Depressed Fathers Raise Behavioral and Social Risk in School-Aged Children Children whose fathers had depression at age 5 were up to 37% more likely to develop hyperactivity, oppositional behaviors, and ADHD symptoms by age 9, based on teacher reports. These children...
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Therapeutic Order: Navigating an Ever-Increasing Toxic World
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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...
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Uniting the Lower & Higher Self: How Homeopathic Gemstones Can Assist the Process
JARED C. PISTOIA, ND Gemstones are a relatively new addition to the homeopathic repertoire of age-old medicines made from naturally occurring substances. Medicines can be grouped according to the kingdom they are sourced...
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Trauma, the Amygdala and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Part 1
Kelly Green Jennings, ND, MSOM There are moments in our lives when the world splits open and forces us to decide what is most important to us and what we are going to do. These moments are highlighted by a clarity of memory that may seem uncanny, and often are tinged...
The Practitioner’s Mind and the Healing Process
This article will focus on the doctor/patient relationship and how the state of the practitioner’s mind influences the healing process. What is an Illness? Most physicians would agree that illness is an expression of imbalance in the human body or mind. What I have...
A Case of Adolescent Self Harm
Tim Shannon, ND Patient: A 16-year-old girl, conventionally beautiful, thin, petite, with black and red hair, wearing a black mini skirt and fishnet stockings. She was referred by a female colleague (partially because the patient preferred a male homeopathic...
The Dance of the Mind
Riding on a motorscooter, we wound through the parched hills of Eucalyptus and scrub trees under a summer sun, approaching the harbor town from our hotel. On Patmos Island, Greece, nothing could be more perfect – except perhaps for the motorist creeping along in front...
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Vis Medicatrix Naturae A Case of Adolescent Self Harm Tim Shannon, ND Details about the homeopathic treatment of a teen seeking help for depression, anxiety and self-harm afflictions. The Dance of the Mind Cheryl A. Kasdorf, ND Cultivating self-awareness by moving the...
Stress and Allostatic Load: Assessing Adrenal Function to Support Health
Dicken Weatherby, ND It is well known that our emotional health influences our physical health. Even allopathic medical research strongly supports this assertion. Studies have shown that many diseases are associated with the effects of stressful life events and...
The Practitioner’s Mind and the Healing Process
Adam Prinsen, ND This article will focus on the doctor/patient relationship and how the state of the practitioner’s mind influences the healing process. What is an Illness? Most physicians would agree that illness is an expression of imbalance in the human body or...
Addressing Language Disorders
Iva Lloyd, ND The ability of the mind to affect the outcome of health and disease is well documented. Mind-body therapies are gaining tremendous acknowledgment for their benefits in treating disorders and minimizing the intensity and severity of symptoms. But what...
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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy: History, Clinical Uses, and Case Example
Conor Watters, ND, MSAS, PATP From battlefield anesthesia to mental health treatment, ketamine has evolved into a powerful therapeutic tool. Explore its origins, modern psychiatric applications, and a detailed case study demonstrating its potential in...
Sleeping Well During Dynamic Societal Change
How to Protect Sleep Health Amid Political, Economic, and Social Upheaval Catherine Darley, ND Periods of major government and societal change often trigger widespread uncertainty, leading to a rise in sleep complaints. Many clinicians are seeing this firsthand among...
Anticipatory Anxiety: A Case Study in Individualized Homeopathic Care
Michael Knapp, ND, DHANP A compelling case of chronic anxiety, compulsive behavior, and digestive distress resolved through precise homeopathic prescribing guided by pattern recognition and physical symptom correlation. Abstract A 25-year-old male with lifelong...
June 2025 Cont. References
Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid (TUDCA) And Protective Role Against Neurodegeneration Authors: Devin Miles, ND and Elizabeth Sutherland, ND Zangerolamo L, Vettorazzi JF, Rosa LRO, et al. The bile acid TUDCA and neurodegenerative disorders: An overview. Life Sci. 2021 May...
Botanical Formulations
Part I JAMES SENSENIG, ND JARED ZEFF, ND, VNMI, 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...
Brain Health & Dysfunction
The Role of Cerebellar Atrophy CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Mind-body medicine is the ability of the brain to improve the health of the body. However, if cognitive function is not operating at peak capacity, the brain will not be able to impact bodily health. In this...
Hiding in Plain Sight
Autism Spectrum Disorder in Female Patients KATRINA IIAMS-HAUSER, ND Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that presents in a stunning array of varieties. Hallmarks of ASD include difficulties with social interaction, restricted...
Complex Chronic Illnesses
Opportunities for Mind/Body Reintegration THALIA HALE, ND One of my biggest “never say never” moments was in naturopathic medical school over 10 years ago, when I said that I would never treat Lyme disease. With my limited knowledge, I could not get behind...
