CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Autoimmune diseases afflict a considerable portion of the population, with recent numbers indicating that 15.9% of the US population, or 41 million people, suffer from an autoimmune...
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Table of Contents | 2021
Celiac Disease: The Importance of Adequate Management
KARLY MCMASTER, ND While the standard of care following a diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) is to prescribe a gluten-free diet (GFD), the recommended long-term management and monitoring of the condition is poorly understood. Too often, patients with CD...
Immune Response to Viruses: How Sleep/Wake Cycles Impact Clinical Outcome
TANYA LEE, ND The circadian system is a powerful regulatory system that guides the physiology of living organisms through synchronizing physiological processes to the external environment. This system of ultimate homeostatic regulation has evolved over time and...
Toxicity & Chronic Illness: Why Naturopathic Doctors Must Lead
KERI LAYTON, ND Every generation of naturopathic doctors decries the rising generation as an erosion of true naturopathy. Let me settle into my rocking chair and confess: I’m no better. While I lament the opportunity lost by older NDs who have dodged...
Multiple Sclerosis & Autoimmunity: The Impact of the Microbiome Keeps Getting Larger
MICHAËL FRIEDMAN, ND Abstract Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroinflammatory and demyelinating disorder increasingly linked to gut dysbiosis and immune dysregulation. Research shows that the gut microbiome shapes microglial maturation, blood–brain...
Endocannabinoids & Autoimmunity
JAKE F. FELICE, ND, LMP Autoimmune conditions and diseases of the nervous system are typically chronic, often have an early age of onset, and frequently cause significant pain, debility, and suffering. Autoimmunity is an...
Autoimmunity: The Mitochondrial Connection
CATHERINE CLINTON, ND Abstract Autoimmune diseases, now affecting over 23 million Americans, are closely linked to mitochondrial dysfunction and impaired regulatory T cell (Treg) activity. Mitochondria influence both innate and adaptive immunity, with mitochondrial...
Atopy & the Microbiome
JACLYN CHASSE-SMEATON, ND Atopic dermatitis (AD) dramatically impacts pediatric health and quality of life of the family as a whole. Although the pathogenesis of AD has not been clearly elucidated, there are multiple factors at...
EMF Exposure: Neuropsychiatric Effects
YASAMAN TASALLOTI, ND Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the utilization of technology to work, learn, and connect from home. To a great degree, this has been a welcomed solution in terms of convenience...
Notes from the Field: October, 2020
JARED L. ZEFF, ND, VNMI, LAC The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the field. It’s not meant to be...
Healing Through Listening- Part 2
JAMES SENSENIG, ND RICK KIRSCHNER, ND, VNMI This column is transcribed from a weekly live conversation produced by the Naturopathic Medical Institute (NMI). The goal of NMI is to preserve and promote the principles of naturopathic philosophy through...
Anxiety, Depression, and Insomnia: Treatment Using the Hippocratic Philosophy
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND The philosophy of Hippocrates has been shown over the past 2400 years to not only have merit but also notable scientific veracity. Hippocrates advocated a natural approach to the treatment of diseases and emphasized the need for harmony...
More Than the Sum of Our Parts: The Role of Unconscious Stress in Chronic Illness
ERIN HAYFORD, ND The ultimate goal of any naturopathic medical practice is to identify and treat the cause of the illness rather than mitigate or suppress the expression – the symptoms – of disease. Through our holistic lens, we understand that...
The ECS, Cannabis, & Sleep
JAKE F. FELICE, ND, LMP Sleep is a dynamic and essential activity that involves a multitude of physiologic processes. Proper sleep assists the body with tissue repair, immune maintenance, memory storage, appetite, blood sugar control, blood...
Defeating Depression: A Holistic Approach
CHRISTINA BJORNDAL, ND SYDNEY SPEER Now, more than ever, our society is being affected by continually rising rates of mental illness. Depression is the leading cause of disability in the United States for people ages 15-44,...
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Children in the Crossfire: Justice, Environment, and Pediatric Health Outcomes
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Homeopathic Injections for Chronic Pain: A Clinical Perspective on Trigger Point and SC Methods
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Integrative Management of MS and Bilateral Uveitis: A Case Study
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Pathological Brain Patterns: The Often Forgotten Cause of Chronic Pain Conditions
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Amazonian Medicine for Modern Addiction: Exploring Ayahuasca’s Clinical Potential
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Homeopathic Intervention in Neonatal Asphyxia: A Case of Rapid Neurologic Improvement
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Neurosensory Healing: A Holistic Approach to Stress and Emotional Wellbeing
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Pathological Brain Patterns: The Often Forgotten Cause of Chronic Pain Conditions
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A Trauma-Informed Mind-Body Approach to Chronic Illness: A Case of Early-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Preventing Alzheimer’s Before It Starts: A Root-Cause Approach for Genetic ApoE4 Risk
Stephanie Yang, ND Discover how a 53-year-old woman with a strong family history of Alzheimer’s took a proactive, root-cause approach to protect her cognitive future through lifestyle, neuroprotective therapies, and metabolic support. Abstract and Introduction...
Neurovanna Launches Customizable, White-Labeled Reports for SIBO Breath Testing
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A Naturopathic Approach to Trauma: Engaging the Body’s Vital Force
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