Paleolithic Diet Versus the Western Diet.

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Environmental changes, including diet and lifestyle, which took place 10,000 years ago have been too recent for the human genome to make a proper adjustment. As a result “diseases of civilization” have emerged. The types of foods and food processing developed in the recent Neolithic and Industrial Periods have changed the following elements of our […]

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Conditions: "Diseases of Civilization", Acid-base balance, Aging, Asthma, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Coronary heart disease, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Hypertension, Insulin resistance, Kidney stones, Metabolic acidosis, Metabolic syndrome, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Renal (kidney) disease

Supplements: Calcium, Fiber, Magnesium, Omega-3 fatty (linolenic) acid, Omega-6 fatty (linoleic) acid, Vitamin A, Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), Zinc

Foods: Alcohol, Almonds, Beer, Cereals, Cottonseed oil, Dairy, Fermented foods, Flax seed, Fructose, Glucose, Grains, High fructose corn syrup, Margarine, Monounsaturated fatty acid, Olives, Polyunsaturated oil, Salt, Sesame seeds, Sucrose, Sugars, Trans fats, Vegetable oils, Walnuts, Wild animals, Wild plants, Wine

Miscellaneous: Diet, Evolutionary discordance, Genome, Hunter-gatherer diet, Lifestyle, Na/K, Neolithic diet, Nutrients, Paleolithic diet

Functional Foods for Coronary Heart Disease.

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

The authors attempt to evaluate a method of evaluating scientific information about foods and supplements for reduction of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The risk factors for cardiovascular disease are high blood levels of total cholesterol, high triacylglycerol (a word proposed to replace triglyceride), high LDL cholesterol and low levels of HDL cholesterol. The […]

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Conditions: Cardiovascular disease, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertriglyceridemia, Inflammation

Supplements: Fish oil, Guar gum, Modified citrus pectin, Oat fiber, Omega-3 fatty (linolenic) acid, Plant sterols (Phytosterols), Psyllium (Plantago psyllium), Soluble fibers

Foods: Fish

Miscellaneous: HDL-cholesterol, Immune system, LDL-cholesterol, Nutrients

Anti-stress and Adaptogenic Activity of Arginine.

Posted on May 28, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Stress generates free radicals that can cause damage to nucleic acids, proteins and cell membranes, resulting in stress related disease if the body is not able to handle the free radicals. Food supplements called adaptogens can help the body deal with stress, because adaptogens provide the micronutrients and macronutrients which the body needs to help […]

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Selenium in the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer.

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Women with ovarian cancer were treated with chemotherapy and a synergistic combination of selenium and vitamin E. Some patients with ovarian cancer were not given selenium for the purpose of comparison. The side effects of the chemotherapy were recorded and the malondialdehyde (MDA) levels of the patients were tested as a measure of oxidative damage […]

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Conditions: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Ovarian cancer, Oxidative damage, Side effects

Supplements: Selenium, Vitamin E

Miscellaneous: Hair analysis, Malondialdehyde (MDA), Neutrophil, Nutrients, Synergistic, White blood cells

Parkinson’s Disease and Oxidative Neurodegeneration.

Posted on March 10, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common human movement disorder. Oxidative damage is seen in brain cells (neurodegeneration) in PD. Specific areas of the brain are involved, such as the substantia nigra (SN) of the brain, which is sensitive to oxidation and is often abnormal in PD. Nerves of the SN have dopamine activity. Most […]

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The Metabolic Tune-up for Disease Prevention.

Posted on February 11, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

It would be worthwhile for societies to improve their people’s health, especially the poor and elderly, by increasing the intake of micronutrients and metabolites, which could be done at a very low cost. Though Dr. Ames supports the idea that deficiency states are relieved by Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA’s), this doesn’t address the higher vitamin […]

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Conditions: Cancer, Chronic diseases, Colorectal cancer, Micronutrient deficiencies, Vitamin D deficiency

Supplements: Acetylcarnitine, Alpha lipoic acid, Micronutrients, Vitamin B, Vitamin D

Miscellaneous: Mitochondria, Nutrients

Conditionally Essential Nutrients in Cardiovascular Disease.

Posted on January 29, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Conditionally essential nutrients (CENs) are compounds produced in our bodies in sufficient amounts under usual conditions. The amount produced is not sufficient under the conditions of disease and these nutrients are required for recovery from disease. The primary CENs for cardiovascular disease are l-arginine, l-carnitine, propionyl-L-carnitine and CoQ-10 (ubiquinone.) These CENs are supported by extensive […]

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Conditions: Angina, Cardiovascular disease, Heart failure, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, Intermittent claudication, Myocardial infarction, Nutrient deficiency

Supplements: Alpha lipoic acid, Arginine, Betaine (trimethylglycine) (TMG), Carnitine, Chondroitin sulfate, CoQ-10 (coenzyme Q-10), D-Ribose, Propionyl-l-sulfate, Taurine

Miscellaneous: Conditionally essential nutrients, Nutrients

Nutrients, Stem Cells, Growth Factors for Brain Rebuilding.

Posted on January 11, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

The use of supplements can prolong and restore brain activity in humans. Two important factors in brain degeneration are free radical damage and mitochondrial decline, with resulting energy failure. Mitochondria in cells generate about 90% of a cells energy by way of a chain of chemical reactions called the citric acid cycle and mitochondria are […]

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