This document provides information on various vitamins, herbs, and supplements and their uses and benefits. It discusses how vitamins like B vitamins, C, D, E, and minerals can help with conditions like alcoholism, allergies, and hepatitis C. Herbs and plants mentioned include huperzia serrata, nettles, eyebright, bitter melon, fenugreek, and flaxseed which can help support brain health, allergies, and manage diabetes. The document also outlines exercises to avoid for those with diabetes and sources the information.

1. A look at the uses of Vitamins &
Herbs
Health is the thing that makes you feel that
now is the best time of the year.
By
Franklin P. Adams

2. This is for personal use:Disclaimer
● This is for personal use & reference only.
● This is of our personal opinion only, Literary
Elegance Ladies Book Club in Sign
Language.
● This doesn't substitute for any treatment,
nor is this intended to give any advise or
replace medical care or doctor care.

3. Disclaimer:
● This information relates to an herbal,
vitamin, mineral or other dietary
supplement.
● This information does not endorse or deny
products as safe, effective, or approved or
deny for treating any health condition.
● This is only a brief summary of general
information.

4. A look at vitamins & herbs
● I agree with the statement :
● Doctors don't cure disease ; they merely
help patients live with their illness” by Alan
R. Gaby, MD Professor of Nutrition, Bastyr
University

5. Vitamins for Alcoholism
● Does alcohol deplete B vitamins?
● Alcohol, like refined sugars, presents your body with large
amounts of carbohydrates but no built-in B vitamins to help
metabolize them.
● Consuming large quantities of alcohol quickly depletes your
body’s stores of B vitamins.
● What nutrients does alcohol deplete?
● The diuretic effects of alcohol deplete vitamins and
minerals such as zinc, magnesium and potassium,
Michigan State University Extension states. Alcohol also
decreases digestive enzymes necessary for food
breakdown and nutrient absorption.

6. Vitamins for Alcoholism
● Alcohol robs the body of important vitamins.
● Alcoholics often are deficient in other B vitamins as
well, including folate and vitamin B-12, so a B-complex
supplement may be a better choice than individual B-
vitamin supplements.
● Levels of antioxidant vitamins can sometimes be low
in alcoholics, due to either poor dietary choices, in the
case of vitamin C, or decreased absorption and
storage in the body due to liver damage and increased
excretion of fat, in the case of the fat-soluble vitamins
A and E.

7. Allergies: what vitamins will help?
● Vitamin C: is one of the best allergy fighters.
● It gives your system a boost but also
relieves allergy symptoms by reducing the
amount of histamine cells release.
● Studies show that low levels of vitamin C
show high histamine levels.
● Vitamin C & C supplements seem to take
care of this problem.

8. Allergies: Vitamins
● B Vitamins & Allergies: B6 & B12 seem to
both be relievers of allergies.
● Vitamin B6: Seems to control monosodium
glutamate, Also knowns as MSG, a flavor
enhancers used by many Chinese
restaurants.
● B6: Bananas, wheat germ, and potatoes are
good sources of B6.

9. B12 & B complex: for allergy relief.
● B12: B12 supplements for about 4 weeks
can improve symptoms of bronchial, skin &
food allergies.
● B-complex: Niacin: Is of the B-complex
family. It can help relieve seasonal allergy
symptoms.
● Niacin: Puts the brakes on allergies by
preventing cells from releasing histamine.

10. Niacin advantages:

11. B3-Niacin side effects if you take to
much:

12. Allergies: Vitamins to keep at bay.
● Calcium, Magnesium, & Zinc: Deficiency of
these can make allergies much worse.
● Foods rich in Calcium & Magnesium: Rice,
broccoli & skim milk.
● Zinc: Can be found in liver, oysters & some
white meats.

13. Hay Fever Remedies

16. Alcohol to Treat a Cold

17. Nettles for Allergies:

18. Uses for Eye-bright:

19. Ephedrine/Ephedra Uses: Can be a
relief from discomfort:

20. Uses of Bee Pollen:

21. Alzheimer Disease: Causes

22. Stages of Alzheimer's:

24. Huperzia Serrata Benefits for
Alzheimer's disease:
● Huperzia Serrata Benefits: The primary benefit of
Huperzia Serrata & Huperzine A(a.k.a. As Hup A)
is that it helps to improve memory capacity &
access to stored memories.
● This is certainly true for short-term memory,
largely due to an increase in the levels of
Acetylcholine.
● There is also evidence to support additional effects
upon memory systems in the brain and your
neurons.

25. Hup A
● What is Huperzia Serrata?
● Huperzia serrata is also known as Chinese Club Moss.
● The active ingredient which is extracted from Huperzia
serrata is called huperzine A (or Hup A).
● In China, this extract has been in use for centuries for
a number of conditions, including fever, inflammation,
and blood disorders; in the United States, it is
available as a natural supplement to aid in memory
support.

