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Glyphosate: Effects on Health

Humaira Quraishi, ND, MS Docere Who would ever think we'd be consuming herbicide/pesticides in foods other than fruits, vegetables, and grains? Well, think again. Glyphosate, an herbicide contained in the popular product Roundup, and used to eradicate unwanted...

Antioxidants for Female Infertility: A Review of the Literature

Erica Nikiforuk, BSc, ND, RAc Tolle Causam Infertility, defined as trying to conceive for over 1 year with no success,1 affects as many as 16% of Canadian couples.2 While the cause of infertility is not always identified, it is important to assess for both female and...

The Lymphatic System: A Critical Factor in Female Hormonal Balance

Ginger Nash, ND Tolle Totum I’ve been treating women with hormone imbalances for 20 years, but it’s only within the last 7 or so years that I’ve become mildly obsessed with the lymphatic system. This began when I starting using whole-body regulation thermography and...

The Fourth Trimester

Molly Jarchow, ND, LM Naturopathic Perspective Around the world, the Fourth Trimester has been acknowledged as a special time for both mom and baby that requires extra care and attention. Most often, the Fourth Trimester has been defined as the first 3 months after...

Ovarian Factor Infertility: Workup & Natural Medicine Approach

Corina Dunlap, ND, MS Tolle Causam One of the hardest and most important aspects of supporting individuals and couples with infertility is correct identification and diagnosis of all potential causes (“factors”). Most infertility factors fall into the categories of...

Questions in the Queue: What our Deans Might Not Know Yet

David J. Schleich, PhD Education At a recent educational leadership conference in New York, one keynoter among 3 that weekend said, "Our faculty and their deans often don't know what they don't know, and that is a really big problem in our time." Robust applause...

Probiotics in IBS

Keegan Sheridan, ND Docere Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder characterized by recurring abdominal pain and discomfort, as well as alterations in bowel habits without demonstrable pathology.1 It is prevalent in the developed world, with 10-15% of...

NAFLD: Hepatic Manifestation of Metabolic Syndrome

Asia Muhammad, ND Tolle Causam Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome (MetS). NAFLD (also referred to as NASH, or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) constitutes a spectrum of simple steatosis, steatohepatitis, and...

CD vs NCGS – My Patient Tested Negative for Celiac – Now What?

McKenzie Treloar Mescon, ND Tolle Totum I am sure I am not alone that patients seek my help in understanding their reaction to gluten when they have tested negative for celiac disease. This article is a summary of my efforts to clear the haze around gluten sensitivity...

The COHERENT Method

Matt Marturano, ND Tolle Totum A Biopsychosocial Approach to Functional Digestive Disorders Since the release of the Rome IV criteria and a series of articles in a special issue of Gastroenterology (Volume 150, Issue 6, May 2016), there has been an upsurge in interest...

Hydrogen Sulfide Dysbiosis: A Case Study

Nirala Jacobi, BHSc, ND Naturopathic Perspective “Mary,” a 65-year-old woman, was referred to me for further treatment for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). She had been given the diagnosis of SIBO in 2015 following a lactulose breath test, and despite...

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Three Endocrine Axes Share One Energy Budget for Stress Resilience

Three Endocrine Axes Share One Energy Budget for Stress Resilience Mitochondrial reserve capacity constrains the HPA, thyroid, and gonadal systems simultaneously, determining whether stress responses stay adaptive or consolidate into chronic dysfunction. When a...

The Night Sky Changed Emotional State in 2.5 Minutes

Night sky photos activated all 6 dimensions of awe, increased positive emotion, and restored mental focus in under 3 minutes. People Who Looked at the Night Sky Felt Vastly Different Within Minutes Photographs of deep space and starry night skies activated all 6...

Environmental Stressors Now Cause 1 in 5 Cardiovascular Deaths

ARCADIA TALLMAN Air pollution, noise, chemicals, and climate events cause an estimated 4 to 6 million of the 20 million annual cardiovascular deaths worldwide, exceeding many traditional risk factors, according to a joint ESC, ACC, AHA, and WHF statement. Four Major...

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