Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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 Women who take this medication must not get pregnant while they are on the drug or for sev-
** Isotretinoin (Accutane, Amnesteem, Claravis, Sotret)
Isotretinoin is chemically related to vitamin a, so it controls cell division. Four to 5 months of treatment usually results in significant clearing of acne, sometimes lasting years. |
Mike Adams
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 Commercial vitamin a eye drops are widely available, so if dry eyes are making you uncomfortable, visit your local vitamin store and pick up a bottle today.
Fatigue / Exhaustion / Low energy / Lethargy / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
It's a vicious cycle. You don't feel alert in the morning, so you drink a cup of coffee. The caffeine in the coffee then makes your adrenal glands produce stress hormones such as adrenalin, causing a "fight or flight" response that feels like a heightened sense of alertness, but eventually turns into a tired feeling that is worse than before. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
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 Just like the other derivatives, these two are essential and necessary, but you do not need to take them as your body will produce them as much as is needed (much like your body converts beta-carotene into vitamin a at the rate you need it). Think of derivatives as children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. EPA is the great-grandchild of Omega 3 and DHA the great, great, great-grandchild. So as much as they are part of the family of Omega 3 they are not actually Omega 3. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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 It also works synergistically with vitamin a and sulfur to create strong hair. It is important for night vision, as well as taste and smell. It is particularly good for supporting brain function and helps improve memory and the mental processes. Zinc is helpful in treating people with alcoholism, as alcohol tends to flush zinc out of the system. Zinc is important for normal cell division, repair, and growth. It is needed for the synthesis of DNA. Several of the zinc-dependent enzymes are involved in nucleic acid metabolism including RNA polymerases. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
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| Dietary fiber consumed in large amounts (as when adding bran to meals) interferes with calcium absorption as do zinc, vitamin a, and iron supplementation. Reason enough, yet again, not to take supplements.
Caffeine and alcohol increase the urinary excretion of calcium. Irrational mega-doses of vitamins and minerals appear to have an adverse effect on bone status. Seems like you would be doing some serious damage if you continue to take supplements; remember that 90-96 percent of your hard-earned cash is being flushed away along with your bone mass. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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| She found that her almost 100 percent live-food diet had six times the vitamin C, two times the B-complex vitamins, ten times more vitamin a, seven times more iron, two times the calcium, and an amount of B12 equal to that of the
RDA.6 Taken to its heavier side, she found that it could supply almost twice the protein but with half the fat. It is important to remember that in the process of our transmutation, less and less physical food is needed to maintain the physical body adequately, so too much focus on RDA values misses the point of the art of Spiritual Nutrition. |
Michael T. Murray
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 The use of cod-liver oil became quite popular during the 1890s to treat rickets, a vitamin a deficiency disease characterized by an inability to calcify the bone matrix, resulting in softened skull bones, bowed legs, spinal curvature, and an increased size of the joints. Beginning in the 1930s, vitamin D was added to milk at a level of 400 IU per quart. As a result, rickets is now uncommon in most developed countries.
There is emerging evidence that vitamin D supplementation from cod-liver oil and other sources during early childhood can prevent not only rickets but also type 1 diabetes. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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| Small lipophilic molecules, such as part of the vitamin a structure and steroids, exert different synergistic effects during the development of organisms, cellular differentiation, and what is known as homeostasis in the adult phase. All these affect, again, the gene expression, or phenotypic expression. One of the key receptors in the DNA is called the peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs).5'6 These receptor sites can be activated by a whole variety of compounds, which induce peroxisome proliferation. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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| Scientists have reported that high intake of vitamin a from cod liver oil in Sweden and Norway is associated with weaker bones, osteoporosis, and an increased risk of hip fracture.1
To get around this problem, pharmaceutical-grade fish oil might be very helpful. Barry Sears, PhD (of Zone Diet fame), recommends between 3 and 8 grams total of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) daily to calm inflammation.120 According to Dr. Sears, that's roughly 1 to 3 teaspoons of fish oil or 4 to 12 capsules (depending on the brand). |
Kevin Trudeau
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 Vitamin A www.costlessvitamin.com (800) 578-5939 Beta-carotene www.jarrow.com (800) 726-0886
Vitamin C, Pure Radient C www.synergy-co.com (800) 723-0277
Vitamin E, Tri-En-All 400 www.universalsupplements.com (805) 646-5936
Amino Acid Therapy, Amino acid L-arginine www.twinlab.com (800) 645-5626
Garlic Extract, Kyolic capsules www.kyolic.com (800)421-2998
Glandular therapy, Wobenzym N www.wobenzym.com (888) 766-4406
Soft Laser Therapy, Q1000 Soft Laser www.ql000softlaser.com (520) 615-9811
Betaine HC1 Pepsin Gentian Root Extract www.vitalnutrients. |
Sue Palmer
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 For instance, in a review of studies in 2005 the British Nutrition
Foundation found that 50 per cent of children had a marginal intake of vitamin a and 75 per cent had a marginal intake of zinc, both essential nutrients.
