Millennia ago, when they were living amid wild plants that provided abundant sources of vitamin C, our ancestors lost the ability to convert glucose (a kind of sugar from our diet) into vitamin
The Nature/Nurture Debate: An Update
Introduction Four items serve as an excellent prelude to and justification for this report on the role of genetics versus the environment in the genesis of health and sickness. Firstly, it is abundantly
The Ideal Blood Sugar: Its Bigger Meaning
Introduction Bring up “ideal” blood sugar and you bring out a bag of misconceptions and incredible contradictions worthy of TV news magazine coverage. In one report1 we discover what is colorfully called the
The Myths of Milk
Introduction It would seem that there ought not to be any mystery about mom’s milk. From the moment of conception on, the system is so beautifully organized to guarantee the optimal growth and
Mercury Excretion and Intravenous Ascorbic Acid
ABSTRACT: We tested the hypothesis that intravenous ascorbic acid increases urinary excretion of mercury in subjects with low mercury levels from dental amalgam, food, and other sources. From 89 adult volunteers we selected
The Shape of Medicine
ABSTRACT: Biochemical phenomena are usually reported as abnormally high, with some exceptions such as the white blood cell count. In most instances, little consideration is given to the value being reported as too
Vitamin C and Fatigue
Fatigue: Its Meaning Generally speaking, the dictionary defines fatigue with equally incomplete substitutes such as tiredness, lassitude, weakness, exhaustion, ennui, burnout and/or boredom. Some few larger lexicons go beyond this synonym chanting. When
The RDAs: The Party Line and Beyond
Introduction Dietary assessment is not new. The earliest medical writings confirm that estimates of eating habits, albeit recorded in primitive style, have been around for a long time. Even in this day and