Dr Rob Streisfeld is a passionate consumer advocate and educator with over 12 years of Natural Health & Natural Products Industry experience. A Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and Certified Natural Food Chef, “Doc Rob” as widely known, provides an informed and innovative perspective to support healthy choices for individuals, groups, and more. He is also […]
Who’s Inhabiting Who? Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco We have entered an exciting new frontier in healthcare! It’s related to the emergence of a scientific specialty called microbiomology, the study of the various microbes in our bodies and how they modulate our health. The Clinical Microbiology and Infection journal states, “the microbiome constitutes the last
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), the sister to Joe-Pye Weed about which I’ve written, was literally across the street and already in my file of photographed plants. I looked for it numerous times while I was writing about Joe-Pye Weed, but only found it when I finished. C’est la vie! Another interesting tidbit
Dr. Marc Bubbs, ND, CSCS @DrBubbs Movement is Critical For Better Health! A Paleo lifestyle isn’t limited to an ancestral approach to eating; the importance of movement is paramount. Diet and exercise go hand in hand in promoting wellness and fighting off debilitating chronic diseases. All major medical journals seem to be in agreement that
Publisher Razi Berry “The Great Aim of Education is not Knowledge but Action”-Herbert Spencer Back to school. For some parents, it is the end. The end of a relaxed schedule. The end of lazy afternoons where your child has a chance to daydream. The end of road trips, the seaside and spending the whole day
WASHINGTON – The Associated Press is reporting that the Food and Drug Administration has approved OxyContin for children 11 to 16 who suffer from chronic pain. The approval came Thursday for use of the extremely powerful painkiller that is an opioid used in adults for 24-hour relief. The FDA claims to have asked Purdue Pharma
JoAnn Yanez, Executive Director of the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC) As executive director of the AANMC, I have the privilege to speak with prospective students every week. One common theme I hear all the time is “How do I start?” Once you’ve come to the decision to be an ND – there
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum or maculatum, sometimes listed as Eutrochium with the same species name) is yet another member of the Asteraceae family and which I mistakenly identified first as Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum). This plant is in the same genus, according to some sources, and the flowers look very similar, but
Dr. Kimberly M. Sanders, ND @_drkimsanders As an autoimmune arthritis specialist, I come across patients undergoing joint replacements on a weekly basis. Naturopathic adjunct therapies can be used to reduce complications and poor outcomes after this type of surgery. Many of these same complementary approaches can be tried early in the arthritic process to attempt
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND These pretty yellow flowers are on the plant that produces Black Mustard (Brassica nigra). The seeds, sprouts, stems and leaves are all edible. Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked and the sprouts are typically eaten raw on salads, both have the hot pungent flavor that you will recognize as mustard.
