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Speeding Up Tendon Healing
NODE SMITH, ND Researchers at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, have shown how the simple act of walking can power an implantable stimulator device to speed up treatment of musculoskeletal diseases. The results of have been...
Ouroboros: The Cycle of Renewal in Medical Education
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Life is full of cycles of birth, growth, senescence, and death, only to start anew. As we study biology in medical school, we learn about cell cycles, biochemical cycles, and feedback loops that grow, self-extinguish, and then start up...
Notes from the Field: March, 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...
Relationship Problems Tend to Not Resolve Without Assistance
NODE SMITH, ND Does relationship quality continue to worsen, stabilize, or improve for distressed, help-seeking couples before they receive assistance? A team of researchers sought to answer that question in a new study examining what happens to couples who seek...
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Software That Can Predict Psychosis From Speech Patterns
Node Smith, ND The Sound of Psychosis A recent report by researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital confirms that a computer-based analysis of speech patterns of teens at risk of psychosis was able to predict which individuals would go on to develop symptoms within 2 years.1...
Are Atheists Really Smarter Than Religious People?
Node Smith, ND Topic Worthy of Contention or Unworthy of Worry? It’s a very contentious topic, and generally atheists have been shown to outperform religious individuals in intelligence tests. Recently, a study sought to uncover whether or not this holds true over...
Update on the Race to Develop a Cancer Blood Test
Node Smith, ND Blood Test to Detect Cancer Could be Available Soon The latest issue of the journal Science, gives a promising account of a blood test to detect cancer being available soon.1 According to the study report, the blood test will be able to detect 8 common...
Poison Arrows May be the Answer to Male Birth Control
Node Smith, ND Male Birth Control may not be Far Off The question of contraception is largely left up to women, because most of the contraception methods are directed at the female population. Besides condoms, men don’t have an effective method to utilize. The...
Using Bile Acids for Obesity
Node Smith, ND Evidence Supports Bile Acids for Changes to Metabolism of Fat Cells A recent study has supporting evidence that bile acids actually help change the metabolism of fat cells and could potentially be used as a new therapy for obesity.1 The study also...
A Loss to the Profession: Ed Alstat, ND, RPh
It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the sudden passing of Dr. Ed Alstat, a dear friend to NUNM, as well as to the naturopathic profession. Ed’s life was tragically cut short in an auto accident Friday near his home in Sandy, Oregon. Devoted Nearly 40...
The Role of “Fexoelectricity” in Bone Repair
Node Smith, ND New Research Elaborates on a Previously Unknown Component of Bone Repair Some very interesting research has just come out of the Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia in Barcelona that further elaborates on a previously unknown component of...
Gratitude May be a Preventative Factor to Drug Use
Node Smith, ND Gratitude May Serve as Resilience Against Drug Abuse A recent article champions gratitude as a trait that may reduce the severity of drug use, or perhaps curb drug behavior altogether.1 Dispositional gratitude, a tendency to perceive as well as...
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Using Far-UVC Light to Sanitize Indoor Air
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER A new type of ultraviolet light that is safe for people took less than five minutes to reduce the level of indoor airborne microbes by more than 98%, a joint study by scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of...
The Neurology of Art Appreciation
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT Have you ever wondered what the millions of neurons in your brain are doing when you ponder a favorite piece of art? In a new paper just published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, a team of researchers from Breda University of Applied...
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: A Cost Effective Alternative to Epilepsy
ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), sometimes referred to as a "pacemaker for the brain," involves a stimulator device that is implanted under the skin in the chest, with a wire that is wound around the vagus nerve...
Cannabis and Women’s Health: A History- Part 3
JAKE F. FELICE, ND, LMP In parts 1 and 2 of this article, I reviewed historical accounts of the use of cannabis for women’s health in ancient texts from around the globe, up through mid- to late-19th century European and American accounts. Much of the historical...
Naturopathic Approach to Dementia
Tolle Totum Sara Thyr, ND Most people have been affected by someone with dementia, either a family member or a close friend, or possibly a patient. There are few illnesses that create such exquisite hardship with family and friends. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the...
Human Papillomavirus: A Brief Review Beyond Cervical Cancer
Tolle Causam Jessica Moore, ND, FABNO Over 15% of human cancers can be attributed to infectious agents, and current research suggests that 1/3 to 1/2 of these cases may be due to infection by human papillomaviruses (HPVs). This group is composed of over 150 related...
Walk a Mile
Similar Thought Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Today I want to present a simple example of a case helped by homeopathy. This case is typical of a day’s work, and as a naturopathic doctor I could not do without it. The Patient June is an active lady in her early 70s. After...
Brain Exam that Trump ‘Aced’ is Being Questioned
Node Smith, ND Last year, Dr. Ronny Jackson, then the White House physician, gave Donald Trump a standard test to detect early signs of dementia — and said the president had scored a perfect 30. “There is no indication whatsoever that he has any cognitive issues,”...
Age & Food Reactivity: Examining the Correlations
Tolle Causam Chad Larson, NMD, DC, CCN, CSCS Over the years, we’ve learned more about the ways our bodies react to specific foods, and even the ways in which specific foods are prepared. We’ve successfully spotlighted common foods and environmental triggers of...