A long-term study at the University of Southern California claimed that if children's diets lacked a variety of minerals in the first three years, the children were more likely to be irritable and aggressive at eight years old, more likely to swear and cheat at eleven, and more likely to steal and bully at seventeen. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
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| Eggplant is a good source of fiber and vitamin a, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, and small amounts of protein, and it protects arteries against cholesterol damage. It also prevents against cancer and contains chemicals that prevent convulsions.
Tomato is high in lycopene, part of the carotenoid family, and is also high in vitamin C. It also contains calcium (as does all plant food), magnesium, potassium, and is alkaline in your bloodstream when eaten raw; it is thought to be beneficial for liver and kidney problems and research indicates that it helps prevent cancer and appendicitis. |
Mike Adams
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 It loses some vitamin E, biotin, B12, and other vitamins with pasteurization; often, vitamin a and irradiated vitamin D are then added to "fortify" this food, which some erroneously consider a "drink." Homogenization is possibly the biggest concern in milk. It basically involves the blending of the milk fat into small globules so that it does not separate as it normally will do when it sits. It is possible that this process interferes with the body's ability to digest and utilize this fat in homogenized milk. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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| But it can interfere with the absorption of important fat-soluble nutrients, such as vitamin a, vitamin D, vitamin E, and vitamin K. Over weeks or months, this could be detrimental to health.
The doctors' choice in stool softeners is usually docusate sodium or docusate calcium. Although the evidence of their effectiveness is
** Docusate Sodium
Available as Colace and Ex-Lax Stool Softener, and generically under various store brand names. Acts a wetting agent to help stool absorb more water and thus become softer. Expect this product to take up to 3 or 4 days to work. |
Michael Friedman, ND
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 Iatrogenic causes include beta blockers and diuretics, progestins, androgens, estrogens, retinoids (such as Accutane, an analog of vitamin a), corticosteroids, anti-convulsant medications, Cyclosporin, and HIV drugs. Many of the drugs used in treating secondary complications of diabetes, such as beta blockers and diuretics, are helpful in treating the hypertension and edema, but cause other secondary complications of diabetes, such as dyslipidemia. Cardiovascular disease is the highest significant risk for a diabetic. |
| Diets higher in vitamin a, on the other hand, have shown an inverse relationship with insulin resistance. Dietary micronutrient deficiencies might also promote insulin resistance. Chief among these deficiencies appear to be minerals, including calcium, magnesium, potassium, chromium, vanadium, and zinc.68"74
Intake of sodium, either too high or two low, appears to impact negatively insulin sensitivity. Evidence presented by Donovan et al is suggestive of high sodium intake possibly exacerbating insulin resistance. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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 Orange pumpkin flesh is a rich source of vitamin a, while green pumpkin has much less. Raw is better than cooked, and stir-fried is better than boiled, but the main feature of good nutrition is variety. |
| Nutritional value Low in calories but rich in sulphur, other minerals and vitamin a. Notes Leeks should not be confused with Welsh onion (see A. fistulosum).
Allium cepa onion • bulb onion
Description The common onion is a biennial with hollow leaves, a fleshy bulb formed by overlapping leaf bases and small white flowers borne in round clusters. Onion bulbs vary considerably in shape, colour and flavour. The closely related shallot (A. cepa var. ascalonicum) differs in forming clusters of bulbs. It was formerly thought to be a distinct species, A. ascalonicum). The potato onion (A. cepa var. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 IU (International Units)
Optimal Intake: Adult men: 5,000 IU (1,000 RE)
Adult women: 2,500 IU (500 RE)
Deficiency Signs: Night blindness, infectious disease susceptibility, follicular hyperkeratosis (bumps on the skin—mainly, the back of the upper arm, the shoulders, the neck, the buttocks, and the lower abdomen), faulty tooth and bone formation, impaired growth
Toxicity: Overdoses of vitamin a can produce symptoms of vomiting, joint pain, abdominal pain, bone abnormalities, cracking, dry skin, headache, irritability, and fatigue. |
| Approximately 50 act as precursors to vitamin a. Carotenoids are potent antioxidants, help with immune function, and are involved with the growth and the repair of tissues. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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| Nutritional value The leaves are very rich in proteins, vitamins (especially vitamin a) and iron. Notes Colourful varieties of A. tricolor, A. hybridus and A. caudatus are widely grown as ornamental plants (respectively known as Joseph's coat, prince's feather and love-lies-bleeding).
