NODE SMITH, ND Cutting 20% of sugar from packaged foods and 40% from beverages could prevent 2.48 million cardiovascular disease events (such as strokes, heart attacks, cardiac arrests), 490,000 cardiovascular deaths, and 750,000 diabetes cases in the U.S. over the...
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The Future of Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease – 99% Accuracy
NODE SMITH, ND Researchers from Kaunas universities, Lithuania developed a deep learning-based method that can predict the possible onset of Alzheimer's disease from brain images with an accuracy of over 99 per cent. The method was developed while analyzing functional...
Internal Brain/Organ Connections Could Determine Self Image
NODE SMITH, ND New research has discovered that the strength of the connection between our brain and internal organs is linked to how we feel about our appearance. Published in the journal Cortex, the study is the first to investigate, and first to identify, the...
Intracrine Steroid Biosynthesis
ANDREW L. RUBMAN, ND, FABNE SUSAN GORDON, PHD, LMT In the May 2021 issue of NDNR, Carrie Decker, ND, wrote an excellent article titled “The Anti-Aging Effects of DHEA.”1 The present article also discusses...
People Dealing With Trauma Have Harder Time with Grief and Loss
NODE SMITH, ND Among individuals who survive a trauma that resulted in the loss of a close friend or loved one, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can predict complicated grief -- a sense of persistent sadness and an inability to cope -- years after the...
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5 ways doctors violate HIPAA regulations without knowing it
In the age of laptops, smart phones, social media, and text messaging, stringency around patient privacy must be a constant consideration for physicians. Here are the top 5 ways doctors violate HIPAA regulations without knowing it and steps they can take to decrease...
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Sociological Effects on Autoimmune Disease: An Anthropological Perspective
Emily Chan , ND Taking into account musical, physical, and emotional factors unique to each patient is instrumental in changing the medical approach from reactive to proactive when dealing with autoimmune diseases. Act 1: Music She steps home and notices the achy...
Earth Cure
Returning to Nature Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE It is my experience that a mud poultice applied to the head, relieves headache in most cases. I have tried it in hundreds of cases. Headache may be due to several causes, but whatever the cause, as a general rule, an...
Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer
Aminah A. Keats, ND, FABNO Ever since oophorectomy was first shown to cause regression of advanced breast cancer more than a century ago, deprivation of estrogenic signaling has been the mainstay of endocrine management of estrogen receptor-positive and progesterone...
HCG: Is it Naturopathic?: And, is it really the “cure-all” it was believed to be in the past?
Heather Aura Wdowin, NMD, CH Patients are swarming into clinics hot for hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), and it seems as though everyone and their brother in the naturopathic profession are offering hCG protocols during the recession to support themselves: I know...
The Thyroid Web
Cheryl Kasdorf, ND The thyroid is the central gear in the complex web of metabolism and extremely sensitive to minor imbalances in other areas of physiology. An astute clinician should always ask what else is going wrong, as a result and cause, when they identify a...
Iodine’s New Paradigm: More… or Less?
Alan Christianson, NMD Iodine – not too much, not too little. In Arizona, many retirees spend their summers elsewhere. To me, it marks the change of seasons to welcome my 'snowbirds' back in the fall and see them off in the spring. Several years ago I had a kind...
The AANMC: Crossing to the Next Decade
David Schleich, PhD Since 2001 the AANMC has been very busy in the academic corner of naturopathic medicine, both in Canada and in the United States. In the last decade much has been accomplished by many diligent AANMC members from our various colleges and programs....
30-Year “Out of Control” Eczema
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Lillian presented in June 2007. She was 83 years old at the time and like a number of my patients was dragged in “by the heels” owing to the well-meaning efforts of a very enthusiastic patient. This one happened to be a compassionate but...
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Nature Cure Clinical Pearls – Notes From the Field: February 2022
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 a...
