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Vitamin Cautions Explained

Precautions exist for Folic Acid, Selenium, Calcium, Zinc, Beta Carotene, Vitamins A, B1, B6, B12, C, D, & E. Why there are so many DESIGN FLAWS in multi-vitamin formulas may be a mystery to some, but after discovering the new vitamin reality presented on this website, the mystery will disappear. 

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New large study research found an association between higher vitamin B6 (>35mg) and B12 (>20 mcg) intakes with 50% increased risk of hip fractures. article The reason is unknown, but theories are offered! ref 

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Plants and trees take in CO2 from the atmosphere to help growth. As CO2 levels increase from the burning of fossil fuels, volcano eruptions, ocean water temperature changes, and melting permafrost, plants and trees have been busy growing faster and larger. In fact this fun fact has lead to the re-greening of many non plant areas of the planet. NASA over the last decade has been measuring this effect from satellites in space taking pictures. article

So far, this re-greening has impacted an area twice the size of the continental United States with new plant and tree coverage. This will significantly slow down any climate changes as this new green area growth will absorb quite a lot of future CO2 emissions. This gives Nations more time to make and implement non CO2 energy changes. article

The Sun is due to flip poles within a year. Have to wait and see what the effects will be from the increased release of electromagnetic energy coupled with this event. Were the Northern Lights showing up in lower altitudes recently a beginning? article

 

 

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Feb102015

Reversal at Last in early AD

Finally, a system wide health protocol used in early dementia that worked to reverse cognitive decline in a small UCLA study. This reference gives all the study details in scientific language. Below is simple summary for case one:

  • eliminating all simple carbohydrates, gluten and processed food from her diet, and eating more vegetables, fruits and non-farmed fish
  • meditating twice a day and beginning yoga to reduce stress
  • sleeping seven to eight hours per night, up from four to five
  • taking melatonin, methylcobalamin, vitamin D3, fish oil and coenzyme Q10 each day
  • optimizing oral hygiene using an electric flosser and electric toothbrush
  • reinstating hormone replacement therapy, which had previously been discontinued
  • fasting for a minimum of 12 hours between dinner and breakfast, and for a minimum of three hours between dinner and bedtime
  • exercising for a minimum of 30 minutes, four to six days per week

The following chart gives more of the complex basis for the rationale of this protocol.

Table 1. Therapeutic System 1.0

Goal Approach Rationale and References
Optimize diet: minimize simple CHO, minimize inflammation. Patients given choice of several low glycemic, low inflammatory, low grain diets. Minimize inflammation, minimize insulin resistance.
Enhance autophagy, ketogenesis Fast 12 hr each night, including 3 hr prior to bedtime. Reduce insulin levels, reduce Aβ.
Reduce stress Personalized—yoga or meditation or music, etc. Reduction of cortisol, CRF, stress axis.
Optimize sleep 8 hr sleep per night; melatonin 0.5mg po qhs; Trp 500mg po 3x/wk if awakening. Exclude sleep apnea. [36]
Exercise 30-60' per day, 4-6 days/wk [3738]
Brain stimulation Posit or related [39]
Homocysteine <7 Me-B12, MTHF, P5P; TMG if necessary [40]
Serum B12 >500 Me-B12 [41]
CRP <1.0; A/G >1.5 Anti-inflammatory diet; curcumin; DHA/EPA; optimize hygiene Critical role of inflammation in AD
Fasting insulin <7; HgbA1c <5.5 Diet as above Type II diabetes-AD relationship
Hormone balance Optimize fT3, fT4, E2, T, progesterone, pregnenolone, cortisol [542]
GI health Repair if needed; prebiotics and probiotics Avoid inflammation, autoimmunity
Reduction of Aβ Curcumin, Ashwagandha [43-45]
Cognitive enhancement Bacopa monniera, MgT [4647]
25OH-D3 = 50-100ng/ml Vitamins D3, K2 [48]
Increase NGF H. erinaceus or ALCAR [4950]
Provide synaptic structural components Citicoline, DHA [51].
Optimize antioxidants **Mixed tocopherols and tocotrienols, Se, blueberries, NAC, ascorbate, α-lipoic acid [52]
Optimize Zn:fCu ratio Depends on values obtained [53]
Ensure nocturnal oxygenation Exclude or treat sleep apnea [54]
Optimize mitochondrial function CoQ or ubiquinol, α-lipoic acid, PQQ, NAC, ALCAR, Se, Zn, resveratrol, ascorbate, thiamine [55]
Increase focus Pantothenic acid Acetylcholine synthesis requirement
Increase SirT1 function Resveratrol [32]
Exclude heavy metal toxicity Evaluate Hg, Pb, Cd; chelate if indicated CNS effects of heavy metals
MCT effects Coconut oil or Axona [56]

CHO, carbohydrates; Hg, mercury; Pb, lead; Cd, cadmium; MCT, medium chain triglycerides; PQQ, polyquinoline quinone; NAC, N-acetyl cysteine; CoQ, coenzyme Q; ALCAR, acetyl-L-carnitine; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; MgT, magnesium threonate; fT3, free triiodothyronine; fT4, free thyroxine; E2, estradiol; T, testosterone; Me-B12, methylcobalamin; MTHF, methyltetrahydrofolate; P5P, pyridoxal-5-phosphate; TMG, trimethylglycine; Trp, tryptophan

SIDEBAR: Note that some of the nutrients were given in slightly higher amounts than recommended in the new vitamin criteria. These are therapeutic amounts for a recognized progressive dementia condition. For maintaining health before dementia, the amounts in the new vitamin criteria should prove protective and safe. Many of the recommended lifestyle and dietary changes are quite similar. The side effects of this protocol are simply greater health overall.

**See this article on vitamin E family levels in AD.  

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