| Acetylcholine | Related Topic
"A neurotransmitter widely distributed in body tissues with a primary function of mediating synaptic activity of the nervous system and skeletal muscles..."
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Acetylcholinesterase |
Related Topic
"Neurotransmitter enzyme that hydrolyzes acetylcholine, affecting functioning of the parasympathetic nervous system..."
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Alfalfa |
As A Treatment
"...Brain and Nervous System Conditions - helps people who are recovering from a narcotic or alcohol addiction to become active again..."
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Allergy to Foods (Hidden) |
Relationship to Schizophrenia
"...In the case of cerebral (brain) allergies - in which the allergies affect the nervous system - reactions include brain inflammation, irritability, fear, depression, aggression, extreme mood swings in a single day, hyperactivity, and psychosis..."
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Analgesics / Pain Killers |
As A Treatment
"Analgesics are agents which reduce or eliminate pain by acting on the sensory nervous system, either centrally or peripherally..."
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Anxiety |
Recommendation Kava
"...This risk may be due to an impairment of the parasympathetic nervous system with lower vagal control being reported in persons with more severe anxiety..."
Recommendation Aerobic Exercise
"...Exercise increases blood flow to the brain, releases hormones, stimulates the nervous system, and increases levels of morphine-like substances found in the body (such as beta-endorphin) that can have a positive effect on mood and pain..."
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Aspartame Side-Effects |
The Condition
"...Formaldehyde is known to cause gradual damage to the nervous system, the immune system and has recently been shown to cause irreversible genetic damage at long-term, low-level exposure..."
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Autonomic Nervous System Balance |
The Condition
"The fact that you appear to have a "Highly Negative (Parasympathetic Dominant) Autonomic Nervous System" will be reflected in your Metabolic Dietary Type and nutrient recommendations..."
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Biotin |
As A Treatment
"...BRAIN/NERVOUS SYSTEM: Cognitive skills impairment, Confusion, Depression, Hallucinations..."
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Brain Tumor |
The Condition
"...Very rarely, grade 4 tumors can spread beyond the nervous system to other parts of the body..."
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Calming / Stretching Exercises |
As A Treatment
"...Some of the benefits of abdominal breathing include increased oxygen supply to the brain and musculature and stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system..."
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Carbo-Oxidative Type |
The Condition
"...Whether you are dominant in the autonomic nervous system or carbo-oxidative system will influence our food and nutrient selections for you..."
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Catuaba |
As A Treatment
"...It is a strong tonic and nervous system fortifier..."
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Central Nervous System |
Related Topic
"...More broadly, this can even include the neurotransmitting hormones instigated by the CNS that control the chemical nervous system, the endocrine glands..."
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) |
The Condition
"...When it occurs, it may affect the skin, nervous system and lymph nodes more often and is more rapidly progressive than is the B cell type..."
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Cobalamin |
Related Topic
"Essential for normal growth and functioning of all body cells, especially those of bone marrow (red blood cell formation), gastrointestinal tract and nervous system, it prevents pernicious anemia and plays a crucial part in the reproduction of every cell of the body i..."
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Copper |
Related Topic
"...Copper deficiency leads to a variety of abnormalities, including anemia, skeletal defects, degeneration of the nervous system, reproductive failure, pronounced cardiovascular lesions, elevated blood cholesterol, impaired immunity and defects in the pigmentation and structure of hair..."
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Corticosteroids |
As A Treatment
"...They affect many body processes, including the breakdown of protein, fat, and carbohydrate; the activity of the nervous system; the balance of salt and water; and the regulation of blood pressure..."
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
The Condition
"...The disease is transmitted by exposure to brain or nervous system tissue, usually through certain medical procedures..."
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DMAE |
As A Treatment
"...DMAE can over-stimulate the nervous system and cause headaches, tense muscles, or insomnia, although these side-effects are uncommon..."
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Dopamine |
Related Topic
"A neurohormone; precursor to norepinephrine which acts as a stimulant to the nervous system..."
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Effects of a High Fat Diet |
The Condition
"...American diet is intentionally laden with saturated fats and hardened hydrogenated fats, leaving about 80% of the population deficient in the essential fats required for the maintenance of the human nervous system, the production of hormones and the control of inflammation..."
