Editorial: Vitamin Dependency

Andrew W. Saul Source: Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine Vol. 19, No. 2, 2004 “Man is a food-dependent creature. If you don’t feed him, he will die. If you feed him improperly, part of him will die.” –Emanuel Cheraskin, M.D., D.M.D. Dependency is a fact of life. The human body is dependent on food, water, sleep, and […]

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 […]

Negative and Positive Side Effects of Vitamin B3

A. Hoffer M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.(C)1 Source: Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, Vol. 18, Nos. 3 & 4, 2003 Introduction I think the best way to describe the many properties of vitamin B3 is to tell the story of my long love affair with this amazing vitamin. It began in 1951, after Dr. Humphry Osmond, Dr. John Smythies and I […]

NIH – Niacin Fact Sheet for Consumers

Source: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Niacin-Consumer/ This is a reader-friendly overview of Niacin. For more details, see our health professional fact sheet on Niacin. What is niacin and what does it do? Niacin (also called vitamin B3) helps turn the food you eat into the energy you need. Niacin is important for the development and function of the cells in your body. How much […]

NIH – Niacin Fact Sheet for Health Professionals

Source: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Niacin-HealthProfessional/ This is a fact sheet intended for health professionals. For a reader-friendly overview of Niacin, see our consumer fact sheet on Niacin. Introduction Niacin (also known as vitamin B3) is one of the water-soluble B vitamins. Niacin is the generic name for nicotinic acid (pyridine-3-carboxylic acid), nicotinamide (niacinamide or pyridine-3-carboxamide), and related derivatives, […]

Winds of Change

A. Hoffer, M.D., Ph.D. Source: Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine Vol. 2, No. 4, 1987 Nutritional dogma has blocked the use of nutrients as supplements for nearly forty years. The main tenets of this dogma are simple. They are based on what was known about nutrition and nutrient supplements before foods were so devitalized that it did […]