Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 If the FDA declared all vitamins to be toxic and announced a nationwide ban on all dietary supplements, the mainstream media would fall right into step, parroting whatever scientific half-truths the FDA was spouting at that particular moment. If the American Cancer Society declared that sunlight caused cancer and that the citizens should avoid sunlight and cover their skin with toxic chemical creams to block out the sun, the press would gladly run with that story, too. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 In addition, the lovastatin content in dietary supplements of red yeast rice was lowered due to challenges by the FDA and others. Due to legal issues, Cholestin is no longer available. There are, however, other effective red yeast rice products.
Red Yeast Rice
2.4 g per day
Additional Botanical Therapies. A vast range of herbs have been used for decades, or even centuries, to treat heart and vascular system conditions. |
Bottom Line Health
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| EXPLANATION
Barbara Schneeman, director of the FDA's Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and dietary supplements, says the reason the FDA is allowing foods containing less than 0.5 g of trans fats to be rounded down to 0 is that current detection methods for trans fats are not very reliable for amounts less than 0.5 g.
However, nutritionist Samantha Heller, from New York University Medical Center, takes a different view. "I don't understand why that's acceptable. It will add up over time." she says. |
Erich Grotewold
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 There also is interest in using them as drugs or dietary supplements because of their strong antioxidant activities (Harborne and Williams, 2000; Battel and Matsuda, 2003). In plants, flavonoids have several functions including attracting insects for pollination and dispersal of seeds, acting in defense systems (e.g., as UV-B protectants and phytoalexins), signaling between plants and microbes, and regulating auxin transport (Winkel-Shirley, 2001). Many of these functions cannot occur unless flavonoids are properly localized within the cells. |
| Nutraceuticals may range from isolated nutrients, dietary supplements, and diets to genetically engineered "designer" food, herbal products, and processed products, such as cereals, soups, and beverages. The increasing interest in nutraceuticals reflects the fact that consumers hear about epidemiological studies indicating that a specific diet or component of the diet is associated with a lower risk for a certain disease.
The major active nutraceutical ingredients in plants are flavonoids. The flavonoids are a group of organic molecules ubiquitously distributed in vascular plants. |
Jack Challem
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 You can enhance the benefits by adding various dietary supplements, some of which we discussed in earlier chapters.
Supplements That Might Reduce Your Cardiovascular Risk
To lower your cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, consider taking one or two of these supplements:
• Beta-sitosterol, 1.3 to 3.6 grams daily. This is a natural compound, also referred to as phytosterols, found in vegetables. It reduces the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine.
• Niacin, 500 to 1,000 mg daily. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 The promise of CLA is so great that it has been the subject of an entire research conference (Perspectives on Conjugated Linolenic Research, Current Status and Future Directions), which is posted on the National Institutes of Health's Office of dietary supplements Web site. Butter, milk, and meat from grain-fed animals contains virtually no CLA, while food from grass-fed animals is a rich source of this health-promoting fatty acid.
The fat in butter is rich in health-giving properties. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 Research indicates that dietary supplements, such as zinc or vitamin A, are most likely not effective in the treatment of acne, and these supplements may very well be unhealthy if too much is taken (Sources: Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, October 2002, pages 582-584; Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, August 2002, pages 231-240; and European Journal of Dermatology, June 2000, pages 269-273).
For optimal results when fighting blemishes and acne:
• Reduce oil to eliminate the environment in which acne-causing bacteria thrive. |
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| Trans Fat on Food Labels: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Barbara Schneeman, PhD, director, Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and dietary supplements, US Food and Drug Administration.
Samantha Heller, MS, RD, senior clinical nutritionist, New York University Medical Center, New York City.
The latest US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules allow manufacturers to list "0 trans fats" on the labels of foods that have less than 0.5 grams (g) of trans fats per serving. |
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.
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 But there are other, healthier sources of these substances, which I will discuss when I recommend dietary supplements for those on my program.
2. Dairy products. That means butter, cheese, cream, ice cream, yogurt, and milk—even skim milk.
3. Oils. All oils, including virgin olive oil and canola oil. (For more on this subject, please see Chapter 10.)
4. Refined grains. These, unlike whole grains, have been stripped of much of their fiber and nutrients. You should avoid white rice and "enriched" flour products, which are found in many pastas, breads, bagels, and baked goods.
