Townsend Letter April 2017               Table of Contents
Order this issue!		View this e-Edition online! Letter from the Publisher by Jonathan Collin, MD FCT®, Detoxes, Retoxes, Benefits and Harm by Savely Yurkovsky, MD Despite good intentions, naturopathic and integrative detoxification protocols can harm patients. Functional Fertility by Stacy Dunn, ND, MSOM, FABNO This article explains how to assess and improve the quality and quantity of a woman's oocytes with integrative interventions. Treatment Modalities for PMS by Pamela W. Smith, MD, MPH, MS Diet, nutritional supplements, botanicals, and exercise are among the treatment modalities that improve premenstrual syndrome disorder, a collection of symptoms that affects over 70 percent of menstruating women. The Role of Regenerative Medicine in Breast Reconstruction by Karina Gordin, MSc Suzanne Somers relates her personal experience with breast reconstruction that used stem cell-assisted lipotransfer, a form of regenerative medicine developed by Japanese doctor-researcher Kotaro Yoshimura. Ultrasound: A New Bibliography Human Studies Indicate Extreme Risk by Jim West Ignored and suppressed science has led to increased fetal ultrasound exposure; stringent Chinese human studies show ultrasound damages the fetal brain, kidney, cornea, chorionic villi, and immune system. Evaluating Steroid Hormones in a Pre-Menopausal Woman by Pushpa Larsen, ND, and Shalima Gordon, ND The authors demonstrate how 24-hour urine hormone testing and dry urine hormone testing are equally useful tools for assessing sex hormones and adrenal function and for monitoring bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. You Can Prevent and Cure Gestational Diabetes Reprinted from Jonathan V. Wright, MD's Green Medicine Newsletter Excess xanthurenic acid leads to gestational diabetes, which differs from other types of diabetes and resolves with vitamin B6 supplementation in most cases. Extreme Bias in FTC's Ruling on Homeopathic Medicine by Dana Ullman, MPH, CCH The US Federal Trade Commission ignored recent science studies and relied on biased statement in its recent labeling decision regarding homeopathic medicines. (Unabridged version) Townsend Calendar Columns Pathways to Healing Iron Supplementation Comes in Many Forms Elaine Zablocki Shorts Jule Klotter Literature Review & Commentary Alan R. Gaby, MD Anti-Aging Medicine An Anti-Aging Approach to Women's Health Ronald Klatz, MD, DO, and Robert Goldman, MD, PhD, DO Monthly Miracles Menorrhagia Michael Gerber, MD, HMD Ask Dr. J The Original Superfood Jim Cross, ND, LAc Curmudgeon's Corner In the Company of Powerful Women Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Environmental Medicine Update Toxins and Uterine Fibroids Marianne Marchese, ND Women's Health Update The Effects of Soy Isoflavones in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Tori Hudson, ND Editorials Sugar Industry's Propaganda Campaign Exposed a Half-Century Later Alan Gaby, MD Letters to the Editor none this month In the News none this month . . . the regular features, commentary and opinions we can count on each month from our distinguished columnists.

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