Posted: June 21st, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Pain Relief-Muscle Relaxers | Comments Off
Therefore, the subconscious brain as well as the conscious brain plays a major role in maintaining posture and an erect position. In an unconscious state or in sleep the body will collapse. A person sleeping in a train cannot keep the head up and it sways in all possible directions in jerks. Similarly during a fainting attack the body collapses even though the subconscious brain functions quite well. A person who has fainted has normal breathing and pulse rate even though the consciousness is not there.The ultimate example of elongating muscle fibres occurs during transcendental meditation (TM). All meditation creates a link between the conscious and subconscious mind, but TM has a physical manifestation. Its exponents adopt a sitting posture in such perfect balance that even the posture-maintaining muscles are not needed. There comes a point where the subconscious brain suddenly becomes aware that their support is missing and these muscles abruptly extend in synchronism, resulting in the sudden elongation of the spine by a matter of inches, like the marbles suddenly being squeezed. The jerk is so powerful that it lifts the body off the floor in a small leap. Some people refer to this as ‘levitation’. It is, however, neither magic nor supernatural. It happens, it is well documented and easily explainable. I defy anyone, however, to explain it in a world in which muscles only contract.*54\330\8*
Posted: June 15th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Gastrointestinal | Comments Off
Vitamin C has long been known to aid detoxification, strengthen the immune system and ease withdrawal symptoms. Vitamin B3 -niacin – has also been found to be helpful. This chemical, which can also be bought in the form of nicotinic acid, is similar in structure to nicotine. Niacin is also thought to resemble endogenous benzodiazepine – a tranquillizing substance similar to Valium made naturally in the brain. In the United States large quantities of niacir are used in detoxification programmes. Its use is combined with saunas and exercise and seems to have wonderful results, and there appear to be few toxic effects even at very high dosages. The usual recommended dose is to build up to 100 mg morning and 100 mg Ј night. Don’t be surprised if your skin pricks and you go bright red twenty minutes or so after taking it; this is a harmless flush and is beneficial. Niacin improves circulation to the extremities (it is used for chilblains and Raynaud’s Disease, a condition characterized by cold, white or blue fingers, caused by spasm in the arteries in the hands), and acts like an internal sauna. It is also known to be essential to the health of the bowel. People who are always cold often find this supplement helpful and many people say that after the first few doses they feel very much calmer. The only thing to remember is to take all the B vitamins if you take this; no B vitamin should be taken in isolation because it depletes the store of the others.*40\326\8*
Posted: June 4th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asthma | Comments Off
Probably the most important supplement for the prevention of heart disease, pyridoxine is now seen as one of the main factors in the prevention of cardiovascular disease because of its role in the breakdown of homocysteine, a chemical derived from dietary methionine, which is known to cause vascular damage that can lead to the formation of clots and hardening, as well as narrowing of blood vessels. This vitamin is also a natural tranquilliser and, in conjunction with zinc and magnesium, is helpful in reducing premenstrual symptoms and fluid retention. It is very valuable in the treatment of asthma. High doses of this vitamin have been reported to cause reversible neurological problems in a few people. Side EffectsUnless it is specifically prescribed in higher amounts by your doctor, you should limit your daily supplemental intake to 500 milligrams or less.While vitamin B6 can be used in conjunction with vitamin C as an antidepressant, if the depression is associated with vivid dreams and nightmares, additional pyridoxine could make the depression worse.Lactating mothers should note that large amounts of vitamin B6 can interfere with breast milk secretion and therefore they should not take more than 100 milligrams of this vitamin per day as a supplement.There have been several reports of neurological side effects with very large doses of vitamin B6, in particular the loss of peripheral nerve sensations similar to those experienced by sufferers of multiple sclerosis. Most of the cases reported in the literature involved daily doses of 2000-10 000 milligrams, taken regularly for several years, but a few reports have appeared of similar effects at 500 milligrams per day over two years.If you are taking medications containing L-Dopa (anti-Parkinson’s disease), phenytoin (such as Dilantin) or phenobarbital (anticonvulsants), you should avoid formulas with this vitamin as it interferes with such medications, rendering them less useful.On the other hand, some medications increase the need to take vitamin B6 in supplement form. The most common are birth control pills, Cycloserine (an antibiotic), Hydralazine (to lower blood presure), Isoniazid (used to treat tuberculosis) and Penicillamine. This last is not a type of penicillin, as its name may suggest, but a drug used to treat rheumatoid disease, some rare genetic disorders and toxic chemical overload.*46\145\2*