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Environmental Illness / MCS |
The Condition
"...The exact number of persons suffering from chemical sensitivity is unclear, but the rise in immune and nervous system disorders indicates that this problem is becoming more common, and somewhat more widely recognized..."
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Erectile Dysfunction (ED, Impotence) |
Recommendation Marapuama
"Marapuama, also called potency wood, has a history of use for reviving libido, potency, and tonifying the nervous system..."
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Esophageal Cancer |
The Condition
"...Because the cause of chronic pain often cannot be altered, your nervous system will adapt, which may cause depression, anxiety and/or insomnia..."
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European Skullcap |
As A Treatment
"...Native Americans as well as traditional European herbalists used skullcap to induce sleep, relieve nervousness, and moderate the symptoms of epilepsy, rabies, and other diseases related to the nervous system..."
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Excessive Sweating |
The Condition
"...Many activities that stimulate the nervous system, such as strong smells, spicy foods, increased air temperatures, exercise, high emotional excitement, stress or nervousness may cause attacks of excessive sweating through sympathetic..."
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Frankincense |
As A Treatment
"...It is excellent for use with stress-related conditions and anxiety, due to its ability to have a calming effect on the nervous system..."
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Glucosamine / Chondroitin Sulfate |
As A Treatment
"...In the nervous system, chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans regulate the growth and development of the nervous system as well as the nervous system's response to injury..."
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome |
The Condition
"...It is a neurological disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system, devastating because of its sudden and unexpected onset..."
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Hearing Loss |
Relationship to Sarcoidosis
"Nervous system effects, including hearing loss, meningitis, seizures or psychiatric disorders (for example, dementia, depression, psychosis) are possible signs of sarcoidosis..."
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Heavy Metal Toxicity |
The Condition
"...Signs & Symptoms As an example of the scope of a heavy metal's toxicity, lead can affect the nervous system, gastrointestinal system, cardiovascular system, blood production, kidneys, and reproductive system..."
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Hyperparathyroidism |
The Condition
"...Possible complications include skeletal damage, urinary tract infections, kidney damage or kidney stones, peptic ulcers, inflammation of the pancreas, high blood pressure, nervous system disorders, and rare complications from surgery..."
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Hypotension (Low Blood Pressure) |
Recommendation Conventional Drug Use
"...Studies show that it is effective in improving standing blood pressure in those with postural hypotension related to nervous system dysfunction, such as in patients with Shy-Drager syndrome..."
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Hypothalamus |
Related Topic
"...This means it has the power to govern the autonomic (automatic or subconscious) nervous system..."
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Increased Fish Consumption |
As A Treatment
"...Exposure to large amounts of methyl mercury can damage the nervous system and impair mental development..."
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Insomnia |
Recommendation Calming / Stretching Exercises
"It is claimed that the practice of yoga will benefit your sleep in three ways ... The quality of your sleep will improve because of yoga's beneficial effect on the nervous system, in particular the brain..."
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Intestinal Obstruction |
The Condition
"...The wall of the small bowel contains layers of smooth muscle and the nerve supply to this smooth muscle is from both the parasympathetic (vagus nerve) and sympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system..."
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Kidney Disease |
Relationship to Lupus, SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythromatosis)
"...The commonly affected organs/tissues are skin, joints, nervous system and kidneys..."
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Korean Ginseng |
As A Treatment
"...Reasons For Use Korean ginseng is used commonly as an adaptogen (mostly for males), anti-stress, anti-fatigue, for stimulating the nervous system and similar effects..."
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Liver Detoxification / Support Requirement |
The Condition
"...to a variety of psychological and neurological symptoms such as depression, headaches, mental confusion, mental illness, tingling in extremities, abnormal nerve reflexes, and other signs of impaired nervous system function..."
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L-Phenylalanine |
As A Treatment
"...This compound can have powerful effects on mood and on the nervous system, and therefore DLPA should be taken only under medical supervision..."
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L-Taurine |
As A Treatment
"...Taurine has also been used as a treatment for epilepsy as it is thought to help regulate the nervous system..."
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L-Tyrosine |
As A Treatment
"...These three compounds are monoamines, and have effects on the nervous system..."
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Lyme Disease |
The Condition
"...Lyme disease may cause symptoms affecting the skin, nervous system, heart and/or joints..."
