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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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 Immune system, Nutrients, infections, tagged bird flu, echinacea, hydrotherapy, influenza, naturopathic medicine, ultraviolet blood irradiation, vitamin C, vitamin D on February 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Well, not too worried anyways.
Tamiflu undoubtedly can be very helpful as an adjunctive treatment, particularly in the very frail patients who are susceptible to serious complications and death from influenza.
That’s right, an adjunctive treatment! I would have to say that the naturopathic treatments should be primary, along with standard supportive care, in patients who have [...]
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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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A new study out of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine has shown that honey beats over-the-counter cough syrups containing the common cough suppressant dextromethorphan. The researchers found that honey was able to calm down coughs and promote a longer, more restful, sleep for both children and their parents.
This has been common knowledge in traditional [...]
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Posted in Immune system, infections, tagged , sinusitis on December 5, 2007 | No Comments »
This is in line with what I see in my practice.
This study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and divided 240 adults into either antibiotics, steroid spray, both, or neither. All groups got better in about two weeks and no benefit was found for medication. One of the criticisms of the [...]
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