Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD xi
Preface xiii
Part 1 What Is Orthomolecular Medicine (and Why Should We Care?) 1
Can Supplements Take the Place of a Bad Diet? Andrew W. Saul, PhD 14
Steps to Better Health: Are You Sick of Sickness? Helen Saul Case 19
Chapter 1 Confessions of an Orthomolecular Lifer 24
Ebola, Enterovirus, Dirty Dishes, and Plague Andrew W. Saul, PhD 32
Chapter 2 Oh, What to Eat? 47
Pass the Mustard, or Just Pass on the Hot Dog? Andrew W. Saul, PhD 61
Toxic Sugar Robert G. Smith, PhD 73
Chapter 3 That Diet Word 90
Another Reader's Digest Absurdity: Red Meat Is Bad-No, Wait-Good for You! Helen Saul Case 97
The Traditional Mediterranean Diet: Lessons Learned Christopher Lam, MD 100
Food Allergy, Gluten Sensitivity, and Celiac Disease Ralph Campbell, MD 117
Chapter 4 Weight and Weight Loss 125
Chapter 5 Vitamin Questions and Answers 145
What's the Difference Between Natural and Synthetic Vitamins? Andrew W. Saul, PhD 147
Tips from a Megavitamin Mom: Getting Kids to Take Vitamins and Lots of Them Helen Saul Case 154
Part 2 Vitamins: The Real Story 161
Doctors Say Vitamins Are Safe and Effective (from the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service) 162
Supplements: The Real Story (from the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service) 168
A Timeline of Vitamin Medicine Andrew W. Saul, PhD 173
No Deaths from Vitamins, Supplements, Minerals, Amino Acids, or Herbs. Absolutely None Andrew W. Saul, PhD 177
"Safe Upper Levels" for Nutritional Supplements: One Giant Step Backward Alan R. Gaby, MD 179
Chapter 6 Vitamin C 186
Introduction to Vitamin C 186
The Third Face of Vitamin C Robert F. Cathcart, MD 192
The Method of Determining Proper Doses of Vitamin C for the Treatment of Disease by Titrating to Bowel Tolerance Robert F. Cathcart, MD 198
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Pioneering Work of Frederick Robert Klenner, MD Andrew W. Saul, PhD 209
Observations on the Dose and Administration or Ascorbic Acid when Employed Beyond the Range of a Vitamin in Human Pathology Frederick R. Klenner, MD 217
Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C: What's the Real Story? Andrew W. Saul, PhD 233
About "Objections" to Vitamin C Therapy (from the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service) 235
Vitamin C Does NOT Cause Kidney Stones Steve Hickey, PhD Hilary Roberts, PhD 239
Don't Vaccinate Without Vitamin C Helen Saul Case 242
Vaccinations, Vitamin C, and "Choice" Helen Saul Case 246
Chapter 7 Vitamin A 250
Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene Bradford S. Weeks, MD 250
Lycopene: Its Role in Health and Disease James A. Jackson, PhD Hugh D. Riordan, MD Chris Revard Jerry Tiemeyer 259
Which Kills Smokers: "Camels" or Carrots? Are Smokers Getting Lung Cancer from Beta-Carotene? Andrew W. Saul, PhD 261
Vitamin A: Cancer Cure or Cancer Cause? Media Tells a One-Sided Story Andrew W. Saul, PhD 265
Chapter 8 Vitamin E 269
Vitamin E: A Cure in Search of Recognition Andrew W. Saul, PhD 270
Vitamin E Attacked Again. Of Course. Because It Works Andrew W. Saul, PhD 281
Chapter 9 Vitamin D 285
Why You Need More Vitamin D. A Lot More William B. Grant, PhD 285
Latest Research on Vitamin D Shows Remarkable Range of Health Benefits Jack Challem 291
Top Vitamin D Research of 2014 William B. Grant, PhD 294
Chapter 10 B Vitamins 301
The Pioneering Work of Ruth Flinn Harrell: Champion of Children Andrew W. Saul, PhD 302
Negative and Positive Side Effects of Vitamin B3 Abram Hoffer, MD, PhD 311
Vitamins Fight Multiple Sclerosis (from the Ortho-molecular Medicine News Service) 330
Why Niacin Will Always Be the Good One W. Todd Penberthy, PhD 332
"Safe Upper Levels" of Folic Acid, B6 and B12 Eddie Vos 336
Chapter 11 Other Nutrients, Including Vitamin K and Minerals 343
Chapter 12 Nutrient News You Haven't Heard 355
Niacin and Schizophrenia Nick Fortino, PhD 357
Vitamin C Prevents Vaccination Side Effects, Increases Effectiveness Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD 360
Shingles Treatment That Works (from the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service) 364
Vitamins D and C and Treating TB Steve Hickey, PhD William B. Grant, PhD 365
What Really Causes Kidney Stones (and Why Vitamin C Does Not) (from the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service) 368
How Doctors Use Vitamin C Against Lead Poisoning Andrew W. Saul, PhD 374
Vitamin C Saves Lives (from the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service) 375
Orthomolecular Treatment for Adverse Effects of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine Atsuo Yanagisawa, MD, PhD 378
Flu Vaccine: No Good Evidence Damien Downing, MD 383
Which Supplements Should You Take to Protect Yourself Against Colds and Flus? Jack Challem 386
Ascorbate Supplementation Reduces Heart Failure Andrew W. Saul, PhD Robert G. Smith, PhD 390
Negative News Media Reports on Vitamin Supplements Andrew W. Saul, PhD 392
Chapter 13 A Pharmaceutical Plot Is Afoot? Of Course Not 396
How to Make People Believe Any Antivitamin Scare Andrew W. Saul, PhD 397
Confessions of a Frustrated Pharmacist Stuart Lindsey, PharmD 401
Big Names, Big Mistakes: Consumers Misled by Supplement Bashing Gert Schuitemaker, PhD Bo Jonsson, MD, PhD 406
Pharmaceutical Drug Marketing to Our Children: Bordering on Criminal Helen Saul Case 408
Antivitamin Publications: Misinformation Presented as Truth Rolf Hefti 412
Trashing Vitamins with Garbage Articles Travis V. Meyer 416
FDA Claims "Food Supplement" Deaths; Hides Details from the Public (from the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service) 418
Truth in Pharmaceutical Advertising: Now There Is an Oxymoron for You Ralph K. Campbell, MD 421
A Constant Stream of Expensive Drags Helen Saul Case 424
Are There No Hospitals? Are There No Nursing Homes? Andrew W. Saul 427
Chapter 14 Do I Need All Those Vitamins? 430
Appendix 1 Orthomolecular Medicine: The Best Cost-Effective, Rational, and Scientific Choice for Disease Treatment Michael J. Gonzalez, DSc, NMD, PhD, FACN Jorge R. Miranda-Massari, PharmD 433
Appendix 2 Probiotics-Good Bacteria-Help Maintain Our Health in Many Ways Jack Challem 440
Appendix 3 Nutritional Therapy at the Crossroads Jack Challem 443
Additional Reading 452
About the Author 458
Index 459