Natural Response: The secret to leg cramps… in your stomach? August 1, 2001
Q: I have leg cramps. I take every mineral and vitamin there is and still have them. If you can tell me what to do…
Natural Response: Healing painful heels August 1, 2001
Q: Nutrition & Healing May 2001, page 8, discussed heavy heel calluses. This I don’t have, but I do have dry, cracked, and occasional bleeding heels which are painful…please give me [an idea] I can use to eliminate my problem with my heels.
Clinical Tip 94 – Kicking the refined sugar habit August 1, 2001
Over the years, dozens of people have told me that taking chromium supplements reduced their sugar cravings significantly. I recommend 1,000-2,000 micrograms daily. The polynicotinate and GTF forms are preferable, but they are harder to find than the picolinate version. Although safety concerns have been raised about chromium picolinate, these concerns have come from test-tube studies using extremely large quantities. Since chromium itself is one of the safest of all the trace elements and picolinate is a molecule synthesized in our bodies from tryptophan, these concerns are probably unfounded.
Detect and prevent diabetes NOW—years,even decades in advance! Part 2: Preventing type 2 diabetes August 1, 2001
Last month’s issue discussed the risk factors for type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes, as well as a very specific test, the glucose-insulin tolerance test (or GITT), which can tell years in advance whether you’re “on the road” to developing this extremely common problem. Before moving on to steps for diabetes prevention, here’s a brief recap.
Natural Response – Glutathione: a breath of fresh air for emphysema sufferers July 1, 2001
Q: Could you tell me whether… trans-retinoic acid…is a product you would prescribe for someone with emphysema? It is the only drug I have heard of that promises to increase the number of alveoli. …I have the mucus under control with N-acetylcysteine, but my breathing is getting progressively worse.
Under Oath: The Whole Truth About Drug Ads – The New Snake Oil Salesmen: How the FDA and Bayer spun aspirin into gold—and what oil you should be taking instead July 1, 2001
Anyone who watches more than an hour of television weekly is likely to be subjected to at least one “direct-to-the-public” drug advertisement, a phenomenon unleashed by the FDA in the mid-to-late 1990s. As might be expected, these ads do not tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth…but then, how many ads do? This month, I’d like to present the first of a new Nutrition & Healing feature: Under Oath: The Whole Truth about Drug Ads, which will appear in your issues intermittently. The first drug to take the stand is aspirin.
Clinical Tip 90 – If you’re a nursing mother, hold the B6! July 1, 2001
Prolactin is the principal pituitary hormone that stimulates milk formation in nursing mothers, as well as in a few unusual diseases. Although it was documented years ago that even “medium-high” quantities of vitamin B6 could suppress prolactin secretion, this fact still isn’t as well known as it should be.
Department of “Duh” Ear tubes are STILL useless! June 1, 2001
Yet another study has found that the placement of ear tubes (or not) in children’s ears doesn’t make any difference in the health of children with recurrent ear infections and fluid behind the eardrums. While earlier studies demonstrated that ear tubes don’t prevent infections, this recent study focused on “lingering fluid” and its possible effects on speech/language.
The right amount of vitamin C can fight disease and add YEARS (yes, years!) to your life. Are you getting enough? June 1, 2001
A few years ago, a research group reported that taking 1 gram of vitamin C daily increases life expectancy for men by as much as six years and for women by as much as one year. (Sorry, ladies, but your life expectancy is longer anyway!)
Natural Response: Combatting shingles with an “infection- prevention” program and proper digestion June 1, 2001
Q: Right now I’m battling the shingles; my second attack in four months. I do, however, have it pretty much under control again.
June 2001 NAH Newsletter June 1, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE: The right amount of vitamin C can fight disease and add YEARS (yes, years!) to your life; Ear tubes are STILL useless!; Herbs offer a front-line treatment for the ever-mysterious PMS plague; Selenium: the means to put viral illness to sleep; Foods can actually fight wrinkles!; Combatting shingles with an “infection- prevention” program and proper digestion; Read On
Natural Response: Heavy heel calluses? You may have a long-term vitamin A deficiency May 1, 2001
Q: I’ve had very thick heel calluses for most of my adult life. I’ve tried everything from lotions to scraping to soaking and nothing seems to help. What could possibly be causing this problem? And, is there anything that will help?
Clinical Tip 88 – Are you taking enough vitamin D? Check out the latest standards and make sure you measure up May 1, 2001
One day of full-body exposure to sunlight (for an adult) results in the formation of approximately 10,000 IU of vitamin D in the skin. From this information, one might draw the logical conclusion that this amount is likely to be a safe upper limit for daily intake of vitamin D. The “logic” is that people have likely adapted to the amount of sunshine that’s been reaching our planet’s surface for as long as there have been people on it. Yet for years the “consensus” (underlined by repeated warnings from the FDA and other “authorities”) has been that the safe upper limit for daily intake is 2,000 IU or less.
