Q.
Please let me know where I can
get cell salts. My nature food store
does not have it. I am using sea salt, are they the same? Mrs. I.H., New
Haven, Conn.
A.
No, sea salt and so-called cell
salts are two completely different
things. Most health food stores carry
them both. Cell salts are also some times called tissue salts. If your
health food store doesn't carry cell
salts, check the advertisements in
this magazine (also in the Classified
Ad section where they are usually
advertised). I had a section on Cell
Salts in the November, 1975 Forum
[ which is unavailable ].
Q.
I am a gentleman of 63 years of
age, and find my sex vigor does not
last long enough to complete the act.
Have you come across any given
substance that could enhance the
vigor at my age? I am healthy; my
last complete physical showed no
impairment anywhere in my body. I
have been told it is mental, but I
don't believe it. Would appreciate an
honest answer: Am I over the hill or
not? E.J., Cicero, Ill.
A.
You are never too old, or "over
the hill", when it comes to sex,
although the frequency of sexual
activity and the ability to sustain an erection usually diminishes with age.
Impotence at any age is more often
than not a mental problem: a few
unsuccessful attempts result in fear
of new failures - and, when it
comes to the male sex, the fear of
failure tends to produce failure.
You may try treatment at one of
the many sex clinics that are so popular now - ask your doctor for the
address of one. Or, you may try
biological and nutritional programs
for male impotence that are described in detail in two of my books:
How To Get Well, and Sex And Nutrition.
You also may try this formula taken
from How To Get Well:
Pep-Up Cocktail Q.
I cannot take any of the vitamins
B, either together or one at a time.
I develop diarrhea and nausea.
Is there some vitamin or other chemical
missing in my digestive system? Is
this a common problem? I can take
brewer's yeast, and at the present
time am taking vitamin B12 shots
once a week. I have read that it is not wise to take only one B vitamin. I am
46 years of age, and in good health. I have asked various doctors about
this, but have received no answer.
C.H., Rison, Ark.
A.
I've come across a few people
who are allergic to vitamins, and
usually it is B vitamins that cause
the most trouble. You are fortunate
that you can tolerate brewer's yeast.
Instead of B12 shots, I would advise
taking two or three tablespoons of
brewer's yeast powder, which has
been fortified with B12, each day.
Take it in some sour juice and
always on an empty stomach like
one hour before a meal. This will
give you all the B vitamins you need,
since you are in good health. Also,
take three to five tablets (or one tsp. powder) calcium lactate to balance
powder) calcium lactate to balance
the excess phosphorus in that much
brewer's yeast.
Q.
My 32-year-old daughter is doctoring
for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. The doctor has her on
Prednisone - at one time she was taking
45 mg. daily but is now on 5 mg. She
has some pain on 5 mg., but doesn't
want to take more than necessary.
Could you please suggest dietary
supplements to help her. She is
taking 3,000 mg. vitamin C, licorice
capsules, 400 mg. niacin, B complex,
desiccated spleen, yucca tablets,
vitamin E, and a multiple formula.
This is just by guessing and reading
books. I would appreciate your help.
Mrs. M.D., Seminole, Fl.
A.
I would suggest gradually getting
off Prednisone, or at least reducing
the dosage to as low as possible,
beginning with 2.5 mg. In your
vitamin program one of the most important vitamins for your daughter's
condition, vitamin A, is missing. She may take up to 100,000 units for 3
months, then reduce to 25,000 units.
Also, manganese supplement and
cod liver oil would be beneficial.
Carrot and celery juice should be
taken daily. Generally, she should
follow the Optimum Diet with emphasis on raw foods,
sprouts, and an abundance of organically grown raw vegetables and fruits.
Q.
Please tell us how many B vitamins there are,
and if it is wise to take isolated B vitamins separately
without B-complex. K. R. J. , Phoenix, AZ.
A.
There are over 20 known (discovered and identified) B vitamins at present,
and new ones are being discovered at a fast rate.
It is, indeed unwise to medicate yourself with large doses of individual
B vitamins for prolonged periods of time as this would increase the need
for other vitamins from the B-complex, and eventually lead to imbalances
and deficiencies. Isolated B vitamins, even in mega-doses,
may be taken, of course, on recommendation of nutritionally trained doctors,
as a part of a doctor-supervised course of treatment.
But, even then, I would suggest that in addition to prescribed B vitamin,
the patient be given simultaneously the whole B complex,
preferably in natural form. He should also be advised to supplement his
diet with one to three tablespoons of brewer's yeast,
the richest natural source of all B vitamins.
For those who take B vitamins in high potency on their own,
I would advise the use of 100% natural B-complex brand made from
brewer's yeast or other natural sources.
Q.
I have read (not in your book) that longitudinal ridges on the finger nails
are signs of anemia. I have such ridges.
I went to the doctor, and he found that my hemoglobin count was 41,
which, he said meant that I did not have anemia.
