You may know that I am not a big fan of drugs. They are poisons that could have terrible side effects. But there are some drugs where the good outweighs the bad. Would not it be great if we could reduce the negative side effects from these drugs and still get the positive treatment we need? According to a new study, two nutrients can do just that.
In the study, researchers gave two groups of rats a dose of gentamycin, a commonly used antibiotic that causes kidney damage. They gave the first group of mice only the gentamycin. But they gave the second group CoQ10 and green tea, individually and in combination, before giving them the antibiotic.
The mice in the first group had significant deterioration in common blood test markers for kidney function, such as BUN and creatinine. But, more importantly, they also had significant free radical-type damage and loss of antioxidant enzymes in their kidney cells.
But the rats in the second group, given the nutrients, did not suffer the renal damage found in the first group. They also had less free radical damage and more antioxidant enzymes in their kidney cells. The results were most dramatic, according to the researchers, when both nutrients were combined.
All drugs have toxicity — even the good ones. And you can reduce, if not eliminate, much toxicity simply by increasing your antioxidant levels. Ive already told you how antioxidants protect you from the side effects of chemotherapy in cancer treatment. But you can also reduce Tylenol toxicity by raising glutathione in your liver. This is true for many other drugs.
Modern medicine ignores that the sickest people, those requiring the most drugs, are usually the most nutritionally depleted. So they suffer most of the dangerous side effects. However, we could eliminate much of this damage with supplements or a Living Foods Diet, which is loaded with antioxidant protection.
If you need a drug of any kind, please be sure that your diet is the best it can be. Better, do not wait until you need a drug. Its too late by then. It takes some time to increase blood levels of antioxidants once you begin. So please improve your diet today. If you cannot do this or just want the added protection, then consider a supplement such as Healthy Resolves Max Plus (call 800-728-2288 to order). A good diet and supplements could protect you if you should suddenly need to take a drug. And it could help prevent the need at all.
Ref: Modification of biochemical parameters of gentamycin nephrotoxicity by coenzyme Q10 and green tea in rats, Upaganlawar A, Farswan M, et al, Indian J Exp Biol, 2006; 44(5): 416-418.