Glenn W. Geelhoed, M.D. and Jean Barilla, M.S.
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 Fresh papayas (and mangos), including the peel, are a good source of vitamins c and A, and are eaten in China to help ease chronic coughs. potato water The Irish make a cough remedy from potato water. After boiling potatoes, they keep some of the water and sweeten it with sugar or honey. Then they take a teaspoonful as needed. sugar In China, rock sugar, steamed with 5 fresh pitted olives for half an hour, is eaten to control coughing. sunflower seed The French make a decoction of sunflower seeds mixed with honey to treat a cough. |
Dr. John Heinerman
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 He recommends that it be supplemented "with vitamins c, A and E as well as yeast and fresh raw vegetables (particularly sprouts and grasses, notable for their B vitamin and trace mineral contents)." Use a little imagination and fix your cat or dog vegetable meat loaf, which could include salmon or sardines (for the feline) or lamb or young beef (for the canine). One teaspoon of Rex's Wheat Germ Oil in such a vegetable meat loaf or mixed in with other food every day will provide all the vitamin E needed. |
| And, by all means, don't forget vitamins c and B-complex. Vitamin C is critical for fighting infections and the B vitamins assist in regulating nerve transmissions. Also, yarrow herb is excellent for tissue inflammation. It can be administered in the form of a tea with good results. |
| Coenzyme Q10 and vitamins c and E seem to keep the metabolic functions always high enough so excess fat is always burned off and never stored. The vegetable fiber and mineral water keep his bowels pretty regular." Duane also mentioned that "maybe two or three times a week I'll mince a garlic clove and include it with both daily feedings."
"One thing that I try and do a lot of that other cat owners may not take the time to do," he added, "is to show Stirling 1-o-v-e! I'll kiss him on the nose or forehead, pet him quite a bit, hug him often, and play with him a great deal. |
Ralph Golan, M.D.
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 On his first visit, I advised a weekly intravenous nutrient cocktail containing vitamins c, B complex, B-5, B-6, and B-12, and the minerals magnesium, chromium, selenium, manganese, zinc, and copper (see pages 425-426, "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome," for details). These injections would boost his energy, dissipate his fevers and lymph gland soreness, and give him a temporary sense of well-being. The effects would usually last a week or more. However, while recovering from his giardiasis and Candida infection, he found that after four shots, the injections were no longer necessary. |
Judith Wills
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 ANTIOXIDANTS
The vitamins c, E, and beta-carotene, along with the mineral selenium, and many of the phytochemicals discussed later, are antioxidants, which protect our bodies against the damaging effects of an excess of substances called "free radicals."
Everyone produces free radicals in the process of creating energy and this is quite normal. However, excess may be produced by various factors, such as stress, tobacco smoking, pollution, sunlight, radiation, illness, and so on. |
Ralph Golan, M.D.
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| Since your control over dietary free radicals and refined foods may not always be optimal, and in light of the increasing threat to our health from environmental pollutants, it is crucial to take supplemental antioxidant nutrients, even if only vitamins c, E, beta-carotene, B complex, and the minerals selenium, zinc, manganese, and copper. All of these are usually found in most good multiple vitamin/mineral formulas. Try to get in the following dosages every day:
Vitamin C: 500-1,000 mg two to three times
Beta-carotene: 25,000 I.U.
Vitamin E: 400-800 I.U. |
Prevention Magazine
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 The Rest of the Troop
Even though vitamins c and E and beta-carotene are the best-studied of the antioxidants, they're only a small part of a massive army of protective compounds found in foods. For example, the minerals selenium and zinc also act as potent antioxidants. So do the phenolic compounds in green tea and the flavonoids in red wine. "We all agree that everyone should eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day to ensure that they get healthy amounts of all of these antioxidants," explains Dr. Ordman. |
Ralph Golan, M.D.
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| An antioxidant formula commonly contains any or all of the following: vitamins c, E, beta-carotene, B-l, B-2, B-3, B-5, B-6; the minerals zinc, copper, manganese, and selenium; and amino acids L-cysteine or N-acetylcystein, methionine, and sometimes glutathione. Also included may be coenzyme Q-10, lipoic acid, and others. Individual antioxidants in higher doses are commonly used, such as vitamin C and beta-carotene. Additional important liver-enhancing agents include silymarin, N-acetylcysteine, Liv. 52, "Ultra Clear," and catechin (see Chapter Nine). |
| A multiple nutrient intravenous injection of magnesium, along with calcium, vitamins c, B complex, B-6, B-12, and B-5, can relieve an acute asthma attack in minutes (see this formula under CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME).
