Yoon Hang Kim MD

Board certified preventive medicine physician. University of Arizona fellowship grad. 20+ years prescribing LDN for chronic pain, autoimmune conditions & complex cases. Author. International speaker. Helping patients find answers.

The Double-Edged Sword of Vitamins: Deficiency, Functional Insufficiency, Therapeutic Dosing, and Toxicity

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The Double-Edged Sword of Vitamins: Deficiency, Functional Insufficiency, Therapeutic Dosing, and Toxicity

CHAPTER Yoon Hang Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine Integrative & Functional Medicine University of Arizona Osher Fellow | UCLA Medical Acupuncture | IFM Scholar “The dose makes the poison.” — Paracelsus (1493–1541) Abstract Vitamins are among the most widely consumed supplements in the world, yet the cultural assumption that

By Yoon Hang Kim MD
Folate, Folic Acid, and Folinic Acid - Biochemistry, Clinical Pharmacology, and Integrative Applications

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Folate, Folic Acid, and Folinic Acid - Biochemistry, Clinical Pharmacology, and Integrative Applications

CHAPTER Folate, Folic Acid, and Folinic Acid Biochemistry, Clinical Pharmacology, and Integrative Applications A Comprehensive Review for Clinicians, Researchers, and Students Prepared for Academic Publication Abstract Vitamin B9 exists in three distinct forms that are frequently, and incorrectly, treated as interchangeable. Folate refers to the naturally occurring reduced tetrahydrofolate derivatives

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Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) Toxicity: Potential Role of LDN

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Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) Toxicity: Potential Role of LDN

Clinical Recognition, Diagnostic Workup, Evidence-Based Management,and Functional Medicine Considerations Yoon Hang Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified, Preventive MedicineIntegrative & Functional Medicine Table of Contents Introduction Vitamin B6, a collective term encompassing pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine and their phosphorylated derivatives, plays an indispensable role in human biochemistry. As the

By Yoon Hang Kim MD