James Lee > Quotes

“Hypericum has been testing on rodents, where they are given hypericum before being subjected to various stressful situations”
― James Lee, Chill Pills & Mood Food - Restore calm and happiness with powerful supplements and neurotransmitter-boosting food

“All vegetarians and vegans should get themselves tested for B12 deficiency, however”
― James Lee, Chill Pills & Mood Food - Restore calm and happiness with powerful supplements and neurotransmitter-boosting food

“In terms of anti-inflammatory action, astaxanthin is not as potent as curcumin.  However considering the myriad of beneficial actions associated with astaxanthin, its anti-inflammatory abilities are almost like a bonus extra.”
― James Lee, Krill Oil - The Hidden Power of Omega 3 and Astaxanthin

“Magnesium glycinate – A chelated form generally believed to be the most bioavailable.”
― James Lee, Chill Pills & Mood Food - Restore calm and happiness with powerful supplements and neurotransmitter-boosting food

“In terms of brands, I rarely ever recommend specific brands however in the case of hypericum, there are two stand-out brands available - Kira and Nature’s Way Perika.”
― James Lee, Chill Pills & Mood Food - Restore calm and happiness with powerful supplements and neurotransmitter-boosting food

“In terms of dosage, you can start around 200-400mg (depending on the form – the dose will be adjusted by the manufacturer depending on the form used) per day and then work up from there with doctor’s orders.”
― James Lee, Chill Pills & Mood Food - Restore calm and happiness with powerful supplements and neurotransmitter-boosting food

“usually recommend a daily dosage of between 300-600mg, spread across two or three doses. In general, rhodiola has few negative side-effects.”
― James Lee, Chill Pills & Mood Food - Restore calm and happiness with powerful supplements and neurotransmitter-boosting food

“Another tip is to maintain a diet high in garlic, which is one of the healthiest liver foods I know of.  In fact, garlic is the only substance which sits in both the “food” category and “supplement” category.  As mentioned previously, garlic provides ample sulphur and selenium to aid detoxification.”
― James Lee, The Liver Repair Toolkit - Natural, non-drug supplements for liver detoxification & repair

“While hypericum is generally an effective and potent natural antidepressant, it has one major downside - it affects how your body metabolises a variety of drugs.  In fact, hypericum appears to affect almost any drug that is metabolised in the liver.  Of particular concern is the impact on the blood-thinning drug warfarin.”
― James Lee, Chill Pills & Mood Food - Restore calm and happiness with powerful supplements and neurotransmitter-boosting food

“The generally recommended dosage for hypericum is 300mg, 3 times a day, however with any psychotropic herb or pharmaceutical, I usually recommend people to start on a lower dose and work up.  Hypericum”
― James Lee, Chill Pills & Mood Food - Restore calm and happiness with powerful supplements and neurotransmitter-boosting food

“Fortunately, 5-htp is relatively cheap and with few side-effects, so there is rarely little to lose by trying it out. I usually recommend starting on 100mg a day (50mg after lunch and 50mg before bed), before slowly moving up to 200mg a day. The optimum dosage for 5-htp is also unpredictable, so some experimentation may be required to get the dose correct.”
― James Lee, Chill Pills & Mood Food - Restore calm and happiness with powerful supplements and neurotransmitter-boosting food

“Some of the reputable brands for rhodiola include - Now Foods, Jarrow, Life Extension, Nature’s Way and Thorne.”
― James Lee, Chill Pills & Mood Food - Restore calm and happiness with powerful supplements and neurotransmitter-boosting food

“out of 79 people with severe liver damage, 75 recovered full liver function after a period using ALA. As recently as 1999, there was a follow up trial by the same researchers using a combination of ALA, silymarin (milk thistle) and selenium in patients with liver disease. All patients recovered liver function and did not require subsequent transplants - a remarkable result when you consider how little-known this substance is.”
― James Lee, The Liver Repair Toolkit - Natural, non-drug supplements for liver detoxification & repair