Medical articles by the physicians of St. George Hospital, Bad Aibling: Lyme disease, post-COVID, oncology, chronic fatigue, longevity and men's health.https://www.st-george-hospital.com/enhttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/why-patients-travel-to-germany-for-lyme-disease-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/why-patients-travel-to-germany-for-lyme-disease-treatment/Why fly to Germany for Lyme disease when you have doctors at home? What is available here that is not, what a stay involves, and what to weigh before you book.Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-tremor-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-tremor-treatment/Why are your hands shaking after COVID? What is known about post-COVID tremor, how it is distinguished from other causes, and how we approach treatment.Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/new-treatments-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/new-treatments-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/Told nothing can be done for ME/CFS? What has changed: the mechanisms now being targeted, the treatments being tested, and what we use in the clinic.Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/senolytic-therapy-clearing-senescent-cells/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/senolytic-therapy-clearing-senescent-cells/What are “zombie cells,” and can you really clear them? How senescent cells drive inflammation and aging, what senolytic therapy does, and where the evidence stands.Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTlongevity-hormoneshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-lung-inflammation-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-lung-inflammation-treatment/Still short of breath long after the infection cleared? Why post-COVID lung inflammation lingers, how it is assessed, and which therapies target it.Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/longevity-medicine-science-healthspan/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/longevity-medicine-science-healthspan/Is longevity medicine anything more than expensive check-ups? What healthspan means, which markers of aging can be measured, and which interventions have evidence.Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTlongevity-hormoneshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-vertigo-dizziness-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-vertigo-dizziness-treatment/Why does the room still tilt months after COVID? What drives post-COVID vertigo and dizziness, which tests show it, and how we treat the causes rather than the sensation.Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/long-covid-symptoms-complete-list/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/long-covid-symptoms-complete-list/Is this symptom Long COVID too? A body-system list of Post-COVID and Long COVID symptoms, how common each is, and what they suggest about the mechanism behind them.Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/spike-protein-detox-protocol/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/spike-protein-detox-protocol/Does “spike protein detox” mean anything medically? What the evidence says about persistent spike protein, apheresis, nattokinase and autophagy, and what is hype.Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTdetox-iv-therapieshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-headaches-persistent-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-headaches-persistent-treatment/Persistent headaches are among the most debilitating and common symptoms reported by long COVID patients. Unlike typical tension headaches or migraines, post-COVID headaches often resist conventional pain management and can persist for months or even years after the initial infection. At St.…Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/hormone-replacement-therapy-men-guide/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/hormone-replacement-therapy-men-guide/Is it low testosterone, or just being 50? What hormone decline in men looks like, how it is tested properly, and what replacement therapy involves and requires.Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTlongevity-hormoneshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/microclots-long-covid/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/microclots-long-covid/Why do standard blood tests miss Long COVID? What microclots are, why routine labs do not show them, and how they are detected and treated.Wed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-stomach-issues-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-stomach-issues-treatment/Nausea, bloating, reflux or diarrhea months after COVID-19? Why post-COVID stomach issues persist, how they are tested, and which treatments target the gut.Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/apheresis-long-covid-blood-filtering/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/apheresis-long-covid-blood-filtering/Apheresis is a medical procedure in which blood is drawn from the patient, passed through a specialized filter that selectively removes harmful substances, and returned to the body. In the context of long COVID, apheresis has emerged as one of the most promisingWed, 03 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTapheresishttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/mitochondrial-dysfunction-symptoms-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/mitochondrial-dysfunction-symptoms-treatment/Why does one normal day cost you two in bed? How failing mitochondria produce that crash, the tests that show it, and what can be done about it.Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-fatigue-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-fatigue-treatment/For millions of people worldwide, the acute phase of COVID-19 has resolved — but the fatigue has not. Post-COVID fatigue is not ordinary tiredness. It is a profound, disabling exhaustion that does not improve with rest, worsens after physical or cognitive exertion (post-exertional malaise), and…Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/nad-aging-decline-supplementation/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/nad-aging-decline-supplementation/Why do NAD+ levels fall with age, and can you restore them? What NAD+ does in your cells, what the decline causes, and how oral and IV supplementation compare.Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTlongevity-hormoneshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-brain-fog-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-covid-brain-fog-treatment/Of all the symptoms that define long COVID, brain fog may be the most disorienting and functionally devastating. Patients describe a persistent cognitive haze — difficulty thinking clearly, impaired memory, slowed processing speed, trouble finding words, and an inability to concentrate that…Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/ozone-therapy-cost-guide/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/ozone-therapy-cost-guide/Ozone therapy is one of the most sought-after integrative medical treatments worldwide, used for conditions ranging from chronic infections and autoimmune disorders to post-COVID syndrome and anti-aging support. As interest grows, so does the need for transparent information about what ozone…Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTdetox-iv-therapieshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/nad-iv-therapy-cost/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/nad-iv-therapy-cost/Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) intravenous therapy has gained significant attention as a treatment for chronic fatigue, neurological conditions, addiction recovery, and age-related decline. As interest grows, one of the most common questions patients ask is straightforward: how much…Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTdetox-iv-therapieshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/ihht-therapy-intermittent-hypoxia-hyperoxia/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/ihht-therapy-intermittent-hypoxia-hyperoxia/Intermittent Hypoxia-Hyperoxia Training (IHHT) is an innovative regenerative therapy that harnesses the body’s natural adaptive response to varying oxygen levels. Sometimes described as “altitude training at rest,” IHHT delivers carefully controlled cycles of low-oxygen (hypoxic) and high-oxygen…Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/lyme-disease-diet-foods/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/lyme-disease-diet-foods/Diet does not treat Lyme disease, but it affects inflammation, gut health and energy during treatment. Which foods to cut, which to eat, common supplements with doses, and a sample day.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/testosterone-estrogen-balance-men/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/testosterone-estrogen-balance-men/Why does a man need estrogen at all? How the testosterone-estrogen ratio works, what throws it off, and how it is tested and corrected.Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMTlongevity-hormoneshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/environmental-toxin-testing-guide/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/environmental-toxin-testing-guide/Which environmental toxins to test for (heavy metals, pesticides, plastics, PFAS, mold toxins), which sample answers which question, how to read the results, and how a supervised detoxification protocol follows.Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTdetox-iv-therapieshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/peptide-therapy-benefits-guide/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/peptide-therapy-benefits-guide/Peptides are short chains of amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — that serve as signaling molecules throughout the human body. Unlike proteins, which may contain hundreds or thousands of amino acids, peptides typically consist of 2 to 50 amino acids, making them small enough to be…Wed, 04 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTlongevity-hormoneshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/comprehensive-hormone-testing-panel/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/comprehensive-hormone-testing-panel/Hormones govern virtually every physiological process in the human body — from energy production and metabolism to mood regulation, sleep quality, immune function, and reproductive health. Yet conventional medicine often evaluates hormones in isolation, testing a single marker when a patient…Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTlongevity-hormoneshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/can-lyme-disease-come-back-relapse/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/can-lyme-disease-come-back-relapse/For patients who have endured the exhausting journey of Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment, few questions carry more weight than this: Can it come back? The answer, while nuanced, is that yes — Lyme disease symptoms can return after treatment, and understanding why this happens is essential forWed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/10-pass-ozone-therapy-cost-benefits/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/10-pass-ozone-therapy-cost-benefits/Is 10-pass ozone worth the cost? What high-dose ozone autohemotherapy is, how it differs from standard ozone therapy, what it costs, and where the evidence stands.Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTdetox-iv-therapieshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/chronic-lyme-disease-treatment-options/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/chronic-lyme-disease-treatment-options/Few topics in modern medicine generate as much controversy as chronic Lyme disease. On one side, major infectious disease societies maintain that a short course of antibiotics cures Lyme disease in virtually all cases, and that persistent symptoms represent a post-infectious syndrome rather than…Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-holistic-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-holistic-treatment/Where do you start when every ME/CFS doctor has a different answer? How an integrative program looks at infections, mitochondria, immunity and the nervous system together.Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMTlong-covid-me-cfshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/marcons-test-treatment-chronic-illness/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/marcons-test-treatment-chronic-illness/Never heard of MARCoNS? What this antibiotic-resistant nasal colonization has to do with chronic illness, how it is tested, and how it is treated.Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMTfunctional-medicine-testinghttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/lyme-disease-symptoms-women/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/lyme-disease-symptoms-women/Lyme disease does not affect men and women equally. While the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete does not discriminate by sex, the way the infection manifests — and the way it is perceived by the medical system — differs significantly between men and women. The result is a pattern ofWed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/functional-medicine-testing-guide/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/functional-medicine-testing-guide/Conventional medicine relies on a relatively narrow set of laboratory tests designed primarily to diagnose established disease. A standard blood panel — complete blood count, basic metabolic panel, and perhaps a lipid panel — tells your physician whether you are currently ill. What it cannot…Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTfunctional-medicine-testinghttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/neurofeedback-therapy-benefits/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/neurofeedback-therapy-benefits/Neurofeedback therapy — also known as EEG biofeedback — is a non-invasive brain training technique that uses real-time monitoring of brainwave activity to help patients learn to regulate their own neural patterns. By providing visual or auditory feedback about brainwave states, neurofeedback…Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTfunctional-medicine-testinghttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/bartonella-stretch-marks/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/bartonella-stretch-marks/Stretch marks with no weight change and no pregnancy? Why unexplained reddish-purple streaks can point to Bartonella, and how the infection is tested and treated.Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/selenium-thyroid-connection/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/selenium-thyroid-connection/The thyroid gland contains more selenium per gram of tissue than any other organ in the human body. This remarkable concentration is not accidental — selenium is an essential component of the enzymes that activate thyroid hormones, protect the thyroid from oxidative damage, and regulate the immuneThu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTfunctional-medicine-testinghttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/bioidentical-hormone-therapy-guide/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/bioidentical-hormone-therapy-guide/What makes a hormone “bioidentical,” and does it matter? How BHRT differs from synthetic hormones, who it suits, and how it is dosed and monitored.Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTlongevity-hormoneshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-treatment-lyme-disease-syndrome/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/post-treatment-lyme-disease-syndrome/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) refers to the persistence of symptoms — fatigue, pain, cognitive impairment, and neurological dysfunction — in patients who have completed a standard course of antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/lyme-disease-pregnancy-risks-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/lyme-disease-pregnancy-risks-treatment/Lyme disease and pregnancy: what is known about transmission to the baby, when to test, which antibiotics are safe in pregnancy and breastfeeding, and why treatment before conception is preferred.Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/mistletoe-therapy-cancer/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/mistletoe-therapy-cancer/Mistletoe therapy (Viscum album) is the most widely used complementary cancer therapy in German-speaking countries and across much of Europe. Extracts from the European white-berry mistletoe plant — commercially available as Iscador, Helixor, abnobaVISCUM, and Iscucin — have been used in cancer…Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTintegrative-oncologyhttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/bartonella-symptoms-humans/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/bartonella-symptoms-humans/Could Bartonella be the infection nobody tested you for? The symptoms it causes in humans, why it is so often missed, and how we diagnose and treat it.Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/iv-glutathione-benefits/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/iv-glutathione-benefits/Glutathione is a tripeptide molecule composed of three amino acids — glutamine, cysteine, and glycine — found in virtually every cell of the human body. Often called the “master antioxidant,” glutathione plays an indispensable role in neutralizing free radicals, supporting liver detoxification,…Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTdetox-iv-therapieshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/hyperthermia-cancer-treatment-cost-success-rate/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/hyperthermia-cancer-treatment-cost-success-rate/Hyperthermia cancer treatment is a therapeutic approach that uses controlled heat to damage cancer cells and to make them more sensitive to conventional therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation. At St. George Hospital in Bad Aibling, Germany, we have…Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThyperthermiahttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/late-stage-lyme-disease-symptoms-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/late-stage-lyme-disease-symptoms-treatment/Late stage Lyme disease — also called stage 3 or chronic Lyme disease — develops when Borrelia burgdorferi infection remains untreated or inadequately treated for months to years. At this point, the spirochete has disseminated throughout the body, potentially affecting the nervous system, heart,…Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/cd57-test-lyme-disease/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/cd57-test-lyme-disease/For patients battling chronic Lyme disease, one of the most frustrating aspects of the illness is the difficulty of monitoring treatment progress. Standard Lyme serologies (ELISA and Western Blot) detect antibodies — but antibodies can remain positive for years after successfulWed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/nad-iv-therapy-benefits-cost-guide/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/nad-iv-therapy-benefits-cost-guide/Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a coenzyme found in every living cell, essential for hundreds of metabolic processes including energy production, DNA repair, cellular signaling, and gene expression. As we age — and during chronic illness — NAD+ levels decline significantly,…Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTdetox-iv-therapieshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/lyme-disease-blood-tests-explained/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/lyme-disease-blood-tests-explained/Few areas