| Preventive measures, such as exercise, diet, and nutritional supplements, are known to help prevent and partially reverse the effects of osteoporosis. If preventive measures are to be initiated prior to the onset of rapid bone loss, they must be considered by young women in their 30s and 40s.
CAUSES OF OSTEOPOROSIS
Bone is a dynamic tissue, continually formed and resorbed. Osteoporosis results when the normal cycle of bone remodeling is interrupted. In normal remodeling, osteoclasts carve out cavities in the bone surface, which are filled by osteoblasts to form new bone. |
| Symptom Group 1
Testosterone deficiency: This is most common in men over the age of 50 and can be remedied with special nutritional supplements; increased muscle-building exercise; and supplemental hormones, including DHEA, androstenedione, and (natural) testosterone. It is recommended that you get a saliva hormone test to find out which hormone would be best for you.
2. Symptom Group 2
Excess estrogen: In men, excess estrogen can be balanced with one of the male hormones and changes in diet and lifestyle.
Women:
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| If high Cortisol:
Suspect:
Consider the following options:
Some degree of adrenal hyperreactivity or hyperfunction, in response to environmental, physiological, or psychological stress Lifestyle changes:
Stress reduction, rest and relaxation, prayer, meditation, regular exercise, blood sugar stabilization, sufficient sleep, elimination of food allergies and restoration of normal bowel function Nutritional supplements:
High-grade multi-vitamin/mineral. Additional vitamin C, vitamin B-5, vitamin B-6 and zinc, as indicated. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
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 In summary, these examples illustrate the extent to which it is preferable, on the one hand, to always consume in moderation foods containing compounds as powerful as isoflavones and, on the other hand, to avoid introducing these molecules into the body in the form of nutritional supplements, which are not representative of the nature of the whole food. Despite the controversy surrounding soy, it is important to mention that the best study on the potential health benefits of soy was conducted by Asians themselves over the last few millennia, and that the results obtained are very impressive! |
Mike Adams
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 We've examined new habits to form, such as reading ingredients labels, getting exercise, and taking whole food nutritional supplements or supergreens powders.
• And throughout this tour, we've talked about ways to accelerate your health results and achieve much higher states of health than you may have thought possible.
Hopefully, at this point, you have some idea about which of these many ideas you plan to integrate into your own life. You don't need to use everything here in order to be healthier. |
Jacky Law
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 While the EU has been busy drafting legislation, we seem to have been sleepwalking into a situation where chemists and health stores will be purged of hundreds of nutritional supplements.26
Protection or control?
Nutrition is an interesting area of medicine because it has seemingly bounded its way into the surgery via the back door. It is hardly fringe, but nor is it entirely conventional, having worked its way up the ranks of medical orthodoxy on the strength of growing evidence and a number of high-ranking champions who spread its word in the normal course of their work. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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 Although the term "natural medicine" has no universally accepted definition, to us it refers to the "medicinal" use of diet, nutritional supplements, natural hormones, herbs, and other naturally occurring substances.
We first became interested in natural medicine in the early 1970s, after we realized that the usual drug-and-surgery approach that we were taught in medical school was often dangerous, expensive, and ineffective. |
Dr. Jonathan Prousky, BPHE, BSc, ND, FRSH
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 Adverse effects of nutritional supplements. Foundations of Nutritional Medicine. Tarzanna, CA: Third Line Press, Inc, 1997:133-60.
42. Winter SL, Boyer JL. Hepatic toxicity from large doses of vitamin B3 (nicotinamide). N Engl J Med 1973;289:1180-82.
43. Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine [www.cebm.net/levels_of_evidence.asp#levels]
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TREATING ANXIETY WITH VITAMIN B-12 (COBALAMIN)
Vitamin B-12 (cobalamin) is involved in numerous biochemical reactions as a cofactor and coenzyme. |
| Adverse effects of nutritional supplements. Foundations of Nutritional Medicine. Tarzana, CA: Third Line Press, Inc., 1997:133-60.
TREATING ANXIETY WITH
AMINO ACIDS ight of the 22 amino acids that have been identified are considered essential because they cannot be made in the body and adequate amounts must, therefore, be present in the food. These are isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine. The other 14 amino acids are inter-convertible in the body, and for this reason, have been labeled non-essential. |
David Wolfe
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 Additional help with osteoporosis can come from adding progesterone supporting nutritional supplements or foods into the diet. Coconut oil and maca powder are two excellent foods to help support the building up of progesterone for increasing overall hormone production.
