| The human body converts beta-carotene into vitamin A.
It was, it seemed, compelling and inspiring evidence that genetically . engineered crops could help reduce malnutrition. Time quoted Jimmy Carter, reminding everyone what was at stake. "Responsible biotechnology," said the former president, "is not the enemy, starvation is."
But in all the excitement about golden rice, several facts seemed to escape attention. One was that we have no assurance, yet, that the genetically engineered strain will grow in the kinds of soil that it must to be of value to the world's hungry. |
| Louis Post Dispatch revealed that an eleven-year-old would have to eat 27 to 54 bowls of golden rice to satisfy the minimum daily requirement for vitamin A.
And a larger issue in all of this is that the golden rice effort, although held up as a shining example of genetically engineered foods benefiting humanity, is not even remotely representative of the genetic engineering industry as a whole. The research that is being done on "wonder crops" such as golden rice is conducted almost solely by a small number of institutions dependent on philanthropy or public funds. |
| The reality, however, is that there are typically no problems in the growth and development of vegetarian and vegan children who eat varied diets with enough calories and adequate intake of vitamin B-12."
The meat industry spends even more time insinuating that iron deficiency anemia is more common in vegetarian children. But here again, the truth is far from what the industry ads would have you believe. Vegetarian children, in fact, show no greater incidence of iron deficiency anemia than any other children. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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 Diet, vitamin and mineral supplements, and in some cases, hormone therapy, can help reduce symptoms.
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common problem associated with symptoms such as headache, irritability, bloating, and insomnia prior to menstruation.
Although the term premenstrual syndrome was coined in 1931, when researchers first suggested that the condition was due to a hormonal imbalance related to the menstrual cycle, until recently many doctors didn't take women's complaints seriously. It was commonly believed that these types of problems were psychological rather than physical. |
Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.
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 Some individuals (about 2 percent, after long-term high-dosage administration) did experience a feeling of pain or weakness in their limbs, but this condition was quickly controlled by reducing the dosage and administering vitamin B6. A few others experienced nausea, dry skin, dizziness, and drowsiness. Most importantly, in no cases did hydrazine therapy depress or destroy white blood cells or bone marrow, as standard chemotherapy often does. |
Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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 The tuberculosis drug isoniazid depletes vitamin B6, as do the yellow dyes called tartrazines found in 60 percent of all prescription drugs, as well as in most processed foods. Among the many symptoms of a B6 deficiency are hormonal imbalances and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Grapefruit juice can increase the strength of many drugs, by blocking the liver enzymes that are used to clear the drug out of the body.
Many, many drugs will increase the strength of alcohol and vice versa. Always use caution when combining any drug with alcohol. |
| Take 15,000 IU of vitamin A (not beta-carotene) daily for a week before surgery, and 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 B50 complex for two weeks before and after surgery. They will support your immune system and the healing process. |
| Antioxidants and bioflavonoids counteract the effects of vitamin robbers such as pollution, pesticides, rancid fats and alcohol. Antioxidants and bioflavonoids also protect you from indoor pollution. The majority of pollution you're exposed to is indoors. It comes from paints, waxes, solvents and synthetic fibers in your home and office.
Antioxidants protect you from premature aging by neutralizing molecules that damage your healthy cells. These molecules, called free radicals, are made in your body and are normally easily disposed of. |
| Deficiencies in a vitamin, mineral or other nutrient such as protein can increase or decrease a drug's action.
Taking Medication with or without Food
When you fill a prescription it should always say either, "Take with food," or "Take between meals" (without food). Some drugs will be virtually ineffective if you take them with food and others will give you an upset stomach unless you take them with food. Most drug absorption takes place in your small intestine and how your digestion is working will have a major impact on how the drug is absorbed. |
| The B vitamin pantothenic acid (B5) is an important building block of the intestinal walls. Use 500 mg twice a day.
During an elimination diet, keep drinking the six to eight glasses of clean water every day that is recommended in the Six Core Principles for Optimal Health, and take supplements to help heal your small intestine.
If you've suffered for many years from chronic, low grade health problems caused by food allergy and leaky gut, you may be dealing with other problems such as nasal allergy, sinus infection, arthritis, autoimmune disease or Candida overgrowth. |
Jack Challem
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 E and the carotenoids, a situation that increases the risk of nearly every disease.
