Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Gouty subjects, who could find no relief whatever in medicine, were those that Priessnitz cured the quickest, however violent the disease. - Joel Shew, 1845, p.231 If patients have been ten, twenty, or fifty...
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Adjunctive Zinc for Major Depression : A Systematic Review of RCTs
Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Georgi Stoychev, BSc Baljit Khamba, ND, Mph Mental disorders are the leading cause of non-fatal disease burden, globally and nationally. It is estimated that 1 in 4 adults in the United States suffers from anxiety and depression...
Shifting East: Naturopathy Recalibrates
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Naturopathic medicine is a profession that is busy crafting and holding space in an expensive, eschewing healthcare landscape where orthodox allopathic medicine holds the key cards. It is also an idea, though, quite unlike biomedicine,...
CaP Update 2018: When to Pull the ”Ripcord”?
Docere Phranq D. Tamburri, NMD This article will: Explain why prostate cancer (CaP) treatment objectives are more important than specific treatments Outline the objectives for Active Surveillance Clarify how to determine when, specifically, a patient should abandon...
A Relaxed Person
Similar Thought Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Geraldo is 55 years old and of Spanish descent. He is tall and has an athletic build – an imposing presentation. His intake form does not list any chief complaint. The Case Geraldo speaks openly and comfortably: “I am a...
Estrogen Dominance in Men
Tolle Totum Serena Goldstein, ND We are now in a day and age where many of our concerns, such as heart disease, obesity, cancer, and autoimmune conditions, are due to a variety of causes and therefore require a variety of therapies. This is in contrast to around 100...
CBD for Mental Health
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Peter Bongiorno, ND, LAc Cannabidiol (CBD) oil is probably the oldest “new” supplement that is out there. Many of my patients have expressed both interest and concern about it. Besides wondering if it is the new wonder cure for their condition,...
Insulin Resistance: Comprehensive Evaluation
Docere Teerawong Kasiolarn, ND, MSAc, LAc According to the World Health Organization, the global obesity rate has nearly tripled since 1975: In 2016, 39% (over 1.9 billion) of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight, and 13% (over 650 million) were obese.1 In...