Student Scholarship – Honorable Mention Case Study ASPEN PERCIVAL ALICIA BIGELOW, ND Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.1 In the year 2010, approximately 200 000 Americans...
Naturopathic News SARAH LOBISCO, ND, IFMCP July 9-11, 2020 was blocked out in my calendar to attend the annual American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) convention. This year it would be a virtual experience; however, the event still provided...
Naturopathic News BARON GLASSGOW, IOM, CAE The mission of the Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association (AzNMA) is to promote naturopathic medicine and create opportunities for naturopathic physicians to thrive....
ALYSSA DIRIENZO, ND Stress and anxiety are ubiquitous these days. Especially now – with the copious stressors associated with this pandemic, such as job loss, working from home, home-schooling, and now racial injustice as...
Node Smith, ND Whether children have ongoing sleep problems from birth through childhood or do not develop sleep problems until they begin school, a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has found that sleep disturbances at any age are...
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...
Please take a small moment of your time to help Dr. Nicole Redvers, ND and the Gaia team of practitioners touch more lives for the better and provide northern communities with more healthcare options. One vote per person per day from May 29th until June 12th! You can...
For the week of June 2-6, three first year naturopath students (Allie Donnell, Lydia Peters and Jenna Biollo) will be living in a tent on Bastyr campus in order to raise awareness for homelessness in Seattle. We are trying to make this experience as realistic as...
OPEN CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors presents Health Fusion 2015 Thursday, June 25 - Sunday, June 28, 2015 Calgary, Alberta, Canada ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Wednesday, July 2, 2014 Please read this message carefully and download...
David punched a locker in anger, then felt the pain in his hand continue for weeks. Student clinicians from Bastyr University helped him diagnose the injury and gave him hydrotherapy treatments to promote tissue healing. Monica almost ran out of the room at the...
Naturopathic Doctor News & Review Launches First Annual Physician’s Choice Award Call for Nominations Scottsdale, AZ (May 23, 2014)-As a forum for the naturopathic industry, participation in Naturopathic Doctor News & Review (NDNR) is a vantage point for...
TORONTO, May 22, 2014 – Naturopathic doctor Lise Alschuler will be the first individual in CCNM’s thirty-six year history to receive an honorary bachelor of naturopathy degree from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine at its 34th convocation ceremony today....
TORONTO, May 21, 2014 – The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) will honour its 2014 graduating class at the College’s 34th convocation on Thursday, May 22, at the University of Toronto's Convocation Hall. “The 137 individuals who will cross the stage...
Message from the Massachusetts Society of Naturopathic Doctors: We are hard at work on our legislative effort in Massachusetts. If you have friends or family in Massachusetts, please forward this email to help generate the support needed to get this bill passed! We'd...
VIRENDER SODHI, ND, MD (AYURVEDA) BK, a 32-year-old female at the time, presented to my office with a previously established diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). She had been diagnosed 2+ years prior by her physician, at which...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND No matter the obstacles they place, the truth of our medicine will win out. (John Bastyr)1 If we take the phrase “modern world” to denote the advent of a society using technology at a higher level than ever seen, based on an...
JAMES SENSENIG, ND 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 through clinical application,...
NODE SMITH, ND The unpredictable nature of life during the coronavirus pandemic is particularly challenging for many people. Not everyone can cope equally well with the uncertainty and loss of control. Research has shown that while a large segment of the population...
A New Study Challenges a Historical View of Scarcity in the Slim 6 Categories of Emotion in Psychology A very interesting new study is challenging a historical view in psychology that there are merely six categories of emotion: happiness, sadness, anger, fear,...
Brain Diseases: Breaking Beyond the Blood Brain Barrier Brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s epilepsy and Parkinson’s are all not curable and difficult to treat. However, this may be changing due to recent research conducted at Aalborg University. The...
Does the Health of the Sperm also Impact the Health of the Fetus? When it comes to fertility, many jump to the conclusion that it all happens in the uterus, but sperm count, motility, and health from the male side of the equation is equally important. If things aren’t...
