Robyn Landis
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 B complex has been a popular part of nutritional treatment for the emotional symptoms of PMS for many years. vitamin b6 in particular has been effective for this purpose and is probably the most effective principle in the B complex for depression. vitamin b6 (also called pyridoxine) is key to the synthesis of all major neurotransmitters. Natural medicine author, researcher, and professor of botanical medicine (at Bastyr University) Michael T. Murray, N.D., thinks that there may be millions of people on Prozac who merely have a B6 deficiency. |
Gary Null
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| Other useful hemorrhoid fighters are: topically applied calendula ointment, and, taken internally, vitamin E, butcher's broom tea, vitamin C, quercetin, bromelain, and grape seed extract. vitamin b6 is a very important, generally underutilized nutrient; take about 25 to 50 mg a day. Use vitamin K at 5 mg, and cat's claw. Also useful are warm sitz baths, homeopathy, and acupuncture. Exercise, especially good resistance workouts about four days a week, can help. |
Robyn Landis
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| Vitamin B6 in particular has been effective for this purpose and is probably the most effective principle in the B complex for depression. vitamin b6 (also called pyridoxine) is key to the synthesis of all major neurotransmitters. Natural medicine author, researcher, and professor of botanical medicine (at Bastyr University) Michael T. Murray, N.D., thinks that there may be millions of people on Prozac who merely have a B6 deficiency.3 Other research has shown deficiencies of B12 and folic acid consistently in depressed people. |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
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 Two tablespoons, at only 52 calories, have 4 grams of protein, 2 grams of fiber, 41 micrograms of folate, a third of the RDA (recommended daily allowance) of vitamin E, along with high levels of thiamine, manganese, selenium, vitamin b6, and potassium together with reasonable levels of iron and zinc. Wheat germ, like flaxseed, is also one of the few sources of plant-derived omega-3 fatty acids. Just 2 tablespoons—the serving size of wheat germ—of Kretschmer toasted wheat germ have 100 milligrams of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids. |
Gary Null
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| One study revealed that less-than-optimal levels of vitamin b6, vitamin Bi2, and folic acid can also lead to a deficiency of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe). SAMe deficiency can cause depression, dementia, or demyelinating myelopathy (a degeneration of the nerves).11 In fact, we are finding out that we just can't function properly without a wide array of vitamins and minerals that act as necessary cofactors in all the metabolic processes in the body.
And unfortunately the typical American diet does not provide us with enough essential vitamins. |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
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| It also provides generous amounts of fiber, vitamin E, and vitamin b6, which promote cardiovascular health. Broccoli is one of the few vegetables, along with spinach, that are relatively high in coenzyme QIO (CoQlo), a fat-soluble antioxidant that is a major contributor to the production of energy in our bodies. At least in people with diagnosed heart disease, CoQio may play a cardioprotective role.
About 25 percent of the population inherit an aversion to the bitter taste of cruciferous vegetables. If this describes you, add salt, since that makes them taste sweeter. |
Gary Null
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| Excessive homocysteine blocks the natural breakdown of fibrinogen by inhibiting the production of tissue plasminogen activator, but folic acid, trimethylglycine (TMG), vitamin Bi2, and vitamin b6 can help by reducing elevated homocysteine levels.
Also, the ever-helpful vitamin C, in large doses, has been shown to break down excess fibrinogen. In one study, heart disease patients were given either 1,000 or 2,000 mg a day of vitamin C to measure the fibrinogen breakdown effect. At 1,000 mg a day, there was no detectable change in fibrinogen or cholesterol. |
| Many people find that the daily intake of 500 mg of TMG, 800 meg of folic acid, 200 meg of vitamin B12, 250 mg of choline, 250 mg of inositol, 30 mg of zinc, and 100 mg of vitamin b6 will keep homocysteine levels in a safe range. The only way to really know is to have your blood tested to make sure your homocysteine levels are under 7.
Controlling C-Reactive Protein
One of the best-documented ways of determining who will have a stroke is to measure levels of C-reactive protein in the blood. One study shows that elevated C-reactive protein doubles or triples the risk of stroke. |
C. P. Khare
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 Active principles and pharmacology
Cysteine, tryptophan, thiamin, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid, folic acid, vitamin b6, biotin, vitamin A, ascorbic acid are found in the leaves and fruits. Kernels yield 60-70 % of a drying oil, known as Walnut Oil, Fresh leaves and unripe fruits are rich in ascorbic acid. Leaves yield an essential oil. Juglone, bernerine, cyclotrisju-glone, beta-sitosterol from bark and root; oxalic acid from fruit have been isolated. |
| Hordeum distychum contains polysaccharides: starch (50 %), fructans; mono- and oligosaccharides: saccharose, raffinose, glucodifructose, glucose, fructose; protein (10 %): including, among others, prolamines, hordein-glutelins, hordenine, albumins and globulins; fatty oil (2 %): chief fatty acids are linoleic and oleic; vitamins: E, nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid, vitamin b6, B2, and folic acid. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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 Take a vitamin b6 supplement. Some studies show that vitamin b6 helps keep kidney stones from recurring. I'd suggest taking 25 milligrams of the vitamin a day, as a preventive.
