Ralph Golan, M.D.
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 However, B-12 deficiency does not cause low stomach acid, nor will B-12 supplementation ameliorate the condition. But if you learn that you have either one of these conditions, this table will alert you to consider the possibility of also having the other. |
Simon Mills and Kerry Bone
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 PHYTOTHERAPEUTICS
All the above evidence suggests that in sufferers from cancer it would generally be wise to start supportive treatment with dietary measures to increase fruits, especially citrus fruits and grapes, and vegetables, particularly of the onion, cabbage, umbelliferous and nightshade families. supplementation with garlic and green tea seems generally to be advisable. Particularly if there is a tendency to constipation (itself a strong naturopathic focus for correction in cancer patients), the use of linseed as a bulking agent for the bowel seems indicated.
So far, so good. |
| However, their supplementation should be kept under review in cases of:
• iron deficiency anaemia;
• osteoporosis;
• chronic malnutrition.
Traditional therapeutic insights into the use of bulk laxatives
Some of the bulk laxatives were also used for their obvious mucilaginous properties (see below) in reducing inflammatory problems in the upper sections of the digestive tract.
Application
Bulk laxatives need to be taken whole as powdered material, most conveniently in capsule form, with food. |
Robert Hass, M.S.
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 Several studies that focused on burn patients and people undergoing coronary artery bypass found no significant blood loss or changes in blood clotting after fish-oil supplementation. No adverse metabolic effects were found in patients with coronary artery disease who received 4 grams of fish-oil concentrate per day for 9 months after bypass surgery. While this research is preliminary, it does suggest that omega-3 supplements, consumed with antioxidant vitamins and in clinically tested dosages, may be used with apparent safety. |
| Using foods and dietary supplementation, I was able to reverse the course of such diseases as coronary artery blockage, hypertension, cancer, and diabetes. Physicians who sent me their most intractable cases
3 were astonished to discover that for the first time, their patients got progressively better, not worse. In many cases, these patients became healthier than their physicians.
In 1984, I wrote the groundbreaking book, Eat to Win: The Sports Nutrition Bible, which has, to date, helped nearly 3 million athletes and active people achieve peak physical performance. |
| One study showed that after only 5 weeks of supplementation with omega-3, the cell membranes of leukemic cells become saturated with omega-3 fatty acids. Studies have shown that GLA and DHA can also help kill cervical cancer cells resistant to chemotherapy.
To reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, consume one or two servings of seafood rich in omega-3 fatty acids. (Salmon should be your first choice; mackerel, sardines, swordfish, and tuna, your second choices.) This will help make your blood less sticky, thereby reducing the risk of stroke and heart attack. |
Simon Mills and Kerry Bone
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| Antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) Antihypertensives
Vitamin K antagonizes
Folic acid occasionally reduces plasma concentration; vitamin D requirements increased
Hypercalcaemia with thiazides and vitamin D supplementation Levodopa antagonized with pyridoxine
Plasma concentration of xanthines increased
Antagonism
(which is subsequently reflected in the price of the wine).
In the case of wine, factors such as the texture, colour, aroma and taste determine if the product is of good quality or otherwise. For medicinal plants, the situation is much more complex. |
Robert Hass, M.S.
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| Some evidence exists to recommend the use of ALA to aid recovery from heart attacks. ALA supplementation, at a dose of 100-600 milligrams a day, has been used to treat heart disease and diabetes. Use ALA only under a physician's supervision. |
Simon Mills and Kerry Bone
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| The effect of flaxseed supplementation on early risk markers for mammarv carcinogenesis. Cancer Letters 1991; 60: 135-142.
291. Adlercreutz H, Fotsis T, Heikkinen R et al. Excretion of the lignans enterolactone and enterodiol and of equol in omnivorous and vegetarian postmenopausal women and in women with breast cancer. Lancet 1982; 2: 1295-1299.
292. Irvine CHG, Fitzpatrick MG, Alexander SL. Phytoestrogens in soy-based infant foods: concentrations, daily intake, and possible biological effects. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 1998; 217: 247-253.
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Bill Gottlieb
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 Because the vitamin acts as a blood thinner, consult your doctor before beginning supplementation in any amount if you're already taking aspirin or a blood-thinning medication such as warfarin (Coumadin), or if you're at high risk for stroke. |
| Wright emphasizes, however, that this level of chromium supplementation must be taken only with the approval and under the supervision of a doctor or other health care professional who is experienced in the prescriptive use of supplements.
