Dr. Olivia Greenspan, ND RN Abstract Structured risk factor modification and longitudinal lifestyle care can improve atrial fibrillation outcomes beyond rate and rhythm control alone. This article examines atrial fibrillation as a progressive, risk factor–driven...
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IS TYLENOL SAFE DURING PREGNANCY?
Understanding Risk Factors, Not Causation Learn how much Tylenol pregnant women can safely take, what risk factors matter, and why glutathione status—not acetaminophen itself—determines safety during pregnancy. IN THIS ARTICLE • Key Takeaways: Tylenol Safety...
Functional Longevity Summit 2026 Sets Stage for Next Wave in Precision and Regenerative Medicine
Phoenix, Arizona — Healthcare practitioners across naturopathic, functional, regenerative, and precision medicine are gearing up for one of the most comprehensive clinical education events of the year. The 2026 Functional Longevity Summit, hosted in Phoenix from...
A Somatic Approach to Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease: Unbinding Fear and Grief from the Renal System
A naturopathic case exploring how structured somatic medicine can support nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and quality of life alongside conventional care in end-stage renal disease. Dr. Erin Hayford, ND This case report examines the integration of a...
Approaching Idiopathic Neuropathy: A Naturopathic Strategy Beyond Diabetes
A clinical overview of diagnosing and treating non-diabetic neuropathy through root-cause evaluation, including autoimmunity, infections, biotoxin exposure, and small fiber nerve pathology. Dr. Jason Porter, NMD Abstract This article explores a naturopathic framework...
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February 2006 | Oncology
When Drugs Meet Nutraceuticals: Cytochrome P450 Interactions.............................>>cover Tina Kaczor, ND Abnormal Cell Growth in Light of Naturopathic Philosophy................................>> bottom of cover Arlan Cage, ND, MSOM, MS Vulvar...
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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...
When Drugs Meet Nutraceuticals:Cytochrome P450 Interactions
With the current estimates of one in every two men and one in every three women being diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, chances are every naturopathic doctor will see patients with this disease. Many of these patients will be receiving conventional treatments,...
The Use of Aromatic Therapies In the Treatment of Cancer
Shaida Sina, ND Cancer is a complex disease state that requires a holistic approach to treatment. Aromatic therapies may provide valuable adjunctive treatment options. Some of the areas which are currently being explored in relation to aromatic therapies include tumor...
Cytochrome P450 Interactions
Tina Kaczor, ND With the current estimates of one in every two men and one in every three women being diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, chances are every naturopathic doctor will see patients with this disease. Many of these patients will be receiving...
Abnormal Cell Growth in Light of Naturopathic Philosophy
Arlan Cage, ND, MSOM, MS Cancer conjures up fearful images for most people: relatives or loved ones wasting away in a slow, painful process of suffering and increasing loss of body functions, finally ending in a death which many will describe as "merciful" since it...
Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN)
Deanna Berman, ND I have been seeing more and more women with what is generally termed “Vulvar Dystrophies”. These are noncancerous conditions that affect the skin around the outer area of the vagina, the vulva. The vulva consists of the labia majora, labia minora,...
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...
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
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...
Website for Cosmetic Ingredient’s Toxicity
Mitch Kennedy, ND Did you know the government cannot mandate safety studies of cosmetics? Only 11 percent of the 10,500 ingredients FDA has documented in products have been assessed for safety by the cosmetic industry's review panel. The exemplary environmental...
Acute Effects of a Fungal Volatile Compound
Mitch Kennedy, ND Species of molds that grow in ventilation systems, water damaged areas of buildings, or areas exposed to flood waters will discharge volatile compounds during their lifecycle. Researchers at the University Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden studied the...
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...
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IS TYLENOL SAFE DURING PREGNANCY?
Understanding Risk Factors, Not Causation Learn how much Tylenol pregnant women can safely take, what risk factors matter, and why glutathione status—not acetaminophen itself—determines safety during pregnancy. IN THIS ARTICLE • Key Takeaways: Tylenol Safety...
Quantum Energy Field and Its Effects on Cellular ATP Production Rates in Human Cells
Author: Robert Sheaff, PhD, and Ian Mitchell Abstract This study investigated whether quantum field exposure generated by Quantum Upgrade based on Leela Quantum technology, influences adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production in human cell lines. This double-blind...
Georgia State Brain Researchers Draw Cellular Blueprint for How We Think, Feel
A new study from experts with Georgia State University has achieved a long-standing goal in neuroscience: showing how the brain’s smallest components build the systems that shape thought, emotion and behavior, by demonstrating how specific cell types, chemical...
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