Michael Lerner
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 For example, a study by Menkes and colleagues in the New England Journal of Medicine found a strong inverse correlation between serum beta-carotene levels and the risk of squamous cell carcinoma.9 Similarly, a study of diet and lung cancer which compared the dietary histories of 332 lung cancer patients with 865 controls found a clear negative association between dietary beta-carotene intake and risk of lung cancer.10 This finding is supported by a 1990 review of 12 studies by W.C. Willett at Harvard Medical School. |
Mark Blumenthal
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Walter Last
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 The major antioxidants include the vitamins A, C, and E, the minerals selenium and zinc as components of antioxidant enzyme systems, the plant pigments beta-carotene, bioflavonoids, and anthocyanins, as well as phenols and catechols in grape seed extract, green tea, and generally in colored fruit and vegetables. Other powerful antioxidants are alpha-lipoic acid and negative hydrogen as in Microhydrin or electrolytic reduced water (ERW) produced with water ionizers. Whether you take antioxidants as supplements or as part of a high-quality diet, make sure you get plenty. |
Michael Lerner
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| Says Greenwald:
A direct chemopreventive role for beta-carotene has been suggested because of its very efficient ability to deactivate singlet oxygen and trap organic free radicals. . . . About 20 reports have evaluated cancer incidence and vitamin A or beta-carotene intake. In nine retrospective studies, a significant increase in cancer risk at various sites was associated with diminished vitamin A intake. Risks reported for groups with low vitamin A intake were about twice those for the high intake groups. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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 Vitamin A reduces cancer risk and supports tissue health; beta-carotene may still offer some protection against the problems of smoking when used with other antioxidants.
Smokers need regular vitamin C intake to help neutralize the toxins and compensate for reduced absorption. (Note: Since both vitamin C and niacin are mild acids, they may aggravate any irritations in the gut, and thus may increase ulcer risk as well as nicotine cravings in smokers. If C or niacin is used in higher amounts, added alkaline salts such as the bicarbonates or calcium-magnesium ascorbates may be used. |
Mark Hyman, M.D.
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 C, E, and beta-carotene with added zinc reduced the risk of developing advanced macular degeneration (damage to and deterioration of the retina, leading to vision loss and blindness) by 25 percent.
Supplemental folic acid and vitamin B6 have been repeatedly shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, and stroke, probably by virtue of their effects in lowering homocysteine. There are many more examples of research studies showing that supplemental nutrients can prevent, reverse, or slow many diseases. |
Peter Pringle
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 Under the right conditions, beta-carotene can be converted in the human body to vitamin A, which is missing in the diet of millions of poor people, causing blindness and defective immune systems. The new rice turned yellow, like a daffodil, and was instantly dubbed "golden rice."
This book enters the debate over genetic agriculture at the point when those two German scientists created golden rice, a "miracle" crop by any standard. |
Mark Hyman, M.D.
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| Blood antioxidant levels: Levels of vitamin A, vitamin E, coenzyme Q10, and beta-carotene can be directly measured in the blood. (1,2)
Addressing sludge, burnout, heat, waste, and rust are the backbone of our ultraprevention system. Yet most doctors don't pay attention to any of these forces because they operate under this model: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The problem is that "it" may well be broken already. But most doctors don't realize this, because they wait until something is damaged almost beyond repair before they act. |
Walter Last
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| Yellow-orange vegetables and green juice are high in beta-carotene, which some individuals can efficiently convert into vitamin A.
Vitamin D: The common natural form is vitamin D3 or cholecalciferol. Vitamin D2 or ergocalciferol is synthetic and can be toxic in high doses over long periods; I do not recommend it. The RDA is 200 IU; therapeutically up to 4000 IU are used. |
| Vitamin A: The chemical name is retinol; two molecules of retinol can be formed from one molecule of beta-carotene. The RDA is 5000/4000 IU; therapeutically 25,000 to 100,000 IU are commonly used, and sometimes up to 1,000,000 IU, especially in cancer treatment and for eye diseases. Long-term oversup-ply can lead to bone erosion due to a relative deficiency of vitamin D. Therefore, supply vitamins A and D together, preferably as cod liver oil, otherwise halibut liver oil. One halibut-oil capsule provides 4000 to 5000 IU. |
| Therefore, use tablets that contain real vitamin A and not vitamin-A equivalents of beta-carotene.
