Paul Mittman, ND, EdD Last fall SCNM adopted 5 new core values: We Achieve Excellence; We Love; We Are Resilient; We Do the Right Thing; and, We Shape the Future. I will frame this college update with the value, “We Shape the Future.” Part of my job as President &...

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Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Hidden Cause of Depression & Chronic Disease
Tolle Causam Janelle Louis, ND Because the very core of our foundational principles teaches us to identify and address the underlying causes of our patients’ health concerns, as naturopathic doctors we have the unique ability to help many people effectively address...
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The Vital Conversation James Sensenig, ND This is the third part of a 3-part article from The Vital Conversation that took place on June 22, 2016. It is part of a new series of articles in NDNR that is based on transcripts of conversations that occurred on Wednesdays...
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Education David J. Schleich, PhD We’ve been sparring with the biomedicine industry all along the professional formation continuum (education, research, licensing) for a very long time. We have also been joining some aspects of the mainstream’s strategies for a...
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Regenerative Medicine Fred G. Arnold, DC, NMD Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) is the third topic in my series about regenerative medicine treatments for painful musculoskeletal conditions. This regenerative injection procedure was originally used in 1987 following...
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Michael Kessler, DC, CCSP Javdat Karimov, MD, NMD When we look at how humans survived over time, it is clear that a very adaptive system was necessary, or we would not be here today. Advanced heart rate variability (HRV) can reflect our evolutionary biology and where...
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Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA The economist Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations contains a parable about a pin-maker who, working alone, creates scarcely 20 pins a day. But within the same 8 hours, a team of 10 that divides the labor of shaping, sharpening, and painting...
Pomella® inhibits formation of markers responsible for oxidative stress
NOBLESVILLE, IN – A 2014 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, shows that Pomella® phenolics inhibit the formation of a biologically relevant oxidative stress marker called Advanced Glycation Endproducts, or AGE. AGEs are formed when a sugar molecule attaches to DNA...
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[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] 2015 Physician’s Choice Award The NDNR Physician’s Choice Award is bestowed upon companies that embrace naturopathic medicine and support naturopathic physicians, their practices and patients. Characteristics of a...
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Looking for a soy free, gluten free Krill oil even the pickiest patients will love? DaVinci® Laboratories’ newest formula, Krill+ with SUPERCRITICAL FISH OIL and Supercritical extracted Astaxanthin – is the clear choice. Krill+ features higher levels of phospholipids,...
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Watsonville, CA (October 29, 2014) Leading supplement company Nordic Naturals announces the launch of Vitamin D3 5000. The premium, high-potency product delivers 5000 I.U. of vitamin D in each soft gel and is suitable for clinical applications aimed at helping to...
Got Jobs: Giving Our ND Graduates a Leg Up
David J. Schleich, PhD My part in the discussion was to describe the growing presence of the natural medicine community in that Affordable Care Act (ACA) landscape. I was introduced as being part of the “naturopathic and integrative medicine” movement. To be sure, I...
Dry Eye Disease and EFAs
Audrey Nordlie, ND Risk factors for developing Dry Eye Disease include, but are not limited to, the following: being female or elderly, contact lens use, autoimmune disease, environmental stress, infections, and medication use. Common symptoms of DED include dryness,...
Bronchiectasis: Homeopathic Management in a 62-year-old Female
Jessica Moore, ND Jonci Jensen, ND “There exists in all breath the heat of the soul, and so, in a way, all things are full of soul.”1 (Aristotle, De Generatione Animalium) Bronchiectasis is characterized by the irreversible dilation and damage of airways due to...
Lipid Guidelines: Update Balancing the New Guidelines With Naturopathic Practice
Jeremy Mikolai, ND These guidelines have been widely criticized, as much or more for what they did not say as for the recommendations that were made. The 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines are statin-centric, they are low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c)-centric, they...
Nordic Naturals® Introduces High-Potency Vitamin D3 5000
Watsonville, CA (October 29, 2014) Leading supplement company Nordic Naturals announces the launch of Vitamin D3 5000. The premium, high-potency product delivers 5000 I.U. of vitamin D in each soft gel and is suitable for clinical applications aimed at helping to...
Got Jobs: Giving Our ND Graduates a Leg Up
David J. Schleich, PhD My part in the discussion was to describe the growing presence of the natural medicine community in that Affordable Care Act (ACA) landscape. I was introduced as being part of the “naturopathic and integrative medicine” movement. To be sure, I...
Dry Eye Disease and EFAs
Audrey Nordlie, ND Risk factors for developing Dry Eye Disease include, but are not limited to, the following: being female or elderly, contact lens use, autoimmune disease, environmental stress, infections, and medication use. Common symptoms of DED include dryness,...
Bronchiectasis: Homeopathic Management in a 62-year-old Female
Jessica Moore, ND Jonci Jensen, ND “There exists in all breath the heat of the soul, and so, in a way, all things are full of soul.”1 (Aristotle, De Generatione Animalium) Bronchiectasis is characterized by the irreversible dilation and damage of airways due to...
Lipid Guidelines: Update Balancing the New Guidelines With Naturopathic Practice
Jeremy Mikolai, ND These guidelines have been widely criticized, as much or more for what they did not say as for the recommendations that were made. The 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines are statin-centric, they are low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c)-centric, they...
Ebolavirus Outbreak
October Update #1 Paul Herscu, ND, MPH It has been 2 weeks since I posted the September Ebolavirus 2014 Outbreak, comments, and outlook; a great deal has taken place since then. If you have not read the original post, please take time to read it, as this update...
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Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Some cases are just good teaching cases for basic Hahnemannian concepts. This is one of those. We see this often, and it clearly demonstrates what homeopathy can do. Alfred Alfred is a high school gym teacher and is very fit. So is his...
The Power of Core Modalities- Constitutional Hydrotherapy & Homeopathy for Low Immune Function: A Case Study
Angelica Kada, hbkin, bn Teresa Tsui, MSc, ND Maria Shapoval, HBSc, ND Beata Skorka, Hbkin, bn Traditional therapies supported by literature and research that propose potential mechanisms of action and quantify effectiveness are steadily gaining acceptance in...
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Stacie Deyglio, ND Origins of Naturopathic Medicine is the first volume in a 12-volume series entitled The Hevert Collection: In their Own Words. This book is published by the college’s NCNM Press, and the series is funded by Hevert Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a leading...
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Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE In fact, we venture to claim that in the blood vessels of the skin and underlying tissues we have in the higher vertebrates, just as found everywhere in the lower forms of life, a great ‘skin heart,’ which plays an important part in the...
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Node Smith, ND Scientists know that coronaviruses, including the SARS-CoV-19 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, can remain infectious for days -- or even longer -- in sewage and drinking water. Scientists know that coronaviruses can remain infectious for...
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