Posted by Kalamatianos on December 31, 2003, at 23:15:06
I make no judgement about anyone else. Any and all B vitamins don't hurt in excess doses. Non-alcoholics with good livers won't be effected by the excess. Other physical problems, deficiencies and abnormalities can be worsened by going "100-miles-an-hour" in any direction. I was the one I've been testing for a third of a century and I make no judgements about anyone else.
Too much of any and all B vitamins has an indicator of "yellow river". With adequate water intake, toooo much then gets passed off as waste. Waste costs money. Too much waste costs too much money.
Dr Wiel can recommend what ever he wants and I wish him well. I wish the same for Dr. Atkins. My body, and all my friends and relatives bodies, pass off toooo much as waste. 2 grams of Inositol may NOT be toooo much for my body if I am megadosing vitamin C (1 gram every hour), whereas under other conditions it may. I won't die. I will just pass off a "Yellow River". When I pass a "Yellow River", I waste my money and no one else’s.
In 1982, Dirk Pearson was on all the talk shows because he was the first to use computers to analyse results. He and his "squeeze", Sandy Shaw wrote "Life Extensions" and a couple of sequels. I tend to favor his research along with my own. My best friend's Dad is a yogi who has been teaching health and yoga for 50 years. I add him to my list of folks I prefer to get suggestions from. My Mom passed away or she would be at the top of my list of those who remain OBJECTIVE when suggesting supplements.
All of this is in the realm of opinion. Until I started testing myself 33 years ago, I listened to all sorts of "opinion-ators". Now I am comfortable with the advise of Dirk Pearson, Yogi Shalom, Dr. Bill MacDonald (Nutrition consultant for US Olympic athletes), Dr. Nicolas Perricone for obvious reasons, Dr. Patricia Kane from San Diego (who was recommended to me Yogi Shalom).
Odd Detail: Bill W. who started AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) was starting to promote a megadose B complex regimen to overcome alcoholic cravings and reverse liver damage when he ran out of time and passed away. Go figure! So, B Complex megadoses might be a bargain at any price if it saves an alcoholics liver from cirrhosis.
To recap: When your Physician "green lights" your liver function test and you intake adequate water (I drink a gallon or more per day), once you find a balance for your body of this B versus that B, side effects will be minor as long as you only take up to the dosage of "Yellow River" and then back off slightly. Prolonged "Yellow River" may have a strong odor. What ever you do, follow the advice of Drs. Perricone and Kane, and resist going "100-miles-an-hour" toward using any single supplement regimen. Instead find a balance point for best results.
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