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The following is a list of newsletters sent out by the Denver Naturopathic Clinic from approxiamtely 2005 until the present in reverse chronological order. The most recent newsletter will be first on the list:
A New Year for Trees:
January 17, 2012
February's full moon marks the Biblical New year for trees and provides an excuse to review recent resarch on both green space and forest walking. [Link]
Feverfew and Multiple Myeloma
January 2012
Nothing about this is simple. At review of why this common herb might prove useful for multiple myeloma.
[Link]
The SELECT Prostate Cancer Trial
November 26, 2011
A recent large clinical trial suggests vitamin E increases risk of prostate cancer. What is going on here?
[Link]
Pleorexic Patriots and Prussian Lithographers: Thanksgiving 2011
November 25, 2011
Ruminations on the nature of consumption, gratitude and holiday history
[Link]
Prune Diet Reverses Osteoporosis:
November 13, 2011
A new study confirms the benefit of eating prunes in reversing osteoporosis
[Link]
The yearly flu shot question
November 21, 2011
Summary of clinical trials on natural flu treatments with attention as to which suppress disease symptoms and which inhibit viral infections
[Link]
Sniffing Saffron:
November 1, 2011
Sniffing saffron may be as effective as consuming it for the treatment of PMS. The whole saffron flowers are as effective as the stigma in treating depression.
[Link]
Clean Air versus Jobs
September 29, 2011
EPA hearings on air quality provoke the pessimistic question of whether insisting on cleaner air will cost our economy jobs in healthcare.
2011 Honey Review:
September 28, 2011
Brief summaries of the human clinical trials published during the prior 12 months.
[Link]
Glucosamine Lowers Lung Cancer Risk!
September 19, 2011
Data from the VITAL study suggests taking glucosamine may lower risk of lung cancer, including in smokers.
[Link]
Chocolate and Bicyclists:
September 2011
Who doesn't like reading another study that says we should eat more chocolate?
[Link]
Aspirin and Breast Cancer
September 5, 2011
While the data is unclear how effective aspirin is at preventing breast cancer, the data are convincing enough that women with a history of breast cancer should probably take an aspirin each day.
[Link]
The Chemotherapy Shortage: Should we worry?
August 25, 2011
Patients are not receiving standard of care chemotherapy protocol over the last few months because of shortages of the needed drugs. Is this a problem?
[Link]
Berberine and radiation gastritis:
August 10, 2011
A September 2010 study adds weight in support of the idea of using berberine during radiation treatment of abdominal cancer.
[Link]
Vitamin D and Lupus
August 8, 2011
Research is now solid enough that we should consider supplementation with vitamin D when treating lupus.
Making yogurt got complicated:
there are so many strains of acidophilus each with its own specific claimed benefits.
The AKEA study:
the secret to longevity blue zone is not diet; you might say it has something to do with lifestyle.
[Link]
Fried Fish and Heart disease Risk:
Fried fish is not the heart friendly food we may have once thought. Eating fish might be healthy but fried fish is so bad as to cancel out the benefit.
June 20, 2011
[Link]
Magnesium and Hotflashes
Summer 2011
Michael Murray's review in the Natural Medicine Journal of a recent report that oral magnesium relieves hotflashes.
[Link]
Restless Leg Syndrome and Melatonin
Summer 2011
Jacob Schor's literature review in the Natural Medicine Journal on Restless Leg Syndrome and melatonin
Ricketts and cardiac arrest in and infant
June 28, 2011
A case report reviewed
[Link]
The Potato Chip Study:
June 28, 2011
Choices in foods consumed and their relationship to long term changes in body weight. Potato chips are about as bad as it gets....
[Link]
No Free Lunch:
the free seminars selling natural thyroid treatments promise more than they can offer.
June 14, 2011
[Link]
A Thyroid Protocol
A draft of an article written for a popular website that promotes and sells vitamins.
June 14, 2011
Bok Choy: Too much of a good thing?
A case report of a women who ended up in a coma from eating too much bok choy suggests more frequent monitoring in patients trying to increase suforaphane intake.
June 12, 2011
[Link]
Asparagus and Cancer: an Urban Myth
June 7, 2011
The false belief that eating asparagus will cure cancer has goto end.
[link]
Green Tea, L-theanine and Alzheimer's disease:
a rewiew of Park et al's April 2011 study.
April 15, 2011
[Link]
Sulforaphane and Myrosinase:
May 8, 2011
cooked cruciferous vegetables may do little good unless the enzyme myrosinase is present to catalyze the reaction.
[Link]
Broccoli and COPD the Doctrine of Signatures revisited.
May 1, 2011
Recent work at Johns Hopkins strongly suggests that sulforaphane from broccoli may have beneft in treating COPD
[Link]
The Chocolate Eclair Diet and Prostate Cancer:
The point isn't to eat all the eclairs you can, it's to reduce polyamine levels that appear to stimulate cancer cell growth. April 4, 2011 [This is actually from summer 2010 but I never posted it]
[Link]
Prunes, Constipation,
Evidence Based Medicine and how our dog Poppy got her name.
March 27, 2011
[Link]
Fecal Transplants:
As disgusting as this sounds, this technique holds promise for treating a range of conditions.
February 22, 2011
[Link]
N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC):
Good for colds, maybe for OCD, BUT REALLY bad for cancer patients to take
February 20, 2011
[Link]
Mycobacterium vaccae: eating dirt to be happier and smarter:
February 12, 2011
Exposure to this common bacteria has been shown to cause an odd mixture of benefits.
[Link]
The Multifaceted Role of Mast Cells in Cancer
February 2011
Article in Natural Medicine Journal
http://www.naturalmedicinejournal.com/article_content.asp?article=81
Atul Gawande and the Hot Spotters
Link to full article:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/24/110124fa_fact_gawande
Iodine and Thyroid:
January 2011
Iodine's action is complicated too little or too much are both a problem
[Link]
Take Thyroid at Bedtime, not in the morning
January 2011
Sesame Oil and Diabetes
[Link]
Tonight's Lunar Eclipse and Links to Past Holiday Newsletters
December 2010
[Link]
Chocolate and heart attack risk
December 2010
[Link]
Fish, Chips and Chanukah, 2010
November 5, 2010
There is no food more appropriate to serve for Chanukah than fish and chips.....
[Link]
Whittling Words: an early draft of a Brain Tumor Protocol: an artcle on supplements for treating brain cancer is longer than it should be so I've been slowly whittling it down to size. Before the sentences stop making sense, I'll post it on the website:
September 26, 2010
[Link]
Scoring Adherence to a Mediterranean Style Diet: Recent studies correlate scores of adherence to a Mediterranean diet with significan benefits in health and mortality. This paper reviews these scoring methods and provides an example of work sheets that patients can use to self score their own adherence.
September 8, 2010
[Link]
Sesame Seeds may be a valuable adjunct in cancer treatment
August 6, 2010
[Link]
Spousal caretakers of partners with dementia as six times the risk of getting Alzheimer's themselves
August 2, 2010
Lignans and Breast Cancer Survival
July 20, 2010
A recent study suggests small amounts of lignan in the diet have a large impact on breast cancer survival
[Link]
Flax seed oil increases effect of low dose Herceptin
July 14 2010
A recent study on using HER2+ tumors in mice suggests flaxseed oil might be useful in increasing benefit.
[Link]
Raw broccoli doubles survival in bladder cancer
July 1, 2010
Li Tang's recent paper tells us that eating raw broccoli once a month may cut the risk of dying from bladder cancer by more than half.
[Link]
Alzheimer's Protocol Update
June 18, 2010
A new paper from UCLA researcher's Cole and Frautschy provides information that amends our prior treatment protocol:
[Link]
Lycopene and Cervical Cancer Risk
June 6, 2010
A February paper suggests that those with higher than average blood levels of lycopene have a strikingly lower risk fo cervical cancer.
[Link]
Chicken Skins increase risk of prostate cancer recurrence and progression
May 15, 2010.
A recent study gives us new information for treating men with prostate cancer.
[Link]
Vitamin D Cuts Risks During Pregnancy
May 3, 2010
Clinical trial yields dosing information for pregnant women
[link]
Grape Juice and Cognitive Decline
April 29, 2010
Grape juice in a placebo controlled double blind trial slowed cognitive decline.
[Link]
Chocolate and Nuts: Soon to be a new treatment for hypertension
April 20, 2010
Current science tells us that choclate lowers blood pressure; nuts mauy make it work even better.
