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Which two organs are important in the theory of RNA supplementation?

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Thymus and Parotid

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Fish liver oil is good for ___(Visual condition)__ but not good for __(Medical condition)__ because it contains__(nutrition)__

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Good for Night Blindness but not good for Kidney Stones because it has Vitamin A

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Itching of any mucous membrane is an indication to check for possible need for

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Vitamin A

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4
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What nutrition is important in eye/retina/fish tank vision problems?

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Vitamin A and G (Vitamin G counters tendencies towards transient ischemia in the retina

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5
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What nutrition makes the system vascular tougher to decrease vascular permeability?

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Vitamin P (bioflavonoids)

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Vitamin P deficiency will cause what?

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Bleeding gums, bruise easily

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7
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What is the vitamin C complex made of and their functions?

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Tyrosinase (Copper) : Catecholamine cascade
Vitamin P
Vitamin K : Promotes prothrombin from chlorophyll
Ascorbic acid
J factor : oxygen capacity & neutralize toxin by oxidizing

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8
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What is the catecholamine cascade?

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Tyrosine to L-Dopa : B3, B9, C

L-Dopa to Dopamine : P5P, Mg, Zn

Dopamine to Noradrenaline : C, Cu, P, Tyrosinase

Noradrenaline to Adrenaline : P5P, Mg, Zn, B9, B12

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9
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What is Biopterin synthesized from?

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Folic acid

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10
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Explain the vitamin C acidity paradox

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Many patients take large doses of ascorbic acid which has a strong acidifying effect on the body. This makes the patient’s body overly acidic and not able to absorb ascorbic acid properly resulting in a low lingual ascorbic acid test.

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11
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High dose of ascorbic acid will increase the need of what?

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Vitamin A

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12
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Hemorrhoids, pink toothbrush, easily bruised, or indications for the need of?

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Vitamin P

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13
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A patient who takes proteolytic enzymes (papaya) and get a headache is in need of what?

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Vitamin P (Vitamin C)

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14
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What beneficial properties does the bioflavonoid quercetin have?

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Capillary fragility
Antihistamine effect
Strong antioxidant
Diarrhea

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15
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What vitamin helps keep blood viscosity in normal range, prevents thrombosis and prevent bruising easily By minimizing the tearing of the walls of capillaries?

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Vitamin E2

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16
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Bloating within 30 minutes of eating is an indication for what?

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Hydrochloric acid HCL

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17
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What organ problem is related to desquamation of epithelium from fingers and palms occasionally on feet

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Gallbladder, biliary tract problem

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18
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Metallic or bitter taste in the mouth usually requires what?

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Bile salt, which helps clear the liver

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19
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Metallic taste in the mouth requires what?

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Iodine

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20
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Patient who requires supplementation of bile salts often is not getting adequate absorption of fat soluble dietary factors, especially what?

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Vitamin A

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21
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Pruritus ani can be caused by what and helped by what?

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Bile salt when the stool is acid, which is helped by vitamin A.

Hydrochloric acid HCl when the stool is alkaline, which is helped by calcium

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22
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Bile salts help with what visual disturbances?

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Flashes (scotomas)

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23
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Bile is composed of what three things?

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Lecithin (thinner)
Cholesterol (thicker)
Bile salt (thinner)

And toxins

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24
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The conversion of cholesterol to bile salt depends on what six things?

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Liver nutrition

Vitamin A, ascorbic acid, EFA essential fatty acids, B3, Betaine, Choline

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25
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What components are in Bile Salt?

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Taurine (Methionine, Mg, Zn, B6, CH3 (methyl radical)

Glycine (B9, B6, B2, Mn)

Copper

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26
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What is the enzyme that stimulates negative feedback for bile production?

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7-cholesterol-dehydrogenase

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27
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What is the reasoning behind high fiber intake, and low cholesterol?

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Fibre bind with bile salt, then is eliminated which causes less negative feedback, then increase a vial salt production, then low cholesterol

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28
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What is the reasoning behind and gut flora and cholesterol?
Name the molecule in question

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Toxic bowel, unfriendly flora (cholesterol is converted by unfriendly Flora into a substance of the liver cannot distinguish from normal bile salt)

7– deoxycholate

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29
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What substance helps thin gallbladder stones?

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Lecithin

Choline decreases cholesterol

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30
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What mineral mobilizes calcium into bone?

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Phosphorus

This is useful in arthritis conditions, but not good for non-authentic conditions

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31
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The body produces about what percentage of its own cholesterol?

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70 to 80%

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32
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What blocks normal conversional, cholesterol, and liver and causes what after?

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Trans Fats (hydrogenated) and causes increased cholesterol

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33
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What nutrition helps lower cholesterol?

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B3, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Choline, Betaine

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34
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What can help normalize cholesterol levels?

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Dietary changes
Proper bowel function
Exercise

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35
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What is the one of the most alkaline substance causing precipitation of calcium joints leading into arthritis and putting a terrible load on the liver?

