Townsend Letter

09/27/2024

The 12th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference is a wrap. 🍄‍🟫 🇮🇹 We will share all everything we learned on TownsendLetter.com. 🙏Grateful to get to spend time in Bari, Italy, with leaders in the mycology community.
For videos, photos you can also visit The Moss Report YouTube channel. 🍄‍🟫
https://youtube.com/?feature=shared

09/24/2024

Here’s a few photos from day one of the 12th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference in Bari, Italy. 🇮🇹 🍄‍🟫

07/28/2024

A thousand thanks to Dr. Collin for creating Townsend Letter over 40 years ago!

He and the incredible Townsend Letter team have been sharing innovative health perspectives for more than 40 Years and NEVER MISSED AN ISSUE! That's dedication!!

We are pleased to announce that Townsend Letter is going to continue, despite Dr. Collin's retirement, under the management of Ben Moss (that's me!!)

We hope you will stay tuned because we have lots of great announcements and updates to share.

Meanwhile, can we get a little internet love (likes, shares, comments) on this post to show Dr. Collin how much we appreciate his efforts, I mean, the man put his life and soul into this magazine, he deserves some love! :)

https://www.townsendletter.com/e-letter-39-publisher-letter-retirement-and-moving-on/

01/13/2024

The latest Townsend e-Letter:
https://www.townsendletter.com/e-letter-26/

11/25/2023

Townsend e-Letter

#20

21 October 2023

Link to the e-Letter: https://mailchi.mp/townsendletter/e-letter-20

Townsend’s publisher reviews the history of a classic snack that feeds sugar addiction, discusses herbal treatment for the Lyme co-infections Mycoplasma and Bartonella, and highlights this issue’s article on orthomolecular treatment for long covid.
CLICK TO READ: Letter from the Publisher

Danish physician-scientist Peter Gøtzsche’s expulsion from the Cochrane Collaborative, aluminum and autism, medical use of nanorobots, and the high levels of glyphosate in oat products are the topics in this column from Townsend Letter, January 2019.
CLICK TO READ: Shorts

Natural progesterone therapy to address estrogen dominance and thyroid replacement for hypothyroidism are among the treatment suggestions for dysfunctional uterine bleeding in this Townsend article from April 2017.
CLICK TO READ: Menorrhagia – Heavy Functional Menstrual Bleeding

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the environment, such as bisphenol-A, phthalates, persistent organic pollutants, and cadmium, can contribute to heavy bleeding and uterine fibroids, as explained in this April 2017 Townsend Letter article.
CLICK TO READ: Toxins and Uterine Fibroids

BIO-THREE is a synergistic probiotic formulation consisting of three bacterial species, used medicinally in Asia, that occur naturally in the human gastrointestinal tract.
CLICK TO READ: Multiply Your Microbiome with Pre-, Pro-, and Post-Biotics

In chapter 6 from her new book, the author—who was injured by the covid vaccine—explains the importance of identifying the interactions and connections that aid healing and those that use up energy needed to deal with adverse reactions.
CLICK TO READ: Book Excerpt: Covid Vaccine Adverse Reaction Survival Guide

Orthomolecular medicine with nutrients such as vitamin C, magnesium, and CoQ10 may help resolve the fatigue, dysrhythmias, and pain characteristic of long covid.

Read the article: An Orthomolecular Protocol for Long COVID
https://www.townsendletter.com/e-letter-20-long-covid-orthomolecular-treatment

Michael J Gonzalez¹‚²‚³; Jorge R. Miranda-Massari³‚⁴; Charles Simone⁵; Jose Olalde⁶; Miguel J Berdiel⁷; Jorge Duconge⁴; Lourdes Amadeo⁸; and Jaime

11/24/2023

TROUBLE SLEEPING?

Read this article by a well-known integrative doctor, addressing underlying physical conditions, including fibromyalgia, restless leg syndrome, and upper airway resistance syndrome, that contribute to sleep difficulties.

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD While browsing the old stacks at my medical school library, it was interesting to find an article in JAMA from about 140 years ago,

10/20/2023

Vitamin C complex, found in food, and glutathione work hand-in-hand to provide antioxidant protection and protect against illnesses such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes that are linked to chronic scurvy.

READ: Food as Medicine, Part 3 – Seeing Is Believing When Treating a Vitamin C Deficiency

Sue Visser One diet cannot possibly suit everybody because we are not all the same. There are different gut biomes for different people. Some thrive on

09/26/2023

A long-time history of tension headaches and anxiety resolved by improving posture with a biofeedback app, reducing neck and shoulder tension, and using abdominal breathing.

READ: Resolving a Chronic Headache with Posture Feedback and Breathing

Erik Peper, PhD This article describes the process by which a 32-year-old woman student’s chronic headaches that she had since age eighteen were resolved

09/20/2023

Environmental pollution and toxic chemicals in consumer products are largely ignored contributors to chronic illnesses, including cancer, kidney damage, digestive disorders, Alzheimer’s, and neurological conditions.

