by NDNR | Aug 1, 2016 | 2016 | August, Bacterial/Viral Infections, Botanical Medicine, Pediatrics
Jillian Stansbury, ND No one escapes childhood without some scrapes, burns, bruises, and infections. Every herbalist and family physician needs a supply of gentle but effective topical applications for lice, burns, and other common issues. Most readers will be...
by NDNR | Aug 1, 2016 | 2016 | August, Fertility, Pediatrics
Leslie Solomonian, ND Holistic sexuality encompasses more than physical sexual and reproductive function (Figure 1). The World Health Organization defines sexual health as “a state of physical, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality.”1 Human beings are...
by NDNR | Aug 1, 2016 | 2016 | August, Pediatrics
Lindsay Self, BA (Hons), ND Mary MacDonald, ND, BSc, BComm Dairy is a well-known allergen for many children. Many naturopathic doctors choose an elimination diet as a first-line treatment for pediatric asthma, eczema, constipation, esophagitis, and chronic congestion,...
by NDNR | Aug 1, 2016 | 2016 | August, Education
David J. Schleich, PhD I love the W. P. Kinsella story about an Iowa corn farmer who decides that the voices he has been hearing inspired him to build a baseball diamond out in his back 20. The quote from Robinson‘s film of Kinsella’s novel about Shoeless Joe Jackson...
by NDNR | Aug 1, 2016 | 2016 | August, Cardiopulmonary Medicine, Pediatrics
Krystal Plonski, ND, EAMP Abstract Pediatric hypertension, increasingly linked to obesity and poor lifestyle habits, requires early detection and intervention to prevent long-term cardiovascular damage. Diagnosis is based on blood pressure percentiles by age, gender,...
