Editorial / Opinion

FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND  As I contemplated a title for this month’s column, I thought of a prototypical fake headline such as “News Flash: Naturopathic medical students prefer actual human [...]

Holly Lucille, ND, RN I grew up in the Midwest,  the daughter of two pharmacists, and was very well versed in the Western medical approach: “You don’t feel well? Here, take this pill.” Even [...]

Naturopathic Perspective Paul Theriault, BSc, ND, VNMI Discussions of homeopathy within the naturopathic profession have emerged recently, which have been predicated on the assumption that there [...]

Education David J. Schleich, PhD Every day of every year, year after year veterans take their own lives. Today 22 did. Yesterday 22 did.  Tomorrow 22 will, unless we do something about it. John [...]

Naturopathic Perspective Pamela Sky Jeanne, ND Aging is a process most people deny until it is right up front, presenting at times as an illness or physical disability. The joke is on us when we [...]

  Jeff Clark, ND You may have noticed in 1 or more recent online articles that an effort seems to be in play to categorically discredit licensed naturopathic doctors. The public detractors [...]

Naturopathic Perspective Jennifer Gibbons, ND Osemekhian Okojie, ND CAND As naturopathic physicians, much of our patient education revolves around the importance of a healthy diet, better [...]

Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE The vicious idea that the means is sanctified by the end has been the excuse for every atrocity. -J. M. Greene, 1904, p. 124 Neither the lay public nor physicians have [...]

Naturopathic Perspective Jeff Harris, ND In his book The Neurobiology of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration,1 Professor Douglas Zochodne states: “Neuropathic pain is a severe and debilitating pain [...]

Andrea Gruszecki, ND There is a growing debate in our profession about how we, as NDs, move into the 21st century. I continue to read NDNR articles by Dr. Robert Kellum that urge a return to our [...]