The Origins of Megadosing Nutrients
Explore the origins of Orthomolecular Medicine, a form of alternative medicine that uses megadoses of vitamins and minerals to treat mental illnesses.
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Origins of Megadosing nutrients AKA Orthomolecular Medicine🧵
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'In 1967... Dr. Abram Hoffer and Dr. Humphry Osmond. They were giving very large amounts of niacin to the schizophrenic patients, as much as 17 000 milligrams per day, which is 1000 times the RDA.' -
'Dr. William Kaufman was among the very first physicians to therapeutically employ megadoses of vitamin B3. He prescribed as much as 5,000 mg of niacinamide daily, in many divided doses, to dramatically improve and restore range of joint motion in arthritic patients.'
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'Carl C. Pfeiffer... made major contributions to the understanding of trace element and mineral metabolism in the schizophrenias; made a rational division of the schizophrenias into three biochemical groups, and discussed amino acids in medicine.'
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'“For every drug that benefits a patient, there is a natural substance that can achieve the same effect.” — Pfeiffer’s Law
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'In 1933 Drs. Wilfred and Evan Shute were some of the first doctors to use large doses of vitamin E to treat heart disease.'
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'“A consistent body of research indicates that vitamin E may protect people against heart disease…The data generally indicate that taking doses ranging from 100 to 800IU per day may lower the risk of heart disease by 30%-40%.”'
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Dr William Walsh, not mentioned in this paper has worked with some of these people, building from their contributions and is the current leader on nutrient therapy.
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