I endure from ulcers. I have tried ...

I endure from ulcers. I have tried all kinds of prescription and over-the-counter unsalable articles but they only mask the symptoms. My diet must be contributing nevertheless no physician has offered any dietary advice. Please help. BG NY

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Years ago, dietitians and physicians told patients with gastrointestinal imposthumes to drink milk and use chances of dairy products. We now know, that milk and other dairy provenders actually increase the production of stomach acid (hydrochloric acid) and are contraindicated with this disorder. However, I still hear reports of dairy harvests being recommended or their avoidance overseeed There are many natural performances that help promote the healing of sore s They include: aloe vera juice and gel beta-carotene and cabbage juice. Herbs as it is as goldenseal root and echinacea help heal the sore and lower the bacterial cast up (of Heliobacter pylori or H pylori). subdued levels of vitamin C appear to be implicated in H pylori disease. If you take a vitamin C correlative buffered (non-acidic) supplements are best tolerated. DGL (deglycyrrhizinated licorice root) add tos have been shown to be extremely therapeutic and safe for pustules in human clinical trials. It is also important to increase your intake of fiber-rich feeds and avoid drugs such as aspirin that can damage the lining of the stomach.

I would be fond of to become a nutritionist. Are there any correspondence courses that furnish a meaningful degree? MG, NY

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A graduate class from a regionally accredited university (or college) is required to be a nutritionist. Also, to sit for the Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) exam, you must have a graduate measure with the appropriate experience (1000 hours supervised, or 4000 hours self-supervised). This is the solitary nationally-recognized certification for graduate-level nutrition professionals. It is also available to qualifying physicians, osteopaths, pharmacists and other advanced station professionals. Unlike the C.N.S, the RD (registered dietitian) is available for those completing an undergraduate extent in dietetics and/or food service with a supervised 1000 hour supervised experience. Ask if the program is regionally-accredited or your order will not be recognized by the agency of either of these credentialling organizations or on state licensing and certification boards. There are universities that propound special programs such as university without walls. University of Bridgeport, sect of Human Nutrition (where I am a faculty member) gives a graduate degree in human nutrition that is the same weekend each month so it's suitable for working observers They also just started an on-line program end the Internet that is in a classroom setting for those who cannot travel to Connecticut.

I've read a accident about how folic acid can abridge heart disease but I don't really understand by what means Please explain. JC, PA.

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A deficiency of any of the following B-vitamins: folio acid, cyanocobalamin (B-12) or pyridoxine (B-6) can cause an increase in children levels of homocysteine. When progeny levels of this amino acid go on above "normal" levels it appears to do damage to our cardiovascular body and it appears to be steady more dangerous than elevated line cholesterol levels. The elderly are at the greatest risk for high homocysteine on a levels since levels increase as we age and this population is at the greatest risk for deficiency of B vitamins. The single way to lower abnormally high homocysteine plains is to take a high authority B-complex supplement or individual addition s of folic acid, B-12 and B-6 These B-vitamins help regenerate homocysteine to methionine or cysteine, amino acids that are harmless to our cardiovascular system

I have sharp hypoglycemia and my dad is diabetic (but not forward insulin). I read about stevia being a safe sweetener. Is it safe for me and my dad? BT NH

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I have read more than 50 studies onward the safety of stevia as a sweetener. Stevia approachs directly from the stevia that is grown and used in toward the south America, most notably in Brazil and Paraguay as well as many other countries including Japan. The FDA has refused to approve this natural sweetener as a sweetening agent in the USA, although it is safe. It can alone be sold as a dietary supplement

Shari Lieberman grasps a Ph.D. in clinical nutrition and exercise physiology. She is a certified nutrition specialist (CNS) a associate of the American College of Nutrition (F.A.C.N.) and attends on the board of the American Preventive Medical Association. Write to her in care of Better Nutrition magazine, Sabot Publishing, 9 Riverbend Drive, toward the south Stamford Ct 06907. She can not answer questions according to mail or telephone. "Ask the Experts" is intended for educational senses only. If you have a medical point in dispute consult your physician.

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