Chapter One  5
ANTIOXIDANT ARMY  5     The Body’s Criminal Justice System  5     Did Jesse James have a Good Side?  6     The Fountain of Youth?  8     The Antioxidant Sheriffs  9     Dangerous Smoke from the Magic Bullet Guns  13

 Chapter Two  15
ANTIOXIDANT PRIMERS  15     Vitamin C  15     Vitamin E  16     Beta-Carotene  19     Selenium  22
New Stars To Shine Bright  23     Co-Enzyme Q-10  23     Proanthocyanidins – Pycnogenol & Family  24
Other Sources  26     Don’t Hold Your Nose at Garlic  28     Food Sources  30     Chaos on the Path  29

 Chapter Three  31
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT  31     Does ‘RDA’ really mean “Reduced & Diminished Amounts?  32
A Plate of Pills, Please  32     Vital Vitamins  34     Minerals A Must  34     Pill Popping Safety  35     VITAL VITAMINS  37     Vitamin A  37     Beta Carotene  38     B-1 Thiamine  38     B-2 Riboflavin  39     B-3 (Niacin, Nicotinic acid & Niacinamide)  39     B-5 (Pantothenic Acid)  40     B-6 (Pyridoxine)  41     B-12 (Cyanocobalamin)  42     Biotin  43     Choline  43     Folic Acid (Folacin, Folate) a B vitamin  44     Inositol  44
Vitamin C  45     Vitamin D  46     Vitamin E (tocopherol)  47     Vitamin K  48     MINERALS A MUST  49
Boron  49     Calcium (Ca+)  49     Chloride  50     Chromium  51     Copper  51     Fluoride  52     Iodine  52
Iron  53     Magnesium  54     Manganese  54     Molybdenum  55     Nickel  56     Phosphorus  56
Potassium  57     Selenium  57     Silicon (Silica)  58     Sodium  58     Sulfur  58     Vanadium  59     Zinc  59
Comparing your own products  60

 Chapter Four  63
SUPPLEMENTAL SAVVY  63     Supplemental Savvy – Primer course 101  63     Completeness  63     Potency  64     Stability  65     Disintegration  66     Cost  67

 Chapter Five  69
ADJUNCT SUPPLEMENTS  69     Phytochemicals  71     DHEA  71     Fish Oils  73     Phosphatidyl Serine ‘PS’  73     Pharmaceutical Drugs  74     Amino Acids  75     What does the D or L mean in the title of amino acids?  79     Key to using Amino Acids  79

 Chapter Six  81
TREATMENT SUPPLEMENTS  81     Arthritic Relief  81     Glucosamine Sulfate (GS)  81     Other Arthritis Aids  83     Avoiding Arthritic Joints  84     Other Conditions  85     Chelation (EDTA)  84     Muscle Spasm and “Twitching” Relief  85     General Injury  86     Flower Remedies  86     Bone Building Benefits  87     Cancer Supplements and Therapies  88

 Chapter Seven  91
APOTHECARY JAR of BOTANICAL MEDICINE  91     But what if I am Really Sick?  91     Anecdotal Skeptics  92     The Other side of the Skeptical Concerns  92     Starting with Botanical First Aid  95     Botanical First Aid Longevity Kit  97     Key to Herbal Activity - Glossary  111     The Essential Medicine Cabinet  113     Kures Kooking in the Kitchen  115     10 Ways to Use Herbs  116

 Chapter Eight  119
DEATH PREVENTION  119     Throwing Health Care out with the Bath Water?  119     Patient’s Bill of Rights to be Responsible  122     I The Quiz Show: Illuminate & Inquire  122     II Patient Probing: Home-style Research  125     Alternative Medicine  127     Antibiotics – Re-evaluated and Re-considered  128     III Compliance  130     How to get the most from your Rx Drug.  131     Deciphering the Gobbledy Gook on the Label  132     Why Alternative, why not the “Real thing?”  133

 APPENDIX A:  Botanical First Aid and Longevity Kit References  135

 KEY ACTIONS  137

 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND READING REFERENCES  141

 INDEX  147