Thomas Bartram
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 Bilberries. supplements. Daily. Vitamin C, lOOmg. Vitamin E, 200iu. Beta-carotene. Selenium, Zinc. Supportives. Autogenic meditation and healing visualisations, aided by sessions of reflexology, spiritual healing and massage, especially to counter effects of muscular tension. Affirm to yourself: "I am not going to remain blind permanently." Mind over blindness. Photochromic sunglasses.
RETINOPATHY. Degenerative change in blood vessels of the retina due to high capillary pressures or atrophy.
Etiology. |
Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens
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 Appearance modifiers
Curing and pickling agents
Nutrient replacements
Nutrient supplements pH control agents
Processing aids
Glazes, waxes, polishes. Clouding and crystallization agents and inhibitors (e.g., methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester, oxystearin), colors and coloring adjuncts (e.g., FD & C Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine, a pyrazolone dye)), FD & C Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow, a monoazophenyl naphthalene dye)), and surface finishing agents (e.g. |
Thomas Bartram
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| Not to eat any green peas, which are mildly contraceptive. supplements. Daily. Vitamin C (1 gram). Vitamin E (500iu). One B-complex tablet, including B6. The calcium ion is the key regulator of human sperm function - Calcium Lactate 300mg (2 tablets thrice daily at meals). Zinc - 2 tablets or capsules at night. Folic acid, 400mcg. Dolomite. Iron. Notes. Consider Vitamin B12 and Iron deficiency when evaluating anaemia in infertile couples.
20 per cent of men suffer infertility and produce high levels of superoxide radicals in their semen. |
| Drink plenty spring water. supplements. Sodium, Potassium, Zinc.
Frequent cold showers. After bathing rub the body with a slice of lemon.
PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS (PBC). Chronic liver disease in which the bile ducts are destroyed. Cause unknown. No known cure. An auto-immune condition. Damage to bile ducts by the action of free-radicals. Ducts coalesce, obstructing the flow of bile and causing breakdown of liver tissue into scars. Symptoms. Indigestion, nausea, jaundice (yellow eyes and skin), tan-like darkening of the skin, dry eyes, dry mouth, always tired, pale stools, dark urine. |
| Hay diet: good results reported. supplements. B-complex, B6 (30-50mg daily), C (l-3g daily), E (500iu daily), Iodine, Iron, Magnesium, Zinc. Bromelain.
Stop smoking. Do not expose the body to abnormal stress or excessive exercise.
PRESCRIPTION. Prescriptions may be dispensed by a practitioner in his dispensary and take the form of liquids, tablets, capsules, etc. The traditional 'bottle of medicine' in which a number of extracts have been compounded still proves popular, making for greater accuracy of dosage and concentration. |
H.J. Roberts, M.D.
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 The FDA has since approved the use of aspartame in juice drinks, frozen novelties, tea beverages, breath mints, and other products— including lucrative weight-control "supplements" sold by franchised outlets and doctors specializing in obesity (bariatricians). The prior anticipated total annual commercial sales of $6 billion (The Wall Street Journal November 26, 1986, p.9) are probably conservative. |
John Heinerman
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 She purchased it from his family-owned herb company and had her son take 4 capsules three times daily on an empty stomach, with additional supplements of calcium, horsetail and zinc in unspecified amounts. Each time he would also drink a full 8-oz. glass of papaya juice made from liquid concentrate. He also refrained from strenuous exercising. According to what the mother told me, her son's hernia healed within 2-1/2 months; a later physical examination and further X-rays by their family doctor confirmed this to, indeed, have been the case. |
| Other Benefits
Penny Belding of Las Vegas, Nevada wrote me sometime ago that she had been taking wild yam supplements each day to help control her aging and weight, and as a prevention against cancer and heart attack. She noted that some of her wrinkles had disappeared after taking three capsules daily or 20 drops of the fluid extract for 2-1/2 months. Also she claimed her weight had stabilized: "I haven't lost any, but neither have I gained any more since I've been on this program of yam root."
Very few health stores or herb shops will carry this particular herbal product. |
| Now consumers and health care professionals alike can dial 1-800-330-5922 at all hours to receive a brochure containing almost anything you'll want to know about garlic, including fresh garlic, cooked garlic, garlic supplements, recipes, information about garlic's potential health benefits and more. If people have specific questions, they may call the hotline Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST to speak directly to a nutritionist. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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 Other research has shown that taking psyllium supplements before meals helps treat several conditions associated with obesity, including high cholesterol, diabetes, and heart disease. If you want to try psyllium, I suggest buying a commercial product such as Metamucil and using it according to the label directions. beans. Beans are great gut stuffers. Besides being high in fiber, they're very low in fat and high in protein, which makes them an excellent substitute for meat. |
| If you prefer, you can buy turmeric supplements in health food stores. Look for the word "turmeric," "curcuminoids," or "curcumin" (another
Dr. Duke s Anti-Aging
Elixir
Curried Cholesterol-Cutting Chutney
Individually, three of the ingredients in this recipe—hawthorn, garlic, and turmeric—have potent cholesterol-lowering powers. Together, they really pack a wallop. The chutney has a rather... well, unique taste. But it's a whole lot cheaper than cholesterol medication, and it causes no side effects. of the herb's active compounds) on the label. |
| Take the supplements according to the package directions.
