Applications in Practice John H. Furlong, ND Naturopathic medicine sits at a crossroads. As we progress through the 21st century, we have an opportunity to re-assert our unique leadership place in natural medicine. We can challenge ourselves to build on our...
Razi Ann Berry, Publisher After 20 years publishing NDNR’s Applied Naturopathic Medicine journal, I've watched "dangerous pseudoscience" become the standard of care. You may remember we were called irresponsible for publishing IV nutrient protocols. Now there's...
Razi Ann Berry, Publisher We started publishing homeopathic medicine cases in 2005. Many told me I would kill our credibility, that it was “pseudoscience” or that no serious medical journal would touch it. I was told I’d never attract conventional doctors as...
Bradley Bush, ND Exploring how neuroimmune imbalances between histamine and serotonin contribute to dysmotility, GERD, and bloating—and how targeted integrative strategies can improve outcomes. Abstract This article reviews the interplay between histamine and...
New review of research shows benefits outweigh risks for women who start treatment within 10 years of menopause onset After more than two decades, the FDA is finally removing the black box warnings that have kept millions of women from accessing hormone replacement...
Jamie Corroon, ND, MPH Naturopathic Perspective In the absence of a few basic statistics, the significance of the opioid epidemic in the United States can be easily underappreciated. In 2015, the most recent year for which the Centers for Disease Control and...
Jillian Stansbury, ND With Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia affecting millions of elders, the need for safe remedies to both halt the progression and help treat symptoms is greater than ever before. One of the greatest challenges for caregivers and...
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...
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...
Tanya Rampersad, ND Buddhism has a long tradition (approximately 2500 years) of rigorousness of study and dedication of generations of practitioners studying the mind. Abhidhamma is the Buddhist science of the mind1 – a way of seeing and understanding the self,...
Tanya Maté, ND In naturopathic medicine, one of our guiding principles is to treat the root cause, and yet we rarely manage to do this. As Dr Paul Epstein says, “Balancing the immune system and biochemical pathways, though important, may not be addressing the...
Jim Massey, ND So, you want to further explore the mind-body connection? Yoga and meditation play a significant role in everyday practical life and in developing a holistic experience that brings together body, mind, heart, and spirit. A committed yoga practice, along...
Brad S. Lichtenstein, ND, BCB A month before his death, both my sister and I, together and on separate occasions, directly asked my father, “What are your wishes? What do you want to happen? What do we need to know?” His common retort was something to the effect of,...
Jenn Krebs Rapkin, ND Tolle Totum As naturopathic physicians, we are taught and mandated to treat the whole person – body, mind, and spirit. Our training, however, has and continues to be almost exclusively focused on the physical and emotional aspects of a person....
Phoenix, Arizona — Healthcare practitioners across naturopathic, functional, regenerative, and precision medicine are gearing up for one of the most comprehensive clinical education events of the year. The 2026 Functional Longevity Summit, hosted in Phoenix from...
Dr. Erin Hayford, ND A naturopathic case exploring how structured somatic medicine can support nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and quality of life alongside conventional care in end-stage renal disease. This case report examines the integration...
Dr. Jason Porter, NMD A clinical overview of diagnosing and treating non-diabetic neuropathy through root-cause evaluation, including autoimmunity, infections, biotoxin exposure, and small fiber nerve pathology. Abstract This article explores a naturopathic...
Allison Creech, M.Ed., ND An in-depth exploration of how somatic awareness, interoception, and relational neuroscience can support nervous system regulation, authenticity, and healing in clinical practice. Abstract This article examines mind-body medicine as a...
Structured Weight Loss Protects Lumbar and Hip Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women Older women with overweight or obesity who followed a calorie-controlled Mediterranean diet combined with regular physical activity maintained key markers of bone health over three...
New Evidence Links Long-Term Use and Withdrawal Symptoms to Cellular Energy Dysfunction Benzodiazepines impair mitochondrial signaling across multiple systems in the body, not just GABA receptors in the brain. Mitochondria play a central role in regulating cell energy...
Depressed Fathers Raise Behavioral and Social Risk in School-Aged Children Children whose fathers had depression at age 5 were up to 37% more likely to develop hyperactivity, oppositional behaviors, and ADHD symptoms by age 9, based on teacher reports. These children...
