TL’s publisher reviews the book Transforming Trauma, considers the timing of anti-hypertensives, comments on the August NEJM ivermectin study, and highlights this month’s cover article by Prof. Garth Nicolson and colleagues.
Shorts
Jule Klotter
This month’s column looks at low-dose naltrexone studies for fibromyalgia, gene-environment interaction in Gulf War illness, mRNA vaccine safety, and differentiating between chronic fatigue syndrome and long covid.
Literature Review & Commentary
Alan R. Gaby, MD
A niacinamide protocol to improve visual function in people with glaucoma, assessing vitamin D levels, processed food and inflammatory bowel disease, vitamin C for septic shock, and more are among this month’s topics.
Sensitive to Everything? Addressing “Immune Systems Gone Wild” in Fibromyalgia
Jacob Teitelbaum, MD
The author of From Fatigued to Fantastic discusses underlying factors – including chronic infections, stress, and psychospiritual aspects – that cause some patients with fibromyalgia to react negatively to treatment.
Keys to Curing Autoimmune Disease
Frank Shallenberger, MD
Addressing factors that cause the immune system to over-react and lose control is the key to successfully treating and preventing autoimmune disease.
Erik Peper, PhD, BCB, Jillian Cosby, and Monica Almendras
The case study of a college student who experienced severe injury during a motorcycle accident shows the power of visualization and cognitive behavior techniques as a way to decrease chronic pain and improve health.
Low-Level Laser Therapy and a Torn Meniscus: A Case Report
Ryann McInturf and Bradford Case, ND, DC
Low-level laser therapy along with supplements may be helpful in treating meniscus injury, according to this case report from Bastyr University, California.
Biological Rhythms of Human Beings
Raul Ibarra, MD
Our bodies exhibit multiple biological cycles, many of which occur in response to the external environment.
Mercury Chelation: What Ever Became of OSR#1®?
David C. Kennedy, DDS
A lipophilic chelator that is also a potent antioxidant alleviates many symptoms of mercury toxicity and has been making its way through the drug approval process in the US, Europe, and Columbia, South America, since 2010.
Garth L. Nicolson, PhD, MD (H), Robert Settineri, MS, and Paul C. Breeding, DC
When veterans of the 1990 Persian Gulf War developed a debilitating array of symptoms, including chronic fatigue, severe pain, and cognitive impairment, Garth L. Nicolson, PhD, was in the forefront of the search for cause and treatments. In addition to restoring cellular membrane function, dietary protected polyunsaturated glycerolphospholipids increase absorption and transport of oral supplements and reduce symptoms in chronically ill Gulf War veterans, according to recent studies.
Managing Persistent Pain
William Longton, MD
A doctor, board-certified in pain management and anesthesiology, shares an integrative approach for minimizing chronic inflammation and treating chronic pain.
Post-Acute Covid Therapies
Ronald Steriti, ND, PhD
Recent studies indicate that some nutraceuticals may be helpful for patients with olfactory dysfunction and other symptoms of post-acute coronavirus syndrome (aka long-haul covid).
Monkeypox Infection: To Fear or Not to Fear?
Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD
Bio-oxidative therapies (vitamin C, hydrogen peroxide, ozone, ultraviolet blood irradiation, and hyperbaric oxygen) can resolve viral infections, including monkeypox.
Clinical Uses of CBD for Minor Medical Conditions
Sabrina Brunner, DACM
A doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine has incorporated the use of a CBD salve to effectively treat patients with migraine headaches, low back pain, menstrual cramps, and anxiety.
Common Practitioner Pitfalls to Avoid When Marketing Dietary Supplements
Asa Waldstein
Practitioners who sell supplements need to be aware that health and medical claims made in nutritional marketing can attract unwanted attention from the US Food and Drug Administration.
Healing with Homeopathy
Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND
A Rare Homeopathic Remedy for a Case of Diverticulosis and Depression
After years of depression, feelings of paralysis, and diverse physical symptoms, Myrica (bayberry or wax myrtle) helps a woman deal with life stress and relieves diverticulitis.
The Lobay Viewpoint
Douglas Lobay, BSc, ND
Hyaluronic Acid Knee Injections
A 1994 seminar on prolotherapy and personal experience with relieving his own knee pain led Dr. Lobay to investigate hyaluronic acid and other agents that can reduce pain and improve joint function.
Curmudgeon’s Corner
Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO
Acorns
A book on oak trees and their essential role as food for insects that sustain birds propels Townsend’s curmudgeon to engage in a mission of planting as many acorns as he can.
Women’s Health Update
Tori Hudson, ND
Fibromyalgia: A Women’s Health Disorder
Clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia is challenging as there is no lab or imaging test or “gold standard” to determine if it is a distinct physiological condition.
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Editorial
Alan R. Gaby, MD
Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome: Too Many Drugs, Not Enough Nutritional Therapy
Dopamine agonists used to treat restless legs syndrome are often prescribed at doses far higher than approved by FDA. Attending to nutritional therapy first would likely reduce pharmaceutical use – and adverse effects .
