Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |
 Studies in which subjects were given supplements containing high doses of vitamins A and E produced surprising results: instead of protecting smokers from cancer, these antioxidants increased their risk of developing the disease. example, which contains a relatively small amount of vitamin C (about 10 milligrams), boasts an antioxidant activity that is the equivalent of 2,250 milligrams (2.25 grams) of vitamin C! |
Victoria Boutenko, M.A.
See book keywords and concepts |
 While this is certainly better than eating only French fries, I strongly believe that to consume fresh greens is thousands of times better because supplements are processed food and their nutritional content is altered, as a result of which some qualities of the nutrients disappear so that the value of the nutrients changes greatly. Also, when consumed in forms of capsules and tablets, they enter our body in huge, concentrated doses, and any additional nutrients create extra work for the elimination system. |
| No pills, food, or supplements can substitute for exercise to make our bones stronger.
Many people have problems both with the narrowing of their jaws and thinning of the jawbone. "It's a major problem in dentistry," said Ichiro Nishimura, associate professor of restorative dentistry at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. "The thin jaws can be easily fractured. Also, placing dentures is very difficult, since there's no supporting structure." One way to solve these problems would be to get the jawbone to grow new supporting bone. |
| I used to get tired at 2-3 in the afternoon. Took supplements, drank coffee, I don't get tired now unless I'm eating more cooked food.
8. Did anybody comment on how you looked? Yes, looked glowing.
9. Did you have any symptoms of detox?
Headaches. Fever, flu, bad cold, bronchitis in the beginning.
10. Did you have any negative experiences?
Learning to cook raw, using equipment not familiar with. Need food that's fast and easy.
11. Would you like to continue drinking Green Smoothies? Yes. I'm calmer, more peaceful, less anxious.
& L. M.
1. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |
| The results of some studies carried out in this field have pointed instead in exactly the opposite direction: there is an increase in the risk of death associated with taking high doses of these supplements. For example, two studies done on the effect of high supplemental doses of vitamin A or
MOLECULAR COMPOSITION OF F
MICRONUTRIENTS beta-carotene (the molecule that is converted to vitamin A in our bodies) on the risk of smokers in developing lung cancer showed that the daily absorption of this vitamin does not reduce the mortality rate due to cancer. |
| Quality
It is also important to understand that many supplements do not contain the quantities of molecules that one would normally find in the whole foods. Without necessarily doubting the word, or at the very least, the printed claims, of manufacturers, it must be remembered that the great majority of phytochemical compounds are very reactive molecules and thus necessarily unstable. There are many examples of the effect this instability can have on the content of a supplement; one of the most spectacular is the case of resveratrol. |
| The existence and popularity of these supplements is cause for some concern, since substances rich in isoflavones accelerate the development of breast cancers in laboratory mice with low estrogen levels, proportionally similar to those of menopausal women; these results seem to concur with those of the study previously discussed. |
Michael Friedman, ND
See book keywords and concepts |
 Other supplements Glutathione
Individuals with type 2 diabetes appear to have abnormal intracellular reduced glutathione (GSH) redox status.144 Evidence also suggests whole-body glucose disposal is associated with intracellular GSH redox status.138 In order to assess the impact of GSH on insulin sensitivity, De Matta et al administered glutathione (1.35 g x m2/min) intravenously to 10 subjects with type 2 diabetes and 10 healthy subjects for one hour and repeated this protocol one week later. |
Eric R. Braverman
See book keywords and concepts |
 As with medications and hormones, specific GABA conditions are more responsive to certain supplements. For GABA natures, I have created a GABA-balancing program that I call Brain Calm. It contains valine, isoleucine, leucine, inositol, and the B complex vitamins. (In the body, inositol and glycerin, from the body's glucose, convert to a natural Valium that can calm the brain and keep you on an even keel.) This chemical is phosphotidyl and inositol, which has a GABA effect. |
| These natural supplements are especially beneficial to patients who have already had a stroke caused by blocked brain blood vessels.
SEXUAL DISORDERS
The four natures all play an important role in sexual function. Dopamine controls libido, aggression, and power. When people lose interest in sex, they are usually experiencing a dopamine deficiency. When a patient is sad or blue and has no sex drive, antidepressants such as Wellbutrin and Effexor are great for increasing sexual interest. |
| BALANCING YOUR GABA NATURE
Any GABA deficiency can be corrected by using some combination of the seven treatment modalities: medications, hormones, supplements, diet, lifestyle, environment, and electronic aids. The severity of your symptoms, however, will determine which type of treatment will work best for you. You can gauge the level of your deficiency, by consulting your deficiency test score. With a minor deficiency your score will range from 0 to 5; a moderate deficiency will score between 6 and 15; and a severe deficiency will go over 15. |
Philip Yam
See book keywords and concepts |
 But the same cannot be said for supplements and all their mystery components, which their manufacturers want you to consume every day. Ideally, all the ingredients would be spelled out, as well as their countries of origin, so that a consumer could weigh the risk with the dubious benefits of the supplements.
