Razi Ann Berry, Publisher We Became a Medicated Society More than one in ten American adults now take prescription medication for depression. Women receive these prescriptions at double the rate of men. Add in antipsychotics, stimulants, mood stabilizers, and...

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Metagenics Names Patrick Sly as CEO to Lead Next Chapter of Growth
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AHPA Leads Legislative Response to Protect Herbal Tinctures in New Hampshire
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) is leading a coordinated industry response to protect the sale of alcohol-based herbal tinctures and liquid extracts in New Hampshire. The issue began when a concerned AHPA member reported that the New Hampshire Liquor...
Brazilian Copper Chelation Study Puts Numbers Behind What We’ve Been Testing For
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A Publisher’s Warning: The Pediatric Cases That Cross My Desk 20 Years Later
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Arsenic in Well Water Could Contribute to Low Birth Weight
From University of Illinois Chicago In the largest epidemiologic study of arsenic and birth outcomes to date, researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago and collaborating institutions estimated arsenic levels in U.S. private well water sources by county and...
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Pain as Teacher: Listening for its Meaning, Message, and Opportunity
Paul Epstein, ND In chronic pain, what we call the ‘body’ plays a mean trick on what we call the ‘mind.’ It tells the patient that the pain is all in the body, when in fact over time the pain is less and less in the ‘body’ and more and more in the mind. But always it...
The Power of Meaning: Meaning is What We Choose
Jody Stanislaw, ND Life is inherently meaningless. What was your reaction to that statement? Or, I should say, what did your mind do with that statement? Agree? Or emphatically disagree? Make you confused? Or give you clarity? Or perhaps you responded with wonder as...
Follow Your Heart: How the Heart Determines Thought and Emotion
Anne Mitchell, ND Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. -Buddha Anahata chakra, the heart chakra, symbolizes the consciousness of universal love, selflessness, and devotion. The heart, the fourth energy center, inspires...
I Don’t Get Sick: An Advanced look at a 39-year old Patient with non-Hodkins lymphoma
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Sarah is a sharp, spirited soul with piercing eyes. She is friendly but with definite overtones of “do not mess with me.” April 1999 Background Sarah was consulting me for the second time in April 1999, at the age of 39 years. The first time...
Managing Reference Points: A Simple Mind-Body Technique for Empowering Your Patients to Handle Lifestyle Changes
Alexandra Gayek, ND One of the common errors we enthusiastic NDs sometimes make is to set up patients for failure by expecting them to make too much change in too short a time. The patient bravely nods as you tell her she will need to stop eating wheat, dairy, and...
The Role of Hypnotherapy in a Naturopathic Practice
Danya Epstein, ND Hypnosis, or hypnotherapy, is a powerful yet often misunderstood modality that can enhance a naturopathic practice because it is consistent with the fundamental principles of naturopathic medicine. At its core, it is a form of potent self-healing. It...
Good Vibrations: Early Nature Cure Physicians Incorporate Vibration to Unify Science and Naturopathy
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Taking into consideration that physical life and health are based on the vibrative process in the cell, which we call change of matter, there is no doubt that all disease is simply a disturbance of harmonious vibration within the cell....
A Catalyst for Positive Change: Using Stories Effectively Is One of the Keys to Making a Difference
Rick Kirschner, ND In 2004, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences (SCNM, Tempe, Arizona) president Dr Paul Mittman asked me to create a class for incoming students that would be “everything you wish you’d known when you started school.” This...
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Physician’s Choice Awards and Summit – Interview with Joah Santos
Physician's Choice Awards and Summit – Interview with Joah Santos Host: Razi BerryGuest: Joah Santos (Expert on Tribalism, Marketing Strategist for Fortune 500s, NGOs, and Governments) In this episode, Razi Berry sits down with Joah Santos, a renowned expert on...
The Night Sky Changed Emotional State in 2.5 Minutes
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Environmental Stressors Now Cause 1 in 5 Cardiovascular Deaths
ARCADIA TALLMAN Air pollution, noise, chemicals, and climate events cause an estimated 4 to 6 million of the 20 million annual cardiovascular deaths worldwide, exceeding many traditional risk factors, according to a joint ESC, ACC, AHA, and WHF statement. Four Major...
Air Pollution Disrupted Menstrual Cycles in Premenopausal Women
Common traffic and industrial exhaust gases disrupted estrogen and progesterone cycling, damaged ovarian tissue, and shortened menstrual intervals in premenopausal women, yet environmental exposure history remains absent from standard reproductive health evaluations....
Therapeutic Order: Navigating an Ever-Increasing Toxic World
Healing Chronic Illness through Environmental Medicine By Kim Furtado, N.D. Exposure to heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, and other chemicals is rising, with no clear end in sight. The identification of novel forever chemicals, contamination of everyday...
Allergies, Asthma & Eczema: Pediatric Treatment of the Atopic Triad
Autumn Frandsen, ND Abstract The atopic triad—eczema, asthma, and allergies—frequently presents early in pediatric patients and often shares overlapping immune dysfunction and environmental triggers. In this clinical review, Dr. Autumn Frandsen explores the...
