Michael Lerner
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 Note the research evidence cited in chapter 12 that vitamin b12 can sometimes promote tumor growth.] Antibiotics, which Livingston reports can sometimes shrink tumors but which more generally reduce the number of P. cryptocides (the cancer microbe) organisms circulating in the blood. A program to acidify the blood, "since an imbalance toward the alkaline side is known to exist in tumor patients. Hydrochloric acid in various forms can be given. |
Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens
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 Examples are the iron complexed in hemoglobin and in the cytochromes, the magnesium in chlorophyll, the cobalt in vitamin b12, and the essential minerals in the metalloproteins.
The role of the numerous, minor plant constituents in the organisms in which they are found is seldom obvious. However, their roles and the enormous diversity of such natural products can be accounted for by the theory of biochemical coevolution between plants and animals (Fraenkel 1959, Ehrlich and Raven 1964, Feeny 1975, Visser and Minks 1982, Harborne 1993). |
Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.
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 Miller DR, et al. vitamin b12 status in a macrobiotic community. Am J Clin Nutr.l991;53:524-9.
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An excellent guide to a healthier food supply is John T. Marlin, PhD and Domenick Bartelli, The Catalogue of Healthy Food (New York: Bantam Books, 1990, $14.95. This is an indispensable guidebook
Gerson: For further information on the program and clinic contact The Gerson Institute, PO Box 430, Bonita, CA 92002. Phone: 619-267-1150.
Macrobiotics: Kushi Institute of the Berkshires, Box 7, Becket, MA 01233, Phone: 413-623-5742. |
| These researchers found that smokers whose lung cells were injured had low levels of both folic acid and vitamin b12. Since these nutrients are necessary to synthesize DNA, a deficiency of one or both of these vitamins could make cells more susceptible to the effects of carcinogens. These vitamins also offered protection against birth defects and cancerous changes in cervical cells.
Folate (a salt of folic acid) also showed protective effects against lung cancer. Smokers form a thick mucous in their lungs called sputum, which often contains premalignant cells. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 2Michael T. Murray, ND
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| Promising substances to be further investigated
Methyl donors [/V-dimethylglycine (betaine), methionine, and S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe)] (see also "Glutathione" above)
Research review:
• Deficiencies of folate and vitamin b12 have been found to reduce CNS SAMe concentrations. Deficiency of either folate or vitamin BJ2 may cause similar neurological and psychiatric disturbances, including depression, dementia, myelopathy and peripheral neuropathy. SAMe has a variety of pharmacological effects in the CNS, especially on monoamine neurotransmitter metabolism and receptor systems. |
Thomas Bartram
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 Its exceptional level of vitamin b12 (160 meg) is of special interest to vegetarians, vegans and non-meat eaters who, unless they study their diet carefully, may be deficient of this important vitamin. Active against the AIDS virus.
Eaten by sportsmen, body builders and slim-mers who desire maximum nutrition from a minimum of food bulk. Past civilisations harvested algae for food, including the Aztecs. Its blood purifying and hypotensive properties are made possible by its high chlorophyl content. The product comes from Japan where the algae is cultivated in large water reservoirs. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
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 About half the study group received oral doses of 10 milligrams of folic acid and 500 micrograms of vitamin b12 daily. The others received placebo. After four months of the vitamin regimen, there was a significant decrease in the number of patients who had abnormal bronchial cells. These results are very encouraging and will be followed up with further studies. However, smokers should not use these results as an excuse not to quit. |
Thomas Bartram
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| Beta carotene, vitamin b12, Vitamin C, Magnesium asparate lg, Potassium lg, Zinc.
Contra-indications: tranquillisers that decrease physical and mental activity. Evening Primrose. Clinical trials (Efamol) prove to help treat symptoms, especially when in combination with fish oils.
Supportive: cranial osteopathy. Aromatherapy massage. Complete rest, with long sleep periods. Information. MEA, Stanhope House, High Street, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex SSI7 OHA, UK. Send SAE.
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS (MG). Autoimmune disorder. Nerve weakness due to defective nerve impulse transmission. Rare. |
John Boik
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 They include methionine, choline, folic acid, and vitamin b12. of vitamin B3, is synthesized in the body from the amino acid tryptophan. As discussed in Chapter 3, nicotinamide may stimulate angiogenesis.
12.5 SUMMARY
The amount and type of dietary fat consumed may affect cancer growth through numerous mechanisms. High-fat diets, in particular those rich in omega-6 fatty acids, may promote cancer growth. |
| Folic Acid
Folic acid is a cofactor in numerous biochemical processes in the body, and shares many of the same functions of vitamin b12. One of these functions is protein synthesis. In particular, folic acid (folate) is required in the formation of thymidylate, which is the rate-limiting step in DNA synthesis. Therefore, deficiency of folate inhibits DNA synthesis. The chemotherapy drugs methotrexate and aminopterin are synthetic analogs of folate that inhibit tumor cell growth by interfering with DNA synthesis. |
Thomas Bartram
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| Anti-herpes amino acid L-lysine; one 500mg tablet, twice daily. vitamin b12, lOmg daily. Upon relief, reduce L-lysine to one daily. (Dr L. Mervyn)
Minerals: Calcium, Selenium, Zinc. Self-Care. Resist temptation to touch sores. No sharing of face cloths, towels, etc. Note. The chicken-pox virus is believed to lie dormant in nerve cells around the spine for many years, after people catch the childhood infection. Virgorous massage of the spine may trigger an attack by activating the dormant virus. Information. Herpes Association, 41 North Road, London N7 9DR, UK. Send SAE.
