This book will enable students of naturopathic medicine to enter their clinical training with increased confidence in understanding and treating disorders of the endocrine system. At the same time, it will save the student much time and frustration by foregoing the need to ‘reinvent the wheel’. Instead of starting from scratch with each new condition, the student can draw upon the substantial knowledge and clinical experience accumulated in these pages, as well as quickly call up the many scientific references provided from recent literature in medical journals, naturopathic and botanical medicine publications, and endocrinology textbooks.
Practicing physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals will also find this book a useful reference. The book covers the basic principles and therapies involved in treating the most ubiquitous endocrine disorders, such as thyroid dysfunction and diabetes. This information makes it very useful as a clinical companion in the office.
Not all diseases are discussed in the text, nor are all medicines currently used in naturopathic practice, for the art, science, and philosophy of naturopathic medicine are evolving so quickly that it is impossible to make a complete and current summary of the practice. New hormones and new functions of known hormones are continually being discovered. In addition, research into naturopathic approaches to medicine and naturopathic treatment is in a stage of rapid growth. The book assumes the reader has a solid background in biochemistry and pathophysiology and thus only reviews these subjects before turning to diagnostic and therapeutic information.
Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology does not aim to replace standard endocrinology textbooks but rather to complement them. This book is a unique because it is very much a cooperative effort between naturopathic and medical doctors, NDs and MDs. No other book on endocrinology brings together the work of ‘complementary’ physicians. The work of prominent medical doctors, such as Abram Hoffer, John Lee, and Alan R. Gaby, is published alongside the work of respected naturopathic doctors, such as Gregory Kelly.

The book is also unique in offering three levels of information. It is, in turn, a textbook, a clinical reference, and a reader. It is divided into three sections: a student textbook of naturopathic endocrinology based on current research; a clinical handbook of naturopathic protocols to diagnose and treat the most common endocrine disorders; and a selection of key clinical studies and research reports written by leading medical doctors and scientists. In addition, case studies from clinical practice illustrate the principles outlined in the text. Herbal medicine charts provide a quick reference to the action of botanicals on the endocrine system, as well as contraindications and precautions.
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Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology is designed to be a textbook for professors and students of naturopathic medicine, a desk reference for clinicians treating patients with endocrine disorders, and a convenient resource for all healthcare professionals wanting to read more about naturopathic endocrinology research.