Molecular Medicine - Articles
Molecular Healing
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Dr. Bruce F.


I just attended a weekend long seminar in clinical nutrition. This was the fourth and final seminar in a certification series that will allow me to legally recommend nutrients to my patients. Even though I have had extensive training in chemisty, biochemistry and nutrition this program series was a "formality" in my state. As I listened to the ins ...
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Molecular Healing: Nutrients in Hospitals?
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Dr. Bruce F.


I know I am not the only one with this idea. Many of us alternative medicine types have been touting the healing effects of nutrients for a very long time and hey, how about giving vitamins to the one population of people who really need to heal, that is, those poor souls in hospitals. The few times I have been unfortunate enough to spend my time ...
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Molecular Healing--Alpha Lipoic Acid and Atherosclerosis
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Dr. Bruce F.


In my book "Unlocking the Healing Code" I present the idea that all healing consists of supporting the information processing in the body. Information flows from various sources through what I call channels. One important channel is the molecular channel in which molecules carry information to the body's cells and tissues. Once molecules reach the ...
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Molecular Healing: Booze and Rheumatoid Arthritis?
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Dr. Bruce F.


Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a crippling disease. In RA the body becomes it's own worst enemy as the immune system attacks healthy tissue such as the joints. I have seen a good number of patients with this problem and it somtimes isn't pretty. There is pain, inflammation and degeneration of tissues. There is management with anti-inflammatories but ...
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Molecular Healing: Eat Broccoli--Fight Cancer
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Dr. Bruce F.


I grew up in a meat and potatoes family. Yes, my mom repeatedly stated the axiom "eat your vegetables" to modest avail. Sometimes I ate em and sometimes I didn't. Hey, burgers and fries are much tastier. Aren't fried potatoes vegetables? Well, many years, two degrees and a career as an alternative medicine practitioner later I finally have gotten ...
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Molecular Healing: Inflammation Reduced by Hops Extract
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Dr. Bruce F.


I am not opposed to enjoying a beer once in awhile and it does seem to have a "healing" effect, at least the psychological healing effect from the alcohol. However, beer also contains an herbal substance that may have a healing effect on inflammation. Recent research has shown that the hops used to make beer inhibit the inflammatory cascade and red ...
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Molecular Healing--Type II Diabetes and Antioxidants
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Dr. Bruce F.


A new study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation stresses the effects of oxidative stress on cells and supports the healing nature of antioxidants. Researchers fed mice a high fat, high sugar diet in order to induce type II diabetes. The diabetes caused negative changes in the cell's mitochondria. The mitochondria is an important cell organelle ...
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