TO BETAINE OR NOT TO BETAINE Betaine (trimethylglycine) is an important methyl donor found in beets and many supplements, both as a main ingredient as well as associated with hydrochloric acid (betaine HCl). However, some of our patients can not metabolize this...
HORMONES – TOO MUCH! “Too much or not enough nerve energy is disease” said D. D. Palmer in The Chiropractor’s Adjustor in 1910. Similarly, one might say that “too much or not enough body chemistry is disease.” In our classes we teach “Diagnose the Process, Not Just...
VITAMIN D – THE OLD AND THE NEW You have heard a lot about Vitamin D in the past couple of years and some of this will be reviewed below. But the questions remain: How do you use Vitamin D in an AK practice? And in particular, Where does Vitamin D fit in the QA...
EMOTIONS & THE QA PROTOCOL Many doctors have expressed their surprise that emotional stress challenging is relegated to Step 24 of the QA Protocol. There are many therapies in Steps 1-23 that address factors associated with emotional stress that are often...
“SAVING” OUR PATIENTS’ LIVES We have mentioned homocysteine (Hcy) in three previous issues of THE UPLINK. In Issues #24 and #25, we focused on activated B vitamins which are necessary for Hcy metabolism. In Issue #26 our discussion of the Bleach Sniff Test included...
HEAVY METALS IN THE QA PROTOCOL When present, heavy metal toxicity will undo our best efforts faster than anything except the patient consuming allergens or trans fats. When applying the QA Protocol, we have observed an increase in patients with heavy metal...
1/3rd OF BRAIN CELLS It is said that the neurotransmitter (NT) gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the most important inhibitory NT in the brain. Up to one-third of brain cells are affected by GABA. Drugs that create a GABA effect (GABAergic drugs) are among the most...
ASSESSING CITRIC ACID CYCLE FUNCTION The procedure for this issue of THE UPLINK is an “oldie-but-goodie” – something that we have been teaching since around 1986. The citric acid cycle (CAC) is also called the Kreb’s cycle and the tricarboxylic acid cycle. The CAC and...
THE ODOR (ALDEHYDE) SNIFF TEST In Issues #26 and #27 of THE UPLINK we discussed the Bleach Sniff Test and the Ammonia Sniff Test, respectively. Issues #32 and #33 were about the immune system. In this issue, we add the third sniff test, the Odor (or Aldehyde) Sniff...
WHEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IS SECONDARY We have discussed various clinical features of the immune system in several previous issues of THE UPLINK (Issues #6, #7, #17 and #32.) In this issue we continue to add to this discussion. In Issue #32 we noted that a primary immune...
3 TIPS FOR DAILY PRACTICE In this issue of THE UPLINK (THE UPdate on the LINKs Between the Nervous System and the Body Chemistry) are three useful tips which you will find apply to many patients. Your positive feedback on THE UPLINK is much appreciated and I will...
THE ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (ENS) In humans, there are only 200 preganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibers in the vagus nerve at the point the vagus enters the abdomen. There are over one hundred million nerve cells in the small intestine ENS. The ENS can function...
