Similar Thought Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND In my previous NDNR article, published in the June 2018 issue, I described the case of Alfred, a 50-ish-year-old man. He had complained of angry outbursts that would always follow a welling-up of energy in his stomach. He...
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CBD Use in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study & Perspective
Docere Jamie Corroon, ND, MPH Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of more than 100 cannabinoids found in Cannabis sativa L (Cannabis spp, or Cannabis), a plant more well known colloquially as marijuana or hemp.1 With retail sales of hemp-derived CBD products reaching $170...
PRP & Stem Cell Therapy Naturopathic Regenerative Orthopedics – Part 2
Orthopedics Noel Peterson, ND, DAAPM Samuel G. Oltman, ND In Part 1 of our article, “Naturopathic Regenerative Orthopedics,” we explained the ever-increasing need for effective osteoarthritis treatments, we reviewed the current standard of care in conventional...
Bowen Therapy: Reset Your Body and Mind
Tolle Causam Sanja Tamburic, ND My first experience with Bowen therapy was when I was a student at Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine (BINM) and it was immediately clear to me that this was a powerful tool to add to my naturopathic toolbox. Not only did it...
Clinical Use of Cannabis
Docere Anup Mulakaluri, ND, AWC Cannabis has a documented history of clinical use that spans thousands of years in the traditional medicines of Asia and Europe. As the prevalence of the opioid epidemic has made the medical community desperate for effective...
Dextrose Prolotherapy: Naturopathic Regenerative Orthopedics – Part 1
Orthopedics Noel Peterson, ND, DAAPM Samuel G. Oltman, ND We hold this truth to be self-evident: true health is dependent on the Vis Medicatrix Naturae. We embrace the term “regenerative orthopedics” because it specifically describes the mechanism of the care we...
Ascending Progressive Polyneuropathy: Treatment Considerations
Student Scholarship – Case Study Baljit Khamba, ND, MPH Kendall Smith, BS Polyneuropathy, also known as peripheral neuropathy, refers to a gradual process affecting the function of many peripheral nerves, especially distal.1 This phenomenon differs from...
Treating Phantom Limb Pain: A Naturopathic Approach
Tolle Totum Lina Mockus, ND In this article, I describe naturopathic approaches in treating a 96-year-old male with phantom limb pain. The patient’s symptoms had been present ever since an above-knee, right-sided amputation in 1982 – a result of an accident followed...
The Endocannabinoid System: Self-Regulating Harm Protection
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Jake F. Felice, ND, LMP The nervous system remains one of the great frontiers in modern science. Meanwhile, diseases of the nervous system create immense suffering, contributing extensively to hospitalization and to the long-term care of...
Mistletoe: A Holistic, Patient-Centered Adjunctive Therapy
Student Scholarship – Research Review Sukriti Bhardwaj, BHSc Monique Aucoin, BMSc, ND In 2017, approximately 206 200 new cancer cases and 80 000 cancer deaths occurred in Canada.1 Of these new cases, 50% will be prostate, breast, lung, or colorectal cancer....