#35

01 June 2024

The link for this e-Letter: https://mailchi.mp/townsendletter/e-letter-35

Townsend’s editor reviews the documentary Spellers, about a technique that lets nonverbal people with autism communicate, highlights this issue’s article on burnout, and touts a letter to the editor.
CLICK TO READ: Letter from the Editor

Unlike monotherapy, combining small doses of multiple herbs or even pharmaceuticals can increase treatment benefits and decrease adverse effects.
CLICK TO READ:
The Uncommon Sense of Combination Therapy in Naturopathic Medicine

Fragrances can stir up memories and emotional responses, but the ability to smell odors depends upon nutritional status and whether a person smokes or uses intranasal drugs.
CLICK TO READ: Old Spice, Fresh Bread, and Lilacs

A new study suggests that the cancer-mitigating benefits attributed to an oral cholera vaccine may actually be caused by an unidentified, confounding factor, but is it?
CLICK TO READ: Confounded or Confused?

Vitamin C Foundation is conducting a study of the Linus Pauling-Matthias Rath therapy for cardiovascular disease for people with diagnosed myocarditis who were vaccinated with an mRNA vaccine.
CLICK TO READ: 30 Years Ignored: Linus Pauling’s Greatest Discovery

Mebendazole, a cheap drug used to treat parasites that can infest the lungs (e.g., threadworm), also has anti-viral effects, making it useful for people with SARS infection as well.
CLICK TO READ: Looking at Worm Remedies to Reveal Their Antiviral Effects for SARS-CoV-2

A combination of good ventilation and specific plants can improve indoor air quality and lessen the risk of respiratory illness, cardiovascular disease, and other conditions.
CLICK TO READ: Clean the Air with Plants

Lifestyle measures, nutrients, and botanicals, such as Rhodiola rosea, can help practitioners mitigate the chronic stress that leads to burnout and depression.
CLICK TO READ: Helping the Distressed Clinician by Identifying and Treating Burnout

This lap-top-size device permits early diagnosis of coronary artery heart disease by assessing underlying metabolic and mitochondrial dysfunctions that can be addressed with lifestyle changes before invasive procedures are needed.
CLICK TO READ: Multifunction Cardiogram – The Theoretical Basis and Rationale for Its Creation

Nutritional supplements have a larger therapeutic window and fewer toxic effects than pharmaceutical drugs; and, the body needs nutrients to remove foreign substances, such as drugs, through metabolic detoxification.
CLICK TO READ: New Concepts for Understanding Nutrient Pharmacokinetics: Nutrikinetics and Nutridynamics

In addition to identifying toxic drugs and metals, hair mineral analysis can show nutrient mineral patterns associated with psychological and physical function, based on research by Drs. Paul Eck and David Watts.
READ LETTER to the EDITOR: Hair Mineral Analysis and Nutrient Minerals