hormones »

[19 Oct 2010 | 0 Comments]

You, or someone you know, make estrogen and it gets metabolized. It starts with the conversion of estradiol to estrone, and then undergoes hydroxylation at C2, C4 or C16. Each metabolite has a different physiologic effect; 2-hydroxyestrone (2-OHE1) has very little estrogenic activity, while 16-hydro... [More]

amino acids, carnitine, IgG, organic acids »

[18 Oct 2010 | 0 Comments]

So…a patient that is overweight or obese has come to you seeking help to lose weight. What to do? It’s not hard to find a weight loss protocol or program, it's more an issue of finding the right one for your patient! Wacky Weight Loss Weight loss is one area where the average clinician ... [More]

stool »

[18 Oct 2010 | 0 Comments]

What sets the GI Effects Gastrointestinal Function Profile apart from other stool analyses? That’s a mighty fine question and I’m happy to share some important components of our stool analysis, making it a head above the rest… 1. Polymerase Chain Reaction Technology First and fo... [More]

organic acids »

[12 Oct 2010 | 3 Comments]

Many years ago I sat at lunch with three of the foremost practitioners and researchers in the emerging field of biomedical interventions to cure autism. I asked them "What is autism?" After a pause of unbelief that I could be so naive, one of them started to recite the standard string of symptoms. I... [More]