Gastrointestinal

Education David J. Schleich, PhD Naturopathic educators toil with the right language and content to describe the value proposition for the medicine for students. In an era of confusing messages [...]

Naturopathic Perspective Greg Nigh, ND, LAc We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them. ~ (Albert Einstein) It is an understatement to say that the microbiome [...]

Ginger Nash, ND The significance of the fucosyltransferase-2 (FUT2) gene and “secretor status” has been written about by Dr Peter D’Adamo for over 20 years. Dr D’Adamo’s research into ABO blood [...]

Tolle Causam Chad Larson, NMD, DC, CCN, CSCS Are you noticing the growing epidemic of autoimmunity? As the number of Americans suffering from autoimmunity has reached 25-50 million1 and that [...]

Tolle Causam Angela Knapp, ND Although Clostridium species are typically present in the large intestine as a beneficial part of the gastrointestinal flora, the word clostridia generally elicits [...]

Vis Medicatrix Naturae Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) It is estimated that 15% of the US population – about 20 million people – have some degree of gallbladder disease (GBD). The prevalence of [...]

Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE There are probably more persons in the world today suffering from indigestion than from any other known ailment. And so long as people eat too much, too fast, and [...]

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Alexandra Francis, ND, MS, CNS Marie Winters, ND, FABNO All disease begins in the gut. ~ (Hippocrates) “When in doubt, treat the gut” is an excellent [...]

Tolle Totum Erick R. Cervantes, MPH, ND Dale Pfost, PhD Human beings are host to a diverse ecosystem known as the microbiome. Characteristic of our microbiome, among many other things, is its now [...]

Tolle Causam Alison Chen, ND The obesity epidemic has long been recognized as a fight against excessive calorie consumption and a sedentary lifestyle. Despite these well-known contributors, [...]