WEB EXCLUSIVE Updated Data Regarding Pathogenesis and Implications for Natural Therapeutics Paul S. Anderson, ND Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a heterogeneous group of inherited retinal disorders that are characterized by progressive degeneration of the photoreceptors...
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Considerations in Evaluating Pulmonary Disease Among the Elderly
Aging Respiratory System Thomas A. Kruzel, ND The process of aging has essentially 4 characteristics: it is universal, intrinsic, progressive, and decremental. Few of the structural changes observed with aging are specifically characteristic of it because they are the...
The Short Bandage
Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE If you are hung up by the heels with the head in a bucket of water, that is one thing, but water-cure is a matter entirely different, so it may be of damp beds and wet clothing, compared with the wet sheet; the two are...
Blood Viscosity
Earlier, More Accurate Prediction of Cardiovascular Event Risk Pushpa Larsen, ND Ralph Holsworth, DO, recently shared a story with me about a patient he had in Colorado many years ago. He was an intern in a Denver hospital when he admitted a patient diagnosed as...
The Effect of In Utero Maternal Distress on the Neurodevelopment of the Fetus
How Cortisol Plays a Major Role in Epigenetic Modification Leslie Solomonian, BSc, ND It has long been noted and accepted that environmental influences have a significant positive effect or negative effect on the growth and development of fetuses in utero. In addition...
Childhood Depression and Chocolat 200C
Case Study About how Chocolat and Naturopathy Cured Depression in an 11-Year-Old Shannyn Fowl, ND The father of an 11-year-old girl, who seemed depressed, inquired to see if I could possibly help his daughter. Naturopathic medicine is not well known yet in East San...
Recognizing Anaphylaxis in Infants and Children
Signs, Tiggers, and Criteria to Diagnose and Treat Pediatric Anaphylaxis Tamara Cullen, ND You have just given the second diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccination in the series to a healthy 7-month-old girl in your office, and she seemed to tolerate it...
Infants, Tweens, and Teens: Do They Hold the Keys to Our Healthy Future?
Jaclyn Chasse, ND Naturopathic physicians place more emphasis on preventive medicine than many other physician groups. This is extraordinarily important for the prevention of adult-onset chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and...
Is Breast Milk Still Best, Even If It Is Someone Else’s? Key Points to Consider
Jessica Mitchell, ND As a physician who has committed my practice to pediatrics, I have seen my share of mothers struggling to produce enough breast milk to fulfill the needs of their infants. We have many tools to increase milk production. Most of the time, these...
Past Pearls Trio: Hayflower Shirts, Packs, and Croup
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE What are hay-flowers? Hay-flowers are the remains of hay, such as stalks, leaves, blossoms and seeds, which we find in every barn where hay is stored. -Benedict Lust, 1900, p. 28 Kneipp uses hay-flowers for treating different diseases....