A recent article was published on a study on the positive benefits of using Nigella sativa in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, along with synthetic thyroid to enhance benefits of treatment.1 Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune condition in which the thyroid is destroyed, this leads...

A recent article authored by an ND, addressing the ability to heal autoimmune conditions with “functional medicine,” raises the question of whether it is clear to our profession the difference between “functional medicine” and “naturopathy.” Thomas Kruzel, ND writes a...