Endometriosis: A Naturopathic Case Study
Tolle Causam April Blake, ND, LM Last fall I received a patient referral from a local acupuncturist – a 45-year-old woman named Jennifer who was suffering from episodes of severe […]
Women's Health
Menses
Women's Health
Probiotics: Key Players in Female Genitourinary Tract Health
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Donald Brown, ND Over the past several years, there have been large projects collecting data to examine the role that the human microbiota plays in health and
Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health, Homeopathy, Mind/Body, Women's Health
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
Gastrointestinal, Homeopathy, Women's Health
All Plugged Up
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Vanessa is a pleasant easygoing 33-year-old secretary. She first presented early in 2000 complaining of a very severe irritable bowel syndrome. It had been ongoing for
Botanical Medicine, Endocrinology, Fertility, Mind/Body, Nature Cure, Pain Medicine, Women's Health
Insights Into Vitex agnus-castus, Past and Present
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH(AHG) Found in the Verbenaceae family, Vitex agnus-castus, chaste tree berry, is an herb in our materia medica that can profoundly influence the endocrine system and hormonal
Fertility, Women's Health
The Moon and Menstruation: Should Menstrual Cycles Match Lunar Cycles?
Kristina Conner, ND As naturopathic physicians, we usually find ourselves counseling patients about the determinants of health, which are disordered even in relatively healthy patients. One of the most common
Anti-Aging, Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health, Botanical Medicine, Detoxification Medicine, Education, Endocrinology, Fertility, Gastrointestinal, Geriatrics, Mind/Body, Nature Cure, Women's Health
Menopausal Musings
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH(AHG) The moon, representing fertility, controls the waxing and waning of a woman’s cycles during her reproductive years. Moon energy represents a deep moistening and cooling nature.
Endocrinology, Fertility, Pain Medicine, Women's Health
Diagnosing the Underdiagnosed
Pamela Frank, BSc (Hons), ND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a collection of symptoms caused by hyperandrogenism that affects 5%-10% of all women and often goes undiagnosed. 1 The hyperandrogenism
Homeopathy, Mind/Body, Women's Health
Clearing up the Picture: Keeping the Most Characterizing Symptoms in the Forefront
Joe Kellerstein, DC, ND Jane was brought into the teaching clinic by her mom, who was a veteran of that same clinic. Once every 3 weeks I see patients there,
Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health, Fertility, Mind/Body, Women's Health
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Kristina Conner, ND I’ve reached an interesting point in my career, becoming no longer enamored of diagnosing. Perhaps I have done it enough to realize the shortcomings of our diagnosis