Boost your performance and endurance this spring with the herbal secret of elite athletes May 1, 2001
As you gear up this spring with a new exercise regimen or are just ready to dive in to your gardening and other fair-weather activities, you may want to consider giving yourself an extra boost with herbs. The benefits of the adaptogenic herbs Eleutherococcus (Siberian ginseng) and Chinese or Korean (Panax) ginseng are so great that some of today’s top athletes, even Olympians, are now using them to not only maintain a high level of health but to gain a leg up in their stamina and performance. But you don’t need to be an elite athlete to get the benefits of these herbs. Even more casual runners, bikers, weightlifters, and walkers can reap the rewards. They are herbs that have the potential to help anyone stay healthy and perform well in his or her chosen recreation.
Stop migraine headaches for good without expensive prescriptions or over-the-counter pills May 1, 2001
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May 2001 NAH Newsletter May 1, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE: Stop migraine headaches for good without expensive prescriptions or over-the-counter pills; Boost your performance and endurance this spring with the herbal secret of elite athletes; Are you taking enough vitamin D? Check out the latest standards and make sure you measure up; Monitor and treat drug-induced nutrient deficiency in your personal life or practice; Orange Oil Keeps Ants Away; Is your cholesterol too low? An infrequently asked but underrated question!; Frequently overlooked factors for normal digestion and good health; Lactaid(tm) does not reverse milk allergies; Heavy heel calluses? You may have a long-term vitamin A deficiency Read On
Tired of taking “sick” days? Try these simple and effective immune boosters April 1, 2001
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Clinical Tip 87 – Flying without dying from “economy-class syndrome” March 1, 2001
As nearly all of us who’ve taken an airline trip know, legroom in economy class on nearly all airlines is severely cramped. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, approximately 10 people per year arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport actually die of blood clots attributable to restricted circulation in the legs. At hospitals near Heathrow, the situation is referred to as “economy-class syndrome.” Other than traveling first-class or business class, what can be done to ensure flying without dying (from economy-class-induced blood clots, that is)?
Take action today: Eight strategies to halt—and reverse—bone loss March 1, 2001
In the last few years, I’ve been working with an increasing number of women (and a few more men) with varying degrees of bone loss; many more than I saw 20 years ago. It’s likely that part of this increase is due to the well-known “aging of the baby boom generation,” which has put a greater percentage of us into the at-risk age groups for osteoporosis. But that’s not the entire explanation. There are also many more women in their later 40s, whose menstrual periods haven’t stopped yet, who are discovering they have “osteopenia” (early bone loss that’s significant but not yet osteoporosis).
Natural Response: Politics and health-care February 1, 2001
Q: …about your November 2000 issue…I have no problem with you feeling that your view of politics is something that you want to share with your readers. I do have a problem with your taking up space in my newsletter which I had presumed would be totally in regard to the subject of nutrition and healing…
Q: …Americans must understand that the intrusion of government into the practice of medicine has gone so far that it’s impossible to discuss any aspect of ordinary health care without politics creeping in…congratulations on your candidacy, even though you were not likely to win!
Clinical Tip 86 – Retin-A: For acne…for wrinkles…and now—for sun protection! February 1, 2001
For several decades, retinoic acid (an active form of vitamin A) has been a major treatment for acne, used by literally tens of millions of teenagers and others. And, of course, research in the last decade has found that it can reverse some of the skin’s changes that occur with aging. Literally millions of women use skin creams that contain retinoic acid for this purpose. Now, studies suggest that it may also help protect the skin against sun damage.
Beautiful skin doesn’t come in a bottle—but it can be yours February 1, 2001
Advertisements for skin-care products! Eye cream, neck cream, antiaging cream, oils, lotions, scrubs, peels, the list goes on. And what do they all have in common? They’re all meant to be applied to the outside of your skin. A visitor from another planet might conclude that skin is a unique human organ that can best be kept healthy and beautiful by putting something on it or rubbing something into it, rather than nourishing it in the same way as the rest of the body.
Natural Response: Get your juices flowing—your digestive juices, that is… January 1, 2001
Q: Is it possible to regain one’s ability to generate stomach HCL? [HCL is hydrochloric acid, the stomach’s normal digestive acid-ed.] I have read that the use of aloe vera and/or licorice can cause this to occur. I would appreciate any information you may have regarding the above.
Botanical of the Month: Why Echinacea—and other herbals—“don’t work!” January 1, 2001
Before the ink had even dried on the journal article titled “Ineffectiveness of Echinacea for Prevention of Experimental Rhinovirus Colds,”1 detractors of herbal therapy were making sure to draw attention to yet another failed study on herbs– Echinacea in particular.
Tackling three top killer cancers: breast, prostate, and colon January 1, 2001
Cancer treatment continues to be one of the most disappointing areas of modern medicine. While breakthroughs have been made in the treatment of a very few cancers, most advanced cancers still have a poor prognosis. Because of this, we can conclude that the most effective “treatment” for cancers presently available is prevention.
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