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Sleeping Well During Dynamic Societal Change

How to Protect Sleep Health Amid Political, Economic, and Social Upheaval Catherine Darley, ND Periods of major government and societal change often trigger widespread uncertainty, leading to a rise in sleep complaints. Many clinicians are seeing this firsthand among...

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June 2025 Cont. References

Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid (TUDCA) And Protective Role Against Neurodegeneration Authors: Devin Miles, ND and Elizabeth Sutherland, ND Zangerolamo L, Vettorazzi JF, Rosa LRO, et al. The bile acid TUDCA and neurodegenerative disorders: An overview. Life Sci. 2021 May...

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Historical Savvy: Its Dearth Hurts

Historical Savvy: Its Dearth Hurts

Education David J. Schleich, PhD Quite recently I was in Butler, NJ, to confer with local leaders about the huge importance of their little town in our history. Painfully, the only fragments of that special period of Jungborn and the early growth of naturopathy in the...

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Adipose Tissue – A Neuroendocrine Organ

Kelly Marie Fitzpatrick, BSN, MPS, ND Two situations influenced my research into adipose tissue physiology and the mechanisms that contribute to obesity-related disease states. Since 2001, I have been working with overweight and obese clients, addressing weight loss...

The Financing of Higher Education: Why We’re Not So Different

David Schleich, PhD Like their counterparts in the public sector, CNME-accredited naturopathic colleges are constantly challenged by finances. Wherever they exist, naturopathic programs in both multi-program institutions and single-program entities (such as CCNM and...

Book Review: A Revolution in Health Through Nutritional Biochemistry

Stacie Deyglio, ND Drs. Neustadt and Pieczenik have transformed the Tolle Causam principle in the creation of their book, A Revolution in Health Through Nutritional Biochemistry. In seeking to identify and remove the underlying causes of illness, the authors contend...

Treatment of Methylation Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Anita Bratt, ND Once a rare childhood disorder, with a prevalence of 1 in 10,000 20 years ago, autism now affects one out of every 150 children. Classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder and diagnosed by psychological testing, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is often...

Why the Drift to the University Model?

David Schleich, PhD A modest skirmish is building in our naturopathic colleges. As we hurry forward to form and build the profession in North America, we may not be noticing that our institutions will soon face more often a tension between priorities as institutions...

Figuring Ourselves Out: Seven Schools in Search of a Typology

David Schleich, PhD When a profession’s schools don’t quite fit the usual higher education type or model in the eyes of civil society, its members can get anxious. Happily, finding ways to locate our schools as institutions within civil society is helped by a growing...

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Contracting Bird Flu Without Contact?

A man with no known contact with a bird flu infected animal nevertheless contracted bird flu. But let’s not panic: “This could still be a one-off case…

A New Cancer Subtype

A new, thankfully rare, type of small cell lung cancer has been discovered: it has been shown to primarily occur in younger people–who have never even smoked.

Gut Bacteria & Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma, caused by asbestos exposure, is an aggressive form of cancer with no cure; treatments attempt to improve/expand quality of life. A study published in Nature Communications, found that some gut bacteria influence the body’s ability to fight mesothelioma....

A Promising Next-Gen Probiotic

“Gut microbiota is considered to be one of the important factors that maintain human health by regulating host metabolism.” An article in the Virulence journal provides a comprehensive look at Akkermansia muciniphila, which is found in abundance in the gut, regulates...

A New Cancer Subtype

A new, thankfully rare, type of small cell lung cancer has been discovered: it has been shown to primarily occur in younger people–who have never even smoked.

Gut Bacteria & Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma, caused by asbestos exposure, is an aggressive form of cancer with no cure; treatments attempt to improve/expand quality of life. A study published in Nature Communications, found that some gut bacteria influence the body’s ability to fight mesothelioma....

A Promising Next-Gen Probiotic

“Gut microbiota is considered to be one of the important factors that maintain human health by regulating host metabolism.” An article in the Virulence journal provides a comprehensive look at Akkermansia muciniphila, which is found in abundance in the gut, regulates...

NDs in Washington State: An Expanded Role

NDs in Washington State will soon—October!—have an expanded range, including the ability to diagnose autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and other neurological conditions and developmental delays. Due in huge part to the Washington Association of Naturopathic...

Ayurvedic Interventions for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects up to 1% of the world’s population.1 The Journal of Ayurveda Integrative Medicine published an article evaluating the clinical outcome of Ayurveda whole system intervention—oral medicines, local therapy, and dietary...

Self-Compassion, VR, Biofeedback, and Mental Health

Self-compassion can contribute to better mental health. Compassion focused therapy may help those with mental illness self-soothe and better deal with feelings and thoughts in a mindful, balanced way. An article recently published in Behaviour Research and Therapy...

Homeopathy and Chronic Insomnia+

One sleepless night is annoying. For those with persistent insomnia coupled with a comorbidity, such as generalized anxiety disorder, it can be negatively life-altering. In a Cureus case report, a 27-year-old man, suffering from insomnia for over 2 decades, tried...

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