Probiotics vs. Heavy Metals: A Win for the Good Guys

by Bob Frost

Probiotics have become increasingly popular for a number of health benefits. One Canadian doctor who is passionate about social justice led a study that has promising implications for those living in areas contaminated with heavy metals.

Restoring Immune Function: Nontoxic Cancer Therapy Utilizing Dendritic Cells

by Robert Gorter, MD, PhD, and Erik Peper, PhD

“Cancer vaccines” may sound like a strange concept given the current oncological approaches. This method of combating cancer starts with the observation that sometimes after cancer patients come down with a virus, they then go into remission. Why is this and how can it be applied clinically?

The Integrative Cancer Toolbox

by Mary Budinger

Members of the International Organization of Integrative Cancer Physicians use a variety of alternative treatments to help their patients seek wellness. Here is an overview of some of their favorite tools.

Cancer and Lyme Disease: Is there a Connection?

by Nooshin K. Darvish, ND, FICT

Many of the symptoms of late-stage cancer are similar to the symptoms of multiple systemic chronic infection syndrome, also known as chronic Lyme. Practitioners could be missing the diagnosis and therefore an opportunity to restore health through an infectious treatment approach.

The Almost Perfect Chemotherapy

by Reagan Houston, MS, PE

Vitamin C is celebrated as an effective antiviral agent, along with many other therapeutic effects. The almost-perfect chemotherapy combines vitamin C with other vitamins and supplements to strengthen our bodies’ natural vitality and resistance to disease.

The P53 Tumor Suppressor Gene: Understanding P53-Based Anticancer Therapies Utilizing Dietary Agents

by Serge Jurasunas, ND, MD (Hom)

The P53 tumor suppressor gene is involved in the initiation of apoptosis and programmed cell death, to prevent an accumulation of abnormal cells. However, apoptosis evasion is a characteristic feature of human cancers, and P53 mutation is highly associated with cancer worldwide.

Acidity Kills the Pancreas

by Peter Melamed, PhD, and Felix Melamed, MS

Gastrointestinal disorders are rampant these days: dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, intestinal dysbiosis. What these conditions could all have in common is acidification of the pancreas, an organ that the authors say is overlooked, to the detriment of understanding GI illness.

Field Control Therapy: Successful Approach to Lyme Disease and Coinfections

Part 2

by Savely Yurkovsky, MD

Pathogens are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics through mutation, and there is a documented relationship between antibiotic use and cancer. With a quality theory supporting each patient’s multifactorial diagnosis, chronic cases may find relief with homeopathy.

Salicinium: A Powerful Biological Response Modifier in Cancer

by Carol M. Brown, DO, PhD, FAARFM

The human immune system is one of the greatest “killers” available, so instead of adding foreign material to fight disease, newer studies are focusing on programming an individual’s immune globulins to recognize their own particular cancer.

Angiogenesis: Cause or Effect? Companion Diagnostics and Surrogate Markers for a Novel Antiangiogenic Therapy: Multitargeted Epigenetic therapies (MTET)

by M. A. Nezami, MD; Daniel E. Stobbe, MD; and Aron Gould-Simon, MD

Oncology patients who are not responding to conventional modalities of treatment may find improvement with off-label drugs that inhibit hypoxia-induced pathways, which translates to improved progression-free or overall survival.

Let’s Talk About Sex: The Effects of Prostate Cancer on Sex, Men, and Their Relationships

byDaniel Lander, ND FABNO

Unfortunately, the effects of cancer on a patient’s sex life are often ignored by narrowly focused doctors. Prostate cancer in particular has significant impact, with patients often predicting better improvement in sexual function than they actually experience. Doctors can help patients with this troubling and personal aspect of disease by supporting couples in bettering communication and maintaining emotional intimacy even when physical intimacy is challenging.

The Concern about B Vitamins Affecting the Oxidant Effect of Intravenous Ascorbate for Malignancy

by Maiko Ochi, ND; James Hetherington, ND; and Davis W. Lamson, MS, ND

While vitamin C and B vitamin supplementation both have marked benefits separately, there is concern that mixing the two, especially with intravenous therapy, may have unwanted side effects.

Breast Cancer: These Natural Solutions Could Save Your Life

by Gary Null, PhD

Research into breast cancer cures has failed to translate into meaningful reductions in frequency or mortality. Therefore, prevention is the best medicine. Foods, herbs, and lifestyle choices that protect against cancer are available now and can save your money – and your life.

Inositol Modulation of Essential Metabolic Pathways of Insulin Resistance in Metabolic Syndrome, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes

by Cristiana Paul, MS, and David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN

There are two main types of inositol supplements available to improve dysglycemia. While all inositols have some characteristics in common, these two forms can have different effects that raise questions about which to use when.

COVER BLURBS

A Cancer Vaccine? (43)

Safe, Nontoxic Treatment Shown Effective

Yogurt Against Heavy Metals (40)

Probiotics Block Toxin Uptake

Preventing Breast Tumors (109)

Everyday Lifestyle Changes Are Key

Cancer and Spirochetes (52)

Exploring the Connection

Prostate Cancer’s Impact on Sex (94)

Intimacy Need Not Be Lost