Try the anti-stone herbs. In my Garden of Youth, I grow the following herbs, all of which help prevent and treat stones: corn silk, dandelion, quackgrass, and stoneroot.
Stone-Stopping Sipper
If you don't have any of the herbs mentioned below, you can substitute horsetail, stinging nettle, and parsley. These also have a reputation for preventing kidney stone formation. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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 B6, and 50 meg of vitamin B12) have been effective in lowering homocysteine levels. Some individuals (about 2% of the population) have a genetic defect in their ability to metabolize homocysteine. These people are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease (indeed, more than one-quarter of patients with premature atherosclerosis have this genetic defect).16 Fortunately, even inherited elevations of homocysteine can usually be corrected by supplementing with larger doses of folic acid (such as 5 mg per day) and/or vitamin B(, (such as 50 to 100 mg per day). |
Mark Blumenthal
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 A, 2 mg vitamin Bl, 2 mg vitamin B2, 1 mg vitamin b6, 1 meg vitamin B12, 60 mg vitamin C, 400 LU. vitamin D, 10 mg vitamin E, 15 mg niacinamide, 2.8 mg copper sulphate monohydrate, 3.1 mg manganese sulphate monohy-drate.
PKC 167/79: Pharmaton S.A. / CH-6903 / Lugano / Switzerland / Tel: +41-91-610-3111. Each capsule contains 100 mg of ginseng extract derived from an aqueous solution. Investigational product only, not available.
* American equivalents, if any, are found in the Product Table beginning on page 398.
References
Amato M, Izzo A, Nocerino E. |
David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
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 Other nutrients that encourage the conversion of fatty acids to prostaglandin Ej are magnesium, vitamin b6, zinc, niacin, and vitamin C.
MENOPAUSE
The physiological cessation of menses as a result of decreasing ovarian function. (The Merck Manual)
Menopause is one of the major rites of human passage. In our society, however, far too many women approach menopause with dread, fearing that they will no longer be valued as women. This is a time of change in a woman's role as mother, lover, wife. |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
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| The combination of vitamin b6 and folate effectively reduces levels of homocysteine in the blood. Elevated levels of homocysteine are associated with a higher risk of heart disease.
Pizza for the Prostate
The prostate gland does most of its growing between the ages of 13 and 20. If a boy eats lots of saturated fat during those years (the major "fast food" span for most Americans), it may increase his chances of developing prostrate cancer later in life. |
Jack Challem
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 Folic acid and vitamin B]2 help convert homocysteine back to methionine, and vitamin b6 helps convert to cystathionine, another necessary compound in the reactions.
However, when a person has low levels of one or more of these vitamins, homocysteine cannot be converted, and blood levels rise. This imbalance usually occurs for one of several reasons: too much protein, too few B vitamins, or a common genetic defect that partially interferes with how the body uses folic acid. Without sufficient B vitamins, homocysteine injures blood vessel walls, particularly those in the heart and brain. |
| B vitamins (chiefly folic acid and vitamin b6) disrupts a fundamental biochemical process known as methylation. As a consequence, blood levels of homocysteine increase, damaging blood vessel walls. The body's response, meant to heal the damage, actually leads to the deposition of cholesterol and other substances.
The other theory, which dates back in part to clinical work by Evan Shute, M.D., in the 1940s and research by Denham Harman, M.D., in the 1950s, argues that oxidized LDL cholesterol is swallowed by white blood cells, which become lodged in the matrix of cells in artery walls. |
| One study, published in the November 29, 2001, New England Journal of Medicine, found that modest supplements of folic acid, vitamin b6, and vitamin B12 significantly lowered homocysteine levels and clearly reversed coronary artery disease in heart patients. Reducing homocysteine levels eliminates a major cause of blood vessel inflammation.
As discussed in chapter 9, vitamin E supplements lower CRP levels and, several clinical trials have found, reduce the risk of heart disease and heart attack. |
Glenn W. Geelhoed, M.D. and Jean Barilla, M.S.
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 For example, researchers from the Kaiser Pernanente Medical Center in Hayward, California had success with a vitamin b6 dosage of 200 milligrams per day administered over a period of three months. How does it work? Carpal tunnel syndrome causes a reduction in the rate at which nerve impulses travel, and vitamin b6 therapy seems to speed up the nerve impulses to the hand, reducing the pressure and pain.
