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Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA)

Also known as lipoic acid, α-lipoic acid or thioctic acid.  Used as a dietary supplement provides antioxidant activity.  Primary food source is kidney, heart and liver meats as well as spinach, broccoli and potatoes.

"Alpha-lipoic acid is probably the most potent... antioxidant known to man"
- World news tonight by Peter Jennings

Dr. Burt Berkson's practice and research

provides the following book and findings...

The long-term survival of a patient with pancreatic cancer with metastases to the liver after treatment with the intravenous alpha-lipoic acid/low-dose naltrexone protocol.

A conservative triple antioxidant approach to the treatment of hepatitis C. Combination of alpha lipoic acid (thioctic acid), silymarin, and selenium: three case histories.

Thioctic acid in treatment of hepatotoxic mushroom (Phalloides) poisoning.

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble, essential human nutrient. It exists not as a single compound, but in several forms.  Sources include butter, lemon, sweet potatoes, carrots, collard greens, milk, beetroot, pumpkin, spinach, beef, apple, winter squash, apricots, cantaloupe melon, mango, liver, (beef, pork, chicken, turkey, fish) eggs, and broccoli.

The B vitamins are comprised of eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism, growth & division.  They are as follows...

1. Vitamin B₁ (Thiamine)
2. Vitamin B₂ (Riboflavin)
3. Vitamin B₃, also Vitamin P or Vitamin PP (Niacin, includes nicotinic acid and nicotinamide)
4. Vitamin B₅ (Pantothenic acid)
5. Vitamin B₆ (Pyridoxine)
6. Vitamin B₇, also Vitamin H (Biotin)
7. Vitamin B₉, also Vitamin M and Vitamin B-c (Folic acid)
8. Vitamin B₁₂ (Cobalamin)

Vitamin C - Complex

Vitamin C or L-ascorbate (Ascorbate acid) is an essential nutrient for higher primates, and a small number of other species. Vitamin C is an antioxidant. Our bodies do not make vitamin C, and without an intake of Vitamin C will result in scurvy.  The richest natural sources are fruits and vegetables, and of those, the Camu camu fruit and the Kakadu plum contain the highest concentration of the vitamin.

Vitamin C - Complex; that is, coexisting nutrients which include the following...

• Calcium ascorbate

• Rose hips

• Bioflavonoids

• Hesperidin

• Rutin NF

• Acerola

Dr. Matthias Rath's practice and research

provides the following book and findings...

In Why Animals Don’t Get Heart Attacks, But People Do, Matthias Rath, M.D., an internationally respected cardiovascular researcher identifies the true cause of heart disease as a deficiency of vitamin C and other essential nutrients in the cells composing the heart and coronary arteries.

In his Cellular Health Series book, Cancer, Matthias Rath, M.D. explains in simple language, how cancer spreads through the body and why this process, known as metastasis, is the most dangerous stage of cancer’s growth. Dr. Rath outlines a comprehensive nutritional regimen that successfully inhibits the spread of cancer cells in the body dramatically improving the chances of beating this disease.

Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble prohormones, the two major forms...

• vitamin D2 (or ergocalciferol)

• vitamin D3 (or cholecalciferol).

  • Vitamin D3 is produced in skin exposed to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B radiation.

Vitamin E, also known as Tocopherol, is a fat-soluble antioxidant.

Vitamin E - Complex; that is, coexisting nutrients which include the following...

L-lysine

Lysine is an essential amino acid.  "Essential" means humans cannot synthesise (produce) it, and therefore must be supplied in the diet.

Proline is an α-amino acid.  It is not an essential amino acid, which means humans can synthesise it.