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Megaloblastic Anemia / Pernicious Anemia |
The Condition
"...Tingling of the hands and feet, as well as the onset of spastic movements, may indicate that the nervous system has been affected..."
Recommendation Test Folic Acid Levels
"...Unless the B12 deficiency is corrected, permanent nervous system damage may result..."
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Mitral Valve Prolapse |
The Condition
"...Causes & Development; Risk Factors Curiously, most of the abnormalities seem related to an underlying instability of the autonomic nervous system..."
Relationship to Panic Attacks
"...why this is happening, the symptoms themselves are scary, and the fear of the unknown can prompt an even greater release of stress hormones, driving them into the kind of meltdown of the autonomic nervous system called a panic attack..."
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Motherhood Issues |
Recommendation Caffeine/Coffee Avoidance
"...Fetuses and newborns cannot metabolize caffeine in their livers, so it remains in their bodies for up to four days, stimulating their nervous system the entire time, causing irritability and sleeping difficulty..."
Recommendation DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)
"...During the last trimester of a pregnancy the mother transfers to her fetus much of the DHA needed for the development of its brain and nervous system..."
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Multiple Sclerosis |
The Condition
"...Multiple Sclerosis is an unpredictable disease of the nervous system which manifests itself primarily through disorders in mobility..."
Recommendation Calcium-2AEP
"...Nieper believes that MS is initiated by a viral attack on the nervous system, followed by an error in programming the immune system to defend it..."
Recommendation Conventional Drug Use
"...It's the Borrelia mylophora bacteria, running around in the nervous system..."
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Muscle Cramps / Twitching |
The Condition
"...Twitching generally occurs as a result of an overwrought nervous system unloading impulses..."
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Neural Therapy |
As A Treatment
"...It is believed to act through normalizing the function of the nervous system..."
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Neuritis/Neuropathy |
Relationship to Acidosis
"...Stress and over work lower the tone of nervous system and contribute towards acidic neuritis..."
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Neurostructural Therapy |
As A Treatment
"...The method of action is most likely to be through the autonomic nervous system, allowing the body to better carry out its many functions the way it was designed to..."
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Panic Attacks |
The Condition
"...What happens during a panic attack? The physiologic factors involved stem around arousal of the autonomic nervous system in the manner of a 'fight or flight' response to fearful inner impulses and emotions..."
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Parasympathetic |
Related Topic
"Usually Parasympathetic nervous system: Portion of the autonomic nervous system that is generally associated with increasing digestion and intestinal muscle activity; decreasing blood circulation and respiration..."
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Parasympatholytic |
Related Topic
"Agent, such as atropine, that annuls or antagonizes the effects of the parasympathetic nervous system..."
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Parasympathomimetic |
Related Topic
"Drugs or chemicals having an action resembling that caused by stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system, e..."
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Parkinson's Disease |
Related Topic
"A chronic, slowly-progressing disease of the nervous system characterized clinically by the combination of tremor, rigidity, extreme slowness of movement, and stooped posture..."
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Periarteritis |
The Condition
"...In this disease, secondary symptoms are a result of damage to the organs being affected - often the skin, heart, kidneys and nervous system..."
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Phospholipid |
Related Topic
"A fat or lipid containing phosphorus found in high quantities in the brain and very important to the function of cellular membranes and to the nervous system..."
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Poor Memory |
Recommendation Vitamin B-Complex
"B-vitamins can be supplemented in a B-complex vitamin (100mg daily) to support the nervous system and prevent imbalances from occurring..."
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Post-Polio Syndrome |
The Condition
"Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a disorder of the nervous system that affects many people who had poliomyelitis many years earlier..."
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Potassium |
Related Topic
"...Potassium is the principal cation (positive ion) of the fluid within cells and is important in controlling the activity of the heart, muscles, nervous system and just about every cell in the body..."
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Pregnancy-Related Issues |
Recommendation DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)
"...During the last trimester of a pregnancy the mother transfers to her fetus much of the DHA needed for the development of its brain and nervous system..."
Recommendation Caffeine/Coffee Avoidance
"...Fetuses and newborns cannot metabolize caffeine in their livers, so it remains in their bodies for up to four days, stimulating their nervous system the entire time, causing irritability and sleeping difficulty..."
