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The
Garlic Wars
References: articles from the Townsend
Letter archives debate the pros
and cons of garlic and garlic supplementation.
Online publication only
(August/September
2008)
The
Lyme-Autism Connection
by Tami Duncan and Bryan Rosner
(August/September
2008)
War
on Cancer
by Ralph Moss, PhD
(August/September
2008)
Thirty
Years of Saving Lives
by Julian Whittaker, MD
Joining grateful patients, the founder
and editor of Julian Whitaker's Health
& Healing newsletter celebrates
the thirtieth anniversary of Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski's pioneering
work with antineoplastons and cancer, and offers a heartfelt tribute
to the doctor's breakthrough approach, his stalwart persistence
in the face of great odds, and his enduring achievements as evidenced
by many successful patient outcomes.
(August/September
2008)
Letter
from the Publisher
(August/September
2008)
Effective
Natural Treatment for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
by Alan R. Gaby, MD
(August/September
2008)
Book review:
Cancer
Recovery Guide
by Jonathan Chamberlain
review by Jonathan Collin, MD
(August/September
2008)
Oxygen
Homeostasis
Dysox and Climatic Chaos: The Primacy of
Oxygen Issues Over Carbon Issues, Part III
by Majid Ali, MD
(August/September
2008)
Quantum
Medicine Update
Understanding the Core Physiological and
Bioenergetic Issues Underlying Carcinogenesis
by Paul Yanick, Jr., PhD
Online publication only
(August/September
2008)
Longevity
News and Review
by Ronald Klatz, MD, DO, and Robert
Goldman, MD, PhD, DO, FAASP
Online publication only
(August/September
2008)
Integrative
Oncology Denied the Efficiency of Alternative Therapies and Antioxidants
by Serge Jurasunas, Homeopathic
Doctor and Lecturer
Online publication only
(August/September
2008)
Equilibrium
Theory: New understanding of human
physiology and homeostasis, new answers in functional medicine
by JG Goetz
Online publication only
(July
2008)
Wilderness
Survival
by Norene Wedam
What would you do if your plane went down in an uninhabited area?
How would you survive as you found your way back to civilization?
Read this fictional scenario and be prepared.
(July
2008)
Questions
and Answers on Vitamin D
with John Cannell, MD
Daily, it seems, more health news features vitamin D and its impressive
therapeutic effects on a panoply of disease states. In this Q and
A session from April 2008's Vitamin D Newsletter,
John Cannell, MD, Executive Director of the Vitamin D Council, addresses
questions about dosage, usage, and essential testing.
(July
2008)
Medical
Anthropology
Heart Disease, Obesity, and Modernization
by Tim Batchelder
From the archives: Aug/Sept
2002
(July
2008)
The
Dangers of Blood Transfusion: Reconsidering
Needless Surgeries
by Jim Howenstine, MD
Online publication only
(July
2008)
Lost
Knowledge: Ethnobotanical Explorations into Tropical Rainforests—The
Student Rainforest Fund
by Steve Morris, ND, AHG, and Dan
Wagner
The unique goal of The Student Rainforest Fund is to bring students
of pharmacy, medicine, botany, and naturopathy to the source of
many traditional and modern plant-based medicines: the rainforest.
By experiencing the rainforest firsthand and working alongside traditional
healers, these future health providers gain invaluable knowledge
and perspective.
(July
2008)
Aiming
for Natural Childbirth
by Vivienne Bradshaw-Black
Online publication only
(July
2008)
Letter
from the Publisher
Jonathan Collin MD
(July
2008)
Guest Editorial
Good Manufacturing Practices
Should Not Be "Skin Deep"
by Al Czap
(July
2008)
Don's
Tale: A Tribute to Dr. Donald Carrow, MD
by Arline Brecher
Online publication in 2008
From the archives: January
2004
Thirty
Years of Progress in Cardiovascular Health
by Michael Gerber, MD, HMD, MD (H)
From the archives: Feb/March
'06
(June
2008)
Clinical
Applications of Parenteral Micronutrient Therapy
by Dan Carter, ND and Virginia Osborne,
ND
(June
2008)
Web Page
Potpourri
Presenting Data on Your Website
Marjorie Roswell
(June
2008)
Health
Risks & Environmental Issues
Colony Collapse Disorder
Rose Marie Williams, MA
(June
2008)
Fluoride
Petition
submitted by Charles Weber
(June
2008)
Letter from
the Publisher
(June
2008)
Nutritional
Medicine Update with Robert Crayhon, MS, CN – An Interview
with John Abramson, MD: The Overselling of Statins
A quick fix is great, isn't it? That
is, unless it's no solution at all, but rather a marketing miracle.
