Node Smith, ND After months of social distancing mandates, people are leaning heavily on technology for a sense of social connection. But new research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests people too often opt to send email or text messages when a phone call...
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Notes from the Field: June, 2020
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls 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...
Antifungals: A Prudent Perspective – Part 2
Lauren Tessier, ND As discussed in the last installment of this article, there are numerous concerns with employing antifungals, including the growing issue of antifungal resistance and the complexities of how and when to use them appropriately. Part 1...
A Naturopathic Approach to DM – Part 1
The Vital Conversation James Sensenig, NDMona Morstein, ND, DHANP 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...
Basket Weaving: How Neurasthenia Inspired the Arts & Crafts Movement and More
Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO During our time at home this past spring, I took up 2 new hobbies: chair caning and basket making. I can’t claim to be particularly accomplished at either. If you want to joke about me being a basket case,...
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Sensitive, Hot, & Passionate: A Homeopathic Medicine for Extreme Hypersensitivity
Tara Peyman, ND Over the past few years, I have treated several cases of mood disorders where extreme physical and emotional hypersensitivity is a part of the symptom picture. There are a few remedies that are well known for treating these kinds of hypersensitivities,...
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Homeopathic Treatment for Chronic Knee Pain
Joe Kellerstein, DC, ND Teaching is, without question, the best way to learn. About once a month I conduct a live clinic where students observe my case-taking and follow-up technique. It really is a unique opportunity to practice self-criticism out loud and tune up...
Naturopathic Physical Medicine Treatments for General Practice
Eric Blake, ND, Dipl. Ac. Naturopathic physical medicine has played a long and vital role in the healing arts. Hippocrates, in addition to recognizing his patients’ essential need for adequate rest, a quality diet, fresh air and hygiene, extensively advocated and...
Clinical Pearl: A Case of Frozen Shoulder
Aubrey Rickford, ND and Derek Cook, 5th year at CCNM RM, a 55-year-old female, complained of right-sided muscle pain and joint stiffness of the neck, shoulder and elbow. Her main goal was to regain shoulder use (mobility and strength), as she is a potter. While...
The Art of Collecting Your Due
Monte Zwang It sometimes is the elephant in the room with you and your patient: money. You provide a service, and you should be paid for your professionalism, expertise and time. However, collecting the money you’re due is often not easy, and too often, months go by...
An Introvert’s Guide to Networking
Carolyn Campbell I recently read that 95% of people feel intimidated by networking events. If you are an introvert or shy away from networking, you are not alone. Other styles of connecting exist, such as joining groups with a common cause, taking classes and...
Regenerative Injection Therapy of the Knee: Case No. 2
David A. Tallman, DC, NMD The Baker's cyst (BC) was named after English surgeon William Baker, who practiced in the mid- to late-19th century (Baker, 1877). BCs are joint fluid-filled sacs arising from the gastrocnemius-semimembranosus (GS) bursa. They are the most...
March 2007 | Physical Medicine
Tolle Totem Naturopathic Protocol for Podiatric Procedures John Hahn , DPM, ND Clinical Pearl: A Case Study of Frozen Shoulder Aubrey Rickford, ND and Derek Cook, 4th-year intern at CCNM Use of acupuncture threading and adjunct therapy. Tolle Causam Nutrition in...
Menopause and Retaining the Female Libido
A sexy woman is, by and large, a young and healthy woman. Typically a young, healthy, reasonably happy and sexy woman has a “normal” libido. A woman who has matured beyond her reproductive years may “suffer” from reduced libido, as all purveyors of aphrodisiacs will...
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Eosinophilic Cellulitis: A Mysterious Case of Flower-shaped Lesions
ELISABETH BASTOS, BSC, ND, RACU Wells syndrome, also known as eosinophilic cellulitis, is a rare benign disease characterized by pruritis, edema, bullae, and urticarial plaques on the limbs and/or...
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...
Pain Could be Linked to Brown Fat Generation
NODE SMITH, ND A new source of energy expending brown fat cells has been uncovered by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center, which they say points towards potential new therapeutic options for obesity. According to the new report, published in Nature Metabolism,...
Genotype May Determine if Fish Oil is a Good Idea
NODE SMITH, ND Fish oil supplements are a billion-dollar industry built on a foundation of purported, but not proven, health benefits. Now, new research from a team led by a University of Georgia scientist indicates that taking fish oil only provides health benefits...
Research on Cinnamon Supports its Positive Effect on Metabolism
Node Smith, ND Cinnamaldehyde aids in the Burning of fat in Humans Recent research has found that cinnamaldehyde, a constituent in cinnamon, is able to aid in the burning of fat in humans.1 Cinnamon, a favorite holiday spice, has been used in traditional herbal...
Wrist Extension Injury: Manipulation Pearls
Nick Buratovich, NMD Orthopedics A wrist extension injury is one of the most common wrist injuries, and usually results from a fall on an outstretched hand, also known as a FOOSH injury.1 This can result from a simple fall in the home or workplace, or from an athletic...
Lactobacillus fermentum: New Applications for Mastitis & Infant Immunity
Jeremy Appleton, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae The body of probiotic research continues to expand and diversify, and is accompanied by an expanded understanding of microbiome-host interactions and a broadening array of emerging clinical uses. Evidence now suggests that...
