Natural Prescriptions: Dr. Giller's Natural Treatments & Vitamin Therapies For Over 100 Common AilmentsRobert M. Giller, M.D.
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| Vitamin B12: 1,000 meg. daily in tablet form dissolved under the tongue.
• Folic acid: 800 meg. daily.
IN ADDITION: Acupuncture treatments can be very helpful in eliminating the pain of carpal tunnel. ataracts
CATARACTS ARE ONE of the major health problems troubling Americans. They are one of the leading causes of loss of sight in our country; four million people have some degree of vision impairment due to cataracts. These statistics are reflected in the queries from my radio audience; I receive more calls about cataracts than almost any other condition. |
Daniel B. Mowrey, Ph.D.
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 Vitamin B Complex Vitamin B1 25-100 mg Vitamin B2 25-100 mg Vitamin B6 25-100 mg vitamin b12 4 meg Vitamin C 3,000-4,000 mg Vitamin D 2,500 I.U. Vitamin E 600-800 I.U. Folic Acid Niacinamide 10 mg Pantothenic Acid 300 mg
MINERALS
Calcium/Magnesium Iodine
Phosphorous
Potassium
Sulfur
Manganese
MISCELLANEOUS
Lecithin GLA
Essential Fatty Acid Cod Liver Oil HCI Liver
REFERENCES
1 Leung, AY. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients.
New York, 1980.
2. Malinow, M.R., McLaughlin, P., Papworth, M.S., Stafford, C, Kohler, G.O., Livingston, A.L., and Cheeke, P.R. |
Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine
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 Dong quai is a strong blood tonic and helps increase the body's folic acid and vitamin b12 concentrations so that anemia is alleviated in many cases.
Super-Tonic
An excellent overall cancer-inhibiting compound of herbs that I recommend frequently, Super-Tonic is especially good for people who have had surgery or are undergoing radiation therapy. (See Resources. |
| Testing for elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood is an effective way to evaluate methylation efficiency, as well as to determine the need for folic acid and/or vitamin b12 supplementation.
Methotrexate, a standard chemotherapuetic agent used to treat various cancers, interferes with the activation of folate, therefore disrupting DNA replication for cancer and other cells. While it is generally accepted that folate supplementation must be avoided while a patient is on this drug, 1 mg of folate can reduce the side effects of methotrexate without interfering with its therapeutic effect. |
| They are rich in plant iron and contain carotenoids, vitamin C, and all the B vitamins, including vitamin b12 (one of the only vegetable sources of this vitamin). They are the best source of calcium in its organic form, but they are most impressive as antitoxins. Sea herbs are specific for detoxifying and healing from radiation exposure. The brown sea herb wakame, which is thought to have the strongest cancer-inhibiting activity of all sea herbs, was used in miso soup to protect those who survived the atomic blast at Nagasaki against the effects of radiation. |
| Many doctors will then tell their patients to take iron supplements when what they really need is lactoferrin and/or vitamin b12 and folic acid, which will assist them to assimilate iron from their food and nutrients.
Unless a person is specifically iron deficient and not just generally anemic, iron supplements should be avoided. Taking iron supplements usually provides no help and can actually do some harm by creating free-radical damage.
The body struggles to remove excess iron, which can support the growth of infectious organisms, including bacteria, viruses, yeast, and other parasites. |
| Nutritional Supplements for Chemotherapy
Nutritional Supplement Daily Dose
Lipoic acid
200-600 mg
Fat-soluble vitamin B,
50-200 mg
Coenzyme B6
50-200 mg
Liquid vitamin b12 and folic acid
2-4 mg each taken under the tongue
(Hydroxy Folate)
Vitamin B complex or multivitamin
20-50 mg with each B vitamin
PCO phytosome (grape seed
200-400 mg or pycnogenol)
Hypericum (St. John's wort)
3-6 capsules daily (use 0. |
Robyn Landis
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 Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging suggest that age-related cognitive decline may be preventable or reversible with adequate doses of vitamin b12, vitamin B6 and folate.5 Choline is a building block for the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which enables neuron-to-neuron communication. Low acetylcholine levels lead to breakdown of one important brain chemical that in turn allows creation of a damaging one, which causes the neuron damage we know as Alzheimer's.6 Daily B-complex doses can range from 50 to 100 milligrams. |
Natural Prescriptions: Dr. Giller's Natural Treatments & Vitamin Therapies For Over 100 Common AilmentsRobert M. Giller, M.D.
