Advances in Women’s Health Symposium 2023
With our great line up of speakers: Dr Tori Hudson, ND Menopause in Special Populations By the end of this lecture, the clinician will be able to: Dr Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO Lifestyle and Prevention Strategies for Breast Health By the end of this lecture, the clinician will be able to: Dr Carissa Doherty, ND […]
Neuropathic Pain: It’s on my Last Nerve. Treatable Mechanisms for Nerve Pain, by Dr Carissa Doherty, ND
Traditionally neuropathic pain was known to be caused by diabetes and can be induced by chemotherapy treatment. Neuropathy is a type of chronic pain that impacts nerves. It is believed to affect 3% to 15% of the population. Neuropathy medications have been repurposed from mood disorders medications, seizure medications and straight pain blockers. There have […]
POTS… The Missing Piece to Your Case, by Dr Carissa Doherty, ND
POTS or Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is a condition that is gaining more notice as many people who contracted COVID but failed to recover, developed POTS. POTS is a condition that falls under the umbrella of dysautonomia. The term dysautonomia is used to describe several different medical conditions that cause a malfunction of the Autonomic […]
A Review of Natural Health Products and Their Antiviral Mechanisms, by Dr Carissa Doherty, ND
In the last 20 years, the world has seen several viral epidemics including severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1) in 2003, the influenza disease called HIN1 in 2009, and the middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in 2012 and now of course the current pandemic. As Naturopathic Doctors, we are uniquely positioned to […]
Working through difficult hormones cases, by Dr Carissa Doherty, ND
Cholesterol is biosynthesized by all cells and is an essential structural component of cell membranes. Cholesterol is a precursor for the biosynthesis of steroid hormones, bile acids and vitamin D. Assessing a hormone case without a cholesterol value means we don’t have the full picture. If there is low cholesterol or inflammatory cholesterol then good […]
