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Supporting Skin Through the Aging Process Carol Morley, BKin, ND and Claire Girgis, HBSC, ND (Candidate) Discusses how to use diet, lifestyle, supplements and topical therapies to help decrease the aging process. Thyroid Dysfunction in the Aging Population Laura Miller-Sickels, NMD Asserts that the aging process affects the endocrine system, as evidenced by increased prevalence [...]

Primary Care Management of Atopic Dermatitis Inside out and outside in Melisa Larson, ND Jonathan Bell, ND In traditional naturopathic medicine we are taught to focus on treatment of underlying causes and avoid simply palliating or suppressing symptoms. In our clinical practice we honor this injunction when addressing atopic dermatitis (eczema), while at the same [...]

Window on Health, or What the Elders Knew Sussanna Czeranko, ND There is nothing more beautiful or attractive than a skin glowing with the magnetism of health. Those who unfortunately do not possess it endeavor in vain to beautify their skin by using salves and ointments, not realizing that the seat of the trouble is [...]

ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT – Massachusetts Society of Naturopathic Doctors By Lori DiBacco, ND – President What is your mission statement? Our mission is to promote the success of naturopathic doctors and the naturopathic profession in Massachusetts through education, public awareness, advocacy, and community. What are your goals for the next three years? One of our primary goals [...]

Message from the President By Alexander P. Cortina – Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine (BINM) The Future of Naturopathic Medical Education Naturopathic medical education and practice are constantly immersed in debates that push for the need to move beyond the establishment and challenge the status quo or support the need to organize or structure a [...]

NATUROPATHIC NEWS NEWS BRIEFS Greenspan Dies David Greenspan, ND, a well-known and well-respected member of the naturopathic community, died March 13. Shortly after graduation from NCNM in 1990, Dr. Greenspan opened the Greenspan Good Health Clinic in Tigard, Oregon. In addition to the devotion he paid to his patients, he was a dedicated member of [...]

ASSOCIATION NEWS NDs Added to Loan Forgiveness Program in Oregon The Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OANP) successfully lobbied the state’s House Health Care Committee to introduce and pass an amendment to add NDs to Oregon’s loan forgiveness program. The program is intended to partially compensate physicians who practice in rural communities by helping repay [...]

SCHOOL NEWS Study Promotes Qigong as Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Findings from the first three-armed randomized, controlled clinical trial research study examining the impact of qigong therapy on type 2 diabetes show that qigong may help lower some of the markers associated with Type 2 diabetes. Scientists from the Research Institute at Bastyr University [...]

Supporting Skin Through the Aging Process Using Diet, Lifestyle, Supplementation and Topical Therapies Carol Morley, BKin, ND Claire Girgis, HBSc, ND Skin, the largest body organ, acts as an interface between internal and external environments. As such, it is continually influenced by internal anatomical, physiological, and biochemical changes as well as external exposure to temperature, pollutants, [...]