[Link]
Protocol Change: Vitamin K-3, vitamin C and vitamin E succinate
April 2, 2010
Vitamin E succinate enhances the benefit of the standard treatment used to trigger glutathione depletion and autoschizis in cancer cells.
[Link]
Beer and Bones:
March 2010
India Pale Ale may be a suitable treatment for osteoporosis
[Link]
Comparing Fruit Juices:
March 27, 2010
What kind of juice is best to drink?
[Link]
Vitamin D and the Flu: no longer a theory
March 1, 2010
A new study should turn a hypothesis into accepted knowledge
[Link]
Is it mercury in fructose that explains why soda causes pancreatic cancer?
February 22, 2010
A recent pilot study found way too much mercury in fructose, and so readers have written to ask. The short answer is no. To read the long answer, go to: [Link]
Nothing Simple about Nuts
February 2010
The explanation we give as to why nuts are good for you hardly does justice to the science.
[Link]
Soda doubles risk of Pancreatic Cancer
February 2010
As implausible as it may sound, it now seems that drinking a couple of soda pops a week almost doulbe the risk of getting pancreatic cancer.
Fosamax needs a Break
February 2010
Bone experts now tell us patients should not take Fosamax for longer than 5 years without a break.
[Link]
Cowboys' and Lung Cancer January 2008
This is an old newsletter that I'd neglected to post when first written.
[Link]
Sleep Duration and risk of Breast or Prostate Cancer
Ground Hog's Day 2010
Sleeping less than 7 hours a night incresaes risk of hormone triggered cancers.
Tamoxifen and CYP2D6: Why SSRIs and tamoxifen don't mix
January 2010
The drugs used to treat tamoxifen induced hotlashes are a big problem
[Link]
Mistletoe Review: Natural Medicine Journal
January 2010
Review of a paper on Iscador published in December 2009
[Link]
Christmas Stollen
Christmas, 2009
The Protestant Reformation and the unappetizing flavor of turnip oil bring us this historic treat, a fitting version of fruitcake. [link]
Why we don't trust big Pharma:
December 2009
A New York Times article prompts a retrospective
Fruitcake Update: Synergy of Phytochemicals
December 8, 2009
One cannot bake fruit cakes withoureading the literature on synergistic action of phytochemicals against cancer can one?
[Link]
Saccharomyces boulardii and No-Knead Bread
December 1, 2009
Chanukah Guacamole and Chili Rellenos
December 1, 2009
I'm updating our menu this year and instead of serving latkes am preparing to fry up chili rellenos
[Link]
Eucalyptus Oil for Cancer Patient
November 17, 2009
Topical or oral eucalyptus oil may act both as an immune stimulant and as an anti-inflammatory and should be considered during cancer chemotherapy.
[Link]
Estrogen to treat Breast Cancer
September 25, 2009
Turning our general assumptions upside down, a new study suggests that taking estrogen may be beneficial in treating some advanced breast cancers.
[link]
Ants, Fungus and Sugar
October 5, 2009
A rare fungus that infects a rare ant that lives far away gives us insight to help explain a peculiar symptom.
[Link]
Nursing Home Report: Vitamin D protects residents from flu
September 2009
An annecdotal report forwarded by John Cannell MD suggesting that vitamin D protects against flu infection
[Link]
Charlie Chaplin, Atopic Dermatitis and and Allergies
September 26, 2009
I was watching a Charlie Chaplin movie the other morning when the alarm clock went off. Actually I was dreaming a Charlie Chaplin movie when the radio turned on and the classical music became the movie’s sound track. I woke slowly and recalled the dream clearly for most of the day[Link]
Honey Update 2009
September 2009
Somehow summer is over already and we arrive at the season where we dip apples in honey and wish our family and friends a good year.
[link]
Vitamin D appears to protect care facility residents against the flu:
September 2009
[Link]
Flu Update; September 2009
September 15, 2009
Information on things that may prevent or reduce severity of flu infection
[Link]
Vitamin D Does decrease Aromatase Inhibitor Arthralgias
September 1, 2009
Earlier work suggested this might help, but a new study confirms the benefit. The trick is high doses.
[Link]
Serotonin and Bone Health
September 2009
An article written for the Natural Medicine Journal's premier issue
[link]
Odds and Ends:
August 26, 2009
Tidbits on baking soda and asparagus and cancer, editorial positions and a surprizing award.
[Link]
Catching Fire:
August 25, 2009
The new theory that mankind has used fire to cook food for almost 2 million years must change the way we thinkg about diet.
[Link]
Melatonin and the Gut
August 15, 2009
A review on melatonin written for the International Journal of Naturopathic Medicine.
[Link]
Nigella Sativa: Black Cumin Seed in the treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
July 25, 2009
A traditional medicine gathers momentum for use in treating pancreatic cancer.
[Link]
Walking the Dog, Green Spaces and the Determinants of Health
July 21, 2009
Ruminations while walking the dog.....
[link]
2009 Curcumin update:
Which brand will work better?
There's only one way to find out.
[Link]
Vitamin D update, good for prostate etc.
June 21, 2009
[Links]
Zicam Warnings finally noticed
The government is finally paying attention to the dangers of Zicam. The question, Why did it take so long to notice this?
[Link]
Spam is Cooking Our Planet
June 12, 2009
Powering the internet now takes as much energy as flying the world's airline fleets yet almost all of the email traffic is spam. What a waste!
[Link]
Tamoxifen and SSRI antidepressants don't mix
June 6, 2009
Combining SSRIs with tamoxifen decrease cancer inhibiting benefit.
[Link]
Diet and Exercise for Breast Cancer Patients: What's New
May 19, 2009
In the last year research has turned what we thought upside down. Diet does nothing, exercise, everything.....
[Link]
Melatonin for the Gastrointestinal Tract
May 15, 2009
Melatonin may have great potential for treating GI ailments. This article reviews current research and makes suggestions for potential uses.
[Link]
Ginger for Reducing Nausea caused by Chemotherapy
May 15, 2009
A paper to be presented at this year's ASCO convention suggests that taking ginger extracts starting 3 days prior to chemotherapy may reduce nausea. This paper may shed light on what has long been a confusing issue.
[link]A New Way to Talk About Antioxidants
May 13, 2009
When Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1885 he created an enormous problem. America was still segregated by social classes. One did not talk to one’s betters, and there was no correct greeting to use in addressing an unknown person, potentially of a different class.
[Link]
Determinants of Health
May 12, 2009
Reading the morning newspapers these last few days about President Obama’s breakthrough meeting with representatives from the healthcare industries has got me thinking. Not that this is wonderful turning point for the future of health care but about how our focus on healthcare access is misplaced.[Link]
Swine Flu update
May 1, 2009
We returned from Washington, DC earlier this week and I promptly took ill. A typical spring flu similar to the ones I’ve suffered through almost yearly for a decade. Yet given the current news about Swine Flu, I admit to being a little nervous about this illness.
[link]
Esophageal Cancer Risk Factors:
April 15, 2009
People who flush red when drinking wine, who are selenium deficient or always drink their tea hot are at increased risk for esophageal cancer.....
[Link]
Altitude Sickness Update:
April 12, 3009We receive many emails and phone calls from people all over the world as a result of past newsletters posted on our website. I don’t know why but a single newsletter from 2004 on altitude sickness generates more interest than all the rest of them combined.
[Link]
Grape Seed Extract Relieves Hot Flashes
April 23, 2009
Although grape seed extract acts as an aromatase inhibitor it appears to reduce hot flashes.
[Link]
Soy and Tamoxifen do not mix
March 2009
Soy and tamoxifen do not mix!
[Link]
Dermatologist, Sunscreen and a Recipe for Skin Cancer Protection
March 17, 2009
I can think of no one I would rather have working over my naked body than my dermatologist.
[Link]
Daylight Savings Time You wonder if they had an idea in mind?
Daylight Saving is upon us once again and it makes less sense than ever
[Link]
Kefir:
According to genetic data, Genghis Khan, the Mongolian conqueror, has more living descendents than any other man who has ever lived. Geneticists have found that nearly 8 percent of the men living in the region of the former Mongol empire carry y-chromosomes that are nearly identical.
[Link]
Thomas Malthus and the Global Food Crisis
February 15, 2009
Sometime in my distant past, my mother took over my sixth grade science project and forced me to pick a topic that was way over my head. Nevertheless, what I learned back then still colors the way I see the world to this day.[Link]
Vitamin D Improve s MoodJanuary 2009
Stragiht from John Denver, "Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy....'
