Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 REPPED: In my continued search for healthful skin care products, I'm usually disappointed by products that claim to be "natural" or "herbal." Nearly everything on the market today -- including the skin care products sold at "natural" retailers like Whole Foods and Wild Oats -- is loaded with chemical additives and harmful ingredients. It's rare to find a company that makes genuinely healthful products for skin care. Pangea Organics (www.PangeaOrganics. |
| We make herbal elixirs and tonics as well. We wanted another way.
I read a study about how dangerous it is to put chemicals on the skin. It is even more dangerous than taking them internally because it bypasses the hepatic system. The chemicals go directly into the blood stream before they even make it to the liver to be filtered. So it creates a lot of damage in the body.
Mike: This is a good point. I am glad you mentioned that because recent studies have shown that chemicals in personal care products do enter the blood stream in very high detectable amounts. |
Thomas Bartram
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 Almost one third require major surgery. herbal nutrition may build up quality of bone from within: Horsetail, Yarrow, Comfrey, Fenugreek seeds. Powders. Formula: Comfrey root 2; Marigold 1; Horsetail 1; Mix. Dose: 750mg (three 00 capsules or half a teaspoon) thrice daily. Tinctures. Formula: Comfrey root 2; Horsetail 1; Marigold 1. Dose: 1-2 teaspoons thrice daily. Fenugreek tea. Consume seeds as well as liquor. Propolis. Regeneration of bone tissue. Comfrey. It would appear that the internal use of the root could be justified, where its benefits far outstrip its risks. |
| Chinese acupuncture was always used together with herbal medicine (Ginger, Sarsaparilla, Pennywort, etc.) and many new uses of herbs have been discovered by practitioners of the art. About 60 per cent success rate is shown where the two combined therapies are used for surgical analgesia in childbirth. Laser acupuncture may one day surpass the needle therapy in the treatment of organic problems, depression, and anxiety. Information. British Acupuncture Association, 34 Alderney Street, London SW1V 4EU.
ACUTE. (Acute disease). |
Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier
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 Smooth Move" (20 mg sennosides per dose); Laxa-Tea™; Get Regular Tea®).
Phytomedicines: Senna leaves and preparations thereof are offered as stimulant laxative monopreparations in various dosage forms including dragees, drops, granules, powders, and tablets.
Combination products contain extracts, standardized to a fixed sennoside content (between 12-22 mg sennoside B per dose). Non-standardized senna preparations are no longer relevant. There are some combination products that mix senna leaf extracts with bulk-forming laxatives or with other. anthracene glycoside drugs, e.g. |
Thomas Bartram
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| Symptoms: tinnitus, nerve deafness, vertigo. herbal treatment may prove beneficial, before surgery.
Treatment alternatives. Tea, mixture. Equal parts: Gotu Kola, Violet leaves, Clivers. 1 heaped teaspoon to each cup boiling water: infuse 10 minutes: dose, half-1 cup thrice daily, before meals.
Powders. Formula. Equal parts: Poke root, Echinacea, Blue Flag root. Mix. Dose: 500mg (two 00 capsules or one-third teaspoon), thrice daily, before meals.
Tinctures. Equal parts: Yellow Dock, Thuja, Poke root. Mix. Dose: 1 teaspoon in water thrice daily. Topical. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 Potassium
Recommended dietary allowance (RDA):
Pregnant or nursing: 99 mg per day; should not be taken unless prescribed by your practitioner Tolerable upper intake level (UL): Pregnant or nursing: 99 mg per day; should not be taken unless prescribed by your practitioner Food sources: bananas, potatoes (especially peels), olives, bran, green leafy vegetables herbal sources: nettles, dandelion, alfalfa, chamomile
Zinc. Zinc is required for proper fetal growth and immunity. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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 Kay continued with the herbal formula for six more months until she had normal levels of thyroid hormone. At which time, she was put on a smaller dose to maintain support for her endocrine and immune systems.
From Mary Bove's Case Files—Low White Blood Cells (Leucopenia)
Carol, a fifty-seven-year-old woman, had a history of chronic low white blood cell counts, known as leucopenia. She reported having seen this in her blood work for the last ten-plus years. |
Andreas Moritz
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 By cleaning out the organs of elimination through the use of Colosan you can avoid detox reactions associated with the use of herbal cleansing programs or other regimens that are administered for this purpose. Colosan is available from "The Family News" in the United States (see Product Information at the end of the book) and many online health stores.
