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Allergy Research Group ® Newsletter | Winter 2021

Herbal Cortisol Support: Adaptogens to the Rescue!

The Glandular Corner: Adrenal with Linda Isaacs, MD

A Mineral For Immune Health: All About Germanium Sesquioxide An Interview with Paul Anderson, NMD Nourishing the Colon for Global Health Benefit with Postbiotics

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Herbal Cortisol Support: Adaptogens to the Rescue!

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A look at the science behind magnolia, ashwagandha, lemon balm, and chamomile, and their stress-protective effects

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The Glandular Corner: Adrenal Linda Isaacs, MD, discusses adrenal glandular therapies, including their history and current clinical applications

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A Mineral For Immune Health: All About Germanium Sesquioxide An interview with Paul Anderson, NMD, where we take a look at the applications of germanium

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Nourishing the Colon for Global Health Benefit with Postbiotics We discuss butyrate, the primary source of nutrition for the colonocytes, and its potential role in strengthening the intestinal barrier, supporting immune function, and supporting brain health through the gut–brain axis

From the Editor This Winter edition of FOCUS Newsletter is an exciting one for us because we thought it was time to help shed light on some little-known gems of the clinical world: glandulars. So, I was both honored and humbled when Linda L. Isaacs, MD, a world expert on glandulars, accepted my invitation to write a piece for us in every upcoming issue, beginning with this one. In this regular feature that we have endearingly coined “The Glandular Corner,” Dr. Isaacs will take us on a journey featuring various glandulars, from their historical and folk use to the science behind their rationale. For many people, the dark, cold days of winter are a time of high stress and/or fatigue, so what better gland to start with than the suprarenal (adrenal) gland?

Speaking of darkness, we wanted to highlight two nutrients that many practitioners don’t know much about: butyrate (or butyric acid) and bis-carboxyethyl germanium sesquioxide (simply known as germanium).

Many practitioners may know that butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid that is produced by colonocytes, but most aren’t aware of its effects outside the large intestine. Herein, we discuss other properties it possesses that you may not have been privy to—until now.

Like Dr. Isaacs, my mentor, friend, and colleague, Paul Anderson, NMD, agreed to be involved in this edition.

I was delighted when he accepted the invitation to be interviewed about germanium, its usefulness in human health, and the importance of organic (safe) versus inorganic (toxic) germanium.

Additionally, given the time of year and the times we live in, we take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of our stress hormone cortisol, including botanical interventions that have proven efficacy to calm the storm when cortisol has been produced for too long in too-high amounts.

Yours in Health, Dr. Todd A. Born, ND, CNS

Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief Todd A. Born, ND, CNS

Executive Editor Meagan Purdy, ND

Copy Editor Katie Van Amburg

Graphic Designer Matt Ivan

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