In conjunction with nutrition, weight-bearing exercise is important for healing osteoporosis. Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) tea also seems to be highly effective in helping increase bone density.
Trade-Out
After eating Sunfoods under the Sun for a sufficient period of time, the body begins removing everything that is improper. |
Antoinette Saville and Antony J. Haynes
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 Supplement Information and Websites
This appendix telis you how to order the nutritional supplements in this book and summarizes the remedial plans described in Chapter 7.
You can obtain all of the supplements referred to in this book from the Allergy Research Group and the Biotics Research Corporation, by contacting the two companies directly.
Allergy Research Group
2300 North Loop Road
Alameda
California 94502
Tel: 800-545-9960 or 510-263-200 Fax: 800-688-7426 or 510 263-2100 email: [email protected] website: www.allergyresearchgroup. |
Mike Adams
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| Supporting information from The Encyclopedia of nutritional supplements by Michael T. Murray, N.D. explains:
Diet appears to play a major role in the development ofPMS. Compared to symptom-free women, PMS patients consume 62 percent more refined carbohydrates, 275 percent more refined sugar, 79 percent more dairy products, 78 percent more sodium, 53 percent less iron, 77 percent less manganese, and 52 percent less zinc. The first step in addressing PMS is limiting the consumption of refined sugar and decreasing or eliminating milk and dairy products. |
| It is the single best alternative sweetener I've seen yet and is becoming increasingly available in nutritional supplements and even as standalone products in health food stores.
If stevia is so safe and such a perfect alternative sweetener, then why hasn't it been approved for human consumption by the FDA? The answer is politics. If you know anything about the FDA, you know that the agency's demonstrated purpose is to protect the profits of private industry. Approving stevia as a safe ingredient would destroy the profits of the manufacturers of aspartame and sucralose. |
| Or get them with the help of nutritional supplements. (I do. Not a day goes by that I don't eat DHA in some form.)
Cows' milk results in higher mortality rates in infants
Getting back to the research, however, would you be surprised to learn that cows' milk actually results in higher mortality rates in infants when compared to human breast milk? Consider:
Compared to cows' milk, human breast milk contains ten times the amount of an iron-binding protein called lactoferrin and about one-half the amount of iron. |
| While it's true that some phytonutrients are available as nutritional supplements, no matter how "complete" the supplements are, they're bound to leave out many of the phytos that are found in fruits and vegetables. Not only that, but the mixture of these nutrients that you get naturally from carrots, blueberries, broccoli, and other plant foods provides some benefits that generally can't be duplicated by a laboratory-produced pill. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 That's a small but notable victory that would not have happened without the outpouring of support from natural health advocates like you.
What lawmakers now know for certain is that we will stand up and speak out against any threat to our collective health freedoms. We will contest every bill or amendment that favors corporate interests over consumer interests, and we will hit back with a wave of public protest that fills their phone lines, fax machines and emails with mindful comments and concerns from action-oriented citizens who demand real representation. |
Mike Adams
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| Heart disease is also strongly aided by the vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients found in superfoods, whole foods, and organic food concentrates that you find in nutritional supplements. If you want to prevent Alzheimer's disease, simply avoid all excitotoxins such as MSG and aspartame. Make sure you avoid mercury and aluminum by avoiding toxic chemicals in personal care products such as deodorants and shampoos that are made with toxic fragrance chemicals. This also includes laundry detergents and anti-static dryer sheets that are loaded with fragrance chemicals. |
Eric R. Braverman
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 Conditions that create an alcohol craving, such as depression and anxiety, can be overcome with lifestyle changes, including nutritional supplements. The biochemical cause of alcohol and drug abuse may be helped by correcting deficiencies of B vitamins (especially niacin and thiamine), magnesium, zinc, and several antioxidants and amino acids (tryptophan and phenylalanine). These are all dopamine-friendly supplements.
Even minor addictions must be thwarted in order to obtain total brain and body health. For example, almost everyone I know loves to eat chocolate. |
Michael T. Murray
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 Three key dietary goals and some key nutritional supplements can help prevent type 1 diabetes. Let's start by looking at the three dietary keys:
1. Proper early nutrition
2. Reduced intake of nitrates
3. Avoidance of food allergies
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Proper Early Nutrition
Numerous population-based studies have shown that breast-feeding offers considerable protection against the development of type 1 diabetes as well as many other diseases. |
Andreas Moritz
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 Wal-Mart, according to Information Resources Inc., which tracks sales.
