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Herbal Protocols for Impetigo and Erysipelas Jilian Stansbury, ND Group A streptococci are a leading human pathogen and worldwide health issue. In chronic skin infections, the goal of supporting a healthy ecosystem to invite desirable microbes and protective skin barriers should be equal to the combat of the pathogen. Herbs are excellent in this regard [...]

Tolle Causam Michael Rahman, BSc, ND The use of autologous blood plasma injections is in keeping with the naturopathic principles of utilizing the body’s inherent powers and capacity for regulation and self-healing. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is the ultimate biological skin rejuvenation treatment. It uses the patient’s own cells to refresh, tone, and tighten the [...]

How to ensure excretion and prevent toxicity. Kristen Haabala, ND   There is no doubt that obesity is an ever-increasing epidemic in the United States. Roughly 35% of the adult population and almost 17% of kids between the ages of 2 to 19 years are currently obese.1 As the rates of obesity rise, so do [...]

Emerging Dermatological Entities Nadia Arora, ND   Clinical Case Studies Coexisting skin disorders are a well-known phenomenon. For example, superimposed bacterial infections are often found in patients with eczema or psoriasis. In my practice, I am more frequently coming across the puzzling coexistence of several dermatological disorders in the same individual. Those were typically eczema [...]

Death by Overwork Catherine Darley, ND In Japan, karoshi refers to suicides of employees after a period of overwork and work stress. Here in America, many people are working to the extent that their health is damaged and disease states manifest, although not yet to the extent that we have noted a suicide trend. Who [...]

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Ongoing Exploration of the Treatment—Part 1 Shaida Sina, NMD   So, how does human chorionic gonadotropin work on fat stores? First, it is best to review some basic endocrinology. The hypothalamus is the control center for the pituitary; the pituitary has 2 portions, anterior and posterior. In the anterior pituitary, there [...]

Part 2 of 2 David Arneson, ND   Many vitamins and minerals serve as cofactors and coenzymes for the production of neurotransmitters from amino acids. Our mainstay for treating depression and other mental health issues has always been intravenous (IV) nutrition and focused amino acid therapy. The IV treatments are almost always standard nutritional IV [...]

An Update on Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Protocols Lyn Patrick, ND In August 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1 published final recommendations for hepatitis C screening for the American public, a disease that now affects 5 million people in the United States (1 of every 50 individuals). The Centers for Disease Control and [...]

Praevenire Jeremy Appleton, ND Quercetin is a widely distributed flavonoid in plants. Human beings regularly consume quercetin in a variety of fruits, vegetables, and herbal medicines. Well-known dietary sources include onions and apples; the main source of rutin (from which supplemental quercetin is derived) is the flower of Sophora japonica. The term quercetin is sometimes [...]

Tolle Causam Donna Beck, ND Once you start noticing it, you see it everywhere: the pink scum that accumulates at the edges of your bathtub, in the kitty’s water bowl, in the crevices of your sink, and even in the water holder compartment of your coffeemaker. You wonder what is this? Then you begin to [...]