Vitamin Supplements

Excipient: any inert substance used as a dilutant or vehicle for adrug.

Exogenous: being derived or developed from external causes. FDA: Food and Drug Administration.

Fibrin: an insoluble protein that forms the necessary fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.

Free-radicals: highly reactive chemical fragments that can produce an irritation of artery walls, start the arterio-sclerotic process if vitamin E is not present; generally harmful.

Fructose: a natural sugar occurring in fruits and honey; called fruit sugar; often used as a preservative for foodstuffs and an intravenous nutrient. Read the rest of this entry »

Other Amino Acids

GLUTAMINE & GLUTAMIC ACID

Glutamic acid serves primarily as a brain fuel. It has the ability to pick up excess ammonia — which can inhibit high- performance brain function — and convert it into the buffer glutamine. Since glutamine produces marked elevation of glutamic acid, a shortage of the former in the diet can result in a shortage of the latter in the brain.

Aside from improving intelligence (even the IQs of mentally deficient children), glutamine has been shown to help in the control of alcoholism. It has also been found to shorten the healing time for ulcers and alleviate fatigue, depression, and impotence. Most recently it’s been used successfully in the treatment of schizophrenia and senility. Read the rest of this entry »

Carbohydrates, the scourge of misinformed dieters, are the main suppliers of our body’s energy. During digestion, starches and sugars, the principal kinds of carbohydrates, are broken down into glucose, better known as blood sugar. This blood sugar provides the essential energy for our brain and central nervous system.

You need carbohydrates in your daily diet so that vital tissue- building protein is not wasted for energy when it might be needed for repair.

They have the same calories as protein. If you eat too many carbohydrates, more than can be converted into glucose or glycogen [which is stored in liver and muscles], the result, as we know all too well, is fat. When the body needs more fuel, the fat is converted back to glucose and you lose weight. Read the rest of this entry »

Vitamins to Decrease Your Taste for Alcohol

Research at the University of Texas by Professor Roger Williams has shown that if alcoholic mice are fed nutritious, vitamin- enriched diets, they quickly lose their interest in alcohol. This seems to hold true for people, since heavy drinkers have been able to break the habit — and even lose interest — with the rightdiet and proper nutritional supplements. Vitamins A, D, E, C, and all the B vitamins — especially B₁₂, B6, and B₁ — along with dolomite, choline, inositol, niacin, and a very high-protein diet have brought about the best results. Dr. H.L. Newbold, of New York, who has worked with alcoholics, recommends building up to 5 glutamine capsules [200 mg.] — not glutamic acid — three times a day to control drinking, and working with a good nutritionally orientated doctor for the best all-around regimen. Read the rest of this entry »