NODE SMITH, ND An exciting new research study was recently conducted by our very own naturopathic medical research facility, NUNM’s Helfgott Research Institute, in Portland, Oregon.1 The study, which was published on April...

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Notes from the Field: April, 2021
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 field. It’s not meant to be...
Mushrooms May Help Lower Depression
NODE SMITH, ND Mushrooms have been making headlines due to their many health advantages. Not only do they lower one's risk of cancer and premature death, but new research led by Penn State College of Medicine also reveals that these superfoods may benefit a person's...
Age-Related Diseases: Genetics Load the Gun, Lifestyle Pulls the Trigger
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND In its simplest terms, aging can be explained by the concept of the wear-and-tear of life exceeding the repair. This is often how I start the conversation with patients as we journey into the concepts of biological...
Association Spotlight: The Naturopathic Orthopedic Medicine Academy
TERRANCE MANNING II, ND, RMSK SAMUEL G. OLTMAN, ND Whether one is a primary-care naturopathic physician in a state with a limited scope or a long-time naturopathic prolotherapist practicing in a state with a broad scope, there is a need within...
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Tides Turn for American Health
Robert F Kennedy Jr. named U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Last week, Donald J. Trump announced the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy is known for openly discussing alternative...
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Childhood Trauma Could Change the Way We Look at Schizophrenia and its Treatment
Node Smith, ND A recent research study has confirmed a significant link between common symptoms of schizophrenia and childhood trauma.1 The findings could help develop a more tailored approach, and open the question whether this, and other psychotic disorders, may be...
Popular Diabetes Drug May Cause Obesity in Children When Taken During Pregnancy
Node Smith, ND A recent research study has concluded that when women take the common diabetes drug, Metformin, during pregnancy their children have a significantly increased likelihood of being overweight or obese.1 Why would Metformin be prescribed? There are 2...
Senate Bill 1547 Passes! NDs Can Sign “Return to Play” Forms after Taking OHSU Training
Node Smith, ND Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians Great news! Senate Bill 1547 passed over the weekend, despite a lengthy list of opponents. This bill allows NDs to sign off on "return to play" forms to clear an athlete for play after...
Diabetes Reclassified
Node Smith, ND A report from the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology has developed a new classification system of diabetes into 5 categories.1 The current categorization of diabetes in into 3 categories: types 1 and 2 and gestational diabetes. Type 1 is an autoimmune...
Using Tapeworms to Treat (or Prevent) IBD
Node Smith, ND A recent murine study further supports using helminth therapies to stimulate the immune system in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory disease.1 This study looked at how the tapeworm, H. diminuta, could decrease occurrence of inflammatory bowel...
Increasing peer awareness of depression also increases help-seeking
Node Smith, ND A recent paper was published that discusses a new approach to facilitating community awareness of mental health. The approach concentrates on peer-to-peer education and interaction at the high school and junior high level.1 The program is called the...
Growing up surrounded by greenery propagates cognitive function later in life
Node Smith, ND Humans have an intimate connection with nature; it is part of the human evolutionary process, to be in contact with the natural world. This is commonly referred to as the biophilia hypothesis, and more and more research is supporting its practical...
Integrating Methylation into Clinical Treatment Plans
METHYLATION SUMMIT REGISTER NOW Integrating Methylation into Clinical Treatment PlansJuly 13-15, 2018 Chicago, IL – USA Conference Agenda | Speakers’ Biographies | Book Accommodations *Are your toughest to treat patients not improving even while...
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The Homeopathy PARQ: Managing Patient Expectations
JARED C. PISTOIA, ND The PARQ – a form of informed consent for patients – is an important and necessary component of every treatment plan, but especially those that include homeopathic medicines. An acronym that stands for “procedures, alternatives, risks, and...
Botanicals for Graves’ Disease
Botanicals for Graves’ Disease An Herbal Case Study BRIAN KEENAN, ND, LAC During my early years as a clinical intern I was tasked with seeing a new patient who was considered difficult. She was irritable, untrusting, and many in the clinic had...
Melatonin & Glucose Homeostasis
A Complex Relationship GINA BROWN RICK BHIM, ND, CCNM Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a global health concern, affecting over 462 million individuals worldwide.1 It is a widely common condition in clinical practice and is a significant burden on the healthcare...
Linking Heart Disease in People with Diabetes Using Gene Mapping
From American Heart Association A risk score based on a gene map predicted the likelihood of high blood pressure leading to heart problems or stroke in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published today in the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed...
Antidepressants Have a Major Effect on Gut Flora
Node Smith, ND A new study in mice led by UCLA biologists strongly suggests that serotonin and drugs that target serotonin, such as antidepressants, can have a major effect on the gut's microbiota -- the 100 trillion or so bacteria and other microbes that live in the...
Discreet Disposable Pelvic Floor Muscle Trainer May Aid Bladder Leakage in Women
Node Smith, ND Commissioned by pelvic floor muscle trainer Pelviva, the research of 2,000 women aged over 40 confirms this is one of the biggest areas of female public health, which demands immediate attention by all healthcare professionals. An urgent issue: more...
Could Wearable Alcohol Biosensors be a Wave of the Future?
Node Smith, ND Alcohol biosensors suitable for use by everyday drinkers are a step closer, following a positive study of prototype devices published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Keeping track of alcohol intake can be challenging,...
Genetic Expression Changes with Psychopathy
Node Smith, ND The expression of many genes that have previously been associated with autism is abnormal and is also in violent psychopathy, a new study shows. The researchers used stem cell technology to analyze the expression of genes and proteins in the brain cells...
Naturopathic Medical Education: Contrary Imperatives
Education David J. Schleich, PhD What distinguishes the medicine of the past twenty-five years is not that its practitioners are equipped with an arsenal of antibiotics and antiseptics, but that they are furnished with a comprehensive and unprecedented understanding...
Castor Oil: Magic or Myth (Part 2)
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Marisol Teijeiro, ND Like any good legend, the story of castor oil throughout the ages is one of ebbing and flowing, but mainly one of adapting into the common medical practices of the time. From the glory years in ethnobotanical and cultural...
Notes from the Field: August, 2019
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Jared L. Zeff, ND, VMNI, LAc The following is a not an article prepared for a medical journal. Rather, this is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the field. It’s not meant to be a peer-reviewed...
Beyond Saw Palmetto: The Complexity of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Tolle Totum Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG) The common condition benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) remains relatively poorly understood clinically. There is much room for improvement, including a long way to go beyond just providing Serenoa repens (saw palmetto) and...
CaP Update 2019: Is MRI Imaging Replacing Biopsy?
Docere Phranq D. Tamburri, NMD Over the past decade, as has been documented in my previous NDNR articles, my practice has specialized in the proper use of prostate imaging for concerned patients with an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) who want to avoid a...
Male Infertility: Successful Results Achieved By Antioxidants
Tolle Causam Chris D. Meletis, ND According to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology, infertility is a reproductive system disease characterized by failure to achieve clinical pregnancy after 1...
Castor Oil: Magic or Myth (Part 2)
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Marisol Teijeiro, ND Like any good legend, the story of castor oil throughout the ages is one of ebbing and flowing, but mainly one of adapting into the common medical practices of the time. From the glory years in ethnobotanical and cultural...
Notes from the Field: August, 2019
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Jared L. Zeff, ND, VMNI, LAc The following is a not an article prepared for a medical journal. Rather, this is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the field. It’s not meant to be a peer-reviewed...
Beyond Saw Palmetto: The Complexity of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Tolle Totum Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG) The common condition benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) remains relatively poorly understood clinically. There is much room for improvement, including a long way to go beyond just providing Serenoa repens (saw palmetto) and...
CaP Update 2019: Is MRI Imaging Replacing Biopsy?
Docere Phranq D. Tamburri, NMD Over the past decade, as has been documented in my previous NDNR articles, my practice has specialized in the proper use of prostate imaging for concerned patients with an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) who want to avoid a...
Male Infertility: Successful Results Achieved By Antioxidants
Tolle Causam Chris D. Meletis, ND According to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology, infertility is a reproductive system disease characterized by failure to achieve clinical pregnancy after 1...
MEN’S HEALTH MAGAZINE 2019 TOP CBD PRODUCTS: WINNER OF BEST FACE CREAM LIFTED BY EM·BODY – IMBUE BOTANICALS
The Top CBD Products of 2019: The Men's Health CBD Awards Winner of the BEST FACE CREAM LIFTED BY EM·BODY - IMBUE BOTANICALS This cream contains Colorado-grown hempderived CBD oil and skin-nourishing Vitamin E, along with essential oils of rosemary and...
Homeopathy in Oncological Care
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Kalyan Gaddam, ND Todd A. Born, ND Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States.1 Conventional cancer treatment options – including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery – are stressful and often result in the patient (and...
Determining Addiction Factors: Implications for Naturopathic Medicine
Student Scholarship – Honorable Mention Research Review Jocelyn Faydenko, ND Fraser Smith, MATD, ND Drug addiction has become an increasing problem in the United States. David Sheff, in his book Clean, published in 2013, mentions the Centers for Disease Control and...
Ultrasound-Guided Injections: Applications for Musculoskeletal Conditions
Regenerative Medicine Fred G. Arnold, DC, NMD Palpation-guided injections have been the method for administering regenerative joint injections for decades. Ultrasound-guided injections have been gaining in popularity as technology and practitioners’ skills have...
Antibiotics Linked to Increased Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Node Smith, ND A new study has provided evidence that antibiotic usage is associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Patients exposed to antibiotics were 60% higher in developing rheumatoid arthritis Researchers from Keele University and the...
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Evidence that Type 1 Diabetes May Not be a Single Disease
NODE SMITH, ND New findings from the international The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study add to a growing body of evidence indicating that type 1 diabetes is not a single disease. The presentation and, perhaps, cause of autoimmune...
The Downfalls of Telemedicine for Patients
NODE SMITH, ND A study of rheumatology patients and clinicians has found that while the majority found phone or video consultations more convenient than face-to-face consultations, they viewed so-called telemedicine as less diagnostically accurate than in-person...





