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Overuse-age of Medication Is The Leading Cause of Headaches
submitted by: admin on 10/12/2013
Overuse of medications is the leading cause of headaches! We rely on treating the symptoms of headaches with drugs rather than their cause. New approaches using infrared light therapy are very promising and safe.
Pain and Inflammation
submitted by: admin on 02/20/2015
Most of us suffer from some type of pain on a daily basis, especially as we age, and we turn to pharmaceutical drugs such as NSAIDs and Tylenol, not realizing the potential dangers they often cause. These drugs cause more than 30,000 deaths and 300,000 hospitalizations annually in the US. We should be working to discover the reasons for pain and taking action...
Pain Management Overview
submitted by: admin on 10/19/2013
We all suffer from pain and most of the time we rely on medications that are often not safe. Integrative therapies work better than just one treatment style. New breakthroughs such as infrared light therapy are discussed. Insomnia, non-restorative sleep, poor concentration, accidents, depression, fatigue and irritability are common signs and symptoms...
Peripheral Neuropathy Overview (PowerPoint)
submitted by: admin on 05/13/2015
It seems that peripheral neuropathy (PN) is becoming more and more common in medical practice today. I have seen more than a thousand people with PN over the past 15 years. There are a wide range of causes for PN and fortunately there is treatment for it that is revolutionary in my opinion. In this PowerPoint presentation, which is being presented to Alta Bates...
Photo-Oxidation with Robert Rowen, MD
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
In the preantibiotic era, a technology called photo-oxidation that uses UV light was used very effectively in treating severe, advanced infections. About 200 cc of blood are circulated through UV light and put back into the body to have its antimicrobial effect. The mechanism of action and data supporting its use are described. A miraculous treatment was lost.
Photonic Stimulation (Infrared Light Therapy)
submitted by: admin on 04/03/2014
Infrared light therapy is a new an amazingly superior way to manage most types of pain with immediate results. It's mechanisms of action are explained and the conditions it treats reviewed. Because it was only introduced into medical practice about 20 years ago, it is not widely available.
Photonic Stimulation Part 1
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
There is an amazing new technology that has remarkable ability to relieve pain that uses near infrared light. Its mechanism of action, range of uses, and how it works is discussed.
Photonic Stimulation with Maurice Bales
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
The inventor of the photon stimulator explains how infrared light works and shares some fascinating stories about patients who have been helped using it.
Placebo is as effective as drugs to prevent migranes in kids
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
According to an article published in the January issue of the journal, Pediatrics, placebo is as effective as drugs in preventing migraine headaches in children. Only two drugs, Topamax and trazadone, worked better than placebo, and the very minimal benefits were not worth the risks from side effects.
The benefit of placebo was a reduction...
Prescriptions for Health Radio Show April 15, 2011
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Prescriptions for Health Radio Show
April 15, 2011
Dr. Len and Nurse Vicki explore the following topics:
Death by Medicine by Gary Null, PhD
Drugs for ADD and ADHD
Drugs for Diabetic Neuropathy
The Photon Stimulator for Diabetic Neuropathy
Do Doctor's Follow Their Own Advice?
A Return to Healing
Coenzyme Q10
Dangers of Radiation from Japan
Vicki's...
Prescriptions for Health Radio Show: April 1, 2011
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Prescriptions for Health on DemandApril 1, 2011
Welcome to the Premiere of Prescriptions for Health Radio Show on DoctorSaputo.com
Dr. Len and Nurse Vicki explore the following topics:
Worrying about breast cancer
Japan fallout
Power of prayer and thought
Infrared light therapy
Diabetic drugs for prevention
Atrial fibrillation
Vicki's 20/20...
Preview, Back Pain
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Back pain is very common and can be challenging to treat. The importance of making a diagnosis is stressed because the treatment differs with different causes. Both mainstream and CAM treatments are reviewed so you'll have a good idea of what might be possible for your particular situation. In particular, the possible role of infrared light therapy in treating...
Preview, Diabetic Neuropathy
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Diabetic neuropathy affects at least 50% of diabetics after 10 years. The symptoms are reviewed and treatment in both mainstream and CAM are reviewed. The impressive impact of infrared light therapy is reviewed and the results of a research study I was involved with is presented. If you have diabetic peripheral neuropathy you want to see this video in its entirety.
Preview, Infrared Light for Backpain
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
The story of how Dr. Len discovered infrared light therapy and how it works is shared. The role of infrared imaging during treatment is discussed and its application in integrative medicine reviewed. Its mechanism of action is explained.
Preview: Arthritis Overview
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Arthritis is a painful and disabling condition that is common, especially as we age. Risk factors are reviewed and both mainstream and CAM treatments are offered. The dangers of treatment are pointed out. Integrative strategies are reviewed. Lifestyle medicine is highlighted. Treatment for autoimmune forms of arthritis is also reviewed.
Repetitive Stress Injuries with Eric Peper, PhD
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Surprisingly, usually there's no relationship between the number of repetitions and injury. The factors that lead to these injuries are discussed. Ergonomic factors are only 30%. Stress immobilization injury is discussed.
Resistant Microbes Found in Half of Infected Patient Rooms
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Multidrug resistant microbes such as acinetobacker baumannii, MRSA, C. diff, and vancomycin resistant enterococcus are found in 50% of infected patients rooms up to 2 months later! Patients with weakened immunity are especially vulnerable. These microbes are found on places that include supply cart handles, floors, infusion pumps, ventilator touch pads, bed rails,...
Scientists Uncover New Treatment for Diabetic Neuropathy
submitted by: admin on 01/09/2017
An article published in May of 2012 in Nature Medicine reported that a chemical (methylglyoxal) that is produced excessively in people with painful diabetic neuropathy, appears to attack and modify a protein in nerve endings that causes nerves to become hypersensitive to pain, heat and cold. This may lead to investigating ways to increase an enzyme, glyoxalase,...
Solitude with Robert Kull, PhD
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Spending an entire year in the wilderness and harsh weather of Southern Chile was a calling for Bob Kull. He learned that there is a profound reality beyond the ego and that duality and unity are in a single spectrum. Learning to be with himself was one of his lessons.
Sports Medicine
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Sports injuries are common and cause disabilities that keep us from exercising. There are many simple conventional measures that work but there are new approaches that can be miraculous. Infrared light therapy is discussed because it works so well, is safe, and affordable. It is also so new that it has not yet found its rightful place in sports medicine.
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