Doctors pooh-pooh the idea that nail ridges are symptoms of anemia.
I also have seborrhea dandruff, and all chemicals seem to bother my eyes.
My urine has an offensive odor. I do not eat meat, but use dairy products,
take B12, yeast, wheat germ, kelp, molasses, vitamins A, D, E, C, zinc,
and sometimes B vitamins, although I would rather get them in food.
But, the nail ridges are still there. S. McM., Seattle, Wash.
A.
Ridges in the fingernails may or may not be caused by anemia.
In your case, they apparently are not.
Your diet and supplements seem to be adequate, but I would include also a
natural high-potency brand of B complex tablets, and also some extra
B6 and folic acid - they are all
involved in the growing of healthy
fingernails. Make sure your vitamin
A is natural, from fish liver oils.
Other specifics for fingernails are:
silica tablets, multiple mineral-trace
element formula, and vitamin B15.
Eggs contain the high quality sulfur containing amino acids that are
needed for healthy nail growth. Make
sure your wheat germ is 100% fresh.
Rancid wheat germ may contribute to
your seborrhea, and even to more
serious health problems. Brewer's
yeast is an excellent nutritional
equivalent (sans oils and vitamin E) of
wheat germ, and it never turns
rancid - use more of it. Use a brand
which contains B12. Also, do not
forget that in addition to adequate
nutrition, plenty of regular exercise
is needed to oxygenate your blood,
keep it healthy and red, and prevent
anemia. By the way, you must have
misunderstood your doctor's report.
Your hemoglobin count could not
possibly be 41. It must have been the
hematocrit, which is normally between 37 and 47 for a woman. The
normal hemoglobin count ranges
from 12 to 16 gr., although many
doctors would consider 12 to be a
sign of anemia.
Q.
I am a 22 year old man in excellent
health. I enjoy all sports, I do OK with
the girls, I eat a very good diet (my
parents are health-foodists), but I
have one problem that makes my life
miserable - I am losing my hair
rapidly, and it looks like by the time
I'm 30, I'll be totally bald, just like my
father. My mother bought your book,
Stop Hair Loss, which I read, and I
also went to hear you speak at the
health convention in September in
L.A. I noticed that you have thinning
hair yourself. If you are an expert
nutritionist, and still don't know how
to prevent your own hair loss, how
come you wrote a book on the
subject? I hope you aren't offended
by such a question, and please don't
misunderstand me, I think you're
great. But, I am desperate is there
any hope for me? J.P. , Ontario,
CA.
A.
Thanks, I needed that! I mean, I
needed your question to give me a
chance to explain the true cause of
male-pattern baldness. My book,
Stop Hair Loss, is the only book on
hair problems that gives the real, scientifically proven explanation of
male-pattern baldness. There have
been many theories regarding the
cause of baldness, but none of them
have proven to be scientifically valid. Circulation problems, the pressure of
hats, nutritional deficiencies, mental
stress, heavy intellectual work - all
these and many more theories can be
dismissed by one question - why
men only? Certainly women are
subjected to the same stresses and
nutritional deficiencies.
Why, then, is it that women don't
get bald, but men do? The hat
pressure was a popular theory, but
now we have a whole generation of
men who have grown up without
hardly ever having a hat on their
heads - yet, baldness is more widespread than ever!
The enigma of baldness was solved
by two prominent scientists, Dr.
Kessler from Germany, and Dr. Lars
Engstrand from the famous Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
Their research, as well as clinical work on
thousands of patients, has definitely
established that the male-pattern
baldness is caused by hormonal
imbalance. The excess of male sex
hormones causes thickening of the
galea, a membrane that covers the
scalp, which in turn causes tension
and pressure on the blood vessels in
the scalp and constricts the circulation.
This prevents an adequate
supply of blood to the hair follicles,
and results in gradual diminishing of
hair growth, and eventual baldness.
This hormonally caused male-pattern
baldness is responsible for about.
95% of all baldness in men.
The other 5% can be caused by various
pathological conditions, such as seborrhea, drugs,
nutritional deficiencies, poisonings, etc. These factors,
which also affect women, seldom
cause permanent baldness. Normal
hair growth is usually restored when
such conditions are corrected. But
male-pattern baldness, which is
caused by an excess of male sex
hormones, is not directly related to
nutrition nor to the general health. A
man can be in top physical condition -
a Yul Brynner type he-man - and
still be bald. Unfair as this may seem, men with generous sex hormone
production - exceptionally virile -
have a greater chance of losing their
hair.
Mental and emotional stresses,
and excessive brain work can cause
tension in the muscle tissues of the
scalp and contribute to hair loss by
constricting the blood vessels, but
still, the excess of male sex hormones
is, by far, the biggest cause of
baldness in men.
This has been scientifically demonstrated by Dr. Engstrand.
