Phranq D. Tamburri, NMD It seems that every 6 months during the past 3 years a different health organization has announced new guidelines for the screening of cancer of the prostate (CaP). Screening refers primarily to a 30-year-old blood test called the...
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Table of Contents | 2012 | November
Severe Disc Extrusion and Resolution by Prolotherapy
David Tallman, DC, ND The spinal disc allows vertebrates to enjoy an incredible amount of freedom of movement. This freedom of movement can become greatly hampered when the disc becomes adversely affected. Spinal disc disorders (SDDs) are an extremely common...
Prostate Cancer—Guiding Perspectives
Mark Swanson, ND Interview With Marcel Hernandez, ND The naturopathic oncologist who triumphs over his or her own cancer most certainly gains a deeply personal and unique perspective when they treat the same cancer in their patients. My special guest Marcel Hernandez,...
Hypericum Lights the Path Toward New Bladder Cancer Therapies
Jillian Stansbury, ND St John’s wort for cancer? Bladder cancer is more common in men, for unknown reasons, and is most frequent in later decades of life, presumably due to long-term exposure to carcinogens and epithelial irritants. Carcinoma of transitional...
A Conversation With Steve Parcell
Jacob Schor, ND, and Steve Parcell, ND My practice is focused on oncology. Therefore, I have not kept up with new developments related to cardiovascular disease (CVD). When I realized how much of an expert Dr Steve Parcell has become in this area, I started to put...
Part I—Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC): Next—To MOOC or Not to MOOC
David Schleich, PhD Back in the early 1990s, it had already long been going on, but hardly massively. In those days, “distance education” actually spawned professional degree titles for those who used that methodology (e.g., master of distance education, from...
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...
Can Testosterone Therapy Benefit Hypogonadal Men?
Matthew Cavaiola, NMD, LAc According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,1 cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the overall leading cause of death in the United States, and more than half of 616 000 people who died of heart disease in 2008 were male. Of all...
Bright Disease
Natures Cure Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE In all chronic diseases, the most important thing is not to lose patience, and not to entertain the idea that one can effect a cure in six weeks, of a disease that has taken years to develop. ...
November 2012 | Men's Health
Inguinal Hernia.......................>> cover Eric Yarnell, ND RH(AHG) Prostate Cancer screening: The PSA Debate Continues—Endgame 2012 Phranq D. Tamburri, NMD The Current Healing Crisis............................>>7 Robert B. Kellum, ND, PhD, MSOM/LAc,...
Inguinal Hernia
Tolle Causam Eric Yarnell, ND, RH(AHG) Inguinal herniation, a condition recognized in many ancient medical writings, occurs commonly in men, with a lifetime incidence of between 6% and 27%.1 Inguinal hernia repair is one of the top 3 most common surgical procedures in...
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...
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The Gut-Heart-Prostate Connection: The Link between Intestinal, Cardiovascular, and Prostate Health in Men
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Closing the Care Gap in Atrial Fibrillation: An Evidenced-Based Role for Naturopathic Doctors
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The Gut-Heart-Prostate Connection: The Link between Intestinal, Cardiovascular, and Prostate Health in Men
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Functional Longevity Summit 2026 Sets Stage for Next Wave in Precision and Regenerative Medicine
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