Letter from the Publisher
by Jonathan Collin, MD

Concerning Dr. Whitaker, Functional Medicine, and Related Issues
By Savely Yurkovsky, MD©
The founder of Field Control Therapy® (FCT®) comments on the shortcomings of functional medicine.

• Probiotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis
  By Donald Brown, ND
  Donald Brown, ND, a leading authority in the US on safety and efficacy of dietary supplements, looks at probiotic supplementation in breastfeeding mothers and their babies as a way to prevent atopic dermatitis and reduce symptoms in at-risk children.

    

• The Whole-Body Approach to Treating Allergies
  By Clement Lee, NMD
  Improving the body’s detoxification and elimination pathways and alleviating stress can reduce allergy symptoms and improve overall health.

• Pulmonary Conditions – Breathing, the Highest Consideration in the Hierarchy of Health
  By Chris D. Meletis, ND, and Kimberly Wilkes
  This overview of several common lung disorders considers the interplay of environmental factors, the gut microbiota, and gastroesophageal reflux; and it provides suggestions for supportive supplementation.
  

Why Food Allergy Occurs – An Electronic Mystery Story
By Alfred V. Zamm, MD
When patients reported that their food-related allergic symptoms mysteriously appeared and disappeared, this dermatologist tracked down an unexpected explanation.

• Cataracts – An Integrative Medical Approach
  By Marc Grossman, OD, LAc
  Diet, lifestyle, and supplementation support eye health and can prevent, slow, and even reverse the growth of cataracts.

Bastyr University San Diego Clinic: Student Case Reports
A Case of Depression and Anxiety
By Katharine Chang, edited by Baljit Khamba, ND, MPH
Addressing nutrient deficiencies and situational stress relieved a patient’s depression and anxiety.

Adrenal Fatigue: Myth or Metaphor?
By Dr. Douglas Lobay, BSc, ND
“Adrenal fatigue” may simply be another name for clinical burnout and may respond to naturopathic treatments that help the body deal with stress.

Chinese Botanical Medicine:
Wikipedia Claims It Is Fake, We Are Certain It Is Real.
By Richard Gale and Gary Null
Despite Chinese botanical medicine’s long history of use and volumes of recent scientific study, Wikipedia and “Skeptic” sites continue to disparage its effectiveness and safety, showing their pro-pharmaceutical bias.

• Surviving and Preventing Medical Errors!
  By Erik Peper, PhD
  Many factors contributed to avoidable complications that prolonged the author’s recovery from outpatient laparoscopic double-hernia repair surgery. He offers patients strategies for reducing unnecessary risks and improving outcomes.
  

Monsanto Wants to Disguise Its Genetically Engineered Foods as “Biofortified” But NHF Is Standing in Its Way …
By Scott C. Tips
A delegate from National Health Federation (NHF) describes Monsanto’s attempt to define its GMO crops as ‘biofortified.’

Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, “Effortless” Fat Loss, and Pantothenic Acid
By Owen Fonorow
With today’s sedentary lifestyle, non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) levels have greatly decreased. High doses of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) appear to increase the body’s ability to burn fat.

Columns

Shorts
By Jule Klotter

Literature Review & Commentary
By Alan R. Gaby, MD

Functional Gastroenterology Bolus
The Sterolbiome – The Essential, But Overlooked Enterohepatic Endocrine System
By Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP

Healing with Homeopathy
Eczema from Birth: Why Homeopathy Is the Best Solution
By Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, MSW, and Robert Ullman, ND

• Curmudgeon’s Corner
  Probiotics: Why Do They Work So Well?
  By Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO

Editorial

The New Migraine Drugs: Expensive and Less Effective Than Nutritional Therapy
By Alan Gaby, MD

News

Lynne Shinto, ND, Becomes Full Professor at OHS

Book Reviews

Bioregulatory Medicine
by Dickson Thom, James Paul Maffitt Odell, Jeoffrey Drobot, Frank Pleus, and Jess Higgins Kelley
review by Heather Tallman Ruhm, MD

What’s Making Our Children Sick?
by Michelle Perro, MD, and Vincanne Adams, PhD
review by Katherine Duff

Book Notice

Metabolic Therapies in Orthopedics (2nd edition)
edited by Ingrid Kohlstadt and Kenneth Cintron