HIATUS HERNIA. |
| Rich vegetable source of vitamin b12, protein, fats, carbohydrates and minerals. After the atom bomb was dropped in Japan during World War II it was discovered that those who included Miso in the diet did not suffer from radiation trauma.
MISTLETOE. Viscum album L. German: Mistel. French: Gui blanc. Spanish: Liga. Russian: Olma. Indian: Banda. Italian: Visco quercino. Arabian: Kishmish-j-kawaliyan. Chinese: San-shang-chi-sheng. Leaves and terminal twigs. Practitioner use only. Constituents: alkaloids, glycoproteins, polypeptides, flavonoids. |
| Consider vitamin b12 and Iron deficiency when evaluating anaemia in infertile couples.
20 per cent of men suffer infertility and produce high levels of superoxide radicals in their semen. Vitamin E, an antioxidant, is believed to mop up their superoxide radicals.
Observe sign of zinc deficiency: white flecks on nails.
INFLAMMATION. "A healing crisis (rise in temperature, etc) is an acute reaction resulting from the ascendance of Nature's healing forces over disease conditions. Its tendency is towards recovery. It is therefore in conformity with Nature's constructive principle. |
Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon
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 Deficiency of this vitamin may produce megaloblastic anemia, but supplementing with folic acid alone could hide an underlying vitamin b12 deficiency (pernicious anemia).
INSTRUCTIONS
Fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and legumes are rich sources of this vitamin. Supplements of up to 800 micrograms (0.8 mg) are available without prescription, although most people maintain adequate stores of this vitamin on an intake of 100 to 200 micrograms daily.
INTERACTION
Dilantin can deplete folic acid levels, especially with long-term therapy. |
Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.
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| Except for vitamin b12 deficiencies, vegetarian diets in general do not produce other deficiencies, if they are correctly followed and if adherents get at least the recommended daily allowances (RDAs) of basic nutrients. Nevertheless, when macrobiotics is followed in a rigid way, it can be the cause of dietary deficiencies, especially in children and pregnant women (12).
Scientists in the Netherlands were concerned about the lack of fat, protein and some vitamins in the strict macrobiotic diet. They attempted to get macrobiotic followers to add certain substances to their diet. |
Patricia Hausman & Judith Benn Hurley
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 In reality, though, anemias that are nutrition related are overwhelmingly due to too little iron, vitamin b12, or folate.
Sometimes deficiencies occur simply from a diet that contains too little of one or more of those nutrients. But in other cases, an underlying health problem that is preventing the body from getting or keeping a healthy store of the nutrient is ultimately at fault. In the sections that follow, we'll look at both dietary and nondietary factors that influence your iron, Bi2, and folate nutrition. Let's start with iron. |
Bill Gottlieb
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 Cohen doesn't recommend taking large doses of any individual B vitamin, he does advise a B-complex supplement containing the Recommended Dietary Allowances for the essential B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin b12 and pantothenic acid). mm
Yoga
In addition to the palm-rubbing massage described above, try splashing water on your eyes after every meal, says Stephen A. Nezezon, M.D., yoga teacher and staff physician at the Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
See also Vision Problems
Fatigue ou're tired. Again. |
| Whitaker, include vitamin A, the B-complex vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin Bs, vitamin b12 and pantothenic acid), iodine and selenium. He says to look for a multivitamin/mineral supplement containing all of these nutrients.
Fibromyalgia
Some doctors say that fibromyalgia comes from using muscles too much, to the point where they are stressed or get injured. Others say it's the result of not using your muscles enough, another consequence of a sedentary lifestyle. |
| Vitamin and Mineral Therapy
For nutritional deficiency anemia, take one milligram of vitamin b12 and 400 micrograms of folic acid dady, advises Julian Whitaker, M.D., founder and president of the Whitaker Wellness Center in Newport Beach, California. For iron deficiency anemia, he says that any multivitamin/mineral supplement containing iron can help.
Anger
Hell, wrote Jean-Paul Sartre, is other people. And he didn't even know your boss, your in-laws or that infuriating talk show host with the wrong opinion on everything. |
| He also recommends salmon and mackerel as good sources of vitamin b12 and black-eyed peas, beans and lentils for folate. (For more good food sources of these nutrients, see "Getting What You Need" on page 142.)
Juice Therapy
Juices can help correct nutritional imbalances that lead to anemia, says Cherie Calbom, M.S., a certified nutritionist in Kirkland, Washington, and coauthor of Juicing for Life. Focus on vegetables high in iron, such as parsley and beet greens, says Calbom. She recommends blending these iron-rich juices with juices high in vitamin C for maximum iron absorption. |
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Food Therapy
Anemia can result from an iron deficiency or from a deficiency of vitamin b12 and folate, says Julian Whitaker, M.D., founder and president of the Whitaker Wellness Center in Newport Beach, California. "The first thing you have to do is determine which form of anemia you have."
