Posted in Anti-aging, Nutrients, tagged aldosterone, andropause, bio-identical hormone replacement, hearing loss, HRT, menopause, naturopathic medicine, traditional chinese medicine on December 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Naturopathic doctors such as myself are often approached by patients who are interested in alternatives to conventional hormone replacement therapy. They are often scared off by their family doctors who suggest stopping synthetic estrogens and progestins in menopause since they seem to increase cardiovascular and cancer risk in certain groups.
There is some misconception by patients [...]
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Although naturopathic medicine is not simply the use of natural alternatives to drugs and surgery, I found an interesting article that considered the use of a green tea phytochemical in a surgical procedure.
For patients who have coronary artery disease and plaque build up in their arteries, a rupture of a plaque can cause clotting and [...]
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One of my favorite stores, Mountain Equipment Co-op, has taken a stand on the water bottles that have been sold in their stores for years.
For a while now, when patients ask about plastics and whether or not they pose any risk, I have mentioned that the leeching of estrogen mimics by plastics was generally limited [...]
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A new study out of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine has shown that honey beats over-the-counter cough syrups containing the common cough suppressant dextromethorphan. The researchers found that honey was able to calm down coughs and promote a longer, more restful, sleep for both children and their parents.
This has been common knowledge in traditional [...]
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Posted in Immune system, infections, tagged , sinusitis on December 5, 2007 | No Comments »
This is in line with what I see in my practice.
This study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and divided 240 adults into either antibiotics, steroid spray, both, or neither. All groups got better in about two weeks and no benefit was found for medication. One of the criticisms of the [...]
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Posted in Immune system, Nutrients on December 4, 2007 | No Comments »
Over the past few years, I have posted on the main site many different pages on the immune system, and on fighting infections. As a naturopathic doctor, I see many more patients with chronic diseases that have a component of chronic infection, compared to cases of acute illness such as the common cold or flu.
Recently I [...]
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Posted in Energy, tagged hydration, Stress, water on December 2, 2007 | No Comments »
A Stanford radiologist recently published an interesting article in the journal Medical Hypotheses. The title sums up the basic premise:
Clinical benefits of hydration and volume expansion in a wide range of illnesses may be attributable to reduction of sympatho-vagal ratio
One of the most common things patients tell me on their own is that they do not [...]
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Resveratrol is a relatively well-known plant chemical found in the skin of grapes, and in wine. There is plenty of research that in less complex life-forms than humans, such as our friend the mouse, resveratrol lengthens life span, decreases diabetes, and keeps the friendly mouse nice and slim.
Resveratrol has been widely used in the naturopathic [...]
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