Some Health/Nutrition Information I've Collected
last additions 12/5/05

The orientation here is natural methods for health maintenance (and sometimes cures) with emphasis on foods and supplements.  A problem with supplements can be absorbtion and sometimes attention is paid to this issue.  Medical treatment and drugs are seldom mentioned except to note an alternative; however, you should be aware that drugs can exacerbate acidity.  Herbs are seldom discussed, but it is worth noting that one should be careful about the manufacture because standardization of dosage may be difficult (amount of active ingredients can depend on growth conditions, genetics, harvesting and processing).   Items set in red indicate something is bad, but not everything is color coded.  The material is extracted from various sources and references are usually given, some with nonstandard abbreviations.   The information presented here is from sources I believe are reliable; however, I am unable to assess it since I am a mathematician with no background in the health field.  I merely present it with the idea that interested people will consult the original sources.  I have tried to accurately report information that I have found, but may have made errors.  I recommend checking out the original sources.

Other sources:

  • Dr. David Williams (publisher of Alternatives) has an extensive website.  You can easily find others by surfing.
  • Herbs: One of the more authoritative books is The Green Pharmacy by James A. Duke, which lists herbal remedies by condition.  His companion book, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook, is the reverse: for each herb it lists the conditions it can help.  James Duke received his PhD in botany.  As a USDA researcher for 27 years, he conducted extensive interviews of folk healers and scientists and he built a comprehensive data base.
  • If you take drugs: The Truth About the Drug Companies (2004) by Dr. Marcia Angell, at Harvard Med. School & was editor in chief of the New England J. Med. for 20 years.  I think it should be required reading in medical schools.  An important point for drug users: newer (money-making) drugs may be worse than older (generic) ones because, to get FDA approval, drug companies usually compare them with placebos (or with older drugs in flawed tests).  Many are essentially another drug repackaged either by the current firm to extend its patent or by another firm to compete.  The dosage may be altered or it may be tested for a new use.

Indexes:  General Topics    Specific Nutritional Chemicals    Miscellaneous   Web Page Layout

General Topics Index (see also Miscellaneous Index)

Abbreviations used in references 
Acid & alkaline foods
Antioxidants 
Diseases and other health problems: general,  specific listingscancer 
Environmental hazards 
Fats & Oils: badgood 
Foods:  various (look here for particular foods),  why organic? 
Glycemic index 
Health 
Illness: general,  specific listingscancer 
Immune system 
Minerals 
Natural Hygiene 
Nutrition
Oils & Fats:  badgood 
Phytochemicals
Probiotics
RDA
(NAS recommendations)
References (abbreviations used in)
Sickness: general,  specific listingscancer 
Travel
Vitamins
 


Specific Nutritional Chemicals Index

Allyic sulfides
Alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3 oil)
Alpha-lipoic acid
Beta-carotene
Boron
Calcium
Carotenoids
Choline 
Chromium
Coenzyme Q10
Copper (common deficiency)
Ellagic acid
Flavonoids
Folate (Folic acid)
Glutathione
Glycine
Indoles
Iodine
Iron (common deficiency without fortified foods)
Isoflavones
Isothiocyanates
Lecithin
Lignans
Linolenic acid (omega-6 oil)
Lycopene
Magnesium (common deficiency)
Manganese 
Molybdenum
Niacin
Omega-3 oil
Phosphorus 
Potassium
Resverstol
Saponins
Selenium
Silicon
Sodium
Zinc


Miscellaneous Index

ATP
Big meals

Bile

Chlorine
Chodroitin
Cholesterol
Chromium picolinate 
Cortisol
Curcumin
Emotions  (role in health)
Estrogen 
Exercise (role in health)
E. coli
Exercise
Glucosamine
Homocysteine
Heavy Metals
Immune system
Inflammation
Melatonin, and light , and glutathione
NSAIDs, in Alzheimer's
Oral hygiene 
Pesticides
Statin drugs
Swimming pools (chlorinated)
Streptococcus mutans
Tai Chi
Turmeric 


Web Page Layout

index.html (You are here)
NatHygiene.html 
references.html
Diseases (folder)
         cancers.html
         diseases.html
         environment.html 
Foods (folder)
         acidity.html
         foods.html
         organic.html
Nutrition (folder)
         antioxidants.html
         GI.html (glycemic indexes)
         minerals.html
         NAS.html (some Natl. Acad. of Sciences recommendations)
         nutrition.html
         oil_bad.html
         oil_good.html
         vitamins.html