Chewing vitamin and mineral supplements together with food produces much better results than just swallowing them. Appreciable amounts of vitamin B12 can be absorbed by keeping a tablet under the tongue, even if it cannot be absorbed in the stomach because of a lack of "intrinsic factor" (a substance usually present in the stomach that is involved in the absorption of vitamin B12). |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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| It is also high in iron, protein, beta-carotene, Bi, and Bu. Available dried, this black seaweed has a slight anise character and nutty aroma. Usually dried into skinny strips, it is available in both dried and fresh varieties at Asian markets, health food stores, and mail order companies.
Jicama
Pronounced HEE-ka-mah, it is a mild, very low calorie, watery, root vegetable that can be added to either vegetable or fruit combinations.
Kelp
Nutrients—Kelp contains sodium, potassium, calcium, iodine, and other trace minerals and vitamins.
Health Benefits—Easily assimilated form of minerals. |
| Be sure to include antioxidant nutrients to help with detox—namely, vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, zinc, and selenium.
9. Use specific herbs to cleanse and heal the liver and facilitate detoxification—these include milk thistle (silymarin), dandelion root, and others.
10. Consider acupuncture to treat physical cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
11. Get support that fits your own values—perhaps psychological counseling, family therapy, AA, or a religious or spiritual practice.
12. Avoid places and people that most trigger your drinking.
13. |
Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA
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| What Else to Take If You Take These Drugs
Take supplements of vitamins A, B12, D, E, and K as well as folic acid, iron, electrolytes, beta-carotene, and calcium.
To reduce constipation, drink at least eight glasses of water every day and eat foods high in fiber such as whole grains, vegetables, and fruit.
Other Tips on These Drugs
Because of the absorbing mechanism of these drugs, take other medications or supplements at least one hour before or four to six hours after a bile acid sequestrant. |
| Antioxidants such as vitamins C and E and beta-carotene are a good start, as are more powerful free radical snatchers such as green tea extract and grapeseed extract. Here are two more supplements that can keep you younger longer if you have diabetes.
Alpha lipoic acid (ALA) is made in the body. Of all the known antioxidants, it's among the most versatile. It stops free radicals from damaging proteins and fats, and it "recycles" used up vitamin C, vitamin E, and glutathione (another antioxidant that's made in the body). |
| Take 15,000 IU of vitamin A (not beta-carotene) daily for a week before surgery, 50,000 IU the two days before and after surgery, then continue with 15,000 IU daily for about 10 days. (If you're pregnant, don't take more than 15,000 IU daily.) If you're having dental surgery, you can rub it on your gums before and after surgery to greatly speed up the healing process.
• Take extra antioxidants, zinc, and a B-complex vitamin for two weeks before and after surgery. They will support your immune system and the healing process. |
Judith Wills
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 Retinol is found only in foods from animal sources, such as liver, milk, butter, cheese, eggs, and oily fish, but the body can convert carotenes—particularly beta-carotene, the pigment found in greatest quantities in orange-fleshed and dark green vegetables and fruits—into retinol. beta-carotene is also an important nutrient in its own right. |
Walter Last
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| I am not in favor of using multivitamin tablets as they often contain synthetic forms of vitamins A, D, and E and beta-carotene. Instead, if required, it is better to use a low-potency B-complex in addition to vitamin C and cod-liver oil or halibut-liver oil capsules. Mineral supplements are often more important than vitamins and can contain approximately 15 mg zinc, 5 mg manganese, 100 to 200 meg selenium, 200 meg chromium, 500 mg magnesium, and up to twice this amount of calcium if one's blood pressure is low. |
Gary Null
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| The researchers found that Alzheimer's disease patients ate more meat and avoided fish and green-yellow vegetables compared to controls, and thus ate less beta-carotene, vitamin C, and polyunsaturated fatty acids. The author suggested that the findings imply that Alzheimer's disease might be a lifestyle-related disease such as coronary heart disease, a western style diet-associated cancer, and a hyperallergy. In a second phase of the study the patients were given a supplement of the essential oil EPA, at a dose of 900 mg/day, which improved signs of dementia. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Important phytochemicals include pectin, lutein, chlorophylls, alpha-carotene, and beta-carotene.
Choose honeydews with a soft, velvety feel. There should be a slight softening at the blossom end of the fruit, and the rind should be a pale, creamy yellow or a light salmon color. Tiny freckles on the skin are a sign of sweetness. Avoid melons that are a flat white or greenish-white color. Pass on fruits that have large bruised areas or surface cuts.