One man's misfortune is another man's opportunity, and nowhere is that morbidly more true than in medicine. If people are becoming sick—or if they are just afraid of becoming sick—then there might be a way to address these concerns. |
Eric R. Braverman
See book keywords and concepts |
| Like medications, hormones, and diet, vitamins and other supplements operate on the biochemical level: they initiate reactions, provide energy, help to break down substances, or aid in restoring a depleted element. It is no surprise that they can alter the four biochemical natures. Chromium, rhodiola, and thiamine help to build dopamine, for example; manganese, lipoic acid, and huperzine-A address acetylcholine; inositol, B vitamins, and branched-chain amino acids are GABA-related; and vitamin B6, St. John's wort, and fish oils are used for serotonin-based therapies. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |
 If taking green tea supplements reduce the risk of cancer by that same 50 percent, eliminating cancer in one out of 100 patients, the news about that supplement would be something like this: "Green tea doesn’t work. Only helps one out of 100 patients."
In fact, a study comparing some anti-cancer drug with green tea might report: "New breakthrough drug reduces cancer risk by 50 percent! Green tea only helps one out of 100."
It’s the old joke about an Olympic race between the United States and the old Soviet Union. In the race, there were only two participants. |
Victoria Boutenko, M.A.
See book keywords and concepts |
| My doctor put me on B-12 shots and supplements.
Five months ago I added green smoothies to my diet and my health dramatically improved. I usually drink one quart a day. I like Lambsquarters or Kale as a base with parsley pear, mango and apple. Sometimes I add papaya and soaked chia seeds. After four months my cholesterol dropped to 170, my thyroid tested normal. The most exciting change was my B-12 tested normal for the first time in many years and my doctor said I don't need B-12 shots any more. I love how I feel! The murmurs stopped. I have a lot less cravings for unhealthy foods. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
See book keywords and concepts |
| Practically every one of them would respond with confusion, "Cleanse? What is that?" Well, I didn't just tell them ...
I Showed My Patients the Positive Effect Cleansing Could Have on Their Health!
These men and women were amazed-after a few months of cleansing, half their symptoms were already gone ... and we hadn't even started addressing their condition yet! These results were just from the cleansing regimens I advised! I then explained to them I don't actually "heal" anyone. True healing takes place from within. It's your responsibility to heal yourself. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |
 Patients suffering from ulcerative colitis frequently tell us that supplements give them more energy and increase their resistance to infection.
Butyrate
One natural treatment that shows great promise in treating ulcerative colitis is butyrate. Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid that is produced when colonic bactetia break down carbohydrates and protein. In contrast to most cells in the body which depend on glucose and fat for energy, the cells that line the colon use butyrate as a major source of fuel and energy. |
Marion Nestle
See book keywords and concepts |
 Like all amino acids, tryptophan is a component of proteins in all organisms. supplements of tryptophan have been used for years as self-medication for insomnia and neurological conditions. In the 1980s, companies began to genetically engineer bacteria to produce larger amounts of tryptophan so that this amino acid would be easier to collect and purify. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |
 I mentioned above throughout your treatment. Because of the difficulty in removing mercury from the nervous system, intermittent treatment over a prolonged period of time will be required. I suggest four days of oral chelation followed by two weeks off. This can be repeated until urine provocative testing indicates no further mercury is being released. How long this will take is dependent on your own body. For some, it may take only a few months. Others may require years of treatment.
Some have advocated using intravenous calcium or disodium EDTA intravenously or orally during treatment. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |
| I almost forgot: margarine, and safflower oil for cooking. Margarine's usually a significant source of partially hydrogenated oils, and far worse than butter. Olive oil is far and away best for frying or other cooking purposes. Heat oxidizes other oils much more than olive oil . . . and it's actually 'oxidized' oils, fats, and especially oxidized cholesterol that cause the worst arterial problems.
"Now, about lab tests. You've already checked your cholesterol and triglycerides . . . please have a hair mineral analysis done. Several mineral deficiencies contribute to atherosclerosis. |
Stephen Cummings and Dana Ullman
See book keywords and concepts |
 It can't hurt to experiment with eliminating these foods from your diet temporarily, as long as you make sure to replace them with other foods or supplements containing the missing nutrients. If you're breast-feeding, you should definitely avoid stimulants, including coffee, tea, and caffeinated soft drinks.
