by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ldnresearchtrust.org/conditions Comment; Pretty extensive list of conditions that LDN benefits. Cardiac (heart) diseases Chronic Pain Dermatologic (skin) diseases Ears, Nose, Sinus, Throat Endocrine diseases Gastrointestinal diseases Hematologic/blood...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ldnresearchtrust.org/how-naltrexone-works Comment; We need more study on the dextro-naltrexone isomer which seems to have more immune system activity whereas the levo- isomer is more active in the CNS. Interesting effects from this dose–seems so...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ldnresearchtrust.org/content/low-dose-naltrexone-and-chronic-pain-pradeep-chopra-md Comment; Excellent summary of the use of LDN and theory that it operates in the NMDA & Glutamate receptor systems in the CNS. Opioids (narcotics) have been used for...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(19)30418-5/fulltext Comment; Ever more complexities in the diagnosis (much less management) of Lyme and Borrelial infections! No wonder it’s so hard to diagnose and treat...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction, CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NlGc5FYy3qAB-5udix8RzoVmHNfvzW2m/view?usp=sharing Comment; A great review of some of the many benefits & uses for Oxytocin–a remarkable hormone that helps so many different conditions, unfortunately though, generally only...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction, CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-47258-6 Comment; Yet another reason to stop smoking, cigarette smoke worsens the virulence profile of Staph aureus causing increased biofilm production (among other things). Biofilms shield bacteria from antibiotics. Smoke...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/7/3/95 Comment; Interesting progression, sad situation in which families are disrupted, possibly ruined by Lyme. Once Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) takes hold, there’s a higher incidence of divorce/fractured...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
TOUCHED BY LYME: New source of financial aid for Lyme patients Comment; Financial aid for Lyme patients to cover their out-of-pocket (often substantial) expenses for medical care–what a great service! Back in 2011, a young Florida woman named Wendy Phillips...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00146/full Comment; So much to keep in mind! 10 organisms can be a fatal dose for 60% of those infected–that’s amazingly dangerous! It has so many different clinical presentations as well. Briana...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://f1000research.com/articles/7-1987/v2 Comment; This is an under-recognized, under-reported, under-appreciated illness group. Introduction Babesiosis is a zoonotic disease with a global distribution; it is mainly transmitted by ticks from different genera...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877959X18305120?via%3Dihub Comment; Sad to know that folks are not paying more attention to the risks that are present; “it won’t happen to me” is a common ailment!...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
home Comment; This is a pretty comprehensive 2019 update of guidelines, not standards for the care of Lyme disease patients and those suspected to have had exposure. History Historically, Medical Guidelines have been established by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)...
