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Mycotoxin Illness: Recognition and Management from Functional Medicine Perspective Alice Prescott Sullivan 1

By asmithers | Published July 21, 2025

Abstract

Mold toxin exposure by inhalation and ingestion has significant health consequences for humans. In this article, we discuss the sources of these everyday toxins and their relevance to patient health. The effects of mycotoxins can present across all body systems, and the resulting symptoms can be acute, cumulative, and chronic. These effects can occur discretely, but they can also

Homeopathic Treatment of Pathogens commonly associated with UTI

By asmithers | Published July 8, 2025

In-Vitro Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activities of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella typhi, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Candida albicans Nosodes Renuka Munshi

, Gitanjali Talele

, Rajesh Shah

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Abstract

Background This study presents the results of the minimum inhibitory

WHAT IS METABOLIC ENDOTOXEMIA

By asmithers | Published March 19, 2020

Metabolic endotoxemia is linked to a broad range of chronic conditions, from heart disease and autoimmunity to anxiety, insomnia and depression. It is also common trigger of insulin resistance diabetes and weight gain. It is marked by an increase in serum LPS during the first five hours following meal consumption. LPS are large molecules found in the outer membranes

Low-Carbohydrate Diet Superior to Antipsychotic Medications

By asmithers | Published October 6, 2017

A Cutting-Edge Conference

This summer, I was fortunate to participate in the groundbreakingInternational Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research(ISNPR) conference held in Bethesda, Maryland. The meeting was truly inspiring and exciting to those of us who believe that nutritional approaches are the way forward in the treatment of mental healthdisorders. While the

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Probiotic Reduces Depression and Alters Brain Activity in IBS

By asmithers | Published July 3, 2017

Gastroenterology

TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The effect of the probiotic Bifidobacterium longum NCC3001 on psychiatric symptoms was evaluated in 44 individuals with IBS and mild to moderate anxiety and depression in this randomized placebo-controlled trial. Compared with the placebo group, significantly more patients in the probiotic group had reduced depression scores, but not anxiety scores, at week 6. The probiotic group also had Continue reading

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I had Prolozone therapy with Dr Alex Smithers. My knees and thumbs were injected due to meniscus issues in my knees and arthritis in my thumbs. Dr Alex was wonderful. He’s very gentle, kind and patient. I’m a very nervous patient and he took his time with me and did his best to make sure I was comfortable. I’m feeling better and continue to expect more and more improvement. I highly recommend Dr Alex and his staff. They
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This letter is to thank you for your caring, skills and services. Having Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy for over five years was pure misery. I visited over 30 doctors in over a dozen states. I scoured the computer for the best of the best, which included university professors and authors on Prolotherapy and Orthopedics. Four of those even taught Prolotherapy while others focused on Stem Cells. I even received advice on the countries leading scientist on cartilage.
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