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"Taking the b vitamins in a liquid form will allow you to experiment with different amounts to find what is the best dosage for you. Here is one place your addictive side can have the fun of experimenting with the dosage—within a specifically defined time period. B-complex formulas usually come in dosages of 25, 50, 75 or 100. Read the label. A teaspoon of the liquid is a 50. Do not take more than a 50 in a given day. And do not take b vitamins at night as they may keep you awake. If you feel at all jittery, take less. The recommended dosage of zinc is 15 to 25 mg a day." - Kathleen DesMaisons, Potatoes Not Prozac: Solutions for Sugar Sensitivity (Get the book.)

"They are very deficient on the b vitamins, so they start feeling better once they are taking the b vitamins especially it is very important to take a high dose of B1 - anywhere from 500 to 2000 mgs a day to start with. Another great thing to do is to have them take calcium and magnesium, which are mineral supplements. This calms the nerves of the person down and gets him into a better nutritional state. Repeated alcohol and drug abuse depletes the calcium and magnesium stores in the body. This is why alcoholics fall down and break their hips all the time." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"These include coenzyme Q10, alpha-lipoic acid, acetyl-L-carnitine, and some of the b vitamins. Fish oils are also essential because when we don't have enough omega-3 fatty acids, our cell walls take up the wrong type of fat, which affects cellular function and leads to cellular fatigue. You should already be taking b vitamins in your multivitamin and getting extra omega-3s in flaxseed or fish oil supplements. Here are some more supplements that can improve your mitochondrial function." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Nevertheless, on a continual diet of processed food, or one that is mostly vegetarian, a deficiency in one or more of the b vitamins can develop. In earlier times, vitamin B was amply obtained from diets that included organ meats and whole grains, but few diets still include such foods. By 1970, Adelle Davis had already stated that, "the 15 or more b vitamins are so meagerly supplied in our American diet that almost every person lacks them."2 Vitamins in the B complex are required for metabolism in every cell in the body; they are central to the cellular production and release of energy." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.) "The main sources of b vitamins are liver, brewer's yeast, wheat germ, and rice polishings. When supplementing, we should always look to food sources that supply the whole complex of vitamin B rather than taking the chemical versions of individual, or combination, vitamins. The body only recognizes nutrition from whole, living foods and herbs as complete vitamin sources. Iron Closely related to the b vitamins for energy production is iron. A deficiency of this mineral can lead to anemia, with symptoms such as fatigue, short attention span, weight loss, and irritability." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Typical daily doses: folic acid: 800-5,000 meg; B vitamins: 50-100 meg or mg (sold as B-50 orB-ioos, which have 50 or 100 meg and/or mg of each of the b vitamins above) If You MuAt Cheat 11 I I 1 111 I As you have heard me say, do what you can, with what you have, when you can, wherever you are. It's better not to get hung up on the small stuff, when the big stuff is what really counts. If an occasional departure will keep you on the program, go for it. But, as you'll learn in Chapter 12, if you stray, make up for it the next day. þGot a sweet tooth?" - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Many of the other b vitamins do other useful things which will not be discussed here. I do not want you to start experimenting with taking lots of separate b vitamins to "maximize" the particular effect you are seeking. This is what addicts do—play around with the variables to get the best punch possible. I want to reinforce the holistic approach. So I recommend you take a B-vitamin complex. Zinc is a mineral that has a number of beneficial effects in recovery." - Kathleen DesMaisons, Potatoes Not Prozac: Solutions for Sugar Sensitivity (Get the book.)

