Marine Carotenoids and Cardiovascular Risk.

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Dr. Gary Pack

“Dietary interventions should be the initial step in the treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD).” Risk factors for CVD include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, insulin resistance or diabetes, and obesity. People at risk for CVD should reduce animal fats, cholesterol and sodium. They should increase consumption of plant chemicals such as carotenoids. Oxidative stress seems to be involved […]

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Plant Extracts and Xenobiotics.

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Dr. Gary Pack

A series of 5 medicinal herbal extracts have been formulated based on past experience with these plants and research. These herbs help recover from toxicity from xenobiotic* exposure. Each mixture is designed to be of benefit primarily in digestive, circulatory, oxidative, or urologic toxicities. The groups from Sevene Pharma Company are as follows: Dig1 contains […]

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Betaine Supplementation and Liver Damage.

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

A chemical, betaine (trimethylglycine or TMG), can be consumed in the diet or derived from dietary choline. Betaine levels are high in shellfish, spinach and sugar beets (Beta vulgaris). It functions in the liver and kidneys by maintaining electrolyte balance across membranes and the microscopic structures of those tissues. It prevents accumulation of lipids in […]

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Conditions: Coronary heart disease, Fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), Hepatitis, Hyperlipidemia, Liver disease, Liver toxicity

Supplements: Betaine (trimethylglycine) (TMG), Choline, Cysteine, Glutathione, S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe)

Foods: Beets, Molasses, Shellfish, Spinach, Sugar beets (Beta vulgaris)

Miscellaneous: D-galactosamine, Hepatoprotective, Homocysteine, S-adenosyl homocystine (SAH)

Pathology of Organs in Animals Fed Genetically Modified Food.

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Genetically modified (GM) soybeans are prepared to be sold as Roundup Ready (RR) products. The Roundup herbicide can be used to kill weeds, but will not kill RR soybeans. Large amounts of these soy products are sold as food for people and as feed for animals destined for human consumption. Diet changes can alter the […]

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Conditions: Inflammation, Liver disease, Necrosis

Foods: Chicken, Kidney, Liver, Soy, Soybeans

Miscellaneous: Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Pancreas, Roundup herbicide (glyphosate)

Milk Thistle and Silymarin Review.

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Milk thistle (MT) (Silybum marianum) is an herb with a 2000 year history of use. Silymarin (SIL) is an extract of milk thistle. It consists of flavonoids and lignans. The main flavonoid is silibinin. SIL has no toxicity to the fetus before birth or to the child during breastfeeding. SIL is used, primarily, in liver […]

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Glutamine for Nutrition and Health.

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) is a food additive used as a meat preservative and coloring agent. It is commonly used in preserved meats and fish. NaNO2 is toxic to the human body at high doses. Nitrite benefits the body as a nitric oxide (NO) donor and has some positive effects on our bodies at low doses. […]

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Conditions: Carcinogenesis, Liver disease

Supplements: Arginine, Glutamine, Glutathione, Hydrogen peroxide

Foods: Processed food

Miscellaneous: Arginase, Lipoxygenase, Malondialdehyde (MDA), Nitric oxide (NO), Sodium nitrite

Spontaneous Regression of Liver Cancer.

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Dr. Gary Pack

Four men with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are reported who had a spontaneous regression of their tumors.They all had a history of hepatitis C viral infections and liver cirrhosis, and showed a rapid increase of blood alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) just before cancer remission. With remission, all of their AFP levels in the blood rapidly returned to normal. […]

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Silymarin Treatment of Viral Hepatitis.

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Dr. Gary Pack

Silymarin is a component of the herb milk thistle (Silybum marianum). Silymarin is 70% of standardized milk thistle and most of silymarin is a flavonolignan called silibin. (Silibin is also known as silibinin.) Milk thistle is used to treat viral hepatitis, yet it is uncertain whether it is beneficial. This article is a review of […]

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Conditions: Alcoholic cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Liver disease, Liver toxicity, Prostate cancer, Skin cancer, Viral hepatitis

Supplements: Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria), Glutathione, Milk thistle (Silybum marianum), Phosphatidylcholine, Silybinin, Silymarin, Superoxide dismutase (SOD)

Miscellaneous: Flavonolignans

L-Acyl-Carnitine Therapy for Hepatic Encephalopathy.

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Dr. Gary Pack

Advanced liver disease, such as cirrhosis, can cause disability and death from hepatic encephalopathy (HE.) This is characterized by abnormal brain function, from memory loss to coma. Current treatments are hampered by ineffectiveness and side effects. Ammonia from liver dysfunction can pass easily through the blood-brain barrier to cause symptoms of the nervous system. L-acyl-carnitine […]

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Conditions: Cirrhosis, Coma, Hepatic encephalopathy, Liver disease, Liver failure, Memory deficit

Supplements: Acetylcarnitine, Carnitine

Miscellaneous: Acetylcholine, Ammonia, Blood-brain barrier

Silymarin is Hepatoprotective in Cholestasis.

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Dr. Gary Pack

Silymarin (SIL) is an extract of Milk thistle (Silybum marianum), which has been used for 2000 years. Milk thistle has been used since the 16th century for liver disease and SIL has been marketed since 1969. SIL is a standard extract of the Milk thistle fruit and seed and standardized Milk thistle is 70% SIL. […]

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