NYANP Member Spotlight questions: Where did you go to school and when did you graduate? University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, class of 2016 Why did you want to become a Naturopathic Doctor? Originally I had the intention of being a chiropractor but in my twenties I was led from school into food…
NYANP Member Spotlight
Dr. Jillian Finker, Naturopathic Doctor Interview on December 11, 2018 by Dr. Kurt Beil 1. Where did you go to school and when did you graduate? Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM), Graduated in 2003. 2. Why did you want to become a Naturopathic Doctor? Growing up, I wanted to become an MD. I was…
NDNR: Interstitial Cystitis and Heart Disease
Written by Dr. Anne Williams. In this article, Dr. Williams explains how the diagnosis of interstitial cystitis may be part of a greater pattern, which includes heart disease. Patients diagnosed with interstitial cystitis have a greater risk of stroke and other cardiac conditions. This may be in part explained by systemic inflammation and poor immune…
Rethinking Pain-Free
An article written by Dr. Millie Lytle. “Pain does not show up in our lives for no reason. It’s a sign that something needs to change.” In the past several years, the US has shown a steady rise in new options for “pain management” – most of them in the form of dangerous pharmaceuticals. It’s…
Dr. Jillian Finker’s Path to Wellness
Written by Patricia Pimentel Selassie, ND, CNS Dr. Jillian Finker is a Naturopathic Doctor from Long Island, New York. Her career path has been a lifelong journey, with a few landmark steps that led her to where she is today. Growing up on Long Island, Dr. Finker developed allergy-induced asthma at the age of eight.…
Millennial Medicine–Member in the Spotlight
Dr.. Millennia Lytle, who goes by Dr. Millie, was raised in Canada with a whole foods diet, part of the natural health movement of the 70s. Her parents wanted to raise a large family in a healthy, economical, socially responsible way. From her father, she learned about the politics and economics of food, for example,…