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ACE inhibitors, 32
acetaminophen, 131, 135, 254
acne, 234
acupuncture, 111
Addison’s disease, 214, 215, 216
adrenal insufficiency, 213, 214, 215, 217
Advil, 92, 96
AIDS, 117
alcohol, 130, 132–33, 134–35, 136–38, 176, 248
alcoholism, 167–71
Aleve, 92
Aller-Be-Gone, 144
allergies, 90, 143–50, 173, 224, 228–29, 233
allergy shots, 143, 146, 148
allopurinol, 199, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207
“alternative” medicine, see natural remedies
Alzheimer’s disease, 20, 25, 59–67, 176, 273
amanita mushroom (“death cap”), 139–40
American Botanical Council, 21, 160
American Health Foundation, 238, 245
American Medical Association, 26
American West Life Insurance, 127
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), 25, 41
anaphylactic shock, 149
angina, 41, 173, 261, 268
animal fat, 188
ankylosing spondylitis, 106, 153–54
Antabuse, 167, 170, 171
antibiotics, 108, 109, 110, 115–16, 119
anticancer diet, 237–49
anticoagulants, 73, 157, 158, 186, 272
antidepressants, 131, 141, 167
antihistamines, 143, 147, 228–29, 230
anti-inflammatory activity:
of celery seed, 205
of feverfew, 88, 90
of ginger, 158
of ginkgo biloba, 66
of NSAIDs, 89
of saw palmetto, 195
of vitamins C and E, 262
antioxidants, 25, 26, 65–66, 82, 138–39, 172–73, 175, 222, 225, 232–33, 234, 237, 242, 243, 244
vitamins C and E, 262, 265–67, 269, 271
anxiety:
kava for, 4, 159–66
valerian for, 121–22
Xanax and, 15
arrhythmia, 40, 181–83
arteriogram, 73
arthritis, 9, 12, 25, 111, 158, 176, 205, 206, 224, 227, 233, 273
see also gout; osteoarthritis, glucosamine for; rheumatoid arthritis
Arthritis Cure, The (Theodosakis), 100
Asian medicine, 11, 58, 147, 154, 167–69, 212
aspirin, 26, 66, 73, 83, 85, 89, 102, 186, 250
asthma, 12, 25, 90, 146, 157, 176, 233, 273
astragalus, 111
atherosclerosis, 39, 70, 72, 79, 80, 81, 82, 174, 183, 261–62, 265, 266–67, 268, 271–72
Attention Deficit Center (St. Louis), 235
attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 177–81, 233, 234, 235–36
attention deficit disorder (ADD), 176, 232, 233, 234
Australia, 118, 161, 166, 205, 206, 271
Austria, 50, 51, 139
Baalen, Daan C. van, 246
bacterial infections, 108, 109, 115
Baker, Sidney, 178
Baschetti, Riccardo, 211, 214–16, 219
Bastyr University, 22, 121
Bauer, Rudi, 24
Bedell, Berkley, 144
Bee All Free, 146
bee pollen, 143–50
hay fever and, 143–45
Belgium, 123, 184, 194
Benadryl, 144
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), 189–98
benzodiazepine tranquilizers, 161, 163
beta blockers, 84
beta-carotene, 42
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 42
biofeedback, 239, 247
bioflavonoids, 138, 239
Blackburn, George, 244
Blackburn, Joey, 263–6...
