#9
06 May 2023
Townsend’s editor focuses on the health effects of ultra-processed foods and highlights this issue’s article on the use of D-mannose to treat and prevent urinary tract infections.
CLICK TO READ: Letter from the Editor
In a recent pilot study, a type of aquaponically grown red ginseng relieved fatigue, cognitive function, and chronic pain in people with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and post-viral fatigue.
CLICK TO READ: Red Ginseng – A Major Leap Forward for Energy, CFS, Fibromyalgia, and Long Covid
Traditional Chinese Medicine provides a framework for combining botanicals and other natural substances to enhance effectiveness, reduce toxicity, and improve absorption.
CLICK TO READ: Combination Therapy as a Cauldron for Synergy
A young girl with recurrent urinary tract infections from E. coli led Tahoma Clinic’s medical director to a safe, natural cure for about 90% of all bladder infections—the sugar D-mannose.
CLICK TO READ: The History of D-Mannose for Urinary Tract Infections
Although vitamin D was widely recommended during the covid pandemic, studies that looked at supplementation and upper respiratory infections, including Covid-19, had mixed results—suggesting factors related to sunlight and melanin may play a role.
CLICK TO READ: Vitamin D, Sunlight, and Respiratory Infections
Devices that emit ultraviolet-C light may reduce the transmission of pathogenic bacteria and viruses, including SARS-Co-2, when used to disinfect inanimate surfaces.
CLICK TO READ: Ultraviolet-C Light Inhibits Aerobic Bacteria Proliferation on Inanimate Surfaces
The founder and president of Taro Dream, LLC, discusses low-allergenic, fermented taro, known as poi in Hawaii, the probiotic bacteria it supplies, and its potential benefits for children and people with food sensitivities and digestive disorders.
CLICK TO READ the book review of: Poi-Based, Low-Allergenic, Cultured Foods for the Possible Prevention and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Concerns
Niacin, like PDE5 inhibitors such as Viagra, improves sexual function in men and has the added benefits of improving vasodilation and reducing elevated lipoprotein (a), triglycerides, and LDL cholesterol, which are associated with atherosclerosis.
CLICK TO READ: Erectile Dysfunction and Niacin
A practitioner of functional medicine, who has Type 1 diabetes, shares the information he used to guide his own recovery from cardiovascular disease.
CLICK TO READ: Book Notice: Understanding the Heart – Surprising Insights into the Evolutionary Origins of Heart Disease by Dr. Stephen Hussey
Increased incidence of gastrointestinal parasites in people with diabetes, medical boards targeting doctors for “misinformation,” and the World Health Organization’s pandemic treaty are the topics in this column, originally published in Townsend Letter (July 2022).
CLICK TO READ: Shorts
A clinical trial testing the effect of zinc supplementation on glucose tolerance failed to consider the role of copper deficiency, resulting in a missed opportunity, as Dr. Gaby explained in this October 2022 editorial.
CLICK TO READ: I’ll Know My Song Well Before I Start Singing
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