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Omega 3 Fats Protect Against Nerve Damage

submitted by: admin on 10/12/2013
  Research from the University of London published in the Journal of Neuroscience showed that omega-3 fatty acids can protect nerves from injury and help them regenerate. Researchers found that mice recovered from sciatic nerve injury more quickly and more fully and that muscles were less likely to waste if they had high levels of omega 3 fatty acids. Unfortunately,...

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...

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 04/18/2024
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 04/18/2024
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 04/18/2024
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 04/18/2024
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 04/18/2024
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 04/18/2024
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 04/18/2024
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.

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,...

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.      

Success in Preventing and Curing Type 2 Diabetes

submitted by: admin on 04/18/2024
                                  "A Return to Healing" Blog:  Tue, 02/09/2010 - 16:21 — BBelitsos America’s epidemic of Type 2 diabetes has become a national emergency. In fact, we are currently fighting a losing war against this disease, which now affects...

Treating Alzheimer's Disease with Light

submitted by: admin on 05/29/2016
A study published in the January 2016 issue of Frontiers in Neuroscience reports that near infrared light can lessen the behavioral deficits associated with Alzheimer's disease but also has neuroprotective effects and can slow the underlying death of brain neurons. Considering that treatment of Alzheimer's disease is all but non-existant, this is big...

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