Medical Geology in Uruguay.

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Medical Geology in Uruguay has arisen from the diverse fields of Environmental Toxicology, Epidemiology, Veterinary Health, Public Health and Geology. This has improved knowledge and performance in environmental and health issues, such as exposure to toxic metals (lead, selenium, copper, and arsenic). Focus has been on environmental lead exposure in children, selenium and copper deficiency […]

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Conditions: Arsenic toxicity, Copper deficiency, Copper toxicity, Health, Lead toxicity (plumbism), Multiple Organ Dysfunction, Selenium deficiency, Selenium toxicity, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Supplements: Glutathione peroxidase, Selenium

Miscellaneous: Environment, Groundwater, Medical Geology, Metalloids, Toxic metals, Toxicology, Uruguay

Toxicology of Cat’s Claw and Maca.

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a plant from the highlands of Peru showing promise of being similar to ginseng in improving the activity of multiple organ systems. Maca powder is from a root which grows at the elevation of 4000 to 4500 meters in the Peruvian Andes. Maca is both nutritional and medicinal. Traditional use in […]

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Conditions: Benign prostatic hypertrophy, Depression, Erectile dysfunction, Memory deficit, Oxidation, Sexual dysfunction

Supplements: Cat's Claw (Una de Gato), Ginseng, Maca (Lepidium meyenii)

Miscellaneous: Bone, Peru, Sperm, Toxicology, UV (ultraviolet) light

Toxicology of Mercury.

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Dr. Gary Pack

Chronic low dose mercury exposure and the disease states which result have not been well studied. The role of low dose mercury in chronic disease is controversial, especially in regard to the use of mercury dental amalgams, mercury-containing thiomersal in vaccines and the consumption of mercury containing fish. There has been speculation about the role […]

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Conditions: Alzheimer's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Autism, Mercury poisoning, Multiple sclerosis, Neuroprotection, Parkinson's disease

Supplements: Alpha lipoic acid, Apple pectin, Chelation therapy, Dietary fiber, DMPS, DMSA, Glutathione, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), Selenium, Zinc

Foods: Apple, Fish, Wheat bran

Miscellaneous: Blood-brain barrier, Homocysteine, Ligand, Metabolite, Thiols, Thiomersal, Toxicology, Vaccines

Low-Dose Toxins and Adaptive Stress Responses.

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

People with diets rich in fruits and vegetables have a reduced risk of developing various diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases. Some of the chemicals in these beneficial foods are antioxidants, which are called plant “biopesticides” and are believed to be chemical defenses developed by plants to protect themselves from insects and other invaders. At much lower […]

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