Category: Pain / Inflammation

One of the most dramatic and effective therapeutic modalities for targeting a spectrum of chronic, degenerative diseases – as well as potentially having a direct impact on quality of life/healthspan is now starting to gain some traction in North America.

Used for many years as a therapeutic intervention for serious health issues by the medical community in countries such as Japan, hydrogen therapy is now starting to gain attention in the naturopathic/integrative and functional medicine communities.

Just this past week I was contacted by two local clinics here in Vancouver inquiring about whether I had knowledge about H2 therapy (I do) – and whether I knew where to access a new patent pending H2 tablet product which is becoming very widely used in the U.S. (I do know the contacts for accessing this product).

Six months ago I had the good fortune to meet with one of the co-inventors of this new patent pending tablet technology, to learn more about the product and the research behind it – and as well I have been personally taking the product for some six months now.

So as I do with many interesting therapeutic modalities which may have an impact on disease processes and health, I took a deep dive into the literature to understand more about H2 therapy – and the published research is very impressive:

Why You Should Know About H2 Therapy – and Why You Should Consider Prescribing It To Your Patients
Here is a summary and some links to further published articles on H2 therapy if you have an interest in investigating it further:

From an article from the website H2fx.com:

Research shows molecular hydrogen has the potential to exhibits these effects:

  • Anti-Inflammatory Effects 13
  • Smallest, most bioavailable molecule in existence 14
  • Selective antioxidant 15
  • Participates in Gene Expression 16
  • Anti-Allergic Effects 17
  • Anti-Cellular Death 18
  • Anti-Aging 19
  • Reduces aches and pains 20
  • Protective to skin 21
  • Cardioprotective 22
  • Increases Metabolism 23
  • Increases Body’s Antioxidants (Nrf2 activator) 24
  • Decreases Muscle Fatigue 25
  • Reduces Lactate Levels 26
  • Anti-Diabetic Effects (type 1 and 2) Type 1, 27 Type 2, 28
  • Anticancer 29
  • Improves Cognitive Function 30
  • Protects DNA & RNA 31
  • Anti-Tumor Effects 32
  • Cytotoxic Protection 33
  • Neuroprotective 34
  • Radiation Protection 35
  • With zero toxic effects 36

Based on scientific studies/evidence, hydrogen gas therapy has the potential to benefit:

Alzheimer’s 37, arthritis 38, rheumatoid arthritis 39, Type 1 diabetes 40, Type 2 diabetes 41, Parkinson’s 42, COPD 43, asthma 44, heart disease 45, kidney disease 46, stroke 47, cancer 48, tumors 49, ALS 50, dementia 51, psoriasis 52, dermatitis 53, IBS 54, hemorrhagic shock 55, Crohn’s 56, fatty liver disease 57, liver cirrhosis 58, pancreatitis 59, cardiac arrest 60, neuropathy 61, Multiple Sclerosis 62, Hepatitis B 63, atherosclerosis 64, cataracts 65, hypertension 66, gum disease 67, traumatic brain injury 68, sepsis 69, subarachnoid hemorrhage (aneurysms) 70, infant lung disease 71, metabolic syndrome 72, lymphoma 73, retinitis 74, painful bladder syndrome 75, osteosclerosis 76, osteoarthritis 77, osteoporosis 78, glaucoma 79, pulmonary hypertension 80, pulmonary fibrosis 81, autism 82, depression 83, bipolar disorder 84, anxiety 85, schizophrenia 86, inflammation 87, muscle fatigue 88, increased ATP production 89, soft tissue injuries 90, pain 91, wounds 92, burns 93, seasonal allergies 94, autoimmune disorders 95, insulin resistance 96, hearing loss 97, ulcers 98, radiation damage 99, sleep apnea 100to name just a few as there are studies on over 170 human disease models

If you have an interest in finding out how you can access the H2 tablet product for yourself and/or your patients, reach out to me as I am working directly with the company to make this exciting product available to health care practitioners.

I listened to a very fascinating podcast this week hosted by Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC.

Michael is very much into the Functional Medicine paradigm and hosts some great podcasts.

In this particular podcast he interviews Dr. William Seeds, MD.

The information Dr. Seeds shared with respect to the potential benefits of peptide therapy for health optimization as well as targeting health issues is very impressive.

The key application that resonated for me were the ability to restore optimal growth hormone release by the pituitary gland by utilizing GHRP’s – growth hormone releasing peptides combined with GHRH’s – growth hormone releasing hormones.

Additionally some of the peptides discussed included ones which can have a dramatic impact on gut issues, inflammation, autoimmune conditions, tissue healing (especially connective tissue), cellular signaling as well as other applications.

These peptides are available: if you do an online search, you will come up with many suppliers, but just like online pharmacies one must do their due diligence with respect to the quality of the supplier as well as the products.

Peptide therapy represents a major focus of current research for the pharmaceutical industry.

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Rob Lamberton

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There has been an explosion of published research in the medical literature the last several years (over 8,000 citations in PubMed just on the search term AMPK) documenting the wide ranging significance of this endogenously produced enzyme on our health.

The Dangers of Reduced AMPK

With reduced AMPK signaling, a range of damaging conditions begins to take over a previously healthy body, often leading to an early death.

These damaging conditions include:

  • Increased belly fat,47,48
  • Chronic inflammation,7,47,48
  • Elevated blood sugar,47-50
  • Insulin resistance,7,47-50
  • High cholesterol and triglycerides,47,48
  • Decreased numbers and function of mitochondria,7,47,48
  • Increased accumulations of abnormal or damaged proteins in our cells that lead to neurodegeneration.7,51

To date, experiments have shown that increased AMPK activation is associated with:

Extended life span by as much as 2030% in animals,7,22,106

Improved glucose uptake in cells, lowering blood sugar,58,69,70

Inhibiting excess fat synthesis and increased burning of stored fat,17,71

Reduction of blood triglycerides,72

Decreased liver fat accumulation and fat-related chronic inflammation,63

Increased numbers of new, healthy mitochondria.62-64,69

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Robert (Rob) Lamberton

 

I came across an interesting article on the Medical News Today website referencing a paper published in the Science Translational Medicine journal which suggests that NAC- N-Acetyl Cysteine may be an effective treatment modality for osteoarthritis.

The authors suggest that they expect that osteoarthritis is a multi-factorial process and the mechanism of action that they have identified may not provide a total solution to the osteoarthritis process however this article/paper may present us with a new treatment modality to deal with this health issue.

Most health care practitioners would agree that trying to treat osteoarthritis simply by consuming nutritional supplements is short sighted and this approach does not take into consideration a functional approach such as looking at factors like diet (inflammatory vs. anti-inflammatory), gut health, toxins etc.

Let’s quickly review some of the benefits of NAC:

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