Super Nutrition

Dr. Abram Hoffer of Canada has advocated for "super nutrition". Hoffer & Osmond created "megavitamin" therapy. This cannot be done with fat-soluble vitamins such as D and E because the body stores fat-soluble vitamins. I wouldn't even do it with vitamin B12 (which contains cobalt) unless there was a metabolic reason for doing it. Since that time Osmond died. Hoffer now advocates "orthomolecular" therapy, which is what he means by "super nutrition".

Beta-carotene

Beta-carotene is found in the following foods:

Apricots, Broccoli, Carrots, Melon, Palm Oil, Papaya, Pumpkin, Spinach, Tomatoes.

"Current medical research shows that foods rich in Beta Carotene will help reduce the risk of lung cancer & certain oral cancers. Unlike Vitamin A from fish liver oil, Beta Carotene is non-toxic." orthomolecular.org

PABA

PABA is found in the following foods:

Bran, brewer's yeast, brown rice, eggs, fish, kidney, lecithin, liver, molasses, peanuts, soybeans, sunflower seeds, wheat germ, whole grain, yogurt.

According to orthomolecular.org, PABA "returns hair to its natural color" among other things.

Protein

"Combining plant sources, such as peanut butter with whole-grain bread or rice with beans, provides excellent protein. So does combining plant and animal sources such as cereal and milk or macaroni and cheese." orthomolecular.org

My view are not the same as those of orthomolecular.org, even though I feel that it is an outstanding website. I feel that there are certain situations where protein is a food allergy. My theory is that this happens in mental illness.

"Good plant sources of protein are beans, peas, nuts, bread, and cereals." orthomolecular.org

Coenzyme Q10

"Coenzyme Q10 is a naturally occurring nutrient which occurs in beef muscle, beef heart and eggs.¹⁰ Unfortunately, these items are also high in cholesterol and saturated fat. Coenzyme Q10 occurs in lesser quantities in spinach, grains, beans and specific oils. With aging, the body loses its ability to assimilate and synthesize sufficient Coenzyme Q10 from foods. Since, the supplementation of Coenzyme Q10is usually inadequate from natural sources, researchers and doctors recommend Coenzyme Q10 as the preferred source of supplementation." Debasis Bagchi, Ph.D., FACN

The Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine Vol. 12, 1st Quarter 1997

This substance is considered to be good for the heart.

"Coenzyme Q10 has been used as nutritional supplements for humans in Japan since the mid-1960s to treat cardiovascular dysfunctions. Their results were over-whelming positive." Bagchi

It is an odd coincidence that statins, common drugs to fight cholesterol, deplete the body's ability to make coenzyme Q10 from tyrosine. The same drugs that are supposed to help the heart may compromise it unless you take this supplement. The supplement is recommended by Dr. Andrew Weil for those taking statins. This is from Weil's book "Health Aging" (2005).

Weil eats berries, fruits, and vegetables and drinks tea. This is to get the polyphenols in these substances.

"In an article published by the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine, it has been stated that supplementation of Coenzyme Q10 strengthens the heart, even without exercise; normalizes blood pressure; elevates energy levels, and contributes to life extension. Other studies have indicated that supplementation of Coenzyme Q10 can replenish depleted Coenzyme Q10 stores, increase stamina and energy, and heighten the effectiveness of the immune system." Bagchi

Tryptophan

Tryptophan has been very controversial. Foods containing tryptophan are shown below:

Bananas, beans, brewer's yeast, brown rice bran, caseinate, cottage cheese, dairy products, dates, eggs, fish, lactalbumin, legumes, meat, milk, nuts, peanuts, protein (hydrolysis), seafood, seeds, soy, turkey, whey, whole grains.

I am proposing a diet low in tryptophan to treat mental illness because I believe that too much tryptophan is flooding the brain cells in this class of diseases. Sugar is a problem because sugar, by a complex mechanism involving insulin, has the effect of pumping tryptophan into the brain. This is why sugar makes mental illness worse.

Tyrosine

For most people tyrosine is a good thing. However, in mental disease things are not normal. People with mental illness may be allergic to tyrosine also. Tyrosine is found in the following foods:

Almonds, avocados, bananas, beans, brewer's yeast, brown rice bran, caseinate, cheese, cottage cheese, dairy products, eggs, fish, lactalbumin, legumes, lima beans, meat, milk, nuts, peanuts, pickled herring, pumpkin seeds, seafood, seeds, sesame seeds, soy, whey, whole grains.

Methionine

Methionine is found in the following foods:

Brewer's yeast, caseinate, dairy products, eggs, fish, lactalbumin, meat, seafood, whey.

Alanine

Alanine is found in the following foods:

Beans, brewer's yeast, brown rice bran, caseinate, corn, dairy products, eggs, fish, gelatin, lactalbumin, legumes, meat, nuts, seafood, seeds, soy, whey, whole grains.

Conclusions

All of this nutrition may be hard for some to digest. A lot of nutritional information is available on the Dept. of Agriculture (of the US) website. Go to a search engine and search for USDA. The author plans to write future articles to cover matters not dealt with in this article. For example, mental retardation is affected by nutrition. Aminoacidopathies can cause disastrous mental retardation. For more information, consult the bibliography.

Bibliography

1. www.associatedcontent.com/article/767749/the_caveman_diet_a_possible_treatment.html
2. www.associatedcontent.com/article/764011/orthomolecular_medicine_vs_the_terrible.html
3. www.associatedcontent.com/article/765789/brain_lesions_in_neuropsychiatric_disease.html
4. www.associatedcontent.com/article/754463/mental_health_science.html