Tori Hudson, ND It is estimated that approximately 80% of Americans consume a diet deficient in essential fatty acids (EFAs).1 The balance of fats in the typical North American diet is dramatically out of sync with the needs of our bodies. An insufficiency of fish and...
Anti-Aging
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Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women
Katy Nelson, ND The buzz of “bioidentical hormone replacement therapy” (BHRT) is all around us. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT—“hostage rescue team,” in Federal Bureau of Investigation language) using an unopposed estrogen from pregnant mares’ urine began in the...
Here We Go Again
Joseph Kellerstein, ND As you may remember, several months ago I treated a longtime patient for an unusual presentation of vaginitis. For this article, we will call her Susan. She responded very nicely to Cantharis. That particular episode so fascinated me that of...
Sermorelin Therapy—Antiage or Rage?
Interview With Allison Novins, ND, and Tom Perls, MD Mark Swanson, ND This month’s Expert Report focuses on antiaging medicine and interviews Allison Novins, ND, director of the Snohomish Naturopathic Clinic, Snohomish, Washington. She is a naturopathic specialist in...
Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle
Ethnographic Case Study for Eugeria, Health, and Longevity Artemis Morris, ND, LAc It is well known that the Mediterranean area is home to a large percentage of people who are not only surviving to but thriving into their 80s and beyond. According to a review...
Ayurvedic Approaches to Prevent and Manage Alzheimer Disease
Rasayana herbs, sattvic food choices, and panchakram therapies Virender Sodhi, MD (Ayurveda), ND Teresa Goldsmith, ND, AWP Alzheimer disease (AD) is a neuro-degenerative disease that affects more than 4 million Americans.1 It is considered an irreversible disorder...
A Long Perspective on Longevity: Antiaging and “Inflammaging”
Jillian Stansbury, ND Over the many millennia of humanity’s evolution, the average life expectancy has increased substantially, from well under 30 years in Paleolithic times to about a world average of 67 years at present. There are striking differences in the average...
Beyond Sunscreen: Skin Chemoprotection With Natural Medicine
Heather Paulson, ND; Betsy Rice, ND The skin is the largest organ of our body and is an important interface between our other organs and the outside environment. Observing the skin can be a window into the internal function of a patient’s body. Most skin disorders are...
Update on Trends, Safety, and Efficacy in Dermatology
Lisa Meserole, MS, ND Antiaging treatments for skin and beauty are skyrocketing. The science and research of dermatology and the skin have advanced dramatically. Innovations in formulation through new technologies offer increased functional effects in hair and skin...
Antiaging Facial Acupuncture
Jennifer Hillier, ND A 54-year-old woman was seen at the clinic with reports of fatigue and shortness of breath on exertion following an episode of pneumonia 2 months earlier. Further questioning revealed a history of irritable bowel syndrome, the recent need for...