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  Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis   Sarah A. LoBisco, ND Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is the leading cause of hypothyroidism in the United States.1 It is one of the most common organ-specific autoimmune disorders of the thyroid, among Graves’ disease, trophic thyroiditis, primary myxedema, and postpartum thyroiditis. HT has characteristic features of lymphocytic infiltration along with the presence [...]

  Emily Chan, ND Taking into account musical, physical, and emotional factors unique to each patient is instrumental in changing the medical approach from reactive to proactive when dealing with autoimmune diseases. Act 1: Music She steps home and notices the achy muscles, the throbbing behind her eyes, and fatigue. She wishes to sleep but [...]

Part 2 of 2 Sussanna Czeranko, ND Do all of your thinking before you get under the covers. Sleep is too precious to sacrifice for a tangled skein of worry thoughts. Oscar Evertz, 1917, p. 252 Last month we looked at… Before the Sleep How the time before bedtime was spent determined the quality of [...]

Sociological Effectson Autoimmune Disease: An anthropological perspective Emily Chan, ND Describes how musical, physical and emotional factors play a key role in encouraging a proactive treatment regimen for patients. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Sarah A. Lobisco, ND Offers an overview of the leading cause of hypothyroidism in the U.S., and a supporting case study. Treating Allergies and [...]

The Food for Mood Diet   A Literature Review, Highlight of Principles, and Initial Study Design Millie Lytle, ND, MPH As an ND subscribing to the great capacity of preventive medicine, I believe innately that food consumption and mood have a connection. Until a few years ago, possible biological mechanisms were not obvious in the [...]