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Is Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Reversible? A Case-Based, Integrative Approach
S.A Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA, PLC A complex ischemic cardiomyopathy case exploring myocardial recovery through guideline-directed medical therapy, device support, metabolic optimization, and experimental regenerative adjuncts. Abstract This case report examines...
Strive Compounding Pharmacy Files Federal Antitrust Lawsuit Against Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk
ARCADIA TALLMAN Strive Compounding Pharmacy has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, alleging a coordinated effort to suppress competition and restrict patient access to lawful compounded GLP-1 medications. The complaint, filed on...
The First Health Food Store in America Was Opened by a Naturopathic Doctor in 1896
In 1896, a 24-year-old German immigrant named Benedict Lust opened a small store in New York City. He called it a “Kneipp store,” named after Father Sebastian Kneipp, the German priest whose water cure treatments had saved Lust’s life after conventional doctors gave...
Three Endocrine Axes Share One Energy Budget for Stress Resilience
Three Endocrine Axes Share One Energy Budget for Stress Resilience Mitochondrial reserve capacity constrains the HPA, thyroid, and gonadal systems simultaneously, determining whether stress responses stay adaptive or consolidate into chronic dysfunction. When a...
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The Elephant in the Room: Navigating Conversations About Eating Disorders with GI Patients
Jayne DuBois, ND Eating disorders are complex psychiatric conditions that frequently present in medical settings under the guise of benign gastrointestinal symptoms such as constipation, bloating, or abdominal pain. Because of the way that these disorders manifest in...
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Before Probiotics: Think Metchnikoff
Sussanna Czeranko, ND We might think that acidophilus in the form of capsules and fortified yogurt was a recent 20th century discovery. It's not. Although, yogurt as a food has been used for many centuries as a medicine, yogurt was first introduced with the scientific...
Book Review: Functional Gastroenterology: Assessing and Addressing the Causes of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Stacie Deyglio, ND Functional Gastroenterology: Assessing and Addressing the Causes of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Functional disorders have a tendency to occur when the main abnormality creating the dysfunction is in how the body works or, more aptly, is...
For the Love of Food: Mindful Eating and Weight Management
Christopher Knee, ND, MSc The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased dramatically in recent decades. Currently, about 34% of adults in the United States are considered obese (body mass index; BMI > 30.0 kg/m2),1 with a combined estimate of 65% being...
Trusting a Space of Not Knowing: Stop, Look Both Ways, and Proceed with Caution
Student Scholarship – Honorable Mention Case Study Node Smith, NCNM Leslie Nicholas, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae. The healing power of nature. For many, this has become the driving force behind the prescription of botanicals, diets, and physical medicine procedures to...
Where The Rubber Meets the Road: Treating Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Gary Weiner, ND, LAc With a plethora of IBD cases in our clinic, we find effective treatment requires a strategic approach integrating conventional use of medications such as corticosteroids, anti-inflammatories, immunosuppressants, and biologic medications with the...
A Case of Peptic Ulcer Disease: Healing the Digestive Tract with Traditional Naturopathy
Jennifer Brusewitz, ND Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) occurs when the mucosal lining of the stomach and/or duodenum becomes inflamed, leading to a well-defined mucosal ulceration. PUD affects approximately 4.5 million people annually in the United States; an estimated 10%...
Crohn’s Specific Food Plan: A Case Study Using Traditional Foods
Jennifer Williamson, ND Albert, a 60-year-old male, came to my office in 2011 with chief complaints of joint pain, headache, gas and bloating, and a significant history of Crohn’s disease that he had been treating for 2 years by following the Specific Carbohydrate...
The Abdominal Compress
According to Kneipp and Priessnitz Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Not the cold but the body heat, produced by the reaction to cold water, is the healing factor. -Vincent Priessnitz (Lust, 1900, p.2) This [Priessnitz] bandage has been called a “universal remedy,” there is...
