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Protects Qualified Dispensaries and Brand Integrity Green Bay, WI—February 20, 2012— Integrative Therapeutics, North America’s leading manufacturer and distributor of natural, dietary supplements for medical professionals and their patients, has chosen the Channel IQ platform to manage its Internet Reseller Policy for its online sales channel. After looking at several vendors, Integrative Therapeutics chose this [...]

Case Study of a 63-Year-Old Man Bryan Rade, ND HH, a 63-year-old man, presented to the office with a 2-year history of worsening bilateral, radiographically confirmed, osteoarthritis (OA) of the thumbs. The pain had a rapid onset over a 6-month period to an intensity of 8 of 10 on a visual analog scale (VAS); however, [...]

Immobility and Disease Thomas A. Kruzel, ND As the population ages, the demand for medical services will increase as the elderly population in general experiences greater morbidity associated with the aging process. Consider that with the recent economic crises and the efforts by legislators to curb spending and reduce the deficit, programs like Medicare may [...]

Looking out for our Patients’ Health Helen C. Healy, ND Looking out for our patients’ health and welfare comes naturally to those of us who have taken the Naturopathic Oath at graduation. We are fortunate to have more time to spend with our patients than most other physicians. This is important, especially for our elderly [...]

Sleeping Disorders Among the Elderly Catherine Darley, ND It is commonly thought that as people age their sleep worsens. But is this true? Does it have to be? The answer is both yes and no. Some research has found that healthy elderly people sleep as well as healthy younger people. Yet, we know that the [...]

Vis Medicatrix Naturae Melissa Coats, ND Older adults, defined typically as those who are 65 years or older, are one of the fastest growing populations in the United States today. The US Census Bureau states: In this century, the rate of growth of the elderly population (persons 65 years old and over) has greatly exceeded [...]

Protocols to prevent devastating falls Holly Lucille, ND, RN As an ND, one of the principles guiding my scope of practice and thought process is that of “Prevention is the cure.” It is somewhat of a backdrop principle, always present, very subtle, yet difficult to quantify in any research that attempts to substantiate comprehensive practices. [...]

The Expert Report Interview with Paula Witt-Enderby, PhD and Judith Balk, MPH, MD Mark Swanson, ND The concept of achieving therapeutic “synergy” is fundamental to the understanding of healing in a functional-naturopathic medicine practice. I have often postulated that there is a single universal therapeutic synergist—one that almost always “fits” the treatment protocol to further improve [...]

Nature Cure Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE The way to live a long and healthy life is to get something wrong with you and learn how to take care of it. This is true, not only for the physician, but for patients, too. Betty Radelet, 2009, p. 97 Park your “automobile” at a table where foods [...]

Jane Guiltinan, ND is sole naturopathic physician on the council Kenmore, Wash. (February 9, 2012) — Bastyr University is proud to announce that Dean of the School of Naturopathic Medicine Jane Guiltinan, ND, was one of six doctors just named to the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the National Center for [...]