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| One study of 330 people with canker sores found that over half of them were deficient in iron, folate, or vitamin b12, or some combination of these nutrients. When their diets were supplemented, almost all of them found that their canker sores disappeared. We've also found that a zinc deficiency can cause canker sores. If you have recurring canker sores, you should be sure that you're taking adequate amounts of iron, folate, vitamin Bu, and zinc. |
David Brownstein
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 Serum analysis for magnesium, iron, zinc, vitamin b12, Folic Acid, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin D levels
In my experience, many of the other nutritional tests that are currently available do not provide consistent results. |
Daniel B. Mowrey, Ph.D.
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| Vitamin B1 25-50 mg Vitamin B2 25-50mg Vitamin B6 25-50mg vitamin b12 up to 50 meg Vitamin C 1000 mg Vitamin D 400 I.U. Vitamin E 600 I.U. Folic Acid 400 meg
MINERALS
Iron Iodine
Calcium/Magnesium
REFERENCES
1. Barton, B.J. Collections for an Essay towards a Materia Medica of the United States. 3rd ed., with additions. Philadelphia, printed for Edward Earle and Co. 1810.
2. Lewis, W.H. & Elvin-Lewis, M.P.F. Medical Botany. Plants Affecting Man's Health. Wiley-lnterscience Series. New York 1977.
3. Winder, W. "On Indian Diseases and Remedies." Boston Medical And Surgical Journal, Vol. |
Leo Galland
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 Eating high levels of soluble fiber supplements like guar gum encourages an overgrowth of the normal intestinal bacteria, which deprives the body of vitamin b12 and produces an increase in the concentration of bacterial toxins.50 Although low-fiber diets increase gut permeability, excessive consumption of soluble fiber from supplements can also cause excessive permeability51 and may create changes in the intestinal milieu that actually enhance the development of stomach or bowel cancer.52
Insoluble fiber does not feed bacteria well and is not readily fermented to SCFAs. |
David Brownstein
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 Vitamin C: 3,000-5,000mg per day.
2. vitamin b12 (hydroxycobalamine): injected?,000-5,OOOmcg per day
3. Magnesium (chelated): 200-400mg per day
4. Vitamin B6: 50mg per day
5. Cats Claw: 600-900mg per day
Final Thoughts
Treating autoimmune thyroid disorders is challenging. Treatments must be individualized. Sometimes it takes trial and error to find the best treatment program for the individual. Treating the underlying cause of the illness (i.e., an infection), if it can be found, is the best course. |
| It is impossible to have a properly functioning thyroid gland without adequate vitamin b12 levels in the body.
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Alpha-Lipoic Acid is a vitamin-like antioxidant that is produced naturally in the body. It is also found in various food sources including brewer's yeast, liver and potatoes. Alpha-Lipoic Acid is used for various medical conditions including liver disorders (i.e., hepatitis and cirrhosis), diabetes, HIV and heavy metal toxicity. It is also used to help stimulate the detoxification pathways in the body. |
| Vitamins, such as vitamin b12, Folic Acid, Vitamin A and Vitamin E can help reverse coagulation disorders. Ensuring adequate intake of minerals such as magnesium, zinc and manganese also helps coagulation problems.
Natural Hormones
Testosterone has anticoagulation effects in the body. I have found improvements in coagulation disorders with the use of combinations of natural hormones including DHEA, pregnenolone and natural testosterone. Testosterone has been shown to have fibrinolytic activity and can improve hereditary factors of hypercoagulation?lipoprotein (a). |
Rudolph M. Ballentine, M.D.
