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Part 2 of 1 Sussanna C. Czeranko, ND, BBE   For 30 years we have looked on; we have expected help from the Legislatures, the Federal Government, the administration of the cities in which we live, from the common sense of the American people and nothing good has been done for us. Persecution, jail, heavy [...]

Interview With Allison Novins, ND, and Tom Perls, MD Mark Swanson, ND   This month’s Expert Report focuses on antiaging medicine and interviews Allison Novins, ND, director of the Snohomish Naturopathic Clinic, Snohomish, Washington. She is a naturopathic specialist in this growing area of healthcare for baby boomers 50 years and older. Many seek her [...]

Let Us Doubt Our Ever-Transforming Naturopathic Medical Education Model David Schleich, PhD   Modris Eksteins (2012) argues in his recent book, Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age, that we are no longer sure of anything. While advocating that there is nothing more deadly than certainty, Eksteins advises us [...]

Ethnographic Case Study for Eugeria, Health, and Longevity Artemis Morris, ND, LAc   It is well known that the Mediterranean area is home to a large percentage of people who are not only surviving to but thriving into their 80s and beyond. According to a review article, “Islands in the Mediterranean basin share particular habits [...]

Rasayana herbs, sattvic food choices, and panchakram therapies Virender Sodhi, MD (Ayurveda), ND  Teresa Goldsmith, ND, AWP   Alzheimer disease (AD) is a neuro-degenerative disease that affects more than 4 million Americans.1  It is considered an irreversible disorder and results in progressive impairment of cognition, function, and behavior. Following diagnosis, the mean life span is [...]

An Innovative Addition to the Clinical Toolbox Michael Rahman, BSc, ND The human body has a remarkable capacity to heal itself. Regeneration of new tissue is accomplished by stem cells and is fostered by growth factors and hormones. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an emerging treatment in a new health sector known as orthobiologics, which refer [...]

Cause and Effect Stacey Shillington, ND According to the principles of naturopathic medicine, the root cause of a condition must be treated as opposed to simply masking the presenting symptoms. Acne is one of the most palliated conditions in our society, and to follow our naturopathic principles, we must first understand its pathogenesis. Studies have [...]

Two Distinct Clinical Entities Nate Champion, ND It seems as if more and more individuals are being seen with clinical symptoms associated with adverse reactions to gluten, the structural protein component of wheat, barley, and rye. Often, these patients have already been to see a gastroenterologist, and many have had serologic testing performed for celiac [...]

A Review of Current Publications for the Naturopathic Industry Stacie Deyglio, ND   Dr James Wilson is the world’s authority on the stress syndrome known as adrenal fatigue. His book Adrenal Fatigue: the 21st Century Stress Syndrome is a commitment to the truth in defining and treating this well-known but poorly understood malady. Adrenal fatigue [...]

A Review of Current Publications for the Naturopathic Industry Stacie Deyglio, ND   It is the inordinately simple truth that scientific research is in the business of creating conclusive evidence to support medically sound physiological theories. When research confounds purported beliefs of how and why the body works a particular way, the scientific community balks [...]