Lymphatic Drainage Massage & Devices
BRMI … The lymphatic system lacks an organ that acts as a pump. Under normal conditions, lymphatic vessels are low-pressure conduits, and the same mechanisms that promote venous return in blood vessels act here as well – the milking action of active skeletal muscles, pressure changes in the thorax during breathing, and valves to prevent backflow. […]
Extracellular Matrix and Its Therapeutic Potential for Cancer Treatment
Jiacheng Huang et al. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is one of the major components of tumors that plays multiple crucial roles, including mechanical support, modulation of the microenvironment, and a source of signaling molecules. The quantity and cross-linking status of ECM components are major factors determining tissue stiffness. During tumorigenesis, the interplay between cancer cells […]
Rethinking Osteoporosis
Caroline Markolin Microsoft Word – Osteoporosis_E.doc Osteoporosis, defined as a ”disease“ in which the bones become porous and weak, occurs (so we learn) predominantly in women following menopause. But why are postmenopausal women at greater risk? Why does not every postmenopausal woman develop it? German New Medicine provides the missing link as to why not […]
Solving the Puzzle of Fibromyalgia
Stephen Byrnes The pains and symptoms of fibromyalgia have no known, discernible cause, but a number of theories have been put forward. Brain imbalances, chronic infection with candida albicans and other fungi, anemia, parasites (including protozoans like giardia), hypoglycemia, hypo-thyroidism, hepatitis, and heavy metal poisoning, including mercury toxicity from amalgam fillings, have all been proposed, […]
Bone Health and Osteoporosis: An Orthomolecular Perspective
Richard Z. Cheng and Thomas E. Levy Osteoporosis, like most other disease, is caused by many factors including deficiencies of essential nutrients such as vitamin D. But the central dogma has been promoting just prescription drugs and calcium supplements. This strategy sounds simple and straightforward, but unfortunately not only does it not work, it may […]
An Osteopathic Approach to Fibromyalgia
Michael A. Seffinger An osteopathic approach to the patient entails viewing all aspects of health (physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual) as a combination of coordinated body functions that make up that unique individual patient. It is a patient-centered focus, emphasizing health- oriented principles of patient care and adds the osteopathic touch—i.e., hands on manual diagnosis […]
Alzheimer’s Disease and Osteopathy
Ari Chow With Alzheimer’s disease being an illness that has as yet a cure or reliable preventive measure, this thesis aims to examine how osteopathy could potentially be beneficial in the alleviation and in support of the healing of the disease.
Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Promising Candidate for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Zhi-Kun Sun, Hong-Qi Yang and Sheng-Di Chen Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder, characterized clinically by insidious onset of memory and cognition impairment, emergence of psychiatric symptoms and behavioral disorder, and impairment of activities of daily living (ADL). Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is practiced in the Chinese health care system for more than […]
