Why Not Teleconference?

Did you know that we like to do teleconferencing? You might well like teleconferencing as well when you consider,
* It costs less
* You can do it at home, work, where ever, you choose
* You can be “seen” the day and time you wish
* We can direct lab tests, x-rays, etc from the office
* Refills, new Rx, are a snap

In the main these are done in patients who have been in the office previously but if you are anywhere in the State of California we can do a consultation.

If you are outside California, we can work with any doctor licensed in your state and direct all the testing and therapy through that doctor.

If you are outside the United States it depends on the local circumstances as to whether they will legally accept our directions.

You only need a camera on your PC and some service that transmits the Teleconference such as Skye or another similar.

We do handle things over the phone too. It’s just that under California law we need to “see” you on the teleconference to make it an office visit and have your insurance cover its usual amount.

It’s time for you to take charge of your health, how you want to deal with your health and what to do in the off chance you become ill. After all, it’s your time.

Vitamin D and L-Arginine

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol, 85, 1, 6-18, January 2007 has come out with an exceptionally important article on vitamin D forward to me by a good friend of mine, Clay Stringer. One of the authors of this study I consider to be a good friend of mine too, although I haven’t seen him in so long he probably has no memory of me, Robert Heaney, MD.

They are assuring us all that the new levels of D everyone is using is safe. In fact, they are now suggesting that we all take 10,000 IU of Vitamin D Daily, twice what I am suggesting now after we do the “Stoss” therapy.

Between the use of the D and the l-arginine which I have promoted in ever increasing amounts, my professional life has become an absolute joy. You can’t imagine how delightful it is to visit people who are steadily getting healthy rather than just coping with disease.

Drug Eluting Stents - A Follow Up

The eNews below was sent to the people who have been patients in the Office. I seem to have not expressed myself well because a number of responses felt that I was damning all the therapies mentioned.

I was not.

In fact, all the therapies mentioned have been proven to be of some worth to prevent primary and recurrent blood clots in the arteries. We have little experience with these new stents but wished to warn anyone that this new therapy with the coated stents seem to have such a major problem, they are no longer use in Europe.

It appears that these stents release the coating into the tissue around the stent, not just the central part of the stent, causing clotting in nearby blood vessels. The problem is with the stent and even though these excellent therapies were applied, they were not able to overcome the toxic substance eluted from the stent.

Lastly, I was asked if I was “now saying that l-arginine is not safe.” This link is to our Web Site that contains 39 pages of material that indicates l-arginine is unparalleled in preventing heart attacks and strokes.

The new drug eluting stents the world has been awaiting have run into unanticipated problems. Clots are occurring in the stents themselves and the collateral vessels that ordinarily would shunt blood around the larger clogged artery with the stent inside.

This appears to be an intrinsic flaw in the stent and has nothing to do with actions of the patient. The medications that have used to prevent clotting are failing everywhere. These medications are statins, l-arginine, aspirin, Plavix and most important of all aerobic exercise.

It appears that the exercise will bring out progenitor cells to line the arteries, especially the damaged areas where the stents were placed. This advice was never needed with the prior stents so no one is quite sure if it will do the job now.