Alexsia Priolo, ND Abstract Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects up to 13% of adolescent girls, but diagnosing and managing it during this developmental stage presents unique challenges. In this in-depth clinical review, Dr. Alexsia Priolo breaks down the updated...

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Herbal and Functional Medicine Approach: Early Insulin Resistance in a Teenage Swimmer
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Seeing Beyond the Image: Root-Cause Discovery in Adolescent Medicine
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Medicinal Mushrooms: Their Role in GI Cancers
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The Use of Aromatic Therapies In the Treatment of Cancer
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Abnormal Cell Growth in Light of Naturopathic Philosophy
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Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew) and Cancer
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Eye of the Hurricane: Surviving Cancer, Treating Cancer
Ken Weizer, ND Having been on this journey of cancer since 1989, I have had many wonderful and many terrible experiences. This journey has taken me from being a Hollywood film maker with cancer, to being an Oregon naturopathic physician who treats people with cancer....
Agaricus blazei Murrill: Immune System Ally; Cancer Foe
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Equal Parts Naturopathy, Love, and Determination: Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Satya Ambrose, L. AC, ND I have so many extraordinary stories that have come out of working with cancer patients. Most of them have survived. A few have not, but each of their lives touched me greatly. Each has been my teacher, showing me the preciousness of our time...
Naturopathic Management of Coagulation in Chronic Atrial Fibrillation – Part 2
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A Publisher’s Warning: The Pediatric Cases That Cross My Desk 20 Years Later
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Physical Activity and Diet Help Keep Brains “Younger” Than Actual Age
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Diet Change Slows Prostate Cancer Growth in Clinical Trial
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Human Hearts Possess Natural Self-Healing Ability
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Early Entry Pathway: Perhaps the Opposite Direction We Should be Taking
Node Smith, ND What follows are ideas, questions, and food for thought. While they certainly stem from my own personal opinion, what is offered is part of a conversation that each and every student, faculty member, school administrator, and the profession as a whole...
Dietary Intervention Slows Prostate Cancer Cell Growth in Active Surveillance Patients
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Coffee Adds Nearly Two Years to Life, New Research Shows
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Human Hearts Possess Natural Self-Healing Ability
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Early Entry Pathway: Perhaps the Opposite Direction We Should be Taking
Node Smith, ND What follows are ideas, questions, and food for thought. While they certainly stem from my own personal opinion, what is offered is part of a conversation that each and every student, faculty member, school administrator, and the profession as a whole...
Dietary Intervention Slows Prostate Cancer Cell Growth in Active Surveillance Patients
High Omega-3 Diet Reduces Cancer Proliferation Marker by 15% A groundbreaking clinical trial reveals a potential dietary strategy that could transform prostate cancer management for men on active surveillance. The study demonstrates how targeted nutritional...
Coffee Adds Nearly Two Years to Life, New Research Shows
Regular coffee drinkers gain 1.84 years of life expectancy, with maximum benefits at 3 cups daily. Coffee extends life through multiple biological pathways, with research showing regular drinkers live nearly two years longer. Studies across 50+ global populations...
Neural Stem Cells Repair Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries in Five-Year Study
First long-term evidence of neurological improvement after stem cell treatment in previously incurable spinal injuries Neural stem cell transplantation successfully improved neurological function in patients with chronic spinal cord injuries. This groundbreaking study...
Notes from the Field #37
Jared Zeff, ND, FNMI, LAc The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary on medicine—a running set of observations about practice in the field. It’s not meant to be a...
Fetus Has Powerful Immune System, Fights Infections Independently in Womb
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Dark Chocolate Prevents Diabetes & Inflammation: Amount Matters
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Mind-Body Medicine for Empaths: A Case Study of Hives
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