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Can EBOO Cause Blood Clots? Evaluating the Thrombotic Risk of Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation

Yoon Hang Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine | Integrative & Functional Medicine Physician Introduction: A Question Worth Asking Honestly Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation (EBOO) has gained significant traction in integrative and functional medicine. Blood is drawn from one vein, passed through a hollow-fiber dialysis-style cartridge

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THE THERAPEUTICS OF HEAT: Thermogenesis, Hyperthermia, and Heat-Delivered Therapy from Antiquity to Evidence-Based Medicine

A Monograph for the Integrative Clinician Yoon Hang Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine Integrative & Functional Medicine Physician Medical Disclaimer: This monograph is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Heat-based interventions carry real risks including burns, scarring, infection, cardiovascular

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MCAS as a Common Node of Inflammatory Hyperreactivity:

How Multiple Upstream Triggers Converge on Mast Cell Dysregulation Yoon Hang Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine | Integrative & Functional Medicine Physician Disclaimer: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for

15 Teaching Points from the LDN Support Group Pop-Up Live — An Evidence-Referenced Review

Dosing Nuance, Sensitive Clients, Pain Pathways, and What the Published Literature Does and Does Not Support Yoon Hang Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine | Integrative & Functional Medicine Physician www.directintegrativecare.com Disclaimer: This blog post is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute

Compounded Amlexanox for MCAS: What the Evidence Actually Supports

WWW.DIRECTINTEGRATIVECARE.COM · MAST CELL ACTIVATION SYNDROME Compounded Amlexanox for MCAS: What the Evidence Actually Supports An old Japanese anti-allergy drug is being repositioned as a mast cell therapy. The mechanism is interesting. The human evidence is not what the marketing suggests — and the dose being prescribed does not

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ApoB/ApoA1 Ratio vs. NMR LDL Particle Number: Which Lipid Marker Actually Predicts Your Cardiovascular Risk?

www.directintegrativecare.com ApoB/ApoA1 Ratio vs. NMR LDL Particle Number: Which Lipid Marker Actually Predicts Your Cardiovascular Risk? A comparative clinical review of two advanced lipid markers — and why the choice between them matters more than most standard cholesterol panels reveal. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER This article is for educational purposes

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Beyond LDL Cholesterol: Why Your Lipid Testing Strategy Determines Whether Statin Therapy Is Worth the Risk

Beyond LDL Cholesterol: Why Your Lipid Testing Strategy Determines Whether Statin Therapy Is Worth the Risk Yoon Hang Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine | Integrative & Functional Medicine Physician www.directintegrativecare.com One of the most consequential—and underappreciated—decisions in preventive cardiology is not whether to recommend

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Why a "Normal" Cholesterol Report Can Still Miss Part of Your Heart Risk

Yoon Hang Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine | Integrative & Functional Medicine Physician www.directintegrativecare.com If you have had your cholesterol checked and been told the numbers look fine, that is usually good news—and for many people, it is the whole story. But for a specific

Why Autoimmune Disease Affects Women More Often Than Men -Hormonal, Chromosomal, and Immunologic Mechanisms — and What the Evidence Does and Does Not Support

Yoon Hang Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine | Integrative & Functional Medicine Physician Disclaimer This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. It summarizes published research on sex differences in autoimmune disease and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or guide individual clinical

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Klotho and Cardiovascular Disease:What the Evidence Supports, and What It Does Not

Yoon Hang Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine | Integrative & Functional Medicine Physician Medical Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The information presented reflects current preclinical and early clinical research and should not be used as a substitute for professional

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Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN) as an Adjunct in PANS/PANDAS:Mechanistic Rationale, Pediatric Safety Data, and Clinical Considerations

Yoon Hang Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine | Integrative & Functional Medicine Physician Medical Disclaimer This article is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before starting any new treatment, including low-dose naltrexone. Nothing in this

Navigating Supplement and Medication Sequencing in ME/CFS-MCAS Overlap:A Framework for the Sensitive Member

Yoon Hang Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine | Integrative & Functional Medicine Physician Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The information presented reflects a clinical decision-making framework and should not be used as a substitute for individualized care from