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Dementia: Depression as a Risk Factor

ROMI FUNG, ND, MSC The “Baby Boomer” generation, defined as people born between 1946 and 1964, is a demographic cohort consisting of 76 million people around the globe born during post-World War II (WWII).1 A baby boom...

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Plant Based Diet Lowers Risk of Heart Disease in Women

NODE SMITH, ND Eating more nutritious, plant-based foods is heart-healthy at any age, according to two research studies published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association. In two separate studies...

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Wildfire Smoke Making COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Worse

NODE SMITH, ND Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in California, Oregon, and Washington between March and December 2020 may be attributable to increases in fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke, according to a new study co-authored by...

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Cholesterol in Brain Regulates Alzheimer’s Plaquing

NODE SMITH, ND A team co-led by scientists at Scripps Research has used advanced imaging methods to reveal how the production of the Alzheimer's-associated protein amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain is tightly regulated by cholesterol. Appearing in the Proceedings of the...

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Dr Iva Lloyd BScH RPE ND   Dr. Iva Lloyd ND, RPP, Naturopathic Foundations Health Clinic 33 The Bridle Trail, Unit 3 Markham, ON   L3R 4E7 Phone:  (905) 940-2727 Fax: (905) 940-2721 www.naturopathicfoundations.ca http://blog.naturopathicfoundations.ca  ...

How Toxic Chemicals in Personal Care Products Can Cause Harm

Anne Marie Fine, NMD and Sara Rodgers, NMD, MS Naturopathic physicians are experts in helping people decide what to put in the body; we are also well-positioned to provide expert advice on what to put on the body. Personal care products represent the largest class of...

October 2010 | Cardiopulmonary Medicine

  Nature Cure in Europe Explains the transatlantic journey from pragmatism to principles. Pamela Snider, ND; Roger Newman Turner, ND, DO (UK) Last Resort: Ethics, CAM, and Terminal Patient Care Explores the ethical obligations and dilemmas for NDs. Laura...

Growing Your Naturopathic Practice in 2011

WEB EXCLUSIVE As the last quarter of 2010 rolls around, it is a natural time to start to look at the successes and failures of the year so far and put plans in place to build on that foundation to improve your practice in 2011. So if you had to write a report card for...

Prostatitis: Follow-Up to “A Ball of Fire”

Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND First follow-up (2 Weeks Later) The patient complains of stomachaches. The pain is described as pulling with sensations of bubbling and gurgling. The coccygeal pain is still present and perhaps reduced, but is now more described as a...

Treating a Cough with Herbs while Remembering to Treat the Cause

Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) The cough is a symptom, but a symptom of what? Often, a cough will occur with a cold or flu, causing inflammation of the mucous membranes in the throat or bronchi, which can lead to the development of mucus. The cough is the body’s...

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Hydrotherapy- Part 4

Hydrotherapy- Part 4

JAMES SENSENIG, ND LETITIA DICK-KRONENBERG, ND, VNMI   This column is transcribed from a weekly live conversation produced by the Naturopathic Medical Institute (NMI). The goal of NMI is to preserve and promote the principles of naturopathic philosophy through...

Steroidogenesis: Looking Beyond Estrogen and Testosterone 

Steroidogenesis: Looking Beyond Estrogen and Testosterone 

CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND  Abstract Steroidogenesis extends far beyond the production of estrogen and testosterone, encompassing a complex interplay of upstream and downstream hormones critical to endocrine and mitochondrial health. This article explores the clinical...

Life Expectancy Has Decreased in non-Hispanic Whites in the U.S.

Node Smith, ND For the better part of a century, life expectancy in industrialized countries like the United States steadily improved. But during the past three decades, and particularly since 2010, the trend has slowed or, in some places, reversed for non-Hispanic...

Abnormal Eating Behavior May Be an Early Sign of Autism

Node Smith, ND Atypical eating behaviors may be a sign a child should be screened for autism, according to a new study from Penn State College of Medicine. Atypical eating behaviors were present in 70 percent of children with autism Research by Susan Mayes, professor...

Matcha May Reduce Anxiety

Node Smith, ND Many different countries have a tea culture, and Japanese Matcha tea is growing in popularity around the world. In Japan, Matcha has a long history of being used for various medicinal purposes. It has been suspected to have various beneficial effects to...

New Study on Brain Changes From Cannabis Use

Node Smith, ND A once understudied topic now shows a clear link between cannabis use and brain alterations, whereby chronic use may lead to poor conflict resolution skills Understudied topic now shows a clear link between cannabis use and brain alterations The...

Effects of “Second-Hand Drinking”

Node Smith, ND Each year, one in five U.S. adults -- an estimated 53 million people -- experience harm because of someone else's drinking, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. One in five U.S. adults experience harm because of...

A Naturopathic Love Story

Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna czeranko, ND, bbe Everyone loves to hear a good love story! There is exactly such a romance – one that coincides with the origins and formation of Naturopathy. It is a kind of secret all over the block, and yet is not well known...

DEI in Naturopathic Schools: A Primer

Education David J. Schleich, PhD  Those of us who are a bit longer in the tooth have seen language used to process conflict or complex ideas shift more than once over the years. Because of our experience, we are wary of fads in such circumstances. Into our lexicon of...

New Study on Brain Changes From Cannabis Use

Node Smith, ND A once understudied topic now shows a clear link between cannabis use and brain alterations, whereby chronic use may lead to poor conflict resolution skills Understudied topic now shows a clear link between cannabis use and brain alterations The...

Effects of “Second-Hand Drinking”

Node Smith, ND Each year, one in five U.S. adults -- an estimated 53 million people -- experience harm because of someone else's drinking, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. One in five U.S. adults experience harm because of...

A Naturopathic Love Story

Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna czeranko, ND, bbe Everyone loves to hear a good love story! There is exactly such a romance – one that coincides with the origins and formation of Naturopathy. It is a kind of secret all over the block, and yet is not well known...

DEI in Naturopathic Schools: A Primer

Education David J. Schleich, PhD  Those of us who are a bit longer in the tooth have seen language used to process conflict or complex ideas shift more than once over the years. Because of our experience, we are wary of fads in such circumstances. Into our lexicon of...

Is Autism Treatable?

Similar Thought Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Some times the chief complaint really is not. When her young son, Juan, was 27 months old, his mother, Dolores, consulted me. Juan had been experiencing a recurring otitis media since 1 year of age. During pregnancy, Dolores...

Pediatric Environmental Allergies: A Case Study

Tolle Totum Lisa Ghent, ND Abstract A 7-year-old male presented with chronic rhinosinusitis, enlarged tonsils, conjunctivitis, constipation, pruritus, and low energy, with positive allergy tests for multiple environmental allergens. Treatment included a targeted...

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Your Brain’s ‘Fingerprint?’

Your Brain’s ‘Fingerprint?’

NODE SMITH, ND "I think about it every day and dream about it at night. It's been my whole life for five years now," says Enrico Amico, a scientist and SNSF Ambizione Fellow at EPFL's Medical Image Processing Laboratory and the EPFL Center for Neuroprosthetics. He's...

Remembering Stressful Situations is Easier

Remembering Stressful Situations is Easier

NODE SMITH, ND Stressful experiences are usually remembered more easily than neutral experiences. Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have analyzed the reasons why this is the case. They put people in stressful situations during simulated job interviews and...