Read the excerpt: Silent Winter: Our Chemical World & Chronic Illness

Joanna Malaczynski In the 1962 book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson dedicated one short chapter to the anticipated human health impacts from toxic chemicals.

09/19/2023

In a recent pilot study, a type of aquaponically grown red ginseng relieved fatigue, cognitive function, and chronic pain in people with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and post-viral fatigue.

READ: Red Ginseng – A Major Leap Forward for Energy, CFS, Fibromyalgia, and Long Covid

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD Double Your Energy in Less Than One Minute a Day? It’s easier than you may think. Recently, I completed four studies exploring

09/14/2023

Artificially fluoridated drinking water is known to adversely affect immune function and may be linked to an increased risk of acquiring Covid-19.

In the Townsend e-Letter!
Read: Fluoride Factors in Covid-19 and Underlying Conditions – Introduction

John D. MacArthur Coronavirus is reported to be responsible for more than 680 million cases and 6.8 million deaths worldwide. Although with only 4.2% of

09/12/2023

A new study indicates that taking a daily multivitamin can delay age-related memory loss.

CLICK TO READ: Multivitamin Supplementation and Memory
https://www.townsendletter.com/e-letter-13-multivitamins-and-age-related-memory-loss

09/11/2023

Did you know that the Townsend Letter has an e-Letter that you can get delivered to your inbox? Check out our latest issue!

https://www.townsendletter.com/e-letter-17/

07/16/2023

Greetings from the Publisher of the Townsend Letter!
I founded this publication in 1983 when there were no journals or magazines discussing alternative medicine. Our focus was to create a forum for health professionals and non-professionals to discuss naturopathic medicine, functional medicine, orthomolecular medicine, nutrition, and related healing arts. In the years to follow academic journals and consumer magazines entered the marketplace but no other publication has served as a forum integrating doctors of multiple disciplines to examine what works and what does not work in alternative medicine.
With the advent of the internet, websites, and Google, the Townsend Letter has evolved from being only a print magazine to publishing a digital magazine as well as a weekly e-newsletter. Our website serves to publish lengthy articles and references that were abridged in the print magazine, as well as articles that are only published on the web. For those wishing to explore our indexed archives, we do have all of our more than 470 past issues available. Our website offers readers a “Best Reads” section and blog.
In 2023 the Townsend Letter print magazine and digital magazine have ceased to be published. The Townsend Letter is now published only as a regular e-Letter. The Townsend Letter website features new articles and editorials published in the e-Letter. The Townsend e-Letter is emailed to 12,000+ subscribers in the U.S. and internationally.
Advertising opportunities are available in the e-Letter, on the website, and embedded with all new articles.

For your complimentary (free) subscription to the Townsend e-Letter please email: [email protected].
Jonathan Collin, MD

05/18/2023

Check out this article from the Townsend e-Letter, looking at patients with serious cardiology illness who were helped with intravenous therapy, including EDTA chelation.

Douglas Lobay, ND One of my favorite books pertaining to health, healing and exceptional patients was the 1984 book by Dr. Bernie Siegel called Love,

02/27/2023

Aging, Dietary Diversity, Breathing, Deaths from Supplements, and more!
https://www.townsendletter.com/townsend-e-letter-4/

02/13/2023

Check out our latest Townsend e-Letter!
Looking at:
Probiotics, Vitamin D, Cancer, burnout guidelines, US Dietary Guidelines, and more:

https://www.townsendletter.com/townsend-e-letter-3/

02/11/2023

Take a Look: ALL NEW Townsend E-Letter - 28 January 2023 - https://mailchi.mp/townsendletter/townsend-e-newsletter-28-january-2023

02/07/2023

Botanicals and lifestyle measures provide an alternative to drugs that are prescribed for urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

READ: Why 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors Should Be Avoided for Prostate Urinary Problems and Nutraceutical Options

Botanicals and lifestyle measures provide an alternative to drugs that are prescribed for urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

02/02/2023

Sleep hygiene often focuses on light exposure and regular schedule, but ambient temperature is also important. This article considers the importance of sleeping temperature, and how being too hot or too cold can definitely disrupt sleep.

READ: Sleeping Cold

Sleep hygiene often focuses on light exposure and regular schedule, but ambient temperature is also important. Retired naturopathic doctor Jacob Schor explains the importance of sleeping temperature and how being too hot or too cold (“It’s a Goldilocks thing.”) can disrupt sleep.

01/31/2023

This article highlights someone who experienced severe injury during a motorcycle accident, and shows the power of visualization and cognitive behavior techniques as a way to decrease chronic pain and improve health.

READ: Healing Chronic Back Pain

The case study of a college student who experienced severe injury during a motorcycle accident shows the power of visualization and cognitive behavior techniques as a way to decrease chronic pain and improve health.

01/23/2023

A case study shows how to incorporate essential oils to reduce anxiety and encourage patient self-care.

READ: Mind-Body Applications of Essential Oils: A Case Study of Anxiety

A case study shows how to incorporate essential oils to reduce anxiety and encourage patient self-care.