[Link]
Sweeter, Better Tasting Yogurt:
homemade lactose free yogurt is delicious!
January 13, 2009
Making lactose free yogurt at home is worth the modest effort required, the resulting yogurt tastes excellent and does not require extra sweeteners.
[Link]
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs: maybe not as good as they sound.
January 13, 2009Back in December, when each day was getting shorter and each night longer, I dragged a stepladder around our house and replaced all the burnt out light bulbs. When we moved into our house eight years ago, we replaced many of the incandescent light bulbs with those fancy, low energy, long lasting, compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs).
[Link]
Here we come a Wassailing
January 3, 2008
There are three meanings to the the term wassail. First, wassail is a winter time beverage, Second, wassail refers to going house to house caroling and receiving gifts and third, wassail refers to the old, old tradition of singing to apple trees shortly after the winter solstice, wishing them good health.
[Link]
Melatonin and GERD: an unexpected treatment for reflux disease
December 27, 2008
Several interesting papers have been published that suggest melatonin may work to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease.
[Link]
Infrared Sauna Part I
December 14, 2008
In the lasr few years sauna construction has changed dramatically; the new infrared sauan heaters promise to be cheaper to operate and more importantly better for treating a range of conditions.
[Link]
Flamingoes Don't Get Osteoporosis
December 1, 2008
A novel treatment for osteoporosis, standing on one foot like a flamingo gains more published support.
[Link]
Statins Don't Cause Cancer: Cancer lowers LDL
November 26, 2008
The confusion over whether Statin Drugs cause cancer seems to have been settled. The association between low LDL and increased risk for cancer is true whether someone takes lipid lowering drugs or not.
[link]
Daylight Savings Time:
November 20, 2008
Recent publications suggest that switching to Daylight Savings Time increases the risk of heart attack and costs us more money for electricity.
[link]
Zicam Warning
November 2008
Our annual warning before cold and flu season commences that intranasal zinc may cause loss of smell
[link]
Robert Timberlake
NDNR November 2008
Our dear friend Robert Timberlake passed away earlier this year. Thie article, a tribute, was published in the NDNR
[link]
Diabetes Chaos:
November 13, 2008
As incidence of diabetes increases in our country questions arise as to what the goal of treatment should really be.
[Link]
What Would Hiawatha Think?
November 5, 2008
Skip the title, this is a review of research on the benefit of exercise for cancer prevention and treatment
What's Truth Got to Do With it?
November 1, 2008
There is no need to avoid the specious argument in political advertising. Voters pay little heed to false claims in making their decisions. Science and political pursuasion.
[link]
Happiness and the Taste of Food
October 23, 2008
Taste perception appears to vary with mood. Taste discrimination may become a tool for diagnosing depression.
[link]
Fasting and Chemotherapy
October 18, 2008
Though the researchers warn not to try this at home, many cancer patients are excited about the work published by Watler Longo at the University or Southern California earlier this year.
[link]
Aromatase Inhibitors and Arthritis
October 17, 2008
This class of drugs, now the standard of care for postmenopausal breast cancer come with unwanted side effects, chief among the is arthritis.
[Link]
Thyroid and Melanoma
October 3, 2008
Adjusting TSH may be a useful tool in treating melanoma
[link]
Cranberries and Warfarin Don't Mix!
September 27, 2008
Cranberries increase the effect of warfarin, an anticoagulant drug that requires careful control.
Whoops: The Case of the Mistaken Cell Line
September 22, 2008
It turns out that the 'Breast Cancer' cells used by researcher for years are actually skin cancer cells.
So much for evidence based modern medicine.
Board Meetings and Iced Tea Recipe:
September 20, 2008
Both Green tea and pomegranate juice have been shown to be protective against prostate cancer. Why not mix them together?
[Link]
Thryoid Interference: Coffee joins the list of things the interfer with thyroid hormone absorption
September 15, 2008
People who are hypothyroid are tired. People who are tired drink coffee. New data suggests that drinking coffee will interfere with thyroid hormone action and thus backfire, leaving the hypothyroid individual even tireder.
Fire Pistons and Chaga Mushrooms
September 10, 2008
My attempt to distract my mind draming about fire pistons is brought back to more immediate concerns by a reference to chaga mushrooms.
Vitamin D Versus Cholesterol
August 30, 2008
Raising vitaming D into the normal range lowers heart attack risk much more than lowering cholesterol.
Pomegranate Update
August 15, 2008
A review of recent publications about medical uses of pomegranate.
Alzhiemer's Disease Update
August 1, 2008
Enough new data has been published in recent months that it is time to review it
[Link]
Prunes and Cancer: the Bad News
July 18, 2008
Though prunes might prevent or treat osteoporosis there is a theoretical concern about cancer that dampens our enthusiasm.....
[Link]
CoQfusion:
July 1, 2008
A patient came in recently with a long list of symptoms that had miraculously disappeared when he started taking Ubiquinol, a new form of Coenzyme Q-10 being sold.Prunes and Osteoporosis
July 4, 2008
Those fruits we used to call prunes but now call dried plums may soon be used to treat osteoporosis
[Link]
Barbecue and Cherries
June 26, 2008
This article was first written 3 or 4 years ago but we neglected to post this on the website so we are doing it now.
[Link]
Medicine Woman and Oxytocin
June 23, 2008
A few weeks ago, while channel surfing in a motel room in Canada, my daughter Sophie and I chanced upon a show called Medicine Woman. The series follows Dr. Daniele Behn Smith, an engaging “27-year old Aboriginal woman and a rural family physician from British Columbia, Canada, as she travels across the world investigating the healing traditions of the indigenous people, rediscovering the knowledge of Mother Nature's medicine chest.”[Link]
Curcumin Diabetes and Heart Failure
May 12, 2008
Recent Research suggests curcumin may play a role in treating diabetes and heart failure.
[Link]
Unipedal Standing for Osteoporosis
May 1, 2008
Standing on one foot regularly is an effective strategy for preventing falls and increasing bone strength to prevent hip fractures.
[Link]
Blue Light Suppresses Melatonin:
April 19, 2008
"The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.”
Thoreau, Walden
[Link]
Achilles Tendon Ruptures Linked to Levaquin
April 2008
Goodness do I feel like a moron. Here is the story.
[Link]
Vitamin D Links to Cannell article in Virology and Globe and Mail article
February 2008
Two articles were recently published that are of great interest. The first is a follow up of Cannell et al and their 2007 paper linking vitamin D deficiency to winter outbreaks of influenza.
[link]
Light at Night:
February 2008
An Israeli Study used NASA satelite photos and corelated breast cancer rates to the light at night from towns observed from space.
[link]
Diet Malarkey: Alkaline and Ash Diets and Cancer
January 2008
Though they have a long history of clinical use, there is little evidence or reason to believe the reasoning behind the suggestions to follow alkaline diets to treat cancer. Yet there is still good reason to follow them.
FABNO: Fellow of the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology
January 2008
Doctor Schor adds some new initials after his name and asks Dr Bloom for a raise
[link]
Brocoli Sprouts, Oncoplex and other BS
January 2008
Sulforaphane, the chemical found in curciferous vegetables is gaining attention as paper after paper is published suggesting it has benefit in preventing and treating cancer.
[link]
Real Preventive Medicine: Vitamin D and Breast
January 2008 NOTE: also published in the Park Hill News
Review of recent research on Vitamin D and cancer link that suggests daily doses may be very useful at reducing disease, especially in black women.
[link]
Alkaline and Acidic Ash Diets to treat Cancer
January 15, 2008
This is something of an ethical question. Do you let a pateint believe in an outdated theory with no scientific support just to encourage a better diet?
Bisphenol-A and Harry Potter
January 5, 2008
The current debate on the safety of bisphenol-A a chemical found in many household products....
Recycle your computer
November 2007
Denver Not-for-profite rebuilds, repair, or recycles used computers, donating computers to those in need.
Mushrooms cut breast cancer risk in menopausal women
November 5, 2007
A Korean study suggests eating mushrooms lowers breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women.
Metabolic Syndrome, Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer
November 1, 2007
If you are a fat guy with high blood pressure and low HDL cholesterol, you had better spend plenty of time in the sun. Low vitamin D levels will increse your risk of prostate cancer by a factor of 8.
Preventing Neuropathy during Chemotherapy
October 19, 2007
There are a few nutritional tricks to reduce nerve damage from chemotherapy. Detailed and tedious revew follows.....