Vitamin

Primary Food Source

Major Activity in the Body

A

• green & yellow vegetables such as spinach, cabbage, carrots.
• eggs
• fish liver oils
• organ meats

• protein synthesis
• bone growth
• healthy skin
• sexual functioning and reproduction

B-1
(Thiamine)

• Whole cereal grains
• liver
• pork
• fresh green vegetables
• potatoes
• beans
• brewer's yeast
• desiccated liver
• wheat germ

• cell oxidation (respiration)
• needed for normal growth
• appetite enhancer
• carbohydrate metabolism
• stimulates and transmits nerve impulses
• heart health

B-2
(Riboflavin)

• brewers yeast
• desiccated liver
• wheat germ
• eggs
• green leafy vegetables
• peas
• lima beans
• organ meats

• protein metebolism
• lipid metebolism
• skin, liver, and eye health

B-3
(Niacin)

• yeast
• organ meats (liver, kidney)
• poultry meat
• fish
• wheat germ
• nuts
• soybeans
• desiccated liver
• brewer's yeast

• carbohydrate metabolism
• circulatory system

B-6
(Pyridoxine)

• organ meats (liver)
• lean muscle meats
• fish
• whole grains
• walnuts
• filberts
• peanuts
• sunflower seeds
• buckwheat flour
• soybean fiber
• wheat germ
• bananas

• enzyme activator
• carbohydrate and fat metabolism
• protein metabolism
• hormone production (adrenalin and insulin)
• RNA and DNA synthesis
• antibody production

B-12

• yeast
• wheat germ
• liver
• milk
• eggs
• meat
• cheese

• red blood cell formation
• healthy nervous system
• needed for normal growth
• RNA and DNA synthesis
• carbohydrate metabolism
• fertility
• needed during pregnancy

Folic Acid

• liver
• wheat bran
• asparagus
• beet greens
• kale
• endive
• spinach
• turnips

• red blood cell formation
• RNA and DNA synthesis

Biotin

• yeast
• liver
• eggs
• whole grains
• nuts
• fish
• brewer's yeast
• desiccated liver
• wheat germ

• protein metabolism
• carbohydrate metabolism
• unsaturated fatty acid metabolism
• needed for normal growth
• maintenance of skin, hair, nerves sex glands, bone marrow, sebaceous glands

Choline

• brewer's yeast
• fish
• soybeans
• peanuts
• beef liver

• nervous system functioning (essential ingredient of the nerve fluid acetylcholine)
• liver functioning
• immunity buildup

Inositol

• beef heart
• bulgur wheat
• brown rice
• brewer's yeast
• molasses

• found in high concentrations in the human brain, stomach, kidney, spleen, and liver

Pantothenic Acid

• liver (beef, chicken)
• kidney (beef)
• heart (beef, chicken)
• brewer's yeast
• sunflower seeds
• buckwheat flour (dark)
• peanuts (raw)

• found in human muscle
• adrenal gland function
• immunity system (antibody production) gastrointestinal tract functioning (flatulence)

PABA
(para-aminobenzoic acid)

• liver
• eggs
• molasses
• brewer's yeast
• wheat germ

• coenzyme in the metabolism of protein
• blood cell formation
• stimulates intestinal bacteria to produce folic acid
• utilization of pantothenic acid

C

• citrus fruits
• rose hips
• green peppers
• broccoli
• spinach
• tomatoes

• antioxidant
• healthy sex organs
• healthy adrenal glands
• collagen (connective tissue) formation
• tooth formation
• bone cartilage
• skin
• enhances iron absorption
• infection fighter
• tissue repair (heart)
• mental health strengthens capillary tissue

D

• cod liver oil
• halibut liver oil
• eggs (yolk)
• milk (vitamin D enriched)
• salmon
• tuna

• bone health and growth
• calcium metabolism regulator
• nerve health
• helps regulate heartbeat

E

• green leafy vegetables (cabbage, spinach, asparagus, broccoli)
• whole grains (rice, wheat, oats)
• safflower oil
• wheat germ
• vegetables oils
• peanuts

• dissolves fibrin
• reduces thrombin formation
• antioxidant (keeps oxygen from combining with wastes to form toxic compounds)
• red blood cell health

K

• green leafy vegetables (spinach, cabbage)
• pork liver
• egg yolk
• tomatoes
• wheat germ
• soybeans
• potatoes

• blood clotting or coagulation factor

Q