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Quantum Energy Effects on Cell Recovery Rates
Author: Robert Sheaff, PhD, and Ian Mitchell Abstract This study investigated whether quantum field exposure generated by Leela Quantum Bloc Technology influences cell recovery rates in human cell lines. A series of double-blind experiments were conducted using Human...
Naturopathic Medicine Institute Announces Vital Gathering 2026: Clinical Training in Therapeutic Touch and Vitalist Practice
TEMPE, AZ / March 25, 2026 The Naturopathic Medicine Institute (NMI) announces Vital Gathering 2026, its annual continuing education conference for naturopathic physicians and students, taking place April 24–26, 2026, at Sonoran University of Health Sciences....
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Sports Medicine: Clinical Applications in Concussion and Musculoskeletal Injury
Joseph Thomas, MD, MBA, Fellow of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine In collaboration with Oxygen Health Systems Abstract Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has gained traction as an adjunct in sports medicine, particularly in concussion management and musculoskeletal injury....
Quantum Fields and Frequency Medicine
RAZI BERRY Quantum Fields and Frequency Medicine A Conversation with Philipp Samor von Holtzendorff Fehling on Remote Quantum Technology and Human Performance Interest in frequency medicine and subtle energy technologies continues to grow...
Optimizing Metabolic Health for Women: A Troubleshooting Approach to Insulin Resistance
Lara Briden, ND Insulin resistance goes far beyond blood sugar—affecting hormones, cardiovascular health, and long-term disease risk. An individualized, root-cause approach can restore metabolic flexibility and resilience in women. Abstract This article explores...
Phytoandrogens in Pine Pollen: Emerging Evidence for Anabolic and Hormone Health
Saeid Mushtagh, ND Abstract Pine pollen Song Hua Fen (松花粉) has long been celebrated in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for its ability to nourish Yang Qi, the Heart, Lungs, resolve dampness and wind, with various attributes of health and longevity.1,2 It is now...
Clinically Proven Natural Support for Autoimmune Rheumatic Conditions
Authors: Devin Miles, ND & Elizabeth Sutherland, ND Emerging research highlights how botanicals such as berberine, cordyceps, rehmannia, and rosmarinic acid can modulate immune pathways and reduce inflammation in autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid...
Integrative Restoration of Fascia Integrity: Tabasheer and Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Majid Michael Sababi, ND, DC, MS, MUAc, ABDA ABSTRACT Structural disorders such as hernias, pelvic organ prolapses, fascial laxity, and connective tissue degeneration are increasingly prevalent in modern clinical practice. While often treated surgically or...
Micronutrient Deficiencies and Glucose Dysregulation: Clinical Implications for Insulin Resistance
Pamela Frank, BSc, ND Learn how critical micronutrients like chromium, magnesium, and zinc impact glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity, and the prevention of chronic conditions like Type 2 diabetes. Abstract Micronutrient deficiencies play a crucial role in the...
Metabolite-Informed Estrogen-Pathway Modulation for Adult Female Acne Remission: A Systems-Based Case Report
Anna Kolomitseva, ND A case study illustrating how individualized hormone-metabolism targeting, dietary modulation, and circadian stabilization achieved sustained acne remission after oral-contraceptive discontinuation and brief testosterone exposure. Abstract Adult...
We were just early
Razi Ann Berry, Publisher 47% of our readers are MDs and DOs. Why are conventional doctors reading a naturopathic journal? When we started Applied Natural Medicine in 2005 ( then NDNR), our audience was almost entirely naturopathic physicians. Twenty years...
Restorative Formulations Introduces Microbiome Synergy: An Innovative Probiotic and Postbiotic Formula to Support Gut and Immune Health
MONTPELIER, VT – October 10, 2025 – Restorative Formulations, a physician-exclusive nutraceutical company known for its clinically effective, potent organic formulations, is proud to announce the launch of Microbiome Synergy, a potent, broad-spectrum probiotic and...
