By Dr. Rabbi-Cohen Shalomim Y. HaLahawi IMD, NMD, PhD., PsyD, MRb, D.TCM, DFM, DPHC, DPH
Mizrahi-Ethiopian Jewish Int’l Rabbinical Council
Ha’ Yisrayli Torah Brith Yahad, Inc.
Cushite Hebrew Yeshiva-Open Int’l University
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Articles to Read:
1. Dirty Dozen: 12 Supplements That Can Cause Liver Failure | Supplement Clarity
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Midrash Rabbah – Genesis X:6
“The son of Sira said: Elah caused drugs to spring forth from the earth; with them the physician heals the wound and the apothecary compounds his preparations.7 R. Simon said: There is not a single herb but has a constellation in heaven which strikes it and says, ‘Grow,’”
Introduction
Over-the-counter (OTC) herbal supplements and vitamins have become a staple in many households, with individuals often assuming that “natural” means “safe.” However, our extensive experience in Integrative Medicine over the past 20 years has revealed the severe dangers associated with unregulated supplement consumption. While some herbal medicine has medicinal value when prescribed and formulated correctly, the widespread use of OTC herbal supplements has led to significant health risks, including liver and kidney damage, heavy metal poisoning, and mental health deterioration. This document explores these risks in detail and provides critical insights into why caution is necessary when selecting supplements.
In these 20 years of Integrative Medicine practice we have heard all of the shocking, irresponsible, and dangerous reasons people use various OTC Herbal Supplements(which are NOT the same as Herbal Medicine), and we thought we had heard it all…….
Well, not until I read this article….. #3
The Misuse of Herbal Supplements and Vitamins
For over two decades, our practice has encountered countless misconceptions regarding OTC herbal supplements, which are fundamentally different from properly prescribed herbal medicine. Patients often take various supplements without understanding their effects, leading to harmful self-medication.
As a policy, our practice requires full disclosure of all supplements and medications taken by our patients. In many cases, we ban the use of unprescribed supplements or terminate services if individuals insist on continuing their usage. This is not merely a precaution—it is a necessity due to the severe health implications of many OTC herbal supplements and vitamins.
During consultations, when asked why they take certain supplements, many patients provide misguided explanations, demonstrating a critical lack of awareness about their true effects. It becomes evident that education on these matters is essential. Patients are often shocked to learn about the poor quality of many OTC vitamins, such as synthetic Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) and iron (ferrous sulfate), or the fact that their form of calcium is chalk used to draw on school boards. all of which can be harmful rather than beneficial.
The more supplements a patient is self-medicating with, the more likely we categorize them under “Integrative Psychiatry”, due to the fact that many OTC supplements are directly linked to liver and kidney damage and the Liver and Kidney are the seat of human emotions, thus people who take a lot of OTC supplements are most likely to have mental health problems…..
Destructive cultural and dietary practices
Liver, Kidney, and Mental Health Implications:
A significant number of OTC supplements contain toxic substances, leading to liver and kidney damage. Since the liver and kidneys are also central to emotional and psychological well-being, excessive supplement intake can contribute to mental health issues.
Let’s consider black American dietary choices, for example, whose ethnic group has the highest degenerative disease disparity in the WORLD.
Many individuals unknowingly expose themselves to heavy metals like mercury, cadmium, lead, and arsenic through OTC supplements, seafood, and marijuana. This toxic buildup has been linked to anxiety, bipolar disorder, hypochondria, cardiovascular diseases, and reproductive health issues.
The accumulation of these toxins can be visibly observed in jaundiced skin, bloodshot eyes, and erratic behavior patterns. Moreover, heavy metals and toxins are also concentrated in seminal and vaginal fluids, posing risks during sexual intercourse.
Ref:
1. Mercury Poisoning: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and More
2. Mercury in Marijuana on JSTOR
3. Lead in Vitamins, Supplements & Foods – ConsumerLab.com
We must keep in mind all of these chemicals, heavy metals, and impurities concentrate in the vaginal and seminal fluid of the woman and man….. When you have a man trapped in the above lifestyle, having sex with a woman, whether she is clean or also trapped in the above herbal, weed, seafood, and vitamin lifestyle, when his seminal fluid comes into contact with the vagina, all of those toxic metals and chemicals are poured into her, leading to the eradication of all the natural and good bacteria, and robbing the vagina of the natural nutrients which the male seminal fluid is designed to provide her to ensure her hormones, which drives her entire biological system, is nourished and balanced. That is right, the male seminal fluid is a pussy vitamin. to be frank. That is why women who are single, long-term celibate, and don’t have healthy responsible sexual lives, have significantly shortened life spans and usually die of cervical, uterine, or breast cancer because her vagina is not only the seat to giving life but the seat to sustaining her own, and it needs male seminal fluid to nourish and keep her hormonal system that drives every aspect of her biological health, in a balanced and healthy state…
As with women who give birth and don’t breastfeed have a 100% increased risk of getting breast cancer, so is it with the vagina. If you don’t use it, it will release natural chemicals to direct the body’s biological system to self-destruct prematurely.
