According to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology, infertility is a reproductive system disease characterized by failure to achieve clinical pregnancy after 1 year or more of regular sexual intercourse without using contraception. In 8% of couples who are unable to conceive, male infertility is the primary cause.1 In 35%…
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Modern couples are attempting to procreate in a world of toxins and dietary and lifestyle habits that produce an overabundance of reactive oxygen species (ROS); antioxidant defenses are burdened as a result. Toxins (eg, bisphenol-A and pesticides in food), aging, psychological stress, obesity, poor nutrition, reduced physical activity, high intake of caffeine, high scrotal temperature,…
DetailsThe human body is interconnected in many ways. Conventional medicine often works in a fragmented manner, where doctors specialize in different parts of the body. Integrative and functional medicine doctors, on the other hand, take a more global view where they look at how a dysfunction in one part of your body may affect another.…
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by Chris D. Meletis, ND, and Kimberly Wilkes Cannabis has been used medicinally for centuries in people suffering from disorders associated with the gastrointestinal tract (GI), including abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.1,2 An extensive amount of recent research offers justification for the traditional use of not only cannabis but also other phytocannabinoids such…
DetailsDo You Need a Multivitamin? Read This and Find Out. I often get asked the question of whether a multivitamin is necessary and, if so, what is the best type of multivitamin to take. This is a particularly important question because as a Westernized nation, we’re overfed and undernourished. We’re eating heavily processed foods that…
DetailsIn this hectic world we live in, it’s impossible to escape chronic stress. Most of us are overcome by the sense that we have too much to do and not enough time to do it, from answering emails, to meeting work deadlines, to helping the kids with homework, to caring for an elderly relative or…
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by Chris D. Meletis, ND, and Kimberly Wilkes This is the third and final installment of a series of articles discussing cannabinoid-rich hemp oil and a new certification program for dietary supplement manufacturers and healthcare practitioners offered by the International Center for Cannabis Therapy (ICCT). As Chief Medical Officer–USA of the ICCT, a Czech Republic-based…
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by Chris D. Meletis, ND, and Kimberly Wilkes In last month’s Townsend Letter, Dr. Chris Meletis discussed the International Center for Cannabis Therapy (ICCT) cannabinoid certification programs for dietary supplement manufacturers and healthcare practitioners. As the Chief Medical Officer–USA of the ICCT, a Czech Republic-based partnership of qualified doctors and scientists who specialize in the…
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Cannabinoid-rich hemp oil has emerged as a promising botanical therapeutic with both clinical experience and published studies to support its use. The Stanley brothers are largely credited for first awakening the public to its benefits. The six Colorado siblings developed a hemp extract low in Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component in marijuana, and high in…
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by Chris D. Meletis, ND, and Kimberly Wilkes The eyes are often called the “window into one’s soul,” and with good reason. The eyes are the only part of the body where a doctor – using an ophthalmoscope and looking through the pupil – can non-invasively observe blood vessels and nerves. This is an amazing…
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