Taxol chemotherapy may be of little use to the majority of women with breast cancer.
October 11, 2007
Another news story is published that questions thevalue of another common chemotherapy drug used to treat breast cancer.
Anthracycline cardiotoxicity and breast cancer: for most women may not be worth the risk
October 10, 2007
The most common chemotherapy drug to use with breast cancer is known to cause heart damage. Co Q-10 may protect against this damage. New information questions whether these drugs even provide benefit for the overwhelming majority of women who take it.
Curcumin and Alzheimer's Disease
October 5, 2007
The Indian spice turmeric and an extract made from it called curcumin may prove to be useful at preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease.
Synergy of Phytochemicals with a Fruitcake recipe
October 1, 2007
The more phytocehmicals mixed together the more effective they become
Melatonin and Breast Cancer
September 23, 2007
The hormone melatonin is well established as protective against breast cancer. The primary avenues of action are reviewed.
Vitamin D and Colorectal Cancer Prevention
September 27, 2007
Adequate vitamin D lowers risk of developing colorectal cancer by half
Betacarotene and Cancer
September 20, 2007
The evidence that betacarotene may increase cancer risk in certain circumstances continue to grow.
Molecular targets of bioactive agents for treating cancer
September 20, 2007
The scientific understanding of the mechanics of food substances and their action has come a long way.....
Honey Update 2007
September 10, 2007
Colony Collapse Disorder Explained, almost, research update and a honey cake recipe
Russian Spam Betulinic Acid and Chaga Mushrooms
September 5, 2007
We have a reliable source for Chaga Mushrooms, a natural source for betulinic acid.
Cholesterol, Statins and the book, Overdosed America
August 30, 2007
The guidelines for cholesterol levels appear to be unfounded and not justified by currently published research
Coffee and MI risk varies with genotype
August 25, 2005
That All men are created equal works for fledgling democracies but does not work for medical research any longer. Genetic variations created different risks and benefits.
Hypothyroid disease and vitamin B-12 deficiency
Mid August 2007
There is a complex relationship between autoimmune thyroid disease, celiac disease and pernicious anemia. Most people will remember this article because it contains 30 year old photos of Dr. Bloom in her air force uniform
Lung Cancer: The guerilla in the room
August 19, 2007
Imagine a line of 108 World Trade Towers collapsing like dominoes and you've visualized the yearly death toll from lung cancer in the United States.
Pancreatic Cancer: Epidemiology and Nutritional Treatment
August 13, 2007
Smoking cessation will do more to decrease pancreatic cancer incidence than any other single intervention we know of
The Real Reason to Buy Organic
July 28, 2007
The real reason to eat organic fruits and vegetables is not that they are less toxic but that in an odd way, they are actually more toxic. Bear with me as I explain this apparent sacrilege.
In Praise of Costco
July 27, 2007
I have just returned home from a shopping expedition to Costco feeling exuberantly joyous. Perhaps it was the extra scoop or two of coffee beans I miscounted into the coffee-grinder earlier this morning. More likely, the deeply buried genes that control my psyche still rejoice and celebrate any return from a successful hunting and gathering expedition into the wilderness.
Dietary Aromatase Inhibitors
July 11, 2007
Several foods inhibit aromatase enzyme in a manner similar to the prescription drugs commonly used to treat metastatic cancer. These may provide an alternative to patients who cannot tolerate these drugs.
Epigenetics and cancer:
July 11, 2007
I sometimes begrudge how easily I devoted memory cells in my younger years to things which now prove to be of little use. Old phone numbers take up space that would be better devoted to new numbers or passwords.
Revigator: radiation hormesis and radioactive spring water at home
June 20, 2007
Subject: Historic review of Revigator and radiation cures
Canadian Cancer Societhy Advises 1,000 IU vitamin D a day to prevent Cancer
June 10, 2007
Subject: A recent prospective study suggests taking calcium and vitamin D profoundly reduces risk for women to get cancer.
Alkaline and Acidic Ash Diets to treat Cancer
January 15, 2008
This is something of an ethical question. Do you let a pateint believe in an outdated theory with no scientific support just to encourage a better diet?
Bisphenol-A and Harry Potter
January 5, 2008
The current debate on the safety of bisphenol-A a chemical found in many household products....
Recycle your computer
November 2007
Denver Not-for-profite rebuilds, repair, or recycles used computers, donating computers to those in need.
Mushrooms cut breast cancer risk in menopausal women
November 5, 2007
A Korean study suggests eating mushrooms lowers breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women.
Metabolic Syndrome, Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer
November 1, 2007
If you are a fat guy with high blood pressure and low HDL cholesterol, you had better spend plenty of time in the sun. Low vitamin D levels will increse your risk of prostate cancer by a factor of 8.
Preventing Neuropathy during Chemotherapy
October 19, 2007
There are a few nutritional tricks to reduce nerve damage from chemotherapy. Detailed and tedious revew follows.....
Taxol chemotherapy may be of little use to the majority of women with breast cancer.
October 11, 2007
Another news story is published that questions thevalue of another common chemotherapy drug used to treat breast cancer.
Anthracycline cardiotoxicity and breast cancer: for most women may not be worth the risk
October 10, 2007
The most common chemotherapy drug to use with breast cancer is known to cause heart damage. Co Q-10 may protect against this damage. New information questions whether these drugs even provide benefit for the overwhelming majority of women who take it.
Curcumin and Alzheimer's Disease
October 5, 2007
The Indian spice turmeric and an extract made from it called curcumin may prove to be useful at preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease.
Synergy of Phytochemicals with a Fruitcake recipe
October 1, 2007
The more phytocehmicals mixed together the more effective they become
Melatonin and Breast Cancer
September 23, 2007
The hormone melatonin is well established as protective against breast cancer. The primary avenues of action are reviewed.
Vitamin D and Colorectal lCancer Prevention
September 27, 2007
Adequate vitamin D lowers risk of developing colorectal cancer by half
Betacarotene and Cancer
September 20, 2007
The evidence that betacarotene may increase cancer risk in certain circumstances continue to grow.
Molecular targets of bioactive agents for treating cancer
September 20, 2007
The scientific understanding of the mechanics of food substances and their action has come a long way.....
Honey Update 2007
September 10, 2007
Colony Collapse Disorder Explained, almost, research update and a honey cake recipe
Russian Spam Betulinic Acid and Chaga Mushrooms
September 5, 2007
We have a reliable source for Chaga Mushrooms, a natural source for betulinic acid.
Cholesterol, Statins and the book, Overdosed America
August 30, 2007
The guidelines for cholesterol levels appear to be unfounded and not justified by currently published research
Coffee and MI risk varies with genotype
August 25, 2005
That All men are created equal works for fledgling democracies but does not work for medical research any longer. Genetic variations created different risks and benefits.
Hypothyroid disease and vitamin B-12 deficiency
Mid August 2007
There is a complex relationship between autoimmune thyroid disease, celiac disease and pernicious anemia. Most people will remember this article because it contains 30 year old photos of Dr. Bloom in her air force uniform
Lung Cancer: The guerilla in the room
August 19, 2007
Imagine a line of 108 World Trade Towers collapsing like dominoes and you've visualized the yearly death toll from lung cancer in the United States.
Pancreatic Cancer: Epidemiology and Nutritional Treatment
August 13, 2007
Smoking cessation will do more to decrease pancreatic cancer incidence than any other single intervention we know of
The Real Reason to Buy Organic
July 28, 2007
The real reason to eat organic fruits and vegetables is not that they are less toxic but that in an odd way, they are actually more toxic. Bear with me as I explain this apparent sacrilege.
In Praise of Costco
July 27, 2007
I have just returned home from a shopping expedition to Costco feeling exuberantly joyous. Perhaps it was the extra scoop or two of coffee beans I miscounted into the coffee-grinder earlier this morning. More likely, the deeply buried genes that control my psyche still rejoice and celebrate any return from a successful hunting and gathering expedition into the wilderness.
Dietary Aromatase Inhibitors
July 11, 2007
Several foods inhibit aromatase enzyme in a manner similar to the prescription drugs commonly used to treat metastatic cancer. These may provide an alternative to patients who cannot tolerate these drugs.
Epigenetics and cancer:
July 11, 2007
I sometimes begrudge how easily I devoted memory cells in my younger years to things which now prove to be of little use. Old phone numbers take up space that would be better devoted to new numbers or passwords.
