James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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Grape seed extract or maritime pine bark extract have anti-inflammatory effects and improve circulation. Take 100 mg twice daily.
A greens drink that contains a blend of super green foods, such as chlorella, spi-rulina, and so on, provides fiber and improves liver function. Take as directed on the container.
Aloe vera juice is healing and soothing to the entire digestive Consider the Keesey Technique tract. Drink 4 ounces daily or as directed on the container. A procedure known as the Keesey Vitamin C strengthens the rectal tissue. |
Ray Strand, M.D.
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 Through supplementation we are now able to obtain these nutrients at optimal levels. I have written extensively about this in my book What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You (Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2002).
Herbs/Herbal Therapy
We are seeing amazing growth in the use of herbal therapies—most of them combine ten to twenty different herbs. One in three people in the United States used at least one form of alternative medicine in 1990. By 1997, people in the U.S. spent $3.24 billion annually for herbal therapies. |
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| Researchers found a significant improvement in blood-sugar levels. Most people were able to reduce the amount of their medications, and 5 were able to discontinue their medications. Another controlled study of people with type 1 diabetes who supplemented gymnema extract found a decreased need for insulin and improved blood sugar control. Those taking a placebo showed no significant decrease in blood sugar or in insulin requirements.
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CoQIO tends to be low in people sugar-lowering effect. |
Ray Strand, M.D.
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| Since the supplementation industry is essentially an unregulated market, I recommend taking a high-quality supplement that is manufactured by a company that follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as a pharmaceutical. This means it makes its supplements much like a drug company that is producing an over-the-counter medication. It is also important that these tablets dissolve. Be sure to consume supplements that also follow USP guidelines for the dissolution of the tablet. |
| I would encourage you to read my book to fully understand these concepts of supplementation. In the meantime, Table 1 will give you a basic guideline of what I would consider optimal levels and the variety needed in your supplements to offer cellular nutrition.
Table J
Basic Nutritional Supplement Recommendations
ANTIOXIDANTS
The more and varied your antioxidants, the better.
VITAMIN A
1 do not recommend the use of straight vitamin A because of its potential toxicity. Instead supplement with a mixture of mixed carotenoids. |
| I had always dismissed vitamin supplementation as simply the ingredients for "expensive urine."This experience with my wife proved to be the launching pad for an eight-year quest to learn more about nutritional medicine, which I have come to realize is really just "true" preventive medicine. -
I fully realize the impact of the disappointment many patients have with traditional medicine. As a result, a shift to alternative healing methods and a renewed interest in herbal therapies has taken place. But the medicinal qualities of herbs are not something we can treat lightly. |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
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 Studies indicate that men who are exposed to sunlight can delay the onset of prostate cancer by more than five years, and children receiving vitamin D supplementation beginning at the age of one year had an 80 percent decreased risk of developing type I diabetes. Adequate vitamin D intake is associated with a lower risk of hip fractures due to osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. In one study on this problem, neither milk nor a diet high in calcium seemed to reduce the risk.
The most important source of vitamin D is the skin's synthesis of the vitamin from sunlight exposure. |
| If you don't get enough vitamin D from all your food sources, you might consider taking a supplement, though you should be careful with vitamin D supplementation, as there is a definite risk of toxicity if you take too much.
Consumer Action Alert
Studies have regularly shown that the vitamin D content of fortified milk is highly variable. It is supposed to have 100 IU per 8-ounce serving. Manufacturers should make this addition consistently. Moreover, consumers should ask that yogurt and fermented milk products be fortified with vitamin D. |
| Any "fishy burps" you experience will diminish after three or four days of supplementation.
See the SuperFoods Rx Shopping Lists (pages 281-82) for some recommended wild salmon foods. |
| Betaine supplementation has been shown to lower homocysteine levels in humans-an important step in lessening the risk of cardiovascular disease. The combination of dietary folate and betaine may be the best way to lower homocysteine. Great sources of betaine are spinach, wheat germ, oat bran, wheat bran, and whole wheat bread.
SPINACH IN YOUR EYES
Of all the chronic diseases spinach combats, the ones affecting the eye are of particular interest to me as an ophthalmologist. |
| The lesson: optimum bone health and prevention of osteoporosis depend not just on calcium supplementation, but on sufficient protein intake as well. Yogurt, with its easily digestible protein and calcium, is the answer.
Make Yogurt Cheese
Line a sieve with a coffee filter and drain the yogurt for a few hours in the fridge-the longer it drains, the thicker it becomes. Use the resulting liquid or whey in pancakes or muffins as a milk substitute. Mix the yogurt cheese half and half with mayo in tuna or other salads to reduce fat and boost protein. |
Ray Strand, M.D.
