Re: carrot juice/vitamin A

[Guest guest]

Hi Pamela. I've seen many on Hep C support forums talk about juicing and

how they feel it benefits them. I don't know what they put in their juice, but

I've considered doing it myself but wouldn't know where to begin because 1) I

don't have a juicer, 2) my blender and food processor are shot, and 3) I

wouldn't know what to put in it even if I had those kitchen aids - lol. I grow

a

few vegetables in the summer (small garden with tomatoes, squash, cucumbers,

egg plant, okra, and basil) and I have access to loads of free vegi's in

the summer (everyone has vegi gardens around here, and by the end of the

growing season there are vegi's coming out everyone's ears, and everyone's

trying to

get rid of their vegis!)

Anyhow... below is an excerpt that might help you some. I don't know if it's

the current recommendations or not, but it's what I found on the net.

" Preventivie Strategies in Chronic Liver Disease " , American Family

Physicians THOMAS R. RILEY III, M.D., M.S., and AHSAN M. BHATTI, M.D.

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania

November 1, 2001

You can find the entire article at

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20011101/1555.html

" Vitamin A is a known hepatotoxin that is available over the counter.

Multiple cases of hepatotoxicity have been documented with the ingestion of

vitamin A

in high dosages, usually more than 100,000 IU per day, and rare cases have

occurred with dosages of approximately 25,000 IU per day. The degree of liver

injury associated with vitamin A depends on the dose. Alcohol potentiates the

hepatotoxicity of this vitamin. Vitamin A can cause steatosis, perisinusoidal

fibrosis, chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.29 Patients with chronic liver disease

should consume less than 25,000 IU of vitamin A per day. Most multivitamin

preparations contain 4,000 IU of the vitamin, which is well within the safe

range for daily consumption. "

Best of luck to you and Philip!

In a message dated 6/19/2004 9:17:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,

goddesspv@... writes:

> Hi. My husband Philip has Hep C and early stage cirrhosis. We used to

> juice regularly (carrot, apple & celery) and had gotten away from it. We

> just started again and I remember reading that it is really good for him &

> healthy-but not to exceed a certain amount because of the vitamin A in

> carrots. I can't remember if it was 8 oz a day or 16 oz a day? Does anyone

> have any info on this? Thanks,

>

>

>

> Love & blessings,

>

> Pamela Venus

>

>

>

> Love is all there is

>

> Peace is all there is

>

> Joy is all there is

>

> Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om

[Guest guest]

Hi Pamela. I've seen many on Hep C support forums talk about juicing and

how they feel it benefits them. I don't know what they put in their juice, but

I've considered doing it myself but wouldn't know where to begin because 1) I

don't have a juicer, 2) my blender and food processor are shot, and 3) I

wouldn't know what to put in it even if I had those kitchen aids - lol. I grow

a

few vegetables in the summer (small garden with tomatoes, squash, cucumbers,

egg plant, okra, and basil) and I have access to loads of free vegi's in

the summer (everyone has vegi gardens around here, and by the end of the

growing season there are vegi's coming out everyone's ears, and everyone's

trying to

get rid of their vegis!)

Anyhow... below is an excerpt that might help you some. I don't know if it's

the current recommendations or not, but it's what I found on the net.

" Preventivie Strategies in Chronic Liver Disease " , American Family

Physicians THOMAS R. RILEY III, M.D., M.S., and AHSAN M. BHATTI, M.D.

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania

November 1, 2001

You can find the entire article at

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20011101/1555.html

" Vitamin A is a known hepatotoxin that is available over the counter.

Multiple cases of hepatotoxicity have been documented with the ingestion of

vitamin A

in high dosages, usually more than 100,000 IU per day, and rare cases have

occurred with dosages of approximately 25,000 IU per day. The degree of liver

injury associated with vitamin A depends on the dose. Alcohol potentiates the

hepatotoxicity of this vitamin. Vitamin A can cause steatosis, perisinusoidal

fibrosis, chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.29 Patients with chronic liver disease

should consume less than 25,000 IU of vitamin A per day. Most multivitamin

preparations contain 4,000 IU of the vitamin, which is well within the safe

range for daily consumption. "

Best of luck to you and Philip!

