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Blinding Macular Degeneration May be Driven by Toxic DNA
NODE SMITH, ND Damaging DNA builds up in the eyes of patients with geographic atrophy, an untreatable, poorly understood form of age-related macular degeneration that causes blindness, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals. Based on...
A Million Vacations: Increasing Resilience in Naturopathic Medical Students
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND You can only drive down Main Street so many times… And a million vacations is what you’ve got in mind. (Max Webster, a Canadian rock band) Nobody ever said medical school would be...
Biological Age Reversal: A Research Study from NUNM’s Helfgott Research Institute
NODE SMITH, ND An exciting new research study was recently conducted by our very own naturopathic medical research facility, NUNM’s Helfgott Research Institute, in Portland, Oregon.1 The study, which was published on April...
Notes from the Field: April, 2021
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...
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Oenothera Biennis A Modern Remedy with Traditional Roots
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Joanna Thiessen, ND Oenothera biennis, or evening primrose, is a plant native to North America which has characteristic yellow flowers that are fully or partially closed during the day and open in the evening. The flowers bloom for 1-2...
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Gluten Rock and Colitis Blues
The Kenny Davin Fine Interview Mark Swanson, ND Like his music, Dr Kenny Davin Fine is a lot of things to a lot of people: medical doctor and researcher, gastroenterologist and nutritional expert, public health servant, Internet medicine pioneer, and singer-songwriter...
The Condition Our Condition Is In : Where Our Curricula Can Take Us
David Schleich, PhD Part One Numerous teachers and scholars in the medical education field believe that their biggest job is to help our interns learn how to integrate communication and clinical reasoning (Mead and Bower). The elements of our curricula, they believe,...
A Long Story- Well, It Is a Long Story!
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Normally, I would want to share with you a cured case so that you might model a thought process that seems to have worked for the cure of a chronic or acute illness. The proper definition for a cure is a lapse of about 1 year before we...
Delicious Detox: Fast and Easy Recipes to Boost Energy and Improve Health
Medical Resources for NDs A Review of Current Publications for the Naturopathic Industry Stacie Deyglio, ND Delicious Detox: Fast and Easy Recipes to Boost Energy and Improve Health Dr Carol Morley has created a unique new cookbook that provides...
Inventory Management: Milestones in Practice Development
Having invested thousands of dollars in a naturopathic education, the thought of further investment in your “natural pharmacy” can stir a lot of fear and emotion for practitioners. After all, you didn’t go to school for an MBA, so what do you know about inventory...
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth: The Case of the Perpetual Patient
Dr. Allison Siebecker, ND, LAc Dr. Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP While the concept of dysbiosis is not new, the research on Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is. It is showing that bacteria cause chronic constipation, an astounding finding. We already...
Autoimmune Infertility
Dr. Fiona D. McCulloch, BSc, CEFP, ND Infertility is a reproductive disease which has an enormous impact on the quality of life for millions of patients. It affects 1 in 5 of all couples, and most patients undergo extensive diagnostic and treatment interventions on...
March 2011 | Autoimmune / Allergy Medicine
Volume 7 Issue 3 Autoimmune Infertility Fiona D. McCulloch, BSc, ND The Carroll Food Intolerance Evaluation and Its Applications Letitia Dick-Kronenberg, ND The Teeth Sussanna Czeranko, ND Medical Resources for NDs Stacie...
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Screening for Colorectal Cancer Earlier than 50 May be a Good Idea
From Massachusetts General Hospital Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in women before the age of 50 can significantly reduce the risk of CRC compared to those who have no endoscopic screening or decide to initiate testing at age 50, according to a new study from...
ChromaDex External Research Program (CERP™) Celebrates Over 250 Research Agreements With 235+ Researchers Around the World
ChromaDex’s research and development program reaches over 250 material transfer agreements (MTAs) on Niagen® and other ingredients, marking a milestone in NAD+ research LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ChromaDex Corp. (NASDAQ:CDXC) today celebrates over 250...
Ortho Molecular Products announces support for naturopathic residency consortium
BARRINGTON, IL (April 8, 2022) — Ortho Molecular Products is proud to announce a partnership with Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) and its Residency Consortium, a premier, sustainable residency model for top naturopathic doctor (ND) graduates. The goal...
Fullscript Adds Thorne HealthTech to Comprehensive Product Offering
Increasing nutritional supplement portfolio aims to help individuals achieve lifelong wellness PHOENIX (April 12, 2022) — Fullscript, the leading care delivery platform for integrative medicine, announced today that it has expanded its offerings to include...
Mindfulness Meditation Combined with Psilocybin May Have Better Effects
Node Smith, ND University of Zurich Recent years have seen a renewed interest in the clinical application of classic psychedelics in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. Researchers of the University of Zurich have now shown that mindfulness meditation...
Questions Raised Regarding Omega-3s for Anxiety and Depression
Node Smith, ND Omega-3 fats have little or no effect on anxiety and depression according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Omega-3 fats have little or no effect on anxiety and depression Increased consumption of omega-3 fats is widely promoted...
