#17
09 September 2023
The link for this e-Letter: https://mailchi.mp/townsendletter/townsend-e-letter-17
Townsend’s editor considers questions about trust, fear, and the doctor-patient relationship, raised by practitioners in a short video, and highlights this issue’s article by naturopathic doctor and historian, Sussanna Czeranko.
CLICK TO READ: Letter from the Editor
In this counterpoint article, the author presents information that indicates inhibiting free radicals with antioxidants may increase wellness span and, possibly, lifespan.
CLICK TO READ: Re: Jacob Schor’s Article on Antioxidants
In response to an article in the July 15th e-Letter, a doctor with personal and professional experience with coffee enemas discusses their effect on detoxification, bile flow, and their benefits for patients with cancer or autoimmune disease.
CLICK TO READ: Coffee Enemas and Detoxification
The interplay between essential minerals—including calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, copper, zinc—signs of deficiencies, and the best food sources are the topics in this fourth article in a six-part series.
CLICK TO READ: Food As Medicine, Part 4 – Calcium and Magnesium Plus Their Associated Minerals
This article gives an overview of compounds in plant foods and herbs that affect drug metabolism and produce unwanted interactions.
CLICK TO READ: Drug Interactions Within Food and Medicinal Plant Groups
Russia and Eastern European nations have long appreciated the therapeutic use of mud, clay, and/or peat that contain humic compounds to treat women’s health issues; this ‘earth cure’ is receiving attention from naturopathic doctors as well.
CLICK TO READ: Peloids: A New Old Medical Marvel
A liposomal supplement increased intracellular NAD+, the coenzyme required for cellular energy production, in this small study.
CLICK TO READ: Case Study: Oral Supplementation with the NAD+ Precursor Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN)—Effects on Intracellular NAD+ and Triglycerides
Nutraceutical versions of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), a molecule produced by the body’s mast cells and microglial cells, can reduce pelvic pain associated with endometriosis.
CLICK TO READ: Palmitoylethanolamide and Endometriosis
Humans’ inability to synthesize vitamin C appears to be the result of epigenetics and toxic exposures but may not be a permanent condition for all; a polyphenol found in olive leaf and virgin olive oil encourages the body to produce vitamin C.
CLICK TO READ: The Restoration of Vitamin C Synthesis in Humans
The story of pellagra, corn, and niacin deficiency shows that food processing and dietary choices can cause serious illness; a more recent example is atherosclerosis and trans-fats, which replaced essential fatty acids.
CLICK TO READ: Save Lives and Improve Public Health: Following the Data from Pellagra to Atherosclerosis
S-adenosylmethionine, a principal methyl-group donor, is the latest nutrient found in breast milk, indicating it is necessary for the proper growth and development of infants.
CLICK TO READ: News: Researchers Identify Significant Presence of SAMe in Human Breast Milk
Four 3-day-long courses, based on systems biology and functional medicine, provide healthcare practitioners with tools to treat patients with an individualized approach.
CLICK TO READ: New Personalized Medicine Certification from the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida
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