NODE SMITH, ND Colorectal cancer diagnoses have increased among people under age 50 in recent years and researchers are seeking reasons why. A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found a link between drinking sugar-sweetened...
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...
ALLISON CREECH, MED, ND We rely on the data from relational neuroscience, demonstrating that attuned, loving relationships are the foundation of emotional and mental health. (Mona Delahooke, PhD)1 As naturopathic doctors, we uphold a set of principles that define a...
AMY CHADWICK, ND Every one of us must undertake an apprenticeship with sorrow. We must learn the art and craft of grief, discover the profound way it ripens and deepens us. While grief is an intense emotion, it is also a skill we develop through a prolonged walk with...
NODE SMITH, ND Thin and brittle bones are strongly linked to women's heart disease risk, with thinning of the lower (lumbar) spine, top of the thigh bone (femoral neck), and hip especially predictive of a heightened heart attack and stroke risk, suggests research in...
Todd Winton, NMD Jen Winton, DC Auto accidents are prevalent in our fast-paced society. The US Census Bureau states that over 10.5 million motor vehicle accidents have occurred every year in the United States since 2000.1 As a result, there are countless injured...
Michelle Qaqundah, ND, FABNO It has been just over a century since Ellerman and Bang first demonstrated that transmissible viruses can cause cancer when they linked what later proved to be an avian retrovirus to leukemia.1 Since that time the idea that cancer is of...
Marie-Sabine Thomas, ND, LMP Ibukun (Ibby) Omole ND, LAC Karen Hurley, ND As another winter season approaches, the medical community across the world faces the multitude of concerns and questions regarding the seasonal flu shot and, most recently, the pandemic of...
Sussanna C. Czeranko, ND “The stomach is the seat of the disease, and therefore I consider it a crime to give milk to the [influenza] patient.” Dr. Benchetrit, 19191 “THERE WAS NO NECESSITY FOR ANYONE TO DIE FROM INFLUENZA. Every such death can be attributed to...
Sociocultural Impact of 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Marie-Sabine Thomas, ND, LMP Ibukun (Ibby) Omole ND, LAc Karen Hurley, ND Discusses the inferred sociocultural implications of influenza A(H1N1) for various communities and the importance of NDs reaching out to them. Flu...
Cardiovascular Therapy Update 2009 Paul S. Anderson, ND Research supporting oral and in Naturopathic Approach to Young Men’s Health Steve Rissman, ND The author sees a need to reach out to young, college-aged men regarding their health. Perspective and direction on...
Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Much of what we do in naturopathic oncology is exploration. We find and follow ideas, both old and new, and ask whether they lead to something useful for our patients. This article is about a new angle to consider when working with cancer...
Overdiagnosis and radical treatment Michael Uzick, NMD Prostate cancer is now the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates over 190,000 new cases and over 27,000 deaths from prostate cancer in 2009.1...
Part 3 of 3 Sussanna Czeranko, ND All acute diseases are natural processes … the result of Nature’s healing, cleansing efforts, which run a certain well-defined, orderly and natural course. Henry Lindlahr1(p258) Every child’s disease is nature’s effort to cleanse the...
JASON KINLEY, ND, VNMI The question “How can I help you today?” is often answered with, “I don’t know; my wife made the appointment.” This is a common response within the medical community when a man is establishing care. It’s so common,...
NODE SMITH, ND While research has shown that poor cardiovascular health can damage blood flow to the brain increasing the risk for dementia, a new study led by UC San Francisco indicates that poor mental health may also take its toll on cognition. The research adds to...
NODE SMITH, ND New findings from the international The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study add to a growing body of evidence indicating that type 1 diabetes is not a single disease. The presentation and, perhaps, cause of autoimmune...
NODE SMITH, ND A study of rheumatology patients and clinicians has found that while the majority found phone or video consultations more convenient than face-to-face consultations, they viewed so-called telemedicine as less diagnostically accurate than in-person...
Naturopathic Perspective Shannon Sinsheimer, ND Preconception planning is often recommended to couples who have an interest in optimizing their fertility, conception, pregnancy, baby’s development, and lifelong health and wellness of their children. However, not all...
Docere Humaira Quraishi, ND, MS An historic event took place in August of 2018 when Dewayne Johnson won his lawsuit against Monsanto; he was granted “$39.2 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages.”1 Johnson, a 46-year-old gardener,...
