FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Spirituality has many definitions. But whether it has a common definition or not, many of us in the profession believe the spiritual dimension of a person is an important aspect of health. The vast human experience with this aspect of our...
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...
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND KIMBERLY WILKES, BSC There is the tendency to implement identical protocols when treating women and men. However, it must be acknowledged that there are indeed gender differences. Women are more at risk of certain diseases, they...
MICHELLE MADDUX, ND Abstract Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine disorder marked by hormonal imbalance, insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction. In this clinical review, Dr. Michelle Maddux highlights the central...
LIQAA ESSAM NASER, ND, MBCHB, CCT KRIS SOMOL, ND Student Scholarship – Second Place Research Review Abstract Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a multifactorial endocrine disorder frequently characterized by insulin resistance...
Nadia Ciuha, ND Sudden visual disturbances and partial loss of vision are usually quite disabling symptoms that make an affected individual seek prompt medical care. In most cases of sudden vision loss, head/eye trauma, or an autoimmune neurologic condition (such as...
Birth Defects Still Affect Some 160,000 Babies Each Year In The U.S. TUCSON, ARIZONA Experts at the Arizona Pregnancy Riskline, a non-profit based at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy that aims to educate women about exposures during pregnancy...
Every naturopathic doctor I have met in the last five years has had a pretty specific vision, either for their practice, or the type of role they would like to play in a bigger clinic or team. With the growth of interest in integrative and holistic medicine, many...
Dr. Jen Williamson, ND Similar to other autoimmune diseases, Crohn disease can be tricky to manage. There are often extraintestinal manifestations, complications linked directly to the gastrointestinal tract, and adverse effects from drugs. However, despite...
Volume 7 Issue 1 NATUROPATHIC PERSPECTIVE Genetically Modified Food and Your Health Kristy L. Anderson, NMD Expresses the concerns of consuming genetically modified food and provides lists of some foods that may contain genetically modified ingredients. ...
Christopher Maloney, ND Gallbladders are the appendixes of the 21st century. Gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy) is the only surgical procedure so common that my patients consistently forget to list it in their medical records. The problem is so bad that I...
Approximately 14% of the US population suffers from chronic sinusitis (CS).1 Chronic sinusitis is defined as inflammation in the sinus area for longer than 12 weeks.2 In 2003, the mean medical cost for treatment of this condition was approximately $923 per patient.3...
Watsonville, CA (December 20, 2010) Nordic Naturals’ 2010 partnership with Vitamin Angels and their “Thrive to Five” program has provided a valuable contribution to their distribution of micronutrients to children in the Dominican Republic by supplying important...
First Female Graduate Paved the Way for Future Naturopathic Physicians PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec. 9, 2010) — Betty Jo Radelet, DC, ND, of Beaverton received the inaugural Living Legend award from the National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) and the Oregon Association of...
From North Carolina State University Researchers from North Carolina State University and Texas Tech University have developed a straightforward questionnaire that older adults can use to assess their "attentional performance" during driving. In proof-of-concept...
From Trinity College Dublin New research from the Department of Sociology in Trinity College Dublin has found further evidence of a relationship between online engagement and mental wellbeing in teenagers. The study, published recently in the journal 'Computers in...
From Johns Hopkins Medicine If you need another reason to start the day drinking a cup of joe, a recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has revealed that consuming at least one cup of coffee a day may reduce the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) when...
From University of Washington Sometimes when we are reading a good book, it's like we are transported into another world and we stop paying attention to what's around us. Researchers at the University of Washington wondered if people enter a similar state of...
Node Smith, ND The new cluster of viral pneumonia cases originating in Wuhan, China, marks the third time in 20 years that a member of the large family of coronaviruses (CoVs) has jumped from animals to humans and sparked an outbreak. In a new JAMA Viewpoint essay,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tolle Causam Lauren Tessier, ND Illness resulting from mold and mycotoxin exposure is gaining more traction and attention. As the paradigm shift occurs, mold and mycotoxin-induced illness (MMII) should be brought to the forefront of clinical education, both in school...
Naturopathic Perspective Saul Marcus, ND Mitragyna speciosa (common name, kratom) is an herb from Southeast Asia. Traditionally, it has been used by workers to help them have more stamina during long workdays. A tea would be brewed from leaves, and consumed throughout...
Tolle Totum Jaclyn Graham, BSc, ND The prevalence of depression in type 1 diabetic patients may be 3 times higher than that of non-diabetic patients in the general population, while 40% of patients with type 1 diabetes also have anxiety.1 The consequences of...
Tolle Causam Nicole Cain, ND, MA Pharmaceutical lithium carbonate is widely considered one of the most effective medications in psychiatry for treating bipolar depression. However, due to the potentially toxic effects of lithium at high doses, many doctors are...
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Todd A. Born, ND, CNS Mood disorders are mental health issues that primarily impact a person’s emotional state; an affected person may experience periods of extreme happiness, extreme sadness, or both, that last at least several weeks.1 In the...
Tolle Causam Lauren Tessier, ND Illness resulting from mold and mycotoxin exposure is gaining more traction and attention. As the paradigm shift occurs, mold and mycotoxin-induced illness (MMII) should be brought to the forefront of clinical education, both in school...
Naturopathic Perspective Saul Marcus, ND Mitragyna speciosa (common name, kratom) is an herb from Southeast Asia. Traditionally, it has been used by workers to help them have more stamina during long workdays. A tea would be brewed from leaves, and consumed throughout...
Tolle Totum Jaclyn Graham, BSc, ND The prevalence of depression in type 1 diabetic patients may be 3 times higher than that of non-diabetic patients in the general population, while 40% of patients with type 1 diabetes also have anxiety.1 The consequences of...
Tolle Causam Nicole Cain, ND, MA Pharmaceutical lithium carbonate is widely considered one of the most effective medications in psychiatry for treating bipolar depression. However, due to the potentially toxic effects of lithium at high doses, many doctors are...
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Todd A. Born, ND, CNS Mood disorders are mental health issues that primarily impact a person’s emotional state; an affected person may experience periods of extreme happiness, extreme sadness, or both, that last at least several weeks.1 In the...
Node Smith, ND A recent study found lower rates of premature death and cancer in Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant denomination long known for health promotion, compared with individuals in the general U.S. population. Published early online in CANCER, a...
Node Smith, ND In a small study of 44 peripheral artery disease patients over age 60, those who drank a beverage containing flavanol-rich cocoa three times a day for six months were able to walk up to 42.6 meters further in a 6-minute walking test, compared to those...
Node Smith, ND University of New Mexico scientists may have found a way to do just that with a simple hack that uses ordinary baker's yeast and orange oil to kill mosquito larvae before they grow into the buzzing, biting scourge of humanity. One simple hack that uses...
Node Smith, ND Although eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne illness, has existed for centuries, 2019 has been a particularly deadly year for the disease in the United States. As of November 12, 36 confirmed cases of EEE had been reported by eight...
Node Smith, ND, While Intermittent fasting may sound like another dieting craze, the practice of routinely not eating and drinking for short periods of time has shown again to lead to potentially better health outcomes. Could patients who practice intermittent fasting...
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Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From University of Waterloo- Mindful awareness is about both accepting and engaging with life's challenges, and that's what popularized concepts of mindfulness tend to miss, new research has found. Studying popular concepts of mindfulness, the...
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From University of California - Berkeley- When you clicked to read this story, a band of cells across the top of your brain sent signals down your spine and out to your hand to tell the muscles in your index finger to press down with just the...