Revigator: radiation hormesis and radioactive spring water at home
June 20, 2007
Subject: Historic review of Revigator and radiation cures
Canadian Cancer Societhy Advises 1,000 IU vitamin D a day to prevent Cancer
June 10, 2007
Subject: A recent prospective study suggests taking calcium and vitamin D profoundly reduces risk for women to get cancer.
Artisan bread, fermented wheat germ, and Hungarian cancer treatment
May 25, 2007
Subject: AveMar, a Hungarian supplement to fight cancer is made from fermented wheat germ, something within the reach of the home baker.
Black Cohosh, Hot flashes and Breast Cancer
May 15, 2007
Subject: Black cohosh extracts may not decrease hot flashes but they do appear to have a positive effect on cancer risk
Sunscreen and Bug Repellents Don't Mix:
May 6, 2007
Subject: Sunscreens transport chemicals from the skin into the body, including DEET containing insect repellents
Graham Crackers, Avemar, and Cancer Treatment
April 30, 2007
Subject: A product made of fermented wheat germ shows promise in treating cancer
A forgotten Fanatic:
Sylvester Graham is long forgotten. He was born in 1794 and, as an ordained Presbyterian minister, preached throughout his life on the benefits of vegetarianism, abstinence from alcohol and the value of whole wheat flour ....
Honey Bees and Cellphones:
May 2, 2007
Subject: Recent unexplained decline in honeybees linked to cellphones by German researcher.
Toxoplasma, Cats, Rats and personality
April 26, 2007
Subject: Chronic infection with Toxoplasma gondii may cause personality shifts to the degree that they change cultural behavior in areas of high incidence of infection.
Sourdough Bread and Celiac Disease
April 5, 2007
It is Passover, the holiday in which we eat only unleavened bread and as a result I find myself thinking constantly about bread and bread.
The art of baking leavened breads dates back nearly 10,000 years to ancient Egypt . So also does the practice of brewing beer.
Germ Theory versus Fertile Field
February 22, 2007
We still do not understand how flu spreads, whether it is the transferance of 'germs' through coughing, sneezing and contact or the older fertile field concept of a century ago.
In Praise of Aspirin
February 10, 2007
Aspirin lowers risk of developing asthma while acetaminophen increases risk.
Acid blocking drugs have unexpected side effects
February 5, 2007
Acid blocking medications increase risk of pneumonia, gastritis and osteoporosis
Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Drugs: Are they worth the risk?
January 6, 2006
Certain drugs used to treat auto-immune disease increask risk of cancer and serious infection. Are they worth the risk?
Essiac Tea: A word of caution
January 1, 2007
Essiac is one of the most common herbal preparations used by cancer patients. New research suggests that it may be dangerous to use.
Cranberries, pilgrims and a fruitcake recipe
December 28, 2006
There are a number of dead pilgrims who have probably been rolling in their graves this past month. These days we link the two holidays, thanksgiving and Christmas: the Christmas season began of course the day after Thanksgiving. People wait to put up decorations until after they carve the turkey.
Culture Wars, Mistletoe, Kissing and Cancer
December 15, 2006
"Here we must mention the reverence felt for this plant by the Gauls. The Druids -- for thusly are their priests named - hold nothing more sacred than the mistletoe and the tree that bears it, as long as that tree be an oak...." Pliny the Elder
The buzz on flax seeds and breast cancer
November 30, 2006
Flax seeds, especially flax seeds ground into meal, are useful for preventing breast cancer and also useful in treating existing cancer. Yet twice in the last week, I have answered emails from patients with breast cancer inquiring if flax seeds were still ok to eat.
Chanukah Latkes
December 1, 2006
The First Night of Chanukah comes on the Ides of December this year. That is according to the Roman calendar, which Julius Caesar bequeathed us. It was the Ides of March, which Caesar was warned to beware of in Shakespeare's play. This year's celebration will mark the 2,170th anniversary of the Maccabean rebellion when Judah and his brothers drove the Syrian armies of Antiochus from Israel . Looking back, this was a war between two cultures and a group of religious fanatics beat the super power of the day.
Drink a toast to resveratrol
November 15, 2006
Our regular readers will recall resveratrol, the chemical extracted from grape skins. I first wrote about resveratrol in the late 1990's when the three studies came out suggesting resveratrol could convince cancer cells to commit suicide. I wrote about resveratrol again a few years later. Resveratrol has a synergistic effect when administered in combination with certain chemotherapy drugs, increasing their capacity to kill cancer cells.
Vitamin D and Influenza
November 5, 2006
The hallmark clue to vitamin D deficiency disease is an associated seasonal and latitudinal variability in incidence and morbidity. Multiple sclerosis, almost absent close to the equator increases in frequency the further from the equator one lives. Heart disease is worse in the dark winter months, blood pressure increasing as vitamin D stores in the body decrease.
Viagra and Adriamycin
October 20, 2006
Viagra increases nitric oxide which in turn increases the tumor kill effect of Adriamycin.
On lizard spit and pesto
October 9, 2006
As we await the season's first killing frost, I hurry to yank basil from our garden and grind it down to pesto. While doing so I cannot help but think about lizards, Gila Monsters to be exact. Gila Monsters and pesto are both part of the same story.
Xylitol Chewing Gum Kills Dogs
October 4, 2006
Xylitol sweetened gum can cause severe hypolygcemia and acute liver failure in dogs
Cherry Juice busted by the FDA
September 28, 2006
Cherry juice may work as well as a drug at treating arthritis and gout. The FDA had trouble with that and busted 29 orchard growers who sell cherry juice concentrates.
Honey Update
September 23, 2006
Research continues to suggest honey stimulates wound healing.
Sunscreen Backfires
September 19, 2006
New study calls into question benefit of using sunscreen
Denver, Sunbathing, Vitamin D and Tuberculosis
September 10, 2006
Sunbathing was used in Denver Sanatoriums to treat tuberculosis. New research suggests it is still of use.
Juice protects against Alzheimer's Disease
September 6, 2006
Drinking a couple of glasses of juice each week lowers one's risk of getting Alzheimer's disease by 76%. At least that's the conclusion of the study published a few days back in the September issue of the American Journal of Medicine.
Prostate Cancer and Pomegranate Juice
August 29, 2006
Pomegranate juice triples PSA doubling time in trial of men with metastatic prostate cancer. A study on the effect of regular consumption of pomegranate juice on advanced prostate cancer was published this July in Clinical Cancer Research. The results were very impressive.
Zicam Caution
February 15, 2006
Subject: Zicam, the over the counter remedy for cold symptoms, can cause loss of taste. [link to full article]Taxol and Quercetin:
August 15, 2006
There is a warranted concern about combining the plant extract quercetin with the chemotherapy drug Taxol. This stems from a 2001 paper by Marone and colleagues working at the Catholic University in Rome which suggests that quercetin may interfere with Taxol's cancer killing effect [link to full article]
Lavender makes for girly boys.
August 8, 2006
That's how that governor in California would sum up the recent news. Last June Clifford Bloch pediatric endocrinologist here in Denver reported that young boys grew breasts after using lavender shampoo
Natural Mosquito repellents, West Nile Virus, Tumor Necrosis Factor and other related topics
July 7, 2006
A relative heat wave up here in Canada over the last few weeks has resulted in the thickest clouds of mosquitoes anyone can remember. [Link to full article]
Dead Jaw Syndrome, Fosamax, vitamin K-2 and osteoporsis
July 10, 2006
Subject: Fosamax linked to avascular necrosis of the jaw. K-2 benefit substantiated by new research. [link to full article]
The Mpemba Effect and the Power of Prayer
Subject: The Mpemba effect is finally explained but explaining retroactive prayer may take awhile. [Link to full article]
Acrylamides and French Fries: the cause and maybe the cure for cancer.
June 21, 2006
Subject: Four years since the Swedes announced that acrylamides can be found in common foods.
[link to full article] [also published in NDNR]
Autism: another piece in the puzzle
June 1, 2006
Subject: New evidence suggests that inability to detoxify heavy metals plays a role in autism.
About this time last year I sent out a newsletter reviewing recent developments in the understanding of autism. [link to full article]
Season and Survival: cancer survival depends on season of diagnosis and vitamin D intake
May 8, 2006
Subject: Vitamin D levels determine long term survival of cancer patients.
As cancer treatment becomes progressively more high tech and more expensive, it behooves us to not overlook the simple, inexpensive adjuncts to treatment that can improve outcomes....
Prayer
April 19, 2006
Subject: Recent research on the power of prayer.
