Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Some cases are just good teaching cases for basic Hahnemannian concepts. This is one of those. We see this often, and it clearly demonstrates what homeopathy can do. Alfred Alfred is a high school gym teacher and is very fit. So is his...
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Book Review: The Healer- A Guide to Spiritual Healing
Stacie Deyglio, ND The Healer: A Guide to Spiritual Healing As so many of us in practice know, the patients we see come to us for a reason. These reasons are not always implicitly clear, especially in the beginning of the relationship. The true nature of patient...
Brainey Foods
Sussanna Czeranko, ND Fruits should take the highest rank in our dietary, because, more than other products of the soil, they enjoy the free and uninterrupted exchange of the influences of light, heat and air by which the electrical forces of the sun are transmitted....
Often Ignored Treatment Plan Essentials
Jody Stanislaw, ND What is the root cause of disease…Toxins? Poor diet? A sedentary lifestyle? Digestive system breakdown? Immune system irregularity? Over medication? As naturopaths, we’re experts in looking deeply for these types of root causes. But in this article,...
Stop The Fight: Engender Trust Often-Ignored Treatment Plan Essentials
Jody Stanislaw, ND What is the root cause of disease?… Toxins? Poor diet? A sedentary lifestyle? Digestive system breakdown? Immune system irregularity? Over-medication?... As naturopathic physicians, we’re experts in looking deeply for these types of root causes. But...
Attitude, Faith, Hope & Healing
Angela P. Lambert, ND, LAc, MSOM Originally identified in a JAMA article in 1955, the placebo effect has received increasing interest in medicine for about 15 years now. In 2005, a University of Michigan study proved the release of endorphins and their role in the...
Treating Depression: Naturopathic Strategies for Successful Outcomes
Todd Born, ND Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. According the World Health Organization (WHO), depression affects about 350 million people.1 Untreated depression can lead to suicide, and the WHO estimates that 1 million people, worldwide, commit...
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...
From Supercal … to fragilistic: Understanding the Undergraduate
David J. Schleich, PhD The fuss and rattle about declining cohorts of undergraduates may turn out to be a bit more alarmist than warranted. Broadly-announced trends about declining pools of upcoming students certainly worry our program deans and admission officers, so...
Spirituality in Clinical Practice
Deborah Frances, RN, ND Tolle Totum It is always the Spirits who heal. Many times the Spirit directed me what to do for people. I depended on prayer a lot. I am only a passageway for Spirit. (Black Star, Comanche medicine woman; personal interview, Medford, Oregon,...