I have been and always will be an advocate for nutrition and supplements, both vitamin, mineral and herbal. Where I don't believe they are a cure for cancer I do believe that getting optimum levels through diet and supplements is key to the body performing at its peak levels.

I look at what's in the Meyer's cocktail (magnesium, calcium, Vitamin C, B5, B6, B12) and how those vitamins and minerals work in the body, especially during recovery, and see that it will only help in the healing process.

Magnesium, B6 and B12 have been shown to increase energy levels in the body and each have been used in studies to fight the effects of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. B6 and B12, along with Niacin (B3) are also the key ingredients to popular energy drinks along with caffiene for good reason...they work. You find them in huge quantities in those energy shots for a reason however (particularly B12), they do not absorb well through the digestive track. B12's best delivery methods are IV and sublingual.

Magnesium is involved in over 300 biological reactions in the body and is an often overlooked and deficient mineral in a large percentage of Americans. Bodybuilders and top athletes use magnesium to help in muscle recovery (normally with a product called ZMA, Zinc, B6 and Magnesium Aspartate) and help energy production in the body. Calcium and Magnesium work synergistically in the body which is why they should be taken together and there is a long history of Vitamin C and its health benefits.

Our bodies need vitamins and minerals to function, that's why we eat, sadly as a society our diets are now severely lacking in key nutrients our bodies need to function. Every top athlete will tell you the benefits of proper nutrition and supplementing, you want your body to perform like a high performance machine, make sure you are giving it the proper fuel. During recovery your body is hypermetabolic (all of us old timers know this) and is burning through calories and nutrients at a very fast pace, it only makes sense to load up in my opinion, especially on the things that will help energy levels.

If you browse through my earliest posts on OCF, you'll see the struggles I had with Cancer Related Fatigue and it wasn't until I started supplementing that I had success in dealing with it. Even when on a fairly high dose of fentanyl (which slows the central nervous system, depressing the cardio vascular system causing poor circulation AND fatigue!) I had success using 5Hour energy shots to properly function for a few hours a day. After finding the active ingredients (B3,B6,B12 and Caffiene) I began supplementing those in my diet (Kola Nut for Caffiene and then taking flush free Niacin, B6 and Sublingual B12) along with magnesium and a score of other supplements. I attribute my nutrition plan and supplements for being able to keep the pace I set for myself and for the physique I've been able to build despite my eating challenges.

Now I don't believe that vitamins and minerals can cure cancer nor do I believe they are a miracle cure for anything, but they are important which is why I will always advocate their usage no matter what delivery method is used.

I do like copper bracelets though, they complete my wife's Wonder Woman outfit so they have given me a sense of well being among other things... laugh

hahaha!

Eric

Last edited by EricS; 12-13-2011 05:53 PM. Reason: always spelling
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