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IS TYLENOL SAFE DURING PREGNANCY?

Understanding Risk Factors, Not Causation Learn how much Tylenol pregnant women can safely take, what risk factors matter, and why glutathione status—not acetaminophen itself—determines safety during pregnancy.   IN THIS ARTICLE • Key Takeaways: Tylenol Safety...

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Wired for Self-Healing- Part 2

Wired for Self-Healing- Part 2

JAMES SENSENIG, ND LOUISE EDWARDS, ND, 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...

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Conversing About Death: Death Cafés

Brad S. Lichtenstein, ND, BCB A month before his death, both my sister and I, together and on separate occasions, directly asked my father, “What are your wishes? What do you want to happen? What do we need to know?” His common retort was something to the effect of,...

The Pain of Osteoarthritis: How Platelet-Rich Plasma Can Help

Darla L. Logan, NMD, MBA The pain of osteoarthritis (OA) can strike any joint, but it seems to be more common in joints that take the brunt of weight-bearing; the most commonly affected joint is the knee. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Alzheimer’s Disease: A Primer

Alethea Fleming, ND Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a diagnosis that equally challenges clinicians, patients, and family members. The number of patients with this condition is rising rapidly as our population ages. By the year 2040 – only 15 years from now – it is...

Urticarial Dermatitis: Common Causes in the Geriatric Population

Sheryl Wagner, ND Chronic hives and severe dermatitis seem to be on the rise… so much so that the term “urticarial dermatitis” has been coined to describe the nature of this histamine-related rash when it does not clearly fit any other diagnosis.1 Allergy is the most...

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

A Novel Treatment for the Aging Patient Matthew Cavaiola, NMD, LAc As a large percentage of the American population continues to reach older age, many of these individuals will experience a decline in quality of life and a concomitant progression of chronic illness....

Age-Related Cognitive Decline

Kira Schmid, ND Luke Huber, ND, MBA Blake Gossard Lori Feldman, RD, CCRC The following article is an abridged version of the Age-Related Cognitive Decline chapter that appears in Disease Prevention and Treatment, 5th ed., an integrative health textbook published by...

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Gentle

Razi Ann Berry, Publisher   Why Starting Gentle Is Actually Radical The order you do things matters. When baking bread, repairing an engine, building a house; do it out of order and it fails. In medicine, we’ve reversed the order. We start with the strongest...

Three pigs

Razi Ann Berry, Publisher   Before medicine had metrics, it had stories built on observation that carried clinical truths in plain words. One of them still teaches a rule of clinical success. Build foundations, then treat. The Three Little Pigs understood the...

Your n=1 study doesn’t count.

Razi Ann Berry, Publisher   After 20 years publishing NDNR monthly, I've heard this dismissal of case reports countless times. But I've come to believe we're overlooking something critical: Medicine has always been built on careful observation of individual...

Digoxin Prescribed to Some Patients Can Lead To Higher Death Risk

According to a study published Aug. 11 in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology, doctors need to use caution when prescribing digoxin to patients with atrial fibrillation as it can cause debilitating strokes. The print version will appear Aug. 19. Digoxin,...

Actionable Habits That Help You Lose Weight and Stay Healthy

  Simone McFarlane Achieving sustainable weight loss isn’t about dramatic diets or fleeting willpower; it’s about forming habits that support your body’s natural balance and energy. Wellness-focused changes that are consistent, manageable, and grounded in how...

Naturopathic Applications of Mild Hyperthermia

  Applications in Practice John H. Furlong, ND Naturopathic medicine sits at a crossroads. As we progress through the 21st century, we have an opportunity to re-assert our unique leadership place in natural medicine. We can challenge ourselves to build on our...

Psudoscience

Razi Ann Berry, Publisher   After 20 years publishing NDNR’s Applied Naturopathic Medicine journal, I've watched "dangerous pseudoscience" become the standard of care. You may remember we were called irresponsible for publishing IV nutrient protocols. Now there's...

Digoxin Prescribed to Some Patients Can Lead To Higher Death Risk

According to a study published Aug. 11 in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology, doctors need to use caution when prescribing digoxin to patients with atrial fibrillation as it can cause debilitating strokes. The print version will appear Aug. 19. Digoxin,...

Actionable Habits That Help You Lose Weight and Stay Healthy

  Simone McFarlane Achieving sustainable weight loss isn’t about dramatic diets or fleeting willpower; it’s about forming habits that support your body’s natural balance and energy. Wellness-focused changes that are consistent, manageable, and grounded in how...

Naturopathic Applications of Mild Hyperthermia

  Applications in Practice John H. Furlong, ND Naturopathic medicine sits at a crossroads. As we progress through the 21st century, we have an opportunity to re-assert our unique leadership place in natural medicine. We can challenge ourselves to build on our...

Psudoscience

Razi Ann Berry, Publisher   After 20 years publishing NDNR’s Applied Naturopathic Medicine journal, I've watched "dangerous pseudoscience" become the standard of care. You may remember we were called irresponsible for publishing IV nutrient protocols. Now there's...

Homeopathy

Razi Ann Berry, Publisher   We started publishing homeopathic medicine cases in 2005. Many told me I would kill our credibility, that it was “pseudoscience” or that no  serious medical journal would touch it. I was told I’d never attract conventional doctors as...

FDA Removes Black Box Warnings from Hormone Replacement Therapy

New review of research shows benefits outweigh risks for women who start treatment within 10 years of menopause onset After more than two decades, the FDA is finally removing the black box warnings that have kept millions of women from accessing hormone replacement...

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