Author - Elson M. Haas MD

Elson M. Haas, MD has been in medical practice for over 25 years and was instrumental in the development of the field that he has termed Integrated Medicine. He is the founder and director of the Preventive Medical Center of Marin, an integrated health care facility in San Rafael, California, where he specializes in Family and Nutritional Medicine, Detoxification, and Individualized Health Programs. His books include: Staying Healthy with Nutrition , Staying Healthy with the Seasons (fully revised 20th Anniversary 2003 edition), The False Fat Diet, The Staying Healthy Shopper's Guide, The Detox Diet, and A Cookbook for All Seasons.

Aluminum

Aluminum has only recently been considered a problem mineral. Though it is not very toxic in normal levels, neither has it been found to be essential. Aluminum is very abundant in the earth and in the sea.

Isoleucine

Isoleucine

Isoleucine is available in most food sources, is particularly high in many fish and meats, in cheeses, and relatively high in wheat germ and most seeds and

Leucine

Leucine

Leucine is also readily available in good concentrations in animal protein foods (poultry and red meats) and dairy products; wheat germ and oats also contain

Methionine

Methionine

Methionine is of concern mainly because it is the limiting, or the least abundant, amino acid in many foods, particularly low in

Ornithine

Ornithine

Ornithine can be made from arginine, and it in turn can proceed to form glutamic acid, citrulline, and arginine and further to proline and

Plants

Plants

Common Herbal Supplements Alfalfa Aloe Vera Cayenne Echinacea Feverfew Garlic Ginger Ginkgo biloba Ginseng Goldenseal Kelp Licorice Wheatgrass and Barley Grass The science of herbology is as old as medicine itself and is the people’s healing system...

Accessory Nutrients – A Few Others

Accessory Nutrients – A Few Others

Chondroitin Sulfates—Mucopolysaccharides and Glycosaminoglycans Organo-Germanium Royal Jelly Propolis Chondroitin Sulfates— Mucopolysaccharides and Glycosaminoglycans There are substances present in the cartilaginous tissue between joints and...

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