Articles and Essays

This page is being updated to include important health articles published by Dr Vasquez. 

After taking at look at these articles, you might also have interest in accessing a multipart series of articles published by Dr Vasquez on nutritional approaches to treating and preventing diseases characterized by pain and inflammation.

 

1. Vasquez A. Interventions Need to be Consistent With Osteopathic Philosophy. [Letter]  JAOA: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association  2006;

2. Vasquez A. Web-like Interconnections of Physiological Factors. Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal 2006, April/May, 32-37

3. Vasquez A. Reducing Pain and Inflammation Naturally. Part 6: Nutritional and Botanical Treatments Against “Silent Infections” and Gastrointestinal Dysbiosis, Commonly Overlooked Causes of Neuromusculoskeletal Inflammation and Chronic Health Problems. Nutritional Perspectives 2006; January

4. Vasquez A, Muanza DN. Accolades and Addenda for "Use of Botanicals in Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis": Comment on Article by Ahmed et al. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2005 published on-line December 15

5. Vasquez A. Subphysiologic Doses of Vitamin D are Subtherapeutic: Comment on the Study by The Record Trial Group. The Lancet 2005 Published on-line May 6

6. Vasquez A. Reducing pain and inflammation naturally - Part 4: Nutritional and Botanical Inhibition of NF-kappaB, the Major Intracellular Amplifier of the Inflammatory Cascade. A Practical Clinical Strategy Exemplifying Anti-Inflammatory Nutrigenomics. Nutritional Perspectives 2005;July: 5-12

7. Vasquez A, Cannell J. Calcium and vitamin D in preventing fractures: data are not sufficient to show inefficacy. [letter] BMJ: British Medical Journal 2005;331:108-9

8. Vasquez A, Cannell J. Subphysiologic Doses of Vitamin D are Subtherapeutic: Comment on the Study by Porthouse and colleagues. [rapid response] BMJ: British Medical Journal http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/330/7498/1003#105711  2005, May 4

9. Vasquez A. Reducing pain and inflammation naturally - Part 3: Improving overall health while safely and effectively treating musculoskeletal pain. Nutritional Perspectives 2005; 28: 34-38, 40-42 

10. Vasquez A. Healthcare for our bones: A practical nutritional approach to preventing osteoporosis. [Letter]. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2005; 28: 213

11. Vasquez A. Reducing Pain and Inflammation Naturally. Part 2: New Insights into Fatty Acid Supplementation and Its Effect on Eicosanoid Production and Genetic Expression. Nutritional Perspectives 2005; January: 5-16  

12. Dave N. Muanza, Ph.D., Alex Vasquez, John Cannell, M.D., William P Grant, Ph.D. Isoflavones and Postmenopausal Women. [letter] JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 2004; 292: 2337  

13. Vasquez A. Reducing Pain and Inflammation Naturally. Part 1: New Insights into Fatty Acid Biochemistry and the Influence of Diet. Nutritional Perspectives 2004; October: 5, 7-10, 12, 14

14. Alex Vasquez, D.C., N.D., Gilbert Manso, M.D., John Cannell, M.D. The Clinical Importance of Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol): A Paradigm Shift with Implications for All Healthcare Providers. Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal 2004; 3: 44-54

15. Vasquez A, Gilbert Manso, M.D., John Cannell, M.D. The Clinical Importance of Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol): A Paradigm Shift with Implications for All Healthcare Providers. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2004; 10: 28-37  

16. Vasquez A. Musculoskeletal disorders and iron overload disease: comment on the American College of Rheumatology guidelines for the initial evaluation of the adult patient with acute musculoskeletal symptoms. Arthritis & Rheumatism: Official Journal of the American College of Rheumatology 1996; 39:1767-8