Node Smith, ND The experimental male oral contraceptive is called 11-beta-methyl-19-nortestosterone dodecylcarbonate, or 11-beta-MNTDC. It is a modified testosterone that has the combined actions [...]

Node Smith, ND A recent study on the effects of sweet wormwood tea to treat schistosomiasis suggests a much more benign and accessible treatment for the common parasitic disease.1 Schistosomiasis [...]

Botanical Insights Jillian Stansbury, ND Health food stores often have an entire section of products dedicated to enhancing the libido, improving erectile function, and boosting low testosterone, [...]

David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN Introduction  There is great concern in the medical community over the excessive use of both non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) such as COX-2 [...]

Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Andrew was concerned. Despite being someone who sported a broad smile and a warm attitude, he was worried. Was he headed for a stroke? For 1 year, he had been [...]

Erica Peirson, ND Caffeine withdrawal can be extremely debilitating for many people. It can be the one factor that keeps a person from starting a detoxification program or cleanse. When managed [...]

Catherine Price, NMD, MSAc The most common use of acupuncture throughout the world is for pain management.1,2 In the United States, the primary reasons for acupuncture use are low back pain [...]

Joe Kellerstein, DC, ND The digestive tract is a great testing ground for the ”vision” of a naturopathic doctor. The gut is considered external to the body and yet, strangely enough, I don’t [...]

Shandor Weiss, ND, LAc Syphilis used to be called The Great Imitator, because the secondary and tertiary stages of infection led to and mimicked a host of other diseases. Many cases of bone, [...]

Eric Yarnell, ND, RH(AHG) Though various species of aconite have been considered important medicinal plants by most traditions in areas where it grows, it has become a feared agent to avoid in [...]