He removed the galea (which was enlarged
in balding men) surgically, and 70 to
80% of his patients experienced an
increased hair growth within six
months. It is well known medically that
the administration of female sex
hormones to men will immediately
result in vigorous hair growth. It will
feminize them, and diminish their
interest in the opposite sex, but it will give them a full head of hair.
It is also well-known that eunuchs (men who
have been castrated, either for
medical reasons, or those who work
in Oriental harems) have vigorous
hair growth on the head, but no
beards.
Perhaps in learning all this, you
will be less concerned by your condition. And, also, stop wondering when
you see my thinning hair, or when
you see my good friends and well known, knowledgable nutritionists,
Dr. Kurt Donsbach and John Tobe -
you see, we know how we could
change our hair growing pattern,
but we choose to remain as we are!
Now, while hair loss in the male is
a strictly hormonal question, graying
of the hair is largely a nutritional
question. Graying is caused by nutritional deficiencies and can be prevented (even in some cases, corrected) by nutritional means. The Optimum Diet of properly selected foods,
with emphasis on whole grains, seeds
and nuts, and specific supplements of
brewer's yeast and such B-complex
vitamins as niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, choline, inositol, PABA, and
folic acid, will help your hair to
retain its natural color.
By the way, the best thing I know to
counteract the constricted circulation of the scalp due to enlarged
galea, without endangering your
masculinity, is to do one to two
minute headstands 2-3 times a day.
This will force the blood into the
scalp and improve the feeding of the
nutrition-starved hair roots.
Q.
What is preferable: vitamin
tablets, capsules, or slide-gelatin
capsules?
In a tropical temperature, like
Florida, is it best to keep vitamins
and minerals refrigerated, or just at
room temperature?
- J. B.. Miami Beach, Fla.
A.
All are equally useful. Manufacturers use various methods of
tableting and capsuling, depending
on the need and suitability of materials,
as well as the best way of preserving potency and therapeutic
value of supplements. Example: You
cannot put oils in a tablet form,
that's why they are capsuled.
As a general rule, vitamins and
supplements keep best when refrigerated. This is especially true in
humid, tropical areas like yours.
Q.
When one reads the popular
literature on nutrition, one is constantly finding recommendations to
take this or that with only occasional
recommendations as to quantity.
When one reads further, one finds
vague suggestions that there are
limits as to how much one should
take, and balances that have to be
preserved; and sometimes conditions
under which some things ought not
to be taken except in minimal
amounts. Too much zinc dulls the
mind. Vitamin E lowers blood sugar.
Vitamins A and D have debilitating
effects in large doses. Iron drives
vitamin E out. Calcium drives out
magnesium, etc. But, how much is
too much? How much is too much
choline? Too much biotin? What
ought one to look for to judge his own
limits?
Can you tell me where, in what
book, or articles, can one find this
very important information about
over-dosage, the signs of over-dosage, the consequences of over-dosage, and critical balances and
incompatabilities. I can find nothing
but spotty information. R.G.,
Hillsboro, N.H.
A.
I agree with you that most popular health books do not state the
quantity or dosage of recommended
vitamins or minerals. My book, How
To Get Well, is an exception. It
clearly states the recommended dosages for all vitamins
and supplements in the treatment of virtually
all common ailments. It also contains
chapters on "Why and How to Take
Vitamins" and "How to Distinguish
Between Natural and Synthetic Vitamins." In another specific section,
"Vitamin and Mineral Guide", every
vitamin and mineral (including even
those that are not listed in any other
current publication, such as B15, B17, B13, selenium,
lithium, molybdenum) is discussed in detail as to its functions,
deficiency symptoms, natural sources, MDR,
the usual therapeutic doses, and possible harm from overdoses.
Believe me, I hate to toot my own horn, but you asked where to get this information,
so I must give you the answer.
Q.
Can you give me a diet for the prevention and treatment of glaucoma?
Does diet affect glaucoma? G.M.R., St. Petersburg, Fla.
A.
To date, it has not been shown that any particular diet is of specific
value in prevention or cure of glaucoma. It is generally believed that
restoration of vision already lost due to nerve degeneration caused
by increased intraocular pressure, cannot occur.
However, certain nutritional and other biological factors have
been associated with effective control of the condition and preserving
the remaining sight. These are:
Cell Salts
Over the Hill
(makes 2 glasses; perhaps your
wife can use - and may need
one)
Grind all seeds first, then blend
everything in a blender. Drink one
glass in the morning and one in the
evening for a few weeks (must
always be made fresh just before
you drink it), and you just may be
pleasantly surprised at the results.
Also, take:
in addition to all regular supplements, every day.
Note: Since I am currently doing research in this area for a
forthcoming article, I will appreciate it if readers, who try the above program,
as well as the virility programs
outlined in my books, will let
me know of the attained results. All
correspondence will be treated with
strictest confidence, of course.
Allergic to B's
Lupus Erythematosus
B-Complex
Nail Ridges
A Hair-Raising Question
About Vitamins
Vitamin Dosages
Glaucoma