Joseph Kellerstein, ND Andropause, or male ‘menopause’, is caused by an age-related decline in active circulating testosterone. News of andropause has been in the literature for over half a century. This condition may contain disorders relating to: cardiovascular...
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Male Sexual Health: An Ayurvedic Perspective
Virender Sodhi, MD (Ayurved), ND Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis have become household names. While fanfare about the effects of these drugs is compelling, there are major side effects associated with each of these medications. Television reports, magazines, and...
Male Vitality and Lifestyle
David Tallman, DC, ND It appears that with the American Society’s advent of easy-access non-nutritive foods which satisfy the brain’s appetite and reward centers and then medications that make one forget the resultant health problems has weakened male vitality to the...
Andropause: Male Menopause
Larry Chan, DC, ND, R.Ac A familiar life story: man retires at age 60 or 65 but begins to experience a lack of drive and interest in life’s activities. He exhibits grumpy behavior and withdraws into himself; he may even become depressed and display erratic moods....
Andropause: A Decrease in Androgens and a Real Change of Life for Men
M. Marlene Briggs, NMD It has been interesting to experience the evolution of medicine in the past 30 years. Probably the wide interest in, and knowledge of, hormones has been a prime example of this evolution. It may have been a resistant evolution to many of us as...
Clinical Rounds in Functional and Nutritional Medicine- Part Three: Hypertension and Adrenal Disorders
David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN This is the third in a series of Clinical Rounds, which will be appearing as a part of ND News & Review. In these Clinical Rounds real case studies from my practice will be presented. It is my aim to present interesting cases,...
Eryngium, Epilobium, and Fouquieria: Overlooked Men’s Health Herbs
Eric Yarnell, ND, RH(AHG) Most naturopathic physicians are of course familiar with the use of Serenoa repens (saw palmetto) and a handful of other herbs (Prunus africanum [pygeum] and Urtica dioica [nettles] root) in men’s health. Because few naturopathic physicians...
Personal Care Product Use Correlates with Urinary Concentrations of Phthalate Metabolites
Mitch Kennedy, ND In my recent television interview for the local CBS news, I was asked if cosmetics could make you fat. While there is no direct link between the lipstick and the love handles, there are more serious health effects from the cumulative exposure to...
When Athletes Test Positive
Dr. Chris Spooner B.Sc., NMD When working with elite athletes, there are several issues that naturopathic physicians must be aware of. First and foremost, you must have an appreciation for the extent to which athletes are tested for banned substances, and the...
Scalp Rejuvenation
By Suneil Jain, NMD A 52-year-old female presented with alopecia and pruritic scalp. With a diagnosis of vitiligo and lichen planopilaris, the patient has been treated for the past seven years at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ. She has cycled between various...