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Vitamin D: Frequently Asked Questions Darrell Hulisz, PharmD Question How should vitamin D supplementation be managed in these specific populations? Response from Darrell Hulisz, PharmD >Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Clinical Specialist in Family Medicine, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio A previous Ask the Experts column written by Dr.…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Vitamin B12 During Hepatitis C Treatment August 21, 2012 Although requiring further investigation, a study has demonstrated Vitamin B12 as capable of boosting the success of Hepatitis C treatment. By Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. The recent addition of a third medication to the standard Hepatitis C drug cocktail has dramatically improved the cure rate, but there…
Vitamin B-17 – Anti-Cancer Properties? The diet of primitive man and most fruit-eating animals was very rich in nitrilosides. They regularly ate the seeds (and kernels) of all fruits, since these seeds are rich in protein, polyunsaturated fats, and other nutrients. Seeds also contain as much as 2 per cent or more nitriloside. There are…
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…
Silymarin Flops in Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Once again, Milk Thistle fails to show any benefit. Although this article is reporting results on Hep C, it clearly states “the goal was really to see whether it (silymarin) could improve liver function”. The answer was an unambiguous ‘No.’ Craig Silymarin Flops in Treatment of Chronic…