FENUGREEK (TRIGONELLA FOENUM-
GRAECUM). Lately, I've been blending the seeds of this herb in my juicer. They have potent cholesterol-lowering action, thanks to fiber and compounds called saponins. One of these compounds, diosgenin, boosts the elimination of cholesterol through your digestive tract, so less gets into your bloodstream.
For one study, 60 people with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes and elevated cholesterol followed their usual diets, with one change. |
| You can buy supplements of bromelain. Take them according to the package directions. You can also get more of the enzyme just by eating lots of pineapple. grape seed {vitis vinifera) and peanuts (arachis hypogaea).
Both grape seed extract and the red papery covering on peanuts are well-endowed with oligomeric procyanidins, or OPCs. These compounds help hold vein tissue together, reducing the fragility and permeability that contribute to varicosities.
Even though OPCs are relative newcomers to the herbal medicine scene, they've been studied extensively. |
John Heinerman
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| Both the raw garlic and garlic supplements can be used here. If using fresh garlic, be sure to combine it with food or juice to make it more tolerable to take. The best supplement to use is Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract made by Wakunauga of America. Either the capsule (2 for a child or 5 for an adult) or the liquid (1/4 tsp. for a child or 1 tsp. for an adult) can be used daily with good results.
But two major areas of growing health concern, where garlic really seems to shine, are in various cancers and sexually transmitted diseases. |
Thomas Bartram
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| Bilberries. supplements. Daily. Vitamin C, 500mg. Vitamin E, 400iu. Beta-carotene. Evening Primrose 500mg. Selenium, Zinc.
Note. A preliminary therapeutic trial on patients with ageing macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy showed that supplementation with beta-carotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Selenium halted the progression of degenerative changes, and in some cases even brought some improvement. (Age and Ageing. 1991. 20(1) 60-9)
REYE'S SYNDROME. Rare children's disease with damage to the nervous system. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
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 Robinson et al. (1985) stated that fish oil "had the most striking protective effect seen thus far in any animal model of inflammatory disease." These results were supported by Kelly et al. (1985), who showed that fish oil suppressed lupus in mice, delaying renal disease and prolonging survival.
2. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a hormone that the body may convert into both andtogens and estrogens for various uses. DHEA has multiple interactions with the body's immune system and the excess or lack of this substance produces significant effects on an autoimmune disease such as SLE. |
Earl Mindell
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 I think you can see why my feeling about taking supplements is clear.
6. What Are Nutrients?
They're more than vitamins, though people often think they are the same thing.
Six important nutrients
Carbohydrates, proteins (which are made up of amino acids*), fats, minerals, vitamins, and water are all nutrients—absorbable components of foods—and necessary for good health. Nutrients are necessary for energy, organ function, food utilization, and cell growth.
7. |
| Nonetheless, like all oils, it should be used sparingly.
Soy supplements Tablets rich in the isoflavones genistein and daidzein are available. The recommended daily dose is 2 10 mg. tablets for men and 4 10 mg. tablets for women.
130. Any Questions About Chapter IX?
What's the difference between red and white ginseng?
The red is considered to be of superior quality. The natural color of the ginseng root is white. When it is simply cleaned and dried, it retains its natural color. Red ginseng, on the other hand, is the result of being steamed with a solution of herbs. |
| No RDIVRDA has been established, and there are no supplements for the pub-he on the market. It is found in sesame seeds and egg yolks, and there is no known toxicity.
50. Vitamin U
Even less is known about vitamin U than vitamin T. It is reputed to play an important role in healing ulcers, but medical opinions vary on this. It is found in raw cabbage and no known toxicity exists.
51. Any Questions About Chapter HI?
My mother is seventy years old and healthy in most ways except she seems to catch every cold or "bug" that comes around. Is she missing a particular vitamin?
It's quite likely. |
| All C supplements work better with bioflavonoids.
Most common doses of rutin and hesperidin are 100 mg. three times a day.
Toxicity and Warning Signs of Excess:
No known toxicity. (See section 334, "Cautions.")
