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Achieving Balance in the Thyroid Alan Christianson, NMD I loved naturopathic medical school. Learning new ideas and exotic treatments was like exploring a strange new country. Perhaps, it was being in the first class of a brand-new school. Maybe, it was the spirit of curiosity among my classmates. For whatever reason, I was compelled to [...]

Elucidating Estrogen Receptor Sites Ronald Steriti, ND, PhD Estrogen effects are mediated through 2 different estrogen receptors (ERs), ERα and ERβ.1,2 Both receptors are widely expressed in various tissue types. However, there are some notable differences in their expression patterns.3-5 Estrogen receptor α is found in endometrium, breast cancer cells, ovarian stroma cells, and the [...]

Is hCG Naturopathic? Looks at whether hCG is really the “cure-all” it was believed to be in the past. Heather Aura Wdowin, NMD, CH Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer Details several endocrine agents that are appropriate treatment options for estrogen and progesterone-positive disease. Aminah Keats, ND, FABNO The Thyroid Web: Clinical Pearls Cheryl Kasdorf, ND [...]

  Treatment Options Aminah A. Keats, ND, FABNO Ever since oophorectomy was first shown to cause regression of advanced breast cancer more than a century ago, deprivation of estrogenic signaling has been the mainstay of endocrine management of estrogen receptor-positive and progesterone receptor-positive disease.1 Ovarian ablation can be achieved by way of surgical oophorectomy, radiation [...]

HCG: Is it Naturopathic? And, is it really the “cure-all” it was believed to be in the past? Heather Aura Wdowin, NMD, CH Patients are swarming into clinics hot for hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), and it seems as though everyone and their brother in the naturopathic profession are offering hCG protocols during the recession to [...]

Epigenetics Helping to explain positive outcomes   Bradley R. West, ND   Dietary supplements, botanicals, counseling, homeopathy, physical medicine and most, if not all, other modalities we use in naturopathic medicine often have an unexplainable component. The mechanism of action, or in ‘reductionist’ thinking, the single element or “magic bullet” is often difficult to pinpoint [...]

One of my irreverent colleagues has a comical view of organ relationships, loosely based on Chinese medicine. The liver is like the eldest child: a resilient, responsible, overachiever who can bounce back after just about anything. The kidneys are like middle children: they work so hard taking care of everyone, are underappreciated, largely taken for [...]

Tolle Totum A Homeopathic Perspective on Fatigue as an Endocrine Issue Cheryl A. Kasdorf, NMD A discussion of the Sycotic and Tuberculinic miasms − with two case studies. Docere Ayurveda and Diabetes Care: A Multifaceted Approach Virender Sodhi, ND, MD (Ayurved) A look at Ayurvedic tradition and what it has to offer naturopathic doctors and [...]

The majority of Americans older than 40 or 50 years of age live highly stressful lives. They tend to use at least one type of stimulant on a daily basis and generally have at least one major health problem. In many instances, these illnesses, syndromes and conditions are subclinical, meaning they smolder under the surface [...]

Endocrinology and Aging Dicken Weatherby, ND and Donald R. Yance, CN, MH, RH Age-related energy dysfunction is directly related to endocrine maladaptation, diminished output, hormone misdirection and/or hormone resistance. This article focuses on the critical role testosterone plays regarding endocrine balance and botanical interventions. Exogenous Endocrine Regulation Shandor Weiss, ND, LAc Thoughts on evolutionary biology, [...]