JACOB SCHOR, ND, FABNO My wife and I have retreated to a small lakeside summer cabin in Maine to winter the pandemic. Doing so has made social distancing easy; there are no people with whom to socialize. The cabin was built 40 years back for summer...
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND The human skin is the largest organ of the body. It comprises 15% of body weight and has an average surface area of around 2 m2 (21.5 square feet).1 The skin has a high turnover rate,...
NODE SMITH, ND Children experiencing cognitive problems such as low attention, poor memory or lack of inhibition may later suffer mental health issues as teenagers and young adults, a new study reveals. Targeting specific markers in childhood for early treatment may...
JANNINE KRAUSE, ND, EAMP Since NASA released its research findings in the early 1990s, red light therapy has been touted as an excellent tool for wound healing and reducing pain and inflammation. Since then, technology and delivery methods have advanced, as...
THALIA HALE, ND Mast Cell Activation (MCA) is demanding awareness in functional medicine practices, especially among practitioners working with patients with chronic complex illnesses and infections such as chronic dysbiosis, Sick Building...
David Schleich, PhD This opening to the life we have refused again and again, until now. (David Whyte) At various times over the last few decades, lots of things have been touted as valuable, albeit disruptive, innovations in...
Kristina Conner, ND Hydrotherapy, a cornerstone of classic naturopathic medicine and once recognized as a powerful healing tool in the days before the dominance of allopathic medicine, saw its heyday in the latter half of the 19th century. By the 1860s, it is...
Daivati Bharadvaj, ND What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Fatigue remains one of the most common reasons that people seek medical attention. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) represents just one of many causes of fatigue. It is a debilitating long-term illness that often...
Hilary Costello, ND It was a beautiful spring day in Portland. My day at the office was filled with diverse and unique dermatology cases. One patient, Mrs. A (61 years old), accompanied by her friendly husband, presented with complaints of a lump on her back,...
Kristina Conner, ND Hydrotherapy, a cornerstone of classic naturopathic medicine and once recognized as a powerful healing tool in the days before the dominance of allopathic medicine, saw its heyday in the latter half of the 19th century. By the 1860s, it is...
Tolle Causam Hiatal Hernia Syndrome Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP Genetics and Hereditary Aspects of Celiac Disease Nadia Arora, ND Prevalence of celiac disease, results from familial studies, non-genetic factors associated with the disease, and diagnostic testing....
Gurdev Parmar, ND, FABNO With so much information to keep up to date with in a family practice, it is my intention to keep the general-practice ND current with some of the latest relevant oncology research. This article will review colorectal cancer (CRC) literature...
EeVon Ling, ND Diarrhea, nausea, bloating, abdominal pain and cramping – when a patient suffering with these symptoms has been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and eventually comes to see you as the ND, the first approach that commonly comes to mind may...
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Jonathan carries himself well. Well, that is to say he sure turned the head of my receptionist. This 6-foot, 4-inch basketball player has been a patient for about eight months, and his case has a number of important teaching points. Case...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Naturopathic medical school – an accredited first-professional program that prepares a student for entry into a profession – has a pretty clear mandate. Accreditation agencies at the regional/provincial or programmatic level (the Council...
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...
JAKE F. FELICE, ND, LMP Cannabis use for medical and recreational purposes remains high in adults of reproductive age, and it is important for clinicians to be aware of the potential risks and misconceptions regarding cannabis and male...
REV OMAR S. BAILEY, ND “And a mouse is miracle enough to stagger sextillions of infidels.” This 1 line from Whitman’s poem, “Song of Myself,”1 has held such power throughout my life, especially my life as a naturopathic doctor. Holding the...
Node Smith, ND Two recent articles have shown the possible to be possible, paralytic individuals regaining the ability to walk.1,2 Doctors from Switzerland have had initial success and continued progress with using electrical implants along the spinal column to enable...
Jared L. Zeff, ND, LAc will be honored with the 2018 Living Legend award by the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) and the Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OANP) at the banquet that will be held on Dec. 1 at the Portland Marriott Downtown...
