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Cannabis Use in Youth Could Lead to Heart Disease

NODE SMITH, ND Smoking cannabis when you're young may increase your risk of developing heart disease later, according to a recent University of Guelph study. In the first study to look at specific risk indicators for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in young, healthy...

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The Anti-Aging Effects of DHEA

CARRIE DECKER, ND  This review of literature, pertaining to the effects of DHEA on aging, stems from a clinical case I saw early on in my practice when I was seeing patients in a variety of smaller towns in Wisconsin. Not surprisingly,...

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Bisphenols Affect Nerve Cells

NODE SMITH, ND The plasticizers contained in many everyday objects can impair important brain functions in humans. Biologists from the University of Bayreuth warn of this danger in an article in Communications Biology. Their study shows that even small amounts of the...

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Nurturing Our Patients’ Spirits

Nurturing Our Patients’ Spirits

Johanna Ryan, ND In ancient times, care was always multidimensional because it was understood that there were different elements of a person’s well-being – body, mind and spirit. Medieval chart notes from the hospices of that era reveal notations written in the...

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Herbs as Bitters: It’s a Matter of Degree

Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH(AHG) The digestive system is the seat of health and wellness. The immune system is dependent on balance of the gut flora and function. The nervous system, through the gut-brain, plays a critical role in both digestive and overall health. And...

Lactoferrin – A Balanced Prebiotic in the Treatment of Dysbiosis

Carrie Louise Daenell, ND My career-long passion has centered on digestive health, and my favorite new topic in the area of digestion is lactoferrin. Obviously probiotics promote health in countless ways. It all starts in the digestive system, where probiotics are...

Genetics and Hereditary Aspects of Celiac Disease

Nadia Arora, ND Celiac disease, also called celiac sprue, non-tropical sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is a condition characterized by chronic immune reaction in the intestines, precipitated by the ingestion of wheat, barley or rye in genetically susceptible...

Preventing Colon Cancer with Exercise

Sarah Skolout-Redick, ND Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. However, it also has many modifiable risk factors, and various strategies have been developed to detect and prevent colon cancer. When confronted with a patient...

Hiatal Hernia Syndrome

Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP Hiatal hernia syndrome (HHS) is one of the most common functional GI disorders. Patients manifesting this functional condition may present with gastroesophageal reflux symptoms; the syndrome may also be a trigger for asthmatic...

Diet Therapy in the Treatment of Autism

Anita Bratt, BSc, ND The treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can be a challenging, prolonged and complicated process. It can also be extraordinarily rewarding when children begin to emerge from behind the autistic symptoms and engage in the world around them....

Homeopathy, Environmental Toxins and Detoxification

Shandor Weiss, ND, LAc All forms of life are exposed to natural toxins from the environment. Natural exogenous toxins come from bacteria, molds, mineral, plant and animal poisons, smoke, volcanic fumes, ultraviolet light and so on. All forms of life also create...

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Metabolites that Increase the Risk for Migraines

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...

Metabolites that Increase the Risk for Migraines

Neuroscience of the Future May Look at the “Collective Brain”

NODE SMITH, ND In a new paper, scientists suggest that efforts to understand human cognition should expand beyond the study of individual brains. They call on neuroscientists to incorporate evidence from social science disciplines to better understand how people...

Metabolites that Increase the Risk for Migraines

Too Much and Too Little Sleep is Not Good

NODE SMITH, ND Like so many other good things in life, sleep is best in moderation. A multiyear study of older adults found that both short and long sleepers experienced greater cognitive decline than people who slept a moderate amount, even when the effects of early...

The NDNR Physician’s Choice Awards

https://vimeo.com/639182689 The NDNR Physician’s Choice Awards are bestowed upon companies that embrace naturopathic medicine and support naturopathic physicians, their practices, and patients. In the Fall of 2021, naturopathic doctors selected one company for each of...

A Comparative Analysis of Gout

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...

Work Environment Complexity Hinders Healthy Lifestyle

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

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...

Adjunctive Zinc for Major Depression : A Systematic Review of RCTs

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...