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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome |
The Condition
"...The condition may result from a disturbance in the sympathetic nervous system, the part of the nervous system that controls blood flow and your sweat glands..."
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Reflexology |
As A Treatment
"...In the West the concept of reflexology began to emerge in the 19th century, based on research into the nervous system and reflex..."
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Sarcoidosis |
The Condition
"...Some cases will involve some portion of the nervous system..."
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Saw Palmetto |
As A Treatment
"...It is one of the most well-known and time-honoured herbs for prostate problems and it also has a long history as a tonic to help increase male potency, calm the nervous system, aid digestion and build connective tissue..."
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Schisandra Berry Extract |
As A Treatment
"...Schisandrin is known to stimulate the nervous system, increasing the speed of reflex nervous responses and improving mental clarity..."
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Schizophrenia |
The Condition
"...It must be remembered that the nervous system is intimately connected with other bodily systems..."
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Senile Dementia |
The Condition
"...Causes include ... Parkinson's disease, a degenerative disorder of part of the nervous system..."
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Silicon / Silica |
As A Treatment
"...BRAIN/NERVOUS SYSTEM: Insomnia..."
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Sjogren's Syndrome |
The Condition
"...Both primary and secondary Sjogren's syndrome can affect other parts of the body as well, including the skin, joints, lungs, kidneys, blood vessels, and nervous system, and cause symptoms such as..."
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STD Syphilis |
The Condition
"...The result can be widespread damage to the heart, brain, eyes, nervous system, bones, and joints, as well as mental illness, blindness, severe damage to the heart and aorta, and death..."
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Susceptibility to Hangovers |
Recommendation Vitamin B-Complex
"The B-vitamins help to calm and strengthen the nervous system, reduce the toxic effects of alcohol and stop cravings for more..."
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Sympathetic Nervous System |
Related Topic
"Portion of the autonomic nervous system that is generally associated with “flight or fight” reactions by increasing blood circulation and respiration and decreasing digestion..."
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Thiamine |
Related Topic
"...It is essential for the functioning of the nervous system..."
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Torticollis (Loxia, "Wryneck") |
The Condition
"...In addition, herbs that can help balance the stimulus from the nervous system are often recommended..."
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Tourette's Syndrome |
Our Question about facial twitching
"In the case of Tourette's syndrome, a neurological disorder that develops in childhood, the muscle twitches known as tics are part of a complex nervous system disease that later involves involuntary actions, such as shoulder shrugs, shouting, or stamping movements..."
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Vegetative Dystonia |
Related Topic
"Abnormal tissue tonicity resulting from autonomic nervous system dysfunction..."
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Vegetative Nervous |
Related Topic
"Vegetative nervous system: Portion of the nervous system associated with involuntary functions; autonomic nervous system..."
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Vitamin B1 Requirement |
The Condition
"B1 (thiamine, aneurin) is needed for release of energy from carbohydrates; aids in functioning of nervous system; helps maintain stomach acidity and normal appetite..."
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Vitamin B12 Requirement |
Our Question about numb/tingling/burning extremities
"If vitamin B12 deficiency becomes pronounced, the nervous system can be affected, causing progressive peripheral neuropathy (tingling of the fingers and toes), muscle weakness, staggering, tenderness in the calves, confusion..."
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Vitamin B3 Requirement |
The Condition
"...It aids in the functioning of the nervous system; in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, and also lowers cholesterol..."
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Vitamin B6 |
Related Topic
"...It also aids in the function of the nervous system..."
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Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) |
As A Treatment
"...It is required by the nervous system for normal brain function, for the synthesis of RNA and DNA, which contain the genetic instructions for the reproduction of all cells and for normal cellular growth..."
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Vitamin B-Complex Requirement |
The Condition
"...The B-complex has a wide range of properties, including:- ... B1 (thiamine) - needed for release of energy from carbohydrates; aids in functioning of nervous system; helps maintain stomach acidity and normal appetite..."
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Vitamin E Requirement |
The Condition
"...The membranes that are most sensitive are the membranes of nerves and therefore the main symptom of vitamin E deficiency is damage to the nervous system..."
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Weight Loss |
As A Treatment
"...Function; Reasons For Use Eating and chewing food slowly will send nervous system signals to the stomach that it is "full" and will assist in weight loss and deter weight gain after dieting, especially if a healthy diet is selected..."
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