by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10493-019-00452-7 Comment; The odds of collecting a parasitizing I. scapularis infected with any pathogen from a white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) was reduced by 90% in the combined deer removal, Met52, and fipronil...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0214402 Comment; The apparent false positive rate is <4% due to differences in lab technique/testing used to explain differences between results in Australian labs (Lyme is unknown in Australia)...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
Lyme Disease Prevalence: Does Sex Matter? Comment; Two big areas unaddressed by this study: 1) women are more prone to seek medical attention than men, 2) while women certainly participate in outdoor activities, I suspect men spend more hours/year in general in the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Uncategorized
1. VIP is only drug known that corrects the final stage of molecular hypometabolism: suppression of ribosomal gene and nuclear encoded mitochondrial gene activation (1). 2. VIP is only drug known that that corrects grey matter nuclear atrophy (looking at hippocampus,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health, Uncategorized
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=om1#inbox/FMfcgxwGBmrdqnKtnnzZDvRnBTchhmXt?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1 Comment; good review of the various nutritional neuropathies, how they present, how to resolve them and long-term prognosis Nancy Hammond, MD, Yunxia...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
Traveling Across the Country? Here are 6 Ways to Hack Jet Lag Comment; It takes about an hour per day to adjust to a new time schedule–but that can be biohacked! Once reversed, the symptoms of jet lag; including fatigue, irritability, loss of appetite,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159119303010 Comment; Activated & inactivated spore types decreased neurogenesis and caused striking memory deficits in young mice, while decreasing pain thresholds and enhancing auditory-cued memory in older...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=om1#inbox/FMfcgxwGCZwpRKMDnzvJxTfdLwDHRKlg?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1 Comment; A subject with which I was unfamiliar is reviewed. Even the lowly pressure cooker can heat foods >220’F to denature toxins. Overall, a...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
Mycotoxins: How These Invisible Toxins are Wreaking Havoc on the Gut Comment; Another great article by Dr. Jill reviewing mycotoxins & their effects on the gut & the 4 major gut defensive systems. Mechanical: Maintains integrity of the mucosal barrier’s...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.newswise.com/articles/paper-based-test-could-diagnose-lyme-disease-at-early-stages?sc=dwhn Comment; This test has a specificity of 96.3% and a sensitivity of 85.7%. In addition to being much more sensitive than existing tests, the assay requires 15 minutes...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=om1#inbox/FMfcgxwGCbBHLpnvWsFnDBjkwQdRnFlV?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1 Comment; Such a simple molecule, so much we don’t know about how it functions in vivo. It seems to work well with phosphatidyl choline on myelin...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
How Dan Shen Could Become an Important Treatment for PANDAS/PANS Comment; Excellent review and “summary” translated from medical/scientific jargon to help make it more easily understood by everybody. It’s amazing how many of these agents may be...