5. Nuts. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Consequently, the amendment we adopted yesterday contains language that Senator Harkin and I suggested to make certain that dietary supplements would not be covered by the new food safety language and thus last year's law would not be superseded. To reassure those who are interested in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, DSHEA, I wanted to take a moment to outline those changes. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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 The mission of ODS is to strengthen knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements by evaluating scientific information, stimulating and supporting research, disseminating research results, and educating the public to foster an enhanced quality of life and health for the U.S. population.
Supplements: Buyer Beware (They are largely unregulated, some don't work, and others can do harm)
John Carey
Business Week (May 23, 2005
"The High pH Therapy for Cancer"
A. Keith Brewer, Pharmacology Biochemistry & Behavior, v. 21, Suppl. |
| There is a significant progression of how dietary supplements have been regulated, monitored and controlled.
A revolution in the supplement industry occurred in 1940 when the "once-a-day vitamin supplement" was introduced.2 The simplicity and marketing of this product was genius. It held that there were these essential organic substances naturally present in our bodies that in some cases, because of dietary deficiencies or health issues, needed to be supplemented. |
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Amazon Reveiw: Prescription for Nutritional Healing has long been considered one of the most trusted, comprehensive sources on the mind-boggling array of vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other dietary supplements now available.
User's Guide to Herbal Remedies: Learn about the Most Popular Herbs for Preventing Disease and Staying Healthy
Dr. Hyla Cass ISBN: 1591200881
Book Description: In this overview of the most popular herbs, Hyla Cass, M.D., describes the top ten herbal supplements. Dr. Cass also provides clear guidelines for how to safely use herbal remedies. |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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 DISCOVERING THAT FOOD IS MEDICINE
Over the next several months—his laptop perched on his bed— Mullin prodigiously researched how a carefully manipulated diet along with dietary supplements has been shown in some studies to lessen the autoimmune reaction by helping to dampen down the production of cytokines—the signaling molecules that tell the immune system to react to an invader and that, if they become uncontrolled, can prompt the production of autoantibodies which attack in a friendly-fire assault, resulting in autoimmune disease. |
| She had been well known in their community for her vast knowledge about how a healthy diet and dietary supplements can affect overall wellness. Over the years she had often chastised her son for focusing only on pharmaceutical drugs when treating patients. "You're going too medical on me, Gerry," she would warn him, encouraging him to offer patients more holistic treatment options. |
| THE QUEST FOR SAFE FOODS AND SUPPLEMENTS
It's important to read labels and carefully choose foods that are chemical and additive free, and if you choose to use dietary supplements, ask your doctor to corroborate that they are from a reputable source. Several past cluster outbreaks of autoimmune disease still haunt scientists because of the rapid and insidious way in which thousands of individuals were struck ill with autoimmune reactions seemingly overnight, not from contact with unseen chemicals but from impurities in the processed food products, drugs, and supplements they consumed. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The NewsTarget DrugWatch database aims to teach consumers how to protect themselves from the nutrient depletions caused by pharmaceuticals by compensating with nutrient supplementation through either foods or dietary supplements. 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. |
Mark Sircus
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 The article indicated that magnesium dietary supplements had been effective in treating depression. Also, a person with a magnesium deficiency is apt to be uncooperative, withdrawn, apathetic, and nervous, have tremors, essentially lots of neurological symptoms associated with depression.
"Just a few months previous to the onset of my depression, I had been hospitalized for chest pain, cardiac dysrhysthmia and an inability to take in more than about 1/5 my normal breath. The hospital found no cardiac problems, and the internist gave me an IV drip of magnesium sulfate solution. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| The DSHEA also dramatically reduced the FDA control over dietary supplements.
Under the DSHEA, the dietary supplement manufacturer is responsible for ensuring that a dietary supplement is safe before it is marketed. Just like drugs, the FDA is responsible for taking action against any unsafe dietary supplement product after it reaches the market. |
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.
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| For those who have heart disease, I do recommend four dietary supplements. Some studies suggest that there may be new supplements to recommend in coming years; arginine, for instance, the amino acid that is so critical to the production of artery-expanding nitric oxide. However, my experience suggests that our patients are getting plenty of arginine through the plant-based foods they eat—especially legumes. So for now I recommend the first five supplements listed below for all patients, with or without heart disease. And depending on your cholesterol level, the sixth may also be appropriate. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Ron Paul (R-TX) amendments to protect dietary supplements. Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), John Dingell (D-MI), Henry Waxman (D-CA), and others falsely proclaimed that they were doing America a favor by passing this sweeping FDA-supported legislation that grants the rouge agency more power and money, and even transforms it into a quasi drug company.
