Vitamins, minerals, hormones, enzimes  |
Drugs |
Foods |
Brain |
Heart, Lung |
Muscle |
Bone |
Diseases |
Comments |
| Calcium (400–1,000 mg/day) |
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Milk, brocolli |
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for normal blood pressure |
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osteoporosis |
with magnesium, with D-3 |
| CoQ10 = coenzyme Q10 (225 mg per day) |
See Lisinopril - defeates CoQ10 |
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see Lisinopril, using CoQ10 stopped BP meds! |
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Hypertension, stop taking Lisinopril |
1/2 hypertension patients have coenzyme Q10 deciencies. |
| DHEA = hormone |
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mother of all hormones |
| Fiber |
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vegs, beans, grains, fruit, nutes |
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lowers cholesterol |
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clogged arteries, obesity |
excess weight |
| Folic Acid (1,000–2,000 mcg x 3 mos |
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greens |
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x |
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heart disease. |
lower homocysteine level, cut back animal protein |
| Isoflavone |
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Soy |
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| L–arginine (500–1,000 mg per day |
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| Magnesium (400–1,000 mg/day) |
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(400–1,000 mg/day) |
| Melatonin |
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improves sleep |
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insomnia |
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| Omega-3 oils 1000-5000 mg per day |
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fish, nuts, seeds, flax |
stroke |
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stroke, 5 x wk = 52% less risk of stroke |
Fish = fewestt deaths vs statins, niacin) |
| Vitamin A |
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eggs, carrots |
eyes |
lowers cholesterol |
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| Vitamin B-1 |
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| Vitamin B-12 |
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heart disease |
lower homocysteine level, cut back animal protein |
| Vitamin B-3 |
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| Vitamin B-6 |
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x |
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heart disease |
lower homocysteine level, cut back animal protein |
| Vitamin C |
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cittrus, tomatoes, |
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connective tissue |
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antioxident |
| Vitamin D-3 (with calcium) |
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capsules, milk+ |
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osteoperosis |
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with calcium, makes melanin in sunlight |
| Vitamin E Tocotrienols, (25–50 mg per day) |
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Fresh fruits, dark green leafy vegets, almonds, peanuts, wheat germ |
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lowers LDL cholestrol |
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400 -800 IU, day = 77% less heart disease, skin healing, hydrating |
Tocotrienols = most potent part of E complex |
| acetyl–L–carnitine (1000-3000 mg per day). |
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| aspartame |
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Equal |
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heart palpitations |
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| asperin |
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lower risk of stroke |
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stroke, swelling, burns, etc |
deplete potassium levels, anti-inflamatory, |
| beta-carotene, (3–6 mg day) |
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Carotenoids see lycopene & lutein |
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| cafeine |
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coffee |
awake, alertness |
palpitations |
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bad, use once a week, |
heart palpitations |
leaches calcium from bones |
| homocysteine, amino acid protein |
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animal protein |
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heart disease |
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| lutein |
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| lycopene |
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tomatoes |
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heart disease |
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| monosodium glutamate |
MSG |
preservative |
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heart palpitations |
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| potassium-to-sodium ( a 5:1 ratio.best) |
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| seratonin |
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happyness, apetite control |
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hormone like endorphin |
| sugar |
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sugar, bread, pasta, cookies |
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heart palpitations |
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| zinc |
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antioxident |
green tea or black tea |
prevents heart disease |
4 cups x day cuts hardening arteries 66% |
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stroke |
antioxident, |
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green vegs, broccoli, kale, collard, cabbage. citrus, |
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lowers cholesterol |
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stroke. lowered 31% |
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Insulin hormone (70/30 x2 daily) |
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risk of heart disease, chief is increased insulin resistance |
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Diabetes, heart disease = insulin resistance |
pancrease, 70/30 2 x day |
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Metformin |
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Diabetes |
substitute - |
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Lipitor atorvastatin (see CoQ10 for bad side effects) |
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lowers cholesterol, LDL |
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High cholesterol |
lower Coenzyme Q10 levels |
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Lisinopril |
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lowers blood pressur |
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high BP |
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Amitriptalin |
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lowers BP |
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feet swelling |
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beans, peas, nuts, grains, Oats |
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lowers cholesterol |
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heart |
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garlic 4,000 mg day allicin |
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lower blood pressure |
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heart disease |
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soy |
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heart disease |
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alcohol |
wine |
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heart palpitations |
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hawthorn extract is good |
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heart palpitations |
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carrots |
5 per wk = 68% less risk of stroke |
fiber lowers cholesterol |
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stroke = high LDL bad cholesterol |
instead of asperin, + fiber |
