Dr. Sarah King, ND @sarahhealthyfox With the weather turning colder, we tend to bundle up and turn up the heat. There isn’t anything wrong with comfort, but we shouldn’t overlook the power of cold temperature exposure. Naturopaths have been studying and using hydrotherapy for hundreds of years. In the 1800s an Austrian farm peasant by […]
Dr. Thomas A Kruzel, ND Colic is a condition often encountered in infants, especially in the first few weeks of life. Colic is thought to be caused by a distention of the small bowel in response to a build up of gas produced by certain bacteria, irregular peristaltic activity, or due to a dysregulated autonomic
Dr. Teri Jaklin BA, ND, IFMCP @WaterdownClinic Throughout life, my greatest lessons have come from personal observation. Medically speaking, mostly through the health care experiences of others. Early this fall, however, I was the star of my own medical tutorial: Major surgery with power tools, a total knee replacement. Just the thought of it still
Dr. Krystal Richardson, ND @NaturopathicFam The weather turning chilly. The air turning dry. The windows being closed up. What do all these things have in common? Eczema flares. This is the time of year that has parents and their kids coming into the office for help in treating their eczema flares. Eczema is becoming an
Dr. Alethea Fleming, ND The last time you went to the pharmacy you were probably met with a large ad showing a person clearly in pain, exhorting you to get your shingles vaccine. No one wants to be in pain like that poor person in the picture, but it also makes sense to get the
Dr. Richard Maurer, ND @drrichardmaurer I just heard another story about a fine athlete going down for the count with stress fractures. I appreciate that my area has great orthopedic care and fine physical therapy. But what about prehab rather than rehab. Can we figure out who is at risk and not wait for the
Publisher Razi Berry An Herbicidal Dilemma- Are You at Risk? It’s enough to make some homeowners aghast: monster weeds popping up overnight, threatening to engulf and destroy their beautiful prized lawns. Sometimes all it takes are a few lovely dandelions to prompt your HOA to come calling. (We call them flowering herbs, they call them
Dr. Jodi Vingelen, ND @VLM_Dr_Jodi The human soul is like water From heaven it descends and to heaven it rises again; Then it must fall once more to earth, In eternal flux. ~Goethe The question of how much water Water gives life to all things. It is absolutely essential to our survival. About 60 percent
Dr. Ashley Burkman, ND A novel idea, using probiotics to prevent bacterial disease in our food sources thereby protecting against foodborne illness. Exposure to pathogens residing in our livestock is a direct risk for the development of food poisoning. The overuse of antibiotics in food-producing animals has contributed to the increase in antibiotic resistance and
Dr. Bianca Garilli, ND @DoctorBianca If there is a common theme that runs through the patients I see in my office, it’s the desire to be less fatigued and have more energy. Isn’t that what we all want? More vitality on a daily basis, more energy to enjoy the life we have created, enhanced motivation
