by NDNR | Aug 31, 2015 | 2015 | August, Geriatrics
Phoebe Yin, ND Healthy aging is a hot topic for the growing elderly population across the globe. The current generation of older people is increasingly interested in promoting healthy aging, whether this has to do with managing chronic disease, preventing cancer,...
by NDNR | Aug 31, 2015 | 2015 | August, Autoimmune/Allergy Medicine
Jillian Stansbury, ND Autoimmune diseases of the thyroid are on the rise worldwide, believed to be due to nutritional and environmental factors including exposure to heavy metals, organochlorides, pesticides,1 and tobacco smoke.2 Autoimmune thyroid disease, namely...
by NDNR | Aug 31, 2015 | 2015 | August, Geriatrics
Darla L. Logan, NMD, MBA The pain of osteoarthritis (OA) can strike any joint, but it seems to be more common in joints that take the brunt of weight-bearing; the most commonly affected joint is the knee. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
by NDNR | Aug 31, 2015 | 2015 | August, Bacterial/Viral Infections, Oncology
Sonja M. Halsey Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a multisystem disorder involving dopaminergic, noradrenergic, serotoninergic and cholinergic systems, and characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms. It is the second most common...
by NDNR | Aug 31, 2015 | 2015 | August, Geriatrics
Alethea Fleming, ND Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a diagnosis that equally challenges clinicians, patients, and family members. The number of patients with this condition is rising rapidly as our population ages. By the year 2040 – only 15 years from now – it is...
by NDNR | Aug 31, 2015 | 2015 | August, Geriatrics
Sheryl Wagner, ND Chronic hives and severe dermatitis seem to be on the rise… so much so that the term “urticarial dermatitis” has been coined to describe the nature of this histamine-related rash when it does not clearly fit any other diagnosis.1 Allergy is the most...