Beyond the Physical Symptoms
What Are Patients Actually Telling You? SERENA GOLDSTEIN, ND We’ve seen it in practice, heard about it from friends, and experienced it ourselves. Or perhaps we are new to it: the idea that there can be a deeper cause or meaning beyond a physical symptom...
Craniosacral Therapy
Adjunctive Treatment in Holistic Psychiatric Care JAYNE DUBOIS, ND Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a gentle but powerful form of bodywork derived from osteopathic manipulation. Treated areas include the cranium and sacrum as well as joints, muscles, fascia,...
Patients Can Achieve Lasting Results
Start With Your Own Mindset DANIELLE CHANDLER While it may seem clear that a patient’s mindset can have a huge impact on their health journey, if you want your patients to have the greatest probability of success, there’s another set of attitudes, impressions, and...
Opening the Door
Acknowledging Vulnerability Is a Powerful Tool for Building Resilience AMY CHADWICK, ND Vulnerability is an inherent aspect of being alive. As such, vulnerability has a purpose. When needs are heard, acknowledged, shared, and met with compassion, vulnerability...
Integrations: our newest product category for connecting (even more) dots between science and symptoms
NeuroScience has always focused on addressing the science behind symptoms. This remains our approach to healthcare because we believe everything is connected. A single symptom doesn’t have a single resolution, and bodily systems like the nervous or immune systems work...
GRAMINEX®, L.L.C. Completes Clinical Trial with Graminex® Flower
Pollen Extract Focusing on Women’s Urinary Incontinence with Positive Results.Deshler, Ohio. August 1, 2022 – Graminex®, L.L.C. is pleased to announce it has completed a clinical study with Graminex® Flower Pollen Extract for women’s urinary incontinence and urinary...
Craniosacral Therapy
Adjunctive Treatment in Holistic Psychiatric Care JAYNE DUBOIS, ND Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a gentle but powerful form of bodywork derived from osteopathic manipulation. Treated areas include the cranium and sacrum as well as joints, muscles, fascia,...
Patients Can Achieve Lasting Results
Start With Your Own Mindset DANIELLE CHANDLER While it may seem clear that a patient’s mindset can have a huge impact on their health journey, if you want your patients to have the greatest probability of success, there’s another set of attitudes, impressions, and...
Opening the Door
Acknowledging Vulnerability Is a Powerful Tool for Building Resilience AMY CHADWICK, ND Vulnerability is an inherent aspect of being alive. As such, vulnerability has a purpose. When needs are heard, acknowledged, shared, and met with compassion, vulnerability...
Integrations: our newest product category for connecting (even more) dots between science and symptoms
NeuroScience has always focused on addressing the science behind symptoms. This remains our approach to healthcare because we believe everything is connected. A single symptom doesn’t have a single resolution, and bodily systems like the nervous or immune systems work...
GRAMINEX®, L.L.C. Completes Clinical Trial with Graminex® Flower
Pollen Extract Focusing on Women’s Urinary Incontinence with Positive Results.Deshler, Ohio. August 1, 2022 – Graminex®, L.L.C. is pleased to announce it has completed a clinical study with Graminex® Flower Pollen Extract for women’s urinary incontinence and urinary...
Fullscript joins athenahealth Marketplace Program to further healthcare accessibility for practitioners
New platform integration designed to maximize clinical efficiency and improve patient outcomes PHOENIX – July 26, 2022 - Today, Fullscript, the leading care delivery platform for integrative medicine, announced it has partnered with athenahealth, Inc. through the...
Why I Became a Naturopathic Doctor
Allison Apfelbaum, ND, LMP The Naturopathic medical profession is one of a kind. I grew up on the east coast, and when I was determining as an undergraduate what I wanted to do with my Bachelor of...
PERQUE LLC introduces PERQUE DigestivAide™ Herbal Bitters.
ASHBURN, VA – PERQUE LLC announces the launch of PERQUE DigestivAide Herbal Bitters, a novel combination of angelica, burdock, dandelion, fennel, ginger, and yellow dock bitters to be taken before meals to stimulate appetite and promote healthy digestion. The...
Leaders Who are “Engaging” May Help Team Effectiveness
From PLOS A new analysis suggests that a particular leadership style dubbed "engaging leadership" can boost employees' engagement and enhance team effectiveness within the workplace. Greta Mazzetti of the University of Bologna, Italy, and Wilmar Schaufeli of Utrecht...
Cannabis Addiction More Likely in Adolescents, but Not Mental Health Issues
From University College London Adolescents are over three times more vulnerable to developing a cannabis addiction than adults, but may not be at increased risk of other mental health problems related to the drug, finds a new study led by UCL and King's College London...
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