What to do During Cold and Flu Season
Dr. Christina Bjorndal, ND What do you do when you are sick? What do you do when your child is sick? Last year, our son spiked a 40-41C/103-104 F fever a few days after Halloween. As a Naturopathic doctor, I already feel “on the fringe” with the amazing awareness we have of health – but […]
How Our Hormones Affect Our Skin
Dr. Anne Hussain, ND Like any other system in our body, the skin is complex in its function as well as in its response to stimuli. When we age, the elasticity in our skin decreases and we can get wrinkles and sagging. When we have inflammatory responses in the body, these can manifest as hives, […]
Fixing “Leaky Gut” is a Good Place to Start
Razi Berry You may have heard that the first place to start when healing from a chronic disease is to treat the digestive tract, or gut. There are a number of reasons why this is a good place to start in many situations, and one of them is the leaky gut. Leaky gut makes absorption […]
Let’s Look at “Love Sickness”: Why Some Breakups Physically Hurt
Razi Berry “Lovesick” is a very real thing, and I was I remember late night walking down the long narrow hall to the laundry room. Walking past pizza boxes in the flickering light to cash in dollars for quarters to feed the payphone in the hall of my college dorm. I was thousands of miles […]
Study Shows Food Allergies More Likely in Autism
Node Smith, ND A recent study has shown that children experiencing symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more than twice as likely to also have a food allergy than other children.1 The research was conducted at the University of Iowa. The study furthers the body of research explaining dysfunction of the immune system as […]
Gastrointestinal and Immune Dysfunction Common in Children with Autism
Node Smith, ND A recent article addresses the gastrointestinal issues that many children with autism experience and link it to changes in inflammation mediated by a dysregulation in the immune system, also common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).1 The research has been conducted at the UC Davis MIND Institute and is published in the journal […]
Junk Food is a Bacterial Infection for Your Immune System
Node Smith, ND Immune System Overreacts to Fast-Food In a recent study, researchers found that the immune system reacts to “fast food,” high in salt and calories in much the same way as it responds to a bacterial infection.1 The study comes from the University of Bonn, and is published in as, Western diet triggers […]
Neurolymphatic System Discovered Linking Brain and Immune System
Node Smith, ND Big News on How Every Neurological Disease is Approached Last week, a research team from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has shown that the brain is directly connected to the immune system through lymphatic vessels.1 These vessels were not previously thought to exist, and it is incredible that they have […]
Allergic Response to Essential Oils? Part I
Dr. Sarah Lobisco, ND What Would Make One “Allergic” in the First Place? With the increased popularity of essential oils,1,2 more clients and “oil enthusiasts” have been asking me this. Another popular and similar themed inquiry has been, “Can essential oils cause skin sensitization? If so, how can I avoid it?” I do not believe […]
Factors in the development of childhood allergic diseases
Dr Sarah King ND Perhaps, delaying exposure shouldn’t be so delayed Our former understanding of the outcomes from exposure to allergens early in life has more recently been questioned. Previously, we had thought that delaying exposure to certain substances would help prevent sensitivity and subsequent allergies and illnesses in childhood. However, these guidelines may not […]