That is why the Proverbs 31 Empowered woman is MARRIED, not signal because there is no such thing as an empowered single woman. You have to be activated to become empowered and that requires a man bonding with you….. He becomes activated as well….
See more on our Article-
1. Short Book-Why you are still single, unmarried & over 20 yrs of age. The Mizrahi-Jewish prophetic Torah understanding pt 1 & 2 – Mizrahi-Ethiopian Jewish Int’l Rabbinical Council.
At the same time, if a holistic man, who is balanced and healthy, allows his penis to penetrate an unhealthy and unbalanced vagina filled with mercury, heavy metals, and toxic chemicals will contract the detrimental bacteria that such women will harbor, that does not show up on any lab test as an STD, and will at some point experience prostatitis and even prostate cancer or other Urinary tract infection conditions.
Ref:
1. Differences in vaginal microbiome in African American women versus women of European ancestry – PMC
2. How Bacterial Vaginosis Disproportionately Affects Black Women – GoodRx
3. Why Are Black Women Disproportionately Affected By BV & Thrush?
4. Marijuana use and cervical HPV/neoplasia | Infectious Agents and Cancer | Full Text
5. Could Marijuana cause Prostatitis? – a phase IV clinical study – eHealthMe
Mishle (Proverbs 7:21) With her many words she leads him astray, With her smooth lips she seduces him.
Pro 7:22 He goes after her immediately, Like an ox he goes to the slaughter, And as in chains, a fool to the punishment,
Pro 7:23 Till an arrow strikes through his liver; Like a bird rushing into a snare, And did not know it would take his life.
Pro 7:24 And now, listen to me, you children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth: Pro 7:25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not go astray in her paths.Pro 7:26 For many are the wounded she has caused to fall, And numerous all her slain ones.
Pro 7:27 Her house is the way to the grave, Going down to the rooms of death.
The men and women who are walking around with these problems due to their dietary habits listed herein are going to experience all kinds of sexual disease ailments. You do not have to contract an STD to produce and experience one and then spread it. This lifestyle herein alone can produce “self-caused sexual diseases” that can then be passed on sexually. The same applies to men or women who are vegetarians but have sex with meat-eaters. The detrimental bacteria & parasites that develop in the gut and urinary tract from meat-eating people can be passed on to vegetarians resulting in adverse health effects.
I’ve already written about the scientific explanation of how soul-ties occur during sexual intercourse in a previous health Epistle-
Add all of this to the equation and it’s clear why we have so many health, mental health, and sexual disasters in Western civilization & indigenous cultures that are not in alignment with Edenic Law.
OTC Herbal and Vitamin supplements that do not carry both the cGMP and NSF Certifications(meaning they are clinically studied and properly manufactured in FDA-approved facilities and are standardized to have pharmaceutical-therapeutic level ingredients) should NOT be used for ANY Health Ailments, whether it’s preventative or for curative/healing purposes. We call that “Tylenol Therapy”….. If you got into an auto accident and broke your leg, have head trauma, and are in severe pain, and the doctor said he was going to give you some Tylenol, you’d probably cuss him out and call him/her every name in the book….. Because it’s absolutely absurd to even think about using Tylenol for that level of pain, even though on the bottle is says it’s for pain & is anti-inflammatory….. No, you want the Morphine, Dilaudid, Oxycodone, or Hydrocodone, Pharmaceutical/therapeutic level pain medication to fit the situation.
Well, most OTC supplements are nothing more than TYLENOL!!! And what is Tylenol known for if you keep taking it? Damaging your LIVER AND KIDNEYS!!! In fact, there is a class action lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol because mothers who took Tylenol while pregnant most likely have children with ADD/ADHD and even possible autism or spectrum disorders…. It destroyed their minds!!!
1. NIH-funded study suggests acetaminophen exposure in pregnancy linked to higher risk of ADHD, autism | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2. Acetaminophen-Induced Hepatotoxicity: a Comprehensive Update – PMC
That is what OTC Herbal Supplements are doing. A simple search will show that there are just as many lawsuits against Herbal supplement makers as there are against Pharmaceutical allopathic drugs. Did I forget to mention that most Health food stores and OTC herbal supplements are owned and manufactured by Pharmaceutical companies?
1. Nutrition Group Has Close Ties to Food, Pharma Companies | MedPage Today
2. Which supplement companies are owned by big pharma?
Naturopathic Rx, and Oriental Medicine Rx(Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine, Unani, Siddha, etc) are manufactured by Highly advanced Nutraceutical Companies that have Certified Medicinal Herbalists. Not Herbalist, but Medicinal Herbalist which is a Certification that is equal to that of a Pharmacist.
Most people you see who claim to be herbalists are fake… They are not Medicinal Herbalists, they hide behind traditionalism, and folklore and peddle snake oil and inferior supplements. Mostly Multi-Level Marketing, or local herb shops. They can’t manufacture Herbal Medicine Rx, they can’t get FDA approval, and their products are not cGMP and NSF Certified. They can’t even prescribe actual Herbal Medicine. This includes Naturopaths, the fake version of Naturopathic Physicians, Homeopaths, the fake version of Homeopathic Physicians, some Traditional Chinese Herbalists, the fake version of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and of course the Holistic Health Practitioners, who are just basically broadcasting that they are fake and too lazy to take up clinical holistic medicine.
