Letitia Watrous, ND Autoimmune diseases are considered by allopathic physicians as incurable, life-long illnesses that they “manage” with painkillers, muscle relaxants, steroids, anxiolytics and chemotherapeutics. It is a blessing if the patient survives the therapy....
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April 2007 | Autoimmune
Tolle Totem Reversing the Autoimmune Process: Possible triggers for immune dysfunction Brian Davies , ND and Jonn Matsen, ND Functional and Nutritional Medicine David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN Heavy metal toxicity-detoxification. Part of the Clinical Rounds series....
Naturopathic Protocol for Podiatric Procedures
John Hahn, DPM, ND As a practicing podiatric physician and surgeon for more than 30 years, I have been exposed to many forms of therapy for common foot conditions that were mostly allopathic in nature. Not until I was trained as a naturopathic physician at NCNM...
Can Pollution Cause Weight Gain?
Mitch Kennedy, ND Evidence is coming to light to add industrial toxins to the list of causes of obesity. Evidence implicating organotins, a class of persistent compounds containing at least one tin carbon bond, has been published recently. Researchers found both in...
Sarcoidosis and Environmental Toxins
Mitch Kennedy, ND A case-control study published in the Dec. 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine suggests environmental and occupational risk factors for sarcoidosis. At 10 centers, the investigators recruited and interviewed 706...
Naturopathic Physical Medicine Treatments for General Practice
Eric Blake, ND, Dipl. Ac. Naturopathic physical medicine has played a long and vital role in the healing arts. Hippocrates, in addition to recognizing his patients’ essential need for adequate rest, a quality diet, fresh air and hygiene, extensively advocated and...
Pediatric Probiotics: Impact on the Development of a Normal Immune System
Mary Grabowska, ND, LM, LAc and Mairi R. Ross Probiotics are familiar to most naturopathic physicians in their pediatric practice as a way of supporting the restoration of natural flora during and after antibiotic use. As a naturopathic midwife, I use probiotics in...
Latent Auto-Immune Diabetes of the Adult
Mona Morstein, ND With the epidemic of diabetes at full swing in America right now, it’s a good time for naturopathic physicians to update themselves on the different types of diabetes. In particular, it’s pertinent for NDs to learn about a common type of diabetes...
Celiac: Not Just a GI Disease
Christine Doherty, ND In the world of the 10-minute diagnostic workup, Celiac disease often requires thinking outside the box. Too often, celiac is considered a cause of chronic diarrhea, end of story. Often, celiac disease is boiled down to being just a...
The Neuroenteric Hypothesis for the Action of Herbal Medicines
Naturopathic physicians know that bitter herbs work by stimulating the gut. However, the actions of most other herbal medicines are considered to be largely independent of the gut, after absorption and hepatic metabolism are factored out of the equation. Many systemic...