by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
Oxytocin Many of us have heard of it as the “feel good hormone”, it’s release is triggered as a mother nurses her infant–triggering maternal-infant bonding. It’s released when we fall in love with somebody as well. For folks with...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
There is new hope for those of us who suffer from joint aches & pains related to CIRS & Lyme disease. As described in the Clinical Review of Medical Ozone. Ozone can provide relief of chronically inflamed joints, bursae (fluid filled cavities overlying bone...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
Newsletter #24: Potentially Ground-Breaking Information for Treating Mold Toxicity Comment; We know of certain substances that we refer to as “binders” that help the body to clear biotoxins, but the question we’ve been struggling with is;...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
Emerging Theories That May Help Us Solve the COVID-19 Puzzle Comment; Dr. Carnahan is up to her usual level of excellence, staying up to date on the Covid19 pandemic. I had not considered the role of oxidative stress that can simply be diagnosed with a urine test from...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
Comment; We have good news! From what we can see thus far, Hydroxychloroquine is effective, there are other things that can also help and having CIRS does not seem to be a major risk factor for a bad outcome from CIRS. A fellow family physician sent this Clip of Dr....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v16n18.shtml Comment; Why isn’t this getting more attention? Something as simple as high-dose (and not even extremely high) vitamin C is controlling COVID-19 & associated respiratory failure. Certainly cheaper than...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32150618 Comment; Covid19 can rapidly progress to respiratory failure, cytokines are involved in regulating the immune response. An over-active immune system without the proper “brakes” can be as deadly as infection....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2677413/ Comment; Melanins that absorb energy and promote growth–including β (beta) & ϒ (gamma) radiation–deadly to most organisms, yet there are species of black mold in the abandoned Chernobyl...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://danielcameronmd.com/fatal-case-of-neuroborreliosis/ Comment; How many unrecognized cases of Lyme & Neuroborreliosis cause fatalities in the US every year? I see so many cases of “complex chronic illness”, folks who have seen many physicians who...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2019.03067/full Comment; Salp15 has remarkable properties; 1. binds specifically to CD4 molecules on the surface of T lymphocytes, 2. interferes with T-Cell Receptor-mediated signaling transduction, 3. inhibits CD4+...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2020/01/10/mice-lyme-disease-vaccine-connecticut Comment; What a great (& effective!) idea. Lace mouse food with an orally effective vaccine against Borrelia so that mice get the vaccine against the agent causing Lyme disease. So...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.treatlyme.net/guide/kills-yeast-a-brief-guide Comment; A quick overview of how to control Candida overgrowth in the gut while treating Lyme with antibiotics–or just controlling SICO/SIFO. The Problem with Yeast and Lyme Disease Treatment Too many...