TL’s publisher warns about FDA’s campaign against compounding pharmacies and its current focus on bio-identical hormones. He also reviews a new book on high blood pressure and looks at the use of omega fatty acids to prevent and treat people with cardiovascular disease.
Shorts
Jule Klotter
This month’s column looks at taurine and the heart, a new exercise to lower blood pressure, thiamine deficiency, and the lawsuit from a Pfizer whistleblower.
Novel Ways to Support Cardiac Energetics
Chris D. Meletis, ND
Looking beyond diet and exercise, the author highlights six overlooked ways to improve heart function, including support for mental health and addressing sleep apnea.
Literature Review & Commentary
Alan R. Gaby, MD
Hesperidin for hypertension, diet choices and magnesium for heart failure, the truth about eggs, and a warning about zinc-induced copper deficiency caused by a supplement for age-related macular degeneration are among this month’s topics.
Nutraceutical Approaches to Diabetes Management
Meagan Purdy, ND
Four supplements can reduce elevated blood sugar, particularly at the pre-diabetic stage, according to research.
On the Cover
Niacin and Hypertension
Jacob Schor, ND
A new study from China indicates that taking too much niacin may promote hypertension – which calls into question the use of high-dose niacin to address high cholesterol levels.
Systematic Review – Cardiovascular Prevention with Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Efrain Olszewer, MD
Efrain Olszewer, MD, a Brazilian clinical cardiologist who introduced orthomolecular medicine in South America, provides an extensive look at the research on omega-3 fatty acids and the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Can Your Body Make Niacinamide? If Not, It Must Be Taken Every Day
Jonathan V. Wright, MD
The body’s ability to make niacinamide, a form of vitamin B3, depends upon adequate amounts of vitamin B6 and tryptophan; too little niacinamide can contribute to fatigue, osteoarthritis, glaucoma, and gestational diabetes.
The Third Line of Defense for Cardioprotection: Hormetins, Sirtuins, and Sestrins
Fraser Smith
Hormetic response to exercise and natural compounds like resveratrol increase the expression of proteins that aid cardiac resilience.
Regenerative Orthopedics: Avoiding Surgery with Stem Cell/PRP/Prolotherapy
Peter A. Fields, MD, DC
A combination of non-surgical procedures, used as an alternative to joint replacement, can potentially repair damaged joints.
Book Review
Jule Klotter
The Real Anthony Fauci – Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
A censored book by a controversial author looks at federal regulatory agencies in charge of public health.
EZTREK™ Medical Food – A New Era in Combatting Chronic and Acute Inflammation
Including FULL REFERENCES
Brian Scott Peskin
A new medical food, available with prescription, compensates for an impaired delta-6 desaturase metabolic pathway and reduces systemic inflammation.
Book Notice
Chew on This…But Don’t Swallow – Exposing the Truth About Common Dental Procedures: It’s Not What You Have Been Told
by Blanche D. Grube, DMD, and Anita Vazquez Tibau
This new book examines the health dangers caused by common dental practices.
Rapamycin: A Quantum Leap in Life Extension
Ross Pelton
Rapamycin, which inhibits mTOR activity, lets cells detoxify and rebuild when taken periodically at low doses; as a result, it can improve symptoms of age-related illnesses.
COVID-19 Health Care Policy: Behind the Scenes with Scott Atlas, MD
Interview by Karina Gordin
A special advisor to the President on the White House Coronavirus Task Force shares his views on Covid policies and the need for transparency.
Ask Dr. J
Jim Cross, ND, LAc
The Clot Thickens
A new book by Malcom Kendrick, MD, looks at the mechanisms that underlie cardiovascular disease and lead to endothelial damage.
Pediatric Pearls
Michelle Perro, MD
Ditch the Itch: An Approach to Eczema in Children
Eczema, aka atopic dermatitis, in children can be resolved with a three-pronged integrative approach.
Environmental Medicine Update
Marianne Marchese, ND
Cardiovascular Health and Mercury
Reducing exposure to mercury – found in food and drinking water – and supporting the body’s detoxification processes may resolve hypertension.
The Lobay Viewpoint
Douglas Lobay, BSc, ND
Spring of Hope
With the many challenges we face in today’s world, staying in the present and holding onto hope is all the more important.
Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO
Laughter and Heart Disease: A Question of Association vs. Causation
An examination of a study on laughter shows the usefulness and limitations of epidemiological research.
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Editorial
Alan R. Gaby, MD
Drugging Our Old Folks
Instead of recommending nutritional and lifestyle measures to help elderly patients, particularly those with dementia, new drugs to treat adverse effects from other medications are compounding “the epidemic of polypharmacy.”
