JAKE F. FELICE, ND, LMP For several months now, I have been writing about the endocannabinoid system (ECS), the many physiologic processes it influences in the body, and how imbalances in the system can result in dysfunction that impacts clinical...
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2021
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Too Much Free Time May Lead to Lower Sense of Well-Being
NODE SMITH, ND As an individual's free time increases, so does that person's sense of well-being -- but only up to a point. Too much free time can be also be a bad thing, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. "People often complain...
Intracrine Steroid Biosynthesis
ANDREW L. RUBMAN, ND, FABNE SUSAN GORDON, PHD, LMT In the May 2021 issue of NDNR, Carrie Decker, ND, wrote an excellent article titled “The Anti-Aging Effects of DHEA.”1 The present article also discusses...
Epigenetics: Growing Up in a Toxic World – Part 2
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Abstract In Part II of this series on pediatric epigenetics, Dr. Chris Meletis explores how modern environmental exposures—including stress, sedentary lifestyles, EMFs, and widespread toxins—can lead to harmful epigenetic modifications that...
Immune Function & Competence: Gut Microbial Influences
MICHELLE MADDUX, ND Abstract This article reviews the critical role of the gut microbiome in immune system development, barrier integrity, and regulation of inflammatory and autoimmune responses. It highlights mechanisms such as short-chain fatty acid...
Tick Tubes: Stopping Lyme in Its Tracks
JACOB SCHOR, ND, FABNO This past winter, my wife and I saved all the cardboard tubes at the core of toilet paper and paper towel rolls. Today (early March), I will use them to make “tick tubes.” Our nearest neighbor, a...
Wired for Self-Healing- Part 2
JAMES SENSENIG, ND LOUISE EDWARDS, ND, LAC 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...
Notes from the Field: March, 2021
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...
Urinary Incontinence: A Common Problem for Elderly Women
THOMAS A. KRUZEL, ND Urinary incontinence affects 23-31% of the female elderly population1 and is estimated to affect 50-65% of both sexes in hospitals and nursing homes.2 Generally, older women experience more...
Nutraceuticals for Knee OA: Naturopathic Evidence-Based Strategies
DYLAN W. KRUEGER, NMD Americans work tremendously hard for the vast majority of their lives, often with the idyllic dream of an active and exciting retirement. Unfortunately, many folks reach retirement battered, beaten, and struggling with chronic diseases and...
Dementia: Depression as a Risk Factor
ROMI FUNG, ND, MSC The “Baby Boomer” generation, defined as people born between 1946 and 1964, is a demographic cohort consisting of 76 million people around the globe born during post-World War II (WWII).1 A baby boom...
Breastfeeding & Climate Change: Can Better Policies Reduce the Crisis?
KRYSTAL PLONSKI, ND, LAC, FABNP Could better policy support of breast/chest-feeding help reduce risks of climate change? Quick answer: It could, but only when it is applied on a population-based scale. From a medical...