Healing Chronic Illness through Environmental Medicine By Kim Furtado, N.D. Exposure to heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, and other chemicals is rising, with no clear end in sight. The identification of novel forever chemicals, contamination of everyday...
Autumn Frandsen, ND Abstract The atopic triad—eczema, asthma, and allergies—frequently presents early in pediatric patients and often shares overlapping immune dysfunction and environmental triggers. In this clinical review, Dr. Autumn Frandsen explores the...
Inflammatory Response During Pregnancy Creates Permanent Brain Structure Changes Inflammation during pregnancy reduces vital brain immune cells by 70% in developing babies, creating permanent changes to brain structure visible on MRI scans. This groundbreaking finding...
Research finds smartphone stimuli trigger heart rate changes and diminish the ability to sense internal bodily signals A recent study published in Communications Psychology has uncovered concerning links between smartphones and our internal bodily awareness. Our...
A Case Study on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep (PANDAS) Successfully Managed with Homeopathy By Jennifer Bahr, ND, DHANP, FMAPS Background Summary & Initial Case History: LW was an 8-year-old female who presented to my...
Three traditional formulas improve chest symptoms, fatigue, and cough duration in COVID-19 patients In 57 clinical trials, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) reduced fever duration by up to 2.2 days, accelerated viral clearance, and improved lung recovery on chest CT...
Lifelong Cognitive Health Begins in the Womb With Immune-Driven Brain Changes Inflammation during pregnancy eliminates 70 percent of fetal brain cells responsible for forming critical neural circuits. These changes are visible on MRI scans at birth and are linked to...
Inflammatory Response During Pregnancy Creates Permanent Brain Structure Changes Inflammation during pregnancy reduces vital brain immune cells by 70% in developing babies, creating permanent changes to brain structure visible on MRI scans. This groundbreaking finding...
Research finds smartphone stimuli trigger heart rate changes and diminish the ability to sense internal bodily signals A recent study published in Communications Psychology has uncovered concerning links between smartphones and our internal bodily awareness. Our...
A Case Study on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep (PANDAS) Successfully Managed with Homeopathy By Jennifer Bahr, ND, DHANP, FMAPS Background Summary & Initial Case History: LW was an 8-year-old female who presented to my...
Three traditional formulas improve chest symptoms, fatigue, and cough duration in COVID-19 patients In 57 clinical trials, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) reduced fever duration by up to 2.2 days, accelerated viral clearance, and improved lung recovery on chest CT...
Lifelong Cognitive Health Begins in the Womb With Immune-Driven Brain Changes Inflammation during pregnancy eliminates 70 percent of fetal brain cells responsible for forming critical neural circuits. These changes are visible on MRI scans at birth and are linked to...
GI Health Burden Highlights Urgent Need for Improved Treatment and Research In 2021, gastrointestinal diseases cost the U.S. healthcare system $111.8 billion. Conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affect millions,...
Microbiome Disruption Reduces Key Immune Cells in Newborns Infants given antibiotics within the first days of life show measurable suppression of immune system development. A new study found that antibiotic exposure during the neonatal window disrupts gut microbiota,...
Understanding the impact of bone turnover on heavy metal toxicity and how to manage chelation therapy safely. By Paul Anderson Acute and ongoing exposures should be assessed and identified to the degree possible before starting heavy metal chelation. Sources of acute...
By Mark Iwanicki Exploring how toxin bioaccumulation drives chronic illness and how homotoxicology provides a systematic framework for detoxification, ECM restoration, and long-term healing Chronic disease is the defining health challenge of our era, with conditions...
Unveiling the Environmental and Health Costs of Trendy, Affordable Clothing By Nozomi Gonzalez, ND Introduction We live in one of the trendiest times in history. Trends in fashion have existed almost as long as humans have worn clothes, but for most of the past, only...
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Clinicians Warn Against Relying on AI Without Biological Insight or Clinical Judgment Artificial intelligence tools are increasingly used to forecast cancer treatment outcomes, but physicians warn that these models fail without biological grounding and clinical...
Autism prevalence among U.S. children has reached a new high, according to a CDC report released in April 2025. New CDC data released April 2025 show that 1 in 31 eight-year-olds had received an autism diagnosis by 2022, a 22% increase in just two years. At some...
