Serena Goldstein, ND The universe is a rhythm – we follow a clock and calendar, which for many of us means looking at a touch-screen device instead of the sun. Our bodies are also inherently rhythmic. Think of a plane ride that crosses time zones, causing us to...
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Infertility: A Case Study Shows the Power of Natural Medicine
Deborah Ardolf, ND Infertility patients usually present to us in a very desperate and near-hopeless position. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 2015 statistics, 7.4 million women have sought out help from various infertility services....
Getting Closer to the Why: Establishing The Role of Inflammation in Interstitial Cystitis
Anne Williams, ND, LAc Though mechanisms have been provided for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), a clear pathoetiology has evaded this diagnosis. Excess mast-cell activation, presence of antiproliferative factor (APF),1 and glycosaminoglycan...
Spearmint for PCOS: A Safe & Effective Treatment for Hirsutism
Rebeccah Shalev, ND Honorable Mention Research Review Conventional treatments for PCOS generally focus on controlling symptoms related to the anovulation, insulin resistance, and/or hyperandrogenism common to the syndrome. Different medications – none without side...
Not Enough Milk? Preventing & Managing Low Breast Milk Supply
EILEEN PARK, IBCLC, ND Breastfeeding is a biological norm, and the risks of not breastfeeding are well known by the public and well accepted in medicine. As a result, a recent national survey showed that over 90% of mothers in Canada initiate breastfeeding.1 However,...
Nux vs. Sepia
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Francine is a tall and slender chiropractor. She has always been very athletic and a devotee of the outdoors. I have treated her over the last six years for seasonal allergies, which were intense initially but minimal the last three years or...
Unexplained Infertility Infographic
Bulimia: Steps in Recovery
Christina Bjorndal, ND For many, eating disorders start subtly, such as hearing a peer make a side comment about the person’s weight, or observing a parent struggle with body image. Whatever it is, it doesn’t take long before a person can become completely lost in it....
PCOS Treating Adrenal Androgen Excess
Fiona McCulloch, BSc, RAc, ND As naturopathic doctors, we all know about the importance of adrenal health in the treatment of any endocrine disorder. When it comes to the most common endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the...
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...