Inflammation During Pregnancy Alters Brain Development: A Groundbreaking Study
Inflammatory Response During Pregnancy Creates Permanent Brain Structure Changes Inflammation during pregnancy reduces vital brain immune cells by 70% in developing babies, creating permanent changes to brain structure visible on MRI scans. This groundbreaking finding...
New Study Links Smartphone Attention to Reduced Body Awareness
Research finds smartphone stimuli trigger heart rate changes and diminish the ability to sense internal bodily signals A recent study published in Communications Psychology has uncovered concerning links between smartphones and our internal bodily awareness. Our...
Homeopathic Case Study: Treating PANDAS with Tarentula Hispanica
A Case Study on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep (PANDAS) Successfully Managed with Homeopathy By Jennifer Bahr, ND, DHANP, FMAPS Background Summary & Initial Case History: LW was an 8-year-old female who presented to my...
Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas Shorten COVID Recovery and Lower Severe Case Risk
Three traditional formulas improve chest symptoms, fatigue, and cough duration in COVID-19 patients In 57 clinical trials, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) reduced fever duration by up to 2.2 days, accelerated viral clearance, and improved lung recovery on chest CT...
Inflammation During Pregnancy Permanently Rewires the Brain
Lifelong Cognitive Health Begins in the Womb With Immune-Driven Brain Changes Inflammation during pregnancy eliminates 70 percent of fetal brain cells responsible for forming critical neural circuits. These changes are visible on MRI scans at birth and are linked to...
Gastrointestinal Disease Costs U.S. $111.8 Billion Annually
GI Health Burden Highlights Urgent Need for Improved Treatment and Research In 2021, gastrointestinal diseases cost the U.S. healthcare system $111.8 billion. Conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affect millions,...
Antibiotics at Birth Suppress Infant Immune Development
Microbiome Disruption Reduces Key Immune Cells in Newborns Infants given antibiotics within the first days of life show measurable suppression of immune system development. A new study found that antibiotic exposure during the neonatal window disrupts gut microbiota,...
Bone as a Source of Elevated Metal Toxicants: Concerns, Assessment, Therapeutics
Understanding the impact of bone turnover on heavy metal toxicity and how to manage chelation therapy safely. By Paul Anderson Acute and ongoing exposures should be assessed and identified to the degree possible before starting heavy metal chelation. Sources of acute...
Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas Shorten COVID Recovery and Lower Severe Case Risk
Three traditional formulas improve chest symptoms, fatigue, and cough duration in COVID-19 patients In 57 clinical trials, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) reduced fever duration by up to 2.2 days, accelerated viral clearance, and improved lung recovery on chest CT...
Inflammation During Pregnancy Permanently Rewires the Brain
Lifelong Cognitive Health Begins in the Womb With Immune-Driven Brain Changes Inflammation during pregnancy eliminates 70 percent of fetal brain cells responsible for forming critical neural circuits. These changes are visible on MRI scans at birth and are linked to...
Gastrointestinal Disease Costs U.S. $111.8 Billion Annually
GI Health Burden Highlights Urgent Need for Improved Treatment and Research In 2021, gastrointestinal diseases cost the U.S. healthcare system $111.8 billion. Conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affect millions,...
Antibiotics at Birth Suppress Infant Immune Development
Microbiome Disruption Reduces Key Immune Cells in Newborns Infants given antibiotics within the first days of life show measurable suppression of immune system development. A new study found that antibiotic exposure during the neonatal window disrupts gut microbiota,...
Bone as a Source of Elevated Metal Toxicants: Concerns, Assessment, Therapeutics
Understanding the impact of bone turnover on heavy metal toxicity and how to manage chelation therapy safely. By Paul Anderson Acute and ongoing exposures should be assessed and identified to the degree possible before starting heavy metal chelation. Sources of acute...
Homotoxicology—A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Reversing Chronic Disease
By Mark Iwanicki Exploring how toxin bioaccumulation drives chronic illness and how homotoxicology provides a systematic framework for detoxification, ECM restoration, and long-term healing Chronic disease is the defining health challenge of our era, with conditions...
The (Not So) Hidden Health Effects of Fast Fashion
Unveiling the Environmental and Health Costs of Trendy, Affordable Clothing By Nozomi Gonzalez, ND Introduction We live in one of the trendiest times in history. Trends in fashion have existed almost as long as humans have worn clothes, but for most of the past, only...
All Exercise Improves Brain Function at Every Age
Cognitive Performance Enhanced by Physical Activity Across the Lifespan Even short bouts of physical activity improve memory, focus, and mental clarity across every age group. Children show better attention and task persistence after 20 minutes of structured play....
1 in 10 Adult Stimulant Users Develop Use Disorder
Misuse increases risk by 14 times in adults aged 18 to 49 Among US adults aged 18 to 64 who use prescription stimulants, 9 percent meet criteria for stimulant use disorder. One in four report misuse, and 73 percent of those with stimulant use disorder have a history...
Brain Implants Introduce Bacteria Into Brain Tissue Causing Device Failure
New Research Links Implant Bacteria to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Stroke in 80% of Patients Brain implants introduce harmful bacteria directly into brain tissue, creating serious health risks beyond device failure. Research published in Nature Communications reveals...
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