Doctors Thoughts
By Dr. Van D Merkle DC, DABCI, DCBCN, CCN
Nutrition Help • Blood Chemistry • Office Tips • and more!
There’s so much to know and so much to learn that can help not only yourself but your patients too! From running a business to nutritional advice, I thought it was important to share some of these thoughts with all of you! Stay tuned!
~Dr. Van D. Merkle
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- 2024 Wrap Up – December 14, 2024
- Catching Cancer – November 30, 2024
- Clinical Ranges are Changing – September 05, 2024
- Low Testosterone + Chronic Fatigue – August 31, 2024
- Birth defects, statins and kidney cancer -July 6, 2024
- Lupus – June 15, 2024
- Lung Cancer, second opinions and options – June 8, 2024
- Consider SBN in 2024! – April 24, 2024
- Patient doesn’t needs meds after 2 weeks with Take2! – April 20, 2024
- Cancer – what can we do? – April 13, 2024
- The Easter Show – March 30, 2024
- The Future of SBN – January 11, 2024
- Live with the Take2 Healthcare Staff! – January 06, 2024
- How Healthy are you? – December 30, 2024
- Insurance Considerations – November 20, 2023
- Chronic Pancreatitis – July 16, 2023
- 14 Year Old With Low C-Peptide – May 24, 2023
- A new seminar from SBN! – May 11, 2023
- Safety in Genetic Testing? – May 6, 2023
- Maybe there is a safe natural solution to your health problem – April 8, 2023
- Your body needs to be healthy – March 25, 2023
- Be active be healthy – February 23, 2023
- Start feeling better – January 7, 2023
2024 Wrap Up
If you’re healthy enough, does it matter the name of the disease? Don’t wait for the symptoms to show that you’re body is a raging forest fire. Our Baseline Testing could find the fire while it smolders within.
Also in this episode: Cancer (Treatment + Options), Hormones, Measles, Whooping Cough, Flu, and Covid Shots.
December 14, 2024
Catching Cancer
Cancer is not genetic, it’s environmental. Gene’s may load the gun, but it’s the environment we live in that pulls the trigger. Today, we see Cancer at the highest numbers we’ve seen in history, even more so in younger people.
Also in this episode: Cancer Protocols, Toxic Environments, Early Detection
November 30, 2024
The Earlier You Find a Problem, the Better Results You Will Have
The Clinical Ranges are changing and that’s why we look at blood testing differently than your medical doctor. In our country, we have some of the worst health outcomes because we wait until its already advanced.. which is why you should consider consulting with an expert in Nutrition. We look at where things SHOULD be!
Also in this episode: Mental Illness in Children, Heavy Metal Testing
September 05, 2024
Serious Issues Can Have Simple and Safe Solutions
SBN Members and their patient’s success – Chronic Fatigue caused by elevated Liver Enzymes, High Ferritin, and low Vitamin D – all easy to fix! Simple Solutions helped return her levels to nearly normal within just 2 weeks! Another patient with Low Testosterone up nearly 200 points within 2 months. Don’t keep putting “air in your tires”, question WHY your “tires need air” and FIX the “leak”!
Also in this episode: Chronic Fatigue, Low Testosterone
August 31, 2024
Birth defects, statins and kidney cancer
Birth Defects and Covid shots during pregnancy, statin side effects, and a case of kidney cancer. Radio show from 7-6-2024
July 6, 2024
Lupus
Today we discuss Lupus with Dr. Merkle and WHIO 95.7 AM1290!
June 15, 2024
Lung Cancer, second opinions and options
In today’s Ask the Experts Weekend on WHIO 95.7 AM1290, we discuss:
Proper testing if you have cancer
The difference between blood test vs. scan
Quality of life: medical tx vs. getting healthy and more.
June 8, 2024
Consider SBN in 2024
Why use SBN? With 30+ years in business, over 700 members nationwide, and over 200,000 patients, SBN can can help you with the most severe cases!