After you've seen your doctor for an initial diagnosis, Dr. Whitaker says to eat more of the foods rich in the nutrients you need. Dark green leafy vegetables are good sources of absorbable iron, says Dr. Whitaker. |
| His recommendation: dady intakes of between 800 and 1,400 miUigrams of calcium and 400 internationd units of vitamin D, along with a B-complex supplement that contains the Recommended Dietary AUowances of the six important B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin b12 and pantothenic acid). For the Recommended Dietary Allowances, see "Getting What You Need" on page 142. He says to take this level of supplementation untd insomnia is no longer a problem. |
Nontoxic, Natural and EarthwiseDebra Lynn Dadd
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| It is very high in vitamin b12, a nutrient that is often lacking in vegetarian diets.
Seitan is made from whole wheat. Water is added to wheat flour, and it is kneaded and rinsed until all the bran and starch is washed away and only the gluten remains. It is frequently used in vegetarian Chinese restaurants as a meat substitute.
At the Store/By Mail
Organically grown meat that is humanely raised and free of chemicals can be purchased at natural-food stores or ordered by mail. |
Cynthia A. Foster, M.D.
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 She had a severe vitamin b12 deficiency that had been causing all of her psychiatric symptoms for so long. While the teaching doctor tried to go through the particular test with me, to determine the exact cause of the deficiency, I tried to imagine what her life had been like - being treated like a mental case when she had a severe vitamin deficiency. What irony. I saw many patients in the same situation. While I tried to learn what the Schillings test was to diagnose her, the doctor was talking about treatment as if it were something detached and routine. |
| Injections with high doses of vitamin b12 for a while, and then a maintenance dose for the rest of her life would simply take care of it. She would come in for the shot, and in five minutes, she would be out the door again. If she has any mental problems, that's not for us to deal with, but for the psychiatrist. God forbid she be angry at having been misdiagnosed all of those years.
So I ordered the test done and rescheduled her for another visit. She returned prompdy because we had such good rapport. |
Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D.
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 When the cramps seem like the creepy, crawly electrical sensations of resdess leg syndrome, add 10 to 15 mg of folic acid (some medical nutritionists prescribe doses of up to 60 mg) and small amounts of vitamin b12 to the supplement list. For knee cramps, press a point 3 inches above the knee and 3 inches toward the inside of the thigh, maintaining firm pressure for 30 to 90 seconds.
MOUTH SORES Water Therapy
(Also see "Cold Sores," "Canker Sores," "Dry Mouth") Prepare a mouth rinse by adding 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide to a glass of water. |
Andrew Chevallier
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 Solaiiuni tuberosum, p. 269) vitamin b12 Chinese angelica (Angelica sinensis, p. 60)
Vitamin C parsley (Petroselintuu crispum, p. 244), lemon (Citrus limon, p. 81) Vitamin E seed oils, especially butternut ( Juglans cinerea, p. 222) Vitamin K alfalfa (Mcdicago sativa, p. 232) a
Minerals
Calcium sesame seeds (Scsamum indicum, p. 268), celery (Apium graveolens, p. 61). rose hips (Rosa canina, p. 261) Copper cocoa (Theobroma cacao, p. 274) Germanium garlic (Allium sativum, p. 56) Iodine seaweeds, including kelp (Fucus vesiculosus, p. |
Christian Ratsch
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 The drug contains cordycepinic acid, quinic acid, cordycepin, proteins, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, D-mannitol, and vitamin b12. Cordycepin has been demonstrated to have antibiotic effects (Paulus and Ding 1987, 114f.*). Tinctures made from the powdered raw fungus are reported to have strong aphrodisiac effects as well as mild psychedelic effects that are primarily mood-improving in nature.
Phallaceae (Stinkhorns)
The Chinantec use Dictyophora indusiata (Vent.: Pers.) Desv. [syn. Dictyophora phalloides Desv. |
Patricia Hausman & Judith Benn Hurley
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| Contrary to the long-held belief that vitamin b12 is present only in animal foods, preliminary research has suggested that fermented soyfoods such as miso and tempeh may also contain it. Delores D. Truesdell and associates at Florida State University have detected the presence of Bi2 in some samples of miso and tempeh. They believe that more samples will need testing, to ensure that this was not a chance occurrence.
It's little wonder that so many new foods made with soybeans are appearing every year. Of course, many people prefer to buy uncooked soybeans and prepare them at home. |
James Trefil, Joseph F. Kett, and E. D. Hirsch
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 For example, a deficiency of vitamin D may cause rickets, and a deficiency of vitamin b12 could tesult in a form of anemia. vocal cords Two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing. vulva (vuL-vuh) The external organs of the female reproductive system. white blood cells Colorless cells in the blood that help combat infection. Some white blood cells act as scavengers by engulfing foreign particles (such as bacteria) and destroying them. Others produce antibodies or destroy dead cells. (See AIDS. |
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