by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14586290 Comment; Great to know of a way to get a leg up on Borrelia, an organism that hides so well, is so difficult to diagnose & treat! Donta ST1. Author information 1Boston University Medical Center, 650 Albany Street-8th...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
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by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
https://iseai.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mast-Cells-in-Cardiovascular-Disease-From-Bench-to-Bedside.pdf Comment; I hadn’t realized the role of mast cells in the generation of foam cells and plaque. Fascinating! More to follow for certain! M. A. W. Hermans,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
Can This Powerful Hormone be the Key to Treating Type 2 Diabetes & More? Comment; Dr. Carnahan does her usual stellar job of summarizing pertinent information–in this case Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP1), a diabetes drug that can be very helpful in dealing...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
http://www.psychiatriapolska.pl/_629_640_.html Comment; Poland is having problems with tick-borne neuropsychiatric illnesses as well. Is this a case of improved recognition of a long-ongoing problem or has virulence increased? It’s a tough call at present; more...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
http://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0539 Comment; Models are a good start, they require ongoing validation however. In the United States, Lyme disease, caused by infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto or less commonly by the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://appwell.net/wp-admin/post-new.php Comment; Interesting finding that what we thought we knew about Lyme transmitting tick’s isn’t as we first believed–time to clarify our understanding of the vector/disease relationship among the Ixodidae....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26311426 Comment; Which came first, chicken, egg, Mitochondropathy or Neuroinflammation? A complex and probably interrelated problem! Wilkins HM, Swerdlow RH1. Author information 1University of Kansas School of Medicine, MS...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1zX2ieWLaUXsQOElqJn5aIqh06OJrCB7j Comment; Fungal & polymicrobial fungal infections in the motor cortex, medulla & spinal cord in ALS patients not present in controls. I’ve heard reports of various oragnisms DNA...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1zX2ieWLaUXsQOElqJn5aIqh06OJrCB7j Comment; We now have clear evidence of Glutamatergic (neuroexcitatory/toxic neurotransmitter) activity being modulated, “throttled back” by Taurine. Taurine may be an effective...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1zX2ieWLaUXsQOElqJn5aIqh06OJrCB7j Comment; Taurine has so many roles and effects on the brain and elsewhere, unfortunately it doesn’t cross the intact blood-brain barrier (BBB) well. It counteracts many of the things...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
Study Shows How Serotonin and a Popular Anti-depressant Affect the Gut’s Microbiota Comment; Interesting study showing that two species of gut microbe grow better with serotonin supplementation, impaired growth with fluoxetine and can even influence gut...