They’ll offer some fake diagnoses like Live blood cell analysis, Aqua Chi-Analysis, Electro-Dermal Screening, Iridology(as opposed to Ophthalmology), Reiki, etc. because they can’t order tests via CLIA Laboratories, They have no skills in how to even read and interpret labs, nor do they have access to real Natural Medicine Rx, like real Doctors of Integrative Medicine, Naturopathic Physicians and Doctors of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
What is crazier is that the fake ones charge more money than the real ones. That is because they know in the world of herbal ignorance there are plenty of useful idiots to exploit and take advantage of because superstition, conspiracy theory & literal mis-education make It very easy to dupe people, especially if they are already weed-heads. Add other drugs, and of course, the disaster gets worse.
And as bad as it sounds, these are the people you NEVER want to reproduce with if you really care about the quality of progeny and their future success 300-500 years from now. In most Eastern cultures, including ethnic Hebrew cultures, we don’t just breed, we are selective and use a number of mechanisms to determine whom we will and will not reproduce with. For example: O-blood should NEVER reproduce with B-blood people. Vegetarians should never reproduce with meat-eaters. Healthy people should NEVER EVER reproduce with marijuana users(or any user of drugs to be honest), because the progeny will be inferior and those inferior genes will be passed on for the next 500yrs. What you smoke today will be the cause of your future seed being enslaved, struggling, and being on the lower order of society generations from now…..
Sirach 38:1-15 “Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created his profession. (2) For all healing is from Elah, and he shall receive gifts of the king. (3) The skill/knowledge of the physician makes him esteemed and distinguished, and in the sight of great men he shall be praised. (4) The most High hath created herbal medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor/neglect them. (5) Was not bitter water made sweet by the twig? (6) The virtue of these things is come to the knowledge of men, and the most High hath given knowledge to men, that he may be honoured in his wonders. (7) By these he shall cure and shall allay their pains, and of these the druggist prepares his medicines, and shall make up ointments of health, and of his works there shall be no end. (8) For the peace of Elah is over all the face of the earth. (9) My son, in thy sickness neglect not thyself, but pray to Yahwah, and he shall heal thee. (10) Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence. (11) Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician, lest he leave, for you need him too. (12) For Yahwah created him: and let him not depart from thee, for his works are necessary. (13) For there is a time when thou must fall into their hands: (14) And they shall beseech Yahwah, that his diagnosis may be correct so that what they give for treatment and remedy will bring about a cure. (15) He who is a sinner towards his Maker, will be defiant towards the physician.”
If a qualified Naturopathic Physician, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, or Doctor of Integrative Medicine did not prescribe you Herbal Medicine Rx or Vitamins/Minerals from a registered Pharmacy, DO NOT TAKE IT!!!!!
I don’t care how much success a herbal store or company has(most are grifters anyway), if they are not properly registered similar to a regular pharmacy and don’t have cGMP, or NSF certifications, don’t USE THEM!!
BTW: Organic certification is not a qualifying factor, because GMOs can be certified organic. Being organic has nothing to do with proper clinical studies, manufacturing, and production.
If you are someone who uses a lot of herbs, smokes weed, or eats a lot of seafood, I do recommend adding integrative psychiatry to your holistic healthcare plan.
And please do NOT try to self detox. There is no such thing as being able to self-detox. OTC detox formulas are also scams. If you were able to successfully detox yourself at home, you’d die. Only a qualified healthcare provider, such as a Homotoxicologist, can help you properly detox and remove detrimental factors from your biological system. Those Dr. Sebi herbs that make you go to the bathroom, causing you to poop a lot, and even end up having stomach cramps is because that is herbal induced diarrhea not detox. Such practices lead to your body being stripped of all of his electrolytes and nutrients which can then lead to other healthcare disparities, including potential fatal situations due to arrhythmia as a result of electrolyte and nutrient imbalances.
2. Understanding the Psychiatric Aspects of Liver Disease
3 Searching the seat of the soul in Ancient Greek and Byzantine medical literature – PubMed
Conclusion
In light of the extensive evidence and clinical experience, it is imperative that individuals exercise caution when using herbal supplements and vitamins. Supplements should only be taken under the guidance of a qualified Naturopathic Physician, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, or Doctor of Integrative Medicine who prescribes from registered pharmacies.
It is time for society to move beyond the false belief that “natural” equates to “safe.” True wellness requires informed decision-making, rigorous scientific validation, and adherence to high medical standards.
This has been another lesson on: “YOUR HEALTH AND REALITY WITH
DR. RABBI-COHEN SHALOMIM Y. HALAHAWI IMD, PHD., PSYD, MRb, DFM, DPH.
Shalom Aliekom,
Edenic Light Integrative Pastoral & Family Life Care