDM.1 Double-blind studies show that vitamin E improves glucose tolerance in people with NIDDM in most,2 3 4 but not all studies.5 Vitamin E has also improved glucose tolerance in elderly non-diabetics.6,7 Three months or more of supplementation may be required for benefits to become apparent. The most common amount used is 900 IU of vitamin E per day. |
| Dietary Supplements &c Herbs . .81
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). .36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD)...........45
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
(CVI ) ..................38
Cold Sores ..................39
Colic.......................40
Colitis (Irritable Bowel)........109
Colitis, Ulcerative............158
Common Cold ...............41
Congestive Heart Failure .......43
Conjunctivitis................44
Constipation.................44
Copper Overload (Wilson's
Disease)................166
Coronary Artery Disease........17
Cough...................... |
| Copper is present in several dietary supplements, especially multimineral and multivitamin/mineral (p. 314) preparations. Copper-containing supplements should be avoided.
Are There Any Side Effects or Interactions? Refer to the individual supplement for information about any side effects or interactions.
Checklist for Wilson's Disease
Ranking
Nutritional Supplements
Herbs
Primary
Zinc (p. 346)
Wound Healing
Wound healing is the process of repair that follows injury to the skin and other soft tissues. Wounds may result from trauma or from a surgical incision. |
Gary Null
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 It should be noted, however, that any dietary supplements used should be low in vitamin A, niacin, copper, and iron, the levels of which tend to be elevated in pill users."
Another reason the pill affects female fertility is that it promotes the growth of chlamydia, Seaman says. "This condition has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with over half a million new cases yearly. Chlamydia causes pelvic inflammatory disease, which can then cause sterility. Usually, the first time it strikes, chlamydia does not render a woman sterile. |
| The diverticula pockets may be cleansed with dietary supplements of chlorophyll, chamomile, garlic, vitamin C, zinc, nondairy acidophilus, pectin, and psyllium. Instead of medicinal antibiotics, good amounts of garlic may be used since garlic is a natural antibiotic.
HEMORRHOIDS Hemorrhoids, closely associated with constipation, are another pressure disease. Constantly straining to push dry, compacted stools out of the system causes the veins in the rectal and anal passages to become distended and engorged with blood. |
David Heber, M.D., Ph.D.
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 The echinacea family includes the purple coneflower, which grows on the edges of cornfields in the Midwest, but several species of echinacea are now being cultivated for sale as herbal dietary supplements. Echinacea, primarily the roots, was used by Native Americans in the Midwest to soothe toothaches, coughs, and sore throats. Surprisingly, while there are many compounds found in echinacea, the active agents in this plant are not known. The usual dose is 225 milligrams per day of a 6 to 1 echinacea root extract. |
Gary Null
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| So, an important part of the approved protocol for chelation is to give certain dietary supplements along with the intravenous treatments, not at the same time, not in the IV, but as a separate oral treatment where people take these supplements to improve and enhance the effectiveness of chelation."
These oral supplements that enhance chelation are not, in themselves, chelation. Some people wrongly believe that they are being treated with "oral chelation therapy," when in fact, there is no such thing. There are some oral chelating agents that are used medicinally, but in Dr. |
Earl Mindell
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 We must obtain vitamins from these foods or from dietary supplements.
What you have to keep in mind is that supplements, which are available in tablet, capsule, liquid, powder, spray, patch, and injection forms, are still just food substances, and, unless synthetic, are also derived from living plants and animals.
• It is impossible to sustain life without all the essential vitamins.
3. What Vitamins Are Not
Vitamins are neither pep pills nor substitutes for food.
A lot of people think vitamins can replace food. They cannot. In fact, vitamins cannot be assimilated without ingesting food. |
Nicola Reavley
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 Nicola Reavley has produced a book that is a must for any consumer who seeks a valid reference to the application of dietary supplements for health benefits. It presents appropriate cautions in some circumstances and reinforces the important notion that just because something is natural does not necessarily mean that it is safe. This work is also a blessing for health food store and retail pharmacy staff and their clients, who are faced with difficult decisions in choosing the right supplement or popular natural health option. |
| If vitamin B12 deficiency is due to inadequate dietary intake, it may be treated with dietary supplements. If it is due to lack of intrinsic factor, it is usually treated with vitamin B12 injections.
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia and folic acid supplements
A high intake of folic acid can mask vitamin B12 deficiency as it can prevent the red blood cell changes but not the other symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency. These include potentially irreversible nerve damage. |
| Each of the four patients had high levels of calcium and vitamin D metabolites in their urine and were taking dietary supplements which contained unidentified amounts of vitamin D. When the patients stopped taking the supplements, bone mineral density increased. Excessive vitamin D supplementation for six months or longer upsets calcium balance and affects bone mineral density.18
Therapeutic uses of supplements
Supplements are used to treat vitamin D deficiency and its symptoms. Osteoporosis
Vitamin D is recommended in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. |
| The rules require the products to be labeled as dietary supplements and to carry a 'Supplement Facts' panel that lists how much of the RDI of nutrients are in the product. For ingredients that have no RDI, such as herbs, the package will list the ingredients. Herbal products must identify the part of the plant used to make the substance.
Supplements could only claim to be 'high potency' if a nutrient is present at 100 per cent or more of the RDI. |
| The work of Nicola Reavley fills that need by providing reliable, credible information on the health benefits and limitations of dietary supplements. The result is a definitive guide to dietary supplement use.