Jonathan Wright, M.D., a nutritionally oriented physician and director of the Tahoma Clinic in Kent, Washington. Here's what he suggests.
SUGAR AND REFINED FOODS: Cut Back
First, Dr. |
Ralph Golan, M.D.
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| However, these two enzymes digest protein only—not fat or carbohydrates—and may not be adequate supplementation alone. I have some concern about the safety of glandular supplements (see discussion in Chapter Eleven) and until this is addressed, I am no longer recommending animal-derived pancreatic enzymes or pancreatin.
I have seen many individuals benefit from using digestive enzyme supplements. |
| For less urgent needs and following acute crises, intramuscular injections and/or oral supplementation may suffice.
The most common laboratory test used to assess magnesium status is the serum magnesium level. You can believe the result only if it is low because magnesium is an intracellular mineral, and normal serum levels may exist when there is an intracellular shortage. White or red blood cell magnesium levels are far more sensitive. The magnesium load/retention test is the most sensitive.
The RDA for magnesium is 350 milligrams. |
| Thyroid supplementation should also be considered after pregnancy. Consult with your doctor about this.
DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS
Fertility specialists rarely emphasize nutrition. Conventional medicine seems quick to prescribe fertility drugs and perform procedures, and appears less interested in investigating the nutritional foundation upon which fertility depends.
• Eat a whole-foods diet.
• Avoid highly processed and refined foods. Eliminate excessive caffeine, which can contribute to infertility. |
| DETERMINING YOUR SUPPLEMENT NEEDS
There are a number of preventive nutritional measures you can undertake beyond establishing a whole-foods diet. Food supplementation is perhaps the most common and the most diverse. It covers the following four categories: (1) general preventive, (2) symptom- or ailment-directed, (3) susceptibility-directed, and (4) laboratory-directed.
A general preventive/maintenance approach usually employs a broad-spectrum multiple vitamin/mineral formula, which is used to cover suspected nutritional deficiencies resulting from poor food quality and poor eating patterns. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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 Because of these facts, I recommend that people consider using plant digestive enzymes for their digestive supplementation. They are actually concentrated food enzymes from nature. This is welcome news to those who feel they need digestive enzymes but who do not like to eat animal pancreas products taken from slaughterhouses.
Animal enzymes, such as pepsin, only work in a moderately strong acid environment such as the stomach. Trypsin only works in a slightly alkaline environment, such as in the small intestine where it is secreted. |
Robert Hass, M.S.
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| Dietary supplementation with carnosine and vitamin E can increase the concentration of both nutrients in the heart and liver. Carnosine can also protect healthy cells against damage caused by radiotherapy. Carnosine is difficult to find, but manufacturers may make it more widely available in the near future. At present, only one product marketed in the United States (MaxiLIFE Phytonutrient Cocktail, manufactured by Twin Laboratories) contains a clinically useful dose of carnosine. Use this nutrient only under a physician's guidance. |
Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND
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 Studies have shown that, in many cases, tryptophan supplementation can significantly lessen the bulimic impulse. The effective dosage is 500 milligrams of L-tryptophan taken three times daily for six weeks. You may want to discuss this finding with your doctor. As an alternative, 5-hydroxytryptophan is available over the counter. The recommended dose is in the range of 250 to 500 milligrams two or three times daily. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 However, supplementation with a combination of folic acid, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), and vitamin B12 (cobalamin) reduces homocysteine levels and may lower the risk of heart attack.
J Niacin is a proven, low-cost treatment for preventing second heart attacks. The drawback to using niacin is that it causes the face to flush twenty to thirty minutes after it is taken. Sustained-release forms of niacin allow this effect to be avoided, but can cause nausea, stomach upset, and liver damage, and should be avoided. |
| Animal studies show that supplementation with arginine prevents the growth of liver tumors without depriving the rest of the body of essential protein.
LJ Eat Jerusalem artichokes. They contain inulin, which in laboratory tests slows the growth of liver tumors.
LJ Avoid the supplement s-adenosyl methionine (SAMe). In animal tests, methionine stimulates the growth of liver cancers. |
Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.
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 In one study, patients with memory loss experienced up to 50 percent improvement just from choline supplementation.
