Amino Acids
Arginine:
• improve blood flow and improves circulation-related conditions like coronary heart disease with angina, intermittent claudication, and high blood pressure
• preserves lean muscle tissue
• improves immune function
• improves erectile function
• increases sperm counts
• restores protein balance in burn victims
• speeds healing of wounds, fractures, and diabetes-related foot ulcers
• inhibits loss of bone
Glutamine:
• maintains the structural integrity of the intestines
• improves recovery from surgery
• a treatment for AIDS
• a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome
• can inhibit fatty buildups inside the liver and aid treatment of cirrhosis
• can curb cravings for alcohol and sugar
• improves recovery from exercise
Lysine:
• prevents bone loss
• holds back active symptoms of herpes
• improves the immune system
• helps prevent cataracts in diabetics
• helps reverse heart disease
Phenylalanine:
• produces an almost immediate improvement in mood in people with depression
• helps deal with caffeine withdrawal
• alleviates arthritis aches, back pain, and menstrual cramps
• promotes skin repigmentation to diminish blotches caused by vitiligo
Tyrosine:
• improves mood
• useful for treating other illnesses associated with brain chemistry imbalances such as ADHD, Parkinson’s disease, hypothyroidism, and withdrawal from cocaine addiction
GABA (Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid):
• a natural relaxant and tranquilizer
• reduces depressive feelings
• useful in seizure control
• improves speech and restore memory loss in people who have had a stroke
• decreases high blood sugar
• reduces blood pressure
• improves heart function
Methionine:
• SAMe alleviates depression
• improves liver function by fighting hepatitis and cirrhosis, and even reversing liver failure
• decreases pain and increases joint healing in osteoarthritis
• decreases limb rigidity and tremors in Parkinson’s disease
• has anti-inflammatory benefits for fibromyalgia patients
Glutathione and N-Acetyl Cysteine:
• glutathione suppresses the AIDS virus
• NAC is useful for detoxification and treating liver failure in acetaminophen poisoning
• NAC prevents heart disease and may also be useful in treating congestive heart failure
• NAC improves breathing
• NAC helps prevent and reverse hair loss in women
Taurine:
• reduces tissue swelling and fluid accumulation
• strengthens the heart muscle
• eliminates seizures
• improves vision in people with macular degeneration
• improves he immune system
• stabilizes blood sugar in Type I and Type II diabetes
• improves fat metabolism
• protects against respiratory hazards
Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine (Branched-Chain Amino Acids):
• preserve muscle tissue in wasting diseases
Tryptophan:
• improves sleep
• useful against mood disorders such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, premenstrual anxiety, and seasonal affective disorder
• may be helpful in treating eating disorders, alcohol addiction, Down’s syndrome, aggressive behavior, ADHD, schizophrenia, sleep paralysis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and pain syndrome
Carnitine:
• reduces heart disease
• improves energy
• prevents muscle loss in cancer and AIDS
• helps protect children against Reyes syndrome
• improves thyroid function
• improves metabolism
Acetyl L-Carnitine:
• accelerates recovery from stroke
• improves symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and reverses the imbalances of brain chemistry in the disorder
• alleviates fatigue and brain fog
Fatty Acids
Fish Oil:
• prevents the formation of clots that could cause a heart attack
• prevents and controls cardiac arrhythmias
• lowers the number of angina attacks
• cuts the risk of sudden cardiac death in half
• lowers blood pressure
• diminishes the triglyceride levels in diabetics
• maintains arterial flexibility
• inhibits cancer and treats established cancer
• treats inflammatory joint diseases
• treats autoimmune disorders
• reduces the damage of colitis and Chron’s disease
• reduces symptoms of skin disorders
• relaxes the lungs and helps them work better
• improves kidney function
• reduces symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome
• important in treating depression and mood disorders
• DHA taken alone may reduce schizophrenia symptoms
Flaxseed Oil:
• protects the cardiovascular system by deterring the clotting tendency of platelets, lowering cholesterol, and reducing blood pressure
• flaxmeal includes cancer-opposing compounds called lignans
Gamma-Linolenic Acid:
• used to treat immune system problems like chronic fatigue syndrome
• reduces cholesterol levels
• large amounts triple life expectancy for people with pancreatic cancer
• reduces stiffness in arthritis
• slows the progression of multiple sclerosis
• treatment for PMS
• stops the progression of nerve damage in diabetes
