Wiet van Helmond, Classical Homeopath Drawing from decades of clinical experience and a representative case study, this article explores how mitochondrial dysfunction, chronic inflammation, post-viral illness, psychosocial stress, and individualized homeopathic...
Understanding Risk Factors, Not Causation Learn how much Tylenol pregnant women can safely take, what risk factors matter, and why glutathione status—not acetaminophen itself—determines safety during pregnancy. IN THIS ARTICLE • Key Takeaways: Tylenol Safety...
CHERYL KASDORF, ND The human body requires water to function properly. However, not all water is equivalent. Having high-quality water is essential to human health. But how do we define quality? Water sources in Nature vary...
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna czeranko, ND, bbe Everyone loves to hear a good love story! There is exactly such a romance – one that coincides with the origins and formation of Naturopathy. It is a kind of secret all over the block, and yet is not well known...
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law...
Donna Beck, ND “I just don’t understand it, Doctor. I’m not like my other friends. They all seem to be thriving on gluten-free diets or the Mediterranean diet or the Paleo diet – not me! Wheat and gluten products don’t bother me at all. In fact, it seems to be one of...
Deborah Frances, RN, ND Tolle Totum It is always the Spirits who heal. Many times the Spirit directed me what to do for people. I depended on prayer a lot. I am only a passageway for Spirit. (Black Star, Comanche medicine woman; personal interview, Medford, Oregon,...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE By these ulcers nature indicates her desire to excrete impure matter, and she only requires a little help. -Friedrich Bilz, 1898, p. 841 The greatest importance should be paid to keeping the wound perfectly clean. -Benedict Lust,...
Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE The longer you take this bath, the happier you feel. The feeling you get is angelic. I cannot explain it. -Benedict...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND “Purgery is the Great American Sin”1 It is quite safe to assert that chronic bowel stagnation inflicts upon mankind vastly more misery, suffering and deaths than any of the great dramatic ‘killing diseases’, such as cancer, tuberculosis, heart...
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy can persist long after cancer treatment, affecting pain, balance, function, and quality of life. This review examines evidence-informed strategies for CIPN, including Mediterranean-style nutrition, exercise, acupuncture, duloxetine, cryotherapy and compression, while identifying commonly used supplements that lack benefit or may worsen neuropathy.
S.A Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA, PLC A complex ischemic cardiomyopathy case exploring myocardial recovery through guideline-directed medical therapy, device support, metabolic optimization, and experimental regenerative adjuncts. Abstract This case report examines...
By Lina Mockus, ND How the gut microbiome, systemic inflammation, and metabolic health link cardiovascular disease and prostate disorders—and what integrative care can do about it. This article explores the shared metabolic, inflammatory, and microbiome-driven...
Dr. Michael Knapp, ND, DHANP A case demonstrating sustained remission of exercise-induced asthma, allergic oropharyngeal symptoms, and recurrent respiratory infections in an adolescent following constitutional homeopathic care. This case report describes the...
Dr. Stephen Parcell, ND A preventive cardiology case demonstrates how advanced imaging, aggressive lipid optimization, and integrative therapies can reduce coronary plaque burden in a high-risk patient. This case report examines the regression of coronary...
Dr. Olivia Greenspan, ND RN Abstract Structured risk factor modification and longitudinal lifestyle care can improve atrial fibrillation outcomes beyond rate and rhythm control alone. This article examines atrial fibrillation as a progressive, risk...
Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, FACC A step-by-step, evidence-informed framework for interpreting high coronary calcium CT results, refining cardiovascular risk, and implementing integrative prevention strategies. Abstract This article provides an updated, clinically...
Palliative care is not about abandoning treatment or losing hope—it is about adding another layer of support. This article explores an integrative, interdisciplinary approach that introduces symptom management, quality-of-life support, advance care planning, and emotional and spiritual care early in the course of serious illness.
After 2 years of persistent right costal-margin pain, negative visceral evaluations, and unsuccessful conservative treatment, neurodynamic testing and targeted examination localized a suspected T10 radicular source with additional thoracic articular and peripheral neural involvement. A single image-guided, multi-structure platelet-based intervention was followed by substantial and durable improvement in pain and function.
After imaging failed to reveal a significant structural explanation for severe recurrent abdominal pain, attention shifted toward chronic stress, body image, and the mind-body connection. This case explores the patient’s experience with craniosacral therapy and integrative care as her relationship with her body changed and her abdominal pain ultimately resolved.
Medications may account for an estimated 20% of community- and hospital-acquired acute kidney injury, with risk amplified by CKD, older age, chronic disease, dehydration, and polypharmacy. This review examines the major mechanisms of drug-induced nephrotoxicity and practical strategies for medication review, hydration, renal monitoring, and prevention.
Low testosterone is consistently associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, but whether it is a cause of vascular disease or a marker of underlying metabolic and inflammatory dysfunction remains unresolved. This review examines the epidemiology, vascular mechanisms, hypertension and atherosclerosis data, TRAVERSE findings, and the cardiovascular implications of TRT-induced erythrocytosis.
Could overlooked pain-medication use provide an important clue in male infertility? This case follows a 40-year-old man with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia whose total motile sperm count increased from 2.72 million to 26.5 million over 111 days following analgesic discontinuation and a multicomponent integrative fertility plan.
Cardiovascular risk extends beyond LDL cholesterol and the standard lipid panel. This review explores how plaque biology, inflammation, oxidation, metabolic and hormonal health, advanced biomarkers, CGM, and cardiovascular imaging can complement established therapies to create a more individualized approach to cardiovascular risk assessment in men.