Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) I asked several nurse practitioner colleagues who work solely with the geriatric population about what the top health concerns were for their patients. They cited bowel issues (constipation and diarrhea), urinary incontinence and urinary...
Anti-Aging
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Treating Erectile Dysfunction
A Multifactorial Approach John Reynolds, ND It is an interesting phenomenon that sexual dysfunction has become one of the major reasons why male patients visit their primary care provider. In the past, men seemed determined to remain silent about these private and...
Management of BPH and Urinary Tract Symptoms
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia John Hahn, DPM, ND As NDs, we see men in our practices who may be having various stages of symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This article will present allopathic therapies, along with a new well-designed study...
Pathogenesis of Candida albicans in Andropausal Hormonal Imbalance
Candida albicans, the decline of testosterone levels, and age-related changes seen in andropause Matthew L. Cavaiola, NMD, LAc As the baby boomer population continues to age, increasing numbers of men, especially those aged between 40 and 70 years, are experiencing...
Understanding and Treating the Imbalanced Neuroendoimmune System of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Jan Seibert, ND, and Natalie Gustafson, PharmD During a 2004 residency in a Wisconsin clinic, middle-aged women carrying a book written by Suzanne Somers entitled The Sexy Years began showing up in large numbers wanting bioidentical hormones. The supervising physician...
Glioma? Drink More Coffee
Jacob Schor, ND Patients often have an idea in their heads of what a healthier lifestyle is, and it is our job as their ND to burst the bubble and set them straight. I thought of this the other day as a 56-year-old man explained to me that he was feeling “crappy”...
Age Related Cognitive Decline: Evidence-Based Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Part Two—Prevention and Treatment Pamela Hutchison, BSc, ND With the proportion of the population older than 65 years in rapid ascent, the burden on the Canadian and American healthcare systems due to age-related cognitive disorders will be immense. Conventional...
Down On Her Knees
Joseph Kellerstein, ND There are many ways to fool oneself. Getting older now, I seem to be discovering more of them. I had hoped it might play out differently, but it appears there are several ditches to stumble into before one happens upon a clear stream. Nina is a...
“Age-Less” Medicine: Interview With Ronald Klatz, MD, DO
Mark Swanson, ND Our distinguished guest for this month’s segment of the Expert Report is Dr Ronald Klatz, MD, DO. He is widely regarded as the physician founder of the new clinical science of antiaging medicine. As a world-recognized authority on preventive medicine...
Evidence-Based Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Age-Related Cognitive Decline – Part One
Pamela Hutchison, BSc, ND Assessment Age-related cognitive decline begins, remarkably, in the late 20s and early 30s. As we age, we lose brain function from cellular injury due to inflammation, toxin exposure, insufficient sleep, injury, and other noxious influences....