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Table of Contents | 2012 | August
A Perfect Storm of Epistemology and Turf: The Debate About Unique Knowledge Within Naturopathic Medicine
David Schleich, PhD The DOs sided with the MDs in Iowa this past winter to beat back our petition to the state legislature for licensing. American “osteopaths” have utterly diverged from their roots and traditions, and their history is such that with assimilation...
Post-Pill Amenorrhea
Lindsay Martens, ND Post-pill amenorrhea is a frustrating adverse effect of using hormonal birth control. The use of hormonal contraceptives is on the rise and is expected to continue to increase as more young people age. In Canada, 72% of married women are using a...
Planning for a Healthy Pregnancy
Ann Lovick, ND When patients come into my office to discuss fertility, the first thing I tell them is to start acting like they are pregnant. This means that they need to be conscious of everything they put in their mouth and decide whether it is good for baby. The...
Just Scratching an Itch
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Our emerald green, leaf-sitting friend above is known for homeopathic purposes as Cantharis vesicatoria (commonly known as the source of Spanish fly). He has a rather interesting past, as you may have heard, having been used from Hippocrates...
“Thyroid, Adrenals, and More”: Reconciling Diverse Information From a Conference
Cheryl Kasdorf, ND I was excited that the 2011 Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association Fall Continuing Medical Education Conference was titled “Thyroid, Adrenals, and More” because that is a focus of my practice. At the end of the second day, however, from the...
The Many Faces of Salvia
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH(AHG) The name Salvia is derived from the Latin salvus (safe) or, in terms of health, salvus (well-being). In Italian, salvare is the verb meaning to save; sage is known as the plant that saves. There are more than 900 species worldwide within...
August 2012 | Endocrinology and Fertility
Supporting the Luteal Phase With Integrative Medicine.......................>> cover Fiona McCulloch, BSC, ND, CEFP Treating Hypogonadism in Infertile Men: Recent Research and Cases Confirm Efficacy........................>> bottom of cover Setareh Tais,...
sT3 and Low Body Temperature
The Expert Report Interview With Michaël Friedman, ND Mark Swanson, ND My special guest for this issue of The Expert Report is Michaël Friedman, ND, clinician, teacher, mentor, specialist in functional-integrative endocrinology, passionate herbalist, and founder of...
Biological Blood Washing
Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE The longer you take this bath, the happier you feel. The feeling you get is angelic. I cannot explain it. -Benedict...
Environmental Hormone Disruption
Restoring the Endocrine and Neurological System Damaged by Toxins Heather Wdowin, NMD We are concerned about the environment, and we are concerned about the lives of our people and you must realize that the Haudenosaunee and the indigenous peoples of the world live by...
The Delicate Balance of Iodine in Thyroid Health
Effects on Functional Metabolism and Applications to Achieve Balance Kristina Conner, ND Iodine is the master nutrient for the thyroid, but it is somewhat temperamental. The larger problem worldwide is iodine deficiency, yet toxic levels can be reached through...
Treating Hypogonadism in Infertile Men: Recent Research and Cases Confirm Efficacy
Setareh Tais, ND In the seminal fluid, as secreted by the testicles, a substance or several substances exist which, entering the blood by resorption, have a most-essential use in giving strength to the nervous system and to other parts. But if what may be called...
Supporting the Luteal Phase With Integrative Medicine
Maintenance of Early Pregnancy Fiona McCulloch, BSc, ND, CEFP The luteal phase is the stage of a woman’s cycle beginning at the time of ovulation and ending when the menses begin. During this time, the follicle undergoes its dramatic transformation into the corpus...
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Washington, DC — The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) and the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC) are calling on naturopathic physicians, students, patients, and all allies to urgently submit public comments opposing a...
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