Standard Treatment
Antacids and drugs that alter the osmotic flow are commonly prescribed for gastritis and ulcers. A course of antibiotics is typically prescribed for people with gastritis or ulcers caused by H. pylori bacteria. Gastric cancer is treated with surgery or radiation.
Nutrients That Can Help
An impressive body of research, including clinical trials, has found that antioxidants strongly influence whether an H. pylori infection leads to gastritis, ulcers, or stomach cancer. |
| Dr. Kunin and Susan: Antioxidants for Health
Years ago, Richard Kunin, M.D., of San Francisco, himself as a "nasal neurotic." He had asthma, was reactive protein and Jtypes of "adhesion the body. In fact, for lowering CRP , in addition to rein Alzheimer's inflammatory dis-as the premier anti-
California, described allergic to dogs and cats, and sneezed literally a hundred times a day. |
National Women's Health Network
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 Studies have also found significantly fewer nonvertebral fractures in older women who take both calcium and vitamin D supplements.39'40 oin a Wo men s Health G roup
Join other women and become a member of a local or national women's health group to examine pronouncements from the medical profession, the government, and the pharmaceutical industry. Help challenge those who provide misinformation.
Other studies question the benefits of dietary calcium or calcium supplements for reducing bone loss or risk of fractures in postmenopausal women. |
| Getting rid of it requires vitamin B12, B6, and folic acid. People deficient in any of these have higher homocysteine concentrations. Folic acid clearly lowers homocysteine in the blood.83 Although folic acid is found in fresh fruits and vegetables, few people in this country eat enough of this food group. In the Nurses Health Study, 13 to 15 percent of women twenty to forty-four years of age were deficient in folate.84
Get Your Body Moving Exercise is essential for physical, mental, and emotional vitality. |
| This study—the Women's Health Initiative—also looks at the roles of calcium, vitamin D, and low-fat diets.)
Twenty-five thousand postmenopausal women ages fifty to seventy-nine from diverse ethnic groups were assigned at random to take ERT, HRT, or a placebo for nine years. They are being monitored for heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and cognitive function (including dementia). We strongly support the study, which will answer many questions about HRT and ERT use. The first results will be announced sometime in the year 2005. |
| We do not know whether these drugs work when women take them without calcium and vitamin D supplementation.90 Most health care providers do not prescribe these supplements.
• There is a dearth of scientific evidence from clinical trials about osteoporosis and the benefits of drugs for women over age seventy-five. It is these women who are most at risk for hip fracture, but drugs have not been adequately tested for safety or efficacy in this age group.
• Most of the drugs for treatment and prevention of osteoporosis are too new to have a long-term record on safety or efficacy. |
Alexander Hellemans and Brian Bunch
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The Wright brothers, Wilbur (b Millville, IN, Apr 16, 1867) and Orville (b Dayton, OH, Aug 19, 1871) fly their first glider
1901
Adolf Windaus (b Berlin, Dec 25, 1876) shows that the molecule of vitamin D can be affected by sunlight
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1902 Animals crackers go on sale; the box is intended as a Christmas ornament
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Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.
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| This was "consistent with that expected if patients had received no treatment," said Moertel, the same man responsible for the vitamin C double-blind tests.
Only one patient showed a reduction in tumor size. This man had a metastasized cancer of the stomach and was given laetrile at the Mayo Clinic as well as the University of Arizona. A tumor that had spread to his neck regressed for ten weeks but then progressed, despite the fact that he remained on laetrile therapy. |
Healing Children's Attention & Behavior DisordersDr. Abram Hoffer, M.D., FRCP(C)
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| B deficiency are perceptual disturbances. These perceptual tests can be used to select that part of the population most apt to need supplementation. Since coming to this conclusion I use the same normal scores for all subjects irrespective of age. Normal scores are 30 or less. Schizo-phrenic scores are around 65. The higher the score the greater the probability that they have schizophrenia.
We found a linear relationship between HOD scores and performance in school. |
Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.
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| It accompanied similar divisions on laetrile, vitamin C, the treatment of breast cancer, and the nutritional and environmental approaches to cancer.
Nevertheless, Gold cautioned against premature optimism:
As of now, hydrazine sulfate seems to be swinging toward the realm of being accepted. However, one mustn't delude oneself. I think the effect of the Russians' seminars and presentations has been not to decrease opposition to the drug, but rather to polarize it. |
Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 Taking vitamin Bs in conjunction with magnesium works even better as it aids in oxalate metabolism. I recommend 500 milligrams of magnesium citrate and 50 milligrams daily of B6 for the prevention of kidney stones.
