Alcohol, a Risk Factor for Cancer.

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Dr. Gary Pack

Nearly 2 billion people worldwide drink alcohol regularly. The average consumed by one person is 13 grams per day (about 1 drink). Beer, wine, and spirits are the main drinks, but any alcohol is known to a main risk factor for cancer which can be modified. Rates of alcohol use are rising worldwide, increasingly in […]

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Conditions: Alcohol consumption, Alcoholic cirrhosis, Breast cancer, Cirrhosis, Colon cancer, Colorectal cancer, Esophageal cancer, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Industrialization, Larynx cancer, Liver cancer, Menopause, Pharynx cancer, Smoking, Urbanization

Supplements: Folic acid (folate)

Foods: Beer, Spirits, Wine

Miscellaneous: Acetaldehyde, Alcohol, China, Ethanol

Kudzu, Peurarin and Heavy Drinkers.

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Dr. Gary Pack

Chemicals found in the root of kudzu plants are used to treat alcohol abuse in Traditional Chinese Medicine. To study the benefits of kudzu, the authors tested whether puerarin, an isoflavone from kudzu root, can alter the voluntary alcohol use by a group of people. They were each given a dose of 1200 mg. puerarin […]

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Conditions: Alcohol abuse, Alcohol consumption, Breast cancer, Chemotherapy, Endometriosis

Supplements: Gegen (kudzu), Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), Puerarin

Foods: Beer, Juice, Legumes

Miscellaneous: Alcohol, Aromatase enzyme, Aromatase inhibitor, China, Forest, Japan, Nitric oxide (NO), Ozone, Pharmaceutical, Soil, Traditional Chinese Medicine

Hypertriglyceridemia.

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Dr. Gary Pack

Hypertriglyceridemia is a high level of triglycerides in the blood, and 30% of Americans have a triglyceride level over 150 mg/dL. Hypertriglyceridemia is commonly associated with other lipid abnormalities and can be secondary to a high fat diet, excessive alcohol use, some medications and some medical conditions such as obesity, diabetes and hypothyroidism. Primary hypertriglyceridemia […]

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Dopamine Hypothesis of Addiction.

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Dr. Gary Pack

Dopamine (DA), a neurotransmitter*, is involved with brain activity in drug abuse and other addictions. The activity of DA neurons in the brain is reduced in alcohol, opiate and cannabinoid-dependent rats. DA activity is depressed in an area of the brain called the nucleus accumbens in drug-dependent rodents. These deficiencies contribute to the ‘dopamine-impoverished brain’ […]

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Potassium in Preventing and Treating High Blood Pressure..

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

According to the authors, supplementation with oral potassium results in a lower blood pressure in humans. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate potassium’s effect on high blood pressure by making an analysis of 33 previous trials, involving 2609 patients, that used potassium to treat high blood pressure. In all but two of the […]

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Conditions: Alcohol consumption, Exercise, Hypertension, Kidney (renal) failure

Supplements: Potassium

Miscellaneous: Alcohol, Paleolithic diet, Sodium

Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) and Gallbladder Disease.

Posted on January 22, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Women who suffer from gallbladder disease will be happy to find a simple treatment to reduce the risk of further attacks. This study is a statistical analysis of over 13,000 men and women. Some of the subjects had a history of gallbladder disease and some showed evidence of gallbladder disease on testing but did not […]

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Conditions: Gallbladder disease, Gallstones, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency

Supplements: Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

Miscellaneous: Alcohol, Bile acids, Cholesterol

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