Vis Medicatrix Naturae Carrie Decker, ND As medical research continues to grow, so too does our understanding of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and its dynamic and systemic effects. Once thought to be only a backdrop to the activities of the cells found within it, we...
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GI Distress in a Young Male: An Elegant Naturopathic Approach to a Complex Disorder
Student Scholarship – First Place Case Study Roxanne Ahmadpour Jennifer Brusewitz, ND Functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are physical manifestations that arise in the absence of structural or biochemical abnormalities. These are typically disorders of...
Castor Oil & Age-Related Cataract – A Case for the Therapeutic Order
Mary Fu, BA, MA Jennifer Brusewitz, ND Student Scholarship – Honorable Mention Case Study The Therapeutic Order describes the foundational philosophical principles of naturopathic medicine and serves as a guiding force in its modern practice (Figure 1).1 The following...
Muscle as Medicine: A Most Naturopathic Anti-Aging Medicine
Tyna Moore, ND, DC Tolle Causam Harnessing, supporting, and increasing a patient’s vitality is always the main goal as a naturopathic physician. Increasing their vitality by honing the Vis Medicatrix Naturae is the most potent medicine. When one thinks of “Anti-Aging...
Phytoestrogens: Varying Effects Across a Lifespan
Student Scholarship – 2nd Place Research Review Allison Wills & Fraser Smith, MATD, ND Phytoestrogens are a controversial topic in today’s world. Are they a health food or are they a toxic substance? The answer may lie in the complex nature of phytoestrogens and...
New Paradigms for Aging Well
Naturopathic Perspective Pamela Sky Jeanne, ND Aging is a process most people deny until it is right up front, presenting at times as an illness or physical disability. The joke is on us when we wake up one morning and realize it has actually happened. Today I am 70;...
Cancer Cachexia in the Elderly: The Role of Nutritional Supplementation
Tolle Totum Sukriti Bhardwaj, BHSc Monique Aucoin, BMSc, ND Within the elderly patient population, cancer is a growing concern. In 2013, there were an estimated 841 million elderly cancer patients (ECPs) worldwide, and this figure is projected to reach 2 billion by...
Alzheimer’s & Hyperinsulinemia: The Naturopathic Dietary Tool Kit
Robert Kachko ND, LAc Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has the historically unique distinction of being the only common chronic disease with no known prevention or cure. This proposition becomes increasingly ominous when considering the rising tide of Alzheimer’s expected to...
Conversing About Death: Death Cafés
Brad S. Lichtenstein, ND, BCB A month before his death, both my sister and I, together and on separate occasions, directly asked my father, “What are your wishes? What do you want to happen? What do we need to know?” His common retort was something to the effect of,...
Not Much to Go On
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Doris is coming up to her 90th birthday and doing it in style. I don’t mean that in the economic sense. She is present, poised, and sociable. An elegant lady, but in no way ostentatious. She particularly wanted to see someone practicing...