Naturopathic News KATE HAGAN GALLUP The California Naturopathic Doctors Association (CNDA), in partnership with Realize a Healthy California,1 is invested in supporting the quality care provided by our licensed naturopathic doctors,...
Jake F. Felice, ND, LMP Topical cannabis products are generally very well tolerated, and because they do not cause a head high, these products are often an ideal way to introduce patients to the therapeutic benefits of cannabis without causing the...
Education BOB BERNHARDT, BSC, MED, LLM, PHD As for most institutions across North America and beyond, the last 6 months have involved many challenges and many corresponding changes. I am proud of the manner in which the Canadian College of...
Node Smith, ND Memories linked with strong emotions often become seared in the brain. Most people can remember where they were on 9/11, or what the weather was like on the day their first child was born. Memories about world events on Sept 10, or lunch last Tuesday,...
Node Smith, ND Silicone molecules from breast implants can initiate processes in human cells that lead to cell death. Researchers from Radboud University have demonstrated this in a new study that will be published on 12 June in Scientific Reports. "However, there are...
Monique Hallee, BScHK, ND Chris Hergesheimer, BA, MA There is a wide variety of natural options for the treatment of insomnia. Traditional botanical medicines such as valerian (Valeriana officinalis), hops (Humulus lupulus), and chamomile (Matricaria recutita) are...
Stacie Deyglio, ND “The Natural Approach to Opthalmology and Otolarygology” (6th edition) is a multi-authored compilation of naturopathic therapeutics as related to the conditions of the eyes, ear, nose and throat. By adopting an alternative set of guidelines inherent...
Arlan Cage, ND, LAc Here in the greater Los Angeles region, I see a wide variety of patients, from blue-collar dock workers to high-priced attorneys. They all share one thing in common: I've yet to see a patient with Para-Sympathetic Dominance. Maybe I haven't been in...
David Schliech, PhD In this continuing series, we review the tone and extent of the science-vs-nature debate by taking a look at the formation of the naturopathic profession from a philosophical viewpoint. Then, we discuss the debate about the place of bio-medical...
Jonathan E. Prousky, ND, FRSH Most schizophrenic patients have disturbances in thought, perception and functioning. In fact, schizophrenia is best described as a combination of perceptual changes (e.g., auditory and/or visual hallucinations) and thought disorder...
Heidi Hook, ND John is an 11-year-old boy whose parents brought him to see me for his obsessive-compulsive behavioral symptoms: He had to follow an exact bedtime routine. Everything in his room had to be in a precise place. The blanket and the sheet had to line up...
Joe Kellerstein, DC, ND December 2005 was mild for a Toronto winter, but the steel-grey skies were familiar. My receptionist handed me the intake form indicative of a new patient waiting to begin our two-hour initial visit. On reviewing the form and seeing the reason...
John Dye, ND Tough decisions: What are parents to do when their child is obviously having trouble staying focused in school … and falling behind in their studies … getting in trouble … and acting out with behavior problems at home? The child’s pediatrician reviews the...
Gene Bowman, ND In the October issue of NDNR, we reviewed relationships between hypochlorhydria, micronutrients and gut flora pertinent to dementia. This article will extend these ideas to Alzheimer’s disease, neurocognitive testing and rationale for clinical...
NODE SMITH, ND A team of researchers from the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography and their collaborators have revealed that the abundant microbes living in ancient sediment below the seafloor are sustained primarily by chemicals created by...
NODE SMITH, ND Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what causes herpes simplex virus to flare up, explaining how stress, illness and even sunburn can trigger unwanted outbreaks. The discovery could lead to new ways to prevent...
YASAMAN TASALLOTI, ND Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the utilization of technology to work, learn, and connect from home. To a great degree, this has been a welcomed solution in terms of convenience...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Naturopathic medical education is deeply rooted in science, and those roots extend in several directions. One aspect of this rootedness is the education we provide to students on how to evaluate the evidence...
Lower Dose Doesn’t Equate to Fewer Side Effects A recent study looking at antidepressants in the treatment of chronic pain has shown that at lower doses (such as typically used for chronic pain), antidepressants display a distinct side effect profile from that seen in...
