C. P. Khare
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 Bromelain is found in both fruit and stem of the pineapple, but the enzyme in supplements comes from the stem.)
Caution
Leaves, unripe fruit are contraindicated during pregnancy.
Acanthaceae
Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. exNees
Figure 1 Andrographis paniculata [ADPS]
Habitat
Found in plains throughout India from the Himachal Pradesh to Assam and Mizoram and all over South India.
Classical & common names
Ayurvedic: Kaalmegha, Bhuunimba, Bhuu-minimba, Vishvambharaa.. Unani: Desi-chiraayataa. Siddha: Amgaravalli. English: Creat.
Parts used
Whole plant. |
| Blood-clotting times have been reported to double in patients taking warfarin and garlic supplements.
In the case of liquorice, potassium loss due to other drugs, e.g., thiazide diuretics, can be increased. With potassium loss, sensitivity to digitalis glycosides increases.
Senna leaf is usually prescribed in occasional constipation. In case of chronic use or abuse, loss of potassium may potentiate cardiac glycosides and have an effect on antiarrhythmic medications. |
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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 Doctors sometimes suggest 500 mg twice per day. For depression (page 145), anxiety (page 30), and obsessive-compulsive disorder, 12-18 grams per day has been shown to be effective in double-blind trials.1,2l 3'4
Are there any side effects or interactions?
Toxicity has not been reported, although people with chronic renal failure show elevated levels and should not take inositol, except under medical supervision.
Large amounts of phytate, the common dietary form of inositol, reduce the absorption of calcium (page 483), iron (page 540), and zinc (page 614). |
Marion Nestle
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 Eventually, more than 1,500 people who had taken the supplements became ill, and about 40 died. The FDA prevented further marketing of the supplement, and the company stopped making it.40
This example might just indicate that genetic techniques sometimes lead to unexpected problems, but this particular situation had additional implications. Because tryptophan is a normal component of body proteins, investigators did not think that the genetic engineering processes were at fault. |
Healing Children's Attention & Behavior DisordersDr. Abram Hoffer, M.D., FRCP(C)
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| An equally matched control group were given the same improved diet without the supplements. After 22 weeks the control group improved in I.Q. scores by 0 to 21 points, while the supplemented group increased their I.Q. by 5 to 35 points. "The correlation between hair concentrations of toxic metals and I.Q. scores, learning disabilities and behavior disabilities is also strong," they concluded. "Significant associations between high hair cadmium and these disabilities has now been reported in five studies. Significant disabilities with high hair lead has been reported in nine studies. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Mike: And is there a way that people can purchase these supplements directly from your company?
Gerry: Well, not from Cyanotech. Cyanotech supplies bulk raw materials to other manufacturers, but we do have a subsidiary called Nutrex Hawaii -- Nutrex for "nutritional excellence" -- and the Nutrex Hawaii product, the spirulina pacifica, is available in about 3500 health food stores across the country, and in addition it can be purchased over the web at http://www.nutrex-hawaii.com.
Mike: Okay. So that's a retail site -- they can buy there and have it shipped to them?
Gerry: Right. |
David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
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 Murray and Pizzorno recommend the following supplements:30
Vitamin A: 10,000 IU/day Vitamin B complex: 10 to 100 mg/day Vitamin C with bioflavonoids: 1 to 3 g/day Vitamin E: 200 to 600 IU/day Magnesium: 800 to 1,200 mg/day Zinc: 15 to 30 mg/day
References
1. Weiss RF, Fintelmann V. Herbal Medicine. Stuttgart; New York: Thieme, 2000.
2. McGuffin, et al. Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1997.
3. Brown D. Common drugs and their potential interactions with herbs or nutrients. Review of Complementary and Integrative Medicine 1999; 6(2):124-41.
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Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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 I am completely off any medications and take only supplements. And most important, I continue to love living life.
Case Study: Cindy's Personal Experience Nurse, age 44
I have PAT (paroxysmal atrial tachycardia), which is when my heart suddenly beats very fast, about two hundred beats per minute. My cardiologist recommended a procedure called a cardiac ablation where they locate the irritable heart cells and destroy them with electrical impulses. It is an invasive surgery and very expensive. I was very scared.
I started to investigate all my options. |
Walter Last
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 It is rare to encounter serious health damage from using nutrients, even in very high doses, while medical drugs are stated to be the third
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Nevertheless, I do not endorse the use of high-potency nutrients without a proper understanding of any benefits and dangers, and I do not endorse high-potency supplements as a substitute for a healthy lifestyle, which is the way that they are commonly used. |
| In this case, even a diet plentiful in fat-soluble vitamins can still lead to deficiency symptoms and may not be corrected by high-potency supplements. While symptoms can mirror individual Hpfiripnrips a rnmmnn feature of fat malabsorption is dry skin and difficulty gaining weight.
