The majority of Americans older than 40 or 50 years of age live highly stressful lives. They tend to use at least one type of stimulant on a daily basis and generally have at least one major health problem. In many instances, these illnesses, syndromes and conditions...
Anti-Aging
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Endocrinology and Aging: A Focus on Testosterone
Dicken Weatherby, ND and Donald R. Yance, CN, MH, RH The majority of Americans older than 40 or 50 years of age live highly stressful lives. They tend to use at least one type of stimulant on a daily basis and generally have at least one major health problem. In many...
Evaluating HPA Dysfunction Using Salivary Cortisol
Timothy Schwaiger, NMD The use of salivary cortisol in evaluating a patient’s condition can be a valuable tool for physicians. Although there is a vast quantity of research in this area, the laboratory results can be confusing when trying to choose a therapy best...
Optimizing Thyroid Function
Connie Sanchez, ND The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) reports that up to 27 million Americans may have some type of thyroid disorder, and that more than half of those remain undiagnosed (2008). In his book, Thyroid Power, Dr. Richard...
Simplex Res; Mushrooms and Grape Seeds in Breast Cancer Prevention
Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO There is a huge Korean grocery near my office. I drove over the other day to study the mushrooms that they sell. My newfound interest in mushrooms is sparked by the publication of a study on mushroom consumption and breast cancer risk in the...
Greater Risk of Osteoporosis with SSRIs
Shana Spector Deneen, ND Many patients have bouts of sadness throughout their lives, whether it is spurred by grief, a major life change, major depressive disorder or for no apparent reason. For individuals who have frequent or unrelenting sadness or despair, it is...
Carotid Intima Media Thickness: A Measurement for Cardiovascular Risk and its Association with Hormone Deficiencies
Bronner Handwerger, ND Assessing cardiovascular risk factors is always part of the naturopathic intake. The question arises as to how we assess these risks. We recognize that traditional markers like cholesterol, HDL, LDL, Lp(a), fibrinogen, homocysteine and even...
Polyphenols, Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease
Nita Bishop, ND Health promotion and disease prevention (not just disease management) are our top priorities as the new doctors of the future. We have a whole compendium of knowledge assembled in the last century in our medical journals that confirms it is easier to...
The FOOT Plan: The Natural Osteoporosis Cure
Mark Swanson, ND With more than 22 years as an ND practicing in sunny Sequim, Wash., a popular retirement community, our clinic specializes in age-related health problems. Among the more common health concerns treated is the epidemic of thinning bones and...
The Functional Approach to Hormonal Imbalance
Dicken Weatherby, ND It is the way of modern medicine and of some “alternative” practitioners to simply address the symptoms of hormonal imbalance, say by prescribing hormones or herbs rather than looking at the case from a functional perspective. Between 15% and 20%...