Store honeydews at room temperature for up to four days, then refrigerate for up to five days. |
C. P. Khare
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 Active principles and pharmacology
Leaves gave a number of amino acids: aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, glycine, threonine, alpha-alanine, valine, leucine, iso-leucine, histi-dine, lysine, arginine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, cystine and methionine and alpha- and beta-carotene.
Flowers gave kaempferol, rhamnetin and their-3-glycosides, quercetin-3-glycoside.
Seeds and roots yielded 4-(alpha-L-rhamnosy-loxy)-benzoyl-isothiocyanate, and the glycoside moringyne. Roots yielded benzoyl isothiocyanate.
Gum gave aldotriouronic acid. |
| Leaves gave beta-carotene, n-octacosanol, sitosterol, its glucoside, stigmasterol, erythrodiol, mono-palmitate, palmic acid, oleanolic acid, quer-cetin.
Mixture of saponins from seeds exhibited spermicidal activity in human semen at a concentration of 2 %. The saponin having bassic acid as the major sapogenin (in a dilution of 0.06 %) showed spermicidal activity in human semen.
The 50 % alcoholic extract of the stem bark showed hypotensive activity in cat and dog.
Mi-saponins A and B extracted from South Indian Mahua exhibited anti-inflammatory activity. |
Robyn Landis
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 The decision to study it alone came from the single-isolated-ingredient paradigm we have discussed.) Or beta-carotene may need other compounds in the food as co-factors. Or beta-carotene isolated (or synthetic) may interfere with the activity or absorption of more powerful, not-yet-studied carotenoids or other compounds.
You may just have to eat the whole food. |
American Medical Publishing
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| Vitamin A and beta-carotene are essential for the normal development of lung tissue. beta-carotene is particularly effective in preventing respiratory infections. Also helpful is vitamin E and the B vitamins. Vitamin C is widely believed to help respiratory infections clear up faster, and without resorting to antibiotics.
No. 18 - Cardizem — Prescribed for angina pectoris, chest pains, high blood pressure, prevention of second heart attack and Reynaud's disease. A calcium channel blocker.
Potential Dangers — Another of the popular calcium channel blocker drugs. |
| Beta-carotene does not have the potential for adverse effects that the other forms of vitamin A do, because high intakes of beta-carotene are converted to vitamin A in the body at much lower levels). The RDA for vitamin A is 1,000 retinol equivalents (RE) for men, which is equivalent to 3,300 IU of preformed vitamin A, and 80 percent of these amounts for women. |
Marie-France Muller, M.D., N.D., Ph.D.
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 At this stage a clear result emerged for only one group: that which had been given a combination of Vitamin E, beta-carotene, and selenium. In this group a mortality rate reduction of 9 percent over five years was achieved—a considerable improvement over the standard mortality rate. For those people in the group suffering from cancer, particularly cancers of the stomach and esophagus, 21 percent survived as compared to the control group that did not receive Vitamin E, beta-carotene, and selenium. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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 Bioperine) along with selected supplements, including beta-carotene, selenium, and vitamin B6. At the end of two weeks, blood levels of beta-carotene increased by 60 percent over control subjects who were taking betacarotene alone. Within hours after they took pepperine, blood levels of selenium and vitamin B6 were higher among pepperine users than nonusers. Although blood levels of these nutrients were increased, they were well within healthy, normal levels. None of the participants experienced any side effects.
Pepperine is sold in combination with other supplements, or in separate capsules. |
C. P. Khare
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| Leaves are rich in protein, vitamin C, beta-carotene (vitamin A potency) and minerals. On analysis, the tender leaves of the wild plants gave: moisture 81.5, protein 7.0, ether extr. 1.2, fibre 0.4, carbohydrates 7.3; and mineral matter 2.6 %; calcium 485.0, phosphorus 125.0, iron 2.5; and vitamin C 176 mg/100 g; and vitamin A potency 10, 000 I.U./100 g.
An infusion of leaves gives relief in the affections of the throat and chest. Seeds exhibit rubefacient, febrifugal and expectorant properties.
The fatty acid composition of the seed oil showed: palmitic 8.2, stearic 3.1, oleic 27. |
Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara
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 Palm oil has a deep orange-red color which is due to the high concentration of beta-carotene and other carotenoids. Palm kernel oil, like coconut oil, is derived from the white meat inside the shell of the seed and is pure white in appearance.
Coconut oil is produced from the seed of a species of palm tree which is different from that which produces palm and palm kernel oils. Because of the high oil content (33%), extracting oil from coconuts is a relatively simple process and has been the major source of vegetable oil for people in the tropics for thousands of years. |
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