26. Huperzia Serrata
● Hup A: is also being looked at for brain
disorders such as stroke & epilepsy

27. Huperzia serrata uses: also known
as HUP A:
● Hup A: may have desirable outcomes when used
for patients who suffer from Parkinson's disease.
● Hup A: is also recommended as a supplement in
healthy individuals to support memory & cognitive
brain power as the brain ages.
● Medical research & clinical trials have identified
huperzine A as a beneficial ingredient in the
treatment for diseases & conditions associated
with neurodegeneration, such as myasthenia
gravis and Alzheimer's disease.

28. ●Huperzia Serrata Side Effects:
● Recent studies conducted in China have
concluded that huperzine A is safer than
many memory-aid drugs currently on the
market.
● Hup A: is not associated with any serious
adverse side effects; in very rare cases,
possible side effects include breathing
difficulties, chest pain, skin rashes, digestive
disturbances, and insomnia.

29. Huperzia Serrata Side Effects
● For healthy people, medical professionals
recommend taking Hup A no more than two
to four times per week so as not to block the
natural regulation of acetylcholine, which
could theoretically lead to adverse
conditions.

30. How Does Huperzia Serrata Help
Brain Function?
● Huperzine A: the active extract from Huperzia serrata,
serves as a powerful inhibitor to an enzyme called
acetylcholinesterase (AChEI), which is significant
because acetylcholinesterase breaks down an
important neurotransmitter known as acetylcholine.
● The brain cells require acetylcholine to transmit
messages between brain cells and other parts of the
body.
● Reduced levels of the acetylcholine neurotransmitter
are associated with lower levels of cognitive activity.

31. How Does Huperzia Serrata Help
Brain Function?
● Patients with Alzheimer's disease are shown to
have increased levels of the harmful enzyme
acetylcholinesterase, studies have shown that
Alzheimer's patients derive benefits from having
this enzyme inhibited.
● In addition to inhibiting the acetylcholinesterase
levels in the brain, Hup A has also been shown to
actually increase acetylcholine concentrations,
which further improves memory, cognitive
processing & other related brain activity.

32. A look at Hepatitis C
● Hepatitis C causes:
● The common cause of HCV infection is through
contact with the blood of an infected person
● Reuse of injecting instruments
● Unprotected sex
● Sharing toothbrushes, scissors & razors
● The transfusion of unscreened blood and blood
products
● Tattooing and body piercing

35. A look at Hepatitis C

36. Herbs for Hepatitis C

38. Benefits of Beta Carotene
● Improving cognitive function. One study
involved more than 4,000 men over an 18-
year period.
● Promoting good skin health. Taking beta
carotene may reduce sun sensitivity for
certain people who...
● Contributing to lung health.
● High doses of beta carotene (15-milligram
supplements)..

41. Benefits of Betony

42. Benefits of betony: Also known as
Wood Betony
The astringency effect of wood betony absorbs
fluids from the intestine, thereby helping to
reduce bowel movement.
So, wood betony infuse provides antidiarrheal
effect, which may help to treat bowel
dysfunction.
People with poor digestion may also benefit by
taking extracts of wood betony.

43. Diabetes:
● Natures Armor to combat Diabetes:
● Ginseng: This helps diabetics control blood
sugar.
● Ginseng: Also promotes well
being,psychological mental alertness
● Ginseng: also helps with weight control

44. Natures Armor to combat Diabetes
● Prickly Pear: also known as NOPALE: this
can also help with blood sugar lowering.

45. Natures way of combating diabetes:
● Grape Seed Extract:Grape seed extract for
diabetes:
● Grape Seed Extract which is rich in linoleic
acid and other antiglycemic components,
may help with diabetes and visual
impairment in diabetics.
● A recommendation is to take one
Grapeseed capsule twice daily.

47. Bitter Melon for diabetes
● Why bitter melon for diabetes: It improves
gluclose tolerance with out increasing
insulin levels.
● Also known as: Balsm Pear, bitter gourd &
Bitter cucumber.

49. Fenugreek for diabetes

50. Fenugreek for combating diabetes
● Fenugreek: it seems to reduce blood sugar
levels when taken with a meal.
● Fenugreek also lowers heart disease &
fights cholesterol as well as preventing
artery damage.

51. Flax Seed helps with diabetes
● Flaxseed: improves gluclose tolerance & controls
marginally cholesterol & helps guard against heart
disease.
● Flaxseed: is good for kidneys.
● Flaxseed:improves kidney functions.
● Flaxseed oil: can help promote the metabolism of the
body, regulate disorders of internal organs and
improve their functions.
● Flaxseed: helps lower blood pressure & blood lipid
levels, it can greatly lower the risk of cardiovascular
complications of kidney failure.

52. Exercise to AVOID with diabetes
● Most preventable weapon to use against diabetes
is to exercise.
Research has shown that exercise can reverse
diabetic symptoms.
● Don't exercise before bedtime! Exercise before
bed can change the rate of at which body uses
insulin. These changes in metabolism could
cause low blood sugar during sleep & can be
dangerous. Speak to a doctor before exercising
before bed.

53. Sources:
● Brain Power
https://www.brainpower.org/research/huperz
ia-serrata.html
● Nature's Prescription: Foods, Vitamins, and
Supplements That Prevent Disease
Paperback – March 1, 1998,by
Publisher:Frank W. Cawood and Associates
(Editor)