Taking multiple supplements
I am really leary of taking various supplements, just like I would be about taking more than one rx drug at a time. Are there any websites that could help me know what types of supplements are safe to take together?
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Permalink Reply by Nyota1 on -
My latest motto, something my parents taught me, is "If you want something done right, do it yourself!" I have to find out who is credited with that statement.
Health is all about common sense. If a person doesn't take care of themselves, their body will break down. It's that simple. The body runs on nutrients. If you don't put the right nutrients in the body, it will break down. It's that simple.
Doctors (both traditional and alternative) are beneficial for things like cutting down the learning curve on certain things, and diagnosing the actual problem. Beating cancer is all about detecting it early. If a person doesn't go to a Doctor and have certain tests, cancer could develop and get out of control. Then it is too late. So, we can't discount the entire medical profession. A lot of it is a complete rip off and not helpful, but some of it is needed. For example, blood tests are very helpful. But the problem is that most people don't even understand what all of it means. My Doctor tests for ALOT of things and explains what each thing means line by line. That is the way it should be. Nyota1
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Permalink Reply by SteveSega - Free HCG Coach on -
My friend Jeff had cancer, and cured it himself. He was diagnosed by a doctor with some disease, but he did not agree with it. He went home, researched and diagnosed himself with thyroid cancer. He went to another doctor and asked him to only check his thyroid, and Jeff was right, he had cancer. He had the doctor check it multiple times to be sure. He later went home and started the Gerson Therapy, and he cured his cancer on his own. He went back 3 months later for the chemotherapy they scheduled for him, but he had them double check to see if he had cancer or not first. To the shock of the doctor, the cancer was gone, and this time the doctor checked him multiple times, yet it still came back negative.
The Center For Disease Control (CDC) records the cause of death for every death in the US. The top 2 killers are heart disease and cancer, but number 3 is actually doctors. In fact they kill more people per year than guns and cars (adding both intentional and incidental occurrences for both) combined and doubled!
I know many people trust doctors, but I personally don't. I quit going to doctors and I fixed myself, since they could do it. Others can go to doctors if they want, but I won't, simply because it puts my life in their hands. I just don't think the risk is worth it.
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Permalink Reply by Nyota1 on
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That supports my motto - If you want something done right, do it yourself! I'm not advocating self diagnosis though, but I do believe people need to take the time and research any problem and think the problem through instead of relying on someone else to help them.
I'm just curious, what kind of test diagnoses throid cancer and what were his symptoms? Was it a tumor or what was it? I don't know that much about that type of cancer. Yea, I know about those statistics. Medical errors from prescription drugs and bad reactions to prescription drugs are high on the list too. There are some MD's out there who are good so we can't discount those. My Natural Doctor is fantastic. He is a chiroprator, though. I have two chiroprators that I go to. Both of them are great.
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Permalink Reply by Nyota1 on
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I'm not sure what you mean by mixing probiotics and cleanses. Probiotics are essentially good 'flora' that you need so it doesn't matter what is mixed with that. You do have to be careful with certain herbs but most of them are completely safe. What cleanses have you done and with what results? Have you read the entire natural cures book? I've been studying natural health for three years now and I've come to the conclusion that the colon cleanse is the best one to do first. I have done two of them. The first one didn't get the mucoid plaque out. The second one did. As far as natural doctors, they are beneficial but not all of them are good. I wasted two years and about $3,000 on people who didn't help me. So, you have to make sure they are good and are actually going to do something for you. What particular problems do you have right now if you don't mind saying? Nyota1
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Permalink Reply by Greg Flowers on -
I am really asking some general questions. I am sorry. There are so many supplements out there and everyone is saying there's is the best thing for you.
I have taken a Candida cleanse that I felt like, reduced the headaches I was having to a bare minimal. I have done a colon cleanse, that I felt like did a good job of cleaning me out, but did not necessarily notice any improvements to my health.
I have allergy reactions to many various things. So it seems like I am always dealing with sinus drainage. I am trusting God for healing of this, and would love to have some natural strategies to get some relief.