To stay healthy, you don't have to eat all that vitamin-rich food anymore. Just pop in a couple of those colorful vitamin pills a day and your health is taken care of, or so the ad slogans tell you. But if you don't pay heed to this "common-sense" advice, doctors tell you that you may become vitamin deficient and put your health at risk.
And so we act obediently, out of fear of risking our lives. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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 Although this reaction has not been reported following use of any of the nutritional or herbal anti-Candida agents, the likelihood of experiencing this reaction can be minimized by starting any anti-yeast medications or nutritional supplements slowly, in lower amounts, and gradually increasing the amounts over one month to achieve full therapeutic intake.
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
Garlic (page 679) has demonstrated significant antifungal activity against C. |
| The public has an ever-increasing appetite for information on diet and nutrition, and sales of natural remedies such as nutritional supplements and medicinal herbs continue to grow. The number of natural health practitioners now exceeds the number of medical doctors, which bears testament to the fact that individuals all over the globe are being drawn to holistic approaches as an adjunct to or even replacement for conventional medicine.
Driving this change is growing skepticism about the principles and practice of orthodox medicine. |
| The Natural Pharmacy was conceived to fill this gap and to give people a credible resource for science-based information about herbs and nutritional supplements, with specific information on what, when, and how much to take, in an easy-to-use format.
Over the years, the steady stream of scientific articles has formed a solid foundation for nutritional therapies. When we began working on our electronic knowledge base, Healthnotes, which is the foundation for this book, the number of useful scientific articles on the role of vitamins and herbs in human health exceeded 25,000. |
| This newest edition of our best-selling book The Natural Pharmacy is greatly expanded, with 150 new articles featuring 64 new health concerns, 44 new herbs, and 41 new nutritional supplements. In addition, every article has been updated with the latest scientific research. We have added an informative new article, "Vitamins and Minerals for Healthy People," and provided a thorough evaluation of hot topics, such as the safety of supplementing with vitamin E, and the strengthened evidence for many natural remedies, such as St. |
| Look Up by Health Condition—You can look up a specific health concern to learn what nutritional supplements or herbs might be helpful treatments.
• Look Up by Nutritional Supplement or Herb—You can look up a nutritional supplement or herb on its own to see the full list of health concerns for which it has been found useful, known side effects and interactions, and other information specific to that nutrient or herb. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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| If anxiety is still high after such changes, nutritional supplements may offer some relief.
Dietary Considerations
Hypoglycemia
Reactive hypoglycemia appears to be a common trigger for anxiety.1 2 When the blood-sugar level falls, the body compensates by releasing adrenaline. Although adrenaline does help restore the blood-sugar level toward normal, it also induces the so-called "fight or flight" reaction, which can manifest as anxiety, heart palpitations, sweating, hunger, and irritability. |
Mike Adams
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| They are given nutritional supplements and are not exposed to pesticides and mass injections of bovine growth hormones and other chemicals that would compromise their health. When you raise a cow this way, you have a cow that is far healthier and happier with far greater longevity than any other kind of cow. That's why when you eat organic meat, you are getting far healthier meat that comes from a healthier cow. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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| GABY'S COMMENTARY
For both children and adults, asthma can often be controlled by avoiding allergenic foods and chemicals and taking nutritional supplements. In rare cases, patients also need to be treated for a defect in their ability to detoxify sulfites. Individuals who respond to a nutritional approach may be able to discontinue or greatly reduce their medications.
Dietary Considerations
Role of Food Allergy
Unrecognized food allergy is a contributing factor in at least 75% of childhood asthmatics and about 40% of adult asthmatics. As early as 1959, Albert H. Rowe, M.D. |
Mike Adams
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| What we need to do is feed our children foods and nutritional supplements that support stable blood sugar, optimum brain function and a positive learning environment. These foods are readily available and our school lunch programs should be serving those foods.
We should also remove cow's milk from school lunch programs. Cow's milk is a terrible source of nutrition for anyone who isn't a cow. While it is outstanding nutrition for baby cows, it is nutritionally freakish when it comes to human nutrition. For some reason, everybody in the country continues to look at cow's milk as good nutrition. |
| They have never allowed manufacturers of nutritional supplements to make true statements about what those supplements can do for your health. In fact, the FDA battled vigorously against the DSHEA Act in 1994 that finally allowed nutritional supplement manufacturers to make qualified statements on their products, as long as such statements were followed with the quote, "This statement has not been endorsed by the FDA."
We should allow supplement manufacturers to tell the truth about what their products do when it is based on available clinical evidence. |
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