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Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Certain Personality Traits

NODE SMITH, ND New research from the Florida State University College of Medicine found that changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease are often visible early on in individuals with personality traits associated with the condition. The study focused on...

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Metabolites that Increase the Risk for Migraines

NODE SMITH, ND Migraines are a pain in the head and in the hip pocket, but newly discovered genetic causes by QUT researchers could lead the way to new preventative drugs and therapies. Genetic analyses findings were published in The American Journal of Human...

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Vitamin D & Visual Disturbances: A Case Study

Vitamin D & Visual Disturbances: A Case Study

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...

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NCNM Awards Dr. Betty Radelet Inaugural Living Legend Award

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...

NCNM Awards Dr. Kenneth D. Peterson Inaugural Living Legend Award

Recognized as Oregon’s Longest Continuously Practicing Naturopath PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec. 9, 2010) — Kenneth D. Peterson, DC, ND, of Hermiston received the inaugural Living Legend award from the National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) and the Oregon Association of...

“THERE’S A SUPPLEMENT FOR THAT”

“THERE’S A SUPPLEMENT FOR THAT” DOUGLAS LABORATORIES INTRODUCES NEW iPHONE PRODUCT CATALOG APP Now Available As A Free Download PITTSBURGH, PA, November 24, 2010 – Douglas Laboratories, a worldwide leader in the nutritional supplement industry, announces the launch of...

Breakthrough in Omega-3

Scientists in France have developed a revolutionary new vectorization process that uses whole food from North Atlantic salmon to produce an Omega-3 supplement that is up to 50 times more absorbable than fish oils. Using no heat, pressure, or chemical solvents in the...

The Kneipp Cure

Sussanna Czeranko, ND By pouring water on the patient a quicker reaction is brought on than by bathing; pouring was Father Kneipp’s special method. Bauergmund 1908, 71 ‘The Kneipp Cure’ is one of these therapeutic innovations that, starting with an obscure priest in...

PANDAS: An Immune-Mediated Mental Illness

Steven Rondeau NMD BCIA-EEG PANDAS is an acronym for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcus infections. It refers to a subset of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or a tic disorder who have presenting or...

December 2010 | Bacterial & Viral Infections

NATUROPATHIC PERSPECTIVE The Need for Foundation: A New Practitioner Perspective Craig T. Fasullo, ND Discusses the establishment of a clinical context and the Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine textbook project. DOCERE Echinacea: A Brief History of Use and Research...

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Neurophysiology of Psychopathy

From Nanyang Technological University Neuroscientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), University of Pennsylvania, and California State University, have established the existence of a biological difference between psychopaths and...

Could Poor Eyesight be Masquerading as Cognitive Decline?

From University of South Australia Millions of older people with poor vision are at risk of being misdiagnosed with mild cognitive impairments, according to a new study by the University of South Australia. Cognitive tests that rely on vision-dependent tasks could be...

Addressing Lung Failure Earlier to Prevent COPD

From La Jolla Institute for Immunology If you've ever struggled to breathe, you've had a moment of hypoxia -- a lack of oxygen. Hypoxia can have long-term effects. In fact, doctors describe hypoxia as an "initial insult." Experiencing hypoxia is a known trigger for...

Processing Emotions Requires Good Sleep

From University of Bern Researchers at the Department of Neurology of the University of Bern and University Hospital Bern identified how the brain triages emotions during dream sleep to consolidate the storage of positive emotions while dampening the consolidation of...

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...

Dialing Up the Vis, Part 1

The Vital Conversation James Sensenig, ND This is the first of a new series of articles in NDNR based on transcripts of The Vital Conversation. The conversations occurred on Wednesdays for several years and were hosted by Jim Sensenig, ND, and other senior vitalists....

James Sensenig, ND: In Memoriam; December 1, 2019

JARED ZEFF, with a little help from my friends James Sensenig (“call me Jim”) was an intelligence officer in the US Army during the Viet Nam War. They picked the most capable people for that assignment. In 1974, he enrolled in the National College of Naturopathic...

Clinical Focus – GI Health

Naturopathic Urgent Care Rebecca Miller, NMD There are few (if any) urgent care or emergency medicine physicians in this country that are trained to approach an acutely ill patient with the guiding philosophy of Tolle causam, ie, treat the whole person. And yet, if...

Health Benefits of Exercising Before Eating Breakfast

Node Smith, ND According to a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, health scientists at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham found that by changing the timing of when you eat and exercise, people can better control their...

Clinical Focus – GI Health

Naturopathic Urgent Care Rebecca Miller, NMD There are few (if any) urgent care or emergency medicine physicians in this country that are trained to approach an acutely ill patient with the guiding philosophy of Tolle causam, ie, treat the whole person. And yet, if...

Health Benefits of Exercising Before Eating Breakfast

Node Smith, ND According to a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, health scientists at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham found that by changing the timing of when you eat and exercise, people can better control their...

Prolotherapy

Regenerative Medicine Fred G. Arnold, DC, NMD Continuing in my series of articles on Regenerative Medicine, the topic of this article is prolotherapy. This technique is the first and oldest of the Regenerative Medicine treatments. Prolotherapy is a safe, simple...

IBD Prevalence Three Times Higher Than Estimated and Rising

Node Smith, ND The number of people suffering from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is three times higher than previous estimates, with sufferers also at a higher risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC), according to new research presented at UEG Week Barcelona...

Subtle Social Interactions Can Impact Clinical Outcomes

Node Smith, ND If a doctor expects a treatment to be successful, a patient may experience less pain and have better outcomes, according to a new Dartmouth study published in Nature Human Behaviour. The findings reveal how social interactions between hypothetical...

Fasting May Increase Motivation to Exercise

Node Smith, ND Researchers have found that when mice are provided with limited access to food, the levels of food and satiety hormone ghrelin rises. This causes an increase in motivation to exercise. This may translate to more exercise motivation for humans on...

Microplastic Leaching From Teabags

Node Smith, ND Many people are trying to reduce their plastic use, but some tea manufacturers are moving in the opposite direction: replacing traditional paper teabags with plastic ones. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology have...

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