In a message dated 6/19/2004 9:17:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,

goddesspv@... writes:

> Hi. My husband Philip has Hep C and early stage cirrhosis. We used to

> juice regularly (carrot, apple & celery) and had gotten away from it. We

> just started again and I remember reading that it is really good for him &

> healthy-but not to exceed a certain amount because of the vitamin A in

> carrots. I can't remember if it was 8 oz a day or 16 oz a day? Does anyone

> have any info on this? Thanks,

>

>

>

> Love & blessings,

>

> Pamela Venus

>

>

>

> Love is all there is

>

> Peace is all there is

>

> Joy is all there is

>

> Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om

[Guest guest]

Hi Pamela. I've seen many on Hep C support forums talk about juicing and

how they feel it benefits them. I don't know what they put in their juice, but

I've considered doing it myself but wouldn't know where to begin because 1) I

don't have a juicer, 2) my blender and food processor are shot, and 3) I

wouldn't know what to put in it even if I had those kitchen aids - lol. I grow

a

few vegetables in the summer (small garden with tomatoes, squash, cucumbers,

egg plant, okra, and basil) and I have access to loads of free vegi's in

the summer (everyone has vegi gardens around here, and by the end of the

growing season there are vegi's coming out everyone's ears, and everyone's

trying to

get rid of their vegis!)

Anyhow... below is an excerpt that might help you some. I don't know if it's

the current recommendations or not, but it's what I found on the net.

" Preventivie Strategies in Chronic Liver Disease " , American Family

Physicians THOMAS R. RILEY III, M.D., M.S., and AHSAN M. BHATTI, M.D.

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania

November 1, 2001

You can find the entire article at

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20011101/1555.html

" Vitamin A is a known hepatotoxin that is available over the counter.

Multiple cases of hepatotoxicity have been documented with the ingestion of

vitamin A

in high dosages, usually more than 100,000 IU per day, and rare cases have

occurred with dosages of approximately 25,000 IU per day. The degree of liver

injury associated with vitamin A depends on the dose. Alcohol potentiates the

hepatotoxicity of this vitamin. Vitamin A can cause steatosis, perisinusoidal

fibrosis, chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.29 Patients with chronic liver disease

should consume less than 25,000 IU of vitamin A per day. Most multivitamin

preparations contain 4,000 IU of the vitamin, which is well within the safe

range for daily consumption. "

Best of luck to you and Philip!

In a message dated 6/19/2004 9:17:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,

goddesspv@... writes:

> Hi. My husband Philip has Hep C and early stage cirrhosis. We used to

> juice regularly (carrot, apple & celery) and had gotten away from it. We

> just started again and I remember reading that it is really good for him &

> healthy-but not to exceed a certain amount because of the vitamin A in

> carrots. I can't remember if it was 8 oz a day or 16 oz a day? Does anyone

> have any info on this? Thanks,

>

>

>

> Love & blessings,

>

> Pamela Venus

>

>

>

> Love is all there is

>

> Peace is all there is

>

> Joy is all there is

>

> Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om

[Guest guest]

Hi Pamela. I've seen many on Hep C support forums talk about juicing and

how they feel it benefits them. I don't know what they put in their juice, but

I've considered doing it myself but wouldn't know where to begin because 1) I

don't have a juicer, 2) my blender and food processor are shot, and 3) I

wouldn't know what to put in it even if I had those kitchen aids - lol. I grow

a

few vegetables in the summer (small garden with tomatoes, squash, cucumbers,

egg plant, okra, and basil) and I have access to loads of free vegi's in

the summer (everyone has vegi gardens around here, and by the end of the

growing season there are vegi's coming out everyone's ears, and everyone's

trying to

get rid of their vegis!)

Anyhow... below is an excerpt that might help you some. I don't know if it's

the current recommendations or not, but it's what I found on the net.

" Preventivie Strategies in Chronic Liver Disease " , American Family

Physicians THOMAS R. RILEY III, M.D., M.S., and AHSAN M. BHATTI, M.D.

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania

November 1, 2001

You can find the entire article at

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20011101/1555.html

" Vitamin A is a known hepatotoxin that is available over the counter.