Enemies:
Water, cooking, heat, light, oxygen, smoking. (See section 293.)
Personal Advice:
Menopausal women can usually find some effective relief from hot flashes with an increase in bioflavonoids taken in conjunction with vitamin D.
If your gums bleed frequently when you brush your teeth make sure you're getting enough rutin and hesperidin. |
| Natural supplements are labeled d-alpha-tocopherol; synthetics are dl.
Inorganic iron (ferrous sulfate) destroys vitamin E, so the two should not be taken together. If you're using a supplement containing any ferrous sulfate, E should be taken at least eight hours before or after.
Ferrous gluconate, peptonate, citrate, or fumerate (organic iron complexes) do not destroy E.
If you have chlorinated drinking water, you need more vitamin E.
Pregnant or lactating women, as well as those on the pill or taking hormones, need increased vitamin E. |
Barrie R Cassileth, Ph.D.
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 What Practitioners Say It Does
Proponents claim that enzyme supplements, while aiding digestion and healing digestive ailments, also can cure sore throats, hay fever, ulcers, and viral illnesses. The use of pancreatic enzymes to treat cancer remains unproven and controversial.
Beliefs on Which It Is Based
Enzyme therapy is based on the belief that "more is better." The human body naturally produces enzymes that aid digestion and assist absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream. Proponents of enzyme therapy recommend increasing the amount of enzymes above the level produced by the body. |
Dr. Mary Dan Eades
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 Today you can find supplements containing up to 800 micrograms of folic acid. However, if you take more folic acid than the recommended dose, you should have your B12 level checked periodically to be certain you are not deficient.
- Inositol -
Important Facts-—Vitamin-like molecule.
A researcher named Wooley first described a dietary deficiency of inositol in mice, and since that time, nutritional scientists have debated whether it might be essential to good human health as well. It has been found to be vital for hair growth. |
| Early studies suggested that large doses of vitamin C (1 gram or more taken with meals) can interfere with your ability to absorb vitamin B12 from food or supplements you take. Subsequent research has shown that vitamin C does not have this effect.
Recommended Usage—The DRI for vitamin C is 60 mg daily for men and women. However, in the face of an abundance of research, even the government is beginning to question the adequacy of this recommendation. Dr. |
| You can purchase vitamin C supplements that contain bioflavinoids or you can purchase the bioflavinoiods separately.
• Birth control pills and aspirin. Some research suggests that oral contraceptive agents (birth control pills) may reduce your blood levels of vitamin C. Large doses of aspirin (such as that which might be used to treat arthritis) may cause you to flush more vitamin C through your kidneys and waste it in urine, which could in time make you deficient in it. |
| Also, if you indulge in the "athlete's breakfast" of large numbers of raw eggs (the risk of contracting Salmonella aside) you will need to take biotin supplements (at least 500 micrograms per day) on an empty stomach or risk deficiency of biotin because of the antivitamin avidin (see Interactions) found in raw egg white.
Symptoms of Deficiency—Spotty loss of hair, anemia, loss of appetite and nausea, depression, fatigue, high blood cholesterol, elevated blood sugar, sleeplessness, pain and weakness of the musses, dry skin, grayish cast to the skin, pale smooth tongue. |
| Then you must obviously rely on supplements.
Before you begin to supplement minerals, however, you need some basic information on how your body absorbs them, because these nutrients jealously guard their own positions in your body and vigorously compete with each other for entry. Taking a large amount of some minerals can create deficiencies in others. Let me illustrate how this works. |
| The moral of which is: before you spend your valuable time and hard-earned dollars seeking out and taking micronutrient supplements, I would recommend that you start by building a level playing field. By that I mean that if you begin with sound general dietary composition, you will reap far greater and more predictable benefit from the vitamins and minerals you add to that basic framework. Let me illustrate for you. |
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| RDAs for vitamin C range from 35 to 60 mg, again with supplements for pregnant and lactating women. Both the 1985 CSFII and the 1977 NFCS indicated average intakes of this vitamin exceeding the RDA, with intakes positively correlated with economic status. RDAs for vitamin D range from 5 to 10 ug; however, its intake is only estimated in national surveys monitoring food consumption, because little information is available on vitamin D in foods. The RDAs for vitamin E range from
3 to 4 mg for children to 11 mg for lactating women. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
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| As can be seen in this section, foods that were once considered part of a healthy "low-fat diet" have a very high glycemic index and glycemic load. This means that ingesting too many of these types of foods could cause weight gain, even if you think you are eating a healthy diet.
As shown in Table 1, eating too many high sugat-content foods and beverages causes the release of excess insulin. When evaluating the insulin-elevating effects of foods, two measurements to considet are the "glycemic index" and "glycemic load. |
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