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Steve Parcell, ND Boulder, CO According to marketing experts, gaining popularity lately are B12 shots. When asked how they work for weight issues Parcell says " I think they work in some people because some people are actually low in vitamin B12. B12 is needed for red blood cell synthesis and we get our oxygen delivered to all the oragans and tissues in our bodies via red blood cells". Without oxygen there is no metabolism and no fat burning. When asked how these shots could work in people who are not low in B12 Parcell says "for some reason people feel better even if they are not low in B12 and I don't think its a placebo effect. B12 is also involved in gene methylation (turning genes on and off) as well as forming the myelin sheath that surounds nerves so there are are other ways it can help. I have seen neuropathy get better with B12 shots even though the patient was not deficient". B12 should be preservative free because the preservative Aluminum is used, a toxic metal that most of us get too much of.

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Read this study on how intravenous vitamin Csignificantly improves circulation in the legs in older men.

There has been much debate about optimal cholesterol levels. On the one side there those who say cholesterol does not matter and one should include inflammation along with the importance of cholesterol and other markers. And then there are those who only target the cholesterol. Like most things that are debated in medicine the reality is somewhere in between. I believe the moderate view is the correct one. All factors must be considered especially advanced serum biomarkers such as lipoprotein a, C-reactive protein, PLA2, and homocystine to name a few. I do not think there is any debate on diet lifestyle, though conventional providers do not talk about this and typically provide statin prescriptions that may or may not target a given LDL level. The guidelines changed to targeting certain levels based on risk to prescribing certain doses based on risk. Recently they changed back again to some degree targeting LDL levels. Statins have been popular but now even more so it is the primary therapy. The Role LDL Cholesterol Plays After 20 years I can tell you that cholesterol does matter, both HDL and LDL, and triglycerides are all individual risk factors. I have monitored patients who have made...

What is EDTA chelation therapy? In medicine, chelation is used to rid the body of excess or toxic metals such as lead or calcium (as in hypercalcemia). For example, a person who has lead poisoning may be given chelation therapy in order to bind and remove excess lead from the body before it can cause damage. In the case of EDTA chelation therapy, the substance that binds and removes metals and minerals is EDTA (ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid), a synthetic, or man-made, amino acid that is delivered intravenously (through the veins). EDTA was first used in the 1940s for the treatment of heavy metal poisoning. EDTA chelation removes heavy metals and minerals from the blood, such as lead, iron, copper, and calcium, and is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in treating lead poisoning and toxicity from other heavy metals. Although it is not approved by the FDA to treat heart disease, some physicians and alternative medicine practitioners use EDTA chelation as a way to treat this disorder. How does chelation therapy work? There a numerous ways in which chelation may work. The effects on humans may be a sum of all the mechanisms of...