Scientific References

Thank you for consulting our scientific reference section. Below is just a small sample of the supportive studies regarding your particular area of interest. Studies may be directly or indirectly related to this area of health care. We pride ourselves upon “thinking outside of the box” such that we base much of our wellness approaches upon a scientific evidence base.  It is important for you to realize that the references below are not provided to necessarily support the particular approach described within this section of our website.  If you would like further evidence or support or simply have questions please feel free to contact Us.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20671743 -Shows that the Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) of extracellular/intracellular cell mass is a significant indirect predictor of mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14531774 – This study shows that Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) indexes reflect the nutritional status in peritoneal dialysis patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12028177 – Low relative skeletal muscle mass (sarcopenia) in older persons is associated with functional impairment and physical disability. Bioimpedance analysis measurements estimated the amount of skeletal muscle mass and helped in the observation and determination of increased morbidity and mortality in older patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21184919 – Bioimpedance analysis in conjunction with blood work and physical performance measurements helps in the determination of functional health in hemodialysis patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20863969 – BIA is a good assessment of nutritional status in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16701923 – Supplemental creatinine improved bioimpedane parameters that may be predictors of nutritional status in colorectal cancer patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20467382 -Bioimpedance analysis may be used along side other measurements as an assessment of nutritional status in children with Chronic Kidney Disease.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20097150 – The use of bioimpedance in the detection/screening of tongue cancer.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14618476 -Bioimpedance analysis is a useful procedure for the study of nutritional status, water distribution and its measurement of fat-free mass in children.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17452840 – This study showed the use of bioimpedance analysis to evaluate lymphedema.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2197849 – BIA is a useful clinical method for measuring change in body composition.

Longevity Plan References

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20671743 -Shows that the Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) of extracellular/intracellular cell mass is a significant indirect predictor of mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14531774 – This study shows that Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) indexes reflect the nutritional status in peritoneal dialysis patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12028177 – Low relative skeletal muscle mass (sarcopenia) in older persons is associated with functional impairment and physical disability. Bioimpedance analysis measurements estimated the amount of skeletal muscle mass and helped in the observation and determination of increased morbidity and mortality in older patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21184919 – Bioimpedance analysis in conjunction with blood work and physical performance measurements helps in the determination of functional health in hemodialysis patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20863969 – BIA is a good assessment of nutritional status in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16701923 – Supplemental creatinine improved bioimpedane parameters that may be predictors of nutritional status in colorectal cancer patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20467382 -Bioimpedance analysis may be used along side other measurements as an assessment of nutritional status in children with Chronic Kidney Disease.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20097150 – The use of bioimpedance in the detection/screening of tongue cancer.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14618476 -Bioimpedance analysis is a useful procedure for the study of nutritional status, water distribution and its measurement of fat-free mass in children.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17452840 – This study showed the use of bioimpedance analysis to evaluate lymphedema.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2197849 – BIA is a useful clinical method for measuring change in body composition.

Bio-Identical Hormone References

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8865138 – t is concluded that hormone replacement therapy, with estrogens alone or estrogens combined with progestins, may have important effects on the risk of cancer, particularly in the breast and endometrium. Therefore, when making a risk-benefit assessment of long-term HRT, possible risk relationships should be considered.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21464264 – Bioidentical hormones that are approved by the FDA may be preferred over standard hormone replacement because of their physiologic benefits and safetyprofile.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17217322 – Bioidentical hormone preparations have demonstrated effectiveness in addressing menopausal symptoms. The author advocates for continued research on bioidentical hormones and concludes there is currently sufficient evidence to support their preferred use over that of their synthetic cousins.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12201829 – treatment with GH replacement therapy, improvements in QoL are observed and maintained long-term over several years.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19020387 – Measurements of quality of life in patients with growth hormone deficiency.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21969523 – The presence of MetS (metabolic syndrome) in GHD may therefore contribute to the increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality found in these patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18537700 – Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I as an endocrine axis in Alzheimer’s disease.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21865409 – Growth hormone therapy in adults with confirmed GH deficiency reduces weight and body fat, increases lean body mass and increases edema and joint stiffness. Most trials demonstrated improvement in quality of life measures.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15320746 – In terms of the mechanisms for the age-related impairment in bone formation, a deficiency in growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system that occurs with age has been proposed to play a major role.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20930497 – GH/IGF-I axis is involved in the regulation of brain growth, development, and metabolism. Dysfunctions in GH/IGF-I axis in most of ND are therefore reviewed.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22023735 – The pilot study showed that combined treatment with an oral testosterone and a supplement drink was well tolerated and safe, and reduced the number of people hospitalised and duration of hospital admissions in undernourished, community dwelling older people.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21797916 – Testosterone appears to maintain insulin sensitivity in normal men.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12425705 –  In this study, GH with or without sex steroids in healthy, aged women and men increased LBM and decreased fat mass.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19602554 – GH administration to healthy older individuals for 6 months increased insulin resistance with moderately beneficial effects on lipids.

