Very commonly, I will work up patients with a stool microbiology test to assess overall gastrointestinal flora. This is a stool culture test that is unique in that it not only looks to culture disease-causing germs, but also looks to quantify whether or not there are enough of the good bacteria that normally inhabit the [...]
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Posted in Environmental Medicine, Immune system, Uncategorized, tagged allergies, asthma, clinical ecology, Environmental Medicine, multiple chemical sensitivity, naturopathic medicine, total load syndrome on February 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Elke asked to share a previous post on neuronal plasticity with her chemical sensitivity group. I thought a quick post on MCS would be interesting, as it can affect a wide variety of diseases, and there seems to be general interest in detoxification for health as well.
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is a descriptive diagnosis that [...]
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The vast majority of the reading and research I do is from electronic copies of full-text articles published in the medical literature. However, today I have been reading a book that was published for the general public that was written by a psychiatrist.
With the plethora of books that are being published which are similar [...]
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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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There was a recent report in the press that quoted a study, or more accurately, referenced a study, which showed that autism rates continued to rise in California after 1999. This is considered an important date because in 1999, vaccines in California were mercury-free.
There have been many anecdotal reports about regression in development in children [...]
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One of my favorite stores, Mountain Equipment Co-op, has taken a stand on the water bottles that have been sold in their stores for years.
For a while now, when patients ask about plastics and whether or not they pose any risk, I have mentioned that the leeching of estrogen mimics by plastics was generally limited [...]
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