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JAMES SENSENIG, ND LETITIA DICK, ND, 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 Conversation. The program is hosted by...
JACOB SCHOR, ND, FABNO Many of us have advocated that cancer patients should practice caloric restriction to lower insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). A recent study brings this premise into question. In April 2020, Yiwei Tong and...
CARRIE JONES, ND, FABNE, MPH Do medications affect hormones? Absolutely! Considering the escalating number of drugs prescribed in the United States, this relationship is a significant cause for concern. The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey...
ALAN CHRISTIANSON, NMD Women in their late 30s to early 60s make up most naturopathic patients. This article will give naturopathic physicians insights on iodine that may help them assist their patients even more. In this paper, I will show that...
STEFANIE BENNINGFIELD KATIE DINELLO PAULA MADER POORNA MENON KRIS SOMOL, ND Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal disorder among individuals with ovaries.1 Its effects are extensive, causing androgen excess,...
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...
IBS is a condition that affects 10-20 percent of the population and is characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort and altered bowel movements. The World Journal of Gastroenterology conducted a study to see the how environmental pollution causes issues in the GI...
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine have many uses when it comes to our health. New research is exploring its use with various dermatologic conditions. A meta-analysis compiled studies that looked at acupuncture treatment for atopic dermatitis, urticarial,...
A recent study examined the association between prenatal smoking and the affects on pubertal development and hormones. Lutenizing hormone (LH) and inhibin B hormones were monitored to see the affects of both environmental tobacco smoke and prenatal smoking in girls...
California: A case-control study conducted from the California Cancer Registry was done in order to examine the effects of air toxins and cancer risk. All cases of medulloblastoma, central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET), and astrocytomas before...
In a study by the Department of Pediatrics at the Ewha Womans University School of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, researchers looked at the metabolic effects of PCOS in children. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is one of the common endocrine disorders amongst women of...
Ministers in the UK are now considering banning homeopathy treatments after recent pressure from the “Good Thinking Society.” The Good Thinking Society is a nonprofit organization promoting scientific skepticism. They recently have made a case against homeopathy,...
A recent study out of the UCLA is now suggesting that memory loss can be reversed. A small study involving 10 participants were all given individualized programs to reverse memory loss due to Alzheimer’s. Nine of the participants in the study showed subjective or...
Seattle- A newly released study is showing that vitamin D status could be linked to carpal tunnel syndrome for woman under 50. Women who were undergoing carpal tunnel release surgery were tested for vitamin D status and it was discovered that they had significantly...
A Review of Current Publications for the Naturopathic Industry JACOB SCHOR, ND, FABNO Today is Earth Day, so it felt appropriate to take the morning off and volunteer for the local roadside litter clean-up efforts. It was a sunny...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Integrity is a quality that everyone respects. It makes a fine word in corporate mission statements, and sometimes it's meant earnestly. Integrity is vital for a medical education institution and for a...
2021 Student Scholarship – First Place Case Study HEIDI CODINO ANGELA HARDIN, ND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common demyelinating, chronic, inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS).1 MS courses of disease are either...
2021 Student Scholarship – Third Place Case Study PRINCESS BURNETT JENNIFER GREEN, ND Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an inflammatory autoimmune disease in which the immune system forms antibodies to thyroid peroxidase and...
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...
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...
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...
Node Smith, ND A new study from the Lancet Public Health Journal shows that over-consumption of alcohol, as in alcohol use disorder, may be one of the most crucial avoidable risk factors for all types of dementia - and especially early-onset dementia.1 The study...
Node Smith, ND Two recent studies on beetroot juice supplements support their use in certain disorders of the heart, and as protection for the kidneys after radioactive isotopes are used for imaging techniques.1,2 Specifically, beetroot juice was found to enhance the...
Node Smith, ND The rates of autism in children has skyrocketed in the last few decades. Thousands of children are diagnosed with various degrees of autism, or placed on the “autism spectrum,” each year. It is estimated that as many as 1 in 68 children in the United...
Node Smith, ND Part of the difficulty with analyzing products for contaminants (whether supplements, or foods) is the time it takes to analyze a sample. Addressing this obstacle, a research team at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed an innovative...
Donese Worden, NMD Naturopathic Perspective Homeopathic medicines have a long history of clinical use for the treatment of chronic pain and depression. They may be used alone or integrated with other therapeutic modalities, including conventional medicine, traditional...
Yasaman Tasalloti, ND Docere With about 60 million Americans affected each year by insomnia and an estimated 8.5 million taking sleep medications, there is clearly a need for a slightly different therapeutic approach to this health concern. As the incidence of chronic...
David J. Schleich, PhD Education What’s It Really Like Out There? As every naturopathic physician knows, natural medicine is also known these days as “holistic” or “integrative” or “functional.” Some estimates put the aggregate population of active...
Node Smith, ND The rates of autism in children has skyrocketed in the last few decades. Thousands of children are diagnosed with various degrees of autism, or placed on the “autism spectrum,” each year. It is estimated that as many as 1 in 68 children in the United...
Node Smith, ND Part of the difficulty with analyzing products for contaminants (whether supplements, or foods) is the time it takes to analyze a sample. Addressing this obstacle, a research team at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed an innovative...
Donese Worden, NMD Naturopathic Perspective Homeopathic medicines have a long history of clinical use for the treatment of chronic pain and depression. They may be used alone or integrated with other therapeutic modalities, including conventional medicine, traditional...
Yasaman Tasalloti, ND Docere With about 60 million Americans affected each year by insomnia and an estimated 8.5 million taking sleep medications, there is clearly a need for a slightly different therapeutic approach to this health concern. As the incidence of chronic...
David J. Schleich, PhD Education What’s It Really Like Out There? As every naturopathic physician knows, natural medicine is also known these days as “holistic” or “integrative” or “functional.” Some estimates put the aggregate population of active...
David Nortman, ND Docere We spend 1/4 to 1/3 of our time sleeping (or trying to), yet most medical care is focused on our waking hours. Sound sleep heals and restores the organism on all levels. Poor sleep, on the other hand, may cause, maintain, or exacerbate any...
Jonathan E. Prousky, ND, MSc, MA Naturopathic Perspective The first several minutes of the 2006 documentary, The Bridge,1 features what appears to be a rather idyllic day in San Francisco. The sky is blue and the Golden Gate Bridge is filled with sightseers and...
Sweetbridge blockchain protocol also offers improved means of tracking patient outcomes Scottsdale, Arizona — February 28, 2018 — Sweetbridge, a non-profit that aims to transform supply chain and logistics management with blockchain technology, has today announced a...
Node Smith, ND A study was recently published in the journal Neurology, that supports using mindfulness techniques to reduce seizures in people suffering from epilepsy.1 The lead author, Sheryl R. Haut, MD of montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College...
Joy Nauman, MEd Education Medical Resources for NDs A Review of Current Publications for the Naturopathic Industry What’s Making Our Children Sick? Despite an increase in public health awareness and improved access to health care, parents and clinicians have noticed a...
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NODE SMITH, ND Overweight low-income mothers of young kids ate fewer fast-food meals and high-fat snacks after participating in a study -- not because researchers told them what not to eat, but because the lifestyle intervention being evaluated helped lower the moms'...
NODE SMITH, ND People with high levels of emotional intelligence are less likely to be susceptible to 'fake news', according to research at the University of Strathclyde. The study invited participants to read a series of news items on social media and to ascertain...
