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Playing with Symptoms Instead of Removing the Cause of Disease Sussanna Czeranko ND, BBE   Drugs are a method of playing with symptoms instead of removing the cause of disease. Benedict Lust, 1922b, p. 265   The overwhelming trouble with people is that they trust too much to the doctor and his drugs. S. T. [...]

pH Balance and Detoxification Tom Ballard, RN, ND   Acid rain is a known piece of our global environmental problem. Toxic chemicals are released into the atmosphere, where they react with other chemicals, which are then returned to earth as an acid rain that devastates the ecosystem of lakes, rivers, and forests. Damage to the [...]

An Ayurvedic Detoxification Program Virender Sodhi, MD (Ayurveda), ND   Panchakarma (PK) is an effective cleansing and rejuvenation program that is part of the 5000-year-old science of ayurveda. In Sanskrit, panch means 5, and karma means processes. In other words, PK comprises 5 main detoxification methods. Used for centuries to treat a wide variety of [...]

Environmental Toxicity Sarah A. LoBisco, ND There is no doubt that our environment is increasing in toxicity.1-10  In fact, it seems that almost every day we are bombarded by journal articles and media advertisements that inform us about the need to cleanse and detoxify from our surroundings. As NDs, we are well aware of the [...]

Enhancing Xenobiotic Detox Catherine Price, NMD, MSAc The liver is the main site of metabolism of xenobiotics; therefore, it is targeted during most naturopathic detoxification protocols, which attempt to remove toxins from the body via stimulation of metabolizing and excreting pathways.1 The Liver is also one of the zang fu organs in Traditional Chinese Medicine [...]