Paul Pitchford
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 For a concentration of vitamin a and other nutrients, juice is ideal—it should be taken only on an empty stomach and should be diluted with water for infants. Carrots make a good foundation juice for adding other juices.
Caution: Carrot juice is very sweet, and regular overconsumption may lead to weakened kidneys with symptoms such as head hair loss. More than four cups daily is not recommended.
Carrot tops are bitter. They serve as a mineral-rich addition to soups and broths. The stems can be removed before serving. |
| It is an exceptional source of chlorophyll, calcium, iron, and vitamin a during its growing season in the fall, winter, and early spring.
Kohlrabi
Neutral thermal nature; pungent, sweet, and bitter flavor; improves qi energy circulation and eliminates blood coagulations and stagnancies; reduces damp conditions of the body. Treats indigestion and blood sugar imbalance—used for hypoglycemia and diabetes; relieves painful or difficult urination; stops bleeding in the colon; reduces swelling of the scrotum; alleviates the effects of intoxication from drugs or alcohol. |
| It also has abundant vitamin a, which makes it valuable in the treatment of night blindness. The usefulness of the exceptional store of calcium in spinach tends to be neutralized by its oxalic acid content.
Cautions: People who tend to get kidney stones should eat spinach sparingly. Because of its sliding nature, spinach is not for those with loose stools, urinary incontinence, or involuntary seminal emission. |
| Compared with summer squash, winter squash contains greater amounts of natural sugars, carbohydrates, and vitamin a.
The watery summer squashes and zucchini have a yin, cooling, refreshing property; they overcome summer heat and are also diuretic. For overcoming edema or difficulty urinating, eat steamed summer squash or zucchini with its skin.
Cautions: Too much summer squash, especially zucchini, can diminish the "middle heater" energy and warmth necessary for good digestion. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Exposure to asbestos, pollution, or industrial metals also increases the risk of developing this disease, as does a history of marijuana use or tuberculosis, or a deficiency of vitamin a.
Symptoms of lung cancer include cough, bloody or rusty sputum, hoarseness, and wheezing. There may be chest pain that radiates from the shoulder to the arm, as well as shortness of breath, loss of appetite, fever, and /or weight loss. The symptoms often appear late in the course of the disease. |
Sydney Walker III, M.D.
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 I once diagnosed a young girl whose seizures, behavior problems, bone pain, and dry and kinky hair were caused by excessive intake of vitamin a. Overdoses of vitamin D can also cause "mental" symptoms such as fatigue, despondency, and even psychosis. Conversely, a poor diet low in vitamins or minerals can cause severe behavioral disorders; iron deficiency, for instance, can cause irritability, fatigue, and symptoms labeled as "conduct disorder" or "hyperactivity."
• Does the patient eat unusual foods, eat too much or too little, or have unusual reactions to any foods? |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| Vitamin A supplements are generally safe when used as prescribed, but can cause liver damage in overdose and birth defects if there is an unexpected pregnancy. Isotretinoin (Accutane), a drug prescribed for severe acne, causes miscarriage and multiple birth defects if taken during pregnancy, as well as problems affecting the liver, intestines, eyes, ears, and skeletal system. Herbal treatments do not carry these risks. Some herbs for acne are applied externally, while other herbs and formulas are taken internally. For best results, use both topical and internal treatment. |
Nontoxic, Natural and EarthwiseDebra Lynn Dadd
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| Fortification" with vitamin a or D adds propylene glycol, alcohols, and BHT. All milk contains pesticide tesidues; no milk available in the United States today is free from them.
Most milk is pasteurized and homogenized before it reaches the consumer Pasteurized milk has been heated to destroy bactetia, and in the process some nutrients are destroyed, too. Homogenized milk has been mixed undet pressure to reduce fat particles to a unifotm size and texture.
There is evidence that the process of homogenizing milk contributes to heart disease by breaking down the milk's fat globules. |
| Fortified milk will list vitamin a or vitamin D on the label. Raw milk, buttermilk, cream, and half-and half are usually not fortified, and you may be able to get unfortified whole, low-fat, and nonfat milk from your local dairy.
Try soy milk, which can be made from organic soybeans, or amazake, a milk substitute made from rice.
Milk is sold regionally, so check with your natural-food store for the brand of raw milk sold in your area, and for soy milk.
US Earthwise milk substitutes
Deer Valley Farm. Soy-milk powder.
Eden Foods Edensoy (Eden Foods). |
Bill Gottlieb
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 Daily supplements of 400 international units of vitamin E and 10,000 international units of vitamin a can also help rebuild skin tissue and heal the bruise, says Elson Haas, M.D, director of the Preventive Medical Center of Marin in San Rafael, California, and author of Staying Healthy with Nutrition.
Burnout eventy-hour workweeks. Crazy commutes. Piles of unpaid bills. Endless family demands.
Can't we just jump off the world and let it spin without us for a while?
