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Do You Think You May Have Lyme Disease?   Check out the following signs and symptoms to see if any match for you: Do you have fatigue and brain fog that started years ago and has gradually worsened over time? Do you have cyclical bouts of malaise, fever, fatigue and body aches? Do you have joint pain and swelling that persists without a diagnosis of rheumatoid or osteoarthritis? If so were you given a "catch all" diagnosis of ...

A Functional medicine doctor seeks to develop a treatment plan using natural remedies based upon the patient's history, elaborate ‘functional’ lab testing and evaluation. They may examine the genetic and epigenetic factors for each patient to develop an individualized therapeutic approach that addresses these underlying factors. Do I Need a Naturopathic Doctor if my Medical Doctor Offers Functional Medicine? Yes! A Naturopathic Doctor (ND) ...

Dr. Steve Parcell, ND wants you to know about a clinical trial that the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute sponsored to assess chelation therapy. This clinical trial was done with people who have had heart attacks and it's the first large-scale, multicenter clinical trial of its kind. Coronary heart disease is one of the leading causes of death among both men and women in t...

Check out Dr. Kirsten West's write up on a clinical trial to assess if the combination of delta tocotrienol and bevacizumab delays the progression of multiresistant ovarian cancer. Learn how the results show that multiple therapeutic actions and the low toxicity of delta tocotrienol demonstrate synergistic effects with bevacizumab in ovarian cancer. Click here to read in its entirety: https://www.naturalmedicinejournal.com/journal/2019-08/delta-t...

Did you know that in Japan, Korea, and China, there is a long history of using Chinese herbs in cancer patients with increasing evidence documenting the potential benefits? Delve into this topic with Dr. Kirsten West's latest collaborative work with Dr. Yoon Hang John Kim and Dr. Wendy Luo on a Pragmatic Evidence-Based Guide to Using Chinese Herbs for Cancer Patients. In this insight paper they explore the four main branches of Chinese medicine; ...