I have not been happy with my energy levels over the last 6-8 months.
I have had trouble staying focused as well.
I did really enjoy reading Kevin Trudeau's Natural Cures book.
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Permalink Reply by SteveSega - Free HCG Coach on
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You can do an at home free Candida spit test to see if you still have it or not. You can see how the test works here. Basically you just spit in a glass of water the first thing in the morning and check the results about 30 minutes later.
Allergies are from a lack of essential amino acids. You need to eat more high protein green leafy vegetables to fix that problem.
Focus and energy are primarily a lack of B vitamins. There are many raw organic foods that are very high in B vitamins.
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Permalink Reply by Nyota1 on
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I'll post on your page what worked for me and what I think you should consider doing. I spent ALOT of money on naturopaths, and alternative medical people, so hopefully you can benefit from all the money I spent and what I learned. Only about 50 % of it was really helpful, but the info that was helpful was really worth it. Nyota1
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Permalink Reply by J.C. Nieto on
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Should You Take That Multivitamin?
By Suzy Cohen on 02/18/2009
In light of a recent study questioning the effectiveness of vitamins and supplements, a concerned vitamin and supplement user asks Pharmacist Suzy Cohen whether or not he's wasting his money.
Dear Pharmacist,
The television news said that taking multivitamins will not help me prevent cancer or heart disease. I take several supplements. Have I been wasting my money for years?
--W.M. Springfield, Illinios
Answer: It’s a bad game they’re playing. Like many studies, this conclusion is drawn from fake science and then promoted to naive consumers. That’s not to say that all supplements in any amounts are good, or good for you.
Eating superfoods and lots of fresh organic produce is better than taking multivitamins, but unfortunately, today’s foods are genetically modified and/or grown in mineral-deficient soil. So I definitely advocate high-quality nutrients, especially because diseases often manifest from nutritional imbalances. And nutrients (not drugs) restore balance.
To learn how to pick high-quality vitamins, read my second book, Drug Muggers which teaches you how to pick good supplements and get what you deserve. The February (2009) issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine concluded that multivitamins will not lower one’s risk for cancer, stroke, blood clots or heart disease. You’ve heard the old saying, “Three strikes and you’re out!” Well ...batter up:
Strike 1: Multivitamins were not administered to the participants in the study! No joke, how do you measure beneficial effects of multivitamins when you don’t provide any? In this “study” women only filled out questionnaires and said they were taking vitamins.
Strike 2: Compliance was not enforced. There’s no way to guarantee that women took their vitamins daily, weekly or ever. How can scientists conclude that vitamins impact heart disease or cancer when their participants are not compliant with the regimen? Duh.
Strike 3: Some of the multivitamin brands were garbage. How do I know? Because the study did not standardize the brand used, or insist upon high quality supplements. Women took whatever they wanted; let’s face it, many consumers buy supplements based on price tag, not quality. Cheap vitamins use lousy forms of a nutrient.
For example, synthetic beta carotene is not good for you and studies show it can increase cancer and death rates in smokers. Yet natural beta carotene has anti-cancer benefits according to many clinical trials. See how misleading studies could shorten your lifespan? Research studies based on inferior forms or isomers of a nutrient are innately flawed and therefore, conclusions are foul. Don’t take the pitch.
I bet the women consumed the typical American diet which is loaded with sugar, artery-clogging fats, cancer-causing nitrates and artificial ingredients. No multivitamin can offset that. In summary, the message this study sends is that natural nutrients are bad for you, they are worthless and do not reduce your risk for deadly diseases. The unspoken message is that you should only take pharmaceuticals and other FDA-approved lab-created chemicals since clinical trials prove safety and efficacy. Believe that and “You’re Out!”
I'm a graduate of the University of Florida and have been a licensed pharmacist for nearly 20 years. People call me “America’s Most Trusted Pharmacist” because I've spent the last 10 years writing a syndicated column on health which reaches millions of people each week.
Read more from Suzy at http://www.dearpharmacist.com
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Hope this answered some questions to some people
JC
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