If you are easily offended when it comes to religious matters, delete this newsletter now. Over the years and for various reasons, well meaning people tell me they will pray for me. What should I say to this generous offer?
Vitamin D and Co Q-10 in treating Congestive Heart Failure
April 21, 2006
Vitamin D research has taken a turn. For the last half dozen years research on vitamin D has focused on linking deficiency with development of morbidity. Links between low vitamin D status and a variety of disease have been demonstrated ranging from auto immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and multiple sclerosis to cancer. [link to full article]
Seasonal Variation in Diabetes Onset and Course of Disease
April 15, 2006
Subject: March should be officially dedicated as Diabetes Month. People are more likely to get diagnosed with diabetes in March than any other time of the year and if you are diabetic you will have more problems with the disease in March than any other time of the year. [Link to full article]
Poppy Seeds, Michael Pollan and Hamantaschen Recipe
March 12, 2006
Cancer Stinks
March 8, 2006
Subject: Dogs can smell cancer and may be trained to screen people.
The Joke:
A woman brings her poodle to the veterinarian. “Doctor,” she says, “I think Fido died in her sleep last night.”
“Let's check it out,” says the vet and he carries out a Siamese cat followed by a Labrador retriever; both sniff at the inert form of Fido and wander away.
[link to full article] Published in Naturopathy Digest http://www.naturopathydigest.com/archives/2006/jun/schor.php
Denver, Sunbathing, Vitamin D and Tuberculosis
September 10, 2006
Sunbathing was used in Denver Sanatoriums to treat tuberculosis. New research suggests it is still of use.
Juice protects against Alzheimer's Disease
September 6, 2006
Drinking a couple of glasses of juice each week lowers one's risk of getting Alzheimer's disease by 76%. At least that's the conclusion of the study published a few days back in the September issue of the American Journal of Medicine.
Prostate Cancer and Pomegranate Juice
August 29, 2006
Pomegranate juice triples PSA doubling time in trial of men with metastatic prostate cancer. A study on the effect of regular consumption of pomegranate juice on advanced prostate cancer was published this July in Clinical Cancer Research. The results were very impressive.
Zicam Caution
February 15, 2006
Subject: Zicam, the over the counter remedy for cold symptoms, can cause loss of taste.Taxol and Quercetin:
August 15, 2006
There is a warranted concern about combining the plant extract quercetin with the chemotherapy drug Taxol. This stems from a 2001 paper by Marone and colleagues working at the Catholic University in Rome which suggests that quercetin may interfere with Taxol's cancer killing effect
Lavender makes for girly boys.
August 8, 2004
That's how that governor in California would sum up the recent news. Last June Clifford Bloch pediatric endocrinologist here in Denver reported that young boys grew breasts after using lavender shampoo
Natural Mosquito repellents, West Nile Virus, Tumor Necrosis Factor and other related topics
July 7, 2006
A relative heat wave up here in Canada over the last few weeks has resulted in the thickest clouds of mosquitoes anyone can remember. [ Link to full article ]
Dead Jaw Syndrome, Fosamax, vitamin K-2 and osteoporsis
July 10, 2006
Subject: Fosamax linked to avascular necrosis of the jaw. K-2 benefit substantiated by new research. [ link to full article ]
The Mpemba Effect and the Power of Prayer
Subject: The Mpemba effect is finally explained but explaining retroactive prayer may take awhile. [ Link to full article ]
Acrylamides and French Fries: the cause and maybe the cure for cancer.
June 21, 2006
Subject: Four years since the Swedes announced that acrylamides can be found in common foods. [ link to full article ]
Autism: another piece in the puzzle
June 1, 2006
Subject: New evidence suggests that inability to detoxify heavy metals plays a role in autism.
About this time last year I sent out a newsletter reviewing recent developments in the understanding of autism. [ link to full article ]
Season and Survival: cancer survival depends on season of diagnosis and vitamin D intake
May 8, 2006
Subject: Vitamin D levels determine long term survival of cancer patients.
As cancer treatment becomes progressively more high tech and more expensive, it behooves us to not overlook the simple, inexpensive adjuncts to treatment that can improve outcomes....
Prayer
April 19, 2006
Subject: Recent research on the power of prayer.
If you are easily offended when it comes to religious matters, delete this newsletter now. Over the years and for various reasons, well meaning people tell me they will pray for me. What should I say to this generous offer? [ Link to full article ]
Vitamin D and Co Q-10 in treating Congestive Heart Failure
April 21, 2006
Vitamin D research has taken a turn. For the last half dozen years research on vitamin D has focused on linking deficiency with development of morbidity. Links between low vitamin D status and a variety of disease have been demonstrated ranging from auto immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and multiple sclerosis to cancer. [link to full article]
Poppy Seeds, Michael Pollan and Hamantaschen Recipe
March 12, 2006
Cancer Stinks
March 8, 2006
Subject: Dogs can smell cancer and may be trained to screen people.
The Joke:
A woman brings her poodle to the veterinarian. “Doctor,” she says, “I think Fido died in her sleep last night.”
“Let's check it out,” says the vet and he carries out a Siamese cat followed by a Labrador retriever; both sniff at the inert form of Fido and wander away.
DNC News: The Calcium Studies, DUH!
February 24, 2006
Subject: It comes as no surprise that calcium is no miracle cure for osteoporosis.
With great fanfare the Women's Health Initiatives Study was released February 16, in the New England Journal of Medicine and prompted headlines such as the New York Times' which read, “Big Study Finds No Clear Benefit of Calcium Pills.” This seven year 18 million dollar study paid for by our federal government apparently was meant to prove that calcium with a little bit of vitamin D was the cure for osteoporosis. It turns out that it isn't. [link to full article]
Wrong about Fat
March 4, 2006
Subject: Link between fat consumption and breast cancer melts away
For the last twenty years we preached that switching to a low fat diet was protective against breast cancer. We were wrong. A new study published in the February 6 issue of JAMA showed no significant benefit to women who lowered their fat intake.http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/news/wrongaboutfat.html
Zicam Caution
February 15, 2006
Subject: Zicam, the over the counter remedy for cold symptoms, can cause loss of taste.
Over the last few months a number of people have asked my opinion of Zicam, especially after I wrote about my favorite treatments for colds and flu. I have always been a little hesitant to recommend Zicam simply because their label is so misleading. Zicam claims to be a homeopathic preparation. Technically it may be homeopathic but it is a real stretch to see it so and that has always made me suspicious of the other claims made by the manufacturer. Recent revelations and law suits cast more suspicion on the product.http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/news/zicam.html
Acetaminophen no longer looks so harmless
January 28, 2006
Subject: Acetaminophen is now the leading cause of acute liver failure. Accidental poisonings outnumber suicide attempts.
Acetaminophen has a reputation that it doesn't deserve. People think of it as the safe alternative to aspirin for relieving pain, fever and inflammation. They are wrong.
http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/news/acetaminophen.html
Chemotherapy, Antioxidants and ORAC Scores
January 5, 2006
Subject: The debate on whether antioxidants interfere with chemotherapy or promote its effect continues; perhaps we need a different way to see the questionSanta Claus, Hallucinogenic mushrooms, birch trees and melanoma
December 8, 2005
Subject: Betulinic acid research is moving forward confirming its value in treating melanoma. Chaga mushrooms may be even more useful. Santa Claus trivia as well
Vitamin D lowers daily dose of Calcium needed.
December 5, 2005
Subject: Adequate doses of vitamin D lower the amount of calcium needed to maintain healthy bone.
Most women have low levels of vitamin D. With adequate vitamin D they absorb calcium better and don't need the large daily doses of calcium their doctors tell them to take. Two recent studies shed light on this situation.
Information: Induction of Genetic Expression
December 5, 2005
Subject: Exposure to specific food and chemical structures during pregnancy and infancy sets genetic expression for life. Bisphenol exposure increases risk of diabetes. Time to throw out those Nalgene water bottles
Milk thistle during chemotherapy
November 20, 2005
Subject: Milk thistle extracts may increase benefit of chemotherapy against cancer while decreasing side effects.
I frequently forget to tell patients about the benefits of milk thistle during chemotherapy. My only excuse is that it is hard to teach old dogs new tricks.
Cardiomyopathy and Celiac Disease
November 18, 2005
Subject: Celiac disease has been linked to cardiomyopathy and avoidance of gluten in some cases may improve the condition.
Add heart problems to the growing list of diseases that may be associated with or caused by eating wheat by susceptible individuals.