"Typical daily doses: folic acid: 800-5,000 meg; B vitamins: 50-100 meg or mg (sold as B-50 orB-ioos, which have 50 or 100 meg and/or mg of each of the b vitamins above) If You MuAt Cheat 11 I I 1 111 I As you have heard me say, do what you can, with what you have, when you can, wherever you are. It's better not to get hung up on the small stuff, when the big stuff is what really counts. If an occasional departure will keep you on the program, go for it. But, as you'll learn in Chapter 12, if you stray, make up for it the next day. þGot a sweet tooth?" - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"BECAUSE THE b vitamins WORK TOGETHER TO PERFORM SUCH VITAL TASKS AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL, YOU SHOULD TAKE A B-COMPLEX VITAMIN, NOT JUST ONE OR TWO OF THE b vitamins. Take a B-complex that has 50-100 mg each of thiamine (Bi), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), and B« (a water-soluble vitamin that exists in three major chemical forms: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridox-amine], along with PABA, choline, inositol, 50 micrograms (meg) of B12, and 400 meg of folic acid." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.) "Conversely, if your body is deficient in b vitamins, you will have higher levels of circulating estrogen. By now, you definitely know that increased estrogen levels lead to estrogen dominance—and estrogen dominance will most certainly lead to weight gain and the inability to get rid of that weight. B vitamins also impact estrogen activity for the hormone receptors at the cellular level. Clinical studies have shown that high levels of intracellular (i.e., within the cell) B6 can decrease the binding response at the estrogen hormone receptor site." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"They are very deficient on the b vitamins, so they start feeling better once they are taking the b vitamins especially it is very important to take a high dose of B1 - anywhere from 500 to 2000 mgs a day to start with. Another great thing to do is to have them take calcium and magnesium, which are mineral supplements. This calms the nerves of the person down and gets him into a better nutritional state. Repeated alcohol and drug abuse depletes the calcium and magnesium stores in the body. This is why alcoholics fall down and break their hips all the time." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"It is also helps one to absorb iron, L-glutamine and b vitamins. Use an Esterified vitamin C because it is easier on the stomach, not as acidic and is more readily absorbed than a regular vitamin C. Take 500 to 1000 mgs per day. 3. Vitamin E helps to heal the mucous membrane lining of the gastrointestinal tract and is good for the cardiovascular system and the skin. Typical dosage for vitamin E is 200 to 400 IU per day. B Vitamins B complex is useful for people who suffer from ulcers." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"BECAUSE THE b vitamins WORK TOGETHER TO PERFORM SUCH VITAL TASKS AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL, YOU SHOULD TAKE A B-COMPLEX VITAMIN, NOT JUST ONE OR TWO OF THE b vitamins. Take a B-complex that has 50-100 mg each of thiamine (Bi), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), and B« (a water-soluble vitamin that exists in three major chemical forms: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridox-amine], along with PABA, choline, inositol, 50 micrograms (meg) of B12, and 400 meg of folic acid." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"Despite other studies also finding reductions in homocysteine, there was no substantial evidence indicating that b vitamins lowered CVD risk [281, 284]. Furthermore, supplemental doses that have been used (ranging between 20 pg and 2.5 mg folate; 200 pg and 50 mg vitamin B6; and 0.4 mg and 1 mg vitamin B12) are greater than what can be achieved through dietary sources alone and are far higher than current recommended intakes." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Following a complete cardiovascular workup, my "first-knight" nurse, Rosie—who's been with me for thirty years—started Jim on a cocktail of nutrients, including D-ribose, L-carnitine, coenzyme Qi0, and a mixture of b vitamins. Jim simply mixed what he refers to as "Rosie's cocktail," in orange juice three times per day. Within four days, Jim could walk farther than he'd been able to in months. A couple of weeks later, Jim was painting the rails on his porch, and within four weeks his ejection fraction had improved to 24 percent." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"This may be the result of poor intake and absorption of b vitamins or antioxidants, alcohol and tobacco toxicity, or a combination of these factors. Nutritional supplements may be of benefit to some patients with visual disorders. One such condition is retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited condition of progressive visual loss. It begins with the loss of night vision in childhood or adolescence. This is followed by the loss of peripheral vision because of the degeneration of rods, and finally the loss of central vision because of the degeneration of cones (recently reviewed [3])." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Multivitamin use was most popular (38%) followed by single or combined antioxidant use (21%) and b vitamins (8%) [244]. The primary reason for using dietary supplements was to achieve self-care goals, as a means of ensuring good health, alleviating depression, and for "medicinal" purposes to treat and prevent various illnesses, including the common cold and flu [243]. Epidemiologic and clinical studies that have evaluated dietary supplements in the prevention or treatment of disease are inconsistent, showing little or no benefit." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"In 1990 I actually began to develop my own vitamin and mineral formulas using coenzyme Qi0; B vitamins; vitamins C, E, and D; carotenoids; flavonoids; calcium; fish oil; green tea; and so on, and I believe that they all have merit in the treatment and prevention of heart disease. I read reams of research, and even authored several books and journal articles to share the success stories I was observing with my own patients, many of whom were transcending the kind of improvements I had only hoped and prayed for." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"I treat TD patients with choline and lecithin and large doses of b vitamins. The choline and lecithin are tied in with the presumptive mechanism of action of this abnormal movement. If there's an imbalance in the different neurochemical pathways, then it is thought that the choline and lecithin will help along what is called the phos-phytotyl choline pathway. You add the lecithin so you don't have to give as much choline, because choline tends to lead to a very fishy smell in the body." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Main Vitamins and Minerals Provided by These Foods Calcium, zinc, vitamin D, and several B vitamins Iron, zinc, and several b vitamins. A diet low in animal proteins may be deficient in iron and vitamin B12. Vitamins A and C and several B vitamins Vitamins A and C and folic acid Several b vitamins, iron, and zinc The Wonder of Water Water suppresses your appetite naturally and helps your body metabolize stored fat. Water is necessary to maximize muscle function. This raises your metabolism." - Cheryle R. Hart, M.D. Mary Kay Grossman, R.D., The Insulin-Resistance Diet : How to Turn Off Your Body's Fat-Making Machine (Get the book.)