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| Building up your body's natural antioxidant defense system, natural repair system, and natural immune system through supplementation is critical in maintaining your health. Our bodies have complicated and sophisticated antioxidant defense systems to protect us from the devastating damage of oxidative stress. Because our generation is under greater attack from the toxins in our environment, our stressful lifestyles, and poor eating habits than any other previous generation, we need to optimize these defense systems. Eating a healthy diet is a good a start. |
Tanya Harter Pierce
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 This approach revolves around the primary factor of high-dose supplementation with pancreatic enzymes.
History
As mentioned in Chapter 2, the Scottish embryologist, Dr. John Beard, was the first medical expert to propose the trophoblast theory of cancer cell development. After discovering that fetal trophoblast cells and cancer cells both carried the same type of protective protein coating, and that the growth of trophoblast cells during early pregnancy was halted when the fetal pancreas started functioning, he began to look into the effect of pancreatic enzymes on cancer cells as well. |
volker schulz and Rudolf Hansel
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 Berth-Jones J, Brown A (1993) Placebo-controlled trial of essential fatty acid supplementation in atopic dermatitis. Lancet 341:1557-60.
Blumenthal M, Busse WR, Goldberg A, Gruenwald J, Hall T, Riggins CW, Rister RS (eds.). Klein S, Rister RS (trans). (1998) The Complete German Commission E Monographs - Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. American Botanical Council, Austin, Texas, www.herbalgram.org.
Blumenthal M, Hall T, Goldberg A et al. (eds). (2003) The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs. Austin, TX: American Botanical Council. |
| Cockle SM, Kimber S, Hindmarch I (2000) The effects of Ginkgo biloba extract (LI1370) supplementation on activities of daily living in free-living older volunteers: a questionnaire survey. Hum Psychopharmacol Clin Exp 15: 227-235.
CPMP - Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products (1997) Note for Guidance on Medicinal Products in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. London, September 1997, CPMP/EWP/ 553/95.
DAB. Deutsches Arzneibuch (DAB Erganzungslieferung 2000). Stuttgart, Germany: Deutscher Apotheker Verlag. 2000. |
| Adler AJ, Holub BJ (1997) Effect of garlic and fish-oil supplementation on serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in hypercholesterolemic men. Am J Clin Nutr 65: 445-450.
Auer W, Eiber A, Hertkorn E, Hohfeld E, Kohrle U, Lorenz A, Mader F, Merx W, Otto G, Schmid-Otto B, Taubenheim H (1989) Hypertonic und Hyperlipidamie: In leichte-ren Fallen hilft auch Knoblauch. Multizentrische placebokontrollierte Doppelblind-Studie zur lipid- und blut-drucksenkenden Wirkung eines Knoblauchpraparates. Der Allgemeinarzt 10: 205-208. |
| Heinle H, Betz E (1994) Effects of Dietary Garlic supplementation in a Rat Model of Atherosclerosis. Arzneimittelforschung/Drug Res 44 (1): 614-617.
Holzgartner H, Schmidt U, Kuhn U (1992) Wirksamkeit und Vertraglichkeit eines Knoblauch-pulver-Praparates im Vergleich mit Bezafibrat. Arzneimittelforschung/Drug Res 42:1473-1477.
Isaacsohn JL, Moser M, Stein EA, Dudley K, Davey JA, Liskow E, Black HR (1998) Garlic powder and plasma lipids and lipoproteins: A multicenter randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Arch Intern Med 158:1189-1194. |
| References
Albertazzi P, Pansini F, Bonaccorsi G, Zanotti L, Forini E, De Aloysio D (1998) The effect of dietary soy supplementation on hot flushes. Obstetrics + Gynecology 91: 6-11.
Bates GW (1981) On the nature of the hot flash. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 24: 231-241.
Beuscher N (1995) Cimicifuga racemosa L. - Die Traubensilberkerze. Z Phytother 16: 301-310.
Blumenthal M, Hall T, Goldberg A et al. (eds). (2003) The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs. Austin, TX: American Botanical Council.
Blumenthal M, Busse WR, Goldberg A, Gruenwald J, Hall T, Riggins CW, Rister RS (eds.). |
| Dietary yeast supplementation promoted the more rapid clearing of edema in children with kwashiorkor (severe malnutrition), an effect presumably due to the content of B vitamins in the yeast (Gervais, 1973).
The 1988 Commission E monograph on medicinal yeast states that it is used for "loss of appetite and as a supplement for chronic forms of acne and furunculosis" (Blumenthal et al., 1998). The average recommended dose is 6 g/day. |
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| Reich was able to prove that a few weeks to a few months of supplementation, along with dietary changes, would produce a gradual increase in saliva alkalinity and a corresponding increase in wellness.
