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kellibear
06-26-2008, 02:35 PM
i have followed all the advice given in "from fatigued to fantastic," by dr. jacob teitelbaum, for about 2 months now. it has helped tremendously! i usually don't recommend something unless i have tried it and it has worked for me. his list of supplements/vitamins is long but i bought almost everything from puritans pride for 1/2 the cost of the health stores. the fatigue, pain, depression and insomnia have reduced by 80%. i still have alot of joint pain from arthritis but it is much better. 2 months ago, i was facing knee surgery for a torn meniscus and just damage in general--it has healed to the point where i am no longer even considering surgery. he does also advocate prescription drugs when needed but after a couple of months on his protocol, most are not needed. it would take me forever to type out all the supplements, but the ones that have helped the most (some of these are not in this book) with energy are malic acid/magnesium, NADH (get the sublingual kind, because stomach acid will destroy nadh), DLPA (amino that increases the life of endorphins, helping pain, depression, fatigue), an amino complex, d-ribose, asian panax (korean) ginseng, b12, b-complex, multi-vit, acetyl-l-carnitine, l-tyrosine, aspartates and creatine, for insomnia or anxiety, gaba, 5htp, st. john's wort, melatonin, l-theanine, passion flower, dhea and valerian. for pain, serrapeptase, samE, glucosamine chondroitin with msm, bosewellia, omega 3 oil, devils claw, cats claw, ginger, bromelain, cayenne, turmeric, holy basil, ashwagandha, yucca, hyaluronic acid, and for fibro fog, ginko, bacopa, vinpocetine, gotu kola. immune boosters are also important (and anti-oxidants) some good ones are, zinc, selenium, proboost, olive leaf, echinacea, grape seed extract, red clover, garlic, pau d'arco, oregano oil, inositol, evening primrose oil, astragalus, golden seal, licorice, elderberry, spirulina, pycnogenol, bee polle, beta-carotene, and vit c. d-mannose and cranberries for urinary tract health. calcium w/vit d should be taken at bedtime also. coq10 is another important one for energy and heart health, take with vit e or some kind of oil. iodine/kelp is important for thyroid function. tiger balm arthritic rub is also good for sore muscles, along with capsaicin cream. hope this helps!

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Glojer
06-26-2008, 11:57 PM
kellibear, that was great thanks for taking the time to list all of those. I have read his book and I take some of the same vitamins. I also order from the puritans pride book. I am going to be trying a few more things, some of the herbals I think first. I also think the malic acid (as magnesium) has been really good and I do the Omega-3 and flaxseed. Anyone who trys some of these especially some of the fish oils and flaxseed oils needs to be sure they check with their pharmacist to make sure there are not interactions with any other meds they are taking.

Glojer

kellibear
06-27-2008, 12:55 PM
i heard recently that some of the fish oils may be tainted with heavy metal contamination, mercury was one. i would definitely buy a reputable brand--i just got some flaxseed oil too. any one on ssri anti-depressants also need to ask their dr. before taking 5htp, st johns wort or samE.

kirstee
06-28-2008, 01:44 PM
I'm so excited for you. That is an awesome array of supplements!

Kirstee

kellibear
06-29-2008, 02:00 PM
yea, my boyfriend thinks i should go to supplements anonymous:D, but i won't be taking them all forever. alot of those are only meant for a short time or for some of the herbs like ginseng and echinacea you need to take a week off each month or they will become ineffective.

Mstic1
07-01-2008, 05:18 PM
Hi Kellibear,

Have you found a good multi-vitamin that you like? I started another post asking for suggestions but haven't received many replies.

Thanks,
Mstic1

Glojer
07-01-2008, 10:02 PM
Mystic I must have missed that post. I haven't found one, but I don't like muti vitamins as much as taking higher doses of the individual vitamins. Puritans Pride has several and my hubby takes a liquid mega multi vit. from there. It really helped him when he was so sick.

Kellibear, echinaecea is one of those vitamins I can't take. It messes with my stomach. I use to take it and I discovered it was what was causing me trouble. I think that is the clue to this vitamin thing, they are great but you need to work at finding what really works for you and keep tweaking it every so often.

Glojer

I C Hot
07-01-2008, 10:45 PM
I just picked up this book a couple days ago, but I am so tired I haven't been able to get into reading it yet. I am glad to see the post here to encourage me to read it and to get to feeling better. Thanx:)

kellibear
07-04-2008, 01:05 PM
Hi Kellibear,

Have you found a good multi-vitamin that you like? I started another post asking for suggestions but haven't received many replies.

Thanks,
Mystic
i take puritans pride "green source" and they have alot of good one's. there is a slow-release women's vitamin i may try next.

kellibear
07-04-2008, 01:09 PM
Mystic I must have missed that post. I haven't found one, but I don't like muti vitamins as much as taking higher doses of the individual vitamins. Puritans Pride has several and my hubby takes a liquid mega multi vit. from there. It really helped him when he was so sick.

Kellibear, echinaecea is one of those vitamins I can't take. It messes with my stomach. I use to take it and I discovered it was what was causing me trouble. I think that is the clue to this vitamin thing, they are great but you need to work at finding what really works for you and keep tweaking it every so often.

Glojer
are you taking echinacea on an empty stomach? some of these herbs can upset your stomach and if you eat first that isn't as bad. the aminos should be taken on an empty stomach though--and the NADH. i found some sublingual NADH at better health international--this is much better because stomach acid can destroy nadh.

Glojer
07-05-2008, 12:10 AM
Thanks for the suggestion kellibear, but no I don't take it on an empty stomach. I use to take echinacea a long time ago with no problems but it seems as of late it is one thing I can't take. It could be it doesn't go with some of my prescription meds or a more likely suspect would be my stomach doesn't like it after all these years of meds for my fibro.

So glad you are up on the vitamins though. You can be another source of info about them.

Glojer





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