naturopathic doctor news & review

2021

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Essential Amino Acids Could Prevent Dementia

Essential Amino Acids Could Prevent Dementia

NODE SMITH, ND Dementia -- a condition involving the extreme loss of cognitive function -- is caused by a variety of disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. According to World Health Organization estimates, approximately 10 million individuals worldwide develop...

Giving The Gift of Health This Holiday Season

Giving The Gift of Health This Holiday Season

US BioTek Is working with its practitioner network to provide free testing to those in need this holiday season Shoreline, WA, Nov. 10th— US BioTek Laboratories is working with its network of practitioners to provide free testing to those in need this holiday season....

Concussion Misinformation

Concussion Misinformation

MARK HEISIG, ND  A mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also known as a concussion, is an injury that has received growing attention from both the media and the public over the past few years. While awareness of public health concerns, like the potential...

Guru Sandesh Singh Khalsa, ND (10/21/1949 – 8/11/2021)

Guru Sandesh S. Khalsa, ND died unexpectedly on August 11, 2021 at his home in Lake Oswego, Oregon.  He was 71.  Dr Khalsa, known affectionately as “Dr K.,” was a respected naturopathic physician and a beloved member of the naturopathic medical community. He...

Lost in the Woods: How to Engage Male Patients

Lost in the Woods: How to Engage Male Patients

JASON KINLEY, ND, VNMI  The question “How can I help you today?” is often answered with, “I don’t know; my wife made the appointment.” This is a common response within the medical community when a man is establishing care. It’s so common,...

Depression May be a Risk for Later Dementia

Depression May be a Risk for Later Dementia

NODE SMITH, ND While research has shown that poor cardiovascular health can damage blood flow to the brain increasing the risk for dementia, a new study led by UC San Francisco indicates that poor mental health may also take its toll on cognition. The research adds to...

Evidence that Type 1 Diabetes May Not be a Single Disease

Evidence that Type 1 Diabetes May Not be a Single Disease

NODE SMITH, ND New findings from the international The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study add to a growing body of evidence indicating that type 1 diabetes is not a single disease. The presentation and, perhaps, cause of autoimmune...

The Downfalls of Telemedicine for Patients

The Downfalls of Telemedicine for Patients

NODE SMITH, ND A study of rheumatology patients and clinicians has found that while the majority found phone or video consultations more convenient than face-to-face consultations, they viewed so-called telemedicine as less diagnostically accurate than in-person...

Air Pollution Reduces Sperm Count

Air Pollution Reduces Sperm Count

NODE SMITH, ND Researchers have long known that air pollution can increase the risk of disorders such as obesity, diabetes, and fertility, but they did not know the exact mechanism for how it can lead to these health conditions. Now, University of Maryland School of...

Testosterone Replacement in Men: Current State of the Art

Testosterone Replacement in Men: Current State of the Art

STEPHEN W. PARCELL, ND  It is not unusual for naturopathic doctors to encounter male patients with late-onset hypogonadism (LOH). This term, like “male menopause,” “andropause,” and “testicular hypofunction” refers to an...

Central Serous Retinopathy: 1-Year Homeopathic Case Study

Central Serous Retinopathy: 1-Year Homeopathic Case Study

JARED C. PISTOIA, ND Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) is a self-limiting disease that typically presents with unilateral blurred vision and metamorphopsia (image distortion).1,2 Other symptoms can include dyschromatopsia (colors...

Men In Groups: How Men Can Bring Out the Best In Each Other

Men In Groups: How Men Can Bring Out the Best In Each Other

STEVEN RISSMAN, ND Manhood is the defeat of childhood narcissism. (David Gilmore 1990)1  During the past few years, men’s behaviors have been called into question on an increasingly public scale. Issues surrounding the role of men in work, in...