Note: The products Oxy-Powder®, Oxy-Cleanse®, or similar, have about the same beneficial effects as Colosan, and may be used instead. Prices for each product vary. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| DOCTOR'S NOTE:
A popular tactic used by companies selling herbal cleansers is to display pictures of "mucoid plaque ropes" deposited in the toilet. Don't let these disgusting strands of half-digested fiber fool you. No proof exists that these "mucoid ropes" are the built up toxic matter being excreted.
1 successfully duplicated this same mucoid substance in a lab by mixing Psyllium with white flour, hydrogenated oil, and plain water. You end up with a foul-looking but easily molded paste that will obviously take on the shape of anything including your colon. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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 A cup of herbal tea before bedtime helps with the hunger sensation, and you'll love how you feel in the morning when you do not overeat the night before.
• Do not eat out of boredom. One of the reasons for the rise of obesity in our society is in part because of having too much unproductive time on our hands. If you sit around doing nothing but watching TV, you are going to start to snack. Most people snack right out of the bag, and that is when excessive calories are racked up. Read the label and find out how many portions are in the bag and how many calories there are per portion. |
| In June 2006, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) warned residents against using herbal products made in China, specifically those containing high levels of lead and mercury. Sounds reasonable, but while the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board recommends avoiding food with more than 2 parts per million (ppm) of lead and 1 ppm of mercury, there are no federal standards about lead and mercury content in supplements.26 Again, there are no federal standards about lead and mercury content in supplements. This is absolute insanity. |
Anne Harrington
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 These years saw an exponential growth of interest in meditation, acupuncture (recently introduced from China as one legacy of then-President Nixon's diplomatic efforts), jogging, herbal treatments, biofeedback, and more. Such treatments were widely seen as gentle, effective therapies, but also as sources of patient empowerment that could ultimately have a transforming effect on the doctor-patient relationship and hence on medicine as a whole. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 You are not going to get the full story on this speaking to a doctor
Natural Prescription for Menopausal Hot Flashes (and Other Nasty Symptoms)
Black cohosh: The German product Remifemin uses an extract standardized to 1 mg of 27-deoxyactein per 20 mg tablet; The British herbal Compendium recommends 40-200 mg dried rhizome daily in divided doses. Use each product as directed on package label.
Dong quai: Can be used together with black cohosh, as directed on product label
DIM (diindolylmethane): A balancer of estrogen metabolism. |
| In fact, the Physician's Desk Reference for herbal Medicine lists positive results in clinical trials for anxiety, cognitive function, fatigue, ear pain in children, dermatitis, and PMS, in addition to depression. And in addition to depression, the German Commission E approves it for anxiety, inflammation of the skin, blunt injuries, wounds, and burns. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded a $4.4 million grant for research into St. John's Wort's anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and analgesic properties.
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| Kilham, who's my go-to guy for exotic herbal products, recommends supplements that are standardized to a flavonoid called icarlin. Two to four 500 mg capsules per day should be enough to help with libido and heat up your sex life.
Peruvian Ginseng
Maca, also known as "Peruvian ginseng," has been used for sex enhancement since the time of the Incas. It's actually a radish-shaped vegetable that grows well in the Andes Mountains. I first heard about maca when I interviewed a researcher on my New York radio show who found that feeding maca to rodents increased their spontaneous erections. |
| Horny goat weed is loaded with flavonoids, polysaccharides, sterols, and an alkaloid called mag-naflorine, according to herbal medicine expert Chris Kilham, author of the Hot Plants: Natures Proven Sex Boosters for Men and Women. This time-tested aphrodisiac "increases libido in men and women, and improves erectile function in men," Kilham says.
He went to China to interview traditional Chinese medicine practitioners for the Discovery Channel, and was told by Diao Yuan Kuang, M.D., that horny goat weed "... gives you back your sexual strength. |
| The Complete German Commission E Monographs—an authoritative guide to herbal medicine, translated by the American Botanical Council—approves ginseng to help fight lack of stamina. The monograph notes research supporting ginseng's ability to improve the quality of life in persons subjected to high stress as well as its use in the treatment of functional fatigue. It's been investigated for dozens of other applications as well, including its ability to improve blood sugar, cerebral blood flow, and cognitive function. |
| Cranberry appears to be a safe, herbal choice for UTI prophylaxis and has relatively good tolerability. The most recent studies have found that the use of cranberry for up to 12 months is safe and moderately effective," says Darren M. Lynch, M.D., of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, writing in the peer-reviewed journal American Family Physician.
