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The Spanish Mantle

The Spanish Mantle

Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls All the chief pores of the whole body are opened by the Spanish mantle in a very mild way; the dirt and phlegm are excreted. - Benedict Lust, 1900, p.37   Younger persons dip the Spanish mantle into a cold...

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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...

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...

Salicylates in Salix, Populus and Betula

Eric Yarnell, ND, RH(AHG) These three medicinal trees all contain significant quantities of salicylates, on the order of 3%-10% by dry weight in bark and leaves. Many ancient texts, including the Ebers papyrus (approximately 5,100 years old), recommend these and...

Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew) and Cancer

Eric Yarnell, ND, RD(AHG) In 1963 the National Cancer Institute found that extracts of Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew) bark were active in vitro against cancer cells. A sample was sent to researcher Monroe Wall, PhD, in North Carolina to follow up. Wall and associates...

Agaricus blazei Murrill: Immune System Ally; Cancer Foe

Ronald Steriti, NMD, PHD For thousands of years, mushrooms have been used as food and medicine. The Greek physician, Hippocrates (460 BC—377 BC), considered the “Father of Medicine,” mentions fungi in his writings for use when treating chronic kidney disease. Although...

A Case of Chronic Mastitis

Margaret Beeson, ND “In May of 1998 I was diagnosed with blood poisoning in my left breast. A red painful line was emanating from the lower left side of my breast and moving toward my underarm area. I was given a treatment of antibiotics and thought that was the end...

Viral Disease and Naturopathic Medicine

Dr. Ancharski Many experts predict that viral disease will be the key focus in medicine in the decades ahead. Much of the population is unaware of the influenza pandemics that devastated this country and others in the first half of the last century. With the advances...

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Tapping into Your Patient’s Biofield to Optimize Healing

Johanna Ryan Intro to the Biofield The biofield plays an important role in the workings of the body and its ability to heal itself. But what exactly is it? Working definitions include1: A network of homeostatic mechanisms made up of fields of energy and information...

Study Says Handling of COVID is to Blame for Deaths

World data evaluation shows death toll did not rise, effectiveness of measures questioned As time passes since COVID's debut, statistics reveal new information about the pandemic outcomes on the world population. A recently released worldwide study, conducted by the...

Resourcing Positive Emotional States Through Embodied Memory

Erin Westaway, ND What can we do for a client/patient when mindfulness fails to produce tangible results? Much has been written on the power of mindfulness to improve wellbeing, and decrease anxiety and feelings of being overwhelmed. Many attribute this power to a...

Low Protein in Diet Impacts Offspring for Four Generations

Nutritional deficiencies pass on from parents to children, study finds There are many diets to choose from, and it turns out that one with low protein carries risks for generations to come. Mice parents with low-protein diets were studied by Tulane University. Their...

Study Explores Gut-Brain Connection

Intestinal microbes influence the energy consumption required for larger brains in mammals In a groundbreaking study at Northwestern University, researchers found a solid relationship between the brain and the gut. Analysis indicates that mammals with large brains...

Vegetables Combined with Healthy Fats Reduce Cancer Risk 

Research proves specific food combinations reduce colorectal cancer risk by 12-15% A major research breakthrough identifies exactly how combining vegetables with healthy fats protects against colorectal cancer, giving both doctors and patients clear guidance for...

The Invitation of Illness

By Erin Hayford, ND, SEP “Incurable…really only means that the particular condition cannot be cured by ‘outer’ methods and that we must go within to effect the healing.”—Louise L. Hay1 I was 21 years old when I was diagnosed with an incurable illness. According to my...

Study Explores Gut-Brain Connection

Intestinal microbes influence the energy consumption required for larger brains in mammals In a groundbreaking study at Northwestern University, researchers found a solid relationship between the brain and the gut. Analysis indicates that mammals with large brains...

Vegetables Combined with Healthy Fats Reduce Cancer Risk 

Research proves specific food combinations reduce colorectal cancer risk by 12-15% A major research breakthrough identifies exactly how combining vegetables with healthy fats protects against colorectal cancer, giving both doctors and patients clear guidance for...

The Invitation of Illness

By Erin Hayford, ND, SEP “Incurable…really only means that the particular condition cannot be cured by ‘outer’ methods and that we must go within to effect the healing.”—Louise L. Hay1 I was 21 years old when I was diagnosed with an incurable illness. According to my...

Study Connects Common Weed Killer to Long-Term Brain Changes

Even after six months without exposure, glyphosate's harmful effects persist in brain tissue Groundbreaking research reveals that exposure to glyphosate, America's most widely used herbicide, leads to lasting brain inflammation and accelerates Alzheimer's-like...

We are Nature: Healing People, Healing the Planet

Leslie Solomonian Introduction We are in a crisis of collective psychological distress, with myriad consequences for the physical body. We are also in a planetary health crisis. The two are interlinked, and part of the larger global polycrisis.1 The discipline of...

Visceral Fat Affects Alzheimer’s, Before Disease Onset

Researchers at the Radiological Society of North America report a connection between visceral fat that surrounds the organs and Alzheimer's. Study findings predict the disease 20 years before any symptoms show.  During research, the relationship between specific...

Air Pollution Tied to Pregnancy Risk

When it comes to increasing inflammation during pregnancy, fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) is to blame, a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health study finds. While it was previously known that poor air quality is harmful, this study highlights the importance...

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