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Guanidine

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36
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What are the three steps to treat a patient with toxic bowel from Guanidine?

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Step one acidify
Step two detoxify liver
Step three restore bowel flora

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37
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What is the Wulzen factor?

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Anti-stiffness factor (Stigmasterol)

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38
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Sleep difficulties, frequent nocturnal urination, wakes up through the night and can’t go back to sleep, nocturnal back pain, may be indications of the need for what vitamin?

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Vitamin B

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39
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Itchy skin Seborrheic dermatitis

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Vitamin B

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40
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Heart condition tachycardia

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Vitamin G

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41
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Aids in Stomach acid hydrochloric acid production

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Vitamin G

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42
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Helps overly alkaline patient with spastic gallbladder

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Vitamin G

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43
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Transient ischemia of retina (fish bowl)

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Vitamin G

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44
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Name the B vitamins of Vitamin G

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B1, B4, B5, B12

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45
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Name the G vitamins of vitamin G

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B2, B3, B9, PABA,

lipotrophic factors: choline, betaine, inositol

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46
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Increase psychotic tendencies, apprehensive, intolerance to noise

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Vitamin B

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47
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Helps carbohydrate metabolism

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Vitamin B

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48
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Lack of vibration sense

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Vitamin B

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49
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Headaches like a tight band

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Vitamin B

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50
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Increase lactic acid, burning in soles of feet, tenderness in calves

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Vitamin B

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51
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Shellfish, salted herring, clams are high in what vitamin?

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B (Thiaminase)

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52
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Nerve promoting

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Vitamin B

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53
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Blepharospasm ( eyelid spasm)

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Vitamin G

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54
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Decreased breath holding time

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Vitamin B

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55
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Cheilosis (mouth cracking corner)

56
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Loss of upper lip

57
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Decrease body temperature, respiration rate, frequent, yawning, fatigue

58
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Pre-angina Pectoris

59
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Pre-myocardial infraction

60
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Vasodilation

61
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Bright red tipped tongue, purple tongue

62
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Whole body or limb jerk upon falling asleep

63
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Heat labile

64
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Insoluble fraction

65
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Spastic gallbladder

66
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Spider nevi from estrogen breakdown

67
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Photophobia, bloodshot eyes, burning itching eyes

68
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Pallor of temporal half of optic disc

69
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Helps adrenal glands function

70
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Helps salivary glands and pancreas produce their alkaline enzyme, helps overly acidic, patient, lack of appetite, drowsiness after meals

71
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Split S1, S2

72
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Equally spaced, S1, S2

73
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Atrial fibrillation, irregular heartbeat

74
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PVC - ventricular ectopic beats

75
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Hypertension

76
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Increase acetylcholine activity

77
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Helps cholinesterase activity (breakdown of acetylcholine to recycle choline)
Restless, leg, jumpy, shaky legs

78
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Excessively worried

79
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Suspicious moody, depressed

80
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Low blood pressure, decreased blood vessel tone

81
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Irritated mucus, membranes: rectum, vagina, eyes

82
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Friable skin, face, neck

83
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Bradycardia

84
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Shortness of breath

85
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Premenstrual, water retention, long, heavy flow, short intervals between periods, generalized bloating, inhibition of thyroid, hypothyroid symptoms

86
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What does vitamin D do in the gastrointestinal tract or other tissues?

A

Takes the calcium out into the blood

87
Q

Symptoms from too much vitamin D often results from a deficiency of its antagonist, which is?

A

Vitamin F (essential fatty acids)

88
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What vitamin takes calcium from the blood into soft tissues, such as muscles, mucus, membranes, and skin?

A

Vitamin F (essential fatty acids)

89
Q

What happens to the skin with high sun exposure and low vitamin F?

A

Very thick skin and susceptible to hives

90
Q

How many double bonds do omega-3/6, arachidonic acid and eicopentanoic acid (EPA) have?

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Omega 3/6 has three
Arachidonic acid has four
EPA has five

91
Q

What condition that is associated with what deficiency does vitamin D and fat help?

A

Low blood pressure and low calcium in the blood

92
Q

Often, ________ is necessary in order to enhance calcium absorption

A

Hydrochloric acid HCL

93
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When patients itch it’s often in need of -________ and ionizable _________

A

Vitamin F and calcium lactate

94
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Hives from too much sun or symptoms of soft tissue _________ starvation

95
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Canker, sores, fever, blisters, cold, sores, itchy are all helped by what three things?

A

Calcium lactate, hydrochloric acid, vitamin F

96
Q

Vitamin F increases circulation of _______ in the body

97
Q

What are three possible causes of soreness after exercise?

A

Calcium deficiency

Increase potassium in muscle due to muscle fatigue

Inflammation from micro injuries

98
Q

Does calcium help a closed or open iliocecal valve?

99
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What is the nutrition for night cramps?

