May 20, 2010 -
Tanning Beds Increase Risk of Developing Melanoma Four Fold Tanning beds are popular devices used by millions of adults across North America for esthetic purposes. This population based case controlled study was able to show a massive increase in risk (4 fold) for those individuals who were regular users of these devices. The risk increased with increasing years of use. We should be considering these devices as carcinogens and warnings should be required to be posted in businesses who sell these tanning treatments. read more...
Metastatic Multiple Myeloma is a challenging disease to treat with poor survival even with chemotherapy treatment. Thymosin alpha 1 is an isolated peptide extract from calves thymus that has immunomodulatory properties particularly in T cells. In this study it was shown that Thymosin alpha 1 in combination with decarbazine increased overall survival and reducd diseases progression.
Moderate selenium supplementation during radiation therapy in patients undergoing radiation therapy for cervical or uterine cancer is effective in reducing the number of episodes and severity of radiation induced diarrhea.
Our environment is poisoning us. As of the end of 2009, there were over 19,000 federally contaminated sites in Canada and almost 1300 Superfund sites in the United States. Arsenic, lead, mercury, vinyl chloride, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), benzene and cadmium have been prioritized as top seven hazardous substances based on their potential for exposure, frequency, and toxicity. Environmental medicine provides methods for the evaluation of toxins and their impact on individual’s health and the development of treatment strategies to eliminate these toxins from the body and mitigate their health effects.
Environmental medicine is a field of medicine concerned with the interaction between environmental toxins and our health. These toxins are “ubiquitous” or found everywhere, in our food, water and air. Many of these chemicals bioaccumulate or “build up” and concentrate in our bodies, and get transferred to our children and future generations. Exposure to these toxins can lead to many problems with our immune system, nervous system and endocrine system. Some of the most common complaints of toxic burden include fatigue, headache and brain fog. However, depending on the extent of exposure or the individual’s capacity to detoxify, toxicity can lead to more serious illnesses.
At the Marsden Centre of Naturopathic Excellence (MCNE), we will explore the effect of the environment on our health. We use urinary and blood tests to quantify toxic exposure, whether current or past exposure, and offer a range of therapeutic methods to support detoxification of these chemicals.
For more information on how our environment is making us sick, how we diagnose toxic exposure, and how to treat it select from the link below:
