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Rise in Cancer Deaths to 10 Million

Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation- Cancer deaths rose to 10 million and new cases jumped to over 23 million globally in 2019, according to a new scientific study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the...

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Hormone Health: Support for Breast Cancer Survivors

KAYCIE GRIGEL, ND No matter what specialty you choose, if you see women in your practice, you will see breast cancer survivors. One in every 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.1 Fortunately, many women receive treatment...

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Cannabis and Women’s Health: A History- Part 2

JAKE F. FELICE, ND, LMP  In last month’s issue of NDNR, I reviewed historical accounts that indicated widespread use of cannabis for women’s health throughout ancient China, Egypt and Sumer, Israel/Palestine, and the Middle East, as well as in early European...

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A Model to Predict Lifetime Risk of Heart Failure

Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Northwestern University- Imagine visiting the doctor, answering a few basic questions and getting an on-the-spot estimate of whether you'll experience heart failure in the next 30 years. Such a model now exists, thanks to a new...

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Study Says Handling of COVID is to Blame for Deaths

World data evaluation shows death toll did not rise, effectiveness of measures questioned As time passes since COVID's debut, statistics reveal new information about the pandemic outcomes on the world population. A recently released worldwide study, conducted by the...

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Losing Sleep Could be Risk Factor for Weight Gain

Node Smith, ND Sleep is generally known to be a prime regulator of metabolic processes, and lack of sleep has a multitude of negative effects on the body, both mentally and physically. A recent study looked at how a single night of sleep loss has a tissue-specific...

ADHD Drug May Have Psychotic Side Effects

Node Smith, ND A recent study reviewed existing evidence associating various psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations as well as problems with concentration and anxiety with methylphenidate, a common drug used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity...

Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury Using Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

Reprinted from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Acute kidney injury, an often-fatal condition without a specific treatment, affects up to 10 percent of all hospitalized adults in the United States and 30-40 percent in low-income countries. The condition causes a...

New Pain Program Shows Promise in Weaning Patients off Opioids

Reprinted from University Health Network A unique pain program is helping complex surgical patients wean off opioids safely and effectively, while offering alternative ways to cope with their pain and improve how they function. Study following 251 surgical patients at...

Monsanto Loses Big Court Case on Roundup Causing Cancer

Node Smith, ND Monsanto "acted with malice, oppression or fraud and should be punished for its conduct," Judge Suzanne Ramos Bolanos announced during recent court battle. Agricultural giant, Monsanto, recently lost a historical court battle Agricultural giant,...

Physician Burnout – 3 Factors

Node Smith, ND "It should be a treat to care about another person. Doctors have a wonderful job, yet they are inundated with numerous extraneous burdens that collectively rob them of the joy of medicine." Andrew G. Alexander Recent article cites physician burnout has...

Belly Fat Associated with Cognitive Function in Older Adults

Node Smith, ND A recent study from Ireland has found that belly fat is associated with lower cognitive functioning in older adults (60 years and older).1 The study may have profound implications for a global dementia population that is predicted to increase 3-fold by...

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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...

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...

Physician Heal Thyself: It’s in the Roots of Our Medicine

Aaron Wong, ND, RTC Imagine how we would feel if we went to work feeling passionately inspired to see all of our patients. Challenges would come up, but in those times we would know we could make decisions clearly and ethically and that if we needed help, we could...

Notes from the Field: March, 2020

Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Jared L. Zeff, ND, VNMI, LAc The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the...

A Return to Balance

The Vital Conversation James Sensenig, NDJudith Boice, ND, LAc, FABNO, VNMI This article joins a series of articles in NDNR that are based on transcripts of the Naturopathic Medicine Institute (NMI)’s Wednesday morning call-in program, The Vital...

Benzodiazepines & Anxiety: A Case Study Using Natural Alternatives

Alli ErdahlJessica Nagelkirk, ND Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be associated with significant anxiety and depression that decrease the patient’s quality of life.1 Due to their rapid-acting effects, benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed for anxiety...

Carpe Momentum: A Mindful Message

Jim Massey, ND, HANP We’re all familiar with the adage “Carpe diem,” meaning “Seize the day.” I remember first hearing “Carpe annum” as we approached the New Year’s Day holiday, reminding us to seize the year ahead. These words of wisdom offer worthy advice. With the...

Helping the Body Sing: Resolving Chronic Pain Using Touch

Naturopathic Perspective Christopher Maloney, ND As someone who has read hundreds of thousands of pages since graduating from NUNM back in 2002, I’d like to think that my intelligence is my major asset as a doctor. But everything I’ve learned is a distant second to...

Bio-Electric Chemistry in Practice: A Case Study

Tolle Totum  Darrell S.C.S. Misak, ND, RPh Everyone is tired of feeling tired, and as a practitioner of natural medicine, my goal is to understand why when a patient consults me. From generation to...

Benzodiazepines & Anxiety: A Case Study Using Natural Alternatives

Alli ErdahlJessica Nagelkirk, ND Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be associated with significant anxiety and depression that decrease the patient’s quality of life.1 Due to their rapid-acting effects, benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed for anxiety...

Carpe Momentum: A Mindful Message

Jim Massey, ND, HANP We’re all familiar with the adage “Carpe diem,” meaning “Seize the day.” I remember first hearing “Carpe annum” as we approached the New Year’s Day holiday, reminding us to seize the year ahead. These words of wisdom offer worthy advice. With the...

Helping the Body Sing: Resolving Chronic Pain Using Touch

Naturopathic Perspective Christopher Maloney, ND As someone who has read hundreds of thousands of pages since graduating from NUNM back in 2002, I’d like to think that my intelligence is my major asset as a doctor. But everything I’ve learned is a distant second to...

Bio-Electric Chemistry in Practice: A Case Study

Tolle Totum  Darrell S.C.S. Misak, ND, RPh Everyone is tired of feeling tired, and as a practitioner of natural medicine, my goal is to understand why when a patient consults me. From generation to...

Indian Health Services Seek Traditional Methods

Node Smith, ND Cheryl Morales started the medicinal garden at the Aaniiih Nakoda College demonstration farm with only four plants: yarrow, echinacea, plantain and licorice root. Belknap IHS hospital is seeking job applicants for two traditional practitioner positions...

Genetics and Cancer Metastisis Study

Node Smith, ND Sometimes cancer stays put, but often it metastasizes, spreading to new locations in the body. It has long been suspected that genetic mutations arising inside tumor cells drive this potentially devastating turn of events. Researchers have shown for the...

COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2: Diagnostic Testing Overview

Docere David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN, IFMCP, FACN There is a lot of conversation and controversy surrounding the issue of laboratory testing as it pertains to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2. This has generated an unfortunate amount of media misreporting...

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More to Drug Relapse than Just the Drug

More to Drug Relapse than Just the Drug

Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Elsevier- Why are some individuals able to use recreational drugs in a controlled way, whereas others switch to the compulsive, relapsing drug-seeking and -taking habits that characterize substance use disorder (SUD)? Despite more than...