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Chris Calde #1 / 3	Supplements I dont know if this is the right newsgroup for this but, I am following Dr. Andrew Weil's 8 weeks to optimum health. I am taking the antioxidant{filter}tail which includes 400i.u of vitamin E. He also recomends that people at risk for hearth disease follow a low dose regimen of aspirin (80mg) a day. I want to add Ginko Biloba to this{filter}tail as well. What I needed to know is, would it be dangerous to combine Ginko Biloba, Aspirin, and Vitamin E? I have heard that this combination would negatively affect {filter} because they all do the same sort of thing to the {filter} by making it less sticky. Please post or e-mail me Thanks, Chris
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Tom Matthew #2 / 3	Supplements Quote: > I dont know if this is the right newsgroup for this but, > I am following Dr. Andrew Weil's 8 weeks to optimum health. I am taking the > antioxidant{filter}tail which includes 400i.u of vitamin E. He also recomends > that people at risk for hearth disease follow a low dose regimen of aspirin > (80mg) a day. I want to add Ginko Biloba to this{filter}tail as well. What I > needed to know is, would it be dangerous to combine Ginko Biloba, Aspirin, > and Vitamin E? I have heard that this combination would negatively affect > {filter} because they all do the same sort of thing to the {filter} by making it > less sticky. Unless you are very prone to bleeding easily, there is no problem. They are all rather weak clotting inhibitors and furthermore ginkgo biloba in particular also strengthens capillaries and makes them less leaky and likely to bleed. I don't take the aspirin anymore, but I take 800+ IU of vitamin E of various forms plus 200+ mg of ginkgo plus many other clot inhibiting nutrients (eg fish oil) daily with no ill effects. In fact, any cuts that I get close and heal very quickly and I don't bruise as easily as I did long ago. Make sure the you get some gamma tocopherol as part of your vitamin E. --Tom Tom Matthews The LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION - http://www.***.com/ - 800-544-4440 A non-profit membership organization dedicated to the extension of the healthy human lifespan through ground breaking research, innovative ideas and practical methods. LIFE EXTENSION MAGAZINE - The ultimate source for new health and medical findings from around the world.
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Immateria #3 / 3	Supplements Quote: > > I am following Dr. Andrew Weil's 8 weeks to optimum health. I am taking the > > antioxidant{filter}tail which includes 400i.u of vitamin E. He also recomends > > that people at risk for hearth disease follow a low dose regimen of aspirin > > (80mg) a day. I want to add Ginko Biloba to this{filter}tail as well. What I > > needed to know is, would it be dangerous to combine Ginko Biloba, Aspirin, > > and Vitamin E? I have heard that this combination would negatively affect > > {filter} because they all do the same sort of thing to the {filter} by making it > > less sticky. This reminds me of the caution given a friend of mine by his medical doctor. He had developed some {filter} clots in his legs, and the doctor told him that while he was on coumadin, he should stay completely away from Vitamin E. As in aspirin and Vitamin E, the effects are completely different. Coumadin interrupts the clotting cascade, whereas Vitamin E simply lubes the exterior of the RBCs, making them less likely to clump together. It's two entirely different mechanisms. What's absurd about the MD's caution is that Vitamin E can reduce or eliminate the need for this drug with dangerous side effects (internal bleeding) without affecting prothrombin time at all. Imm
Mon, 22 Oct 2001 03:00:00 GMT

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