male patients who come in with low testosterone levels. It’s not that it actually replaces hor- mones, but by repairing the cell wall it seems to increase utiliza- tion of, and sensitivity to, hor- mones. Adding glycophospho- lipids to bio-identical hormone supplementation works really well. That’s the whole physi- ological take-away here, and that researchers focused on the cell wall point out. It’s as if the cell wall is really the “brain” of the cell, rather than the nucle- us of the cell. The nucleus is a background genetic blueprint, but the cell wall is where the ac- tion really occurs. Sensing and responding to the environment occurs along the cell wall.
Focus: How about hormone
replacement for women? Do they respond well when given glycophospholipids?
SR: Yes, but I find that men are underdiagnosed and under- treated, so I simply wanted to mention that.
Focus: And what other condi- tions do you find it helps?
SR: Well, you’ve got to use it for all your gastrointestinal complaints. Many chronic ill- nesses start in the gut, and that’s where oxidative stress can be most prominent. I just see so many people with gastrointes- tinal problems, and I find that glycophospholipids help with absorption, bloating, decreased motility, irritable bowel.
Focus: Do you recommend
Steven Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, LAc, is current- ly board certified in Urgent Care Medicine, and on staff at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica and at North Hawaii Commu- nity Hospital, Kamuela, Hawaii. He was the first Westerner licensed to practice acupunc- ture in the U.S., is the Founder and past Presi-
Antonio Jimenez, MD
Focus: Tell us about the role of glycophospholipids in your cancer treatment programs.
AJ: I’ve been using Lipid Re- placement Therapy(LRT®) for about eight years. One reason I became interested in it as a phy- sician was the solid research in both animals and humans. The first thing I did was try it on
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myself. I found really good re- sults with respect to increased energy, and I recommended it to my brother as well, who is a trial lawyer. He also felt it increased his energy and now takes it regularly. What you are doing is repairing the cell membrane, and ultimately all the tissues and organ systems of the body. If you look at cell
membrane electrical potential, in a child it is up to 90 milli- volts, a healthy adult 70 milli- volts, and in those with chronic diseases, it can plummet to 40 millivolts. An advanced cancer patient may only have a cell membrane potential of 15 mil- livolts, which is very deficient. It becomes very difficult for the cell to transport nutrients and
other lipids, as well?
SR: I do recommend fish oils, I like them, and I feel they have a real place in quenching the inflammatory process. But I don’t feel they’re as recon- structive for the cell as glyco- phospholipids. I think there’s going to be a whole new group of patients as the baby boom- ers approach an older age, and this approach is going to be very useful for keeping them feeling alive and cognitively sharp. You can pour all the nu- trients you want into the body, but unless they can be absorbed and utilized through the cell wall, they won’t do nearly the good that they should. So I see a major use for this approach going forward.
dent of the California Acupuncture College, co-founder and Clinical Director of the UCLA Acupuncture Clinic and served as the Program Coordinator of the Complementary Medicine Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is the author of several research articles and the book “The Starch Blocker Diet”.
Disclosure: Prior to 2011, Dr Rosenblatt received compensation from NTI as a medical spokesperson.
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