Herceptin and Evening Primrose Oil
November 4, 2005
Subject: A recent study suggests that evening primrose oil taken as a supplement may increase the effectiveness of the chemotherapy drug herceptin used to treat breast cancer.
Vitamin C, Cancer and Politics
October 29, 2005
Subject: IV Vitamin C effective cancer treatment. DORA report suggests naturopathic licensure.
Prostate cancer treatment enhanced by ultrasound.
October 12, 2005
Subject: Ultrasound treatment of prostate cancer increases effectiveness of quercetin.
It is well established that prostate cancer cells are sensitive to quercetin, a plant chemical found in onions, apples, wine and other plants.
Helicobacter pylori: Nobel prize awarded to discoverers
October 4, 2005
Subject: Links to information on Helicobacter and a review of natural treatments that may be helpful. The Nobel Price in Medicine was awarded this week to the two doctors, Barry Marshall and Robin Warren, who discovered Helicobacter pylori and identified it as the cause of stomach ulcers.
Honey as Medicine
September 28, 2005
Subject: Honey has many health benefits other than sweetness
“Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb”. Psalm xix. 10.
What's Wrong with Fructose?
September 22, 2005
Subject: letter to the editor.....
Pomegranates and Pregnancy
September 7, 2005
Subject: Pregnant women who drink pomegranate juice may prevent brain injury in their newborn infants in the event of oxygen deprivation. Pomegranate juice may also lessen the effects of high altitude exposure during pregnancy
Prostate Cancer, Vitamin D, and Aleve
September 2, 2005
Subject : Aleve triples effectiveness of Vitamin D against prostate cancer
Emu Oil: radiation burn treatment and possibly useful for joint pain
September 2, 2005
Subject: Emu oil may be useful in treating radiation burns and joint pain that result from cancer therapy.
Graviola and Parkinson's Disease
August 28, 2005
Subject: New study links the herb Graviola to Parkinson-like diseaseVitamin D Update, Summer 2005
Subject: A short review of new research on Vitamin D
This is getting ridiculous. Vitamin D research is being published so quickly that it is hard to keep up. Recall from previous newsletters that in the last few years our entire perspective on the value of Vitamin D in human health has been turned upside down. We now know that a significant portion of our population is Vitamin D deficient and this predisposes us to cancer, heart disease, auto immune disease, including diabetes and MS, chronic pain and depression.
Coffee Lowers Risk of Liver Cancer:
August 17, 2005
Subject: repeated studies suggest that the more coffee consumed the lower the risk for liver cancer. This holds true for people at high risk for liver cancer such as people with alcoholic cirrhosis or hepatitis C.
Why we don't sell Grapefruit seed extract:
July 21, 2005
Subject: Grapefruit seed extract may owe its antimicrobial action to toxic chemical additives. The widespread promotion and usage of grapefruit seed extract (GSE) within the health food industry and its promotion by practitioners of alternative medicine is a matter of concern to me. We stopped selling it a number of years ago. I want to explain why.Aspartame and Cancer
July, 2005
Subject: A soon to be published study links Aspartame with certain cancers.
A well done Italian study is about to be published in the July issue of the European Journal of Oncology which strongly suggests that Aspartame consumption increases risk for developing lymphoma and possibly other cancers.Ready-to-eat spinach in a bag may pose health risk
July, 2005
That ready to eat prewashed and bagged spinach may not be as healthy for you as you might think.Feverfew, Stem cells and the treatment of Cancer
June 29, 2005
Subject: Research on the common herb feverfew suggests it may play an important role in the treatment of Cancer.
Feverfew is the common name for the herb Tanacetum parthenium , a member of the Chrysanthemum family, often called bachelor buttons. Traditionally, as the name implies, it was used for lowering fevers
Age of Menopause Varies with Season of Birth
June 1, 2005
Subject: The season in which one is born influences the age of menopause. At least this is what Italian researchers told us last month.
Raspberries and Ellagic Acid: Synergistic potentiation of cancer therapies.
May 27, 2005
Subject: A review of research published in the last year on ellagic acid and cancer.
Menu Planning: Building Bridges for Peace
May 5, 2005
Subject: an innovative approach to solving world conflict
What about Black Cohosh and Tamoxifen?
May 6, 2005
Subject: Black Cohosh Extracts increase benefit of tamoxifen therapy without increasing risk.
Black Cohosh Changes Toxicity of Chemotherapy treatments:
May 5, 2005
Subject: Black Cohosh, commonly used to treat menopause symptoms can either increse or decrease the effect of common chemotherapy drugs.
Glioblastoma; considerations for adjuvant treatments
April 30, 2005
Subject: a short review of nutritional supplements which have benefit in treating glioblastomas.
Autism: unable to handle the world's chemicals
April 28, 2005
Subject: Autistic children start out genetically more vulnerable to oxidative damage and susceptible to environmental and toxic attack than healthy children.
The Memory of Water
April 22, 3005
Subject: A new study on homeopathic dilutions by a former skeptic provides further evidence that we don't know everything and that homeopathic dilutions do have physiologic effect.
Our Changing World
April 9, 2005
Subject: Global warming in terms of wildlife changes and ecosystem destruction assessed by the Millennium Assessment
I've recently returned from my annual holiday ski-touring in Canada
Eggs: go ahead and eat them….
April 2, 2005
Subject: Eggs have little effect on heart disease risk.
Ever since the Framingham studies linked cholesterol levels to heart disease, people have been afraid to eat foods containing cholesterol. There is no evidence to support this.
Green tea contraindicated in pregnancy
April 2, 2005
Subject: The mechanism by which green tea protects against cancer by blocking folic acid metabolism makes it potentially dangerous during pregnancy.
Meat: without it kids are small, weak and dumb
March 20, 2005
Subject: Research suggests that meat is essential in children's diets. Without it, children grow up smaller, less strong and less intelligent. Locally raised grassfed beef may provide a healthy alternative to store bought beef.
Stroke, bone loss and competing theories
March 8, 2005
Subject: Newly published research forces me to revise yesterday's newsletter on bone loss after stroke
Stroke, bone loss and vitamin D
March 7, 2005
There is a relationship between strokes, bone loss and vitamin D that is proving more complex than originally thought and which is just now starting to be explained. Elderly people who have strokes are 2-4 times more likely to break a hip after the stroke.
The Footbath Scam
March 5, 2005
Subject: Foot bath treatments that claim to pull toxins from the body are probably a scam.Coffee and Cancer: maybe good news
February 26, 2005
Subject: coffee may protect against liver and rectal cancer
Two recent studies about coffee and cancer will be filtering their way down into the news in the next few weeks. At first glance they sound like good news but this skeptical writer still has lingering questions.
Park Hill News: The Race Question…..
February 20. 2005
For years various theories have been proposed to explain the greater frequency of many illnesses seen in African Americans. High blood pressure is probably the best example but there are many others. I've heard theories that range from the plausible to the bizarre, to what could be called racist.
Natto
February 14, 2005
Subject: Rarely has a food sounded so good for one's health, yet sounded so unappealing to eat as natto.
I drove to Costco yesterday and turned in a 20 ounce container of shredded aged parmesan cheese. I'd noticed dark green clumps bonding the shreds together while sprinkling it on my dinner a few nights before.
MS Update: Siblings, Epstein-Barr virus and other links.
February 7, 2005
Subject: MS risk is linked to lack of younger siblings and later exposure to EBV.
In the last few months several new bits of information have been added to our understanding of the development of multiple sclerosis. Perhaps we can use this knowledge to lower risk of development and possibly think of new methods of treatment.
Hyaluronic Acid: Not with cancer, never with aromatase inhibitors.
February 5, 2005
Subject: Hyaluronic Acid, although promoted for many therapeutic uses, including counteracting side effects of aromatase inhibitors, may promote growth and spread of cancer cells and should not be used by cancer patients.
Secondhand Smoke Revisited
January 28, 2005
Subject: A second look at the Montana study which linked secondhand smoke with heart attacks and a newer study which links second hand smoke with lowered cognitive skills.
Red meat is strongly linked to cancer
Helen Pearson January, 2005
Diet experts urge move to poultry, fish and beans after results of long-term study.
Cox-2 inhibitors
January 22, 2005
Subject: the Cox-2 gene plays a role in inflammation and cancer development. Natural extracts affect cancer and inflammation in a way which differs from prescription drugs.
Tamoxifen and antidepressants, a poor combination.
