Articles by Kate Quackenbush
Restoring Balance, Offering Relief
Concern over pharmaceuticals has set an increased population seeking natural alternatives for their digestive health issues.Walter J. Crinnion, ND, recalled that when he started in practice in 1982, many health problems, including chronic gastrointestinal (GI) issues, were only seen in 50- and-older patients. Today, he says it is rare in his practice not to see ...
The Future Of Medicine
A roundtable discussion of practitioners, educators and natural product providers on how complementary health care models are changing Western medicine.NP: What are the main challenges facing the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) industry?Guiltinan: Regulation and oversight by states is a major issue for naturopathic medicine and some other CAM professions. The naturopathic medical profession is ...
Easing Our Toxic Burden
Natural practitioners offer the steps—before, during and after cleansing—to restore health and well-being.According to Walter J. Crinnion, ND, new studies are released constantly about the high level of toxicants present in the air. For example, he noted that recent reports have shown that if a pregnant woman is living in areas of high vehicular exhaust ...
The Fibromyalgia Crisis
Practitioners recognizing their patients’ suffering can offer proven natural solutions for their pain, energy and fatigue problems.Fibromyalgia is a common and complex chronic pain disorder that affects people physically, mentally and socially. According to the National Fibromyalgia Association, it is a syndrome rather than a disease. Unlike a disease, which is a medical con- dition ...
Naturally Negating Neuroinflammation
Inflammation is a common component of a lot of chronic illnesses. But the idea of neuro inflammation is a relatively new concept, according to Leonid Ber, MD, senior medical scientist with the practitioner-specific Protocol For Life Balance, a division of Illinois-based NOW Foods.“Neuro inflammation started gaining attention because it attempted to explain the commonalities between ...
Testing For Diagnosis & Functional Solutions
Innovative testing providers aid practitioners in their search for effective and efficient personalized treatments for their patients.Rameek Singh Bhogal, BS, DC, DABCI, has been in private chiropractic practice for 11 years. For the first five years, he cared for patients as most chiropractors do, correcting spinal subluxations utilizing a number of technique approaches with a ...
Finding A Natural Hormonal Balance
Hormones are chemicals that send signals between cells in the body, regulating everything from a person’s blood pressure to how well they sleep at night. These physiological messengers are produced throughout the body, and through their communication with our organs and one another, they help maintain a balance designed to keep a person happy and ...
Special Report: Branded Nutritional Ingredients
Offering readers insight on the clinical backing and strategic development that has gone into top-tier ingredients.Abranded ingredient on a finished product label has became shorthand for 1) an ingredient’s uniqueness and/or how it is produced, 2) scientific studies back its safety and efficacy, 3) GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status is approved in the United States, ...
Tools Of The Trade
Diagnostic AssistanceIllinois-based Doctor’s Data, Inc. (DDI) is a clinical laboratory founded in 1972, as part of Miller Pharmaceutical, Inc., a dietary supplements supplier to complementary medical practitioners.When George Hickok, then leader of Miller, left the company, he took ownership of DDI with him, continuing to serve the natural practitioner market in a more specific way.DDI’s ...
Natural Approaches To Children
Carolyn Dean, MD, ND wrote in Kids’ Health: A Doctor’s Guide for Parents (a supplement for Better Nutrition magazine): “Children across America are developing chronic illnesses once reserved solely for adults. This trend has reached epidemic proportions.What we do know is that there is an unprecedented rise in asthma, allergies and immune reactions in children ...
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