by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.bridgitdanner.com/womens-wellness-blog/how-to-do-a-castor-oil-pack?inf_contact_key=23793a2555d9581eff465bdb8a4dc1c21b0a3f0fd3ee5d9b43fb34c6613498d7 Comment; Ms. Danner provides a great overview of uses, benefits & risks associated with Castor Oil as...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
Seafood: Friend or Foe? Why Seafood is Still Good for You, and What You Can Do to Keep Your Family Safe Comment; Jill Carnahan MD, ABIHM, ABoIM, IFMCP is a class act, great physician and writer. Great summary of what to look for and what to look out for/avoid when it...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22106961 Comment; Inhibition of liver cytochrome P450 CYP3A inhibited the formation of 6β-hydroxytestosterone from testosterone and the metabolism of tacrolimus by 50%. Tacrolimus is an anti-rejection drug that inhibits T-Cell...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
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by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yf7vINhfinq7iMtqewMN8XfMikxz7l1z/view?usp=sharing Comment; Dr. Gazda writes great posts on the International Society of Environmentally Acquired Illness members forum. This is a classic of hers, a quick, easily understood overview of...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11622-x?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=organic&utm_campaign=NGMT_2_SJH_NRJournals Comment; More clarification and definition is good to have. Flavonoids help prevent cancer, dose effect...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20190817/tick-test-helps-identify-harwich-womans-illness Comment; She’s a lucky lady, having sent the tick in to be tested. On the one hand, having tick testing would be very helpful in determining what illness a person may...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16835065 Comment; Good study on the harms from even a single dose, but also lower doses given repetitively over a period of time and how it alters gene expression of nerve cells involved in the sense of smell. These nerves take a...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/life-with-lyme/594736/ Comment; Well-written article from a first-person perspective of what it’s like to have Lyme, the ups and downs, the uncertainty, the suffering. There’s a very legitamate plea that...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6832a4.htm?s_cid=mm6832a4_w Comment; The CDC is approving the newer, faster, less expensive testing. Unfortunately, testing is often over-relied upon. We need to pay more attention to medical history, treating the patient, not...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://jcm.asm.org/content/early/2019/08/08/JCM.00547-19 Comment; Modified two-tiered testing seems to be as effective as conventional testing, should be less expensive with faster result availability. Sounds good. Susan C. Lipsett [MD], John A. Branda...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
GLA Response to Proposed IDSA/AAN/ACR 2019 Draft Lyme Disease Guidelines Comment; The Global Lyme Aliance really “knocks it out of the park” with a huge homerun. Very thoughtful, detailed analysis that can cause one to question the IDSA recommendations for...
