Carol Morley, BKin, ND Claire Girgis, HBSc, Naturopathic Intern Skin, the largest body organ, acts as an interface between internal and external environments. As such, it is continually influenced by internal anatomical, physiological, and biochemical changes as well...
Dermatology
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Acne Vulgaris Yes, Diet Matters
Alan C. Logan, ND, FRSH Introduction Almost one quarter of all child and teen visits to generalized naturopathic clinics are for skin conditions.1 Rising teen and adult acne rates, now described as a worldwide epidemic, increases the likelihood that naturopathic...
Primary Care Management of Atopic Dermatitis: Inside Out and Outside In
Melisa Larson, ND Jonathan Bell, ND In traditional naturopathic medicine we are taught to focus on treatment of underlying causes and avoid simply palliating or suppressing symptoms. In our clinical practice we honor this injunction when addressing atopic dermatitis...
Our Skin: Window on Health, or What the Elders Knew
Sussanna Czeranko, ND There is nothing more beautiful or attractive than a skin glowing with the magnetism of health. Those who unfortunately do not possess it endeavor in vain to beautify their skin by using salves and ointments, not realizing that the seat of the...
Cellulite and Carbon Dioxide Bath
I put on the ‘fat suit’ and went outside and walked around. I was really nervous about being found out, but nobody would even make eye contact with me. It really upset me. – Gwyneth Paltrow For the first time ever, overweight people outnumber average people in...
Integrative Care of Malignant Melanoma
Integrative Care of Malignant Melanoma Emi ly Moore, ND, LAC, FABNO Heather Paulson, ND Marcia Prenguber, ND, FABNO Cutaneous melanoma represents only 4% of skin cancers, but its rising incidence over the last few decades and its rate of mortality give the...
An “Essential” for Healing Skin Conditions
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH(AHG) The skin is the largest organ of elimination of the body, one way for the entire body to clear the burdens of toxicity that have accumulated day to day. When considering botanical medicine for conditions of the skin, working from the...
Cellulite and Carbon Dioxide Baths
Sussanna Czeranko, ND I put on the ‘fat suit’ and went outside and walked around. I was really nervous about being found out, but nobody would even make eye contact with me. It really upset me. – Gwyneth Paltrow For the first time ever, overweight people outnumber...
Naturopathic Prevention of Skin Cancer
Kathy Lik, ND Due to the fact that prevention remains the best approach in reducing the incidence of skin cancer, there has been a significant increase in research looking at natural agents that exhibit photo-protective and anti-neoplastic effects in skin. The data is...
Skin Cancer Review
Lidia Wiersum, ND, FABNO Many types of skin cancer are preventable and treatable, so it is essential that we as NDs take an active role in educating our patients about the importance of skin cancer prevention and treatment. This article focuses on basal and squamous...