Mitch Kennedy, ND The editors of this August publication cut me a lot of slack with this column. I try to line up relevant toxins with the main theme of each issue; it just doesn’t always work out. And in my mind, we humans need to think of ourselves more as an...
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A ‘Lifetime’ of Understanding: Getting to the Bottom of a Fibromyalgia Case Can Require Repeated Attempts at Help
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND One of the more frequent problems seen in general practice, fibromyalgia is characterized by weakness, pain and stiffness together with highly tender localized points in the upper limbs, trapezius and dorsal areas. Having been in practice as...
Platelet Rich Plasma for Treating Chronic Pain
Harry Adelson, ND Regenerative injection therapy (RIT), also known as prolotherapy, has been practiced in the U.S. for more than 50 years. In simplest terms, RIT is the injection of a solution containing natural substances and local anesthetics directly into damaged...
Advanced Testing for Cardiovascular Disease: Examining Lipoproteins
Dicken Weatherby, ND Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of men and women in the U.S. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2005, 25.6 million “non-institutionalized” adults were diagnosed with heart disease in the U.S. (Pleis and...
Support Groups for Fibromyalgia Patients
There was a time when fibromyalgia was thought to be psychosomatic. We now understand that fibromyalgia is caused by a process in the central nervous system in which pain sensations are amplified by a complex neuroendocrine process. In addition to pain, there are...
August 2007 | Pain Medicine
Vis Medicatrix Naturae A Phytomedical Overview: Wasabia Japonica Glen Nagel, ND and Brian Oates, PhD A powerful natural source of bioactive anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-platelet and anti-cancer isothiocyanates Tolle Causam Energy Medicine Christina Kovalik,...