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 NUTRIENTS AND INDICATORS OF DEFICIENCY
Symptom
Nutrient slow wound healing
Zinc sunburn vitamin E shingles vitamin b12 prostate enlargement zinc gum disease coenzyme Q-10 neuritis vitamin Bi
Meniere's disease manganese wheezing in kids
B12 diabetes/hypoglycemia chromium eyes slow to adapt to darkness vitamin A
Note:
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This is not about using megadoses as med icine, but about correcting deficiencies.
2.
These are the easy ones—one symptom indicating a need for one nutrient. With so many deficiencies prevalent today, we more commonly see multiple defiencies. |
David Brownstein
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| Cerebral Spinal Fluid vitamin b12 Deficiency in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." Proceedings of the American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Conference; 1996
13 Regland, B et al. "Increased Concentrations of Homocysteine in the Cerebrospinal Fluid in Patients with Fibromyalgia and chronic Fatigue Syndrome." Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology 1997, 26: 301
Chapter 4
Natural Hormones Parti
Natural Hormones Part I
It is nearly impossible to treat chronic illness or achieve optimum health without first ensuring that the hormonal system is properly functioning. |
Barrie R Cassileth, Ph.D.
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 Problems in children included nutritional rickets with breathing abnormalities as well as bone deformities, vitamin b12 deficiency, growth retardation, deficiencies of protein, vitamins, calcium, and riboflavin, leading to retarded growth and slower psychomotor development. The study of lactating macrobiotic mothers mirrored these results, finding that the mothers' milk was deficient in essential vitamins. Researchers recommend that children on the macrobiotic diet receive dairy products and eggs to provide the missing nutritional components and produce a safer, balanced diet. |
David Brownstein
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| I recommend only the hydroxy cobalamine form of injectable vitamin b12 and not the cyanocobalamine form of injectable B12.
7. Vitamin C Vitamin C functions as an important anti-oxidant in the body. Vitamin C is necessary to promote healing and is essential to maintaining joint integrity in the body. Rheumatoid arthritis patients have been shown to have a reduced Vitamin C level in their blood serum. The major dietary sources of Vitamin C are fruits and vegetables. Recommended dose: 3000-5000mg per day.
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| B Complex 100: 2/day. vitamin b12 (hydroxycobalamine form of B12 only) should be given via intramuscular injections: lmg twice per week. B6: 200mg/day.
2. Vitamin D: 1000-2000 IU/day. Levels must be followed.
3. Magnesium (chelated): 400-800mg/day
4. Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's): Levels should be checked. An Omega 3 EFA deficiency, which is the most common type of EFA deficiency, requires supplementation with flax seed oil or EPA (fish oil). It is essential to use a reputable company. (See Chapter 9 for more information.)
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Carl C. Pfeiffer
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 Vitamin B6 to dream recall
6. vitamin b12 injection weekly or more frequently
7. Fish daily
H. Alcoholism
1. Join Alcoholics Anonymous
2. Adequate vitamin B6 for dream recall
3. Methionine, 500 mg, morning and evening
4. Calcium, 500 mg (as carbonate), morning and evening
5. Vitamin C, 1,000 mg, morning and evening
6. Extra Bi, B2, B3
7. Daily exercise
Optimum nutrition for pregnancy and fertility
A. Pregnancy
1. Bone meal, 2 tablets, morning and evening
2. Dolomite, 2 tablets, morning and evening
3. B6 to dream recall
4. Zinc, 15 mg, morning
5. Manganese, 5 mg
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Gale Maleskey
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 Shealy. vitamin b12 also helps metabolize other mood-elevating brain chemicals and keep nerve tissue healthy.
Another vitamin that's just as important in maintaining high spirits is vitamin C. Low levels can leave you feeling gloomy, says Dr. Sahelian. Vitamin C helps manufacture serotonin and two other essential brain-related chemicals, dopamine and norepinephrine, which lift your mood, keep you alert, and sustain your sex drive.
