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NODE SMITH, ND To date, paralysis resulting from spinal cord damage has been irreparable. With a new therapeutic approach, scientists have succeeded for the first time in getting paralyzed mice to walk again. The keys to this are the protein hyper-interleukin-6, which...
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Modern couples face many obstacles to becoming pregnant or giving birth to a healthy baby, and the distribution of contributing factors appears to be nearly equal between male and female. According to the Centers for Disease...
JAMES SENSENIG, ND RICK KIRSCHNER, ND, VNMI This article joins a series of articles in NDNR that are based on transcripts of the Naturopathic Medicine Institute (NMI)’s Wednesday morning call-in program, The Vital Conversation. The program is hosted by...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Working in integrative practice settings is an increasingly relevant possibility for naturopathic graduates. Last month we discussed the phenomenon of allopathic practitioners adopting therapeutic modalities that have been...
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Closing the Window to Hackers & Malware Matthew Knapp On April 14, 2016, the US Department of Homeland Security issued an alert to users of the once popular, video-rendering program QuickTime, to uninstall the program from Windows based operating systems. The...
Irene Karatzas, ND Considering that the incidence of Type II diabetes is on the rise, it is critical to understand some basic naturopathic concepts to treat and prevent this condition and its complications. An ND should focus, among other things, on patient education...
Tara Gignac BSc, ND Last winter, my family and I had the good fortune to spend five months in beautiful Paraguay, South America, where we worked with homeless children near the little town of Carapegua. My husband became a “farmer,” working on sustainable agricultural...
Kelly Marie Fitzpatrick, BSN, MPS, ND Two situations influenced my research into adipose tissue physiology and the mechanisms that contribute to obesity-related disease states. Since 2001, I have been working with overweight and obese clients, addressing weight loss...
Ryan Bradley, ND Despite steps taken to increase exercise, reduce stress and improve poor dietary habits in an effort to reduce blood glucose, many patients with Type II diabetes remain poorly controlled. Poor glycemic control dramatically increases risk of...
Adipose Tissue – A Neuroendocrine Organ.........................>> cover Kelly Marie Fitzpatrick, BSN, MPS, ND Initiation of Insulin Therapy in Type II Diabetes.................................>> bottom of cover Ryan Bradley, ND Screening for Metabolic...
Eric Yarnell, ND and Lauren Russel, ND NDs face a delicate balancing act when it comes to sunlight. Ultimately, one can’t separate the harmful effects of UV-B from the beneficial effects of vitamin D formation in the skin (Lim et al., 2005; Schor 2007). A huge number...
Dicken Weatherby, ND and Donald Yance, CN, MH, RH(AHG) It’s alarming to see that close to 10% of children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (Clinical Pediatrics), along with about 4% of adults annually. While...
Leslie Solomonian, ND and Zeynep Uraz, ND Treating children is a special and unique opportunity that most NDs likely will encounter at some point during their practice. With these special patients come special challenges and opportunities. When parents bring their...
NODE SMITH, ND Even before the pandemic made Zoom ubiquitous, Washington State University researchers were using the video conferencing app to research a type of cannabis that is understudied: the kind people actually use. For the study, published in Scientific...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND With the sun shining, the days getting long, and 2021 at its halfway-point at the time of this writing, it seems like a good moment to reflect on June 2020 versus June 2021. It’s been an unprecedented 12 months for...
LESLIE SOLOMONIAN, BSC, ND, MPH The health of individuals is tremendously influenced by the health of their environment. This is especially true in childhood, and the effects last a lifetime. If we aim to fulfill the principles of naturopathic medicine (bolded...
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...
Jannine Krause, ND, EAMP Naturopathic Perspective The quest to slow down the aging process is a daunting one, with a plethora of options that seem to be ever-changing, like the “flavor of the month” at a local ice cream shop. In a little over a decade of practice as a...
Sean Elizabeth Jackson, BA (Hons) Jason Marr, BSc (Hons), ND Student Scholarship – 2nd Place Research Review Evidence-Based Healthcare in Medical Malpractice When evidence-based medicine (EBM), now known as evidence-based healthcare (EBHC), was first introduced in...
Mary Fu, BA, MA Jennifer Brusewitz, ND Student Scholarship – Honorable Mention Case Study The Therapeutic Order describes the foundational philosophical principles of naturopathic medicine and serves as a guiding force in its modern practice (Figure 1).1 The following...
Node Smith, ND An ongoing research study has shown that a receptor that is principle in regulating the immune response in the brain following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is also activated by capsaicin, a compound found in hot peppers.1 The receptor is located on...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls All the chief pores of the whole body are opened by the Spanish mantle in a very mild way; the dirt and phlegm are excreted. - Benedict Lust, 1900, p.37 Younger persons dip the Spanish mantle into a cold...
Briana Cain, NMD Tolle Causam Late-onset adult acne is a condition that seems to be presenting in many naturopathic medical practices at a growing rate. I see roughly 2 new cases of late-onset acne every month, with the majority of these cases being females over the...
Node Smith, ND Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is increasing in its popularity as the link between the gut microbiome and systemic disease is targeted by practitioners. Unfortunately, the current recommendations for this treatment only allow for its use in...
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Alpha-Stim® is a FDA cleared medical device that provides safe, fast and effective treatment of anxiety, insomnia, depression and pain through cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) and microcurrent electrical therapy (MET). Over 100 clinical trials over the past 37...
Node Smith, ND A recent article was published that supports staying away from processed foods - and even canned foods.1 Apparently, a common substance used in the lining of certain canned foods may be negatively affecting the absorption of nutrients in the intestine....
Briana Cain, NMD Tolle Causam Late-onset adult acne is a condition that seems to be presenting in many naturopathic medical practices at a growing rate. I see roughly 2 new cases of late-onset acne every month, with the majority of these cases being females over the...
Node Smith, ND Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is increasing in its popularity as the link between the gut microbiome and systemic disease is targeted by practitioners. Unfortunately, the current recommendations for this treatment only allow for its use in...
Hevert is dedicated to the development of high-quality natural medicines. Founded in Germany in 1956, Hevert is an independent, family-owned company run today by Mathias and Marcus Hevert, its third-generation Managing Co-Directors. The company’s mission is to combine...
Alpha-Stim® is a FDA cleared medical device that provides safe, fast and effective treatment of anxiety, insomnia, depression and pain through cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) and microcurrent electrical therapy (MET). Over 100 clinical trials over the past 37...
Node Smith, ND A recent article was published that supports staying away from processed foods - and even canned foods.1 Apparently, a common substance used in the lining of certain canned foods may be negatively affecting the absorption of nutrients in the intestine....
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NODE SMITH, ND A possible explanation for why many cancer drugs that kill tumor cells in mouse models won't work in human trials has been found by researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Biomedical Informatics and...
NODE SMITH, ND A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports continues to support a growing body of evidence that aluminum contributes to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Researchers found aluminum co-located with phosphorylated tau...