Node Smith, ND According to the United States Department of Justice, “sextortion” is labeled as the most important and fastest-growing cyberthreat to children, with more minor victims per offender than all other child sexual exploitation offenses. Sextortion is the...
Node Smith, ND Scientists at UNIGE discovered that a molecule found in grape skin and seeds can protect against lung cancer when administered by the nasal route Lung cancer is the deadliest form of cancer in the world, and 80% of deaths are related to smoking. In...
Node Smith, ND It is estimated that more than half of the adult population of the United States uses dietary supplements. This includes vitamins and mineral supplements, isolated plant constituents such as lecithin, resveratrol, antioxidants, as well as combination...
Node Smith, ND A very interesting discovery was made recently at a laboratory at UT Southwestern when scientists attempted to transform glial cells into dopaminergic neurons, like those lost in Parkinson’s disease. Instead of glial cell transformation through a stem...
Node Smith, ND The CDC has updated its report on Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) this month, and voices its concern for the condition, which causes serious weakness in the arms and legs of predominantly children. CDC has reported 386 confirmed cases of AFM in the United...
Research News Release from: Springer Publishing Women in late pregnancy during darker months of the year may have a greater risk of developing postpartum depression once their babies are born. This is consistent with what is known about the relationship between...
Press Release: John Hopkins Press Release (9/28/2018) If phase III clinical trials are successful, researchers suggest categorizing the drug as schedule IV In an evaluation of the safety and abuse research on the drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms, Johns Hopkins...
Node Smith, ND A recent research article supports what naturopathic medicine has known for generations, that antibiotics kill helpful bacteria and cause more problems than they solve. The research study has found that the body’s own commensal bacterial flora...
Node Smith, ND A very interesting discovery was made recently at a laboratory at UT Southwestern when scientists attempted to transform glial cells into dopaminergic neurons, like those lost in Parkinson’s disease. Instead of glial cell transformation through a stem...
Node Smith, ND The CDC has updated its report on Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) this month, and voices its concern for the condition, which causes serious weakness in the arms and legs of predominantly children. CDC has reported 386 confirmed cases of AFM in the United...
Research News Release from: Springer Publishing Women in late pregnancy during darker months of the year may have a greater risk of developing postpartum depression once their babies are born. This is consistent with what is known about the relationship between...
Press Release: John Hopkins Press Release (9/28/2018) If phase III clinical trials are successful, researchers suggest categorizing the drug as schedule IV In an evaluation of the safety and abuse research on the drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms, Johns Hopkins...
Node Smith, ND A recent research article supports what naturopathic medicine has known for generations, that antibiotics kill helpful bacteria and cause more problems than they solve. The research study has found that the body’s own commensal bacterial flora...
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Gouty subjects, who could find no relief whatever in medicine, were those that Priessnitz cured the quickest, however violent the disease. - Joel Shew, 1845, p.231 If patients have been ten, twenty, or fifty...
Node Smith, ND What do we do when the complexity of our lives is preventing us from making changes to improve our health? According to a new study, changing multiple behaviors may not be realistic for individuals in high stress jobs with demanding and variable...
Nature’s Rite offers natural health tools to handle many common ailments. From respiratory infection to back and neck pain; food poisoning to digestive disorders; Sleep Apnea to Shingles, we have kits and products that are condition specific. We offer easy terms and...
Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Georgi Stoychev, BSc Baljit Khamba, ND, Mph Mental disorders are the leading cause of non-fatal disease burden, globally and nationally. It is estimated that 1 in 4 adults in the United States suffers from anxiety and depression...
Node Smith, ND A collaborative team from Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine have created what they are terming the first example of “bioelectronic medicine.1” The device is a biodegradable implant that works to increase the rate of...
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NODE SMITH, ND According to researchers at Marshall University, a maternal diet rich in Omega-3 fatty acids protects from breast cancer development in offspring. In a new study recently published by Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, researchers noted a...
NODE SMITH, ND More than 80 percent of people around the world consider themselves to be religious or spiritual. But research on the neuroscience of spirituality and religiosity has been sparse. Previous studies have used functional neuroimaging, in which an...
