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ALCAT Testing Astaxanthin Arginine Cardiology Chelation Therapy Effect of hormones on breast cancer Fulvic Acid Therapy Enteroimmunology and Gastroenterolog Integrative Medicine Clinical literature demonstrating benefits of oxytocin therapy Micronutrient Therapies Salivary Hormone Testing and Bioidentical Hormone Balancing Proanthocyanidin Therapy Prolotherapy Yoga and Meditation

ALCAT Testing ALCAT testing for food hypersensitivity Astaxanthin Lowers vascular and eye inflammation Arginine Lowers blood pressure and stimulates release of growth hormone | Secondary Link Cardiology Clinical literature substantiating CCIM use of clinical yogatherapy, micronutrient formulas, and nutritional meal planning for adjunctive cardiac rehab:

J Assoc Physicians India. 2000 Jul;48(7):687-94. J Yoga Phys Ther 3:132. J Am Coll Card 16 1990: 827-31 Curr Pharm Des. 2008;14(25):2592-604 J Am Coll Card Vol.37 Iss 7 1 June 2001 pp.1765-74

Chelation Therapy Evidence supporting the use of chelation therapy Effect of hormones on breast cancer Bioidentical hormones breast tumor postmenopausal mouse Rajkumar Lakshmanaswamy

Fulvic Acid Therapy Improves improve cellular health and chelates out heavy metals and toxins | Secondary Link

Enteroimmunology and Gastroenterology Integ Therapeutics GIDR [PDF] Clinical literature to substantiate CCIM Pancreas Optimization Program Norman Labs Clinical data on diagnosis of B12 deficiency

Integrative Medicine Evidence that lifestyle-based integrative medical approach can change your genes Bravewell Collaborative literature substantiating integrative medicine

Clinical literature demonstrating benefits of oxytocin therapy

G Missig, et al. Oxytocin Reduces Background Anxiety in a Fear-Potentiated Startle Paradigm. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2010; 35: 2607–2616.
AJ Guastella, et al. Intranasal Oxytocin Improves Emotion Recognition for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Biological Psychiatry, 2010; 67 (7): 692.
E Hollander, et al. Oxytocin Infusion Reduces Repetitive Behaviors in Adults with Autistic and Asperger's Disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2003; 28: 193–198.
Biol Psychiatry. 2003 Dec 15;54(12):1389-98.
MD Gershon, et al. Combined administration of secretin and oxytocin inhibits chronic colitis and associated activation of forebrain neurons. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2010 Jun;22(6):654-e202.
K Uvnas-Moberg, et al. Oxytocin, a mediator of anti-stress, well-being, social interaction, growth and healing. Z Psychosom Med Psychother. 2005;51(1):57-80.
MD Gershon, et al. Expression and developmental regulation of oxytocin (OT) and oxytocin receptors (OTR) in the enteric nervous system (ENS) and intestinal epithelium. J Comp Neurol. 2009 Jan 10;512(2):256-70.
B Ohlsson, et al. Oxytocin is expressed throughout the human gastrointestinal tract. Regulatory Peptides. 2006 Jul; 135 (1-2): 7-11.