Tag Archives: Linus Pauling

Symptoms of Vitamin B Overdose

Vitamin B is a set of eight different vitamins: thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, folate, and cobalamin. Symptoms of a vitamin B overdose, also known as vitamin B toxicity, are found to occur in three of the B vitamins: niacin, pyridoxine, and folate. The remaining five B vitamins are not associated with any […]

Vitamin B Deficiency Symptoms

Vitamin B-complex consists of eight different B vitamins: thiamine or B1, riboflavin or B2, niacin or B3, pantothenic acid or B5, pyridoxine or B6, biotin or B7, folate or B9, and cobalamin or B12. The symptoms of a vitamin B complex deficiency are manifested differently depending on which specific component the body is lacking. A […]

Managing Your Bipolar Symptoms with Food

Most times doctors tell you that a well-balanced diet is the key to staying healthy. Although this is good advice for most people, individuals with bipolar disorder (or manic-depression) need to be careful. WebMD states that “there isn’t a miracle diet for bipolar disorder.” In general, they recommend avoiding fad diets and sticking to the […]

An Obituary for Dr. Abram Hoffer

Dr. Abram Hoffer and Linus Pauling were friends. One moved the other. When Pauling started orthomolecular medicine in 1968, he brought articles from Hoffer & amp; Osmond into psychiatry. When Linus Pauling died on 19 Aug. 1994, in the world one of its greatest scientific and humanitarian and honorable and beloved defender of civil liberties […]

The Best Potassium Rich Foods

Pure potassium is an essential nutrient that serves several valuable functions in the body. According to the American Heart Association, potassium is an essential component in cell function, nerve and muscle function. It also has a role in reducing the risk of several medicines including high blood pressure, stroke, kidney disease, and osteoporosis. The Linus […]