In this interview with Robert Crayhon, Dr. John Abramson discusses
the drawbacks and false promise of statin use, which obscures more
tangible approaches to heart health, including exercise and diet.
(June
2008)
Literature
Review & Commentary
Alan R. Gaby, MD
(June
2008)
Longevity
News and Review
by Ronald Klatz, MD, DO, and Robert Goldman,
MD, PhD, DO, FAASP
Online publication only
(June
2008)
Boiron
Laboratories Disputes British Journal's Editorial on Homeopathy
(June
2008)
Healing
with Homeopathy
A Woman with Seasonal Allergies, Depression,
Anxiety, and Menstrual Problems
by Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, DHNAP, LCSW, and Robert Ullman,
ND, DHANP
Online publication only
(May
2008)
History
of The Roger Wyburn-Mason and Jack M. Blount Foundation for Eradication
of Rheumatoid Disease (a.k.a., The Arthritis Trust of America
or The Rheumatoid Disease Foundation)
by Perry A. Chapdelaine, Sr.
Online publication only
(May
2008)
Even
Most Doctors Have Chronic Pain – Who Knew?
by Stephen Kaufman, DC
Facing a tough audience of skeptical
doctors, chiropractor Stephen Kaufman once again demonstrates the
remarkable efficacy of his Pain Neutralization Technique, which
addresses extremely tender trigger points in muscles and promotes
relief, often instantly.
(May
2008)
History
of Mesotherapy
by Harry Adelson
Although the use of intracutaneous injections
for the treatment of chronic pain and acute injury is well regarded
in Europe, the technique is not used much in the US. Safe, cost-effective,
and successful, mesotherapy provides longer-lasting therapeutic
effects and deserves serious consideration.
(May
2008)
A
Blend of Unique Herbs May Have Wide Clinical Application
by Stephen Levine, PhD
A formula composed of herbs used in Traditional
Chinese Medicine has been found to be extraordinarily effective
in treating asthma – improving lung function while also increasing
cortisol production. The success and superior safety and efficacy
of anti-asthma herbal medicine intervention (ASHMI) in recent studies
has also sparked more interest in the use of herbal formulas in
other conditions associated with low cortisol, chronic inflammation,
and adrenal fatigue.
(May
2008)
Healing
with Homeopathy
Homeopathy: Highly Effective for Hay Fever
Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, and Robert
Ullman, ND
Originally printed in May 2001
(May
2008)
Literature
Review & Commentary
Alan R. Gaby, MD
(May
2008)
Health
Risks & Environmental Issues
Where Have All the Honeybees Gone?
Rose Marie Williams, MA
(May
2008)
A
Debate: Homeopathy – Quackery or a Key to the Future of Medicine?
University of Connecticut Health Center;
Farmington, Connecticut; October 25, 2007
Last fall, six internationally renowned
experts debated the efficacy of homeopathy. The excerpts published
here reveal a lively debate on a medical modality that has inspired
and confounded experts for two centuries.
(April
2008)
Letter from
the Publisher
(April
2008)
Web
Page Potpourri
Questioning and Correcting Attention
Deficit Disorder
Marjorie Roswell
(April
2008)
The
Lyme-Autism Connection
More Proof That Lyme Disease and Multiple
Infections Play Roles in Autism
Tami Duncan
(April
2008)
Shorts
by Jule Klotter
(April
2008)
Systemic
Intracellular Bacterial Infections (Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Borrelia
species) in Neurodegenerative (Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis, Alzheimer's) and Behavioral (Autistic Spectrum Disorders)
Diseases
by Prof. Garth L. Nicolson
Professor Garth Nicolson reports on research
that reveals and underscores the significant presence of systemic
bacterial, viral, and/or fungal infections in causing and perpetuating
neurodegenerative diseases and behavioral neurological conditions,
such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's
disease, autistic spectrum disorders, and Lyme disease. In his extensive
review, the author investigates the roles Mycoplasma species, Chlamydia
pneumoniae, Brucella species, Borrelia burgdorferi, and other infections
play in specific disease states, and he calls for an integrative,
long-term treatment approach.