Tolle Causam Chris D. Meletis, ND Modern couples are attempting to procreate in a world of toxins and dietary and lifestyle habits that produce an overabundance of reactive oxygen species (ROS); antioxidant defenses are burdened as a result. Toxins (eg, bisphenol-A...
Naturopathic Perspective Carrie Jones, ND, MPH It is well established that elevated estrogen can pose many problems for both men and women. Not only can it result in estrogen dominance symptoms; if not properly detoxified, it increases the risk of several cancers....
Tolle Totum Serena Goldstein, ND Young girls today are developing breasts and starting their periods earlier than in previous generations. High estrogen levels are a likely key contributor to this premature development in girls. Excess estrogen over time places women...
Node Smith, ND How fun does it sound to watch a group of flies get drunk and fly around? This isn’t a metaphor for the regulars that hang around your neighborhood tavern, but a research study that was recently conducted to study the process of alcohol intoxication -...
Docere Guillermo Ruiz, NMD Alan Christianson, NMD Thyrotropin, also known as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), is the signal secreted from the thyrotrophic cells of the anterior pituitary in response to the release of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) by the...
Node Smith, ND From Harvard University A toddler puts her hand on a hot stove and swiftly withdraws it. Alas, it’s too late—the child’s finger has sustained a minor burn. To soothe the pain, she puts the burned finger in her mouth. Withdrawing one’s hand to avoid...
Node Smith, ND Dietary “fads” are nothing new. And with each generation, research on common and fashionable diets shows that health is more than diet alone, and that there are likely many factors that contribute to what diet might be best for any given individual....
Node Smith, ND A team of researchers from Rutgers and Oregon State University have developed a high-tech flexible patch that can be sewn into clothing in order to actually heat you up. The patches are thin, durable heating units, that can be made rather inexpensively....
Node Smith, ND How fun does it sound to watch a group of flies get drunk and fly around? This isn’t a metaphor for the regulars that hang around your neighborhood tavern, but a research study that was recently conducted to study the process of alcohol intoxication -...
Docere Guillermo Ruiz, NMD Alan Christianson, NMD Thyrotropin, also known as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), is the signal secreted from the thyrotrophic cells of the anterior pituitary in response to the release of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) by the...
Node Smith, ND From Harvard University A toddler puts her hand on a hot stove and swiftly withdraws it. Alas, it’s too late—the child’s finger has sustained a minor burn. To soothe the pain, she puts the burned finger in her mouth. Withdrawing one’s hand to avoid...
Node Smith, ND Dietary “fads” are nothing new. And with each generation, research on common and fashionable diets shows that health is more than diet alone, and that there are likely many factors that contribute to what diet might be best for any given individual....
Node Smith, ND A team of researchers from Rutgers and Oregon State University have developed a high-tech flexible patch that can be sewn into clothing in order to actually heat you up. The patches are thin, durable heating units, that can be made rather inexpensively....
Node Smith, ND Recently, new guidelines have been published in Europe to help physicians navigate when to recommend patients living with dementia to stop driving. The hope is that the tool, ‘Driving with Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment’ will help medical...
Node Smith, ND From Washington University School of Medicine A team of neuroscientists and engineers has developed a tiny, implantable device that has potential to help people with bladder problems bypass the need for medication or electronic stimulators. The...
Node Smith, ND Small toys and other small items can present a hazard to small children who like to put them in their mouths and may try to swallow them. The biggest hazard, or concern, is that an item would become stuck in a child’s throat preventing them from...
Node Smith, ND Many naturopathic and functional medicine practitioners question the function and use of statin medications. A recent study may help support these non-conventional views of the commonly prescribed “preventative measure,” suggesting that statins may be...
Providing Primary Care in Underserved Counties in Exchange for Tuition PORTLAND, Oregon (Jan. 23, 2019) —The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has awarded National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) a biennial grant of $250,000 to provide educational scholarships for a...
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NODE SMITH, ND A Newcastle University study involving thousands of families is helping prospective parents work out whether they are likely to have sons or daughters. The work by Corry Gellatly, a research scientist at the university, has shown that men inherit a...
NODE SMITH, ND Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as "strength training for your breathing muscles" lowers blood pressure and improves some measures of vascular health as well as, or even more than, aerobic exercise or medication, new CU...
