No. However, the press does like to sensationalize issues whenever possible, and a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has many thinking antioxidants cause harm.
The type of study is called a meta-analysis, where the authors look at and select previously done human trials that have been completed and are relevant [...]
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From the Globe and Mail,
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In reaction to a Globe and Mail report that Health Canada is poised to take action on bisphenol A, or BPA, the widely used compound in polycarbonate plastic, Forzani Group Ltd. , one of Canada’s largest sporting goods retailers, issued a statement saying it has replaced all water bottles containing BPA [...]
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John Abramson, MD, was a speaker at the Northwest Naturopathic Physician’s conference last weekend. He is the author of the book below:
I recommend the book, as Dr Abramson has made excellent points about published research and its bias.
Of note, while statin drugs (used to lower cholesterol) have a benefit in coronary artery disease in males, [...]
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Consistently, the page on weight loss in a shot here gets the most hits every day, so there must be interest in the use of B12, MIC (inositol, methionine, and choline), and AMP (myoden) as a trigger for weight loss.
I have used AMP many times in patients with chronic viral infections (including shingles, where the [...]
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Posted in Anti-aging, Energy, Environmental Medicine, Immune system, infections, tagged autism, chronic fatigue syndrome, Environmental Medicine, fibromyalgia, mercury, naturopathic medicine on March 14, 2008 | No Comments »
The post on PCB’s in fish has lead me to quickly write a post on some of the effects of mercury, and why it is such an important factor in many chronic diseases. I have posted on mercury and metal detoxification in the past, but on this blog largely it has been in relation to [...]
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As an update to the below post, Dr Ward mentions that to consume wild salmon, look for a label that says either wild salmon, Pacific salmon, or Alaskan salmon. If it says Atlantic salmon, or just salmon, more likely than not it is farmed salmon and should be avoided.
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Farmed salmon. Dr Ward informed me of this piece of information she obtained from a past conference. She has a special interest in environmental medicine, and thus always has interesting pieces of information on how toxins affect our health. Previously, non-organic butter was the highest concentration of PCBs in the diet, but it has been [...]
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Ozone therapy, a basic stimulation therapy for energy metabolism and immune system modulating therapy, and chelation therapy, a basic detoxification therapy for removing metals and improving circulation, are two of the most versatile techniques I use in practice.
I learned advanced oxidative theories with Robert Rowen, MD, as part of the International Oxidative Medicine Association training [...]
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Posted in Anti-aging, Immune system, infections, tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic infections, CRP, fibromyalgia, mercury, mercury toxicity, multiple chemical sensitivity, naturopathic medicine on February 4, 2008 | No Comments »
There are two very common tests that I will run on patients presenting with multisytem chronic diseases and symptoms. One is called hs-CRP, or highly sensitive c reactive protein, and the other is a simple blood mercury level.
The hs-CRP is an excellent gage of chronic inflammation in the body. It tells us if the immune [...]
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There has been recent excitement amongst the compounding pharmacists who have been promoting various combinations of B vitamins (particularly B12 and B6) for use in weight loss. I first found out about this type of treatment about 5 years ago in Toronto, where one set up of clinics was using a combination of a very [...]
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