Multiple cases of hepatotoxicity have been documented with the ingestion of

vitamin A

in high dosages, usually more than 100,000 IU per day, and rare cases have

occurred with dosages of approximately 25,000 IU per day. The degree of liver

injury associated with vitamin A depends on the dose. Alcohol potentiates the

hepatotoxicity of this vitamin. Vitamin A can cause steatosis, perisinusoidal

fibrosis, chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.29 Patients with chronic liver disease

should consume less than 25,000 IU of vitamin A per day. Most multivitamin

preparations contain 4,000 IU of the vitamin, which is well within the safe

range for daily consumption. "

Best of luck to you and Philip!

In a message dated 6/19/2004 9:17:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,

goddesspv@... writes:

> Hi. My husband Philip has Hep C and early stage cirrhosis. We used to

> juice regularly (carrot, apple & celery) and had gotten away from it. We

> just started again and I remember reading that it is really good for him &

> healthy-but not to exceed a certain amount because of the vitamin A in

> carrots. I can't remember if it was 8 oz a day or 16 oz a day? Does anyone

> have any info on this? Thanks,

>

>

>

> Love & blessings,

>

> Pamela Venus

>

>

>

> Love is all there is

>

> Peace is all there is

>

> Joy is all there is

>

> Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om

[Guest guest]

Actually it's no more than 10oz but my homeopath and my doctor both said it's

better to stay around 8oz to be on the safe side. I love carrot juice...the beta

carotene is good for us but the A isn't. I've turned to sweet potatoes for my

beta carotene although I still enjoy my carrot juice.

carrot juice/vitamin A

....remember reading that it is really good for him &

healthy-but not to exceed a certain amount because of the vitamin A in carrots.

I can't remember if it was 8 oz a day or 16 oz a day? Does anyone

have any info on this? Thanks,Love & blessings,

Pamela Venus

[Guest guest]

Actually it's no more than 10oz but my homeopath and my doctor both said it's

better to stay around 8oz to be on the safe side. I love carrot juice...the beta

carotene is good for us but the A isn't. I've turned to sweet potatoes for my

beta carotene although I still enjoy my carrot juice.

carrot juice/vitamin A

....remember reading that it is really good for him &

healthy-but not to exceed a certain amount because of the vitamin A in carrots.

I can't remember if it was 8 oz a day or 16 oz a day? Does anyone

have any info on this? Thanks,Love & blessings,

Pamela Venus

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the feedback!

Love & blessings,

Pamela Venus

Love is all there is

Peace is all there is

Joy is all there is

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om

[Guest guest]

--- Pamela Venus <goddesspv@...> wrote:

> juice regularly (carrot, apple & celery) and had gotten away from

> it. We

> just started again and I remember reading that it is really good

> for him &

> healthy-but not to exceed a certain amount because of the vitamin A

> in

> carrots. I can't remember if it was 8 oz a day or 16 oz a day?

> Does anyone

> have any info on this? Thanks,

It's not the amount of juice so much that matters, it's the quantity

of what you put into the juice that matters. The MAXIMUM vit A a

person with liver disease should ever have is 25,000 IU per day, but

less is probably better. ONE avg. size raw carrot has a little over

20,000 IU of A; 1 cup of grated carrot has over 30,000 IU of A. He

really should not have more than one carrot per day. Actually, if it

were me, I wouldn't eat (or drink) even that much, at least not

daily.

[Guest guest]

--- Pamela Venus <goddesspv@...> wrote:

> juice regularly (carrot, apple & celery) and had gotten away from

> it. We

> just started again and I remember reading that it is really good

> for him &

> healthy-but not to exceed a certain amount because of the vitamin A

> in

> carrots. I can't remember if it was 8 oz a day or 16 oz a day?

> Does anyone

> have any info on this? Thanks,

It's not the amount of juice so much that matters, it's the quantity

of what you put into the juice that matters. The MAXIMUM vit A a

person with liver disease should ever have is 25,000 IU per day, but

less is probably better. ONE avg. size raw carrot has a little over

20,000 IU of A; 1 cup of grated carrot has over 30,000 IU of A. He

really should not have more than one carrot per day. Actually, if it

were me, I wouldn't eat (or drink) even that much, at least not

daily.