FROM THE DESK OF DR. INGRID PINCOTT, ND

It is detoxification time again folks after all that indulgent holiday eating. We have our biannual special offer in effect Sept. 1st to Oct. 31st: 15% off a series of three colonics and 10th colonic free. Call in and experience the care and expertise of our colon therapists, Athena and Morna. If you want to try an easy fasting program with the colonics, we use the Ultra Clear program to keep you feeling full along with the required nutrition for detoxifying your liver. It is easy and gives new meaning to the word detoxification!

Have you ever been told by your M.D. or N.D. that Vitamin E should not be taken with any other blood thinner. Well there was one study 22 years ago that showed this. Now there is more recent evidence that taking as much as 1200IU vitamin E per day does not effect bleeding time in those patients taking warfarin.
AmJ Cardiol 1996;77:545-6

The latest discovery regarding the cause of peptic ulcer H.pylori has recently been found to be increased by the common traditional treatment of Ranitidine. In other words this commonly used drug to treat gastric ulcers exacerbates the infection! Ask your doctor for a naturopathic treatment.

Epidemiological data shows low grain selenium content is associated with high regional incidence of hepatitis B virus infection in a township in China.
Biological Trace Element Research 1989;20: 15-22
(comment: best dietary source of selenium is fish.)

There is an increased risk of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients over the age of 68 who are taking nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents or aspirin, along with a calcium channel blocker for their high blood pressure.
The Lancet,April 20,96;347:1061-1065

Male infertility is rising by 2% a year in Western countries, and has been linked to estrogen like chemicals found in fast foods, drinking water,insecticides, polymers, and cosmetics.
The Van Sun 1996

Drinking 3 or more cups of tea or coffee per day was found to be associated with an elevated risk of spontaneous abortion.
Epidemiology1996:7(3):250-255
(comment: this includes the total amount consumed in coffee, tea and soda drinks. Chronic miscarriages may respond to B12 and folic acid as well as antioxidants, such as Beta carotene, and Vit.C. Natural progesterone may also help.)

Oral doses of magnesium 50mg throughout the day may keep blood levels of magnesium elevated enough to be effective in the treatment of migraine headaches. If your doctor does IV injections then this is the best way to go for acute treatment.
Clin Sci 1995;89:633-6
(comment: riboflavin at 400mg a day for 3 months improved symptoms of migraine 68.2%)

Gingko biloba extract has been shown to offer significant benefit in relieving symptoms associated with cerebral vascular insufficiency including an ability to improve mental function. As well as improving blood supply to the brain it can increase the rate at which information is transmitted at the nerve cell level- some of the major concerns of Alzheimers Disease.
Human PsychoPharmacol 9:215-22 1994

An Italian study showed that the reason why olive oil is protective against cardiovascular disease is because it is high in antioxidants that protect the low lipoproteins (LDL) from oxidation.
The Medical Post May 10, 1994

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Bromelain and curcumin are very effective antiinflammatories if prescribed in the right dosages and times.
Bromelain is derived from pineapple and curcumin from the herb Curcuma longa. Bromelain also breaks down clots, thins secretions, and has antibiotic activity.
Curcumin has antiinflammatory activity equal to phenylbutazone but without any of the adverse effects. It potentiates bromelain, is an antioxidant, protects the liver and stimulates the production of bile, and has antitumor activity against daltons lymphoma.
This product can be used to treat acute inflammations of all kinds, upper respiratory infections, dysmenorrhea and gastrointestinal irritability, gallstones, liver damage, scleroderma and psoriasis.
Long list of references available upon request.

It is also that time of year to resume your immune enhancing program over the fall and winter months. I often recommend that patients of all ages dose with Thymulin 9ch and Influenzinum 9ch from Sept until June. Take Vit. C 2000 mg per day, garlic 4000mg per day (garlitrin one a day) and take echinacea two weeks on and two weeks off if you are working with the public and are frequently exposed to sick people. This is also good advice for children at modified dosages, and include codliver oil to get extra vitamin A and D.