Milk Thistle, Silymarin, and Liver Protection.

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Dr. Gary Pack

The liver is important due to its role in bile production, energy production, vitamin storage, and the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Nutrients absorbed from the intestine are delivered to the liver along with the absorbed toxins (including alcohol, drugs and pharmaceuticals). This makes the liver vulnerable to damage. Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) has […]

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Uranium and Kidney Toxicity.

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Dr. Gary Pack

Exposure to excessive uranium (U) in humans and animals is believed to damage their kidneys. This review article studies previous research data to evaluate the danger of kidney disease (nephrotoxicity) after exposure to U in humans. Without knowing exactly how it happens, evidence at this time is that U can cause kidney damage. U is […]

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Conditions: Alkalosis (alkalinity), Cancer, Hypertension, Infertility, Iron deficiency, Kidney toxicity, Uranium toxicity

Supplements: Bicarbonate, EDTA

Miscellaneous: Body mass index (BMI), Climate change, Creatinine clearance, Electricity, Endocrine disruptors, Hair analysis, Kyoto Protocol, Liver, Lungs, Radiation

Remedies for Colon Cancer.

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Dr. Gary Pack

The following are alternative therapies which have been shown through scientific studies to be beneficial in preventing or treating colon cancer. The studies have been done on cell cultures, animal studies, etc. Specific doses for humans have not been specified. The following are not in order of importance; 1. Vitamin D is important, especially in […]

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Black Radish, Gallstones and Lipids.

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Dr. Gary Pack

Black radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. niger) is used to treat gallstones and reduce blood lipid levels. The authors studied the impact of black radish juice on mice with a diet designed to cause them to form cholesterol stones (lithogenic diet*). The lithogenic diet causes significant cholesterol gallstones, increases cholesterol and triglycerides, while decreasing HDL-cholesterol. […]

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Conditions: Dyslipidemia, Gallstones, Hyperlipidemia

Foods: Black radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. niger), Lithogenic diet

Miscellaneous: Cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, Liver, Triglycerides

Liver Disease and Ammonia Encephalopathy.

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Severe liver disease can lead to hepatic encephalopathy (HE) with high blood ammonia and altered functioning of the nervous system. Failure to metabolize ammonia from the body may cause altered mental functioning. Treatments are available for HE and the symptoms are reversible. (This paper covers HE caused by chronic liver disease._ The onset of symptoms […]

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Conditions: Acid-base balance, Alkalosis (alkalinity), Cerebral edema, Cirrhosis, Coma, Confusion, Hepatic encephalopathy, Inflammation, Liver failure, Neurotoxicity, Portal hypertension

Supplements: Acarbose, Activated charcoal, Bifidobacterium sp., Charcoal, Glutamate, Glutamine, Lactobacillus species, Prebiotics, Probiotics, Synbiotics, Zinc

Miscellaneous: Alpha-glucosidase, Ammonia, Fecal flora, Liver, Toxins

Milk thistle and Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment.

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Silymarin, an extract of milk thistle (Silybum marianum) was tested for the ability to improve liver function in chronic hepatitis C. This was a pilot study of 55 people that evaluated the benefit and safety of silymarin in people with hepatitis C. They were treated for 24 weeks, and liver function blood tests were done. […]

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Conditions: Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Liver fibrosis, Viral hepatitis, Viral infection

Supplements: Hyaluronic acid, Milk thistle (Silybum marianum), Silymarin

Miscellaneous: Liver, RNA

Copper, Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes.

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Copper is an essential trace mineral for the human body. Of the 110 mg. in a 70 kg person, 46 mg. is in the bone. Copper-dependent transport systems are important for iron and zinc to be delivered to different parts of the body. In spite of the importance of copper, copper-containing pharmaceuticals* have not been […]

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Conditions: Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes

Supplements: Copper, Iron, Trace elements, Zinc

Foods: Glucose

Miscellaneous: Alpha-glucosidase, Antidiabetic, Bile, Bone, Brain, Kidney, Liver, Metalloproteinase, Muscle, Reactive oxygen species, Red blood cells

Garlic for Cadmium and Lead Intoxication.

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Two minerals, lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd), were tested in mice to see if extracts of garlic (Allium sativum) can alter the levels found in various tissues of the body after exposure to those minerals. Humans have used garlic for at least 5,000 years. Garlic and it’s oil contain three sulfur compounds, seventeen amino acids […]

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Conditions: Cadmium toxicity, Immunosuppression, Lead toxicity (plumbism)

Supplements: Amino acids, Antioxidants, Garlic (Allium sativum), Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

Foods: Garlic

Miscellaneous: Blood, Heart, Immune system, Kidney, Liver, Spleen, Uric acid (urate)

Alpha Lipoic Acid, Mercury Toxicity, and Glutathione.

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Dr. Gary Pack

Fish are a source of methyl mercury poisoning. Dental amalgams are a source of elemental mercury poisoning. Chronic mercury exposure can damage the kidneys. Antioxidants protect people from neurological and kidney toxicity caused by mercury. Alpha-lipoic acid, antioxidants and glutathione relieve the symptoms of heavy metal toxicity and help remove heavy metals from the body. […]

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Conditions: Detoxification, Mercury poisoning, Neurological damage, Parkinson's disease

Supplements: Alpha lipoic acid, Antioxidants, Cysteine, Glutathione

Miscellaneous: Bile, Blood-brain barrier, Brain, Kidney, Liver, Sugar

Natural Killer Cells in Aging and Longevity.

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

With aging physical changes occur to cells in the body which are adaptive to the normal physical deterioration which occurs over time. With aging, the deterioration of immunity, called immunosenescence, is balanced by mechanisms seen in centenarians that allow some people to live to very old age. An example of an adjustment in immunosenescence is […]

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Conditions: Aging, Apoptosis, Autoimmune disease, Cancer, Immunosenescence, Inflammation, Stress

Supplements: Melatonin, Zinc

Miscellaneous: Adaptive immunity, Bone marrow, Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, Innate immune system, Liver, Lymphocytes, Metallothioneins, Natural killer (NK) cells, Spleen, Thymus gland

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