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Index of Vitamins, Herbs, Supplements, and Medical Topics
by Ray Sahelian, M.D.

5htp pill
Acetylcholine memory neurotransmitter
Acetyl-l-carnitine  mind booster... does it have anti-aging properties?
Acne a blemish on dermatologists... diet advice may have been wrong for decades
ADHD sit still and read this
AHCC immune-support mushroom extract
AIDS a few herbs that may have potential anti-HIV activity
Allergy practical and natural suggestions provided
Alpha lipoic acid powerful antioxidant, one of my favorites... a must read for diabetics!
Alternatives-viagra aphrodisiacs
Alzheimer's disease are some supplements as powerful as pharmaceutical drugs?
Androstenedione legitimate father of testosterone and estrogens
Antioxidants should you take any? will they slow aging?
Anxiety don't worry... mother nature has an herb for you
Aphrodisiacs natural herbs and nutrients that really work!
Arginine some claim that it leads to better erections.... hard claim to swallow
Arjuna ancient heart helper
Arthritis any good alternatives to stop the snap, crackle and pop?
Ashwagandha laid-back Ayurvedic lovemaking
Asthma breathe a clear sigh of relief
Astragalus immune system support
Autism some dietary changes are worth a try
autoimmune disease
Avena_sativa
Ayurvedic_herbs
Basil herb
Bee pollen has antioxidant properties
Benefit-coq10
Beta glucan for immune system
Betaine mind and energy booster
Betel nut
Biography of Ray Sahelian biography
Bipolar disorder balancing the ups and downs
Black cohosh for menopause
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Patients with diabetes may become deficient in thiamine, also known as vitamin B1. Dr. Paul Thornalley and colleagues at the University of Warwick, U.K., believe that the thiamine deficiency is not necessarily due to a shortage in the diet, but rather an increased rate of loss of the vitamin from the body. In their study, diabetics had 76% less thiamine in the blood than those without diabetes. Renal clearance of thiamine was increased 24-fold in type 1 diabetics and by 16-fold in type 2 diabetics. The thiamine deficiency could lead to blood vessel problems, increasing the risk for hardening of the arteries.
   It seems appropriate for patients with diabetes to take at least 2 to 3 times the RDA for thiamine, and perhaps the other B vitamins.

Butterbur extract
B vitamins the Bs get an A

Calcium more coming soon
Cancer natural steps to prevent and reduce the severity of this serious disease
Carnitine energy booster, helps fight fatigue, potentially helpful to heart patients
Carnosine anti-aging nutrient?
Carotenoids have a glass of carrot juice instead of a soda
Cats claw anti-inflammatory
cat's claw herb
Catuaba coitus catalyst
CDP-Choline, sharpen your mind
Chamomile gentle tea
Chaste berry for PMS in women... and relief for men :)
Chitosan the debate continues
Cholesterol the lower the better?
Choline memory nutrient
Chondroitin cartilage extract for arthritis
Chromium helpful mineral in diabetes
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome mystery gradually being understood better

Citrus aurantium appetite control extract?
CLA I can't figure this one out
Clavo Huasca purported Peruvian aphrodisiac
CMO ditto: I can't figure this one out, either
Cnidium Chinese sex booster?
Coenzymeq10 energy
common cold
Common Cold practical tips to reduce the severity and frequency of winter misery
Constipation is there an "empty colon" to "happy brain" connection?
Co Q10 for heart, energy, antioxidant
Coral Calcium do scientists approve? Shall we hail OK Coral?
Cordyceps famous fungus
Creatine for big muscles; look good in the mirror, impress your friends, partner... and yourself
Creatine Monohydrate
Cruise
Curcumin cure-all curry

Many women who undergo chemotherapy, surgery, and/or radiation therapy for breast cancer are placed on tamoxifen with the hope that this drug will reduce recurrence of the breast cancer. There are certain blood studies that can help doctors monitor breast cancer recurrence or relapse. Two of these breast cancer tumor markers are carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3). Researchers from Government Royapettah Hospital, in Tamilnadu, India, randomized 84 breast cancer patients to receive a daily supplement of 100 mg coenzyme Q10 ( CoQ10 ), 10 mg riboflavin and 50 mg niacin per day along with 10 mg tamoxifen twice a day. Serum CEA and CA 15-3 levels were elevated in untreated breast cancer patients and their tumor marker levels significantly reduced upon tamoxifen therapy for more than 1 year. Patients supplemented with coenzyme Q10, riboflavin and niacin for 90 days  along with tamoxifen had significantly reduced CEA and CA 15-3 levels. The authors says. "This study suggests supplementing with CoQ10, riboflavin, and niacin to breast cancer patients along with tamoxifen reduces the serum tumor marker level and thereby reduces the risk of cancer recurrence and metastases."

