Smoker’s Scurvy: Orthomolecular Preventive Medicine in Cigarette Smoking

David L. Watts, D.C., Ph.D., F.A.C.E.P.1 Source: ORTHOMOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY, VOLUME 5, NUMBER 1, 1976, Pp. 35-42 The best approach to the medical problems of cigarette smoking can be summarized in two words, “DON’T SMOKE.” However, there will always be some who disregard the best of advice and pursue this noxious habit, in spite of the […]

Comparison of Traditional Indigenous Diet and Modern Industrial Diets and Their Link to Ascorbate Requirement and Status

Authors: Alexander J Audette; Francesco Anello; Richard Russell Johnson Date of Publication: 20 December 2020 Source: ISOM, Volume 36, Number 1, 2021 Abstract Traditional indigenous diets contained liberal amounts of parts of animals such as internal organs, glands and other tissues in addition to edible insects and foraged wild vegetables. As a consequence, carbohydrate loads in […]

Niacin for Detoxification: A Little-known Therapeutic Use

Jonathan E. Prousky, ND, MSc1,2 1 Chief Naturopathic Medical Officer, Professor, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1255 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, M2K 1E2, Tel: 416-498-1255 ext. 235, email: jprousky@ccnm.edu 2 Editor, Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, email: editor@orthomed.org Source: Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine Vol 26, No 2, 2011  Abstract  Niacin (nicotinic acid) has a number […]