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Urinary Incontinence: A Common Problem for Elderly Women

Urinary Incontinence: A Common Problem for Elderly Women

THOMAS A. KRUZEL, ND Urinary incontinence affects 23-31% of the female elderly population1 and is estimated to affect 50-65% of both sexes in hospitals and nursing homes.2 Generally, older women experience more...

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Choosing the Wright Way to Live

HELEN C. HEALY, ND You may not know the name Bill Iffrig, but if you were watching news coverage of the 2013 Boston Marathon, you know the image of the 78-year-old runner in the orange top, who was knocked off his feet by the blast of the first deadly bomb. What most...

Maintaining Healthy Bones: Embracing the Plants

Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) Bones are the framework of our human structure. And yet, they are no good to us functionally without the ligaments and tendons, the levers and pulleys on the joint articulations. They are no good to us without the cartilage, acting as a...

A Novel Approach to Skin Rejuvenation & Skin Tightening

Tolle Causam Michael Rahman, BSc, ND The use of autologous blood plasma injections is in keeping with the naturopathic principles of utilizing the body’s inherent powers and capacity for regulation and self-healing. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is the ultimate...

Heart Failure From AF: Case Report of a 78-Year-Old Woman

Jeremy Mikolai, ND Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained heart arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Prevalence of AF increases with age. Approximately 1% of Americans have AF; more than 75% of those are older than 65 years.1 More than 9% of...

Evaluation of Gait Disorders in the Elderly

Docere Thomas A. Kruzel, ND Gait disorders are one of the leading causes of falls in the elderly population, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that there are approximately 2.5 million elderly persons in the United States who have some form...

Considerations in Evaluating Pulmonary Disease Among the Elderly

Aging Respiratory System Thomas A. Kruzel, ND The process of aging has essentially 4 characteristics: it is universal, intrinsic, progressive, and decremental. Few of the structural changes observed with aging are specifically characteristic of it because they are the...

Here We Go Again

Joseph Kellerstein, ND As you may remember, several months ago I treated a longtime patient for an unusual presentation of vaginitis. For this article, we will call her Susan. She responded very nicely to Cantharis. That particular episode so fascinated me that of...

Atopic Dermatitis: A Patient Hits Her Threshold

Debbie Whittington, ND SG is a 55-year-old postmenopausal woman who initially came to my office in May 2011 for consultation about a severely itchy rash. The itching had started on the hands and had progressed during the month to the forearms, flexure surfaces of the...

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The 2026 AzureWellness Summit

The 2026 AzureWellness Summit

Building a Community of Practitioners to Inspire Healthier Families  June 22–26   Five Day Virtual Event of Education, Insight, and Whole-Person Wellness AzureWell is pleased to announce the Azure Wellness Summit, a free five-day virtual event taking place June...

From PCOS to PMOS: What the Name Change Means for Your Practice

From PCOS to PMOS: What the Name Change Means for Your Practice

Dr. Jaclyn Smeaton, ND   A clinical review of the landmark renaming of PCOS to PMOS and why this shift reframes the condition as a whole-body endocrine and metabolic disorder requiring broader assessment and long-term care. This article explores the recent...

Three Endocrine Axes Share One Energy Budget for Stress Resilience

Three Endocrine Axes Share One Energy Budget for Stress Resilience Mitochondrial reserve capacity constrains the HPA, thyroid, and gonadal systems simultaneously, determining whether stress responses stay adaptive or consolidate into chronic dysfunction. When a...

The Night Sky Changed Emotional State in 2.5 Minutes

Night sky photos activated all 6 dimensions of awe, increased positive emotion, and restored mental focus in under 3 minutes. People Who Looked at the Night Sky Felt Vastly Different Within Minutes Photographs of deep space and starry night skies activated all 6...

Environmental Stressors Now Cause 1 in 5 Cardiovascular Deaths

ARCADIA TALLMAN Air pollution, noise, chemicals, and climate events cause an estimated 4 to 6 million of the 20 million annual cardiovascular deaths worldwide, exceeding many traditional risk factors, according to a joint ESC, ACC, AHA, and WHF statement. Four Major...

Three Endocrine Axes Share One Energy Budget for Stress Resilience

Three Endocrine Axes Share One Energy Budget for Stress Resilience Mitochondrial reserve capacity constrains the HPA, thyroid, and gonadal systems simultaneously, determining whether stress responses stay adaptive or consolidate into chronic dysfunction. When a...

The Night Sky Changed Emotional State in 2.5 Minutes

Night sky photos activated all 6 dimensions of awe, increased positive emotion, and restored mental focus in under 3 minutes. People Who Looked at the Night Sky Felt Vastly Different Within Minutes Photographs of deep space and starry night skies activated all 6...

Environmental Stressors Now Cause 1 in 5 Cardiovascular Deaths

ARCADIA TALLMAN Air pollution, noise, chemicals, and climate events cause an estimated 4 to 6 million of the 20 million annual cardiovascular deaths worldwide, exceeding many traditional risk factors, according to a joint ESC, ACC, AHA, and WHF statement. Four Major...

Air Pollution Disrupted Menstrual Cycles in Premenopausal Women

Common traffic and industrial exhaust gases disrupted estrogen and progesterone cycling, damaged ovarian tissue, and shortened menstrual intervals in premenopausal women, yet environmental exposure history remains absent from standard reproductive health evaluations....

Thymosin Alpha-1 Restored Immune Function Across Five Organ Systems

ARCADIA TALLMAN The thymus peptide upregulated 1,198 genes tied to energy metabolism, DNA repair, and cell cycle regulation. The Thymus Shrinks With Age and Takes Immune Function With It The thymus gland loses 95% of its immature immune cells with age, and the peptide...

Fluoxetine During Development Damaged Hearing and the Brainstem

ARCADIA TALLMAN   Fluoxetine exposure during early auditory development drove 91 gene expression changes in the brainstem, reduced the stability of mature neural circuits, and left lasting hair-cell damage in the inner ear. Fluoxetine Changed the Developing...

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