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


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


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


Testosterone in men.

What kind of testing should be ran for looking at testosterone in men? Let’s find out.

December 9, 2022


Men with low estrogen

Tips on men with low estrogen and the clues found in bloodwork.

November 29, 2022


Tips for the Prostate

Looking for tips for how to care for a patient with prostate issues? Dr. Merkle discusses diet, tests and more!

September 2, 2022


Consultation Tips

When consulting with a patient, it’s important to ask the right questions. In today’s consultation tips video, we discuss a patient with a history of cancer in the family, recommended testing, and cost.

August 25, 2022


Colorectal Cancer – Case Management

Today we take a look at managing a patient with colorectal cancer. What to look for in testing both blood and heavy metals and what vitamins and diets can help the patient recover and restore health and vitality.

August 19, 2022


Digestive Problems and Prilosec

What course of action should you take when you have a patient with digestive problems? We take a look into what diets, protocols and testing should be done to help your patients!

July 28, 2022


Esophageal Cancer

Testing recommendations for a patient with Esophageal Cancer.

July 26, 2022


Blood Thinners and INR/PT

Taking a deeper look into blood thinners, blood work and the side effects of medications.

July 19, 2022


Large Kidney Stones

What do you look for with regards to kidney stones and what can it mean?

June 29, 2022


Menopausal Hormone Problems

Taking a deep look at post menopausal hormone problems. What can you see in the blood work, supplements, medications, and patient symptom survey.

June 16, 2022


Glyphosate and miscarriages

Exposure to glyphosate causing miscarriages in a woman and deformations in farm animals.

May 24, 2022


Resistant Glucose and A1C

What happens when a patient eats well but their Glucose and A1C are far to high?

May 16, 2022


You need Oxygen and Guillain-Barré Syndrome

You need an oxygen tank in your office! We also discuss Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a 50 year old patient, what to look for, what tests to run, and what protocols and diets to use for the best results.

April 25, 2022


Ovarian Cancer – Easter Radio Program

How can nutrition and diet improve cancer outcomes? We discuss this and much more on this edition of Ask the Experts WHIO Dayton News and Talk Radio AM1290 and News FM 95.7.

April 18, 2022


Payments and Coverage

New stem cell shots are causing Medicare payment problems for doctors. What could this mean for chiropractors and nutrition?

March 21, 2022


Pancreatic Insufficiency

Here we look at the labs for a 64 year old female with Chronic Pancreatitis and what protocols and diets this patient needs to start healing.

February 16, 2022


Making more and spending less

How can we make more and spend less? After making it a point to not buy anything from Amazon, it makes one realize that some things are better for us than other things! Focusing on health and doing what we can with what we have leads to a different, better, and more optimistic outcomes!

February 15, 2022


Effective actions to grow and maintain your business

Let’s start 2022 off strong! Staying in contact with your patients is key to their health and your bottom line.

February 11, 2022


Dr. Merkle got COVID

Dr. Merkle contacted COVID! Let’s talk about it!

January 31, 2022


Covid Marketing Tips and Labwork

We start this year off with a discussion on how to market your practice thoroughly during Covid! Despite Covid taking over our lexicon for the last 2 years, the world must keep turning. In this video Dr. Merkle discusses presenting COVID to events and communities in a constructive and useful way. SBN members can also access the presentation mentioned in this video on the SBN Library!

January 20, 2022

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