Following over 25 years of experience as a registered nurse, combined with a life-long interest in health-related issues and natural approaches to regaining health, I decided it was time begin writing and sharing. I established Impact Health Publishing in 2010 in order to self-promote my health and wellness books—available on Amazon and world-wide from Book Depository. Currently, I have an interest in establishing a relationship with an established publishing house and transition from being self-published to being published and promoted by other entities. My website allows access to selected chapters from my books and to articles I have written, as well as provides links to Amazon and Book Depository for book purchasing.
Last update: 08-19-23 By Eugene L. Heyden, RN “Famotidine use was associated with a reduced risk of death and intubation. By comparison proton pump inhibitors (that reduce gastric acid independent of a histamine mechanism) were not associated with reduced risk of death or intubation.” ~Hogan II et al., 2020 I like the sound of this! …
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Last revision: 12-015-23 By Eugene L. Heyden, RN I appreciate your enthusiasm, I really do. But may I suggest, next time, before you head out for a walk, you take the time to put on some clothing. This the 21st Century, you know! And I’m curious, how did you learn that both walking and sunshine…
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By Eugene L. Heyden, RN I’m sure you’ve heard of Kelly by now. Others have told her story, and you can find my version here, on my website. And just so you don’t get the impression that Kelly is the only one who’s Crohn’s went into remission via vagal nerve stimulation (VNS), let me introduce…
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Last revision: 02-18-24 By Eugene L. Heyden, RN It is now clear that opioid receptors participate in the function of the cells of the immune system, and evidence suggests that opioids modulate both innate and acquired immune responses. ~ McCarthy et al., 2001 If you haven’t already heard, let me introduce you to low-dose Naltrexone…
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By Eugene L. Heyden, RN “Given the high prevalence and rising incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the absence of approved therapies is striking. Although the mainstay of treatment of NAFLD is weight loss, it is hard to maintain, prompting the need for pharmacotherapy as well.” ~Rotman and Sanyal, 2017 I’ve seen this…
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By Eugene L. Heyden, RN Introduction The symptoms of long COVID are multifarious and include breathlessness, fatigue, chest pain, myalgia, cognitive dysfunction, innate immune responses coupled to inflammatory cytokine production, and a pro-coagulant state. ~Kell et al., 2022, emphasis added) Ongoing vascular endothelial damage promotes platelet adhesion and coagulation, resulting in the impairment of…
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Last revision: 12-26-22 By Eugene L. Heyden, RN What does Adam know that you don’t know? It may be what remission from Crohn’s feels like. And if you were to ask him, he would say it feels “Great!” It feels so great, in fact, he would like to tell you his story. Particularly impressive, is…
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Last revision: 02-27-24 By Eugene L. Heyden, RN “Based on these initial encouraging results, off-label use of HBO [hyperbaric oxygen] might offer a solution to therapy-refractory patients, such as the cases presented here in which a proctectomy was already considered to be the next step. ~ Lansdorp et al., 2020a “What is hyperbaric oxygen…
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Topic: Lumbrokinase; Long COVID; COVID-19 Download a PDF of the entire article By Eugene L. Heyden, RN Introduction “Studies have shown that long covid can affect the whole spectrum of people with covid-19, from those with very mild acute disease to the most severe forms. “The symptoms of long covid include fatigue, dyspnea, cardiac…
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