Healing Nutrients from the Plant Kingdom
My good friend Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S. |
Andreas Moritz
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| Beware: Not all Pau d'Arco products sold in today's grocery stores, on the internet and even in herbal stores are potent enough to have the effects mentioned. Look for the most reputable stores known for their high quality products, even if their prices are somewhat higher than at stores that sell the common brands. However, I found that even the extracts offered at local health food stores still have some good benefits, effective enough to balance a simple infection or immune weakness. Although the tea tends to be more potent than capsules, it is less convenient. |
| Lapacho (Paii d'Arco) An Amazing Incan herbal Remedy
South American physicians are using a recipe derived from the ancient civilization of the Incas to successfully treat various forms of cancer—including leukemia and other life-threatening diseases. They use the inner bark of the Lapacho Colorado Tree, or Red Lapacho—called so because of its scarlet flowers. Also known as Pau d'Arco, Ipe Roxa and Taheebo, the red Lapacho tree grows in the warmer parts of South America: Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, etc. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| A drug reference center for interactions among drugs, supplements and herbal information. articles & links
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"Dangerous Supplements: Still at Large"
ConsumerReports.org (May 2004)
This is an excellent article on the dangers of supplements. It includes real life examples of people who have experienced negative reactions. See www.consumerreports.org/cro/health-fitness/drugs-supplements/dan-gerous-supplements-504/overview/index. |
Andreas Moritz
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| Nara recommends you also use Sanguinaria, an herbal extract, which has been used as a mouth rinse for centuries by native cultures.
Gum disease indicates the presence of large amounts of toxins in the body, especially in the alimentary canal which begins in the mouth and ends in the anus. In addition to the above rinsing procedures, it is also important to address the underlying causes, that is, poor diet, dehydration, irregular lifestyle, congested liver and intestinal tract, and emotional stress. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| I argued that I've taken many types of supplements and a multitude of herbal products over the years and didn't feel much benefit. His response was, "Most supplements will never make you feel different in the short-term. Changes occur on a molecular level and may benefit your body over time. For any product taken to enhance the way you 'look or feel,' it really doesn't matter if they actually work. If people think they are working then they are working. |
Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea
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 An estimated 15 million adults in 1997 took prescription medicine concurrent with herbal remedies or high dose vitamins.
Estimated expenditures for alternative medicine professional services increased 45% from 1990 to 1997 and were conservatively estimated at $21 billion in 1997, with at least $12.2 billion paid out-of-pocket. This exceeds the out-of-pocket expenditures for all U.S. hospitalizations. Total 1997 out-of-pocket expenditures relating to alternative therapies were conservatively estimated at $27 billion, comparable to the out-of-pocket expenditures for all U.S. |
| As a result, they are more likely to conduct research on chemotherapy rather than on herbal treatments for cancer. It follows inevitably that the body of published research, even with its sample biases, will defend the status quo.
PLAN OF THE BOOK
It goes without saying that medicine and the medical model, at the very heart of American culture, will not disappear. But the very act of so imagining allows us to evaluate its role: for the good—and also for the harm—it does in contemporary society.
Our plan is straightforward. |
| The most commonly treatments were herbal medicines,7 massage, megavitamins, self-help groups, folk remedies, energy healing, and homeopathy. Alternative medicine was most often used to treat chronic conditions such as back problems, anxiety, and headaches. The authors suggest that some of the above are "more alternative," some "less." In this latter category are biofeedback, hypnosis, guided imagery, relaxation techniques, "lifestyle diet," and vitamin therapy, which, together accounted for less than 10% of total visits to alternative medical practitioners. |
Bill Sardi
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 There are also many distractions in the pursuit of herbal molecules that fight cancer. Cannabis, or marijuana, serves as an example. There is no secret that, in addition to cannabis' ability to prevent nausea and vomiting induced by chemotherapy drugs, to block pain caused by cancer, and to stimulate appetite in wasting cancer patients, that it also has anti-tumor properties.
But all is not rosy when it comes to cannabis. There is no evidence cannabis has anti-cancer properties in humans. It is said that some studies indicate cannabis may impair the immune response to cancer. [Schmerz. |
| Many urologists and oncologists believed the herbal mix was prolonging their patients' lives. Over 100 studies were published, validating its beneficial effects.
PC-SPES got spiked
A report published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute in 2002 said: "PC-SPES was poised to become the first cancer treatment to emerge from the realm of alternative medicine, pass rigorous clinical testing, and add a powerful natural weapon to the oncologists arsenal."
As positive as the reports were for PC-SPES, there were nagging reports of side effects. |
| The 85-year-old retired genetics professor with leukemia who had only weeks to live, was receiving blood transfusions, had lost side vision, who could not walk up stairs he was so weak, who began to take a single herbal supplement and soon was able to skip blood transfusions, regained his sight, resumed driving and is alive over 36 months later.
An Asian American woman, ex-smoker, with lung cancer, who had endured the pain and suffering of modern cancer treatment for 3 years, to the point where she could not withstand another day of it. |
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