Study Looks at Antipsychotic Use in Kids with ADHD
Node Smith, ND Although fewer young people with ADHD are treated with antipsychotic drugs than suspected, many prescriptions for the drugs do not appear to be clinically warranted, according to a new study from psychiatry researchers at Columbia University Vagelos...
Dr Graves, We Can Heal Your Disease
Docere Heather Herington, BSc, NMD, DHANP There’s nothing like having your own “incurable” disease to sense the impact of naturopathic medicine, especially when you – a naturopathic doctor – have been taught to not treat it. You figure there has to be more to that...
Association Spotlight: PsychANP
Naturopathic News CARLO CALABRESE, ND, MPH Human health cannot be understood or optimized without considering the foundational roles that brain and mind play in our embodiment. Health, from the individual to our planetary context, depends on biological,...
Parkinson’s Disease: Getting to the Root Causes
Naturopathic Perspective Greg Eckel, ND, LAc In 1817, James Parkinson published an essay on The Shaking Palsy. In 1911, levodopa was first synthesized by Casimir Funk, though it didn’t enter into clinical practice until 1967. The first large study on its positive...
Resveratrol for Stress and Anxiety?
Node Smith, ND Like to unwind with a glass of red wine after a stressful day? Don't give alcohol all the credit. New research has revealed that the plant compound resveratrol, which is found in red wine, displays anti-stress effects by blocking the expression of an...
Study Looks at Antipsychotic Use in Kids with ADHD
Node Smith, ND Although fewer young people with ADHD are treated with antipsychotic drugs than suspected, many prescriptions for the drugs do not appear to be clinically warranted, according to a new study from psychiatry researchers at Columbia University Vagelos...
Dr Graves, We Can Heal Your Disease
Docere Heather Herington, BSc, NMD, DHANP There’s nothing like having your own “incurable” disease to sense the impact of naturopathic medicine, especially when you – a naturopathic doctor – have been taught to not treat it. You figure there has to be more to that...
Association Spotlight: PsychANP
Naturopathic News CARLO CALABRESE, ND, MPH Human health cannot be understood or optimized without considering the foundational roles that brain and mind play in our embodiment. Health, from the individual to our planetary context, depends on biological,...
Parkinson’s Disease: Getting to the Root Causes
Naturopathic Perspective Greg Eckel, ND, LAc In 1817, James Parkinson published an essay on The Shaking Palsy. In 1911, levodopa was first synthesized by Casimir Funk, though it didn’t enter into clinical practice until 1967. The first large study on its positive...
Resveratrol for Stress and Anxiety?
Node Smith, ND Like to unwind with a glass of red wine after a stressful day? Don't give alcohol all the credit. New research has revealed that the plant compound resveratrol, which is found in red wine, displays anti-stress effects by blocking the expression of an...
Opioid Prescribing After Delivery May Add to Persistent Opioid Use in Women
Node Smith, ND Nearly half of American women having a baby in the last decade received a prescription for a powerful opioid painkiller as part of their birth experience, a new study shows. And one or two in every hundred were still filling opioid prescriptions a year...
Magnesium Malate with Vitamins B6, B12, and Folate Decreases Systolic Blood Pressure 11% over 90 Days in Individuals with Untreated Stage 1 Hypertension
Debra K. Brunk, PhD, CNS; Decker Weiss, ND, FASA; Dennis A. Goodman, MD, FACP, FACC, FCCP, ABIHM Magnesium is necessary for optimal cardiovascular function; however, human studies have shown inconsistent effects of magnesium supplementation and blood pressure. Some...
Study on Delivery Type Affecting Twins Psychological Development
Node Smith, ND A research team of the University of Malaga (UMA) in the area of Medicine and Psychology has analyzed, for the first time, the effect of the type of delivery on twins' psychological development and intelligence, demonstrating that cesarean section...
New Study on Green Spaces and Mental Health
Node Smith, ND This observational study looked at how green space is associated with mental health. Some research has suggested living near more green space may be associated with benefits. Study looked at how green space is associated with mental health This analysis...
PurWell Disrupts the Sleep Industry with PurSlep, A Custom Formulated CBD Full-Spectrum Hemp Oil
PurSlep, Available to the Public, is a Revolutionary Product Which Physicians/Sleep Specialists Can Introduce to Patients Delray Beach, Florida ― August 13, 2019 ― PurWell, a company focused on providing pure, natural hemp oil products that promote general health and...
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Too Much and Too Little Sleep is Not Good
NODE SMITH, ND Like so many other good things in life, sleep is best in moderation. A multiyear study of older adults found that both short and long sleepers experienced greater cognitive decline than people who slept a moderate amount, even when the effects of early...
The NDNR Physician’s Choice Awards
https://vimeo.com/639182689 The NDNR Physician’s Choice Awards are bestowed upon companies that embrace naturopathic medicine and support naturopathic physicians, their practices, and patients. In the Fall of 2021, naturopathic doctors selected one company for each of...



