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From the Townsend Letter
January 2016

Phytotherapeutic Alternatives or Adjuvants to Testosterone Replacement Therapies in Men
by Joseph J. Collins, RN, ND
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Dr. Collins has been a licensed health-care practitioner since 1979, beginning as a nurse and then naturopathic physician. He graduated in 1993 with a doctor of naturopathic medicine degree from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland. Dr. Collins's practice has always focused on an integrative and functional approach to health care, with an emphasis on endocrinology and cellular signaling, which encompasses women's hormone health and men's hormone health, as well as thyroid health, adrenal function and stress adaptation, and glycemic function. Dr. Collins is a medical educator, author, and speaker who has dedicated over 1000 hours of advanced clinical education to promote growth of integrative health care by teaching at medical conferences, seminars, and webinars. Dr. Collins has also provided over 5000 hours of clinical consultation services and training to physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other health-care professionals to promote growth of integrative health care. He also has extensive experience in advancing the development and clinical interpretation of laboratory tests and has worked with or been an adviser to a number of diagnostic laboratories.

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