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Perspectives On Higher Education: Part Five

Canadian naturopathic doctors faced a bumpy road in trying to position their naturopathic college in the higher education landscape. By the late 1970s, a group of chiropractors and an American-trained Ontario naturopathic physician initiated a pre-naturopathic...

Local Food

Mitch Kennedy, ND In the ideal organic food system, the best option is to grow your own vegetables; the second best option is to buy from a local organic farm. According to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the level of home food production is...

A New Way to Talk About Antioxidants

Jacob Schor, ND When Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1885 he created an enormous problem. America was still segregated by social class. One did not talk to one’s betters, and there was no correct greeting to use in addressing an unknown person, potentially of...

Stellaria Media (Chickweed)

Eric Yarnell, ND, RH(AHG) Chickweed, a humble Eurasian weed, continues to find favor among naturopathic physicians as an anti-itch topical agent. Though skeptics charge that such a gentle herb could not possibly be clinically relevant, those who actually do use it...

University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine

Guru Sandesh Singh Khalsa, ND The College of Naturopathic Medicine of the University of Bridgeport (UB) is the first college of naturopathic medicine to be founded in a comprehensive university. Following five years of candidacy for accreditation, the college was...

Perpectives On Higher Education: Part Two

Naturopathic Medical Education yearns for a niche in the postsecondary higher education landscape as part of the larger process of professional formation. An eight-part series describing the interaction among higher education and professional formation for the...

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Magnesium’s Role in DNA Health Highlighted in New Australian Study

A recent study by Australian researchers published in the European Journal of Nutrition sheds light on magnesium's critical role in maintaining DNA integrity, particularly for healthy middle-aged adults. The study reveals that low levels of magnesium, especially when...

Drugless Healing? Naturopathy and Modern Healthcare

How beneficial are potentially drugless healing systems, including naturopathy? Two doctors in India with Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Science degrees asked that question in an Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine article. A comprehensive review of the...

Natural Ways to Support Heart Health and Manage Hypertension

Nearly 47% of U.S. adults suffer from hypertension, a condition marked by consistently high blood pressure. Often called the "silent killer," hypertension can lead to serious health issues like stroke and heart and kidney disease. Since it usually shows no symptoms,...

High-Intensity Interval Training Boosts Fitness in Stroke Survivors

A recent study published in Stroke, the journal of the American Stroke Association, reveals that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) may be more effective than traditional moderate-intensity exercise for stroke survivors. The research, led by Kevin Moncion, PhD,...

Fighting Limits on Homeopathic Treatment

Homeopathy has been in use since the late 17th century. A 2023 meta-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled trials revealed “significant positive effects of homoeopathy beyond placebo” and stated that “The quality of evidence for positive effects of homoeopathy...

Notes from the Field July 2022

Nature Cure Clinical Pearls  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...

Genetics & Environmental Disease 

Complex Chronic Disease Saved by a Genetic Hormone Profile  WINNIE SIU, ND  As clinicians, we often come across complex and challenging cases. Many of our patients have been diagnosed with complex chronic conditions such as mast cell activation syndrome...

Botanical Formulations Part II

JAMES SENSENIG, ND  JARED ZEFF, ND, VNMI, 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 clinical...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 

Addressing Mitochondrial Alterations in C9orf72-ALS  SAMANTHA PRYOR, ND  Last year my first submission to NDNR was about microbiome alterations found in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). I consider that article is essential reading for any clinician who...

Notes from the Field July 2022

Nature Cure Clinical Pearls  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...

Genetics & Environmental Disease 

Complex Chronic Disease Saved by a Genetic Hormone Profile  WINNIE SIU, ND  As clinicians, we often come across complex and challenging cases. Many of our patients have been diagnosed with complex chronic conditions such as mast cell activation syndrome...

Botanical Formulations Part II

JAMES SENSENIG, ND  JARED ZEFF, ND, VNMI, 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 clinical...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 

Addressing Mitochondrial Alterations in C9orf72-ALS  SAMANTHA PRYOR, ND  Last year my first submission to NDNR was about microbiome alterations found in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). I consider that article is essential reading for any clinician who...

Neuropathy & Nutrition 

What are the Nerves Trying to Communicate?  CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND  About 7-10% of the population suffers from neuropathic pain and doctors are often unable to effectively and completely treat this condition.1 Often, this is because we try to address the problem after...

Reevaluating RICE 

The Cold Truth About Ice & Inflammation  SIERRA GONCHAROFF, ND  The use of ice for acute musculoskeletal injuries has been popular for decades since Gabe Mirkin, MD coined the RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) protocol in 1978 in his best-selling...

Botanical Synergy (Part 1) 

Applying Network Pharmacology to Pharmaceuticals & Botanical Medicine  JAKE FELICE, ND, LMP  New advances in our understanding of network pharmacology now support the wisdom of plant medicine and botanical synergy. This understanding of synergy and its mechanisms...

Illuminating Pain Management

The Benefits of Acupuncture and Low-Level Laser Therapy SHAWN M. CARNEY, ND Naturopathic physicians are often sought out by patients frustrated with the superficial quality of care they receive from some conventional medical doctors; those seeking pain relief are no...

Homeopathic Injections 

Unique Treatment for Musculoskeletal & Smooth Muscle Pain  BILL CARADONNA, RPH, ND  Like many other doctors, I have had patients with musculoskeletal pain come to my office after having tried all manner of allopathic and other natural medicine treatment...

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