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- 1From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 218) Peer-ReviewedAbstract When people first hear the word monoterpene (MT), typically the "terpene" portion conjures up images of some sort of cleaning fluid such as turpentine. Associated with this image is the idea that they are...
- 2From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 226) Peer-ReviewedAs the population of the world expands, so too does its waistline. This is especially true for those people in Western, developed countries. Much of the increased obesity is probably due to the concomitant increase in...
- 3From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 233) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Enzyme Therapy (ET) has been practiced successfully for a wide range of disease states. Often, the enzymes used are fungal based because they are effective over a wide range (mostly acidic due to the...
- 4From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 221) Peer-Reviewed
- 5From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 214) Peer-ReviewedAbstract The theory of casein and gluten-derived exorphins and their influence on autism via gut disbiosis is well known. This theory has given rise to a demand for foods and supplements, which are both casein- and...
- 6From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 241-242) Peer-ReviewedThe headlines are abounding with it. One cannot open the paper these days without reading the horrors of our food supply (the 'common' food supply). Recently, acrylamide was found to be in a common (I'm afraid of...
- 7From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 237) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Falls are a leading cause of death in the elderly. Associated with aging is a loss of muscular strength, flexibility and coordination. Regular exercise is widely believed to be of benefit for the elderly. To...
- 8From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 232) Peer-ReviewedAbstract The exposure of the human body to toxins often begins before birth as the prenatal is assaulted with compounds derived from air pollutants (cigarette smoke) to ingested chemicals (alcohol and other drugs)....
- 9From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 252) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease are two diseases of the intestinal tract. They share some common symptoms such as pain and discomfort among other issues. While IBS has usually been...
- 10From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 241-242) Peer-ReviewedWhen I saw the theme for this edition, I was somewhat taken aback. The reason is that this is a topic close to my heart as a good friend was just diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy. In fact, I'm having dinner with him...
- 11From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 227) Peer-ReviewedFrom the forthcoming book: The Probiotic Solution Cancer is a group of many related diseases that begin in cells, the body's basic unit of life. To understand cancer, it is helpful to know what happens when normal...
- 12From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 239) Peer-ReviewedThe War On Cancer When I was doing my undergraduate work, a graduate student once told me the most important question I could ask myself was "How much of what I know is wrong?" We will leave most of the epistemology...
- 13From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 240) Peer-ReviewedBecause I do so much work with enzymes and probiotics (my latest book, The Probiotic Solution (1) should be for sale now if you're interested) I got to thinking about how they may apply to sports and sports medicine,...
- 14From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 243) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Autism is a developmental disease usually manifesting within the first three years of life. To date, no causative agent has been found. Similarly, treatment options have been limited. Of the treatment...
- 15From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 219) Peer-ReviewedProbiotics: Viable single or mixed culture of microorganisms which when applied to animal or human, beneficially affects their host by improving the properties of the indigenous microflora. [1] Over the last decade,...
- 16From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 250) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Probiotics are living microorganisms, which when ingested or locally applied in sufficient numbers, confer one or more specified demonstrated functional or health benefits for the consumer (EFFCA, European...