• improves the condition of skin and nails
• reduces dryness
• may improve weight loss
Fat-Based Nutrition
Medium-Chain Triglycerides:
• increases energy
• improves fat loss
• helps deprive cancer cells of nourishment
• part of nutritional therapies for digestive disorders
Squalene:
• improves heart function
• lowers triglycerides
• has anticancer properties
• improves immune system strength
• keeps skin smooth and supple
Glycerol Monolaurate:
• attacks infectious diseases
• reduces the rate of heart disease
Alkylglycerols:
• improves the effectiveness of radiation treatments or chemotherapy
Cetyl Myristoleate:
• treatment for arthritis
Digestive Aids
Fiber:
• helps control blood sugar
• helps control cholesterol and triglyceride levels
• pectin helps heal people who were exposed to radiation
• modified citrus pectin helps prevent the spread of cancer
Beneficial Bacteria:
• strengthens the immune system
• inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria
• helps with overcoming diarrhea and other bowel disorders
• slows the growth of cancers
• helps treat joint disorders
• reduces brain dysfunction
Digestive Aids:
• betaine-HCl can improve digestion and increase the absorption of minerals (but only use it with a doctor’s supervision)
• pancreatic enzymes can improve digestion
• the fungal enzyme aspergillus oryzae corrects the leaky gut phenomenon and helps dissolve clots in blood vessels
Fructooligosaccharides:
• helps lower high blood sugar
• helps prevent cavities
• can alleviate constipation and diarrhea
• can relieve ulcer symptoms
Charcoal:
• absorbs poison and useful in treating drug overdoses (but still go to the emergency room just in case)
Nutrient-Dense Superfoods
Barley and Wheat Grass Juice:
• protect cells from becoming cancerous
• improve the immune system
Chlorella:
• helps the body eliminate toxic metals
• promotes healing of the gastrointestinal tract
Spirulina:
• stimulates immune function
• helps manage cancer
Bee Products:
• bee pollen contains natural antibiotic compounds
• bee pollen helps strengthen capillaries, treat glaucoma, and ward off prostate disease
• bee propolis fights parasites, fungal infections, viruses, and upper respiratory infections
• topical bee propolis helps wounds heal, fights periodontal disease, and reduces the size of tumors
• royal jelly improves energy, supports the immune system, kills bacteria, fights cancer, and increases nutrient absorption
Vita-Nutrients with Unique Roles
Coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinone):
• reverses damage to the heart
• lowers high blood pressure
• reduces high blood sugar
• increases weight loss
• prolongs lifespan of people with cancer
• reduces fatigue
• also used to treat dementia, tinnitus, Meniere’s disease, Bell’s palsy, deafness, muscular dystrophy, Huntington’s disease, ulcers, low sperm count, periodontal disease, and chronic fatigue syndrome
Lipoic Acid:
• treatment for diabetic neuropathy
• enhances memory and cognitive function
• inhibits HIV replication
• protects the liver
Phosphatidyl Serine:
• reverses age-related mental decline
• reduces the production of stress hormones
• treatment for seasonal depression
• increases brain activity in Parkinson’s patients
DMSO:
• promotes wound healing
• used to treat autoimmune diseases
• provides pain relief
• treats duodenal ulcers
• treats scleroderma
• relieves interstitial cystitis
• improves sight in macular degeneration patients
• dissolves hemorrhoids
• treatment for sprained ankles
Calcium AEP (Colamine Phosphate):
• treatment for autoimmune disorders
• reverses Type I diabetes if treated early enough
• may prevent cancer
Creatine:
• enhances athletic performance
• reduces disturbances to the heart’s rhythm
Octacosanol:
• tube feedings help people emerge from comas
• increases energy
Gamma-Oryzanol:
• heals gastrointestinal problems
• reduces high levels of triglycerides and LDL cholesterol
• reduces menopausal symptoms
DMG (Dimethylglycine):
• boosts energy
• improves immune function
• improves behavior of autistic children
• reverses cataract growth
Trimethylglycine (Betaine):
• could offer protection from cancer, liver disorders, and disorders of aging
NADH:
• reduces trembling in Parkinson’s disease
• improves memory in Alzheimer’s patients
• reduces depression (especially when received in the injectible form)
• saves the lives of people with terminal heart failure
• increases levels of energy
Cartilage-Building Nutrients
Shark and Bovine Cartilage:
• bovine cartilage improves wound healing, treats pain in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, and fights cancer
• shark cartilage may fight cancer and heal inflammatory conditions
Glucosamine:
• treatment for osteoarthritis and healing of degenerating joints
Chondroitin Sulfate:
• reduces pain in osteoarthritis and gout
• improves cardiovascular health
• may fight HIV
Sea Cucumber:
• relieves joint aches and stiffness
