The skin care market is flooded with topical lotions, potions, and serums promising relief of dry, itchy, red, blotchy, you-name-it problems of your skin. But as I mentioned in the last blog, there are several ingredients to be wary of that many of these topicals contain. Today I’m going to talk about what ingredients you should consider and why, according to Dr. Trevor Cates, an expert in naturopathic skin care.

There are few more challenging times of life in which women’s hormones change than menopause. Although PMS, pregnancy, and peri-menopause can be difficult, menopause is often described as the switch when women no longer feel like themselves.

Migraine. The very word makes those who understand its implications shudder. Changes in vision. Pain that can last for hours to days. Nausea. Vomiting. Extreme sensitivity to light or sound. Loss of ability to function, sometimes for days on end. Yes, for those who suffer from migraines, prevention may be one of the greatest gifts you could ever receive.

According to the CDC, each year, greater than 21 million people in the U.S. become infected with norovirus and develop acute gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestines). Contrary to it’s mistaken identity as a stomach “flu”, norovirus has nothing in common with the flu, other than also being caused by a virus. The flu is actually a respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus.

Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) are quickly becoming recognized as vitally important in the treatment of cancer. Cancer Treatment Centers of America now employs NDs as part of their cancer treatment team and praises their remarkable results.

Chronic pain affects a large percentage of the population and must be taken seriously. In addition to the pain itself, chronic pain can lead to a number of other conditions, including weight gain, insomnia, anxiety, and depression.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the number one cause of progressive vision loss and blindness in developed countries. Of Americans over age 65, at least 10% have some loss of vision due to AMD and as many as 30% of Americans over the age of 75 are affected.