by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158219303924 Comment; Impaired connectivity in the brainstem should be expected as it’s metabolically active. ME/CFS impairs mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. The brainstem is involved in transmission...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, ElectroMagnetic Field Sensitivity, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5066074/ Comment; Brief summary. LASER Mechanism of Action Cytochrome-c oxidase:Nitric Oxide (NO) uncoupling to release the inhibitory effects of NO.Brief increase in reactive oxygen species triggers mitochondrial signaling...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5448311/ Comment; Low-level laser stimulation across the mouse skull benefits its brain’s mitochondrial cytochrome-c oxidase & ion channels. This can benefit a variety of neurodegenerative illness Madison...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21372514# Comment; I was aware of Erythromycin being used as a prokinetic GI agent, metronidazole is a new one to me, one to keep in mind as it can also help with overgrowth of C. diff and other potential anaerobic pathogens. Azuma...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
http://apjai-journal.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/AP-011117-0188.pdf Comment; Great study demonstrating the reduced glycolytic reserve in Natural Killer (NK) T-Lymphocyte activity in Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) patients. Glycolysis is respiration...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23359310 Comment; Small study of 31 patients, crossover design–everybody had intervention-free and intervention intervals studied, improved pain control, fatigue & sleep problems without any significant adverse effects....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19365548 Comment; This study is using “standard” dosing of Naltrexone, not “low” dose Naltrexone (LDN), yet still provides evidence that the mechanism does not involve classic brain opioid receptors. Younger...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3962576/ Comment; LDN has been used for years, though incompletely understood regarding how it works. We know it affects Natural Killer T-Lymphocytes, doesn’t seem to work solely by effects on the CNS opioid...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02545/abstract Comment; Technical Australian paper demonstrating that low-dose naltrexone (LDN) affects Natural Killer T Lymphocyte calcium channels in cell membrane–calcium is an intra-cellular signal...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, ElectroMagnetic Field Sensitivity, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
Frightening Frequencies: The Dangers of 5G Comment; Very well-written summary of the dangers of 5G including the basic fact that antennae need to be close to each other because water and our tissues ABSORB the radiation–“it’s not nice to fool (with)...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, ElectroMagnetic Field Sensitivity, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326141.php#1 Comment; Good introductory article on the dangers of 5G/EMF effects on the human body. Not mentioned was the fact that EMF also triggers release of more toxic volatile organic compounds–toxins from...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252503/ Comment; Plasmid transfer of resistance to antibiotics is common & widespread. This study drills down a bit to identify more precisely what is going on with Skin/Soft Tissue Infections & Chlorhexedine....