Both the House and Senate (S.1082) have made the fatally flawed assumption that the reason for so many deaths and injuries from drugs was due to the FDA's lack of resources. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 Botanicals and dietary supplements in diabetic peripheral neuropathy. J Am Board Fam Pract 2003 Jan-Feb; 16(l):47-57.
Hall WL et al. Casein and whey exert different effects on plasma amino acid profiles, gastrointestinal hormone secretion and appetite. Br Nutr 2003 Feb; 89(2):239-48.
Hama T et al. Intestinal absorption of beta-alanine, anserine and carnosine in rats. /Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 1976; 22(2): 147-57.
Harper CR, Jacobson TA. The fats of life: The role of omega-3 fatty acids in the prevention of coronary heart disease. Arch Intern Med200\; l6l(18):2185-92.
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| In fact, everyday activities and situations can dramatically influence your gene expression—exercise, weight loss, the types of foods you eat, the use of dietary supplements and/or pharmaceuticals, stress—all of these factors influence how your genes express themselves. |
| These nutrients are also available as dietary supplements, which may be preferable because of the contaminants—mercury, cadmium, polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs], dioxins, and others—that pollute much of the world's seafood supply. High-quality supplements can be purchased that have had these toxins removed.) Technically speaking, DHA and EPA down regulate the gene expression of ChREBP, which results in better glucose control.
Nutraceuticals also can influence gene expression. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Please also note that the FDA never applies such risk/reward calculations to herbs or dietary supplements. If an herb is implicated in the death of a single person, the FDA can rule it to be "unsafe at any dose" and outlaw it entirely. A pharmaceutical with 100,000 times that fatality rate, however, can be justified by the FDA as being "worth the risk." Isn't it interesting that this double standard just happens to coincide with the profit interests of drug companies who now control the FDA?
On news of the FDA's vote, stock prices of GlaxoSmithKline LLC made the highest jump in two years. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 That's precisely why nutrition must be attacked, by the way: Vitamins threaten the profits of drug companies because vitamins and dietary supplements actually work to prevent disease and keep people healthy!
Anyone who thinks drugs are the answer -- and that antioxidants are useless -- is probably suffering from the cognitive impairment side effects of drugs they're on right now. You'd have to be truly out of your mind to think that plant-based nutrition has no role in human health and that only pharmaceuticals can prevent disease. |
Mark Sircus
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| Studies in Mexico have also found an alleviation of diabetes symptoms in patients who took dietary supplements containing magnesium. Original Source: www.health24.com/dietnfood/General/15-
742-775,31268.asp
50 "Diabetologia" 36(8):767-70, 1993
51 Low serum magnesium levels and foot ulcers in subjects with Type 11 diabetes. Rodriguez-Moran M, Guerrero-Romero F. Arch Med Res. 2001 Jul-Aug;32(4):300-3.
52 S. E. BROWNE. The Case for Intravenous Magnesium Treatment of Arterial Disease in General Practice. Journal of Nutritional Medicine (1994) 4, 169-177
53 Herbert C. Mansmann Jr. MD. |
Elaine Magee
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 This example also illustrates how dietary supplements operate differently than natural foods in the body. Plant sources of omega-3 also contain their own antioxidants—built in by nature and found in the foods' pigments or seeds.
Take ground flaxseed and walnuts, for example. Both are rich sources of plant omega-3s (ALA) and are also naturally rich in antioxidants. But, according to Dr. Kris-Etherton, when you strip out the omega-3s (EPA and DHA) from fish tissue and isolate the pure oil, the omega-3s can more easily oxidize, just like any oil exposed to oxygen. |
Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D.
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 The number of poisonings from herbs, vitamins, and other dietary supplements increased nine-fold from 1983 to 2005. Of the 125,600 incidents reported that year, 27 ended in death. Even more worrisome is an FDA consultant's estimate that for every serious adverse event that is reported, 99 other serious events are not.
How can you be cautious? You can speak with your doctor. When doctors ask patients about medicines, the patient often assumes the doctor means prescription medicines. That's only part of the story. |
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