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Metabolic Endotoxemia and the Gut-Brain Connection
Mold Toxicity Summit Outline of Presentation by Jill Carnahan MD ABFM, ABIHM, IFMCP Toxic effects of chemotherapy can be life-longWord-finding can be writing/typing as well as verbalCurrent buildings have numerous porous materials, drywall, even wood, carpet,...
Overview of the Journey to Recovery
Mold Toxicity Summit; Outline of Presentation by Ann Shippy MD Indoor mold is one of the most common causes of asthmaChronic URI/sinus infections/pharyngitis/tonsillitis/recurrent strept, recurrent pneumoniaNeurologic symptomsBrain fogMemory lossCognitive...
Retraining the Brain to Heal from Chronic Illness
Mold Toxicity Summit; Outline of Presentation by Annie Hopper Wired for Healing Limbic System RetrainingRewiring the brain can help many chronic illnessesHopper’s background;Chronically ill herself2004 Core Belief Counselor then moved into moldy sick bldg. and office...
Mold Toxicity Summit; Complex Biotoxin Illness, Biologic Medicine & Detoxification
Mold Toxicity Summit; Outline of presentation by Christine Schaffner, ND Detoxification Strategy or Lymphatic SystemGlial dependent lymphatic system in CNS/brain (“Glymph system”)May be involved in neurodegenerative diseasesChronic sinusitis, chronic dental...
Advanced Therapies for Mold Recovery Toxic Mold Summit
This is an outline of the week long conference of presentation by Mark Hyman MD In Chronically ill patients, look for MoldHeavy MetalsOccult infections (Babesia, Borellia, etc.)ToxinsIf above are lurking, other issues often surface as treatment for...
East Bay doctor brings opioid addiction treatment to the streets
https://www.kalw.org/post/east-bay-doctor-brings-opioid-addiction-treatment-streets#stream/0 Comment; God Bless Dr Mega! I cannot even imagine how difficult it is to practice medicine that way CrosscurrentsTweetShareGoogle+Email Dr. Joseph Mega and his team operate...
‘Hammer on the abusers’: Mass. attorney general alleges Purdue Pharma tried to shift blame for opioid addiction
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/hammer-on-the-abusers-mass-attorney-general-alleges-purdue-pharma-tried-to-shift-blame-for-opioid-addiction/2019/01/15/4af25c4c-190c-11e9-88fe-f9f77a3bcb6c_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0c9176313b47 Comment; Hammer the...
FDA clears the way to increase access and lower cost of life-saving opioid overdose treatment drug
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/16/fda-wants-pharma-to-bring-opioid-antidote-naloxone-over-the-counter.html Comment; I like the idea of making it an OTC drug, to much profiteering for to long with this particular life-saver! Big pharma should be ashamed! Naloxone is used...
Here Are California’s New Laws To Address The State’s Opioid Crisis
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2019/01/16/here-are-californias-new-laws-to-address-the-states-opioid-crisis/ Comment; I like that CA is working to help reduce opioid prescribing and putting more restrictions on doctors (ugh!), but they're forgetting that most opioid...
Grey Matter Volume Differences Associated with Extremely Low Levels of Cannabis Use in Adolescence
http://www.jneurosci.org/content/early/2019/01/14/JNEUROSCI.3375-17.2018 Comment; It's no surprise that cannabis is causing volumetric changes in various areas of the brain, or that those areas are key for where abnormal activity leads to abnormal behaviors. I like...
Nicotine and other potentially harmful compounds in “nicotine‐free” e‐cigarette liquids in Australia
https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2019/210/3/nicotine-and-other-potentially-harmful-compounds-nicotine-free-e-cigarette Comment; Why folks buy chemicals to burn into their lungs is a mystery to me, but I've never been a smoker. Suffice it to say that addiction leads to...
Association of Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing of Opioid Products With Mortality From Opioid-Related Overdoses
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2720914 Comment; It's no secret that big pharma targets practitioners very successfully while posting huge profits. Look at the ads on prime-time TV--very expensive ads for unbelievably expensive products....
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