Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls The healing method of nature consists, therefore, in the exercise of the power given to every organism, to eject out of it all materials inimical to it. - Charles Schieferdecker, 1844, p.135 Priessnitz, by his...
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New Generations, New Genders
Eli Silver, ND Docere Transgender Adolescents and Informed Consent Adolescents today are experiencing more flexibility and diversity in gender expression than in any previous generation. With this comes a growing need for ethical access to gender-affirming...
Teen Girls, Media, & Body Image
Kellie Raydon, ND, MSOM Naturopathic Perspective Helping Girls to Cope in a Media-Saturated World As a practitioner for women and girls, I occasionally see teens and pre-teens who are empowered and resilient, and who seem to be immune to the toxic parts of our...
Children & Sleep: How Bedtime Routines Can Influence Obesity
Alexsia Priolo, ND Abstract Childhood obesity is a pressing public health concern in Canada, with one in seven children affected and long-term risks including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension. While nutrition and physical activity are well-known...
Newborns & Immune Health: Beyond Breastfeeding and Immunizations
Sunita Iyer, ND, LM Tolle Totum I have both the privilege and challenge of working with families in the preconception, perinatal, and postpartum stages of parenting. This means that I encounter a great deal of excitement, wonder, and oftentimes fear. The fear may be...
Pertussis: Resurgence with No Easy Solution
Corinne M. De Soto, ND, MS Naturopathic Perspective Bordetella pertussis, the bacterium responsible for causing pertussis infection and illness, has received much research and media attention lately, as rates of infection resurge.1 While some blame lower vaccine rates...
Acetaminophen & NSAIDs: Re-evaluating Their Use in the Pediatric Population
Catherine Clinton, ND Docere OTC Pain and Fever Reducers Most Widely Used Drugs in Children Over-the-counter (OTC) pain and fever reducers such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen are the most widely used drugs in children.1 Regular use of these drugs is something I also...
Hardwiring the Brain: Epigenetic Modification in a Case of Childhood Rage
Nicole Cain, ND, MA Tolle Causam As many as 1,080,168 children in the United States, ages 0-5, are taking a psychiatric drug.1 If we expand the age range to 0-17, that number jumps up drastically to 8,389,034. The primary types of medications prescribed for children...
Urinary Colic & Lithiasis
Jillian Stansbury, ND Botanical Insights Herbal Specifics Renal colic due to kidney stones can present as vague to excruciating pain, no matter the size of calculi. Renal colic pain is not due to the stone itself, but rather is due to obstruction of the urinary flow...
Naturopathic Medicine as Application
David J. Schleich, PhD Education What We Don’t Want to Happen Two terms from the computer industry, the “app” and the “backplane,” are handy concepts to use when drilling down into the threat to our decades-long efforts to ramp up naturopathic medical education. We...