Athanasios Psihogios, BA Monique Aucoin, BMSc, ND While many resources and treatments for managing malignancy are available for cancer patients, both the disease itself and concomitant therapies can compromise quality of life (QOL). Due to the complexity of...
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Basal Cell & Squamous Cell CA: Individualized Naturopathic Care
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) ADC is a 59-year-old woman with a 3x4 cm scaly lesion on her lower right arm that has been there for the past 10 years. A dermatologist diagnosed it as actinic keratosis. More recently, during a visit with a rheumatologist, a biopsy was...
Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Dyskinesia: Successful Treatment Using IV Nutrients
Student Scholarship – 1st Place Case Study Mark Iwanicki Leslie Fuller, ND Paroxysmal dyskinesias constitute a rare group of movement disorders affecting both adults and children. Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) is characterized by episodic choreoathetosis,...
The Healing Power of Love: The Hormone, Oxytocin
Heather Wdowin, NMD Recent explorations of the posterior pituitary hormone, oxytocin (OT), have revealed much more about this hormone that is associated primarily with childbirth and breastfeeding. OT is socially, neurologically, immunologically, and cardiovascularly...
Infertility: A Case Study Shows the Power of Natural Medicine
Deborah Ardolf, ND Infertility patients usually present to us in a very desperate and near-hopeless position. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 2015 statistics, 7.4 million women have sought out help from various infertility services....
E-Cigarettes Shown To Cause Cellular Harm
A lab investigation at the VA San Diego Healthcare System examined two variations of e-cigarettes to determine safety. Both nicotine and nicotine-free version were tested and found to be damaging to human cells. E-cigarettes are often thought to be a safe and are...
Detoxification for Prediabetes
Sarah Cimperman, ND Toxic compounds permeate our environment and they permeate our bodies. Almost 500 different chemicals have been found in human blood and adipose1 and studies show that the older we get, the more toxins we contain.2 Several are recognized as...
F2-Isoprostane: Angry Fats in an Inflammatory Home
Cheryl Burdette, ND There is an abundance of research that demonstrates the benefits of healthy fats. Omega-3 fatty acids are routinely touted for their ability to help areas of the body that contain fat, such as the brain, myelin sheath, and cell membranes. Much...
The Microbiome & CVD: Ally or Adversary?
Ashley Burkman, ND Lauren Young, ND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) tops the charts as the deadliest disease in the United States, even above cancer.1 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CVD is considered one of the most preventable chronic...
Fatigue in Cancer Survivors: Maintaining the Light at the End of the Tunnel
Laura Hughes Daniel Lander, ND, FABNO With advances in early detection and treatment strategies, fewer people are dying from cancer. There are more than 13 million cancer survivors in the United States alone – a number which is expected to increase to 18 million by...