Scientists Develop Bioelectric Stimulator for Damaged Nerves

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...

Shifting East: Naturopathy Recalibrates

Education David J. Schleich, PhD Naturopathic medicine is a profession that is busy crafting and holding space in an expensive, eschewing healthcare landscape where orthodox allopathic medicine holds the key cards. It is also an idea, though, quite unlike biomedicine,...

CaP Update 2018: When to Pull the ”Ripcord”?

Docere Phranq D. Tamburri, NMD This article will: Explain why prostate cancer (CaP) treatment objectives are more important than specific treatments Outline the objectives for Active Surveillance Clarify how to determine when, specifically, a patient should abandon...

A Relaxed Person

Similar Thought Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Geraldo is 55 years old and of Spanish descent. He is tall and has an athletic build – an imposing presentation. His intake form does not list any chief complaint. The Case Geraldo speaks openly and comfortably: “I am a...

Estrogen Dominance in Men

Tolle Totum Serena Goldstein, ND We are now in a day and age where many of our concerns, such as heart disease, obesity, cancer, and autoimmune conditions, are due to a variety of causes and therefore require a variety of therapies. This is in contrast to around 100...

WNF: A History of Naturopathy in South Africa

Naturopathic News Wendy Ericksen-Pereira, ND Nicolette V. Roman, PHD Rina Swart, PHD A huge growth in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) took place in South Africa in the 1960s that paralleled what was happening in other parts of the western world....

Shifting East: Naturopathy Recalibrates

Education David J. Schleich, PhD Naturopathic medicine is a profession that is busy crafting and holding space in an expensive, eschewing healthcare landscape where orthodox allopathic medicine holds the key cards. It is also an idea, though, quite unlike biomedicine,...

CaP Update 2018: When to Pull the ”Ripcord”?

Docere Phranq D. Tamburri, NMD This article will: Explain why prostate cancer (CaP) treatment objectives are more important than specific treatments Outline the objectives for Active Surveillance Clarify how to determine when, specifically, a patient should abandon...

A Relaxed Person

Similar Thought Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Geraldo is 55 years old and of Spanish descent. He is tall and has an athletic build – an imposing presentation. His intake form does not list any chief complaint. The Case Geraldo speaks openly and comfortably: “I am a...

Estrogen Dominance in Men

Tolle Totum Serena Goldstein, ND We are now in a day and age where many of our concerns, such as heart disease, obesity, cancer, and autoimmune conditions, are due to a variety of causes and therefore require a variety of therapies. This is in contrast to around 100...

WNF: A History of Naturopathy in South Africa

Naturopathic News Wendy Ericksen-Pereira, ND Nicolette V. Roman, PHD Rina Swart, PHD A huge growth in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) took place in South Africa in the 1960s that paralleled what was happening in other parts of the western world....

CBD for Mental Health

Vis Medicatrix Naturae Peter Bongiorno, ND, LAc Cannabidiol (CBD) oil is probably the oldest “new” supplement that is out there. Many of my patients have expressed both interest and concern about it. Besides wondering if it is the new wonder cure for their condition,...

Disagreeable People Have Most to Gain by Learning Compassion

Node Smith, ND Those individuals who are the least likely to be kind, the most disagreeable sort, could benefit the most from learning to be more compassionate, says a recent York University study.1 Over 640 mildly depressed individuals included in the study Over 640...

Insulin Resistance: Comprehensive Evaluation

Docere Teerawong Kasiolarn, ND, MSAc, LAc According to the World Health Organization, the global obesity rate has nearly tripled since 1975: In 2016, 39% (over 1.9 billion) of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight, and 13% (over 650 million) were obese.1 In...

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Giving C-Section Babies Healthy Bacteria

Giving C-Section Babies Healthy Bacteria

NODE SMITH, ND Babies born by cesarean section don't have the same healthy bacteria as those born vaginally, but a Rutgers-led study for the first time finds that these natural bacteria can be restored. The study appears in the journal Med. The human microbiota...