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Table of Contents | 2014 | December

Inositol for PCOS

Megan Chmelik Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), categorized by irregular menstruation, ovarian cysts, and excessive androgen levels, is an increasingly common endocrine disorder affecting 4-12% of women of childbearing age.1 Often thought of...

Getting the Bis out of the Vis

Naturopathic Perspective Alicia Bigelow, ND Sometimes, what you don’t know can hurt you. This is the case with the recent “greenwashing” of our available plastics. Many people are aware of the health hazards associated with the plasticizing and endocrine-disrupting...

A New Probiotic Frontier

Chris Decker, ND I'd like to suggest that there's a paradigm shift afoot regarding probiotics--a new frontier, if you will. As we know, our human gut is home to a vast panoply of microorganisms, and in order to keep it that way we populate it with diverse species. But...

“Mt Everest” A Case of Cystic Acne

Katy Nelson, ND WANTED: PEAK EXPERIENCE – CLEAR SKIN DD is my 45-year-old client with cystic acne, and this is the story of our cooperative chase and “challenge to summit.” After more than 30 years of risky and transitory successes using conventionally pharmaceuticals...

December 2014 | Women's Health

Volume 10 Issue 12 Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema....................>> cover Jessica Moore, ND Heather Paulson, ND, FABNO Taurine: The Essential Non-Essential Amino Acid for Women...............>> bottom of cover Carolyn Mercer BSc, ND Day 21 No...

A Whole New Old Baumol’s Disease in Higher Education

David J. Schleich, PhD They learned that the tendency of costs to rise in labor-intensive sectors of the economy (such as higher education) happen alongside stagnant productivity. Higher Education workers don’t like to talk about productivity, triggered by the...

Cost-effective Medicine A Way To Answer Our “Highest Calling”

Ashley L. Russell, ND Jonci Jensen, ND Rachel’s History Imagine our patient – a 49-year-old graduate student – presenting to your clinic with chief concerns of headaches and migraines, hypothyroidism, menopause, food intolerance, fatigue, and heel pain. What are some...

Day 21 No More

Nora Jane Pope, ND Fertility Awareness is also gaining popularity with teens and single women who want to go off “the Pill.” Among teen prescriptions for the Pill, 17% are for PMS, acne, and dysmenorrhea.It is my hope that naturopathic physicians will become a driving...

Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema

Jessica Moore, ND Heather Paulson, ND, FABNO While breast cancer continues to be the most common type of cancer in women in the United States, breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is only recently recognized as a public health issue deserving greater attention. It...

Taurine: The Essential, Non-Essential Amino Acid for Women

Carolyn Mercer BSc, ND Taurine is often referred to as a non-essential amino acid (technically an amino sulfonic acid: 2-aminoethane sulphonic acid). It can be synthesized in humans from the amino acids, cysteine and methionine. As one of the most abundant free amino...

Finding the Diamond in the Rough

Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND This is a story about process, not result. I just took the case yesterday in front of a 3rd-year homeopathy class here in Toronto. I have no idea as to the result, but feel that the process I worked through might have teaching benefit, so I...

Before Probiotics: Think Metchnikoff

Sussanna Czeranko, ND We might think that acidophilus in the form of capsules and fortified yogurt was a recent 20th century discovery. It's not. Although, yogurt as a food has been used for many centuries as a medicine, yogurt was first introduced with the scientific...

Preconception Care Priming Women for a Healthy Pregnancy

Jaclyn Chasse, ND Whether or not a couple is struggling to conceive, proper preparation for pregnancy is essential to ensure that the health of the baby is maximized. When a couple has had difficulty conceiving or carrying to term, preconception care can make all the...

Breast Cancer Prevention: Considerations for High-Risk Women

Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO  As a breast cancer survivor and a doctor who often treats high-risk women, this is a subject to which I pay very close attention. Because of the prevalence of breast cancer, regardless of your clinical focus, it’s likely that you have had a...

Archived Case Studies and Featured Content

Ovulation-Triggered Migraine: A Naturopathic Clinical Case Study

By Majid Michael Sababi, ND, DC, MS, MUAc, ABDA   A 38-year-old female with predictable mid-cycle and late luteal migraines achieved relief through an integrative approach combining nutrition, botanicals, supplementation, and conventional care.   Short...

Ovulation-Triggered Migraine: A Naturopathic Clinical Case Study

By Majid Michael Sababi, ND, DC, MS, MUAc, ABDA   A 38-year-old female with predictable mid-cycle and late luteal migraines achieved relief through an integrative approach combining nutrition, botanicals, supplementation, and conventional care.   Short...

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Quantum Energy Effects on Cell Recovery Rates

Quantum Energy Effects on Cell Recovery Rates

Author: Robert Sheaff, PhD, and Ian Mitchell Abstract This study investigated whether quantum field exposure generated by Leela Quantum Bloc Technology influences cell recovery rates in human cell lines. A series of double-blind experiments were conducted using Human...

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