Arlene B. Donar, ND Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic, debilitating, multifactorial syndrome characterized by excessive urgency and frequency of urination, suprapubic pain, dyspareunia and pelvic pain along with negative urine cultures. The course of the disease...
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Lower Gastrointestinal Review
Gurdev Parmar, ND, FABNO With so much information to keep up to date with in a family practice, it is my intention to keep the general-practice ND current with some of the latest relevant oncology research. This article will review colorectal cancer (CRC) literature...
Dietary Fructose Intolerance: A Diagnosis Masked Behind IBS?
EeVon Ling, ND Diarrhea, nausea, bloating, abdominal pain and cramping – when a patient suffering with these symptoms has been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and eventually comes to see you as the ND, the first approach that commonly comes to mind may...
Lessons Learned: Case Provides Several Teaching Points for Practitioners
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Jonathan carries himself well. Well, that is to say he sure turned the head of my receptionist. This 6-foot, 4-inch basketball player has been a patient for about eight months, and his case has a number of important teaching points. Case...
Herbs as Bitters: It’s a Matter of Degree
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH(AHG) The digestive system is the seat of health and wellness. The immune system is dependent on balance of the gut flora and function. The nervous system, through the gut-brain, plays a critical role in both digestive and overall health. And...
Lactoferrin – A Balanced Prebiotic in the Treatment of Dysbiosis
Carrie Louise Daenell, ND My career-long passion has centered on digestive health, and my favorite new topic in the area of digestion is lactoferrin. Obviously probiotics promote health in countless ways. It all starts in the digestive system, where probiotics are...
Biofilms, GALT and Dysbiosis: A New Understanding of Microbial Biofilms and Drug Resistance
Nita Bishop, ND Rowan and Hamilton, DipPhyt, MNIMH Biofilm (scientific definition): A multilayered bacterial population embedded in a polysaccharide matrix and attached to some surface. Biofilm (literal translation): Bugs in bomb shelters The Centers for...
Genetics and Hereditary Aspects of Celiac Disease
Nadia Arora, ND Celiac disease, also called celiac sprue, non-tropical sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is a condition characterized by chronic immune reaction in the intestines, precipitated by the ingestion of wheat, barley or rye in genetically susceptible...
Preventing Colon Cancer with Exercise
Sarah Skolout-Redick, ND Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. However, it also has many modifiable risk factors, and various strategies have been developed to detect and prevent colon cancer. When confronted with a patient...
Hiatal Hernia Syndrome
Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP Hiatal hernia syndrome (HHS) is one of the most common functional GI disorders. Patients manifesting this functional condition may present with gastroesophageal reflux symptoms; the syndrome may also be a trigger for asthmatic...