If your daily work puts you at risk of developing CTS, take 50 to 100 milligrams of B6 daily. |
| Rest Take periodic 2-minute breaks during long work sessions to give your hands a rest. vitamin b6 There is scientific evidence that this nutrient can not only successfully treat mild to moderate cases of carpal tunnel syndrome, it can act as a preventive. For example, researchers from the Kaiser Pernanente Medical Center in Hayward, California had success with a vitamin b6 dosage of 200 milligrams per day administered over a period of three months. How does it work? |
David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
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| Maintain electrolyte balance if vomiting is severe. Vitamin B6: 100 mg to 300mg/day
Constipation
High levels of progesterone relax the intestinal muscles, and thus reduce their ability to propel the contents of the bowel toward the rectum and out of the body. In addition, as pregnancy progresses, the weight of the baby and placenta increases, and the pressure they exert on the lower bowel aggravates the tendency to constipation. When the enlarged uterus impedes circulation to the bowel, the action of the intestinal muscles is also restricted. |
| Pizzorno and Murray suggest the following supplements:4
Glucosamine sulfate: 1,500 mg/day Vitamin E: 600 IU/day Vitamin A: 5,000 IU/day Vitamin C: 1 to 3g/day Vitamin B6: 50 mg/day Pantothenic acid: 12.5 mg/day Methionine: 400 mg three times a day Zinc: 45 mg/day Copper: 1 mg/day
Numerous physical aids and supports are available for patients who have become disabled by this disease. A wealth of simple inventions, called activities of daily living (ADL) devices, can help patients manage everyday life tasks. |
Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
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| A number of "health-food" advocates recommend megadoses of vitamin b6 to treat a variety of illnesses, from premenstrual syndrome to asthma to kidney stones. Although the daily requirement of B6 is estimated to be 2 to 4 milligrams, some people take 4 to 6 grams a day, believing that such self-medication will prevent or relieve these disorders. Not only is scientific proof lacking that these doses are helpful, but vitamin b6 can cause a severe neuropathy and impair the senses of touch, pain, and temperature. |
Gary Null
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| The authors conclude that vitamin b6 improves the storage and retrieval of information in the elderly patient.12 And an article published in the Archives of Internal Medicine concludes that both memory problems and neuropathy have been improved with vitamin B12 injections or supplementation.13 Furthermore, an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that many common difficulties, such as memory loss and muscle weakness, might well be a product of vitamin B12 deficiency without the normal clinical indicators. |
David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
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| Mineral waters rich in magnesium will increase the solubility of calcium. Both vitamin b6 and folic acid are thought to restrict the amount of calcium formed in the body.
Calcium phosphate stones are usually formed in the presence of urinary infection. The urine is alkaline, so the patient should eat foods that acidify the urine, such as meat, fish, and eggs. However, dairy products should be avoided.
References
1. Howell AB, Vorsa N, Der Marderosian A, Foo LY. |
Velma J. Keith and Monteen Gordon
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| Stretch Marks—
Good nutrition B Complex Vitamin E
Multiple vitamin b6 and Zinc
Stretch marks are a deficiency sign of vitamin b6 and Zinc.
Toxemia—
B Complex Vitamin E Real Food Diet
B6 Vitamin C Green Drinks
Exclude all white sugar and white flour products.
Water Retention (Edema)—
Kidney/Bladder Combination
Parsley B Complex, B6& Vit. C Eat no salt.
These herbs contain potassium and other minerals so excess water can be reduced safely. Note: Water intake should not be reduced.
Note: Herbs and juice fasts or mild food diets are safe during pregnancies when problems arise. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| B6 levels inside the cells of the body ap-
Brussels sprouts
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Barley
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Sweet potatoes
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Cauliflower
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Folic Acid
Folic acid, also known as folate, folacin, and pteroylmonoglutamate, functions together with vitamin B12 in many body processes and is critical to cellular division because it is necessary in DNA synthesis. Without folic acid, cells do not divide properly. |
John Robbins
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 Published in 1979 in the Journal of Biological Psychiatry, this study found that high doses of vitamin b6 actually did a better job than Ritalin at reducing hyperactivity.4' vitamin b6 is, of course, far cheaper (Ritalin prescriptions cost $30 to $60 per month), and far safer than the drug, and the study's protocol was outstanding.
In 1992, Jane Hersey, executive director of the Feingold Association of the United States, explained why she and others work as volunteers for the organization:
"I hear some chilling stories from parents of troubled children. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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 The normalization of vitamin b6 levels in HIV-infected patients suffering from a deficiency led to significant improvements in CD4 cell number as well as other functional parameters of immunity. Oral administration of vitamin b6 at doses of 180 mg per day coupled with 40 mg of iron for twenty weeks led to significant improvements in hemodialysis patients. The administration of 200 mg per day of pyridoxine for five months led to significant improvement in children suffering from bronchial asthma. Vitamin B5 treatment has proven effective in the treatment of autistic children. |
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