By Jamie Oskin, ND, DTBRm, DHANP This past September 20-22, 2024, we hosted a groundbreaking new conference at Sonoran University in Tempe, Arizona, that was a collaborative project of the American Institute of Homœopathy (AIH), Homœopathic Academy of Naturopathic...

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Gastrointestinal Disease Costs U.S. $111.8 Billion Annually
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First Measurements of Element: Einsteinium
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Importance of Fungi in Gut for Immune Health
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A New Assessment Tool to Determine Reading Difficulties Earlier
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Why Some Men Respond Aggressively When ‘Manhood’ is Questioned
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How Does Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy Work?
NODE SMITH, ND Trauma-focused psychotherapy is widely considered the best available treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the ways in which this method affects the brain to promote recovery from PTSD are not well understood. In a new study...
Adverse Childhood Upbringing Changes Later Opportunities
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Selective Toxicity of Vitamin C to Cancer Cells
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Gut microbes from patients rapidly activate immune responses and nerve changes that drive lasting, unexplained pain. Gut Microbes Influence Chronic Pain and Immunity Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition characterized by widespread pain throughout the body, often...
Healthy Gut, Healthy Blood: Gut Health Shown to Prevent Leukemia
Naturopathic medicine has long emphasized digestive health as foundational to robust immune function. Early naturopathic physicians drew inspiration from pioneering microbiologist Elie Metchnikoff, who proposed in the early 1900s that beneficial gut bacteria are...
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Premature Pubarche: A Precursor of Future Health Issues?
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Going Public: Will There Ever Be a Naturopathic Medical Program at a Public University?
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Notes from the Field: January 2022
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...
Could Current Heart Attack Treatment Damage Heart Further?
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Rise in Cancer Deaths to 10 Million
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Hormone Health: Support for Breast Cancer Survivors
KAYCIE GRIGEL, ND No matter what specialty you choose, if you see women in your practice, you will see breast cancer survivors. One in every 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.1 Fortunately, many women receive treatment...
Cannabis and Women’s Health: A History- Part 2
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A Model to Predict Lifetime Risk of Heart Failure
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Natural Immunogenics Launches Sovereign Copper® Bio-Active Copper Hydrosol in the United States
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Hormone Health: Support for Breast Cancer Survivors
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Cannabis and Women’s Health: A History- Part 2
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Avoiding Thyroid Confusion: 10 Reasons for Thyroid Lab Fluctuations
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A Model to Predict Lifetime Risk of Heart Failure
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Northwestern University- Imagine visiting the doctor, answering a few basic questions and getting an on-the-spot estimate of whether you'll experience heart failure in the next 30 years. Such a model now exists, thanks to a new...
Natural Immunogenics Launches Sovereign Copper® Bio-Active Copper Hydrosol in the United States
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Increasing Choline During Pregnancy Increases Attention of Child
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Genetic Link to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Baylor College of Medicine- The brain has a natural protective mechanism against Alzheimer's disease, and researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and collaborating institutions have discovered that gene...
Graphene Becomes Superconductor at Specific Angle and Temperature
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Brown University- When two sheets of the carbon nanomaterial graphene are stacked together at a particular angle with respect to each other, it gives rise to some fascinating physics. For instance, when this so-called "magic-angle...
Ketamine for Alcoholism
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From The University of Exeter- People with severe alcohol disorder were able to stay off alcohol for longer when they were treated with low doses of ketamine combined with psychological therapy in a clinical trial. The Ketamine for reduction...
Five Year Study on Vitamin D and CVD – Results Show Little Effect at High Doses
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From University of Eastern Finland- A trial by the University of Eastern Finland found that taking a much higher dose of vitamin D than recommended for five years did not affect total mortality or the incidence of cardiovascular disease or...
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