in medicine generate as much frustration — for patients and physicians alike — as Lyme disease diagnostics. Patients suffering from debilitating symptoms are frequently told their blood tests are “negative” or “inconclusive,” leading to delayed treatment, misdiagnosis, and unnecessary…Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/anti-inflammatory-diet-chronic-disease/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/anti-inflammatory-diet-chronic-disease/Chronic low-grade inflammation is now recognized as a unifying mechanism behind virtually every major chronic disease — from cardiovascular disease and diabetes to cancer, autoimmune conditions, neurodegenerative disorders, and even depression. Unlike acute inflammation, which is a healthy,…Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTfunctional-medicine-testinghttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/whole-body-vs-local-hyperthermia/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/whole-body-vs-local-hyperthermia/Medical hyperthermia, the controlled therapeutic use of heat, is one of the oldest treatment principles in medicine. How whole-body and local hyperthermia differ in temperature, procedure, recovery and use.Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThyperthermiahttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/ehrlichia-anaplasma-tick-borne-coinfections/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/ehrlichia-anaplasma-tick-borne-coinfections/Ehrlichia and Anaplasma are obligate intracellular bacteria transmitted by tick bites that cause two closely related diseases — ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis (formerly known as human granulocytic ehrlichiosis). What makes these pathogens particularly insidious is their target: unlike most…Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/herxheimer-reaction-lyme-disease/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/herxheimer-reaction-lyme-disease/Feeling worse on Lyme treatment: is it working, or going wrong? What a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction is, how long it lasts, and how to get through it safely.Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/vitamin-d-immune-system/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/vitamin-d-immune-system/Vitamin D is far more than a nutrient for bone health. Over the past two decades, research has revealed that vitamin D functions as a powerful immunomodulator, influencing both innate and adaptive immune responses. Nearly every immune cell in the human body — from T-lymphocytesWed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMTfunctional-medicine-testinghttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/high-dose-vitamin-c-iv-cancer/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/high-dose-vitamin-c-iv-cancer/When most people think of vitamin C, they think of orange juice and cold prevention. But at pharmacological doses — 25 to 100 grams or more administered intravenously — vitamin C behaves in a fundamentally different way. Rather than acting as the antioxidant it isThu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTintegrative-oncologyhttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/lyme-disease-coinfections/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/lyme-disease-coinfections/One tick bite can transmit Borrelia together with Babesia, Ehrlichia or Anaplasma. How each co-infection behaves, which tests to request, and why treating Borrelia alone often leaves patients ill.Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/glutathione-benefits-master-antioxidant/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/glutathione-benefits-master-antioxidant/Glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide composed of three amino acids — glutamine, cysteine, and glycine — present in virtually every cell of the human body. It is the most abundant intracellular antioxidant, and its importance to health cannot be overstated. While vitamins CWed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTdetox-iv-therapieshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/ozone-therapy-benefits/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/ozone-therapy-benefits/Ozone therapy is a medical treatment that uses ozone (O3) — a molecule composed of three oxygen atoms — to stimulate the body’s healing mechanisms, modulate the immune system, and combat infection. While ozone occurs naturally in the atmosphere, medical-grade ozone is produced from pure medical…Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTdetox-iv-therapieshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/babesia-symptoms-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/babesia-symptoms-treatment/Babesia is a genus of protozoan parasites that infect red blood cells, causing a disease known as babesiosis. Often described as a “malaria-like” infection due to its similar mechanism of pathology, Babesia is transmitted primarily through tick bites — the same Ixodes ticks that carry Borrelia…Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/low-dose-chemotherapy-ipt/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/low-dose-chemotherapy-ipt/Low-dose chemotherapy, often given as insulin potentiation therapy (IPT), uses about 10–25% of conventional chemotherapy doses combined with insulin, with the aim of increasing drug uptake by cancer cells. How it works and what the evidence shows.Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMTintegrative-oncologyhttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/hyperthermia-lyme-disease-treatment/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/hyperthermia-lyme-disease-treatment/Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete behind Lyme disease, can change its form, hide within biofilms, evade the immune system, and persist in tissues with poor blood supply. Why heat is used against it, and how whole-body hyperthermia for Lyme works at St. George Hospital.Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThyperthermiahttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/iv-vitamin-c-therapy-benefits/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/iv-vitamin-c-therapy-benefits/Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is one of the best-known nutrients, but oral supplements say little about what it does at the doses reached by infusion. The critical distinction lies in bioavailability: oral vitamin C absorption is limited by intestinal…Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMTdetox-iv-therapieshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/natural-remedies-lyme-disease/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/natural-remedies-lyme-disease/The search for natural remedies for Lyme disease reflects a genuine clinical need. Many patients with chronic or late-stage Lyme disease find that standard antibiotic therapy alone does not resolve their symptoms. Others experience significant side effects from prolonged antibiotic courses and…Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMTlyme-diseasehttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/hyperthermia-therapy-guide/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/hyperthermia-therapy-guide/Hyperthermia therapy is a medical treatment in which body tissue is exposed to controlled, elevated temperatures — typically 38.5–42.5 °C / 101.3–108.5 °F — to produce therapeutic effects. Unlike fever, which occurs as an uncontrolled response to illness, medical hyperthermia is a…Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMThyperthermiahttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/heavy-metal-toxicity-symptoms-detox/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/heavy-metal-toxicity-symptoms-detox/Heavy metal toxicity is an increasingly recognized contributor to chronic illness, yet it remains one of the most frequently overlooked diagnoses in conventional medicine. At St. George Hospital in Bad Aibling, Germany, our physicians have spent decades identifying and…Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTdetox-iv-therapieshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/magnesium-deficiency-symptoms-supplements/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/magnesium-deficiency-symptoms-supplements/Magnesium is involved in over 600 enzymatic reactions in the human body — more than any other mineral. It is essential for energy production, DNA synthesis, muscle and nerve function, blood sugar regulation, blood pressure control, bone formation, and glutathione production. Yet studies…Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTfunctional-medicine-testinghttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/integrative-oncology-guide/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/integrative-oncology-guide/Integrative oncology is an evidence-based approach to cancer care that combines the best of conventional medicine — surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy — with carefully selected complementary therapies. The goal is not to replace proven treatments, but to enhance their effectiveness,…Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTintegrative-oncologyhttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/chelation-therapy-heavy-metal-detox/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/chelation-therapy-heavy-metal-detox/Chelation therapy is a medical treatment that uses specific binding agents — called chelators — to remove toxic heavy metals and excess minerals from the body. The word “chelation” comes from the Greek chele, meaning claw, reflecting how these agents grasp and hold metal ions, allowing them to…Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTdetox-iv-therapieshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/medical-tourism-germany-guide/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/medical-tourism-germany-guide/Germany consistently ranks among the world’s top five destinations for medical tourism, attracting an estimated 250,000 international patients annually. The reasons are compelling: a healthcare system built on rigorous scientific standards, some of the most advanced medical technology in the…Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTtreatment-in-germanyhttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/best-hospitals-germany-international-patients/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/best-hospitals-germany-international-patients/Germany has earned its reputation as one of the world’s premier destinations for medical tourism — and for good reason. With over 1,900 hospitals, rigorous quality standards, a dual public-private healthcare system, and a tradition of medical innovation stretching back centuries, Germany…Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMTtreatment-in-germanyhttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/bad-aibling-germany-healing-town/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/bad-aibling-germany-healing-town/Nestled in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps, approximately 45 minutes southeast of Munich, Bad Aibling is one of Germany’s most storied spa towns — a place where natural healing has been practiced for centuries. The prefix “Bad” in the town’s name (German for “bath”) designatesWed, 15 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMTtreatment-in-germanyhttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/german-healthcare-system-international-patients/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/german-healthcare-system-international-patients/Germany’s healthcare system is widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive and efficient in the world. Founded on the principle of universal access — established by Otto von Bismarck in 1883 with the world’s first national health insurance legislation — the system has evolved into a…Thu, 22 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMTtreatment-in-germanyhttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/progesterone-in-men/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/progesterone-in-men/Progesterone in men: why would you need it? What this hormone does for prostate, brain and sleep in men, how it differs in women, and when testing and replacement make sense.Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMTlongevity-hormoneshttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/taurin-hope-in-neurological-diseases/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/taurin-hope-in-neurological-diseases/Taurine is one of the most abundant amino acids in the brain, heart and retina. What research shows about taurine and nerve cells, why levels fall with age, typical doses, food sources, and how we use it.Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMTfunctional-medicine-testinghttps://www.st-george-hospital.com/lugols-solution/https://www.st-george-hospital.com/lugols-solution/Lugol’s Solution — a combination of elementary iodine and potassium iodide — is one of the most important and affordable preparations in integrative medicine. At St. George Hospital in Bad Aibling, Germany, we have used iodine therapeutically for decades as part of our integrative treatment…Sun, 26 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMTfunctional-medicine-testing