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Calcium, hydrochloric acid, vitamin D, essential fatty acids

100
Q

Conversion of essential fatty acids is difficult in what condition?

A

Severe degenerative disease are frequently found to have sluggish overload functioning liver

101
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What do patients with degenerative diseases must avoid?

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All sources of toxic, heavy metals

102
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What does aluminum do to the bone?

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Has a tendency to replace calcium and bone making for a weaker bone As well as depleting, phosphorus and other essential minerals out of the system

103
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What pulls the fat soluble factors out of the food that we eat?

A

Mineral oil

104
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What are the three substances that pull minerals out of the system?

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Aluminum, mineral oil, distilled water

105
Q

What heart condition is helped by essential fatty acids?

A

Very quiet second heart sound (low S2)

106
Q

What is the best source of ionizable calcium?
What must it be transformed into to get into the bone?

A

Calcium lactate
Calcium bicarbonate

107
Q

In order for calcium to be absorbed it must be in an acidic or alkaline gastrointestinal tract?

108
Q

What mineral helps for falling asleep?

109
Q

Extra calcium goes where in the body?
What mineral unbalance does extra calcium cause?

A

Joints – arthritis
Kidney - stones

Magnesium is off-balance
magnesium is natural calcium channel blocker

110
Q

What functions in the body does an optimal, magnesium calcium ratio help to maintain?

A

Normal nerve transmission,
Neuromuscular activity
Cellular function

111
Q

What are the three mechanisms behind parathyroid so it can increase blood calcium?

A

Increase reabsorption of calcium in the urine

Increase absorption of calcium in the gut

Mobilize the bone’s calcium

112
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What is the nutrition for sore muscles?

A

Calcium, magnesium, vitamin D

113
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What are the different components of vitamin E?

A

Tocopherol
Tocotrienol
Vitamin F
Phospholipid (Choline, Inositol)

114
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Alpha-tocopherol is good for what 3 conditions?

A

Inflammation
Immune system function
Antioxidants for cell membranes

115
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Alpha-tocopherol all is important as an antioxidant. What are the three systemic conditions improved with it?

A

Vasodilator

Blood thinner by decreasing platelet aggregation

Cardiovascular conditions

116
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Which tocopherol helps to prevent cancers?

A

Gamma and Delta

117
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Gamma Tocopherol can be a powerful antioxidant, especially in scavenging of a free radicals. Which ones?

A

Nitric oxide
Nitric oxide peroxynitrate

118
Q

Acne in children can be caused by?

A

Vitamin E, sex organ development

119
Q

Acne in adolescence is possibly caused by what?

A

Vitamin deficiencies
Food sensitivities

120
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What other nutrition is necessary to get tocopherols to function?

A

Manganese
Selenium

121
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What is the best source of vitamin E?

A

Green peas
Lettuce
Vegetables

122
Q

Muscle cramps are helped by calcium. .
What helps the cellular uptake of calcium?
This is the same for heart muscle cramps , angina pectoris

A

Vitamin E2

123
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Vitamin E2 helps maintain what property in the blood?

124
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Vitamin E2 helps what blood capacity?

A

Oxygen carrying capacity

125
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What are the clinical conditions helped by vitamin E2?

A

Thrombophlebitis

Intermittent claudication

Coronary artery disease

126
Q

Lowenburg test is what?

A

Lower extremity calf pain test
Phlebitis

127
Q

What are the normal ranges for the Lowenburg test?

A

180 - 240
Low indicates the need for vitamin E and B3

128
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What does B vitamins and the inositol part of vitamin E have in common?

A

Inositol promotes alpha-adrenergic activity and increases vasoconstriction

129
Q

What does Vitamin E2 and Vitamin G have in common?

A

Vasodilation and relaxing tissues

130
Q

When does one use the wheat germ oil as compared to the vitamin E dry form?

A

Wheat germ oil is used for sexual hormone related problems

Dry vitamin E is used for musculoskeletal conditions

131
Q

Dr. George Goodheart’s clinical Pearl for lower back pain is vitamin E.
What are the vitamin E associated muscles? (10)

A

Piriformis
Gluteus Maximus, Medius and minimus
Tensor fascia latae
Adductor
Abdominal muscles
Psoas
Hamstrings
Subscapularis

132
Q

What is the optimal phosphorus/calcium ratio?

A

4 phosphorus
10 calcium

133
Q

What happens when there’s high phosphorus in the body?

What happens when there’s high calcium in the body

A

High phosphorus causes calcium deficiencies, erosion, and osteoporosis

High calcium causes phosphorus deficiencies

134
Q

Periodontal disease are in need of what?

A

Raw bone concentrate

135
Q

Boron is useful in what conditions?

A

Bone loss and demineralization
Menopause

136
Q

Patient is nervous and jumpy may be in need of what mineral?

137
Q

Patient with no energy and is fatigued all the time maybe in need of what mineral?

A

Phosphorus
Important in energy cycle in relationship to ATP production, and the energy release mechanisms

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