Walter Last
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 Keep a tablet of magnesium orotate in the mouth when sleepless, take L-tryptophan (an amino acid, 500 mg) or melatonin (1 to 3 mg) at bedtime. vitamin B12 can help to establish a normal circadian rhythm. Try the herbs passiflora, valerian, or thyme, or hops in a muslin bag placed on the chest or pillow; it is not recommended to use valerian on a long-term basis. additional therapies: Try a hot relaxing bath, possibly with Epsom salt, before bedtime or a cold pack on the abdomen when trying to fall asleep. |
Dianne Onstad
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 Citrin vitamin P, now called bioflavonoids. Citrin reduces the permeability and fragility of capillaries. It is found in lemon juice and paprika, among other sources.
Colic Paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowel due to overdistension, toxemia, inflammation, or obstruction.
Contraindication A certain condition for which a particulat hetb (or othet plant) is not recommended.
Corm A solid, swollen part of a stem, usually underground, protected by a thin layer of scale leaves. It differs from a true bulb in that it is solid and sends down a root when a new growing season begins. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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 If cravings are strong, take 1 gram of vitamin C every 1 to 2 hours.
5. Also, take sodium or potassium bicarbonate tablets to alkalinize your body—1 for each occasion of craving, but not more than 6 daily.
6. Use herbal supplements, including herbal stop-smoking brews.
7. Exercise, especially in the fresh air, to oxygenate your body.
8. If you are having real difficulty stopping, consider the use of nicotine patches or gum to help your transition.
9. Use acupuncture or hypnosis to motivate you to stop and/or to support you in withdrawal and detox.
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Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA
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| Take vitamin A, 10,000 to 15,000 IU a day for up to two weeks.
Recent studies have found that antibiotics make little to no difference in the course that children's ear infections take. Many children have had multiple courses of antibiotics for recurrent ear infections before they've passed through tod-dlerhood, and this just sets kids up for weakened immunity and more infections. |
| Good foods for vitamin E: almonds, asparagus, bran, brown rice, cucumbers, dark green vegetables, herring, kale, peanuts, seeds, soybeans, unrefined vegetable oils, wheat germ and wheat germ oil, and whole grains.
The Antioxidant Bioflavonoids: Grapeseed Extract and Green Tea
Bioflavonoids are organic compounds found in plants that are key to the power of antioxidants. These powerful substances reduce inflammation and pain, strengthen blood vessels, improve circulation, fight bacteria and viruses, improve liver function, lower cholesterol levels, and improve vision. |
Dianne Onstad
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| Carotenes are best known for their capacity for conversion into vitamin A, for their antioxidant activity, and for their correlation with the maximum life-span potential of humans, other primates, and mammals. The leading sources of carotenes are dark green leafy vegetables and yellow-orange fruits and vegetables.
Catarrh An inflammation of any mucous membrane (usually the nasal and air passages) characterized by congestion and the secretion of mucus.
Cathartic An agent (laxative or purgative) that causes the evacuation of the bowels. |
| Lamb's-quarter contains more vitamin A by weight than carrots and three times the calcium of broccoli. With its slightly slippery texture, it is useful in treating constipation, especially in the elderly. The leaves help cleanse the blood and have a positive action on the liver and lungs. The seeds are effective in treating dysentery, diarrhea, and eczema and also act as a vermifuge.
Lavender
(Lavandula officinalis, L. vera, L. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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| Some people even use amino-acid or other vitamin powders. These supplemental nutrients are really best used when consumed with foods. (See Chapter 6 for more on supplements and detoxification.)
Colon cleansing—an essential part of healthy fasting. Some form of bowel stimulation is recommended. Colonic irrigations with water performed by a trained therapist with modern equipment are the most thorough. These can be done at the beginning, midpoint, and end of the fast. It is suggested that enemas be used at least every other day, especially if they are the primary cleansing method. |
Dr. Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons and Elizabeth M. Williamson
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 A deficiency of vitamin K leads to abnormal prothrombin synthesis and a reduction in activity of the blood-clotting mechanism. Warfarin has also been used as a rat poison.
Warfarin and nicoumalone are examples of fully synthetic agents that have been developed from a natural product template.
The psoralens are coumarins that possess a furan ring and are sometimes known as furocoumarins or furanocoumarins because of this ring. Examples are psoralen, bergapten, xanthotoxin and isopimpinellin (Fig. 6.22). |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
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 Almonds are also an excellent source of biotin, a B vitamin essential to the metabolism of both sugar and fat. One-quarter cup of almonds provides 75 percent of your body's daily requirement of this nutrient, which promotes skin health as well as energy levels. Almonds are also rich in arginine; only peanuts contain more. Due to its ability to promote the production of a specific chemical, arginine is a natural vasodilator, which promotes increased blood flow by relaxing the blood vessel wall. |
| Low levels of vitamin BI2, as well as of B6 and folate, are associated with high levels of homocysteine—an amino acid-like substance that may be an independent risk factor for heart disease.
