Aging Prevention

Diet and Nutrition: (references)

• Avoid meats
• Eliminate sugar, especially fructose
• Increase vegetable, fruit and grain intake
• Reduce caloric intake, eating small meals throughout the day
• Consume a small amount of red wine every day

Vitamins and Minerals: (references)

• Beta Carotene: 150,000 I.U.
• Vitamin A: 4,000-5,000 I.U.
• Vitamin B12: 1,000 mcg. IM weekly
• Vitamin C: 300-1,500 mg.
• Vitamin D: 200-400 I.U.
• Vitamin E: 800 I.U.
• Vitamin K: 750 mcg.
• Folate: 2 - 4 mg.
• Zinc: 30 mg. TID
• *Copper: 2 - 4 mg.
• Calcium: 1200 mg.
• Selenium: 200 - 300 mcg.

Supplements: (references)

• Glutathionine: 500-1,000 mg.
• DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone): 20-50 mg.
• Melatonin: 3 mg. at 9 PM
• Thymus Glandular: 1 tablet TID
• Coenzyme Q10: 30 mg. BID
• Omega 6 Fatty Acids: 2 - 4 gm.

Botanicals: (references)

• Tincture or standardized extract (24% ginkgo heterosides) - Ginkgo biloba: 40 mg. TID, starting with 20 mg. daily and gradually increasing to 40 mg. TID
• Tincture - Panax ginseng, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Withania somnifera: 10 drops TID with warm water

• Individual botanicals to be considered for this condtion:
  Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo)
  Panax ginseng (Chinese ginseng, Korean ginseng)
  Polygonum multiflorum (Fo-ti, He-shou-wu)
  Salvia miltiorrhiza (Dan shen)
  Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha)

Homeopathic Remedies: (references)

• Premature old age:
  
  agn, alco, alum, ambr, arg-m, arg-n, bar-c, berb, bufo, carb-v, chin-s, coca, con, cortico, cupr, fl-ac, kali-c, lyc, nux-v, op, psor, sars, SEL, sep, staph, stram, sulph, vip

(For an overview of Homeopathy, click here.)

Other Therapies: (references)

• Exercise is a must. Start with 15 minutes a day for 4 days a week and gradually increase until doing 30 minutes a day for 4 days a week
• Avoid ultraviolet light
• Meditate 20 minutes a day
• Replace mercury amalgams
• Lose weight if obese
• Hormone therapy

*  The recommended use of this supplement or therapy is based on a physiological mechanism or empirical data and is not necessarily supported by peer-reviewed research studies.

Copyright 1998 - 2008 by L. Vicky Crouse, ND and James S. Reiley, ND. All rights reserved (ISSN 1527-0661).