New Tool for Assessing Eating Habits
Node Smith, ND Researchers at McMaster University have identified several chemical signatures, detectable in blood and urine, that can accurately measure dietary intake, potentially offering a new tool for physicians, dietitians and researchers to assess eating...
Some Plants May Not Be Good for You
Node Smith, ND It's true that many plants provide an abundance of nutrients, typically at a fraction of the energy expended to raise animal protein. However, before embarking on a wholesale change in diet, it's worth considering the research and experience of a trio...
Bionic Prosthetics May Be Right Around the Corner
Node Smith, ND The 60-year-old retired truck driver from Salt Lake County, Utah, lost his left leg to vascular disease from type 2 diabetes. But last year, he was one of 10 human subjects at the University of Utah to test one of the world's first truly bionic legs, a...
More Evidence Needed for Cannabinoid Effects on Mental Health
Node Smith, ND The most comprehensive analysis of medicinal cannabinoids and their impact on six mental health disorders -- combining 83 studies including 3,000 people -- suggests that the use of cannabinoids for mental health conditions cannot be justified based on...
Alder Bark for Anti-Aging and Antioxidants
Node Smith, ND An alder bark may become a great source of anti-aging and anti-disease natural antioxidants. That's the results discovered by the IKBFU's Institute of Living Systems researchers. For the past 10 years, the workers of the IKBFU's laboratory of the...
TB Not a Life-long Concern in Most People
Node Smith, ND A new analysis challenges the longstanding notion that tuberculous infection is a life-long infection that could strike at any time and cause tuberculosis (TB). Based on a review of clinical studies, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at...
What Happens in the Brain When We “Crash in Visual Processing?”
Node Smith, ND Georgetown neuroscientists say they have identified how people can have a "crash in visual processing"; a bottleneck of feedforward and feedback signals that can cause us not to be consciously aware of stimuli that our brain recognized. How people can...
Déjà Vu All Over Again: An Identity for the Profession
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radioDid you try to read the writing on the wallDid that voice inside you say I've heard it all beforeIt's like Deja Vu all over again(John Fogerty) At a naturopathic conference in England this...
More Evidence Needed for Cannabinoid Effects on Mental Health
Node Smith, ND The most comprehensive analysis of medicinal cannabinoids and their impact on six mental health disorders -- combining 83 studies including 3,000 people -- suggests that the use of cannabinoids for mental health conditions cannot be justified based on...
Alder Bark for Anti-Aging and Antioxidants
Node Smith, ND An alder bark may become a great source of anti-aging and anti-disease natural antioxidants. That's the results discovered by the IKBFU's Institute of Living Systems researchers. For the past 10 years, the workers of the IKBFU's laboratory of the...
TB Not a Life-long Concern in Most People
Node Smith, ND A new analysis challenges the longstanding notion that tuberculous infection is a life-long infection that could strike at any time and cause tuberculosis (TB). Based on a review of clinical studies, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at...
What Happens in the Brain When We “Crash in Visual Processing?”
Node Smith, ND Georgetown neuroscientists say they have identified how people can have a "crash in visual processing"; a bottleneck of feedforward and feedback signals that can cause us not to be consciously aware of stimuli that our brain recognized. How people can...
Déjà Vu All Over Again: An Identity for the Profession
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radioDid you try to read the writing on the wallDid that voice inside you say I've heard it all beforeIt's like Deja Vu all over again(John Fogerty) At a naturopathic conference in England this...
Notes from the Field: October, 2019
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Jared L. Zeff, ND, VNMI, LAc The following is a 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...
Mycotoxicosis: A Complex Case Following Acute Mold Exposure
Tolle Causam Lauren Tessier, ND Mold illness comes in many different forms, with the most widely acknowledged forms being allergic and infectious, and the more controversial form being mycotoxicosis and Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). Molds and their...
Castor Oil: Magic or Myth – Part 4
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Marisol Teijeiro, ND In the early 1900s, naturopathic medicine migrated to North America where the conventional medicine system was in full force. Imagine – a world that had since been a mix of snake oil salesmen, Native American shamans,...
SIBO in a Young Woman: A Cure with Botanical Medicine
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Matthew Strickland, ND Abstract Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is increasingly recognized as both an underdiagnosed condition and a contributor to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This case study describes a 19-year-old female who...
NPLEX: What Board Certification Actually Means
Practice Building Joy Stevens, ND, JD, PE Congratulations! You passed NPLEX. No, you are not board-certified. NPLEX Exam The Naturopathic Physician Licensing Examination (“NPLEX”) is a 2-part examination, the purpose of which is to ensure a licensure candidate...
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Fire Proofing Materials Linked to Autism
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From University of California, Riverside- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are a class of fire-retardant chemicals that are ubiquitous. They are found on upholstery, carpets, curtains, electronics, and even infant products. Flame...
Getting Better Sleep Could HELP Reverse Alzheimer’s (in mice)
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