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BUILDING UP THE NERVES-Good blood, healthy nerves, and strong bones and joints are needed for good health. Here are several suggestions, to help you strengthen your nerves. This is a building program:

The vitamin B complex (100 mg per day; best taken as 50 mg twice a day) is especially important in maintaining good nerve action and response. Deficiencies of the B complex are common among people eating modern, devitalized, processed, and assorted junk foods. Take a good vitamin/mineral supplement at least twice a day. It should include all the B vitamins.

Vitamin B1, also called thiamine (100 mg, twice a day) is especially needed for neuritis.

Vitamin B3 (niacin, 50 mg twice a day). Do not take more than 100 mg of niacin a day. Niacinamide is equivalent to niacin, and does not produce the flushed face which niacin does.

Vitamin B12 (2,000 mcg, twice a day).

Vitamin B6 (250-500 mg, 1-2 times a day), especially for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Folic acid (400-800 mcg, daily).

Inositol (1000 mg, 1-2 times a day), especially for diabetic neuropathy.

In addition to the above B vitamins, also take Vitamin C with bioflavonoids (3,000-6,000 mg daily, when you have a nerve crisis).

Vitamin E (400 IU, 2-3 times a day), especially with post-herpes syndrome.

Vitamin A (5,000 IU, a day), but not over 10,000 IU a day if you are pregnant. It is best to take vitamin A supplementation in the form of beta-carotene.

Minerals include calcium (400 mg, 2-3 times daily), magnesium (200 mg, 2-3 times a day), zinc (50-80 mg daily, not to exceed 100 mg daily from all supplements), and iodine.

Essential fatty acids, obtained from 1-2 tbsp. of cold pressed oils daily. Never put it into your cooking; instead, put it on your food after the plate is served.

Fresh and steamed vegetables are rich in minerals which are needed for the nervous system and brain.

Brewer's yeast, kelp or dulse, lecithin, and wheat germ oil are very helpful. Eat regularly, chew slowly, and do not overeat.

Octocosanol is found in wheat germ oil. It helps the neuron membranes.

Increase your fluid intake.

Obtain enough rest at night and avoid sexual enervation. Medical professionals know that such enervation is one of the quickest ways to produce weakened, degenerate, and diseased nerve tissue.

A good balance between exercise and rest has a powerful effect in building the body, if a nutritious diet is maintained.

Avoid stimulants and all processed, refined, and junk foods.

Cool and cold water treatments will help tone and strengthen the nerves.

The nervine herbs include skullcap, hop, chamomile, valerian, dong quai, wood betony, passion flower, lady's slipper, mistletoe, and small amounts of lobelia.

Reviewing some of the nutrients needed, as they apply to the brain, we learn this:

There is a direct relation between the transverse colon and the brain. When the colon is clogged, mental illness is triggered in some and an attack of epilepsy (which see) in others.

Eliminate the "glue foods"; these tend to clog the colon, produce a buildup of mucous and toxins in it, and lead to mental problems. Such foods include White flour, sugar, eggs, meat, peanuts, and dairy products.

A high carbohydrate (whole grain) diet stimulates the amount of tryptophane in the brain, and produces a calming, peaceful feeling.

Brain cells cannot function properly without proper nutrients.

Deficiencies of the B complex and vitamin C decrease the metabolic rate of the brain. Lack of niacin can produce deep depression, often seen in psychosis. Symptoms of a severe vitamin B6 deficiency are headache, irritability, dizziness, extreme nervousness, and inability to concentrate. Pantothenic acid (another B vitamin) is needed to handle stressful situations. A thiamine deficiency results in a lack of energy, constant fatigue, loss of appetite, and irritability; if this continues too long, there are emotional upsets and overreaction to normal stress. Lack of vitamin C leads to irritability.

Adequate calcium in the diet is vital. See "Bones, Strengthening" for ways to maintain enough calcium in the body. Inadequate calcium results in insomnia, tenseness, and fatigue.

Calcium and magnesium protect the nerves from damage.

Too much copper in the body occurs in schizophrenia, and can be reduced by dietary intake of zinc and manganese. Vitamin C deficiency can cause copper retention which accumulates in the brain and liver.

Vitamin B complex (especially B3, B6, B12, and folic acid) reduces excess estrogen from the liver and prevents it from causing mental troubles.

Many of the schizophrenias, autism, abnormal behavior, and subsequent learning disorders are caused by too much lead or copper in the body. Check your plumbing pipes. Plastic water pipes are the safest.

A person with a magnesium deficiency tends to be uncooperative, withdraw, apathetic, or belligerent.

It is vital to obtain enough oxygen, if you want a clear mind which functions properly. Vitamin E helps the brain obtain enough oxygen from the amount supplied to the lungs.

A lack of thyroxine, the hormone from the thyroid, results in a slowing of physical and mental functions. Hyperthyroidism is related to emotional disturbance, forgetfulness, slow thought processes, and irritability.

When the adrenals do not function properly, depression and other forms of mental illness may result.

Exercise, especially out-of-doors in the fresh air, combined with relaxation helps rejuvenate the body and mind.

Ginkgo biloba improves brain function and cerebral circulation, and enhances memory.

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