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Table 5.1
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Supplement
Summary of Actions
Specific Uses and Interactions
General Daily Range
Selenium
Antioxidant; stimulates cellular immunity; inhibits lipid peroxidation; converts hydrogen peroxide to water in body
Anticancer mineral; protects against skin, breast, colon and throat cancers; protects immune system from chemotherapy
100-800 mg
Molybdenum
Detoxifier; helps liver excrete copper
Inhibits esophageal cancer
200-400 mcg
Zinc
Stimulates immune system; strengthens cellular immune function
Accelerates healing after surgery; improves appetite; prevents loss of taste
10-50 mg
N-acetyl cysteine
Helps to synthesize glutathione; antioxidant; anticarcinogenic; protects DNA
Provides liver, heart, and lung protection from chemotherapyinduced damage
500-3,000 mg
Taurine
Detoxifies heavy metals; helps liver, kidneys, and heart
Inhibits seizures; regulates blood pressure
1,000-6,000 mg
Glutamine
Regulates protein synthesis; removes renal ammonia; maintains immune function
Heals gastric and peptic ulcers; an essential nutrient for cells of small intestine
2,000-6,000 mg
Calcium D-glucarate
Detoxifies; metabolizes excess extrogen
Inhibits hormonal-driven cancers
1,000-6,000 mg
Quercetin
Anticancer activity; anti-inflammatory; stabilizes mast cells; inhibits mutation of suppressor p53 gene
Inhibits breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers; works synergistically with many chemotherapies
1,000-2,000 mg

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