To support ICIM’s Flipped Classroom, PERQUE has sponsored its founder and Functional Medicine thought-leader Dr. Russell Jaffe to review the physiology of adrenal “distress,” its tight connection with sleep and mood as well as the implications on the immune system. He will provide viewers with an actionable Physiology First approach to better stress management, restorative sleep, mood balance and healthier …
An Integrative Approach to Protecting and Enhancing Immunity
This first appeared on Natural Medicine Journal. In this interview, Russell Jaffe, MD, shares his immune-boosting protocol that can enhance immunity and help patients achieve better overall wellness. In addition to discussing diet, lifestyle, and dietary supplements, Jaffe shares information about an innovative lymphocyte response assay that is now available. Jaffe is an internal medicine physician, clinical pathologist, immunologist, and …
Healthy Weight: What You Eat Either Nurtures or Depletes You
Russell Jaffe, MD, Ph.D., CCN Fellow, Health Studies Collegium Health-conscious consumers often seek foods marketed as “healthy”. “Healthy” printed on its label or in its advertising, doesn’t mean that the food actuallypromotes health. Examine the nutrition label of every purchase carefully. Smarter consumers scrutinize labels to exclude empty calories, artificial ingredients, preservatives, and other red flags to determine whether it …
Better Supplements Essential for Survival: Take Many a Day
Better Supplements Essential for Survival Take Many a Day Russell Jaffe, MD, Ph.D., CCN, FASCP, FRSM Fellow, Health Studies Collegium CEO, PERQUE, ELISA/ACT Biotechnologies and RMJH Rx PERQUE quality supplementation is needed to sustain long-term health, vitality, resilience, and overall well-being. If you’ve heard the opposite, please read on. Recent headlines and some news stories conclude that supplements are not helpful …
PERQUE nutraceuticals evoke the healing response and prevent the “nocebo” effect !
What is the nocebo effect? Just the opposite of the placebo effect: a negative effect caused by a sham treatment based on a patient’s expectations- not just a psychological effect but a real biochemical and physiological process, involving pain and stress pathways in the brain. Mounting evidence suggests that the nocebo effect is having a substantial negative impact on clinical …
Important Heart Health Nutrition to know
Roughly 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year, about one in every four deaths, according to a recent study. Heart disease remains the single leading cause of death in America, resulting in over 40% of all healthcare investments. With healthy nutrition and moderate exercise, however, it is possible to promote or restore healthy heart function …
Vitamin C and Kidney Stones
I always refer to Vitamin C (ascorbate) as the mother of all antioxidants; it heals, repairs and detoxifies the body of extraneous elements among numerous other uses. Since we all have different physiological needs, I usually recommend intakes based on the C-Cleanse Protocol rather than just what is required to prevent scurvy. (https://www.holisticprimarycare.net/topics/topics-o-z/prevention-practice-pearls/1558-inflammation-revealed-tamed-and-resolved.html ). This C-Cleanse Protocol that I developed …
Vital Nutrients for a Healthy Heart
About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every 4 deaths. It remains the single leading cause of death in America today, accounting for over 40% of all healthcare expenditures. (1) While these statistics are sobering, it is important to know that there are steps we can take to promote or restore healthy heart function. Healthy …
Vitamins E: Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Benefits of all eight forms of vitamin E have been included since 1987 in PERQUE™ products such as PERQUE Life Guard™ tabsule™ family of more complete daily supplements and more recently PERQUE Mito Guard Plus and PERQUE Liva Guard Forté family of micellized softgels We are pleased to report that complete, natural vitamins E including the four tocopherols and the …