TURKEY FOR YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
Turkey is rich in zinc, a remarkable nutrient that is present in all tissues of the body. Suboptimal zinc intake is common, and frequent consumption of turkey could play a role in improving overall zinc levels in the population. The zinc in turkey is far more bioavailable than the zinc in nonmeat sources of this important mineral. Zinc is critical for a healthy immune system. |
| Most interestingly, no similar relationship between vigor and the presence of other antioxidants (such as vitamin E and beta-carotene) was found.
Lycopene is rare in foods, and tomatoes are one of only a few that are rich in this powerful antioxidant. Indeed, ketchup, tomato juice, and pizza sauce account for more than 80 percent of the total lycopene intake of Americans.
Red watermelon is another excellent source of lycopene. A very concentrated, bioavailable source of the nutrient, some food sources say that, ounce for ounce, watermelon is even richer in lycopene than tomatoes. |
| HER MAJESTY'S LIFE PRESERVER
The story of how limes and the vitamin C they contained saved Her Majesty's sailors is familiar to many people. It's an interesting tale of the power of food and the importance of getting a wide range of health-promoting nutrients in your diet. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, sailors were routinely lost on long sea voyages, dying of scurvy. Countless sailors died despite the belief they were getting enough to eat. The Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama lost nearly half his men to scurvy in the 1490s as he took his first trip around the Cape of Good Hope. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 They are one of the smaller, more innovative companies that refuse to compromise the integrity or quality of their products. They refuse to water down their ingredients or use bad ingredients.
Byron is a board-certified clinical nutritionist with more than 20 years of experience, and he has formulated all of their products. He got angry with the FDA because the FDA tried to step on him and tell him he could not make certain claims on his website. He is not a doormat kind of a person. He is the sort of man that just does not take that kind of crap lying down. |
Dr. John Yiamouyiannis
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 How to Avoid Fluoride from Other Products
Other sources of fluoride around the home include fluoridated toothpastes, mouthwashes, vitamin tablets, and vitamin drops. These products should be immediately discarded and replaced with nonfluoridated products.
Dentists routinely offer to give fluoride treatments. These treatments should be refused. In cases where the dentist becomes arrogant, seek another dentist.
Three sources of fluoride exposure exist in schools: 1) A number of schools around the country have adopted fluoride mouthrinse programs. |
Dr. Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons and Elizabeth M. Williamson
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| A survey of adults carried out in the USA in 1997 found that almost 20% were using herbal and/or high-dose vitamin preparations in addition to prescribed medicines (Eisenberg et al 1998), whereas a pilot study of herbal-medicine users identified in health-food stores and pharmacies in London in 2001 found that almost 60% had taken herbal medicines concurrently with prescribed medicines in the previous year (Gulian et al 2002). |
Kevin Trudeau
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 The disease scurvy, for example, which is simply a vitamin C deficiency, is treated, prevented, and cured by eating citrus fruit. According to the FDA's law, however, if you were to hold up an orange and say "This orange is the cure for the disease of scurvy," you would go to jail for selling a "drug" without a license. According to the FDA, as soon as you made a disease claim in reference to taking an orange, the orange no longer is an orange, but magically became a "drug" according to the FDA. |
Dr. John Yiamouyiannis
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| And even though some essential nutrients such as vitamin A and copper are poisonous at higher levels, neither vitamin A nor copper has been used to kill rats, cockroaches, and silverfish. Fluoride is routinely used as a rodenticide and insecticide.
The Second Fable: Fluoride Reduces Tooth Decay
"If one wishes to be free from toothache, one should eat a whole mouse twice a month or wash the mouth out three times a year with the blood of a tortoise." Pliny, circa 50 A.D. was noted in Chapter 5, fluoride is responsible for mottling of the teeth, particularly in undernourished children. Dr. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 A lack of protein, folic acid, and vitamin C causes hangnails. White bands across the nails are also an indication of protein deficiency. For split nails and/or hangnails, take 2 tablespoons of brewer's yeast or wheat-germ oil daily. Cuts and cracks in nails may indicate a need for more liquids.
Taking acidophilus internally inhibits bacteria that cause fungal infection of the nails. Fungal infections can be treated using a cotton swab to apply equal parts of vinegar and water. |
Dr. John Yiamouyiannis
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| How to Avoid Fluoride from Other Products
Other sources of fluoride around the home include fluoridated toothpastes, mouthwashes, vitamin tablets, and vitamin drops. These products should be immediately discarded and replaced with nonfluoridated products.
Dentists routinely offer to give fluoride treatments. These treatments should be refused. In cases where the dentist becomes arrogant, seek another dentist.
Three sources of fluoride exposure exist in schools: 1) A number of schools around the country have adopted fluoride mouthrinse programs. |
Hemp TodayEd Rosenthal
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| Perhaps because scientists found it impossible to put vitamin F in a vitamin pill, the name was changed to the Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) in the 1950's. They are a recognized part of the Recommended Daily Requirement: 3 grams/day of the Omega 6 Linoleic Acid (LA) and 2 grams/day of the Omega 3 Linolenic Acid (LNA). No requirement for the third oil, the Super Omega Six, Gamma Linoleic Acid (GLA) has been set.
