by NDNR | Jan 19, 2009 | 2009 | January, Gastrointestinal
Carrie Louise Daenell, ND My career-long passion has centered on digestive health, and my favorite new topic in the area of digestion is lactoferrin. Obviously probiotics promote health in countless ways. It all starts in the digestive system, where probiotics are...
by NDNR | Jan 19, 2009 | 2009 | January, Bacterial/Viral Infections, Gastrointestinal
Nita Bishop, ND Rowan and Hamilton, DipPhyt, MNIMH Biofilm (scientific definition): A multilayered bacterial population embedded in a polysaccharide matrix and attached to some surface. Biofilm (literal translation): Bugs in bomb shelters The Centers for...
by NDNR | Jan 19, 2009 | 2009 | January, Autoimmune/Allergy Medicine, Gastrointestinal
Nadia Arora, ND Celiac disease, also called celiac sprue, non-tropical sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is a condition characterized by chronic immune reaction in the intestines, precipitated by the ingestion of wheat, barley or rye in genetically susceptible...
by NDNR | Jan 10, 2009 | 2009 | January, Anti-Aging, Education, Gastrointestinal, Men's Health, Oncology
Sarah Skolout-Redick, ND Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. However, it also has many modifiable risk factors, and various strategies have been developed to detect and prevent colon cancer. When confronted with a patient...
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by NDNR | Jan 1, 2009 | 2009 | January, Education, Gastrointestinal, Pain Medicine
Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP Hiatal hernia syndrome (HHS) is one of the most common functional GI disorders. Patients manifesting this functional condition may present with gastroesophageal reflux symptoms; the syndrome may also be a trigger for asthmatic...
