Guest guest Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Kathy -- any chance you can see a Naturopath? They are the experts in this area. With regard to nutritional medicine there is lots you can do -- I use mainly Usana products and professional products from both my naturopath and integrative medicine. There is a BIG difference between products out there, generally the brands available from the grocery/drug stores are not very good quality (I know this is a general statement -- not saying all are bad, but a large number are not what they say). Cheaper supplements use fillers, are not properly absorbed, do not be using the highest quality ingredients, or ingredients in the proper quantitiy -- which all make a difference. You can be just throwing your money away on the cheaper stuff out there, or could be doing more harm. For anyone over 40 the basics are a good multi/mineral/antioxidant, calcium/magnesium (depending how much calcium you are getting from your food) and omega 3 -- a mercury free fish oil or krill oil -- and extra vit D in the winter. Lots more you can do but these are the BASICS. Everyone's needs are different -- for inflammation I also take curcumin -- but there are lots of different options for this. Due to my medical conditions I also take a liver supplement, B12, coq10, MSM, chlorella, grape seed extract. Fish oil as I mentioned above is a great anti-inflammatory and can help with pain. There are also other options for inflammation and pain control -- they don't work magically like drugs but can help decrease your dependence on drugs. Also, for sleep issues Melatonin and magnesium can help. With regards to interactions, to my knowledge the main med that you have to be careful with is coumadin -- as many herbs and supplements can thin your blood. If you want more info I'd be happy to share offline -- am very well versed in this area due to being a distributor for Usana and having seen many naturopaths, etc. Cheers Dee To: tetheredspinalcord From: kmoulton@... Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:08:17 -0500 Subject: supplements Rick - How difficult is it to assure that these do not interact with meds that you take (or anyone)? I'd like to start not only eating healthier (I'm thin, but thin doesn't equal healthy) and hoping to utilize more supplements to get my systems back into some type of balance, but I need the meds I take. Between high cholesterol under control with meds, low thyroid that started with a thyroid storm that could not be controlled and eventually needed to be shut-down with radioactive iodine, the low vit d that I believe led to the soft bones in my feet that were found during surgery last week - I'm ready for a change. Thanks - Kathy Re: Autoimmune problem and TC?? Has anyone heard of this?? Fish oil (pharmaceutical grade) containing at least 800 mg DHA & 1200 mg EPA per day is good for anyone with health issues of any kind. If you have vascular, blood pressure, or heart issues then 300-500 mg CO-Q10. Here is my list pasted from excel worksheet, this is a table so do not know how it will show up on your email client: Men's 50+ MultiStart (multivitamin) 1 in AM 1 in PM Calcium-Magnesium-Zinc (immune system) 500-250-15 mg 1 in AM 1 in PM DHA (immune system) 500 mg EPA (immune system) 250 mg 1 in AM Omega 3 (immune system) 750 mg DHA (immune system) 450 mg EPA (immune system) 720 mg 1 in PM Omega 3 (immune system) 1,200 mg D3 (immune system) 5,000 iu 1 in AM 1 in PM Biotin (hair, skin, nails) 600 mcg 1 in AM Melatonin (sleep) 3 mg 1 in PM Probiotics (intestine health) 14 B+ 1 in AM 1 in PM COQ10 (heart) 100 mg 2 in AM 1 in PM Acetyl-L Carnitine (nerves, heart) 500 mg 1 in AM D-Ribose Powder (heart) 5 g (2 tsp) 1 in AM Methyl B-12 (immune sys-nerves) 2,500 mcg 1 in AM There should be a frame around DHA-EPA-Omega 3 to separate the single gel-tab from the AM and PM dose. Rick Holly said the following on 3/10/2011 8:10 PM: > My tricks include; > > A vitamin supplement containing > 10,000 I.U. Vitamin A, > 500 I.U. Vit. C, > 400 I.U. Vit. E, > 15 mg of Zinc and > 100 micrograms of selenium, > all of which are recommended to repair damaged tissue. > > Plus, I'd like to add a high bioavailability protein supplement, I am interested > in a product which uses predigested fish fillets called Seacure. > http://www.naturedoc.com/information/scar_therapy.html > > There is also the bioflex lazer, which has been mentioned on this group > http://bioflexlaser.com/patients/bioflex-home-units.php. > I'm going to see if there are any naturapaths in our area who have one, > and a naturapath may have suggestions to prevent excessive scar tissue as well. > > My other secret weapon is this herb I know of that is really quite amazing. > It's called Chaparral, the Native Americans used to use it for everything, and > I think they were onto something. It could possibly cure whatever ales you, > including autoimmune responses. > > Lastly, but certainly not least, my husband is getting a traditional Japanese > Reiki attunement, so he can give our son on going Reiki treatments. > http://www.reiki.org/ > > I hope I'm on the right track! > We see our NS Monday as well. > I'll keep you all posted! > > Holly > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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