HERBAL REMEDIES
• Take quercetin (1,000 to 2,000 milligrams a day), a potent anti-inflammatory herb.
• Licorice root extract (Va teaspoon two or three times a day) increases the half-life of your own cortisone and thereafter indirectly exerts an anti-inflammatory action. (See Chapter Nineteen for precautions. |
Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.
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 In addition to vitamins c and B5, it's also wise to take B6 and zinc, which also aid the synthesis of acetylcholine. Usually, a good multivitamin will supply enough of these cofactors.
This one simple nutritional formula—lecithin + B5 + C—is an absolute must for anyone on a brain longevity program.
Another way to help build acetylcholine levels is to take the nutrient DMAE (dimethylaminoethanol). DMAE is present in small quantities in the brain, and is concentrated in some seafoods, including sardines. |
Robert Hass, M.S.
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 These same nutrients protect against heart damage caused by anticancer drugs called anthracyclines and they scavenge harmful free radicals produced by radiotherapy.
• vitamins c and K enhance the tumor-killing effects of the anticancer medicine bleomycin.
• Selenium protects against kidney damage associated with the anticancer drug cisplatin. Vitamin A-like compounds called retinoids, given with anticancer drugs, enhance their tumor-killing effectiveness.
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| Nutritional supplements: Gonzalez recommends large doses of antioxidant vitamins and minerals, such as the B-complex vitamins, vitamins c, E, A, and minerals such as selenium, magnesium, and calcium.
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Simon Mills and Kerry Bone
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 In the open phase at the end of the trial, addition of co-factors (zinc, niacin and vitamins c and T36) to EPO treatment produced an increase in omega-3 and omega-6 EFA incorporation into red cell membranes. During this phase, marked and significant clinical improvements in memory, schizophrenic symptoms and abnormal movement were observed in comparison to placebo or EPO-only treatment. |
Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND
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 Combined with vitamins c and E, the B-complex vitamins are especially beneficial to the eyes. While symptoms are acute, take a B-complex supplement that supplies 50 milligrams of each of the primary B vitamins twice daily. When symptoms improve, reduce the dosage to 25 milligrams twice daily.
¦ Vitamin C helps to prevent and clear up infections. It also helps strengthen capillaries, maintains collagen, and prevents tissue hemorrhaging, and is notable for speeding healing. Select a vitamin-C formula that includes bioflavonoids, especially rutin; these nutrients work best together. |
| Combined with vitamins c and E, the B-complex vitamins are especially beneficial to the eyes. While symptoms are acute, take a B-complex supplement that supplies 50 milligrams of each of the primary B vitamins twice a day. When symptoms improve, reduce the dosage to 25 milligrams twice daily.
¦ Vitamin C helps to lower ocular pressure and protect and strengthen mucous membranes, including those of the eyes. Select a vitamin-C formula that includes bioflavonoids, especially rutin; these nutrients work best together. |
Ralph Golan, M.D.
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| These cofactors include the minerals magnesium, selenium, and zinc, and vitamins c, E, B-3, and B-6. To be sure your body has sufficient amounts of these building blocks, you need to eat a whole-foods/unrefined diet. By definition, this is vitamin and mineral rich. For extra assurance, I advise most of my patients to take a multiple vitamin/mineral supplement. |
The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books
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 It's especially important to key in on good food sources of vitamins c and E and beta-carotene." Good sources include orange and yellow vegetables, fruits and whole grains.
"In addition, I'd go so far as to advise people who want to take steps to slow down the aging process to take a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement," he says. "The idea behind this is that you can die 'young' as late as possible."
Alcoholism
Repairing Nutritional Damage
"Vou probably know someone with a drinking problem. In fact, maybe that person is you.
Problems with alcohol are fairly common in the United States. |
the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing
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 Stoner adds, "Berries contain many potential protective substances including vitamins c and E, folic acid, other phenols (besides ellagic acid), various carotenoids, and anthocyanins." All of these substances work together, he believes, to nip cancer in the bud.
Heals your heart. Those same antioxidants that fight cancer, Stoner's findings suggest, also make strawberries tough against heart disease. "The berries reduce levels of blood cholesterol by about 10 percent," Stoner says, "so they could have some protective effect on cardiovascular disease. |
| And you'll absorb lots of vitamins c and E from brightly colored vegetables and fruits, like apricots, carrots, and red and green peppers. Supplements don't seem to give the same protection, and they certainly don't offer the delicious flavors or the fun crunchiness of these foods.
Carotenoids. Fruits and vegetables get their bright colors from a group of chemicals called carotenoids. And the antioxidant power of these nutrients can really brighten up your eyesight as well. |
Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D.
