Phthalates as a Root Cause of Diabetes?
Diabetes is perhaps the fastest growing health crisis in the United States, and studies are showing that some of the culprits leading to new diagnoses may not be [...]
Beauty Sleep for the Insomniac
...The bottom line is that insomniacs are very sensitive individuals. Their sympathetic nervous systems can react very strongly to any stimulants (ie. caffeine, [...]
The Cost of Beauty
...us to numerous toxins each day. Most Americans have seen the labels touting “No Sodium Laurel Sulfate” or “Paraben Free.” What most Americans [...]
Probiotics and the Immune system
...system is more complex as it has the capacity to remember previous invaders. The adaptive immune system produces antibodies, specialized proteins that recognize an [...]
Lil’ Mouthy
...medical students. She has private practices in Northern California and Portland, Oregon, where she lives with her beautiful daughter. She has a passion for treating [...]
A Naturopathic Perpective on GMOs, Herbicides and Public Health
...that strives to bring to light all potential pros and cons. I may have been one of the first waves of summertime Iowa high school students to have used the...
Herb of the Day: Prickly Lettuce
...found that it showed spasmogenic, spasmolytic, bronchodilation, and vasorelaxant actions. L. serriola has some cholinergic compounds that increase spasms, but also [...]
Herb of the Day: Wood Sorrel
...Complementary and Alternative Therapies program at Daemen College. She has had articles in a variety of publications, includingNaturopathic Doctor News and Review, [...]
The Paleo Diet – Fad or Evolution of Eating?
...is this simply just another trend that will go extinct sometime soon? The tenets of a strict Paleo emphasize lean meats from grass-fed and wild sources, plenty of [...]
Important Nutrients for a Vegan Pregnancy
...protein for the developing baby. Good vegan sources of protein include nuts and seeds, legumes, whole grains, and soy (in moderation, organic). Example of protein [...]