Association Spotlight: PsychANP
Kabran Chapek, ND Naturopathic News It has been 1 year since founding members from across the United States and Canada incorporated the Psychiatric Association of Naturopathic Physicians (PsychANP) as an affiliate of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians...
Using Virtual Reality to Help with Dementia
Node Smith, ND New Virtual Reality Platform Helps Elderly Individuals with Dementia Connect with Past Memories Wayback, is a specially designed virtual reality experience that has been created with the specific purpose of helping those with dementia interact with...
“Digital Pills” – Answer to Compliance, or Slippery Slope?
Node Smith, ND Could “digital pills” be the next big ethical question in medicine? Digital pills, ingestible sensors encapsulated in a gelatin coating, can now be taken along with medications to track drug use patterns.1 Clinicians at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are...
Optimal Threshold of Cardiac Troponin I Concentration for Risk Stratification
Node Smith, ND High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Testing to Determine Likelihood of Current and Future Cardiac Events A global study on the use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I testing in the evaluation of patients with chest pain offers a definitive threshold...
Do Your Patients Know that Alcohol Intake is Linked to Cancer?
Node Smith, ND The Link Between Alcohol Consumption and Cancer Many Americans are not aware that alcohol intake is linked to many forms of cancer, regardless of whether intake is considered light, moderate, or heavy.1 According to the American Society of Clinical...
New Risk and Biomarker for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Found
Node Smith, ND New Studies on Alzheimer's Finds Link Between Neurodegenerative Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Two new studies on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have found a link between the neurodegenerative disease and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)1, as well as an...
Increase Your Brain Size With Exercise
Node Smith, ND Does your brain get bigger with exercise? A recent study says that your hippocampus does.1 The hippocampus is a portion of the limbic system, located within the medial temporal lobe. The limbic system, as a whole, is principal in the regulation of...
“Digital Pills” – Answer to Compliance, or Slippery Slope?
Node Smith, ND Could “digital pills” be the next big ethical question in medicine? Digital pills, ingestible sensors encapsulated in a gelatin coating, can now be taken along with medications to track drug use patterns.1 Clinicians at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are...
Optimal Threshold of Cardiac Troponin I Concentration for Risk Stratification
Node Smith, ND High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Testing to Determine Likelihood of Current and Future Cardiac Events A global study on the use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I testing in the evaluation of patients with chest pain offers a definitive threshold...
Do Your Patients Know that Alcohol Intake is Linked to Cancer?
Node Smith, ND The Link Between Alcohol Consumption and Cancer Many Americans are not aware that alcohol intake is linked to many forms of cancer, regardless of whether intake is considered light, moderate, or heavy.1 According to the American Society of Clinical...
New Risk and Biomarker for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Found
Node Smith, ND New Studies on Alzheimer's Finds Link Between Neurodegenerative Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Two new studies on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have found a link between the neurodegenerative disease and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)1, as well as an...
Increase Your Brain Size With Exercise
Node Smith, ND Does your brain get bigger with exercise? A recent study says that your hippocampus does.1 The hippocampus is a portion of the limbic system, located within the medial temporal lobe. The limbic system, as a whole, is principal in the regulation of...
Mislabeling of CBD Products
Node Smith, ND Nearly 70% of CBD Products Sold are Mislabeled A recent study from Penn State has found that nearly 70 percent of CBD products sold are mislabeled as to the amount of CBD contained.1 The mislabeling apparently goes in both directions, with some products...
Increased Cardiovascular Risk After Discontinuing Hormone Therapy
Node Smith, ND Hormone Replacement Therapy A recent study has found that there may be a significant increase in cardiovascular events, resulting in death of postmenopausal women who have been on hormone replacement therapy and subsequently discontinue therapy.1...
WHO Stance on Antibiotic Use in Healthy Farm Animals = Needs to Stop
Node Smith, ND The Time is Now to STOP Using Prophylactic Antibiotics in Healthy Animals New advisory guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) urge farmers to stop the use of prophylactic antibiotics on healthy animals.1 Currently, many farmers worldwide...
Nearly 7 out of 10 Americans Don’t Know What Specific Health Conditions Magnesium Benefits
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – November 14, 2017 – A recent Magnesium Awareness Study conducted by Jigsaw Health has shown that over 9 out of 10 U.S. consumers are aware of Magnesium but nearly 7 out of 10 are unaware of the specific health benefits it provides. As a result,...
Licorice Extract for Parkinson’s Disease
Node Smith, ND Liquiritigenin, an Extract of Licorice Root, may be used to Treat Parkinson's Disease A new study on the herbal extract, liquiritigenin, an extract of licorice root, has uncovered a mechanism by which the herb may be used to treat Parkinson’s disease by...
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News on New Male Contraceptive Pill
NODE SMITH, ND In a new paper published by Nature Communications, The Lundquist Institute (TLI) Investigator Wei Yan, MD, PhD, and his research colleagues spell out an innovative strategy that has led to the discovery of a natural compound as a safe, effective and...
New Alzheimer’s Genes Discovered
NODE SMITH, ND A research team led by Chunshui Yu and Mulin Jun Li of Tianjin Medical University has discovered two new genes potentially involved in Alzheimer's disease. They identified them by exploring which genes were turned on and off in the hippocampus of people...