Arterial Elasticity References

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21127698 – This study demonstrates that improvement in arterial stiffness identifies patients who have a more favorable prognosis.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17877923 – Promising study results show that measurement of arterial stiffness could become an important part of the routine assessment of patients in daily practice.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10472072 – This new concept should lead physicians to evaluate arterial stiffness for the prognosis and treatment of cardiovascular patients.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21179973 – Cardiovascular events from arterial stiffness ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21177171 – Sleep apnea increases cardiovascular problems

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21166628 – Emphesema, cardiovascular events and artery stiffness (calcification).

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21127697 – These results suggest long-term ingestion of SSE in humans could help to improve arterial stiffness.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21122858 – The present study suggests that elevation of ApoB or non-HDL cholesterol is associated with increased arterial stiffness in young adults.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21076576 – These results can imply the deleterious effect of acute hyperglycemic excursion on arterial stiffness in subjects with glucose intolerance.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21070721 – Measurement of arterial stiffness is a sensitive technique that can detect vascular damage in children with cardiovascular risk factors earlier than intima-media thickness measurement.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21103036 – Patients who have prominently increased arterial stiffness can be recommended to undergo colonoscopic examinations and at the same time we also recommend counseling about the risk for atherosclerosis in those who have colorectal adenomas.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16782104 – CRP could be a useful marker of arterial stiffness in treated hypertension patients and a possible target for arterial inflammation in hypertension.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20954972 – Renal artery stiffness is associated with arterial resistance (stiffness).

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20660051 – In young obese women with PCOS, (central) obesity, rather than PCOS itself, is associated with increased arterial stiffness. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20610595 – Obesity is associated with increased arterial stiffness.

Autonomic Nervous References

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22006687 –  Exercise training improves autonomic profiles in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22002186 – The relationship between cardiac autonomic function and clinical and angiographic characteristics in patients with coronary artery disease.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21996103 – Heart Rate Variability in Assessment of Autonomic Dysfunction in Patients With Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15923026 – Analysis of heart rate variability in female patients with overactive bladder.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15649231 – Heart rate variability in patients with essential hyperhidrosis: dynamic influence of sympathetic and parasympathetic maneuvers.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14639860 – [Changes in autonomic control of heart rate after ischemic cerebral stroke].

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22014539 – Exploring autonomic nervous system dysfunction in patients with cancer cachexia: A pilot study.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21388744 – Sympathetic and parasympathetic activity in cancer-related fatigue: more evidence for a physiological substrate in cancersurvivors.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21123449 – Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea improves cardiometabolic function in young obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20676323 – Heart rate variability and length of survival in hospice cancer patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20413055 – Association between cardiovascular autonomic functions and time to death in patients with terminal hepatocellular carcinoma.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20224872 – Heart rate variability during and after peripheral blood stem cell leukapheresis in autologous transplant patients and allogeneic transplant donors.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21985749 – Inspiratory muscle training reduces blood pressure and sympathetic activity in hypertensive patients: A randomized controlled trial.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21748930 – Impaired heart rate variability as a marker of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in multiple sclerosis.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21306747 – Abnormal left ventricular torsion and cardiac autonomic dysfunction in subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21089445 – [Prospects for the assessment of cardiac rhythm variability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus].

Body Composition References

Reference – Shows that the Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) of extracellular/intracellular cell mass is a significant indirect predictor of mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Reference – This study shows that Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) indexes reflect the nutritional status in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Reference – Low relative skeletal muscle mass (sarcopenia) in older persons is associated with functional impairment and physical disability. Bioimpedance analysis measurements estimated the amount of skeletal muscle mass and helped in the observation and determination of increased morbidity and mortality in older patients.

Reference – Bioimpedance analysis in conjunction with blood work and physical performance measurements helps in the determination of functional health in hemodialysis patients.

Reference – BIA is a good assessment of nutritional status in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Reference – Supplemental creatinine improved bioimpedane parameters that may be predictors of nutritional status in colorectal cancer patients.

Reference -Bioimpedance analysis may be used along side other measurements as an assessment of nutritional status in children with Chronic Kidney Disease.

