Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) – Testimonial

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…

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…

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…