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musculoskeletal system
tendinitis
nutrition

dietary guidelines

therapeutic foods:
• foods that invigorate the Xue (Blood) and Qi, nourish the Xue (Blood), tonify the Liver
• foods rich in Calcium, Zinc, Selenium, bioflavonoids, Vitamins A and C
• olives, rye, lima beans, rice bran, bananas, sprouts, watercress, apples (Jensen, p. 61)
• grapes
• beef

fresh juices:
• potato peeling broth (Jensen, p. 61)
• dried olive tea (Jensen, p. 61)
• nut milk and liquid chlorophyll (Jensen, p. 61)
• grape


supplements

• Zinc
• Vitamin E
• Calcium
• Vitamin C
• essential fatty acids (Bastyr)
• bromelain
• cod liver oil 3 Tbsp per day

» drug interaction:
• prednisone/prednisolone: causes Sodium retention
• prednisone/prednisolone: causes reduced activation of Vitamin D (Travato, 1991; 44:1651-1658; Tuttle, 1982; 126: 1161-1162); 1,25(OH)2D3 can be measured to determine if supplementation necessary, with low levels can use calcitriol
• prednisone/prednisolone: causes increased urinary excretion of Zinc, Vitamin K and Vitamin C (Buist, 1984; 4 (3):114)


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