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 The best way, then, to beat stomach cancer is to cut down on smoked, barbecued, pickled, salted, and cured meats and fish, and eat lots of foods rich in vitamins c and A.
MALIGNANT MELANOMA: THE TANNED CORPSE
Most skin cancers, no matter how late they're found and removed, are not a threat to life. Malignant melanomas, which rank thirteenth in cancer incidence, are the exception. Their worldwide attack rate continues to rise because of our obsession with the sun. (The highest incidence is in Australia, which is near the equator where the strong solar rays are stronger. |
| Most were not in the habit of eating foods rich in vitamins c and A, which, together with other antioxidants, prevent the formation of nitrosa-mines in the stomach. (Nitrosamines are potent cancer-producing substances that form when nitrates—chemicals present in some water supplies, cheese, and cured meats—combine with normal bacteria in the intestinal tract.) People with stomach cancer also tend to be poor, so their diet is usually high in refined, processed starch and low in fresh fruits and vegetables. |
the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing
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| Inside that hearty treat are potassium, beta carotene, folate, and vitamins c and B6 — five keys to lowering your blood pressure and keeping your arteries flowing smoothly. On top of all these nutrients, a sweet potato has more than 3 grams of fiber. You can help protect yourself from chronic heart disease by including fiber-rich fruits and vegetables in your daily diet.
Controls cataracts. A sweet potato's bright orange color means it has lots of beta carotene, which your body turns into vitamin A. And this particular vitamin may be critical to the health of your eyes. |
Henry Pasternak, D.V.M., C.V.A.
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 Two other modes of action might also be significant: Glutathione seems to protect other antioxidants (among them, vitamins c and E) from oxidizing, thereby prolonging and enhancing their effectiveness. It also acts directly against certain carcinogenic substances (alfatoxin Bj) by binding to these toxins and eliminating them through urine or bile.48
Raising glutathione levels has been shown to alter the cytokine balance in favor of a THj immune response (antiinflammatory, anticancer, antiviral), which lowers the TH2 response (inflammatory). |
The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books
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| Antioxidants such as vitamins c and E are important because they protect our bodies against free radicals, unstable oxygen molecules that damage yout body's cells by stealing elections from healthy molecules. Antioxidants offet theit own electrons, neutralizing free radicals and protecting cells.
According to a study done in Poland, ovetweight people may not be leaping antioxidant benefits. |
| Nutrients Shield the Lens
The lens can partially protect itself from this free radical damage, and it relies on certain nutrients to keep its defense system strong. vitamins c and E, beta-carotene (a precursor of vitamin A) and minerals such as selenium, zinc and copper—all components of antioxidant enzymes found in the lens—may all play roles in protection. Even B vitamins such as riboflavin and B12 as well as an amino acid called cysteine may be involved, but evidence for these nutrients is very slim, says Randall Olson, M.D. |
Prevention Magazine
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| You also need a variety of vitamins, including vitamins c and A. The body uses vitamin C to make collagen, a tough protein fiber that keeps the gums strong. Vitamin A is used to form dentin, a layer of bonelike material just beneath the surface of the teeth.
It's easy to get enough of both of these nutrients in your diet. A half-cup serving of cooked broccoli, for example, has 58 milligrams of vitamin C, almost
97 percent of the DV. A half-cup serving of cantaloupe has 34 milligrams, 57 percent of the DV, and a medium-size navel orange has 80 milligrams, 133 percent of the DV. |
The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books
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| Detmatology Centet in Nashville, co-authot of The Good Look Book and
When it comes to bruising, vitamins c and K seem to be getting the lion's shate of attention. Some researchers, however, believe that bioflavonoids—chemical compounds telated to vitamin C and found in ftuits and vegetables—may desetve a second look.
Say okay to citrus. |
Prevention Magazine
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| The three antioxidants that appear to have the most stopping power against asthma are selenium and vitamins c and E. In addition, there are a number of foods, such as fish, that have been shown to reduce inflammation throughout your body, including in the lungs.
Giving Asthma the Juke
As part of nature's plan to control free radicals, vitamin C is naturally concentrated in the lining of the lungs. This is why it's a good idea for people with asthma to eat a diet rich in this antioxidant nutrient. |
The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books
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| Kaslow adds. vitamins c and E, beta-carotene, selenium and other antioxidants all help to neutralize free radicals by offering their own electrons and so protect healthy molecules from harm.
Dr. Kaslow suggests nixing junk foods and eating more unprocessed foods to get an adequate supply of all of these nutrients. Some doctors recommend taking a multivitamin/mineral supplement that covers all the bases. For some people with allergies, avoiding certain foods can be dramatically helpful for all of their symptoms. |
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