Reference – The use of bioimpedance in the detection/screening of tongue cancer.
Reference -Bioimpedance analysis is a useful procedure for the study of nutritional status, water distribution and its measurement of fat-free mass in children.

Reference – This study showed the use of bioimpedance analysis to evaluate lymphedema.

Reference – BIA is a useful clinical method for measuring change in body composition.

Reference – Bioelectrical impedance phase angle as a prognostic indicator in breast cancer

Cardio-Beam Pulse Wave References

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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Chelation Therapy References

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17604460 There are increased risk of blood clots, leading to myocardial infarction and sudden death beginning six months after medicated stents are implanted in patients following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Intravenous EDTA may be safe and effective for treating patients who have implanted medicated stents. There is evidence supporting EDTA chelation therapy and its possible prevention of hyper-coagulability.

http://nccam.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/111913 – New secondary analyses of data from the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) suggest that the EDTA-based chelation treatments produced a marked reduction in cardiovascular events and death in patients with diabetes but not in those without diabetes.

http://drcranton.com/chelation/freeradical.htm    Scientific Rationale for Intravenous EDTA Chelation Therapy

http://www.drjonathancollin.com/chelation_jc_c.htm    EDTA Chelation Therapy – Why is it being being denied access to victims of heart disease?

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/chelation  – Chelation for Coronary Artery Disease

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16536881 Chelation therapy with sodium edetate (EDTA) improved renal function and slowed the progression of renal insufficiency in patients subjected to lead intoxication. This data provides evidence that EDTA treatment is able to protect rat kidneys from ischemic damage possibly through the stimulation of NO production.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19946446 This study reports the usefulness of chelation therapy for the remission of symptoms caused by previous treatment with mercury-containing pharmaceuticals: a case report.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20981690 This study reports the safety and efficacy of high dose intravenous desferrioxamine for reduction of iron overload in sickle cell disease. The study demonstrated a significant decrease in liver iron burden with high dose intermittent IV DFO.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18219211 Integrative medicine and the role of modified citrus pectin/alginates in heavy metal chelation and detoxification. Five case studies show the reduction of heavy metal toxicity by modified citrus pectin.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15917185 This study demonstrates that multiple sessions of EDTA chelation therapy protect lipids against oxidative damage. Furthermore, standard high amounts of vitamin C added to EDTA chelation solutions also display short-term prooxidant effects.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20413561 This study suggests that glutathione administration with EDTA might be an effective treatment modality for patients with cadmium intoxication.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20379455 This study suggests that the combination of EDTA chelation, phototherapeutic keratectomy and amniotic membrane transplantation is safe and effective for the treatment of band keratopathy (a non inflammatory disease of the cornea).

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6441110 This study suggests that the introduction of EDTA chelation and multi-vitamin-trace mineral therapy improved renal function and creatinine clearance significantly improved.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20561034 This study suggests that the new chelation regimes, together with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) have contributed significantly to the reduction in cardiac morbidity and mortality in patients with thalassaemia.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17408840 This study reports the role of thiols, dithiols, nutritional factors and interacting ligands in the toxicology of mercury. It suggests that Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), a disulfide, and its metabolite dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA), a dithiol, have also been shown to have chelation properties when used in an appropriate manner.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17394994 This article reports a successful treatment of potentially fatal heavy metal poisonings.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20835752 This study reviews quercetin within the presence of EDTA inhibits quercetin oxidation.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19553011 This study reports that EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraaceticacid) was used as a chelating agent to extract the Nickel.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19206210 This study suggests that chelation with EDTA stabilizes the structure of both wild-type rhodopsin and the most prevalent rhodopsin RP mutation, P(23)H.

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION- http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/

Hyperbaric References

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2998645/ – Improvement of attention span and reaction time with hyperbaric oxygen treatment in patients with toxic injury due to mold exposure

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24291771 – Interleukin 10 mediates the neuroprotection of hyperbaric oxygen therapy against traumatic brain injury in mice.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24280807 – Restoring Vascular Function with Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment: Recovery Mechanisms.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24268898 – Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Systemic Gas Embolism after Hydrogen Peroxide Ingestion.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24267200 – Healing under pressure: hyperbaric oxygen and myocutaneous flap repair for extreme persistent perineal sinus after proctectomy for inflammatory bowel disease.

