In many states, naturopathic physicians are permitted to prescribe from an extensive formulary. This often includes antibiotics. Though not a traditional approach, sometimes naturopaths feels that prescribing an antibiotic may […]
That’s right! A team of researchers developed a smartphone compatible device and app that allows men to determine the motility and concentration of their sperm – fertility.1 Male fertility is
It’s not every day that foundational physiological understandings of an organ system are reconsidered, overturned, or even added to in a significant way. Yet, when it does happen, it questions
Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco recently discovered that the lungs play a key role in blood production.1 This runs contrary to a century-old assumption that the bone
A recent study reminds us, once again, of the importance in taking care of ourselves during times of crisis. From Greece, a research team has conducted a favorable study using
A team of researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center have uncovered a key biological pathway preventing pancreatic beta islet cells from dividing successfully in type 2 diabetes. The beta islet
A study was recently published looking at the long term cardiorenal complications associated with increases in the creatinine concentration upon initiation of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blocker ACEI/ARB treatment.1
A literature review on intermittent fasting and its effects on fasting insulin levels in insulin dependent diabetics was recently published.1 This study uses a Ramadan model specifically. Ramadan is a great
In the Himalayan region of Kashmir, Pakistan, tribal women have been using medicinal plants for cosmetic purposes for generations upon generations. An article which came across my desk this week
Every year the American Diabetes Association (ADA) revises standards of care in the management of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Though, as naturopathic physicians, we see a lot
