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allergies..Detoxiication.and.antioxidant.therapy.has.been.utilized.to.support.
the.immune.dysfunction.of.cancer.survivors,.with.varying.degrees.of.success.
Nutritional.management.can.likely.have.a.role.in.reducing.the.incidence.
of. women's. diseases.. From. a. functional. medicine. approach,. micronutrient.
deiciencies.and.toxic.overload.should.be.identiied.and.rectiied..A.modiied.
dietary. plan. and. lifestyle. should. be. advised.. Nutritional. therapy. includes.
recommendation.on.a.diet.that.is.rich.in.antioxidants,.contains.good-quality.
protein,.iber,.and.suficient.in.water..For.treating.diseases.speciic.to.women.
as.mentioned.previously,.nutritional.supplements.such.as.Indole-3-Carbinol.
and.Diindolylmethane.(DIM).are.recommended.to.be.made.a.part.of.these.
women's.diet,.as.these.supplements.can.help.in.hastening.the.metabolism.of.
excessive.xenoestrogens.(Auborn.et.al..2003).
Oral.or.intravenous.magnesium.chloride.or.sulfate.can.be.orally.or.intrave-
nously.administered..Vitamin.C,.N.Acetylcysteine,.or.Glutathione.can.be.given.
intravenously.to.combat.the.excessive.oxidative.stress..Selenium.and.zinc.are.
essential. for. toxin. excretion. and. are. usually. required. to. be. supplemented..
Plant-derived.bioidentical.progesterone.can.be.used.to.counteract.the.excessive.
estrogen.stimulation.of.these.patients.(Holtorf.2009)..This.is.available.as.topical.
cream.for.absorption.through.the.skin,.sparing.the.irst.pass.effect.to.the.liver.
To. facilitate. elimination. of. toxic. pollutants,. constipation. should. not. be.
allowed..If.supplemented.dietary.iber.is.not.adequate.to.prevent.constipa-
tion,.graded.doses.of.Armour.thyroid.may.be.required..Many.health.prob-
lems.in.women.can.be.resolved.through.this.novel.regime..These.problems.
are. menstrual. disorders,. endometriosis,. polycystic. ovaries,. infertility,. pre-
mature.labor,.breast.nodules,.ibroids,.and.gynecological.cancers..The.use.of.
interventional.nutritional.therapy.and.the.concept.of.toxin.overload.in.rela-
tion.to.diseases.have.long.been.regarded.as.“Alternative.Medicine,”.which.is.
unfamiliar.among.conventional.medical.practitioners.
ConflictofInterestandPoliticalReasonsfor
DownplayingMercuryToxicEffects
Implantation. of. dental. amalgams,. consumption. of. seafood,. and. Chinese.
herbal. remedy. are. common. practice. of. the. people. of. Hong. Kong.. Yet. the.
adverse.health.effects.of.getting.overloaded.with.toxic.heavy.metals,.espe-
cially.mercury,.has.never.received.much.attention.by.the.medical.profession..
It.has.been.shown.that.the.passing.of.ish-derived.mercury.from.mother.to.
the.fetus. in utero .and.its.long-term.adverse.effects.on.the.heart.and.the.brain.
are. of. greater. signiicance. (Steuerwald. et. al.. 1999).. Conventional. medicine.
never. recognizes. the. adverse. health. effect. of. chronic. low-dose. toxicity. by.
mercury.