Mark Davis, ND Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is also known as human probiotic infusion, fecal transplant, fecal bacteriotherapy, fecal slurry, and gut flora rehabilitation and has been humorously referred to as “transpoosion.” The procedure consists of...
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Table of Contents | 2012 | January
IBS Cross Talk. The Mystery Solved?
Interview with Steve Wangen, ND Mark Swanson, ND Ever have that gut feeling? Most of his patients do. This issue of The Expert Report interviews Steve Wangen, ND, a Seattle, Washington–based naturopathic specialist and functional medicine practitioner whose expertise...
A Gut Disaster
Carol Jamison, ND Case study of a 52-year-old woman I can easily picture this highly intelligent dynamic woman gently taking a small sick South American child and his family into a prominent surgeon’s office and demanding treatment for the child and enrollment in a...
Professional Governance and Political Governance, Part II
How many bosses can a program bear, anyway? David Schleich, PhD Some NDs may think that professional and political governance in our naturopathic medical education programs, of the kind that is routine in public sector higher education, is pretty much under control...
January 2012 | Gastroenterology
Defining Gluten Sensitivity: International Celiac Disease Symposium Recap....................................>> cover Christine Doherty, ND Chronic Diarrhea After C difficile Eradication................................................>> bottom of cover...
The Ketogenic Diet: Effective Low-Cost Treatment of Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Hypertension
Matthew Zorn, ND Obesity is a worsening epidemic in the United States Based on trending data collected between the 1970s and 2004, an estimated 86.3% adults will be overweight or obese by 2030, and 51.1% will be obese.1 These statistics carry a great toll in human...
Comprehensive Naturopathic Weight Loss Program
Effective behavioral strategies and supplementation target hormones, neurotransmitters, and fat metabolism Pamela Frank, ND Recent estimates suggest that by 2030 half of all Americans will be not just overweight but obese.1 As NDs, we know that weight loss is far more...
Chronic Diarrhea After C difficile Eradication
DocereMona Morstein, ND Abstract Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and healthcare-associated morbidity, with rising incidence and significant clinical and economic burden. Although standard antimicrobial therapies...
Defining Gluten Sensitivity
International Celiac Disease Symposium Recap Christine Doherty, ND There has been increased attention to the clinical importance of those who do not have celiac disease but respond symptomatically to the gluten-free diet. This led to the recent definition of the term...
A Systematic Approach to Weight Loss
Renee Young, ND Weight management is a multibillion-dollar industry in the United States. It is estimated by the Food and Drug Administration that Americans are consistently spending close to $60 billion per year on weight loss programs and products. In 1992, the Food...
Herbs for Weight Loss
Jillian Stansbury, ND We have all seen patients who struggle with their weight and for whom, on taking a look at their diets and their activity levels, we conclude that their biochemical balance must be working against them. Results of tests for thyroid function,...
PR for Poop: Targeting your IBS healthcare message to potential patients
Marnie Loomis, ND A bumper sticker reading “The road to health is paved with good intestines” was stuck on the old door of the National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) faculty office suite, in Portland, Oregon. It was an accurate tagline for naturopathic medicine...
When the Thoughts Drag Me Away
Joseph Kellerstein, ND Francine has just left my office. She is grateful and very happy. It was not like this last week. In fact, I would say that she was uncontrollably tearful and highly over-reactive emotionally (that nasty medical word—hysterical). Francine is of...
A Gut Disaster: Case study of a 52-year-old woman
Carol Jamison, ND I can easily picture this highly intelligent dynamic woman gently taking a small sick South American child and his family into a prominent surgeon’s office and demanding treatment for the child and enrollment in a life-saving medical study free of...
Applying Traditional Dietary Principles to Heal Modern Digestive Distress
Jennifer Brusewitz, ND The number of patients who present to the physician with digestive issues is formidable. The most common complaints—gas, bloating, constipation, reflux, and abdominal pain—are not surprising considering the diet and eating patterns that...
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A Somatic Approach to Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease: Unbinding Fear and Grief from the Renal System
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Clinical Applications of Mind-Body Medicine: Somatic Awareness and the Wisdom of the Body
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