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Bioavailability of a Sustained Release Formulation of Curcumin • Yoga as Therapy for

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Nutritional Supplementation and Medications for Autoimmune Thyroiditis • Presenters

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Integrative Medicine • Vol. 13, No. 3 • June 2014 3Table of Contents

8 The Path Ahead—The Vilification of Cholesterol (for Profit?) Joseph Pizzorno, ND, Editor in Chief

64 BackTalk—When Words Collide Bill Benda, MD, Associate Editor

16 The US Medical Industry Turns Toward “Health Creation” … plus more John Weeks

24 Bioavailability of a Sustained Release Formulation of Curcumin Doddabele Madhavi, PhD; Daniel Kagan, PhD

33 Yoga as Therapy for Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Case Report of Therapeutic Yoga for Adrenomyeloneuropathy Charlene Marie Muhammad, MSHM, RYT500, CNS, RD; Steffany Haaz Moonaz, PhD

41 Adrenal and Thyroid Supplementation Outperforms Nutritional Supplementation and Medications for Autoimmune Thyroiditis Christopher Wellwood, MS, DC; Sean Rardin, MD

20 Antonio C. Bianco, MD, PhD: Is T4 Enough for Patients With Hypothyroid Dysfunction? Interview by Craig Gustafson

52 Alan Goldhamer, DC: Water Fasting—The Clinical Effectiveness of Rebooting Your Body Interview by Craig Gustafson

58 Conference Calendar61 Featured Products and Services

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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IMCJ Associate Editors

Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO

Naturopathic Specialists, LLC;Thrivers, LLC

Jeremy Appleton, ND

Nature’s Way Brands

Phillip Barr, MD

California Health and Longevity Institute

Donald M. Blair, DDS, ND

Bellevue, WA

Jeffrey Bland, PhD, FACN, FACB

Bastyr University;Metagenics, Inc

O’Dane Brady, DC, MSc

World Spine Care,Spine Research, LLC

J. Alexander Bralley, PhD

Metametrix Clinical Laboratory

Andrew W. Campbell, MD

Editor in Chief, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Alan R. Gaby, MD

Concord, NH

Steve Given, DAOM, LAc

American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Elizabeth A. Goldblatt, PhD, MPA/HA

Academic Consortium of Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC)

Patrick Hanaway, MD

Institute for Functional Medicine

Mary L. Hardy, MD

Stiles Integrative Oncology Program at UCLA; Wellness Works

Mark Hyman, MD

Institute for Functional Medicine;The Center for Mind-Body Medicine;

The UltraWellness Center

Loren D. Israelsen, JD

President, United Natural Products Alliance

Clyde B. Jensen, PhD

University of Western States; Oregon Collaborative for Integrative Medicine;

Association of Health Sciences Colleges and Universities

Claire Johnson, DC, MSEd, DACBSP

National University of Health Sciences

Herb Joiner-Bey, ND

Bastyr University; Barlean’s Organic Oils

Robert H. Lerman, MD, PhD

Boston University School of Medicine;Functional Medicine Research Center;

Metagenics, Inc

DeAnn Liska, PhD

Sr. Director Nutrition & Scientific AffairsBiofortis, a Merieux NutriSciences Company

Chongyun Liu, OMD, LAc

Bastyr University

Rick Liva, ND, RPH

Connecticut Center for Health;Vital Nutrients

Michael R. Lyon, MD

Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine; Adjunct Professor, University of

British Columbia; Food, Nutrition and HealthResearch Director, Canadian Center for Functional Medicine; Medical Director, Medical Weight Management Centre

Douglas MacKay, ND

Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition

Antonio C. Martinez, II, JD

Attorney at Law

Robert Martinez, ND, DC, DABCO

Private Practice, Kirkland, WA

David Matteson, MPH, MS, MPA, APR

Early Edge Solutions, Nativis

Gerard E. Mullin, MD, MHS, CNS, CNSP, FACN

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Stephen P. Myers, ND, PHD, BMed, FACNEM

Southern Cross University, Australia

Paula J. Nenn, MD, ABIHM, MRCP(UK)

Optimal Health and Prevention Research Foundation

David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM

Perlmutter Health Center

Lara Pizzorno, MA (Div), MA (Lit), LMT

Editor, Longevity Medicine Review; Integrative Medicine Advisors, LLC;

Salugenecists, Inc

Ronald G Reichert, ND

Canadian Center for Functional Medicine; Bioclinic Naturals

Corey Resnick, ND

Integrative Health & Nutrition;Integrative Therapeutics

Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO

Denver Naturopathic Clinic; Fellow, American Board of Naturopathic Oncology;

Associate Editor, The Natural Medicine Journal; Board Member and President, Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians; Board Member, American

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Vivek Shanbhag, ND, MD(Ayur)

YogaAyurveda.org; Natural Medicine Clinic & Academy; Adjunct Faculty, Bastyr University & MMI Ayurveda College

Andrew David Shiller, MD

Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ

Pam Snider, ND, PhND(Hon)

Bastyr University; Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine Project;

National College of Natural Medicine

Nancy Sudak, MD, ABIHM

American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine

Kathie Madonna Swift, MS, RD, LDN

Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine; Kripalu Center for Yoga and

Health

Melvyn R. Werbach, MD

Tarzana, CA

Jonathan Wright, MD

Tahoma Clinic

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