January 20, 2005
Subject: Tamoxifen works to prevent cancer reoccurrence by interfering with the cancer promoting action of estrogen. Antidepressants may lessen the benefit of this treatment. It may be possible to predict who will get the most benefit from use.
Green Tea Absorption: Extracts are superior to home brewed tea
January 17, 2005
Subject: Green tea extracts are a preferable source of epigallocatechins than either brewed black or green tea.
Light and Dark: Ruminations on Vitamin D and Melatonin
January 15, 2005
Subject: Suicide rates increase with increasing sunlight, while Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is worsened by decreasing light. Are changes in melatonin or Vitamin D production the mediating factor?
Artemisia annua: an old treatment for malaria--- a new treatment for cancer January 5, 2005
The seed catalog season has arrived. I've already circled a new plant to grow this spring. It's called Sweet Annie or Artemisia annua. This Artemisia is a member of the wormwood family and like many of the wormwoods has interesting medicinal properties.
Vitamin D Summary:
December 5, 2004
Subject: Vitamin D deficiency is common and linked to a wide range of conditions. A short summary of conditions associated with deficiency, testing methods and doses.
Chocolate Almond Torte
December 4, 2004
Subject: Wheat free chocolate almond torte recipe.
I justify the expense of my Cuisinart food processor just so I can make this cake once a year. While it is in the oven I'll share the recipe with you.Vitamin D testing and dosing
November 22, 2004
Subject: Vitamin D is tested using a 25(OH)D serum measurement. Standard lab values are inadequate for assessing status. We are using the following values to interpret 25(OH)D test results:
Honey Relieves Herpes Better than Acyclovir
November 21, 2004
Subject: Topical honey either as a salve or diluted with water is useful in treating a wide variety of skin conditions. A new study on treating herpes simplex with honey inspires me to cook up a salve.
Strontium Update:
November 12, 2004
“In women with established osteoporosis there was a 41% reduction in vertebral fractures over 3 years' treatment; significant reductions were also seen after only 1 year of treatment. The beneficial effect was also seen for clinical vertebral fractures: over 3 years there was a significant reduction in new clinical vertebral; this reduction was also observed during the first year of treatment "
Milk and Bone Density: no significan correlation between dairy consumption in women and bone density.
November 12, 2004
DNC News: Vitamin D and Cancer
November 9, 2004
Subject: Sunlight and vitamin D prevent cancer. Supplementation may inhibit cancer cell growth.
There is a clear and long studied protective relationship between sunlight exposure and the development of cancer; this relationship was first published in 1941.
Vitamin D and miscellaneous things
November 7, 2004
Subject: vitamin Low levels of vitamin D are linked with a variety of other conditions. Supplementation may be useful in treating depression, migraines, PCOS and musculoskeletal pain.
Vitamin D and Diabetes:
November 4, 2004
Subject: Vitamin D supplementation lowers the risk of developing Type I diabetes and may also help prevent and treat Type II diabetes.
Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease
October 31, 2004
Subject: Low levels of Vitamin D may trigger cardiovascular disease, heart attack and high blood pressure. Supplementation may be therapeutic in treating these conditions.
Chronobiology and Chemotherapy:
October 20, 2004
Subject: Administering cancer treatments according to circadian rhythms can increase chemotherapy effectiveness while decreasing toxicity .
In life, timing is everything. There is a new buzzword in cancer therapy, Chronobiology.
Simply put, this means the study of clocklike stuff in living things....
GABA: Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid
October 13, 2004
Subject: Gamma-Amino Butyric acid (GABA) is an amino acid which acts as a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. It inhibits nerve transmission in the brain, calming nervous activity. As a supplement it is sold and promoted for these neurotransmitter effects as a natural tranquilizer.
DNC NEWS: Flu Vaccine Alternatives
October 11, 2004
Subject: Alternative approaches to preventing the flu
At this time of year I typically start fielding phone calls from patients asking if they should get a flu shot. This year is going to be different because of the vaccine shortage
DNC: Chocolate is from Mars
October 10, 2004
Subject: The Mars company has developed a “healthy chocolate” which they are marketing through the internet. Today's Sunday New York Times has a feature article on the effort Mars is making. The article is pasted below.
DNC News: Strontium Update and price drop
October 7, 2004
Subject: Good news about strontium: first, patients are reporting good results and second, the price has dropped by 50%.
We have just passed the one year anniversary from when we started using strontium to treat osteoporosis. We had a call this afternoon from our second patient who has been using it long enough that she has had a repeat Bone scan after starting it a year ago
DNC News: Strontium: A New Treatment for Osteoporosis
October 7, 2004
Subject: Supplemental strontium prevents bone resorption and increases new bone deposition providing a possible treatment for osteoporosis
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is looking less and less attractive to women. First came the news that it did not protect against heart attacks
Indirect ways to inhibit cancer spread
September 25, 2004
Subject: One way to slow cancer spread is to use supplements which affect connective tissue and decrease the ability of cancer cells to invade healthy tissue. A number of natural compounds typically used to strengthen connective tissue hinder cancer cells by inhibiting the enzymes cancer cells secrete to dissolve the extracellular matrix of connective tissue which normally blocks their migration.
DNC NEWS: Alzheimer's Disease: walking and diet help prevent
September 22, 2004
Subject: Regular walking and a Mediterranean Diet lower risk of Alzheimer's Disease. Walking regularly at age 70 and beyond can help keep the mind sharp and ward off Alzheimer's disease, according to research suggesting that what is good for the heart is also good for the brain.
Alzheimer's Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids
September 15, 2004
Subject: Recent research suggests that a diet high in omega-3 fats from fish or nuts is protective against Alzheimer 's disease.
A study came out in last week's issue of Neuron suggesting that omega-3 fats prevent memory loss in mice. This is consistent with prior research which suggested that fish oil supplements might reduce the risk of Alzheimer's in people.Prozac and Teen Suicide
September 15, 2004
Subject: Drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been the mainstay of treatment for depression for more than a decade. But a number of them are now the focus of intense controversy, because of evidence linking them to suicidal impulses in children.Vitamin K-2 prevents liver cancer in Hepatitis C patients
September 2004
Subject: People living with Hepatitis C are at high risk for developing liver cancer. Vitamin K-2 lowers the risk.
People infected with Hepatitis C are more likely to develop liver cancer than other people. One recent study put their risk at 34.5 times that of uninfected people.
Statin Drugs, Niacin, and Alzheimer 's disease 9/04
Subject: Both Vitamin B-3 and Statin drugs lower cholesterol. They may also prevent Alzheimer's Disease. Is there a connection?
An interesting article appeared in the August, 2004 issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry which suggests that vitamin B-3, that's niacin, may protect people against Alzheimer's Disease. The US researchers looked at the diets of almost 4,000 people aged 65 and over between 1993 and 2002.
Tamoxifen: Cotreatment options:
Subject: Options to increase the effectiveness of Tamoxifen therapy.
The same question has come up in various versions recently; how does tamoxifen interact with the typical supplements we use in cancer cotreatment? Does the over riding estrogen receptor blockade of tamoxifen cancel out any inhibitory effect of herbal supplements? Is it still worth taking all these pills if I take tamoxifen?
Celiac Disease Update:
- Recent research shows that celiac disease is associated with attention deficits and a growing list of neurological problems.
- New study shows that incidence of celiac disease may be closer to 1 in 80 people rather than 1 in 1500
- Oats, although they are gluten free, are still frequently a problem for individuals with celiac disease
Chocolate:
Subject: Chocolate is a potent antioxidant
This morning's posting of a recipe for a raspberry chocolate nut torte has brewed up a few questions. Many people have grown so accustomed to the idea that anything that tastes good is bad for you that they reflexively assume that chocolate must be unhealthy. This can't be further from the truth. [Link to full article]
Thyroid tests:
Subject: The Normal Range used for interpreting thyroid tests misses many cases of hypothyroid disease.
Hypothyroid disease is a frequently missed diagnosis. The symptoms associated with full blown disease may not be present or be overlooked when the disease is in its early stages. Laboratory testing misses many people with the disease. The normal values used for interpreting TSH tests have changed [Link to Full Article]
Light and Dark exposure changes cancer risks
September 2004
Subject: Constant illumination increases risk for certain cancers in mice
Our long term readers know that I have a specific interest in the effect of light and darkness on cancer development. Although most people are quick to blame a toxic environment for causing cancer, few consider light as a pollutant. Yet light is a pollutant which is having long term toxic effects on our health. [link to full article]
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