For mild to moderate depression, you may want to take a high-potency multi vitamin/mineral supplement daily after talking to your doctor, says Dr. Shealy. |
| The Daily Value for B12 is just 6 micrograms a day—hardly one-half of 1 percent of these megadoses. vitamin b12 supplements are considered very safe, Germano says. If you take amounts that are more than your system can handle, the excess is simply excreted in your urine.
Vitamin D: The Key to Prevention?
It has long been observed that MS has a strange affinity for higher latitudes, in both the northern and southern hemispheres. In the United States, people living in the north have much higher rates of the disease than those who are closer to the sunbelt. |
| In one study, researchers were able to reduce high homocysteine levels using 5 milligrams of folic acid, 400 micrograms of vitamin b12, and 50 milligrams of vitamin B6. "I recommend B vitamins to all my patients with heart or circulatory problems as part of a high-potency multivitamin," Dr. Weiss says.
The same antioxidant nutrients that are recommended to help prevent heart disease are also good if you have phlebitis, he adds. Vitamin E helps to reduce platelet stickiness, which means that you'll be less likely to have clotting. |
David Brownstein
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| In addition, I prescribed natural hormones (Armour Thyroid, natural testosterone and natural progesterone) and a nutritional program, including vitamins (Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin D and vitamin b12), minerals (zinc and copper), and herbs (Cats Claw, Licorice Root and others). Carol said, "Before starting the program, I could not freely shop or function; now I can walk anywhere. I can move and I am much more flexible. I experience far less pain and I am extremely energetic. Prior to the program, I could barely awaken in the morning and was always cold and tired. |
Dr. Gary Null
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 Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbAlc) in Iron and vitamin b12 Deficiency," Journal of Internal Medicine 221 (1990): 33-136.
. BIRTH CONTROL
In the United States of the 1990s, no subject is more volatile or more politicized than that of birth control. My goal in this chapter is not to add to any side of the debate but merely to make sure that the information already available to some in the alternative health community is available to all.
No currently available form of birth control is 100 percent effective and risk free, and no single form of birth control is right for everyone. |
Earl Mindell and Hester Mundis
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 Vegetarians should take supplementary vitamin b12.)
POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF SOY
?Can help lower cholesterol levels.
?Antioxidants present in soy foods may protect against many forms of cancer as well as premature aging.
?Isoflavones in soy may retard bone loss almost as effectively as supplemental estrogen, helping to prevent osteoporosis.
?May slow down or prevent kidney damage in people with impaired kidney function.
?Aids in boosting the immune system.
?May alleviate hot flashes in menopausal women.
POSSIBLE HEALTH RISKS OF SOY
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| CAUTION Too much fiber in your diet can cause gas, bloating, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, and possibly interfere with the body's ability to absorb protein, as well as such necessary minerals as zinc, calcium, iron, magnesium, and vitamin b12. Increased fiber may be contraindicated in certain bowel disorders.
GUMS AND PECTIN
Gums and pectin primarily influence absorption in the stomach and small bowel. By binding with bile acids, they decrease fat absorption and lower cholesterol levels. |
| The Big B12 Problem
Vegans, who eat no animal foods of any kind (no milk, cheese, eggs, dairy products) and derive their protein solely from plant sources, are very often deficient in vitamin b12, which is essential for forming and regenerating red blood cells and preventing anemia. Unfortunately, symptoms of B12 deficiency may not appear for five years after the body's stores have been depleted—which is a long time for any body to be in nutritional debt.
SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS
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| These are prime vegetable sources of vitamin b12, as well as other nutrients, and can be prepared in a variety of ways. unsafe at any meal
CAUTION Spirulina has a high phenylalanine content, and is contraindi-cated during pregnancy and for anyone with PKU or skin cancer.
126. The Amino Acid Balancing Act
Without proper balancing of amino acids through the right combination of foods, vegans may suffer from a lack of usable protein. |
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