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Tolle Totum Carrie Decker, ND Through the years and many stages in a woman’s life, factors contributing to sexual dysfunction can vary vastly. In younger years, insecurities with one’s body and sexual ability may prevail1; in the middle years, stressors of career...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE The proper application of the processes of the water-cure never fails of doing good. Its only abuses come from ignorance. The water-cure physician requires a thorough knowledge of the system and a careful discrimination in applying it to...
Node Smith, ND Initial findings from the investigation into serious lung illnesses associated with e-cigarette products point to clinical similarities among those affected. Patients report similar exposures, symptoms and clinical findings and these align with the CDC...
Tolle Totum Deborah McKay, ND I view the menopausal transition as “puberty in reverse,” complete with shifts in hormones that dictate bodily changes. In some cases this hormonal shift can hijack the brain. Personally, I remember looking in the mirror and saying, “Who...
Tolle Causam April Blake, ND, LM Last fall I received a patient referral from a local acupuncturist – a 45-year-old woman named Jennifer who was suffering from episodes of severe abdominal pain, anxiety, insomnia, and dyspareunia. I arranged for a free, 30-minute...
NODE SMITH, ND Fasting levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin rebound after weight loss and can help reduce belly fat and improve the body's sensitivity to insulin, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &...
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Node Smith, ND The toe of most shoes, especially sneakers, bends ever so slightly upward. While that curve, called a toe spring, can make stepping more comfortable and easier, it may also weaken feet and potentially open them up to some common (and painful)...
Node Smith, ND, People infected by the novel coronavirus can have symptoms that range from mild to deadly. Now, two new analyses suggest that some life-threatening cases can be traced to weak spots in patients' immune systems. At least 3.5 percent of study patients...
Node Smith, ND New light is being shed on a little-known role of Y chromosome genes, specific to males, that could explain why men suffer differently than women from various diseases, including Covid-19. The findings were published this month in Scientific Reports by...
Node Smith, ND Mitochondria are the powerhouses of our cells, generating energy that supports life. A giant molecular proton pump, called complex I, is crucial: It sets in motion a chain of reactions, creating a proton gradient that powers the generation of ATP, the...
David J. Schleich, PhD In astronomy, the term “syzygy” refers to alignments, such as when the sun, the earth, and the moon line up to create conjunctions, oppositions, or occultations (we know them as solar or lunar eclipses). From time to time, but inevitably,...
Holly Lucille, ND, RN In conventional practices, NSAIDs and glucocorticoids are used the most frequently for RA treatment, but they also bring with them a host of side effects, especially in long-term use. Possible adverse effects include stomach and liver damage,...
Iva Lloyd, ND, RPP When it comes to health, emotions play a significant role. And how they are expressed in the physical body follows certain rules. Last month, in Part 1 of this article, I discussed the “logic” of emotions and how different systems of medicine look...
A study out of the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, evaluated how your environment affects your mood. “Urbanization, as it is occurring all around the world, has been associated with an increase in stress-related disease and...
Katherine Hampilos Wendy Hodsdon, ND Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is an idiopathic disorder of inappropriate mast cell activation and increased mediator release, despite a normal total number of mast cells.2 Patients with MCAS present with chronic multi-system...
Amanda Hegnauer, ND Around 80 to 100 different autoimmune diseases have been identified, and at least 40 more diseases may have an autoimmune basis.1 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that roughly 23.5 million Americans suffer from autoimmunity,...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Every steam bath should be succeeded either by a lukewarm bath (88° F/31° C) or by a tepid wet rubbing of the whole body (73° F/23° C), the former for young children, the latter for adults; but in the first case a stimulating full or three...
Donna Beck, ND “I just don’t understand it, Doctor. I’m not like my other friends. They all seem to be thriving on gluten-free diets or the Mediterranean diet or the Paleo diet – not me! Wheat and gluten products don’t bother me at all. In fact, it seems to be one of...
Fiona McCulloch, BSc, RAc ND The immune system is divided into 2 segments – the innate and the adaptive immune system. These 2 arms work together synergistically to protect the host from infectious disease. In mammals, the adaptive immune system includes both the...
WOODSTOCK, IL– Ortho Molecular Products introduces a newly redesigned supplement label, with the rollout beginning this month. The new label is modern, distinctive and more user-friendly thanks to a unique category-driven system. With nearly 150 products in...
Amanda Hegnauer, ND Around 80 to 100 different autoimmune diseases have been identified, and at least 40 more diseases may have an autoimmune basis.1 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that roughly 23.5 million Americans suffer from autoimmunity,...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Every steam bath should be succeeded either by a lukewarm bath (88° F/31° C) or by a tepid wet rubbing of the whole body (73° F/23° C), the former for young children, the latter for adults; but in the first case a stimulating full or three...
Donna Beck, ND “I just don’t understand it, Doctor. I’m not like my other friends. They all seem to be thriving on gluten-free diets or the Mediterranean diet or the Paleo diet – not me! Wheat and gluten products don’t bother me at all. In fact, it seems to be one of...
Fiona McCulloch, BSc, RAc ND The immune system is divided into 2 segments – the innate and the adaptive immune system. These 2 arms work together synergistically to protect the host from infectious disease. In mammals, the adaptive immune system includes both the...
WOODSTOCK, IL– Ortho Molecular Products introduces a newly redesigned supplement label, with the rollout beginning this month. The new label is modern, distinctive and more user-friendly thanks to a unique category-driven system. With nearly 150 products in...
HealthWave is now Fullscript Today, HealthWave is announcing its rebrand as Fullscript, a revolutionary dispensing platform that is truly dedicated to helping health practitioners dispense wellness easily. Over the last four years, Fullscript has enabled more than...
Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer at All Odds Radical Remission - the event in which a patient heals from cancer without the assistance of western medicine or after western medicine has failed. Dr. Kelly Turner holds a B.A. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from...
New research shows that light therapy may be more effective than Prozac for patients with depression. Bright light therapy has been traditionally used for people who suffer from circadian rhythm disorders, along with other sleep disorders. It has also been used...
The California Naturopathic Doctors Association (CNDA) is a professional membership association representing California naturopathic doctors (NDs). The CNDA is incorporated as a California mutual benefit 501(c)(6) nonprofit corporation. California licensed...
New Publications Explore Food as Medicine and Vaccinations PORTLAND, Ore. (April 6, 2016)—NCNM Press, a division of National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM), is stepping up the publication of contemporary and scholarly texts about natural medicine and history with...
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Node Smith, ND "One day at a time" is a mantra for recovering alcoholics, for whom each day without a drink builds the strength to go on to the next. A new brain imaging study by Yale researchers shows why the approach works. "One day at a time" Imaging scans of those...
Node Smith, ND Simple exercises can help to make people more playful and consequently feel more satisfied with their lives. This has been revealed in a new study by psychologists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in the journal Applied Psychology:...