Anacardium occidentale cashew
Cashew flowers and young fruit
Cashew nuts
Description An evergreen tree of up to 10 m in height, with broad leaves and clusters of purple flowers. Small kidney-shaped fruits are borne on a yellow to bright red, swollen, juicy fruit stalk, known as the cashew apple. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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| Vitamins A, C, and E together help fight free radicals, whose presence may inhibit cells' ability to produce energy. For vitamin a, eat plenty of colored vegetables (especially the green, leafy ones) and skim milk. Good sources of vitamin E are soybeans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, whole grains, and again, green leafy vegetables.
Drink a glass of clean water every two waking hours. You'll flush out toxins and reduce pain.
Food to Avoid
Determine whether a food allergy is causing or contributing to your pain. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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| Nutritional value Fruits have a high sugar content (12%), contain some vitamin a and are an excellent source of vitamin C (about 50 mg per 100 g).
Citrus medica citron
Citron flower and fruit
Citron leaves and fruit
Citron fruits showing the thick rind
Description Citron is a shrub or small tree, rarely reaching more than 3 m in height. It has distinctive leaves: oblong-elliptic in shape, with prominent veins and small serrations along the margins. The fruit is medium-sized, often pointed, with a very thick, often warty rind, which represents up to 70% of the fruit weight. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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 However, unlike beta-carotene, most of these nutrients are not converted to vitamin a in significant amounts.
Where is it found?
Dark green and orange-yellow vegetables are good sources of beta-carotene. It is also available in supplements.
Beta-carotene has been used in connection with the following conditions (refer to the individual health concern for complete information):
Rating Health Concerns
*** Leukoplakia (page 289)
Lung cancer (page 298) (Warning: Beta-carotene increases the risk of lung cancer in smokers. |
Victoria Boutenko, M.A.
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 For example, calcium in beet tops is 7 times higher than in its roots and vitamin a is 192 times higher in the tops than in the roots! In turnips vitamin K in the tops is 2,500 (!) times higher than in the roots. The compelling difference between nutrients in these two parts of the plants is obvious and indisputable. Think about thousands of tons of highly nutritious food, the green tops of the root vegetables, that are wasted year after year due to our ignorance, while the majority of people suffer from chronic deficiencies.
Naturally, one question comes to mind. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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 However, because of their vitamin a and D content, doses of cod-liver oil greater than 1 tablespoon per day should be supervised by a doctor.)
• Molybdenum, orally or intravenously, in selected cases (dosage as recommended by a doctor). With long-term use of molybdenum, balance with copper supplements.
• Identify and avoid/desensitize inhalant allergies (parricularly for adults).
Atherosclerosis m«w
S& the term "atherosclerosis," is derived from two Greek words that mean "gruel" ("porridge") and "hardening. |
Mike Adams
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| Fortified sugar" appeared on the market with a list of vitamins and minerals on the package: Iodine, iron, vitamin C, four B complex vitamins, and 400 units of vitamin a.
What were the sugar pushers to do? If the peddlers of refined white sugar were going to compete by listing their vitamins and minerals on the package, they would have nothing to reveal except a string of zeroes. If the sugar pushers rose to the bait and began fortifying their refined white sugar with vitamins and minerals, they were between the devil and the deep. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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| Vitamin A enhances immune functio al effects. Take 300 to 600 mg of garlic extract
es coughing, enhances immune function, and
ion when supplementing licorice if you have
t term under the guidance of a holistic doctor.
the tincture four times daily.
matory effect and enhances the effectiveness
imes daily between meals or along with antibilized to 2,000 M.C.U. (milk-clotting units) per
solving units) per 1,000 mg.
i. Take 25,000 to 50,000 IU daily for five days.
Ivy leaf {Hedera helix) may be helpful for chronic bronchitis for both children and adults. |
| Vitamin E-complex enhances the beneficial effects of selenium and vitamin a. Take 400 to 800 IU of mixed vitamin E-complex with tocopherols and tocotrienols.
Selenium, a trace mineral, is helpful in reducing the inflammation of acne. Take 200 meg daily. Multivitamins contain selenium, and many have a dosage that's close to 200 meg.
Chromium helps with blood sugar regulation, which can be an important factor with acne. Take 200 to 400 meg daily.
Vitamin B6 is useful for premenstrual acne. Take a 50 mg B-complex before and during premenstrual flare-ups. |
| The problem with vitamin a is that high dosages are needed to be effective for acne, and these may cause side effects. A way around this problem is to use a lower dosage, along with other nutrients that work synergistically for skin health, such as selenium, vitamin E, and zinc. Pregnant women or those trying to conceive should not use more than 5,000 IU daily.
General Recommendations
Saw palmetto {Serenoa repens) blocks excessive DHT of the sebaceous glands and is effective for both sexes. |
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