Some scientists blame the prevalence of degenerative diseases in our society on the lack of essential fatty acids in the modern diet. |
Andrew Pengelly
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 Antioxidant activity 20 times stronger than vitamin C
• Ability to trap hydroxyl free radicals, lipid peroxides and free radicals
• Delay onset of lipid peroxidation
• Inhibit damaging effects of enzymes associated with degradation of connective tissue structures
• Vascular protective activity
• Antiatherogenic activity
Tannins as digestive inhibitors
Consumption of tannins may lead to reduced absorption of proteins and other nutrients (Johns 1990:63). This can also lead to problems in compounding herbal medicines since there is a tendency to cause precipitates in some cases. |
| Rutin was discovered in rue (Ruta graveolens) in 1842—it later became known as vitamin P (permeability factor).
Chemistry
Flavonoids occur both in the free state and as glycosides. Their chemical structure is based on a C15 skeleton consisting of two benzene rings connected by a three-carbon chain, that is, C6-C3-C6. The three-carbon chain is generally closed to form a heterocyclic ring (the C-ring). Flavonoids are products of both the shikimic acid and acetate pathways, being formed by the condensation of a phenyl-propanoid precursor with three malonyl coenzyme A units. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Try some of the different flavors, as well. There's a chocolate version of this bar that gives you the healing benefits of chocolate. We know that chocolate contains a lot of immune-boosting phytochemicals, anti-cancer phytochemicals, and that it has a strong protective effect on the human body. Be sure to check out this line of products and integrate them into your diet. They will cost you a little bit less than $3 a bar, and to me it's one of the best investments you can make for your health.
Again, I'm absolutely amazed that this company can offer these food bars at such a price. |
Doris J. Rapp, M.D.
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 Some believe that vitamin or thiamine hydrochloride, and ultrasonic and electronic repellents are not helpful.
Caution: Do not use products that contain DEET as repellents in concentrations over 30% because they have been reported to cause very serious illness in some children.30ad-83 The EPA says it is illegal to label such products "safe for children" but it is possible for lower percentages of DEET containing products to be legally sold in stores and labeled as safe. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| Pantothenic acid and vitamin C aid in reducing stress on the adrenals.
Bladder
A small, hollow balloon-shaped organ below the kidneys connected by two ureters. As urea (liquid waste) and water drain out of the kidneys, they are stored in the bladder until nerves in the bladder communicate to the brain that draining is needed.
Best: celery.
Good: broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, green beans, lettuce, potato skins, red and green peppers, spinach.
Almonds, brown rice, flaxseed, blackstrap molasses, oats, soybeans, sunflower seeds, wheat bran, wheat germ.
Best: cranberries, watermelon. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 C reduced the duration of episodes and the severity of the symptoms of the common cold by an average of 23 percent." A dosage of 1,000 to 8,000 mg was used in these studies. with
Allium Cepa is helpful when a tates the nostrils and the upper lip. The runs more when indoors and stops wh
Arsenicum Album is for a cold nose that makes the upper lip red. The feels chilly, is thirsty for sips of water,
Ferrum Phosphoricum helps when a throat may be sore, and the face is
Gelsemium (Gelsemium muscle ache. The person feels drowsy be a headache at the back of the neck. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| Fight stress with vitamin C, found in significant concentrations in sweet red peppers, collard greens, sorrel, kale, strawberries, oranges, and grapefruit. Eating six small meals rather than three, with a ratio of 60 percent complex carbohydrates, 20 percent protein, and 20 percent fat, helps some women to feel better during a "hormone crisis."
Foods that aggravate the symptoms associated with PMS are salt, red meat, and dairy products. Caffeine-containing beverages and foods, fruit juice, alcohol, and refined sugar also can make PMS symptoms worse. All of these foods should be avoided. |
| Plantains have higher amounts of vitamin A and potassium than bananas, but are similar in their low-fat and sodium content. They are also high in fiber.
Plantains can be used at each stage of ripeness, and have distinct flavors—and skin colors—as they mature. The skin of fully ripe plantain is entirely black. For a tasty side dish, slice plantain and saute it in garlic oil. Before serving, add a dash of cinnamon, ginger, Herbamare seasoning, or sea salt. Plantain is also good sliced on top of fish before cooking. |
| The ample supply of vitamin B6 in potatoes helps to bolster immunity. The fiber content of potatotes supports proper bowel function. Potatoes help to fight infection and protect against cancer and heart disease. They also contain anticancer substances and balance alkalinity and acidity in the body. Potatoes can be detrimental for people with diabetes, however, as they raise insulin and blood sugar levels quickly. People with arthritis also should eat potatoes in moderation only, if at all. The tuber is the part eaten. |
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