Damiana Mexican love plant?
Danshen used in China for heart conditions
Deer antler velvet Lapp dance enhancer? anyone try this?
Deprenyl
Depression move aside, Prozac...mood lifters without a prescription
Devil
Devil's claw anti-inflammatory herb from South Africa
DHA/fish oils study: omega deficit worse health threat than budget deficit
DHEA and 7-Keto Dhea better sex after forty?
Diabetes it's not healthy to be too sweet
Diet do you have the will power?
DMAE focus your brain, a well-known mind/memory booster
DMAE cream
DMG mind and sex booster
Dopamine the libido neurotransmitter

Hair why can't men be more like women?
Happiness Be Happier Starting Now?
Hawthorn for heart
Headache get to the source
Health_food_stores
healthy diet
Heart Disease
Heart failure / beyond drugs -- CoQ10, Carnitine, Hawthorn
Hepatitis B and C a few natural options
Herb
Herbal-viagra
HGH human growth hormone-- Honey, I shrunk my wallet!
HIV human immunodeficiency virus-- hopeful anti-viral herbs
Homocysteine unpopular words: high cholesterol, high homocysteine, high blood pressure, highjack
Hoodia skinny Kalahari Bushmen may be on to something
Hops count the sheep hopping over the fence
Horny Goat Weed will it make you horny, too?
Horse Chestnut let the veins flow freely
human growth hormone
Huperzine A Chinese club moss for memory and Alzheimer's
Hyaluronic acid joint helper -- but does it also work by the oral route?
Hydroxytryptophan 5-HTP eat less, weigh less, sleep more, feel better, but be careful
Hypertension deflate the pressure
Hyssop antiviral herbal tea from Biblical epochs

Joint Formula benefit

Kava palm trees and coconuts on the beach... South Pacific style
kavakava plant
Khat fertility plant
Kidney Stones ...have you drank your six glasses of water today?
kolanut herb

Researchers from Madrid, Spain, compared the benefit of glucosamine sulfate versus acetaminophen (Tylenol) on the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis during a 6-month treatment course. Patients were randomly assigned to receive oral glucosamine sulfate 1,500 mg once daily, acetaminophen 3 gm a day, or placebo. There were more responders to glucosamine sulfate (39%) and acetaminophen (33%) than to placebo (21%). The findings of this study indicate that, in the long run, glucosamine sulfate is more effective than placebo and as or more effective than acetaminophen in treating knee osteoarthritis symptoms.
   Comments: Acetaminophen reduces joint pain quicker than glucosamine but it can cause harm to the liver, even at doses of one gram a day. I do not think it is a good drug to be taken long term for a chronic condition such as osteoarthritis. There is a possibility that if glucosamine is combined with chondroitin and other nutrients or herbs it may be more beneficial than by itself. I wonder how many years it will take for the American Board of Family Medicine to include natural supplements as options in their multiple choice questions and answers.

Latest research on supplements
L carnitine benefit
Lemon Balm herb
Libido bring back your "teenage" Passion.... within 48 hours...
Licorice one of my favorite herbal teas
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Lipoic acid powerful antioxidant, one of my favorites... a must read for diabetics!
Longevity live long enough for your stock portfolio to return to its original balance :)
Longevity Research Center
Long Jack--  asian aphrodisiac
Luo han guo, natural sweetener
Lupus fish oils may be helpful
Lycopene think red: the tomato antioxidant
Lyprinol New Zealand mussel for arthritis and asthma

NADH the dopamine connection: mind and sex booster
newsltr link
Noni blend a healthy Tahiti smoothie
Olive leaf the bug buster
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Osteoarthritis glucosamine vs ibuprofen: and the winner is....
Osteoporosis don't let sticks and stones break your bones
Quercetin not a queer flavonoid
questions about supplements
Sleep my favorite activity
Spirulina a blue-green algae
Stevia no calorie sweetener. "Sweet Drinks are Made of These" The Stevia Cookbook
Stinging nettle anti-inflammatory
St. John's wort don't worry, be happy
Stroke prevent this scenario: three strokes and you're out
Weight loss big and beautiful: the next stage of Western human evolution
Yerba mate popular South American tea-like beverage
Yohimbe better sex in one hour for men and women... if you can tolerate the side effects
Yoga one of the best anti-aging movement exercises you can do... read the latest research
Zinc lozenge for the common cold

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Andrographis immune herb, many potential uses, including Familial Mediterranean Fever
Bacopa Ayurvedic mind booster
Butea herb
Cistanche herb
Natural Sex Boosters book
Xanthoparmelia little known lichen
Zallouh belly dance your way to seduction