Townsend Letter January 2018               Table of Contents
Order this issue!		View this e-Edition online! Letter from the Publisher by Jonathan Collin, MD Experience a World of Healing at the International Integrative Medical Centre in Sri Lanka Vingyana Integrative Medical Clinic in Sri Lanka offers evidence-based care for cancer and diabetes in a tranquil, comfortable setting The Trials and Tribulations of Assuring Ascorbic Acid Injection Availability – The Struggle Is Over! by Ronald M. McGuff McGuff Pharmaceuticals has completed an 11-year process to gain FDA approval of its injectable ascorbic acid Ascor®. Access to injectable vitamin C is now assured, regardless of changes in regulations for compounding pharmacies. Predictive Biomarkers: Clinical Opportunity to Save Lives and Prosper by Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD, CCN, and Jayashree Mani, MS, CCN Eight functional tests, when referenced to best outcome goal values, can predict ten-year survival and be the basis for an individualized lifestyle action plan that reduces mortality risk. Lyme Disease: Differentiating Between Detection and Diagnosis by Blanche Grube, DMD, and Leslie Douglas, PhD Researchers at DNA Connexions discuss their on-going efforts toward establishing a much-needed gold standard for detecting B. burgdorferi. Iatrogenic Metal Burdens by David Quig, PhD Exposure to metal alloys from dental and orthopedic implants can produce inflammation and other adverse effects. While replacing the offending implants is ideal, chelation and aminothiols can also help. An Assessment of Testosterone and its Essential Metabolites for Prostate Cancer Risk by Shalima Gordon, ND 3β-Adiol, a testosterone metabolite that has no androgenic activity, can act as a biomarker for prostate cancer risk and, possibly, as a treatment. Cortisol Deficiency: Frequent, Life-Impairing, and How to Give Patients Their Lives Back by Correcting It – Part 1 by Thierry Hertoghe, MD Dr. Hertoghe explains how to diagnose cortisol deficiency, a condition that he says is widespread, yet, often overlooked as a cause for fatigue, sugar cravings, inability to handle stress, and numerous psychological conditions. Naturopathic Interpretation of Common Blood Tests by Dr. Douglas Lobay, BSc, ND Dr. Lobay invites readers to take a closer look at common blood tests and gain insight into a patient's nutritional and biochemical health. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: The Paradigm Breaker for Doctors by Don Want Central sensitization and multiple chemical sensitivity do not fit into the disease paradigm recognized by mainstream medicine, but research is beginning to explain how environmental triggers can produce such diverse symptoms. My Experience with Organic Germanium and Cancer by Professor Serge Jurasunas Professor Serge Jurasunas, an expert in naturopathic oncology, shares some of his clinical experiences using Geoxy 132 to treat patients with cancer and other serious conditions. Vitamin D for Dogs by CJ Puotinen Enough, but not too much, vitamin D is vital for canine and human health alike. This award-winning article looks at the controversies and offers information on food sources and supplementation. Townsend Calendar Townsend Letter provides a platform for those examining and reporting on functional and integrative medicine. Please support these independent voices. Columns Pathways to Healing Checkered Progress in Integrative Medicine Elaine Zablocki Shorts Jule Klotter Literature Review & Commentary Alan R. Gaby, MD Functional Gastroenterology Bolus Does It Start in the Gut? Relationships Between the GI Tract and Chronic Kidney Disease Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP Healing with Homeopathy Homeopathic Chelation of Methotrexate Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, MSW; and Robert Ullman, ND Curmudgeon's Corner Nightly Fasting Improves Cancer Prognosis Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Ask Dr. J Eeny, Meeny, Miny, or Moe: The Pitfalls of Thyroid Lab Testing Jim Cross, ND, LAc Monthly Miracles Just a Fluke – Parasites Are Always with Us Michael Gerber, MD, HMD Women's Health Update Botanicals for Women with Infertility and PCOS – Current Evidence Corina Dunlap, ND, MS, Guest Author Editorials Concerns About High-Dose Vitamin D Alan Gaby, MD Letters to the Editor none this month In the News Vitamin C Prevents Side Effects from the MMR Vaccine by Helen Saul Case Vitamin D Deficiency Increases Risk of Chronic Headache   Book Review Emergency Food Storage and Survival Handbook by Peggy Layton review by Craig Soderberg       . . . the regular features, commentary and opinions we can count on each month from our distinguished columnists.

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