Life in the fast lane often comes with a built-in speeding ticket: burnout. |
| American Holistic Center/Chicago: 50,000 international units of vitamin a three times a day for no more than five days; 2,000 milligrams of vitamin C three times a day for no more than five days; two capsules of garlic three times a day; two capsules of echinacea three times a day (or, as a tincture, 15 drops four times a day); and 15 drops of lomatium tincture three times a day. For a sore throat, Dr. Edelberg says to try one zinc lozenge dissolved in the mouth every two to three hours or as needed. |
| The ancient Egyptians ate the livers of roosters and oxen to cure night blindness due to vitamin a deficiency and sea sponge, a natural source of iodine, to treat goiters.
It wasn't until around 1906 that vitamins were first discovered. What triggered the search for vitamins was the fact that fat, protein and carbohydrates were found to be insufficient to support life. "It became clear that there was something else in food that was needed for survival, and the search was on. The 'something else' turned out to be vitamins," says Annette Dickinson, Ph.D. |
| Edelberg: 10,000 international units of vitamin a twice a day; 50 milhgrams of B-complex vitamins a day; 1,000 mdligrams of vitamin C a day (use the buffered form); 400 international units of vitamin E a day; 500 mdligrams of glutamine three times a day; one capsule of rice bran oil (gamma oryzanol) three times a day; two 380-rnilhgram tablets of deglycyrrhizinated licorice four times a day—between meals and at bedtime—for one month; and 30 milhgrams of zinc picolinate a day for one month. |
Paul Pitchford
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| Sweet potato is very rich in vitamin a and is therefore useful for night blindness; adding spirulina, and in extreme cases, organic animal liver, to sweet potato soup makes an especially effective night-blindness formula. If a child swallows a metallic object such as a coin, feed him plenty of sweet potato, which will stick to the object and allow it to come out easier in the feces.
Note: Nearly all "yams" sold in America are actually sweet potatoes with reddish flesh. |
Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D.
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 To prevent secondary infections for several weeks afterwards, give the patient child-sized doses of vitamin C, zinc, and beta-carotene (for vitamin a) to support the healing process and to strengthen the immune system. Do not exceed suggested doses.
Incubation period for the measles is 8 to 12 days from exposure to onset of symptoms, with an average interval of 14 days to appearance of rash. Period of communicability is 1 to 2 days before the onset of symptoms, or 3 to 5 days before the appearance of rash until 4 days after rash appearance. |
Jean Carper
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 Krinsky credits the carotenoid's antioxidant effects on unknown chemical powers unrelated to vitamin a. That means that beta carotene has no corner on anticancer activity.
In fact, some experts strongly suspect that other carotenoids, and not beta carotene, are the main cancer antagonists in certain foods.
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Christian Ratsch
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The psychoactive effects of the golden poppy are very subtle: "Eschscholzia elevates the body's oxygen supply and promotes the absorption of vitamin a. . . . When smoked, the leaves and flowers induce a mild state of euphoria—side effects are unknown!" (Bremness 1994, 250*).
In animal experiments (mice), the extract has exhibited clear sedative and anxiolytic effects. In other words, the pharmacological behavior is that of a tranquilizer (Rolland et al. 1991). The extract extends the effects of barbiturates (Kreis 1993, 113). |
Andrew Chevallier
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 Carrots are rich in carotene, which is converted to vitamin a by the liver. This nutrient acts to improve night blindness as well as vision in general. The raw root, grated or mashed, is a safe treatment for threadworms, especially in children. Wild carrot leaves are a good diuretic. They have been used to counter cystitis and kidney stone formation, and to diminish stones that have already formed. The seeds arc also diuretic anil carminative. They stimulate menstruation and have been used in folk medicine as a treatment for hangovers. |
| Constituents Solomon's seal contains saponins (similar to diosgenin), flavonoids, and vitamin a.
History & Folklore Solomon's seal has been used in Western herbal medicine since classical times, and was described by Dioscorides, Pliny, and Galen. The herbalist John Gerard, writing in 1597, explained its name: "The root is white and thicke, full of knobs or joints, in some places resembling the mark of a seale, whereof I think it tooke the name Sigillum Solomonis." In China, the herb's first recorded use goes back to the Divine Husbandman's Classic (Shen'nong Bencaojing) of the 1st century AD. |
Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D.
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| Flickstein tells his patients to combine the liquid vitamin with water on a Vio to a V3 ratio of vitamin a to water in an empty spray bottle, a dropper botde, or a Neti pot. During an acute attack, spray or insert the solution into the nostrils four times a day. Flickstein reports, "So far every patient with sinus infection or inflammation has obtained dramatic and rapid healing using this approach."
The following compress is an old Italian remedy for a sinus attack. Chop one medium onion and place it on a piece of gauze. |
| Alcoholic beverages, particularly red wine and beer, can also precipitate an attack, as can a niacin (B3) or vitamin a supplement. Avoid fructose, an ingredient in many soft drinks and jellies. For pain, herbalists recommend an application of Balm of Gilead ointment. An experienced acupuncturist can lessen the pain of a gout attack.
