Endocannabinoids & Autoimmunity
JAKE F. FELICE, ND, LMP Autoimmune conditions and diseases of the nervous system are typically chronic, often have an early age of onset, and frequently [...]
Basket Weaving: How Neurasthenia Inspired the Arts & Crafts Movement and More
Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO During our time at home this past spring, I took up 2 new hobbies: chair caning and basket making. I can’t claim to be particularly accomplished [...]
Helping the Body Sing: Resolving Chronic Pain Using Touch
Naturopathic Perspective Christopher Maloney, ND As someone who has read hundreds of thousands of pages since graduating from NUNM back in 2002, I’d like to think that my intelligence is my major [...]
Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy: How Acupuncture Helps Associated Muscle Cramps
Tolle Causam Jessa Landmann, ND Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a severe side effect of certain classes of chemotherapy drugs, namely taxanes (paclitaxel, docetaxel), [...]
Treating Autoimmune Diseases: A Functional Approach for Practitioners
Tolle Totum Holly Lucille, ND, RN If you have patients with an autoimmune condition, it’s not surprising. According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a division [...]
Study Argues that Statins are Recommended Far too Often
Node Smith, ND Many naturopathic and functional medicine practitioners question the function and use of statin medications. A recent study may help support these non-conventional views of the [...]
Treating Pneumonia: When Antibiotics Fail
Tolle Causam Shannyn Fowl, ND So many pulmonary pathologies are difficult to treat and sometimes even difficult to diagnose. Pneumonia, on the other hand, is usually a clear diagnosis after an [...]
“Wholism” Alleviates Pain: Pulsatilla and Weeping Reduce Pain in a 60-Year-Old Woman
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Elise is 60 years old. As she sits in the chair opposite me, I get the sense that she is tensed and anxious. At our first visit, this lady has carefully put down a [...]