Mini-Machines with Major Cancer Killing Power Nanomachines, microscopical molecules constructed to serve various functions, have incredible potential for different applications, including fighting cancer. A team of researchers is now working with nanomachines that can...
Predatory Journals Promise Quick and Easy Research Articles Bearing Little to No Weight in the Scientific Research Community A recent study looked at the widespread prevalence of predatory journals within the scientific publications community.1 A predatory journal is...
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), a Growing Pathological Process A recent article was published discussing the multi-organ effects of a fatty liver.1 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing pathological process in the industrialized world. It...
Scientists Recently Unveiled that HIV has been Successfully Treated In an interview last week with the British Times, scientists unveiled that HIV has been successfully treated in an individual. As part of an experimental trial, a 44-year old male patient who has been...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls In truth, the premises of health and disease, established by experiment and observation, stand untouched, as far as they go; far be it for us to contravene them. It is only in the conclusions of practice that we...
(CBD), a Non-psychoactive Constituent in Cannabis, was Studied for its Potential Effects in Curbing Habit Formation The opioid crisis in America is a growing epidemic. Aside from writing less prescriptions, and using alternative medications, there is a growing...
Intricate Immunological Changes that Occur During Pregnancy: A Chronological Study Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine have elucidated for the first time the intricate immunological changes that occur during pregnancy, as a chronological study.1 It...
David J. Schleich, PhD Education Effective environmental scanning takes time to prepare, and our various college and university administrators have less time for it than they’d like. They do their best to survey and interpret appropriate data to get the lowdown on...
Abigail Egginton, ND Naturopathic Perspective The dearth of research on the health of the LGBTQ population1 has been improved upon in recent years, and what this work reveals is that our LGBT patients need better care.1 Naturopathic doctors, especially knowledgeable...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls In truth, the premises of health and disease, established by experiment and observation, stand untouched, as far as they go; far be it for us to contravene them. It is only in the conclusions of practice that we...
(CBD), a Non-psychoactive Constituent in Cannabis, was Studied for its Potential Effects in Curbing Habit Formation The opioid crisis in America is a growing epidemic. Aside from writing less prescriptions, and using alternative medications, there is a growing...
Intricate Immunological Changes that Occur During Pregnancy: A Chronological Study Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine have elucidated for the first time the intricate immunological changes that occur during pregnancy, as a chronological study.1 It...
David J. Schleich, PhD Education Effective environmental scanning takes time to prepare, and our various college and university administrators have less time for it than they’d like. They do their best to survey and interpret appropriate data to get the lowdown on...
Abigail Egginton, ND Naturopathic Perspective The dearth of research on the health of the LGBTQ population1 has been improved upon in recent years, and what this work reveals is that our LGBT patients need better care.1 Naturopathic doctors, especially knowledgeable...
Deborah Frances, RN, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae A Homeopathic & Herbal Case-Centered Perspective A 36-year-old white male reported to our clinic with acute cellulitis following a spider bite. The bright-red inflammation that covered much of his left forearm was hot...
Obesity: A Multi-factorial Pathology Obesity is a multi-factorial pathology, which creates many physiological compensatory mechanisms which result in disease. Its also a pathology which is rooted in many causal components that feed into a cycle of continued behavior...
Certification recognizes commitment to distinctive and progressive healthcare education Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH), a national leader in the education and practice of natural medicine, announced today that it has been awarded the...
Cocoa's Components Could be Key Ingredient for Releasing More Insulin Well, not Hersey’s milk chocolate. But a group studying cocoa has found components within the main ingredient of chocolate that helps release more insulin and respond to increases in blood glucose...
Christopher Maloney, ND Docere Zika is in the Headlines One in 10 American women infected with Zika virus have birth defects.1 Reports of Zika have come in from 44 of the 50 US states, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) still estimates that Zika...
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NODE SMITH, ND How often a person takes daytime naps, if at all, is partly regulated by their genes, according to new research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and published in Nature Communications. In this study, the largest of its kind...
NODE SMITH, ND An antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein, known as the "guardian of the genome" for its ability to repair DNA damage or destroy cancerous cells. Published today in Nature Communications, a study of the...