This absorption difficulty can be overcome by using water-soluble vitamin E tablets, emulsions for vitamin A, and sunshine for vitamin D. In addition, rub vitamin A and E oil (from opened capsules) into your skin and squeeze the contents of a halibut oil capsule under the tongue for slow absorption overnight. |
| Aim for an RDA of 100 meg of high bio-value supplements, such as glucose-tolerance factor or chelated chromium.
Deficiency Symptoms: Poor blood sugar regulation (diabetes, hypoglycemia), disturbed fat/protein metabolism, alcohol intolerance, impaired growth, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, weight loss, fatigue, and eye problems (opaque cornea, nearsightedness, glaucoma).
Best Sources: Brewer's yeast, molasses, mushrooms, seafood, and grains.
Copper (Cu): The RDA is 1.5 to 3 mg, but the recommended intake is 3 to 5 mg daily. |
| However, many people take 25,000 IU or more daily without problems, and as far as I can ascertain, there has never been a death recorded due to vitamin A supplements in the U.S. in the 60 years that these have been in use. There appears to be only one recorded death in all the scientific literature, that of a chemist in England in the 1950s who ingested two million IU daily of retinyl acetate for three months and died of liver cirrhosis.13
I am not aware of any pharmaceutical drug having such a good safety record as that. |
| For this reason, use fermented foods or cultures containing acidophilus and bifidobacteria and take B-vitamin supplements whenever you take antibiotics. Other widespread conditions causing persistent vitamin deficiencies and dependencies are deprivations during fetal development and, in later life, acute and chronic infections, parasites, and inefficient metabolism. |
| If you are in a state of chronically lowered health, it will be very helpful to use enzyme supplements. This is essential in the case of cancer and other advanced degenerative diseases and also if you have allergies, unless you are already on a predominantly raw food diet.
Most important are the pancreatic enzymes, known collectively as pancreatin and available as a supplement under various brand names. For serious diseases, take 4000 to 5000 mg of pancreatin in divided doses in the course of each meal. |
Jeremy P. Tarcher
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 In Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus told us he rejected an offer from an international aid agency for Vitamin A supplements for Grameen borrowers. "I didn't feel good about it," he said. "If I can encourage people to eat vegetables, that will be a much better solution." Now, one of Grameen's sixteen Decisions—the pledges the borrowers make before receiving a loan—is that they will grow kitchen gardens. In India, Navdanya is promoting the sharing of seeds of foods rich in Vitamin A. |
| Remember, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, everyone considered eggshells and manioc leaves nothing but garbage until the city turned this "waste" into fabulously nutritious supplements for flour to feed hungry kids and moms-to-be.
A narrow production focus, it's now clear, also diverts us from realizing the abundance available by tapping existing knowledge of how to avoid losing crops to pests. Today, pests ruin half of our crops worldwide, according to one leading entomologist. |
Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C.
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 Dr. Willett's thoughts on soy, dairy products, and calcium, not only shed light on these specific topics, but also point to larger issues. Namely, something's wrong in paradise when the intentionally misleading and manipulative voice of food industry advertising and media sound bytes has become so loud it drowns out the voice of recommendations put forth by Harvard, one of the world's most respected institutions. |
Mark Hyman, M.D.
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 We stopped the Premarin and recommended lifestyle changes (including more exercise and a better, caffeine- and sugar-free diet), supplements including vitamin E and vitamin B complex, and such herbal remedies as Dong Quai and black cohosh. We also put her on a very low, temporary dose of estrogen (the new FDA-approved human [or bio-identical] estrogen, synthesized from soybeans as opposed to a horse's estrogen), transmitted through the skin in the form of a patch. |
David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
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| Pizzorno and Murray in Textbook of Natural Medicine include:1
Vitamin A: 50,000 IU/day Vitamin E: 400 IU/day (mixed tocopherols) Zinc: 50 mg/day as picolinate (decrease dosage as condition clears)
Quercetin: 200 to 400 mg three times a day (taken 5 minutes before meals)
EPA and DHA: 540 mg and 360 mg/day, or flaxseed oil: lOg daily
Evening primrose oil: 3,000 mg/day
Other authorities have recommended supplementation with vitamin C and vitamin B complex in addition to the other supplements listed. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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| The supplements used should be viable strains of the microbes stated above and should be stored and shipped at cool temperatures. Probiotics are available primarily in powder form and as capsules or tablets, although cultured yogurt or milk products also contain some Lactobacilli species.
5. Repair—means providing nutritional support for the regeneration and healing of the gastrointestinal lining and is probably the most important component of the 5R Program.
