Posts Tagged ‘vitamins’

Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms – Why is it Bad to Have a Vitamin D Deficiency?

Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms Vitamin D is very important in most areas of human health, including the absorption of phosphorus and calcium from food. Vitamin D deficiency symptoms are capable of negatively affecting the growth and development of cells, teeth, bones and regulation of hormones. The symptoms can also affect the immune system and nervous…

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Vitamin C – All you ever wanted to know

Vitamin C Vitamin C or Ascorbic Acid seems to play a major role in treatment of cirrhosis, namely for Hepatic Encephalopathy. If you have read my ramblings on Lactulose and my dislike of it – oh, note to self more to come on that one re prescriptions!, you will have read that ascorbic acid produces…

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Vitamin B17 (also called Amygdalin or Laetrile) is Controversial

Vitamin B17 (also called Amygdalin or Laetrile) is Controversial Eat Your Apple Seeds “Everyone should know that most cancer research is largely a fraud…” – Linus Pauling PhD (1901-1994) Two times Nobel Prize winner. Vitamin B17 (also called Amygdalin or Laetrile) is one of the most controversial substances in cancer research. It is a nitriloside,…

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Vitamin B12 May Significantly Enhance Standard Hepatitis C Treatment

Vitamin B12 Adding Vitamin B12 to hepatitis C virus treatments significantly improved the body’s ability to keep the virus at bay, according to a new study. Adding Vitamin B12 to hepatitis C virus treatments significantly improved the body’s ability to keep the virus at bay, according to a new study. The new study, published online…

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Vitamin B12 Facts and Figures

Vitamin B12 Facts and Figures Introduction Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement and a prescription medication. Vitamin B12 exists in several forms and contains the mineral cobalt 1-4, so compounds with vitamin B12 activity are collectively called “cobalamins”. Methylcobalamin…

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Vitamin B halts memory loss in breakthrough British trial

Vitamin B halts memory loss By FIONA MACRAE Last updated at 2:09 AM on 9th September 2010 Vitamins: The pill could help Alzheimer’s sufferers such as author Sir Terry Pratchett A simple vitamin pill could prevent millions from suffering the agony of Alzheimer’s. The tablet, costing as little as 10p a day and made up…

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Nosebleeds and Vitamin C

Nosebleeds and Vitamin C Any physical trauma or injury can lead to the quick and sudden flow ofblood from the nose, often called a nosebleed. The situation comes around fairly easily because the blood supply to the mucous membranes lining the nasal passages on the inside are rather abundant and this area is full of…

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Is Vitamin E Wise for Liver Health?

Is Vitamin E Wise for Liver Health? New research on Vitamin E suggests that it could play a role in treating a fatty liver. However, one of Vitamin E’s characteristics does not necessarily make supplementing with it a good choice. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that has been a popular…

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Could Vitamin D Be the Missing Ingredient in HCV Therapy?

Could Vitamin D Be the Missing Ingredient in HCV Therapy? Even though an estimated 170 million people worldwide are infected with Hepatitis C, the current treatment can only help about half of them. However, new research suggests that a common vitamin could greatly increase Hepatitis C treatment’s effectiveness. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. Previous research has…

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Can Vitamin B-12 Help Hepatitis-Related Fatigue?

Can Vitamin B-12 Help Hepatitis-Related Fatigue? To ease the exhaustion typical of hepatitis, people are constantly looking for an energy booster. Find out if vitamin B-12 could help power you through your fatigue. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. Anyone living with chronic hepatitis knows that fatigue is one of this illness’s biggest challenges. Thus, rumors of…

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