GUM PROBLEMS Water Therapy
Brush the teeth at least twice a day to avoid letting the mouth become a breeding ground for bacteria. Use a soft toothbrush.
Use any high-pressure irrigation device such as a Water-Pik to root out food caught between the teeth. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| The vitamin a in these vegetables reduces cravings for alcohol, and eases other complications of alcoholism, including hormonal imbalance, sexual dysfunction, and night blindness.
_J To reduce depression, take omega-3 fatty acids daily. These essential fatty acids, found in black currant oil, evening primrose oil, flaxseed oil, and fish oil, are essential for proper brain function.
Q Take 30 milligrams of zinc daily. This mineral may enhance the stomach's ability to process alcohol and help to prevent the development of alcoholic lesions in the liver. |
Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D.
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| If the nipple is cracked or hurts, apply calendula ointment, aloe vera gel (from the leaf of the house plant), or vitamin a and D ointment.
Before you start weaning, obtain Wage tincture. Add 16 drops of the tincture to a half glass of water and rub the breasts with the solution. Also drink a cup of lovage tea (add 16 drops of Wage tincture to boiling water). It is useful to drink sage tea through the weaning process. The homeopathic cell salt (or tissue salt) natrum sulph. 6x helps to reduce breast milk.
General Therapy
Fight the internal infection in one or all of these three ways.
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Grace Ross Lewis
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 VITAMIN A antiseptic_
Products and Uses: A substance that retards or stops the growth of microorganisms. Examples are alcohol, boric acid, barates, acriflavine, menthol, hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorites, iodine, mercuric chloride, phenol, hexachlorophene, and quaternary ammonium compounds.
Precautions: Could possibly be corrosive or toxic, depending on application.
Synonyms: ANTIBACTERIAL ? |
Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D.
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| One glass of freshly extracted carrot juice contains about 17,000 IU of vitamin a. Alternate the carrot juice with occasional drinks of juiced mixed green vegetables combined with carrot.
The ancient Egyptians taught us the value of figs as medicine. Boil 2 ounces of figs in 2 cups of boiling water. Cool, strain out the figs, and gargle with the water. The figs may be eaten separately and will help to overcome constipation.
Severe Sore Throat: Take away the congestion by a combination of reflex and depletion techniques.
1. Soak cloths in apple cider vinegar and wind around the feet. |
Cynthia A. Foster, M.D.
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 Does taking vitamin a made out of toxic, mercury-filled fish liver build new tissue? Do chemicals build new bones and muscles - how about heart or brain dssue? Will they regenerate new dssues like these? I think not! Medical doctors love to get a hold of these fad "natural products" and rip them apart, proving to their padents that they'd be better off in their office than they would be in the health food store. Nothing could be farther from the truth. |
John Robbins
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 Although high doses of vitamin a over short periods of time can be extremely helpful when poorly fed children get measles, it remains the case that many times the children's malnourished immune systems simply can't handle the infections, and permanent brain damage, if not death, results.
In such situations, vaccines are unquestionably a great blessing, but I do not believe they are a panacea. To vaccinate underfed people who are living in overcrowded squalor and poverty may save them from the particular disease involved, but they will remain susceptible to a host of other problems. |
| The other half received a megavitamin supplement that included 40,000 IU of vitamin a, 100 mg of vitamin B6, 2000 mg of vitamin C, 400 IU of vitamin E, and 90 mg of zinc. After five years, the results were more than impressive. Those people with cancer who received the RDA level of vitamins and minerals had a tumor recurrence rate of 91 percent. Those who took the megadose vitamins, in contrast, had a recurrence rate of only 41 percent.44
MARIJUANA AS MEDICINE
I continue to be amazed by the benefits that can occur when natural methods are used to complement orthodox medical procedures. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| LI Eat five to seven weekly servings of foods rich in vitamin A; this includes green leafy vegetables, and orange and yellow fruits and vegetables. Beta-carotene from these foods compensates for low tissue levels of lycopene, and works with vitamin D to stop the proliferation of prostate cancer cells.
LJ Take any supplement containing inositol or inositol hexaphosphate (IP6). Laboratory studies show that inositol strongly inhibits multiplication and growth of some types of prostate cancers. |
| On the other hand, overconsumption of vitamin a, such as regular doses of cod liver oil, increases the risk of melanoma development.
Ll Avoid animal fat, especially from beef and eggs. The arachidonic acid in these foods encourages aggressive growth of melanoma tumors and their spread throughout the body. On the other hand, omega-3 fatty acids from saf-flower oil (in cooking) and perilla oil (in capsules) may make melanoma tumors less aggressive and reduce the risk of their spread.
Ll Take 150 micrograms of selenium daily, preferably in the form of selenomethionine. |
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