Naturopathic Perspective – Spagyric Herbal Extracts: Exploring the Energetics and Vitality of Plant Medicine
IAN SPOHN, ND Throughout human history, many methods for utilizing the healing properties of plants have evolved. Herbal medicine extraction has gone from the simplicity of chewing herbs (either for topical or internal use) to the specific mathematics tincture...
Education – Spongetivity: The Importance of Staying Curious
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND The other day, I was speaking with colleague named Rich. He appreciates portmanteau words just as much as I do. These are terms such as "frankenfood" or "brunch." While Rich and I were speaking, he tossed out a new expression that resonated...
Tolle Totum – Emotional Trauma: Shifting the Focus of Treatment
SHARUM SHARIF, ND Emotionally traumatized people are stuck in survival mode, constantly fighting off unseen enemies, which leaves no room for nurturing, caring, or love in their lives. They are often unable to connect and feel intimate with others, and they are...
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...
Emphasizing Strength Training Over Weight Loss May Be Better for Health
Node Smith, ND Focusing on strengthening our muscles rather than losing fat may be a better way to protect ourselves from weight-related hazards like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, investigators say. More muscles, less focus on fat may be better at protection...
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...
Vitamin D Status at Birth Could be Important Risk Factor for Childhood Hypertension
Node Smith, ND Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. Vitamin D...
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...
Genetics & PANDAS: A Review of the Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 Gene Polymorphism
Tolle Causam Angela Knapp, ND Abstract Research has linked polymorphisms in the Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 (MBL2) gene to increased susceptibility for autoimmune and infectious diseases. A 2018 study published in Archives of Neuropsychiatry investigated the role of MBL2...
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...
Botanicals & Atopic Dermatitis: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Michael Traub, ND, DHANP, FABNO Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease with a lifetime prevalence of 10-20% in children and 1-3% in adults.1 AD usually starts in early infancy and is characterized by pruritus,...
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...
Genetics & PANDAS: A Review of the Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 Gene Polymorphism
Tolle Causam Angela Knapp, ND Abstract Research has linked polymorphisms in the Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 (MBL2) gene to increased susceptibility for autoimmune and infectious diseases. A 2018 study published in Archives of Neuropsychiatry investigated the role of MBL2...
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...
Botanicals & Atopic Dermatitis: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Michael Traub, ND, DHANP, FABNO Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease with a lifetime prevalence of 10-20% in children and 1-3% in adults.1 AD usually starts in early infancy and is characterized by pruritus,...
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...
The Future of Naturopathic Medicine Summit: An interview with Dr. Margaret Beeson
Node Smith, ND The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians’ (AANP) annual convention in Portland, Oregon this August will mark the culmination of a year-long process that strives to bring unification to the naturopathic profession through a series of...
Antibacterial Agent May be Linked to Osteoporosis in Women
Node Smith, ND Women exposed to triclosan are more likely to develop osteoporosis, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Triclosan is an endocrine-disrupting chemical widely used as an...
Neurons Responsible for Mood Develop During Teen Years
Node Smith, ND Researchers have discovered a mysterious group of neurons in the amygdala -- a key center for emotional processing in the brain -- that stay in an immature, prenatal developmental state throughout childhood. Most of these cells mature rapidly during...
Differences in brain systems for habitual behavior distinguish heavy cannabis users
Node Smith, ND A shift from brain systems controlling reward-driven use to habit-driven use differentiates heavy cannabis users who are addicted to the drug from users who aren't, according to a study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging,...
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Mushrooms May Help Lower Depression
NODE SMITH, ND Mushrooms have been making headlines due to their many health advantages. Not only do they lower one's risk of cancer and premature death, but new research led by Penn State College of Medicine also reveals that these superfoods may benefit a person's...
Concentrate on Fitness NOT Weight Loss
NODE SMITH, ND The prevalence of obesity around the world has tripled over the past 40 years, and, along with that rise, dieting and attempts to lose weight also have soared. But according to a review article published in the journal iScience, when it comes to getting...