(April
2008)
Literature
Review & Commentary
Alan R. Gaby, MD
(April
2008)
Chelation
Corner
Toxic Metals and Autism
by E. Blaurock-Busch, PhD
Online publication only
(April
2008)
Deficient
Cholesterol: A Common New Factor in Autism
Reprinted from The Great Plains
Laboratory
Online publication only
(April
2008)
Oxygen
Homeostasis
The ADHD-Autism-Oxygen Connection:
The Larger-Head-Smaller-Brain Scenario
by Majid Ali
Online publication only
(April
2008)
Letter to the Editor:
Restoring Optimal Brain Function
Helps Many Health Problems: ADD; Autism; Depression; Fibromyalgia;
Anxiety; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Learning Disorders; Strokes;
Parkinson's Disease; Multiple Sclerosis
Online publication only
(April
2008)
Healing
with Electromedicine and Sound Therapies Part
2
by Nenah Sylver, PhD
(April
2008)
Longevity
News and Review
by Ronald Klatz, MD, DO, and Robert
Goldman, MD, PhD, DO, FAASP
Online publication only
Cranial
Electrotherapy Stimulation as a Proven Effective Treatment for Fibromyalgia
by Daniel L. Kirsch, PhD, DAAPM, FAIS
Pain messages originate in the brain
and are exacerbated by emotional disturbances. Given this, the author
argues that the most effective treatment for fibromyalgia, which
is characterized by systemic pain, mood, sleep, and cognitive disorders,
may be one that directly addresses the sourcepoint: the brain.
(February/March
2008)
War
on Cancer
Do Statins Increase the Risk of Cancer?
Ralph Moss, PhD
(February/March
2008)
Web
Page Potpourri
Quick and Easy Raw Food
Marjorie Roswell
(February/March
2008)
Super
Antioxidant from the Sea: More Potent than EGCG from Green Tea
by Robert Jay Rowen, MD
More evidence from clinical trials that
Ecklonia Cava Extract (ECE), derived from brown algae, provides
substantial antioxidant activity on an ever-widening list of illnesses,
ranging from hypertension to obesity to diabetes to fibromyalgia.
(February/March
2008)
Townsend's
New York Observer
Interview with Richard A. Jaffe
by Marcus A. Cohen
(February/March
2008)
Letter from
the Publisher
(February/March
2008)
Shorts
by Jule Klotter
(February/March
2008)
Literature
Review & Commentary
Alan R. Gaby, MD
(February/March
2008)
Increasing
Human Body Size and Its Physical and Environmental Ramifications
by Thomas T. Samaras and Jonn Desnoes,
OMD, MD, PhD
Bigger is better, right? Maybe not. Authors
Samaras and Desnoes debunk the belief that burgeoning human size
is a sign of better worldwide human health and increased longevity.
On the contrary, the authors argue, increasing birthweight and growth
rates are harbingers of pervasive obesity, greater incidence of
illness, shorter life spans, and rapidly diminishing resources.
(February/March
2008)
Chinese
Medicine
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome &
Contemporary Chinese Medicine
abstracted & translated by Bob Flaws, LAc, FNAAOM (USA), FRCHM
(UK)
Online publication only
(February/March
2008)
Quantum
Medicine Update
Disrupted Steroidogenesis and
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin in Fibromyalgia and Obesity
by Paul Yanick, PhD
Online publication only
(February/March
2008)
Healing
with Electromedicine and Sound Therapies
by Nenah Sylver, PhD
In Part One of this highly informative
and cogent article, Dr. Nenah Sylver offers a primer on electromedicine.
She reviews its role throughout history, explains the science behind
the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum and its parallel to sound frequency,
and investigates both the harmful and healing effects of EM radiation
and EM fields. A vital introduction to a controversial treatment
modality, this article will continue next month with an in-depth
discussion of specific EM therapies.
Part Two is also online.
(February/March
2008)
Fifty Nutrient
Associations That Influence Health State
by Bill Misner, PhD
Online publication only
(January
2008)
Urinary
Hormones
by Christa Hinchcliffe, ND and Wendy Ellis,
ND
The safety of Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) is
under constant consideration. Comprehensive and effective testing
can provide a clearer picture of the effects of steroid hormones
and alleviate worries. The authors look at the predominant types
of testing, particularly the value of 24-hour urinalysis.
