Category: Integrative Medicine

Biochemical Individuality

Posted on September 6, 2024 By Paul Tayler, BS, BA – Director of Information Services Riordan Clinic is often asked, “Why all the nutrient testing?” There ...

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The Importance of Data-Driven Health Insights

Posted on September 6, 2024 WHY TEST The term data-driven is trending in every area of life. We use data to make decisions about investing money, what cars to buy, ...

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The Inflammation-Immune Association: Inhibiting Inflammation and Resuscitating The Immune System

Posted on August 14, 2024 By Dr. Kirsten West, ND, LAc, FABNO As a naturopathic doctor, one who works almost exclusively with cancer patients, there is a common ...

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Unraveling the Mystery of Pyrroles: A Teen’s Journey to Health and Vitality

Posted on August 13, 2024 By Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD At Riordan Clinic, we are dedicated to understanding and addressing the root causes of complex health ...

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The Mind-Body Connection: Improving Men’s Health Through Neuroplasticity and Blood Flow

Posted on June 10, 2024 By Dr. Hayley Nelson, PhD Imagine a life where your mind remains sharp, your body resilient, and your overall health robust. For many ...

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Quinoa Salad with Roasted Vegetables and Tahini Dressing

Posted on May 20, 2024 This quinoa salad is packed with hormone-balancing ingredients like quinoa (a good source of protein and fiber), colorful vegetables ...

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Empowered Healing: Navigating Hormonal Imbalances and Healing

Posted on May 20, 2024   By Jasmin Murphy For as long as I can remember, my relationship with my body and hormones has been intricate and challenging. It ...

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The Essence of Womanhood: Navigating Identity Through Cancer’s Lens

Posted on May 20, 2024 By Hayley Nelson, PhD Sitting across from me, a friend with the journey of cancer etched into the lines of her face, asked a question ...

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Balancing Act: Supporting Estrogen Metabolism for Hormonal Health

Posted on May 20, 2024 By Dr. Stacy Dunn, ND, LAc, FABNO, FABORM Estrogen is a vitally important hormone responsible for supporting bone,  cardiovascular, ...

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Chelation and Metal Intoxication

Posted on April 12, 2024 In an industrialized society like ours, a wide variety of contaminants are released into the environment every day. The sources of ...

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The Riordan Approach to the Terrain Ten: TOXICITY

Posted on April 12, 2024 By Amber Ragland, Director of Marketing The “Riordan Approach to the Terrain Ten”. is designed to offer a high level view of holistic ...

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Celebrating Nels: A Journey of Resilince and Hope

Posted on April 10, 2024 In the spirit of hope and healing that defines our community, we shine a spotlight on an extraordinary individual whose journey ...

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Methylation for Beginners: Why Nutrient Levels Need to Be Tested

Posted on March 12, 2024   By Charles Hinshaw, MD – Laboratory Director Forward By Tayler Youngers – New Patient Coordinator I was looking at ...

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Impacts of Emotional Trauma on the Body

Posted on June 5, 2023 By Dr. Kirsten West, ND, LAc, FABNO Emotional trauma can significantly affect body – beyond what many consider when they think of ...

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Food as Medicine: How a Metabolic Plan Can Elevate Your Health

Posted on January 3, 2023 By Dr. Kirsten West, ND, LAc, FABNO When I design a nutrition plan for my oncology patients, it is individualized based on their ...

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Stress, Metabolic, and Hormonal Imbalances and Breast Cancer

Posted on September 30, 2022 By: Dr. Kirsten West, ND, LAc, FABNO When it comes to breast cancer, a variety of things can contribute to a diagnosis. Three common ...

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Retired Nurse Finds Healing at Riordan Clinic After Cancer Diagnosis

Posted on July 15, 2022 By: Melody Spurney Denise Ober was settling into an active retirement in early 2020 after a nearly 50-year career in nursing, but she ...

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Terrain-Based Cancer Care Focuses on Whole Person

Posted on July 1, 2022 By: Melody Spurney The Riordan Clinic has a rich heritage of groundbreaking innovation in cancer care. Clinic co-founders Dr. Hugh ...

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Dr. Kirsten West Joins Riordan Clinic’s Integrative Oncology Team

Posted on July 1, 2022 By: Melody Spurney A difficult experience watching family members struggle with cancer inspired what would become a professional ...

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A Chinese Medicine Perspective on Arthritis Pain

Posted on April 29, 2022 Author: Leah Chischilly, D.Ac., L.Ac. This article is a summary of The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases with ...

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The FatBurn Fix By Catherine Shanahan, MD

Posted on March 7, 2022 Author: Dr. Ron Hunnginhake, MD Dr. Shanahan’s book lucidly explains why 80% of the United States’ population and most of ...

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Choosing Naturopathic Oncology

Posted on January 15, 2021 Author: Lucas Tims N.D. FABNO A question I’ve been getting a lot lately is “What exactly is a Naturopathic Oncologist?” I thought it ...

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Is Medically Supervised Weight Loss Right For You?

Posted on August 4, 2020 A poll conducted in 2018 estimated that one-half of all adults in the United States are on a diet at any given point during the year. ...

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Stress Physiology and the Impact on Our Health

Posted on April 13, 2020 Author: Gael Wheeler, DO The presence of the COVID-19 virus has altered our reality globally and so has increased the stress level, ...

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Patient Story: IV vitamin C During Chemo

Posted on February 24, 2020 Submitted by: Sally Bass Ph.D. I am an 82-year-old retired nurse with metastatic endometrial and cervical cancer.  I am using ...

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Expect the Unexpected

Posted on February 12, 2020 45 years (and going!) of patient care at the Riordan Clinic Riordan Clinic focuses on prevention—getting to the root cause instead of ...

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Proactive Considerations for Surgical Patients

Posted on February 10, 2020 Author: Gael Wheeler, DO Any surgical procedure and anesthesia, while beneficial in the long term, can carry certain physiological ...

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My Introduction to Integrative Medicine

Posted on July 2, 2019 Author: Yoko Masuda, MD Dr. Yoko is a Japanese doctor who is dedicating 18 months of her medical career, starting in 2018, to learning ...

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IVC and the Riordan Approach to Adjunctive Cancer Care: 7 Key Questions

Posted on October 2, 2017 By The Riordan Clinic Provider Team IVC and the Riordan Approach to Adjunctive Cancer Care: 7 Key Questions has been reviewed and ...

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Naturopathic Medicine, The Road Less Traveled

Posted on November 1, 2012 By Jennifer Kaumeyer, M.D. I am from a long line of doctors, five generations of allopathic medical doctors (MDs).  There is actually a ...

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Alternative Medicine 101

Posted on June 1, 1999  By Ron Hunninghake, M.D. Editor’s Note: This is taken from a Grand Rounds presentation at Via Christi Regional Medical Center. I ...

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What is Alternative Medicine?

Posted on January 1, 1996 By Richard Lewis “The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, ...

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It Is 100% Genetic and 100% Biochemical

Posted on June 23, 1995 By Richard Lewis “I am fascinated and bewildered by the great excitement in the scientific community whenever a disease related ...

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