Posted by Larry Hoover on June 22, 2003, at 7:59:19
In reply to Lar, Re: nutrients and asthma, posted by McPac on June 21, 2003, at 23:50:21
> Also, niacinamide may have good effect, as it reduces histamine release from mast cells. 500 mg, as needed.
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> >>>>>>Lar, doesn't niacin help BUILD histamine?The niacin flush reaction is release of histamine. Niacinamide blocks release of histamine. I don't have references at my fingertips, this second (that's where my first coffee awaits me), but I'll post some later, if you want.
> This year is different from my last thirty years.
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> >>>>>>>>> What supplements seem to be helping so much (niacin? selenium? any others?) I ask because my brother has asthma. Thanks!It's got to be the vitamin B-3 and derivatives, with a possible interaction with selenium (that's stretching). I've been using NADH and niacinamide regularly this spring and early summer (novel supplementation), and my asthma and allergies are a tiny fraction of what I experienced every year for the last thirty or more.
Lar
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