Biliary Hyperkinesia in Functional RUQ Pain: A Naturopathic Case Study
Lisa Jung, ND, FABNG Abstract Biliary hyperkinesia is an emerging functional gallbladder disorder characterized by elevated gallbladder ejection fraction and right upper quadrant pain in the absence of gallstones. This case study follows a 32-year-old woman with...
Klebsiella Dysbiosis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Naturopathic Case Study
Exploring the gut–joint connection in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis, highlighting the role of Klebsiella overgrowth, naturopathic interventions, and sustained clinical remission. Jennifer Cornell, ND Abstract Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic...
Integrative Restoration of Fascia Integrity: Tabasheer and Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Majid Michael Sababi, ND, DC, MS, MUAc, ABDA ABSTRACT Structural disorders such as hernias, pelvic organ prolapses, fascial laxity, and connective tissue degeneration are increasingly prevalent in modern clinical practice. While often treated surgically or...
We were just early
Razi Ann Berry, Publisher 47% of our readers are MDs and DOs. Why are conventional doctors reading a naturopathic journal? When we started Applied Natural Medicine in 2005 ( then NDNR), our audience was almost entirely naturopathic physicians. Twenty years...
Restorative Formulations Introduces Microbiome Synergy: An Innovative Probiotic and Postbiotic Formula to Support Gut and Immune Health
MONTPELIER, VT – October 10, 2025 – Restorative Formulations, a physician-exclusive nutraceutical company known for its clinically effective, potent organic formulations, is proud to announce the launch of Microbiome Synergy, a potent, broad-spectrum probiotic and...
Biliary Hyperkinesia in Functional RUQ Pain: A Naturopathic Case Study
Lisa Jung, ND, FABNG Abstract Biliary hyperkinesia is an emerging functional gallbladder disorder characterized by elevated gallbladder ejection fraction and right upper quadrant pain in the absence of gallstones. This case study follows a 32-year-old woman with...
Klebsiella Dysbiosis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Naturopathic Case Study
Exploring the gut–joint connection in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis, highlighting the role of Klebsiella overgrowth, naturopathic interventions, and sustained clinical remission. Jennifer Cornell, ND Abstract Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic...
Chronic Clostridioides difficile Infections: Two Naturopathic Case Studies
Jillian Finker, ND Exploring two complex cases of recurrent C. difficile infections unresponsive to antibiotics and FMT, and how naturopathic interventions supported long-term remission and restored quality of life. Abstract: Clostridoides difficile infection or CDI...
Interpreting the Unusual: Functional Insights from Atypical Breath Test Patterns
Dr. Bradley Bush, ND Unlock hidden patterns in hydrogen and methane testing—learn how atypical breath test results reveal valuable functional insights for gut health and individualized treatment strategies. Abstract Breath testing is a cornerstone diagnostic tool for...
Myasthenia Gravis and the Intestinal Microbiome: Naturopathic Translation into Clinical Practice
Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Emerging research links gut dysbiosis and low butyrate production to myasthenia gravis. This article explores how naturopathic medicine can translate these findings into safe, patient-centered interventions. Abstract Emerging research suggests...
The Gut–Brain Axis: How the Nervous System Shapes Gut Health
Maura Henninger, ND Understanding the gut–brain connection reveals how stress, the autonomic nervous system, and the microbiome shape digestion, immunity, and emotional well-being—and how naturopathic care can restore balance. Abstract The gut–brain axis is a...
Akkermansia muciniphila: Clinical Insights on a Next-Generation Probiotic
Sara Love, ND A clinician’s guide to when—and when not—to use A. muciniphila: evidence for gut-barrier support, metabolic and immune effects, pasteurized vs live formulations, and patient selection. Abstract Akkermansia muciniphila is an emerging “next-generation”...
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Flavor as Medicine: The Science of Taste is Key to Better Health
Flavors Are Neuroendocrine Signals That Direct Nutrient Intake and Body Metabolism Have you ever wondered why certain foods taste delicious during childhood or why adolescents seem drawn to bold flavors? From infancy through adolescence, our bodies are hardwired to...
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