 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24228831 – Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Cerebral Vasospasm: A Vascular Morphometric Study in an Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Model.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24206183 – The medical use of oxygen: a time for critical reappraisal.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24035333 – Hyperbaric oxygen treatment in radiation-induced cystitis and proctitis: a prospective cohort study on patient-perceived quality of recovery.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23957206 – Potential roles of hyperbaric oxygenation in the treatments of brain tumors.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23919985 – Severity of hematuria effects resolution in patients treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy for radiation-induced hematuria.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23755243 – The ketogenic diet and hyperbaric oxygen therapy prolong survival in mice with systemic metastatic cancer.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23492815 – Nonendoscopic therapies for the management of radiation-induced rectal bleeding.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20536847 – Hyperbaric oxygen treatment induces antioxidant gene expression.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19849792 – The c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor XG-102 enhances the neuroprotection of hyperbaric oxygen after cerebral ischaemia in adult rats.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18942378 – [Assessment of thrombocyte aggregation and coagulation haemostasis of elderly and senile patients with ischemic heart disease treated with application of non-drug therapy].

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12849745 – Hyperbaric oxygen therapy protects against mitochondrial dysfunction and delays onset of motor neuron disease in Wobbler mice.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12015162 – Vitamin C prevents hyperbaric oxygen-induced growth retardation and lipid peroxidation and attenuates the oxidation-induced up-regulation of glutathione in guinea pigs.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23704823 – Effect of growth hormone, hyperbaric oxygen and combined therapy on the gastric serosa.

IV References

http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/69/6/2260.full – Bicarbonate Increases Tumor pH and Inhibits Spontaneous Metastasis

http://www.pnas.org/content/102/38/13604.short – Pharmacologic ascorbate concentrations selectively kills cancer cells: Actions as a prodrug to deliver hydrogen peroxide to tissues

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23621620 – Parenteral ascorbate as a cancer therapeutic: a reassessment based on pharmacokinetics

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24022818 – The Effect of High Dose Vitamin C On Cancer Cells

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih/gov/pubmed/22728050 Ascorbic acid: chemistry, biology and the treatment of cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23947403 – Intravenous Vitamin C and Inflammation Lowers Cancer Markers and Improve’s Outcome

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22963460 Effects of High Dose Intravenous Vitamin C on Cancer Patients

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16157892 Pharmacologic ascorbic acid concentrations selectively kill cancer cells: action as a pro-drug to deliverhydrogen peroxide to tissues.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20068072 Mechanisms of ascorbate-induced cytotoxicity in pancreatic cancer.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22332036 Vitamin C: a concentration-function approach yields pharmacology and therapeutic discoveries.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15698458 Vitamin C administration could result in a lower need of iron sucrose to correct anemia.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15645737 This study showed that in hemodialysis patients with a functional iron deficiency, treatment with intravenous ascorbic acid can prevent iron overload due to treatment with intravenous iron, and provide a useful adjuvant means of maintaining hemoglobin and serum iron levels.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15625935 Intravenous ascorbic acid increases the bioavailability of iron.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15451067 Ascorbate may protect arteriolar vasoconstrictor responsiveness in sepsis by inhibiting excessive NO production.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15377062 Intravenous ascorbic acid as a treatment for severe jellyfish stings. The patient received ambulatory treatment with parenteral and oral ascorbate with remarkable recovery.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15068981 Only intravenous administration of vitamin C produces high plasma and urine concentrations that might have antitumor activity.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14606098 High-dose vitamin C has therapeutic efficacy on acute pancreatitis. The potential mechanisms include promotion of anti-oxidizing ability, blocking of lipid peroxidation in the plasma and improvement of cellular immune function.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12897088 The co-infusion of vitamin C and -arginine led to a greater increase of renal plasma flow (RPF) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in smokers than the infusion of arginine alone.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12874821 This study analyzes the cytoprotection by pro-vitamin C against ischemic injuries in rats. In conclusion, the serum release of the intracellular enzyme CPK due to ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury decreased upon injection with pro-vitamin C, 2-O-alpha-D-glucosylated derivative (Asc2G) of ascorbic acid.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12776276 Vitamin C can be used as an effective adjuvant therapy to erythropoietin response (EPO) in hemodialysis patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11411094 High-dose vitamin C therapy is considered to be effective in some cases of inclusion body myositis (IBM).

UV Referenes

  • Townsend Letter November 2008. Rowen RJ. Ultraviolet blood irradiation therapy (photo-oxidation) the cure that time forgot. Int /. Biosocial Med Research. 1996;14(2):115-132. Available at: http://www.doctorrowen.com/docs/ubi.pdf. Accessed August 7, 2008.
  • Wright JV. Harnessing the healing power of light Part 2: Time-tested strategies for beating superbugs and more of today’s deadliest health threats. Dr. Jonathan V. Wright’s Nutrition & Healing. June 2008:15(4): 1-5.

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