(January
2008)
Shorts
by Jule Klotter
(January
2008)
Letter
from the Publisher
Jonathan Collin, MD
(January
2008)
Townsend's
New York Observer
Interview with Stephen L. DeFelice,
MD on Consumerists, the Media, and His Theory of Nutraceutical Rejection-Need
in the Reversal of Aging
by Marcus A. Cohen
(January
2008)
DNA Detection
of Gut Microbiota
Advancing Routine Characterization of Microbial Populations
by J. Alexander Bralley, PhD, Robert M.
David, PhD, and
Richard S. Lord, PhD
Identifying gut microbes is both a vital
and sometimes difficult process. Powerful new testing procedures,
such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), move past simple stool
analysis via microscopy, culture, and identification to offer higher
accuracy and greater sensitivity.
(January
2008)
Oxygen Homeostasis:
Oxygen,
Inflammation, and Castor-Cise Liver Detox
by Majid Ali, MD
(December
2007)
Online publication only
It's The
Bite That Counts
by J.S. Mittelman, DDS
(December
2007)
Online publication only
Web Page
Potpourri
by Marjorie Roswell
(December
2007)
Online publication only
Alpha
Lipoic Acid and Liver Disease
by Burton M. Berkson, MD, MS, PhD
Dr. Berkson's pioneering use of alpha
lipoic acid in liver disease treatment resulted in remarkable success.
Since then, he has continued to use alpha lipoic acid in a triple
antioxidant approach that also includes silymarin and selenium with
continued documented results. In this article, he reviews his exciting
history with alpha lipoic acid and also presents three case histories.
(December
2007)
Letter from the Publisher
Long-Term Care Insurance
Jonathan Collin, MD
(December
2007)
War
on Cancer
Ralph Moss, PhD
(December
2007)
The Vitamin
D Quiz
by John Cannell, MD
This informative and entertaining quiz,
which first appeared in The Vitamin
D Newsletter, clarifies truths
and debunks myths about Vitamin D. Take the quiz and see how your
knowledge of vitamin D measures up.
(December
2007)
Shorts
Jule Klotter
(December
2007)
Letter to the Editor
Cancer
Is a Fungus
(December
2007)
Health Risks & Environmental Issues
Shop
Healthy
Rose Marie Williams, MA
(December
2007)
Vaccination:
An
Updated Analysis of the Health Risks Part 3
by Gary Null, PhD and Martin Feldman,
MD
All three parts of this series are now
online.
(December
2007)
Psychoneuroimmuno-endocrinology Review and
Commentary:
Liver
Disease and Cirrhosis
by Robert A. Anderson, MD, FAAFP,
FACPM, ABHM
(December
2007)
Online publication only
Dreaming
and Anesthesia
(December
2007)
Online publication only
Chlorella
May Help Reduce Harmful Toxins in Breast Milk
(December
2007)
Online publication only
Tests of
"Muscle" Supplements Finds Some "Weak" Products
But Most Contain Expected Creatine, HMB, or Amino Acids
Review of Muscular Enhancement Supplements
Published by ConsumerLab.com
(December
2007)
Online publication only
Acupuncture & Moxibusion
Migraines
and Acupuncture
Honora Lee Wolfe, Dipl Ac, Lic Ac, FNAAOM
(November
2007)
Web Page Potpourri
Nine Steps
to a Successful Blog with Blogger.com
Marjorie Roswell
(November
2007)
Townsend's
New York Observer
Special
Report on OAM & NCCAM Re: Unconventional Cancer Treatment, 1992-2007
(Part Two)
by Marcus A. Cohen
(November
2007)
Book Review
What Your Doctor May Not
Tell You About Migraines
by Alexander Mauskop, MD and Barry Fox, PhD
review by Katherine Duff
(November
2007)
Artificial
Food and Cosmetic Coloring:
A Hidden Source of Toxic Metals
by Debbie C. Lindgren, CIHom, BA,
MBA
(November
2007)
Online publication only
Vaccination:
An Updated Analysis of the Health Risks – Part 2
by Gary Null, PhD and Martin Feldman, MD
Part Two of this highly informative three-part
series examines the history and efficacy of common vaccines, including
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Chickenpox, Measles, Mumps,
and Rubella, and Hepatitis B.
(November
2007)
Can Pain
Be Turned Off Instantly Using Neuromuscular Reflexes?
by Stephen Kaufman, DC
Pain Neutralization Technique (PNT) is
an astonishingly simple technique that activates muscle-protective
neurological reflexes to eliminate – not treat – trigger
points for pain.