^ Migraine Headaches
Magnesium is helpful for the prevention of migraine headaches for some people. Those who suffer from chronic migraine headaches should supplement 500 milligrams of magnesium daily.
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Magnesium has been shown to be helpful for this condition. It should be taken with L-carnitine and CoQIO by anyone who has mitral valve prolapse. |
Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.
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| Cameron continued to treat terminal cancer patients with vitamin C, and he soon had 4,000 cases in his records. The results appeared to be better when the treatment started earlier, however. "We surmise," Cameron and Pauling wrote in their 1976 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences article, "that the addition of ascorbate to the treatment of patients with cancer at an earlier stage of development might changfe] life expectancy . . . from, for example, 5 years to 20 years" (Pauling and Cameron, 1976). |
Muhammed Majeed, Ph.D. Vladimir Badmaev, M.D., Ph.D. Uma Shivakumar, Ph.D. R. Rajendran, M.S.
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| Curcumin, in this study, was found to be eight times more powerful than vitamin E.
The biological effects of curcuminoids to counteract free radicals, have been assessed in animal models with chemically induced inflammation and swelling. Inflammation is known to be associated with increased levels of lipid peroxides and free radicals, which are generated by the liver as well as by the inflamed tissues in the body. Lipid peroxidation is essentially a "free radical chain reaction" involving the following stages:89
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James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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 Papaya
The fruit of the papaya has plenty of vitamin C, which helps build immunity, and hot-flavored seeds that help repel intestinal worms.
WriiiMes
When the tomb of King Tutankhamen, Egypt's boy pharaoh, was opened, archaeologists saw a treasure trove of artifacts. Researchers interested in the aging process found something else—a papyrus containing the king's anti-wrinkle formula: coconut oil and the herbs balsam and valerian mixed with animal fat. |
| Carrots are a rich source of vitamin A-like carotenoids that have been shown to enhance the health of the skin and repair skin damage. Retin-A, the prescription drug used to treat severe acne, is a carotenoid preparation.
Some herbalists recommend applying liquefied carrots (and/or tomatoes and sweet potatoes) to the skin to treat sunburn and other minor skin conditions. I can't see doing that myself, but there's no reason why you shouldn't try it if you want. |
| The following year, however, while on a winter vacation, the doctor discontinued his vitamin E, and his dermatitis returned. On returning home, after two weeks without the supplements, he began taking them again, and his rash cleared up again. That made a believer of him.
Allow me to tell you one more story before we get to the herbs. A videog-rapher who worked with me in the Amazon developed a strange and very itchy eczema while in the rain forest. A shamanistic healer I knew suggested that she apply a poultice of crushed petals of Peruvian red hibiscus. |
| In the Amazon, people use this oil to treat skin conditions, and some skin creams available in the United States contain vitamin E.
Curious about its effects, for a couple of weeks I applied the oil religiously every night before retiring. Like any emollient oil, it soothed and curbed the itching. Brazil nut oil can be purchased at health food stores and seems to be worth trying.
VV Camomile (Matricaria recutita). Camomile preparations are widely used in Europe to treat psoriasis, eczema and dry, flaky skin. |
| It's not caused by an infection or allergic reaction, nor does it appear to be caused by stress, foods or vitamin or mineral deficiencies. It may be an autoimmune condition, meaning that the immune system attacks the body. It's not contagious.
We also know that psoriasis isn't hereditary, yet for some unknown reason it sometimes shows up in several family members. Illnesses, scrapes and bruises and emotional upsets can make it worse.
Psoriasis somehow interferes with the normal growth and replacement cycle of skin cells. Normally, the body replaces skin cells every 28 days or so. |
| Researchers have discovered that you'll get significant
Pineapple
This tasty fruit is rich in vitamin C and immune-boosting minerals. pain relief if you apply capsaicin cream directly to painful arthritic joints four times daily. In one study of this treatment, the capsaicin cream reduced RA pain by more than half. Osteoarthritis pain was reduced by about one-third.
Capsaicin creams are generally believed safe and effective for arthritis. |
Alexander Hellemans and Brian Bunch
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| Williams synthesizes vitamin Bj (thiamine), an essential ingredient in fighting beriberi
Etienne Wolff performs his studies of experimental anomalies in embryological development
Catalytic cracking is developed for refining petroleum
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