If one paces the aisles of any bookstore, the vast array of popular books on nutritional and "natural" options for health becomes immediately apparent. Sampling some of these books, even at a glance, raises issues about the validity of the recommendations or material contained within the books. |
| Nicola Reavley has written a highly relevant, accurate, and up-to-date definitive guide on the appropriate and judicious use of dietary supplements. Please enjoy this book in health—it has a lot to offer.
—Stephen Holt, M.D., FRCP (C), FACP, FACN, FACG, MRCP (UK) Author of The Soy Revolution and The Natural Way to a Healthy Heart President, Illinois College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are all familiar with the saying," You are what you eat," and more than ever, people are focusing on nutrition to help them live healthier, longer and happier lives. |
David Heber, M.D., Ph.D.
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| You will learn which vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements can help protect your DNA.
Putting all of this together in a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise and meditation will combine to reduce the damage to your DNA, which affects aging, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
As we spread our American lifestyle and foods around the world, we are creating an epidemic of obesity and cancer. |
| For that reason, the discussion below follows the order of importance and the strength of the evidence out there for taking particular vitamins, minerals, and herbal dietary supplements.
The Core Group of Vitamins and Minerals
•> A multivitamin/multimineral pill containing 400 micrograms of folic acid, about 5,000 IUs of vitamin A with half as beta-carotene, 45 to 60 milligrams of vitamin C, about 15 to 30 IUs of vitamin E, 20 milligrams of zinc with 3 milligrams of copper, and a series of B vitamins near the recommended dietary allowance (RDA). |
Gary Null
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| Michael Janson of Barnstable, Massachusetts has practiced for the past 20 years using nutrition and dietary supplements in patient care and is the author of The Vitamin Revolution in Health Care (Arcadia Press, 1996). Dr. Janson is the president of the American Preventative Medical Association, a political group working to protect access to healthy approaches to medical care. Dr. Janson says that, almost invariably, pain from angina pectoris is relieved in 90 percent of the heart patients who are given chelation therapy. |
National Women's Health Network
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 It's very important to know that herbs, natural hormones, and dietary supplements are not necessarily safe just because they're "natural." You will need to ask many of the same questions about alternative therapies as about a drug prescribed by a conventional doctor. Specifically, what is the reason to take it? Are there studies on this treatment showing that it is effective for the recommended purpose? What are the risks associated with it? |
Ruth Winter
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 A petition for extension in dietary supplements was terminated in 1973. Addition of fluorine compounds to food is limited to that from fluoridation of public water supplies and to that resulting from the fluoridation of bottled water within limits set by the FDA. 4-FLUORO-4-(4[2-PYRlDYL]-1p IPERAZlNYL)BUTYROPHENONE • Aza-perone. Suicalm. A sedative and tranquilizer used on animals. Poison by ingestion. FOAM INHIBITOR • An antifoaming agent such as dimethyl polysiloxane (see) used in chewing-gum bases, soft drinks, and fruit juices to keep them from foaming. See Defoaming Agent. |
Marion Nestle
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 THE "TWO-CULTURE" PROBLEM
In deregulating dietary supplements, Congress effectively shifted safety responsibility from industry to the government. The government, therefore, effectively shifted this responsibility to the public. In demanding only semantic restrictions on what marketers can claim about health benefits, Congress weakened not only the FDA's ability to protect the public from supplements that are in fact hazardous but also its ability to control the inappropriate marketing of foods, food additives, and even drugs. |
| I thought that he might be interested in the vast array of dietary supplements and the benefits claimed for them, as indeed he was. His home agency demanded proof that supplements were safe and effective before permitting them to be sold as health remedies, and his country (like others in Europe) does not permit misleading health claims on product labels or in advertisements.1
Like most health food stores, the ones in my neighborhood offer thousands of products. |
Gary Null
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 Vegans or pure vegetarians (those who eschew eggs and dairy products) may need dietary supplements to supply iron, B vitamins, and other nutrients; but they need not lack protein.
Summary
NPU—net protein utilization—describes the usefulness of any food as a source of protein, in terms of both digestibility and completeness of amino acid makeup. Charts that measure the NPU of various protein sources show average NPU. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 1Michael T. Murray, ND
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| Burke LM, Read RS. dietary supplements in sport. Sports Med 1993; 15: 43-65
140. Lamb DR, Brodowicz GR. Optimal use of fluids of varying formulations to minimise exercise-induced disturbances in homeostasis. Sports Med 1986; 3: 247-274
141. Maughan RJ, Noakes TD. Fluid replacement and exercise stress. A brief review of studies on fluid replacement and some guidelines for the athlete. Sports Med 1991; 12: 16-31
142. Carter JE, Gisolfi CV. Fluid replacement during and after exercise in the heat. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1989; 21: 532-539
143. Hickey MS, Costill DL, Trappe SW. |
National Women's Health Network
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| There are no studies of humans on the long-term effects from large doses of dietary supplements that contain purified isoflavones such as genistein or daidzein, and it is unclear whether heavy intake of phytoestrogens in postmenopausal breast cancer patients is beneficial or harmful. What's more, there is no data available on the interactions that may occur when supplemental phytoestrogens are used concurrently with tamoxifen or raloxifene. |
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