(November
2007)
A New
"Light" on Color Light Therapy: Visual Color Therapy and
the Effect on Disease Conditions (Abstract)
by Harold Steinberg, DC, CCN, DABCN
This abstract of a longer study on the
potential uses of color therapy in treating common disease conditions
posits a vital connection between the optical response to light
and the effect of those wavelengths on the body's nervous and glandular
systems.
(November
2007)
Parabens:
Dangers and Uses
by Ingrid Schuetz, MA
(November
2007)
Online publication only
Carole
Conquers Cancer…
One Woman's Odyssey
by Michael Culbert
Online reprint from the archives (Jan. 1999)
Vaccination:
An Updated Analysis of the Health Risks – Part 1
by Gary Null, PhD, and Martin Feldman,
MD
(October
2007)
Editorial
Throwing Children into
Oncoming Traffic: The Truth about Autism
by Kenneth Stoller, MD, FAAP with
Anne McElroy Dachel
Online publication only
(October
2007)
The
Vitamin Wars
by Owen R Fonorow and Damir Zucic
Online publication only
(October
2007)
The
Hidden Story of Cancer
by Brian Scott Peskin with Amid Habib, MD
book review by Jonathan Collin, MD
(August/September
2007)
Letter from
the Publisher
(August/September
2007)
Special
Report on Performance of OAM and NCCAM
Re: Unconventional Cancer Treatment, 1992-2007
by Marcus A. Cohen
(August/September
2007)
Health Risks & Environmental Issues
X-Rays
and Mammograms Increase Cancer Risk
Rose Marie Williams, MA
(August/September
2007)
The
Mainstreaming of Misinformation
by Alan R. Gaby, MD
(August/September
2007)
EFAs,
Oxygenation, and Cancer Prevention: A New Solution
by Brian Scott Peskin, BSEE
Building on the revolutionary discoveries
of Otto Warburg, MD, author Brian Peskin hypothesizes that cellular
oxygen deprivation engenders cancer, and focusing on the role of
essential fatty acids as "oxygen magnets," he proposes
a new calculation of the ideal omega 6: omega 3 ratio in the Peskin
Protocol.
(August/September
2007)
From the archives: May 1998
Healing with Homeopathy
Physician
Heal Thyself: Cancer as a Path to Gratitude
by Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, DHANP and Robert Ullman, ND, DHANP
Food
Farmacy for Melanoma
(a.k.a. Flying with the Winged Bean
and a Prayer?)
by James A. Duke, PhD
(August/September
2007)
The International
College of Applied Kinesiology–USA, with Standard Process,
Inc., Awards the Second Annual George J. Goodheart Scholarship in
Applied Kinesiology
(August/September
2007)
International
Decade of Nutrition Inaugurated by Natural Solutions Foundation
Online publication only
(August/September
2007)
The
Voice of Health Freedom Was Heard
by Byron J. Richards, CCN
Online publication only
(August/September
2007)
Literature
Review & Commentary
by Alan R. Gaby, MD
(July
2007)
Bastyr Seeks Patients for
Breast Cancer Research
Applied
Kinesiology: An Effective Complementary Treatment for Children with
Down Syndrome
by Scott C. Cuthbert, BA, BCAO, DC
Neuromusculoskeletal disorders in children
with Down syndrome result in developmental delays, but properly
sensitive cranial treatments have been shown to alleviate cerebellar
dysfunctions, opening the door to new capabilities.
(July
2007)
War on Cancer
Big Blow to Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
by Ralph Moss, PhD
(July
2007)
The WiFi
Blues
by Jeffry Fawcett, PhD
Wireless technology is becoming increasingly
ubiquitous and with it comes documented, but rarely explored, health
risks. Author Jeffrey Fawcett raises the alarm and presents an important
wake-up call to all of us immersed, willingly or not, in the digital
age.
(July
2007)
Web Page
Potpourri
Farm Bill
by Marjorie Roswell
(July
2007)
Chelation,
Heavy Metals, Heart Disease, and Health: An Oral Detoxification
Program: Part Two
by Garry Gordon, MD (H)
Full text online publication only
(July
2007)
Michael
Ozner, MD
A Cardiologist Devoted to Preventing
Heart Disease
Online publication only
(July
2007)
Healing
with Homeopathy:
The Qualities of the Rare Physician:
Part 2
by Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, DHANP and Robert Ullman, ND, DHANP
Online publication only
(July
2007)
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