Biomarkers for the Possibility of the Susceptibility to PTSD A recent research study has begun to look at biomarkers which may indicate whether someone is more or less susceptible to PTSD after experiencing a trauma. PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a...
Can a naturopathic physician be sued and held liable for the activities of a professional with whom he merely shares office space? YES! Here are the typical facts: Independent practitioners, Doctor A and Doctor B share a waiting area, receptionist, stationery, and...
'Outside of the Mat' Thinking, Learning and Doing Perelman School of Medicine has a new project which demonstrates using “outside of the box” thinking to make learning more accessible, and also lower stress levels of student’s lives.1 “Yoganatomy,” is a different type...
Researcher Reveals Potential Mechanism for Enhanced Night Vision Phenomenon Some of you were lucky enough to experience a very unique solar phenomenon a few weeks ago, and along with it, a unique physiological phenomenon. Many people who saw the recent solar eclipse...
Lower Dose Doesn’t Equate to Fewer Side Effects A recent study looking at antidepressants in the treatment of chronic pain has shown that at lower doses (such as typically used for chronic pain), antidepressants display a distinct side effect profile from that seen in...
Mini-Machines with Major Cancer Killing Power Nanomachines, microscopical molecules constructed to serve various functions, have incredible potential for different applications, including fighting cancer. A team of researchers is now working with nanomachines that can...
Predatory Journals Promise Quick and Easy Research Articles Bearing Little to No Weight in the Scientific Research Community A recent study looked at the widespread prevalence of predatory journals within the scientific publications community.1 A predatory journal is...
'Outside of the Mat' Thinking, Learning and Doing Perelman School of Medicine has a new project which demonstrates using “outside of the box” thinking to make learning more accessible, and also lower stress levels of student’s lives.1 “Yoganatomy,” is a different type...
Researcher Reveals Potential Mechanism for Enhanced Night Vision Phenomenon Some of you were lucky enough to experience a very unique solar phenomenon a few weeks ago, and along with it, a unique physiological phenomenon. Many people who saw the recent solar eclipse...
Lower Dose Doesn’t Equate to Fewer Side Effects A recent study looking at antidepressants in the treatment of chronic pain has shown that at lower doses (such as typically used for chronic pain), antidepressants display a distinct side effect profile from that seen in...
Mini-Machines with Major Cancer Killing Power Nanomachines, microscopical molecules constructed to serve various functions, have incredible potential for different applications, including fighting cancer. A team of researchers is now working with nanomachines that can...
Predatory Journals Promise Quick and Easy Research Articles Bearing Little to No Weight in the Scientific Research Community A recent study looked at the widespread prevalence of predatory journals within the scientific publications community.1 A predatory journal is...
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), a Growing Pathological Process A recent article was published discussing the multi-organ effects of a fatty liver.1 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing pathological process in the industrialized world. It...
Scientists Recently Unveiled that HIV has been Successfully Treated In an interview last week with the British Times, scientists unveiled that HIV has been successfully treated in an individual. As part of an experimental trial, a 44-year old male patient who has been...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls In truth, the premises of health and disease, established by experiment and observation, stand untouched, as far as they go; far be it for us to contravene them. It is only in the conclusions of practice that we...
(CBD), a Non-psychoactive Constituent in Cannabis, was Studied for its Potential Effects in Curbing Habit Formation The opioid crisis in America is a growing epidemic. Aside from writing less prescriptions, and using alternative medications, there is a growing...
Intricate Immunological Changes that Occur During Pregnancy: A Chronological Study Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine have elucidated for the first time the intricate immunological changes that occur during pregnancy, as a chronological study.1 It...
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NODE SMITH, ND Common fungi, often present in the gut, teach the immune system how to respond to their more dangerous relatives, according to new research from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine. Breakdowns in this process can leave people susceptible to deadly...
NODE SMITH, ND A study published in the journal Pediatrics expands validation evidence for a new screening tool that directly engages preschool-age children during clinic visits to assess their early literacy skills. The tool, which is the first of its kind, has the...