I have also noted tremendous benefit from several natural medicinal tonics—powerful nutritional substances that improve, or tonify, the function of various organs and systems. These include such nutrients as Ginkgo biloba and various other herbs from the Asian pharmacopeia, such as ginseng. Other natural medicinal tonics that are of particular benefit are phosphatidyl serine, phosphatidyl choline, and acetyl-L-carnitine. |
| Thus I consolidated the brain longevity program into just four major areas: (1) nutritional therapy (including dietary therapy; supplementation with vitamins, minerals, and trace elements; and use of natural medicinal tonics); (2) stress management
(including meditation and removal of lifestyle stressors); (3) exercise therapy (including aerobic exercise, mental exercise, and mind/body exercises), and (4) pharmacology (including administration of various cognitive-enhancement medications, and hormone-replacement therapy). |
| The second goal is to stimulate regeneration, through the basic elements of a brain longevity program: dietary therapy; supplementation with concentrated nutrients; use of natural medicinal tonics; stress management; meditation; physical, mental, and mind/body exercises; and use of appropriate pharmaceutical medications.
Every brain regeneration program is unique, because each is tailored to the personal needs, goals, and biochemistries of each patient, but there are many similarities.
What follows is a general description of a daily brain longevity program. |
| In a healthy patient, dietary therapy and supplementation with specific nutrients and natural medicinal tonics can help create a virtual "super brain."
The single most important dietary rule for brain longevity is: "What's good for the heart is good for the head." It is vitally important for all brain longevity patients to optimize their blood circulation. Age-associated memory problems are often exacerbated by poor circulation. Neurons killed by Cortisol and other negative factors almost always impede blood flow to healthy neurons, increasing memory loss and concentration problems. |
Bill Gottlieb
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| DHEA: A Helpful Hormone
Parkinson's patients have low levels of this hormone, which is secreted by the adrenal glands, so supplementation may help reduce symptoms, says Dr. Brauer. He recommends 10 milligrams a day for women and 25 milligrams a day for men. Take this supplement only under the supervision of a knowledgeable medical doctor.
Brain Food
The following nutritional supplements strengthen the brain and may help delay the onset of dementia in Parkinson's patients. |
Marie-France Muller, M.D., N.D., Ph.D.
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 We must look to full-spectrum nutritional supplementation to prevent premature aging [and] disease and to experience optimum health.
Tonita d'Raye
Minerals and trace elements, essential to a healthy metabolism, have become even more precious because of the numerous deficiencies that are caused by the stresses and disruptions of modern life. It seems that we should never have trouble meeting our mineral needs, for these essential elements can be found in the food we eat and the water we drink. And yet . . . |
Bill Gottlieb
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| Magnesium (all forms) Check with your doctor before beginning supplementation if you have heart or kidney problems. Doses exceeding 350 milligrams a day can cause diarrhea in some people.
Manganese (all forms) Do not exceed 10 milligrams daily unless under the supervision of a knowledgeable medical doctor.
Do not exceed 35 milligrams daily unless under the supervision of a knowledgeable medical doctor.
Take only under the supervision of a knowledgeable medical doctor. |
Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND
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| If you find that your problems recur, discuss pancreatin supplementation with your health-care provider.
¦ Flaxseed oil contains valuable essential fatty acids that people with CFS need but sometimes have difficulty digesting. Start with a small amount and gradually increase the dosage until you are taking 1 tablespoon, or 500 to 750 milligrams in capsule form, twice daily.
¦ Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is very useful if the fatigue is associated with anxiety. Take 500 milligrams in the morning and again at bedtime. |
| This can range from supplementation with missing enzymes to surgical correction of anatomical abnormalities, and can also include treatment of diseases such as cancer or cystic fibrosis.
DIETARY GUIDELINES
¦ The appropriate diet depends on the cause of the problem. A varied and healthy diet based on lean proteins, fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains, and legumes is best, but if malabsorption is related to digestive difficulty, you may need to modify your diet depending on what your body is able to digest. |
| When nutritional anemia is addressed with dietary corrections and proper supplementation, there is almost always fast improvement.
¦ Pernicious anemia is treated with injections of vitamin B12. This successfully counteracts the effects of the disorder, but it does not actually cure it, so treatment must be continued for life.
¦ There is no treatment that can cure sickle cell anemia. Treatment focuses on managing the acute crises. During an episode, antibiotics and painkillers, possibly narcotics, may be prescribed. Occasionally, transfusions may be necessary to manage complications. |
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