Mast Cell Activation: Skin is Just Scratching the Surface
THALIA HALE, ND Mast Cell Activation (MCA) is demanding awareness in functional medicine practices, especially among practitioners working with patients with chronic complex [...]
Allergy Symptoms: Eliminate the Cause
WENDY WELLS, NMD When I see a patient who has allergy symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, and watery and itchy eyes, I consider all of the possible factors that [...]
Scientists Reveal Mechanism that Causes Irritable Bowel Syndrome
NODE SMITH, ND KU Leuven researchers have identified the biological mechanism that explains why some people experience abdominal pain when they eat certain foods. The finding paves the way for [...]
Pediatric Environmental Allergies: A Case Study
Tolle Totum Lisa Ghent, ND Atopic diseases are a collection of problems that arise when the immune system has an exaggerated IgE-mediated response to what are normally harmless antigens.1 Atopic [...]
Gemmotherapy: A Powerful Modality for Treating Allergies
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 [...]
Seasonal Cardio Disorder?
Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA Docere How Did Sneezy and Grumpy End Up in Cardiac ICU? There is a link between histamine production, depression, heart disease, and myocardial infarction. It is [...]