The GI mucosal cells represent the largest mass of biochemically active and proliferating cells in the body. |
David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
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| Murray and Pizzorno recommend the following supplements:23
Magnesium: 200 to 400 mg three times a day Thiamine: 200 to 250 mg/day L-carnitine: 300 to 500 mg three times a day Coenzyme Q10: 150 to 300 mg/day
ANGINA PECTORIS
A clinical syndrome due to myocardial ischemia characterized by precordial discomfort or pressure, typically precipitated by exertion and relieved by rest or sublingual nitroglycerin. (The Merck Manual)
Angina pectoris, commonly known as angina, is a recurring pain or discomfort in the chest that indicates that the heart is not getting enough oxygen. |
| Is the patient taking drugs that effect bowel motility—for example, opiates, iron supplements, some antidepressants, antacids, and laxatives?
Are any digestive conditions present, such as irritable bowel syndrome, diverticular disease, or food sensitivities?
Does the patient have a sedentary lifestyle, or have there been long periods of immobility?
Is the patient under stress or suffering from depression?
To ease bowel movements, a diet with medium- to high-fiber content is necessary. This should be introduced gradually if the patient is accustomed to low-fiber foods. |
| Pizzorno and Murray recommend the following supplements:13
Vitamin A: 25,000 IU/day
Vitamin B complex: 20 times the US RDA
Vitamin C: 1 g twice a day
Vitamin E: 400 IU/day
Magnesium: 250 mg twice a day
Selenium: 200 meg/day
Zinc: 30 mg/day
Carnitine: 500 mg twice a day
Glutamine: 1 g/day
Lactobacillus acidophilus: 1 teaspoon/day
CHOLECYSTITIS
Chronic cholecystitis: A pathologic term for a thick-walled, fibrotic, contracted gallbladder; clinically, it is used to describe chronic gallbladder disease characterized by symptoms that include recurrent biliary colic. |
Kevin Trudeau
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Chapter 8
THE INSIDER SECRETS THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW
The perfect bureaucrat and politician is the man who makes no decisions and escapes all responsibility. |
Kevin Trudeau
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 It is done by taking certain supplements and sweating the toxins out in a sauna. It provides some of the most incredible health benefits any person can imagine. It takes from three to eight weeks, depending on how toxic a person is. To get more information on this cleanse go to www.purification.org.
Everyone has different opinions on cleansing. Some people suggest an infrared sauna is an incredibly effective way to cleanse and detox the body. I believe it certainly is. |
| They can also be used very effectively in combination with essential oils, herbs, and nutritional supplements. The DMSO speeds the assimilation of these nutrients, making them work quicker and faster. They are also very effective in helping get ride of Candida throughout your entire body, as well as detox your body from toxins. These are miracle products. Let me say it again, these are miracle products. Proper use can change your life.
DVD Review
There are two movies/documentaries that you absolutely, 100 percent must see. They are Super Size Me and What the Bleep Do We Know. |
| When I mention that you are deficient in Vitamin E and calcium, and that you need to supplement your diet with Vitamin E and calcium and that by doing so you can prevent and cure a host of diseases, what I am talking about is taking the all-natural, real, as found in nature supplements. Synthetic, man-made, cheap versions do not work. Remember, every "study" conducted on vitamins and minerals are conducted using the cheap synthetic, man-made versions. No wonder the studies never show, or rarely show, that vitamins and minerals are effective. |
| Whole-food supplements are not by definition vitamins and minerals, but are in fact concentrated whole-food sources. I can't mention brand names, but I will tell you a couple of specific things. Chlorella is an excellent whole food source. It is simply a plant that is in concentrated form containing massive concentrated vitamins, minerals and enzymes in the exact proportion nature intended. Spirlina, blue-green algae, and hydrilla are all excellent whole food sources. They contain protein, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and cofactors. |
| What are whole-food supplements? Well, I cannot give you specific product brand names. The FTC, I am sure, is secretly getting this newsletter, reading every word and waiting for me to make one mistake so that they can pounce like the Gestapo, arrest me, throw me in jail, prosecute me, and shut down my ability to inform you of the truth about health and nutrition. However, we did make a huge step forward by getting the FTC to concede that I can refer you to a licensed health-care practitioner. The licensed health-care practitioners that I can refer you to can do whatever they want. |
| Today, the interest in Vitamin E has waned due to much more exotic herbs, minerals, natural formulas, and other breakthrough food supplements. However, Vitamin E is incredibly valuable for health. The fact is every one of you is deficient in nutrients. You are all deficient in vitamins and minerals. You are all deficient in enzymes. All of you are not getting the proper amounts of nutrients that you need for optimal body functions and optimal health. It is impossible to get all the nutrition you need from just eating food. |
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