April 24, 2024
Patient doesn’t need meds after 2 weeks with Take2!
In today’s radio show we discuss a patient with hypertension, high cholesterol, ED, depression, upset stomach and on 3 meds! This was easy to fix and after only 2 weeks the patient doens’t need their drugs! We also discuss what is probably responsible for very high infant deaths in the US, an Alzheimer’s article in AARP March 2024 vs. natural options as well as knee replacements, knee injection or natural options…PEMF, Baxyl, glucoamine sulfate and avoid caffeine and sugar.
April 20, 2024
Cancer – what can we do?
We do not treat or cure cancer but your body can treat and cure itself! Some research has shown that we get 100-1,000 possibilities of cancer every day. This means that keeping an eye on your cancer markers can be key to keeping you healthy. If you have cancer we have protocols in place that can improve your odds in beating it. Listen to today’s show to learn what we can do to help you!
April 13, 2024
The Easter Show!
Radio Show from 3-30-2024. In today’s show we will take a look at a case of a multiple sclerosis patient. She was put an a diet and protocol targeting lead and mercury. Over time she was able to walk again and even go down stairs! Her ophthalmologist also no longer recommended cataract surgery!
March 30, 2024
The Future of Science Based Nutrition
2024 is going to be a big year for SBN! We have several new things planned like our 2024 SBN Symposium currently scheduled for October, SBN lectures and partnering with Fetterman Events and a few other surprises!
January 11, 2024
Live with the Take2 Staff!
Today is a special show! We have a few of our Take2 staff workers on the show with us today! We discuss what exactly we do at Take2, the services we offer and what it’s like to be a Take2 patient.
January 06, 2024
How you feel is no indication of how healthy you are!
Have you ever met someone who was fine one day and suddenly type 1 diabetic or in liver failure seemingly over night?
December 30, 2023
Some thoughts on insurance and a great way to remain a cash based practice in light of an insurance payment.
July 16, 2023
Let’s catch up on a previous patient who has chronic pancreatitis and see how they are doing now.
July 16, 2023
A 14 year old with low c-peptide
What could low c-peptide in a 14 year old male mean? What testing should be done and what should you look for in his test results?
May 24, 2023
A Brand New Seminar From SBN!
SBN has a new lecture! In this 12 hour seminar we focus on oral chelation, the thyroid, hormones, and PEMF (pulse electromagnetic frequency.) Join us! Visit www.sciencebasednutrition.com/seminars to register today!
May 11, 2023
Safety in Genetic Testing?
What kind of safety is there in genetic testing? What safety protocols are in place and who is making the vaccines? Find out this and more in today’s Ask an Expert radio show with Dr. Van D. Merkle!
May 6, 2023
Maybe there is a safe natural solution to your health problem
Our goal isn’t to take you off your medications, but to get your body healthy enough to not need them anymore. In today’s show we discuss a Take2 patient who had their MS symptoms clear up!
April 8, 2023
Your body needs to be healthy
In today’s show we discuss a 68 year old man with a testosterone of 158. After visiting Take2, his testosterone nearly doubled to 301. We can do much more than this and in today’s show Dr. Merkle will go over a few of these cases.
March 25, 2023
Be Active be healthy
Being active is excellent for our health, but injuring ourselves in the process isn’t! This could be something as minor as pulling a muscle or as major as severe heart problems. This morning Dr. Merkle takes us though supplements for an active body as well as some tests that Take2 Healthcare can have ran that take a look inside your body!
February 23, 2023
Start Feeling Better Today!
Testing can find many things! Good comprehensive blood testing is your key to finding out what is wrong with your body and what is causing your ailments and disease. Take2 Healthcare specializes in testing for heavy metals and other imbalances that can impair your bodies ability to efficiently eliminate toxic elements, in particular heavy metals. Listen to today’s radio show to learn much more!
January 7, 2023