Naturopathic Perspective Jenna Henderson, ND One of the greatest challenges in practice is treating resistant nephrotic syndrome in children. Nephrotic syndrome, which features protein wasting from the kidneys, will present at any age with edema, fatigue,...
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Can’t Have Just One
Joseph Kellerstein, ND Although I’ve never been the sharpest tool in the shed I have flattered myself by thinking I am moderately intelligent. The following situation had me and most people I’ve told about it just scratching their heads. Prepare your itch! David is a...
Adverse Childhood Trauma: Setting the Stage for Chronic Pain
Paul Epstein, ND and Node Smith “When any experience of body, heart, or mind keeps repeating in consciousness, it is a signal that this visitor is asking for a deeper and fuller attention. Under all the tears, the pain, the fear, and the anger we have contracted our...
Dr CIDS—Children With Insomnia and Disordered Sleep
The Expert Report Interview With Catherine Darley, ND Mark Swanson, ND The patient age spectrum for sleep disorders requiring medical management ranges from infants to the elderly. The number of patients reporting sleep problems is staggering and is enough to keep...
Acute and Chronic Recurrent Otitis Media
Homeopathic Research and Treatment Jamie Oskin, ND Daniel was a cute and cuddly 22-month-old boy with big blue eyes and curly sandy-blond hair. His mom brought him to me to treat his chronic ear infections. You have probably seen many children like this in your...
Homeopathy for Autism and Gastrointestinal Distress
Angelica Lemke, ND Many children with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis suffer from severe gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including pain; in many of them, this may even contribute to or be the root cause of their developmental delays in speech and socialization....
Familial Similarity
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Pure homeopathy is called “pure” simply because the basis is that no conceptual filters are placed between the observation of the patient’s condition and the physician’s consideration of medicinal means. This is rare in medicine. Our job is...
Homeopathy for Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Autistic Spectrum Disorder Angelica Lemke, ND Nothing tugs more at my heartstrings than taking the cases of children on the autism spectrum. It is this compassion, and the complexity of these cases, that has driven me to explore diverse methodologies in homeopathy to...
Homeopathy for PANDAS
Naturopathic Perspective Angelica Lemke, ND I specialize in the homeopathic treatment of children’s chronic illnesses, and during the past year I have successfully treated many cases of PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with...
The Effect of In Utero Maternal Distress on the Neurodevelopment of the Fetus
How Cortisol Plays a Major Role in Epigenetic Modification Leslie Solomonian, BSc, ND It has long been noted and accepted that environmental influences have a significant positive effect or negative effect on the growth and development of fetuses in utero. In addition...