Physician- & Practitioner Administered Procedures and Therapies
Anti-Aging Desk Reference
Acupuncture
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: A traditional Chinese medical treatment, acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine needles on the body ... Continue Reading
Chelation
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Chelation therapy is typically used in patients with heavy metal toxicity. An intravenous (IV) synthetic amino acid called EDTA (ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid) is used to isolate (chelate) heavy metals such as iron and lead, removing them from the blood stream and tissues. ... Continue Reading
Colloidal Silver
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Often called the "penicillin of alternative medicine," colloidal silver (CS) disables the enzymes that bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi rely on to use oxygen. Unable to "breathe," the organisms die and are eliminated from the body. While an antibiotic drug may kill several types of disease organisms, CS delivers the kiss of death to at least 650 disease organisms. ... Continue Reading
Colonic Irrigation
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: In the 1920s and 1930s, colon therapies were common in the U.S. Ever since Princess Diana let it be known that she underwent colonic irrigation on a regular basis, the procedure has been enjoying a resurgence in popularity. ROLE FOR ANTI-AGING: Colonic irrigation is thought be useful for, removing toxins from the body, restoring the normal balance of intestinal microorganisms, pH balance in the colon, and intestinal muscle tone, stimulating the immune system, tightening leaky gut syndrome, removing intestinal parasites without the use of heavy drugs. ... Continue Reading
Detoxification
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Detoxification is a natural process by which the body rids itself of an accumulation of internal and external toxins-such as free radicals, metabolic waste, industrial chemicals, pesticides, food additives, heavy metals, drug residues and various other pollutants. Water and juice fasts used to be the favored methods for detoxification. ... Continue Reading
Essential Oils
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: When administered properly, in many cases essential oils can be an effective alternative to antibiotic drugs. Essential oils are some of the most powerful antibacterial agents known to man. Essential oil therapy has been part of the mainstream European healthcare system for 120 years. ... Continue Reading
Hyperthermia
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning." More often than not, those two aspirin are prescribed to lower a fever associated with infection or inflammation. Some medical experts believe, however, that the body ... Continue Reading
Intestinal Cleansing
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Intestinal cleansing is generally considered as a safer type of colon therapy. Its proponents suggest that the colon be cleansed twice a year. The cleansing process, which may take from 4 to 12 weeks, begins with an adjustment to the diet that includes limiting consumption of refined flour products, cheese, and meats. ... Continue Reading
Lymphatic Pump
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The immunologic response to infection or vaccine is generated in the lymph nodes. Lymphatic fluid from tissue or from an injection site is channelled, by the lymphatic vessels, to the lymph nodes where T-cells and B cells are activated, thus, the objective of the lymphatic pump is to facilitate this movement through the body ... Continue Reading
Oxygen Therapy
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The term "oxygen therapy" refers to a range of treatments that can be categorized into two basic groups: oxygenation, which refers to adding oxygen to the blood, and oxidation, which refers to a chemical process in which an electrically charged particle (electron) is split off from a molecule (which may nor may not be an oxygen molecule). ... Continue Reading
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