Babies cry for different reasons at different times. If you listen to your child closely, you may be able to distinguish a "hungry" cry from a "tired" cry. As soon as your baby starts crying, try to figure out what she's trying to tell you. þShe may be hungry. |
| Calcium and magnesium supplements may help as well; recommended amounts and proportions of these two nutrients depend on the individual's symptoms.
CASETAKING QUESTIONS FOR MENSTRUAL CRAMPS
Character of the symptoms: þHow would you describe the pains? þWhere are the pains felt? Do they extend or radiate? þIs there a feeling of weight or pressure in the pelvis or lower abdomen?
Modalities: þIn relation to the menstrual cycle, when is the pain worse (before or during the periods)? Is the pain relieved when the menstrual flow starts? |
William Evans, Ph.D., and Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D., with Jacqueline Thompson
See book keywords and concepts |
 Do not simply buy bottles of supplements containing these nutrients. supplements cannot convert a careless diet into a good one. Our goal in this chapter is to get you to understand more about basic nutrition, thereby enabling you to make wiser food choices. It is not to see you line your pantry shelves with bottles of vitamin and mineral pills. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |
| Just in case it's still too much for you, we'll monitor liver enzymes to begin with, and then as necessary."
"What about the rest of the B-complex vitamins?" Mary asked.
"You're right. Whenever one B-vitamin such as niacin is used in relatively large quantities, it's best to 'back it up' with the rest of the B-complex. We'll get to that under general recommendations. First, let's cover the remaining alcohol-craving preventer. Dr. Roger Williams, a research scientist credited with the discovery of the B-vitamin pantothenic acid, did extensive animal research with glutamine, an amino acid. |
William Evans, Ph.D., and Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D., with Jacqueline Thompson
See book keywords and concepts |
| Do not simply buy bottles of supplements containing these nutrients. supplements cannot convert a careless diet into a good one. Our goal in this chapter is to get you to understand more about basic nutrition, thereby enabling you to make wiser food choices. It is not to see you line your pantry shelves with bottles of vitamin and mineral pills. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |
 This is a strategy where you take supplements known as EDTA that claim to work in the same way as intravenous chelation. These substances bind with heavy metals and plaque in your arteries and help flush them out of your system. Unfortunately, my information on oral chelation is rather sparse at the moment. I haven't fully investigated this, so I can't say whether I support it or whether it has been proven to work. I plan to look more closely at this in the future. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |
 For most people, the real weight loss challenge has relatively to do with dieting, exercise, supplements, or how many calories you burn in the gym. The real challenge is controlling their hunger drive.
People who are trying to lose weight seem to share the exact same problem. It's not that they're lazy, or that they're slobs, or that they eat junk food all day, it's that they have trouble getting their appetite under control. Hoodia gordonii, it seems, could make that much easier. Because overcoming your own hunger drive seems almost impossible unless you get some help. |
Dr. Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons and Elizabeth M. Williamson
See book keywords and concepts |
 Health-food shops sold not only foods and food supplements, but also medicinal herbs and a range of food products linked to health claims (nutraceuticals). Industry responded with packaged products of herbal material in tablet or capsule formulations for the treatment of minor ailments, including coughs, colds, indigestion and sleeping difficulties. The demand for herbal medicines has continued to grow and, in the USA, annual retail sales were estimated to be US$4 billion in 1998 (Barnes et al 2002). |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |
 They tell you to take metabolism boosting supplements. They tell you to stop eating sugar, ice cream, saturated fat and carbohydrates. Sound familiar?
You can do all that and still pack on the pounds. Because what the experts don't tell you is that in order to burn the excess fat off your body, you're going to have to experience extreme hunger. The kind of hunger that's simply impossible for any reasonable human being to resist...
Eventually, no matter how badly you want to lose weight, you're going to eat. And chances are, if you're like me, you're going to eat and eat and eat. |
John Robbins
See book keywords and concepts |
 Unfortunately, because of the lack of labeling, there is no way for consumers to tell today whether or not their vitamins and other supplements have been made with the aid of genetically engineered bacteria. One company, NOW Foods of Bloomingdale, Illinois, has begun to augment its vitamin line with non-GMO supplements. "The challenge," said James Roza, the company's director of quality assurance, "is enormous. Not only do we have to worry about the contamination of raw materials like corn and soy, but ... all of the genetically engineered processing aids used to make vitamins as well. |
Email this page to a friend