"You'll want a formulation that includes the full spectrum of b vitamins, including the activated forms of B2 and Bfi (riboflavin-5 -phosphate and pyridoxal-5 -phosphate, respectively). You'll also want a multivitamin formula that includes vitamin D3, and make sure the vitamin E is in the form of d-alpha-tocopherol. Avoid the "dl" form, which is synthetic. You'll want a high-potency vitamin C (about 1,000 mg) provided by ascorbic acid. An additional form of vitamin C, ascorbyl palmitate, which is a fat-soluble antioxidant, can enhance the formula." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"In the beginning, she concentrated on just the b vitamins, to replace the obvious losses. As she became more sophisticated, she used the amino acids, especially glucosamine, an amino acid that will halt the cravings for alcohol. "If an alcoholic just opens the capsule and lets it dissolve under the tongue," she says, "it goes right across the blood brain barrier and shuts down the cravings for alcohol." Dr. Larson has created a detox formula that includes a number of well-researched components, all natural chemicals, no toxic drugs." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Total cardiac events at twenty-eight-days of follow up were also significantly lower in the coenzyme Qio group than in a group treated with b vitamins. These findings show that treatment with coenzyme Qiq reduces risk in patients at relatively high risk for recurrent coronary events, possibly because of its rapid protective effects on blood clot formation (thrombosis), endothelial function, and prevention of oxidative damage (fighting free radicals)." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"They used large amounts of niacinamide, vitamin C and some of the other b vitamins to help their schizophrenic patients recover. In the 1970s, Dr. Alan Cott went to Russia and brought back the practice of fasting, and helped to detoxify many of the brains of schizophrenics who had not responded to any other kind of treatment. He helped them clear their brains so that they became rational and normal." Orthomolecular doctors realized that something must be done to counter the effects of environmental pollution. " - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"If you are feeling sluggish, it is often due to a deficiency in b vitamins. They also play a role in your mood. Bifidobacteria are vital for the proper health of the lower intestine and your feelings of overall wellness. Both Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria maybe lactic acid-producing bacteria; however, they differ in shape, and they prefer to live in different locations in the human intestinal tract. Lactobacilli are rod-shaped and Bifidobacteria are Y-shaped. Bifidobacteria like to live in the colon, while Lactobacilli like to live in the small intestine." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"Abram Hoffer, "The nutrient deficiencies are usually some of the b vitamins, especially pyridoxine and niacin or niacinamide, and the chief mineral deficiency is zinc. During World War II in England, when sugar consumption was cut in half, when only a very dark brown flour was available for bread, and when the English were forced to depend more on their own home grown products, the incidence of schizophrenia went down, in spite of the stress of the war and the bombing of London and other cities." The late Dr." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"The doctor spends the next ten minutes talking to her about making dietary changes, eating more fruits and vegetables, as well as foods high in antioxidants, b vitamins, and fish, which is high in omega-3 fatty acids that also seem to have cardio-protective benefits in addition to cognitive ones. He explains the importance of diet in keeping cholesterol and blood pressure low and reducing the risk for diabetes. "But what's even more important than what you eat is with whom you eat," he says." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"In addition to supporting antioxidant levels, our cytochrome P450 (the part of our liver where Phase 1 takes place) needs minerals such as iron, magnesium, selenium, and other trace minerals, as well as b vitamins, particularly riboflavin and niacin. Dark leafy greens are rich in these required minerals and vitamins, and cruciferous vegetables have chemicals known as indoles (discussed in chapter 4), which also help Phase 1. These vegetables are always part of any dietary liver cleanse and should be a regular part of your diet." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"B Vitamins So far, scientists have discovered 16 b vitamins, nutrients that help convert carbohydrates into energy. If you have a vitamin B deficiency, your body cannot process food effectively and you tend to be tired, constipated and sick to your stomach. In addition, vitamin B is essential for healthy skin and hair. The b vitamins occur naturally in liver, wheat germ, bran and brewer's yeast. Green and yellow vegetables high in b vitamins are best eaten raw, because these vitamins are water-soluble, which means they are easily dissolved when boiled or steamed." - Glenn W. Geelhoed, M.D. and Jean Barilla, M.S., Natural Health Secrets From Around the World (Get the book.)

"In fact, in a study, lab rats that were denied b vitamins and macro-minerals such as calcium and magnesium quickly became alcoholic when given the choice between plain water versus water with 10 percent alcohol. Once they were supplied vitamins and minerals—notably calcium, magnesium and an assortment of B vitamins—90 percent of them were able to kick the alcohol addiction. Now, animal studies don't always translate perfectly to human studies, but in this case, they indicate something that's quite true in humans. People who lack good nutrition are far more easily addicted to alcohol." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

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