by Razi Ann Berry | Apr 7, 2022 | Environmental Medicine, Naturopathic News
ETH ZURICH A team of ETH researchers led by Athina Anastasaki have succeeded in breaking down plastic into its molecular building blocks and in recovering over 90 percent of them — a first step towards genuine plastic recycling. The chemical industry has a long...
by Razi Ann Berry | Apr 6, 2022 | Autoimmune/Allergy Medicine, Bacterial/Viral Infections, Environmental Medicine, Naturopathic News
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER A new type of ultraviolet light that is safe for people took less than five minutes to reduce the level of indoor airborne microbes by more than 98%, a joint study by scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of...
by NDNR | Jan 5, 2021 | 2021, Environmental Medicine, January
CHERYL KASDORF, ND Kurt Vonnegut’s idea of “ice-nine,” in his book Cat’s Cradle, has stuck with me over the years.1 His novels captured me, not only for their satire – which I appreciated as a teen – but also for their science...
by NDNR | Feb 8, 2019 | 2019, Endocrinology, Environmental Medicine, February, Fertility, Oncology
Docere Humaira Quraishi, ND, MS An historic event took place in August of 2018 when Dewayne Johnson won his lawsuit against Monsanto; he was granted “$39.2 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages.”1 Johnson, a 46-year-old gardener,...
by NDNR | Feb 6, 2018 | 2018, Endocrinology, Environmental Medicine, February
Humaira Quraishi, ND, MS Docere Who would ever think we’d be consuming herbicide/pesticides in foods other than fruits, vegetables, and grains? Well, think again. Glyphosate, an herbicide contained in the popular product Roundup, and used to eradicate unwanted...
by NDNR | Jan 1, 2017 | 2017 | January, Environmental Medicine
Association Spotlight Lyn Patrick, ND The mission of the Naturopathic Academy of Environmental Medicine (NAEM) is to advance the knowledge, science, application and availability of effective environmental medicine for all healthcare providers and the public alike. The...
