To Whom It May Concern: I’m the mother of a six-year-old boy named Christopher, who has a history of hyperactivity and behavioral problems. Christopher is normally a sweet and loving child, but frequently throws tantrums in which he becomes so frustrated and angry that he starts kicking, hitting, biting, clawing, and screaming. These tantrums have…
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Pomegranate Concentrate and the Prostate
Question: I read an article that said drinking 8 oz of pure 100% Pomegranate Juice per/day helps with slowing down the possible recurrence of prostate cancer. My question is, if using the Pomegranate Concentrate where it is 1 to 2 Tbsp, how does that compare/transfer? Do I mix it with water? Can I put it…
Acai Juice for Diabetes, Renal Disease and High Blood Pressure?
Question: Can acai juice be taken by someone with diabetic/end stage renal disease diet and high blood pressure? John Z. Answer: Dear John, I personally don’t know of any contraindications to drinking acai juice. It’s just a fruit juice, so if you can drink fruit juice you’re most likely going to be fine with the…
My Nutritional Supplement Program
Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc. Chief Science Officer (CSO) California Academy of Health Almost on a daily basis In get an e-mail or asked, “what supplements do you take and why?” After 18 years of supplement formulation, having a large holistic medicine practice and studying just about every supplement on the planet I have narrowed it…
Power C and Power E Complex may help to reduce inflammation *
Vitamin C: 500 mg. April 2004 issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition confirms that taking Vitamin C helps reduce levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of chronic inflammation. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, say that participants who took about 500 mg of vitamin C supplements per day saw a…
Neuroprotective effects of anti-aging oriental medicine Lycium barbarum against beta-amyloid peptide neurotoxicity.
Experimental Gerontology. 2005 Aug-Sep;40(8-9):716-27 Yu MS, Leung SK, Lai SW, Che CM, Zee SY, So KF, Yuen WH, Chang RC Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. “As aged population dramatically increases in these decades, efforts should be made on the intervention for curing age-associated neurodegenerative diseases such…
Gut Bacteria Tied to Weight Gain, Study Finds
Gut Bacteria Tied to Weight Gain, Study Finds By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, December 20, 2006; 4:08 PM The guts of obese people are teeming with a distinctive mix of bacteria that seems to make them prone to gaining weight, a startling discovery that could lead to new ways to fight the…
TRUTH IN LABELING – ACETAMINOPHEN (TYLENOL)
What labels should say: Warn of the risk of severe liver damage if patients take more than the recommended dose or consume three or more drinks a day while on the drugs. Warn patients not to take multiple medicines that contain acetaminophen. Popularity: 48 million Americans take an acetaminophen product weekly. Danger: Acetaminophen sends 56,000…
Liquid Power – Testimonial 12/18/2006
My husband, who is 76, was cutting down a 100 ft fir tree with his friend. The tree caught him and he suffered a compound femur, a broken radius and a broken ankle. A rod was put in his femur and a metal plate in the arm. My son sent my husband 4 bottles of…
Goji Juice for a Stroke?
Q: Dear Doctor; How are you today? I have been reading a lot about the Goji Berry and I think it sounds great. I would like to know , after reading about all the curing powers for cancer and everything else, how it could help my Father-in-law who has had 2 strokes in the past…