The pH strip testing is very easy to do, and strips usually come with a color-coded chart. According to Barefoot and Reich, a healthy person with sufficient alkalinity and ionic calcium levels will generally show a result of dark blue on the pH strip. Most children test dark blue. But over 50 percent of adults are green-yellow, indicating a pH of 6.5 or lower and calcium deficiency. |
| The most powerful means, other than cesium high pH therapy, involves supplementation of the alkalizing minerals: calcium, magnesium, and potassium. Of all the minerals common to our day-to-day diets, utilizable calcium is the most important mineral for alkalizing the body and may also be one of the key nutritional deficiencies for many people in the modern world. (As we shall see, this is not due to a lack of calcium in our diets, but results more from insufficient vitamin D and magnesium, both of which are required to make calcium utilizable. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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| General Recommendations
Fish oil contains DHA, which is concentrated in the retina of the eye. The consumption of fish has been shown to reduce the risk of macular degeneration. Take a fish oil product containing 1,000 mg of DHA daily.
Vitamin E-complex acts as an antioxidant and has been shown to improve vision in people with age-related macular degeneration. Take 400 IU daily with a meal.
A mixed carotenoid complex contains a blend of carotenoids that protects against ultraviolet light damage. Take 25,000 IU twice daily.
Digestive enzymes improve digestion and absorption. |
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| Both the supplementation protocol and the dietary regimen for each patient are individualized according to the patient's metabolic type and disease state.
In an article about the Gonzalez-Isaacs program published in a 1996 issue of Life Extension magazine, writer Terri Mitchell sums up Gonzalez's theory about metabolic typing in the following way:
Dr. Gonzalez believes that the physiology of patients with cancer invariably turns up as either too acid or too alkaline. Patients who have too much acidity have a predominance of sympathetic nervous system activity. |
| But if estrogen supplementation is a "no-no" for anyone with cancer, then what does a woman with cancer do when she has these symptoms?
Luckily, there are safe solutions. So far, I have talked about the estrogens promoting cell growth, and in general this is the commonly held position in the medical community. However, this is not exactly accurate. The truth is that estradiol and estrone can dangerously promote cell growth, but, according to Dr. Lee, the weaker estriol does not promote cell growth to any significant degree. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Study volunteers (both smokers and nonsmokers) were given aged garlic extract once daily for fourteen days, and researchers concluded that supplementation with aged garlic may help prevent atherosclerosis and other diseases associated with oxidative stress. Aged garlic extract is odorless and tasteless for those worried about putting a strain on their social lives. Other garlic supplements include garlic oil and garlic powder in capsules or tablets. |
| Calcium Supplements
It is important to get as much calcium from food sources as possible, but since calcium is one of the hardest minerals for the body to absorb, supplementation is often necessary. There are different forms of calcium available, so it is important to look at the amount of elemental calcium a given supplement contains, rather than the amount of the whole compound. |
| Additionally, many doctors overlook the
The Importance of Folic Acid in Pregnancy
Would-be mothers, as well as pregnant women, need to consider increasing their intake of folic acid, a B vitamin, through either diet or supplementation. Folic acid (also sometimes called folate or folacin) is essential for the formation of healthy red blood cells, especially during the first weeks of pregnancy when the brain and other vital organs of the fetus form. |
Gayle Reichler, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.
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 Vitamin Supplementation: Excessive vitamin supplementation does not improve performance and can be dangerous. If you eat a balanced diet, you should not need more vitamins than those recommended in the Active Wellness Guidelines.
Prior to an event, you will want to consider your nutrient needs before, during, and after the competition. For more information on eating for optimal performance, you can contact the Active Wellness Web Site, or contact a registered dietitian in your neighborhood. |
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| The Journal of the American College of Nutrition reported that total cholesterol levels in subjects who took chromium supplements fell more than 20 points on average, going from more than 220 mg/dL to less than 200 mg/dL. supplementation with 1,000 micrograms (meg) per day had the greatest effect, though doses as low as 200 micrograms daily did significantly lower blood cholesterol.
Exercise
Finally, if you want to lower your cholesterol level, get regular moderate exercise. Exercise is essential for proper function of the gallbladder and other organs. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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| Green tea (Camellia sinensis) contains a rich source of antioxidants and substances that assist detoxification. Drink the organic tea regularly (2 cups or more daily) or take 500 to 1,500 mg of the capsule form.
Essential fatty acids reduce inflammation of the skin. Take 1 to 2 tablespoons of flaxseed oil or 5 grams of fish oil daily, or a formulation that contains a mixture of omega-3, 6, and 9 fatty acids.
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) extract improves liver function, which is important for healthy skin. Take 800 mg twice daily. |
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