Tolle Totum Lauren Tessier, ND Naturopathic physicians are taught to treat the whole person and find the underlying cause of illness. In times of quick appointments, mountains of paperwork, and insurance mandates, we rarely have the time to have more than a “bare...
The Vital Conversation James Sensenig, NDJudith Boice, ND, LAc, FABNO, 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...
David J. Schleich, PhD As our digital and local lives expand and our physical and global ones contract, this sea change will create and destroy value. (Mark Carney, 2020) In the naturopathic community, there has been wonderful growth in the past quarter-century...
Tolle Causam Sasha Pustam, ND (inactive) According to psychotherapist Belleruth Naparstek, guided imagery is “a form of deliberate, directed daydreaming – a purposeful use of the imagination that deploys words and phrases designed to evoke rich, multisensory fantasy...
Alli ErdahlJessica Nagelkirk, ND Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be associated with significant anxiety and depression that decrease the patient’s quality of life.1 Due to their rapid-acting effects, benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed for anxiety...
David J. Schleich, PhD The kernel of the issue is that academic governance and corporate governance are not the same. They share similar processes but live in different valleys. CNME oversight of standards is a form of governance, although it is at arm’s length. Its...
Jennifer Brett, ND, LAc Urticaria is defined as “local wheals and erythema in the superficial dermis” (Beers and Berkow, 1999). Chronic urticaria is any wheals or erythema lasting more than six weeks. Wheals form as a result of histamine release resulting in local...
Mona Morstein, ND As summer advances our attention is once again drawn to the sun. That massive orb, 109 times the size of Earth, is what allowed life to evolve on Earth and is what enables our world to grow and thrive. The sunrise delivers the optimism and hope of a...
Shaida Sina Naturopathic medicine has much to offer when a patient presents with a skin condition. I have treated various skin conditions, but one that stands out to me that should be shared is infection of the skin, in particular, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus...
David A. Tallman, DC, NMD Proliferative therapy in cosmetic dermatology is achieved by inducing mechanical or chemical trauma (dermabrasion, chemical peel), intense light exposure (laser, intense pulse light), or through the deposition of growth factors in the dermis....
David A. Tallman, DC, ND "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." -Nietzsche Microtrauma to the muscle filaments from isotonic exercise begets larger and stronger muscles. Wolff’s law mandates that weight bearing exercises increase bone density, and mental...
Marnie Loomis, ND In my office hangs a hand-painted sign, “Behind every successful woman is a messy house.” You will notice that the sign doesn’t say anything about wrinkles or bags under my eyes. I am comfortable with the idea that clutter in my house may indicate a...
James Tuggle, NMD A 49-year-old male presents with deepening of the nasolabial sulcus/fold, deep rhytids on the inferior aspect of the lower eyelids, drooping of the jowls, excess skin on the upper eyelid, and mild to moderate rhytids across the forehead. Patient has...
Jacob Schor, ND When Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1885 he created an enormous problem. America was still segregated by social class. One did not talk to one’s betters, and there was no correct greeting to use in addressing an unknown person, potentially of...
NODE SMITH, ND Depression, especially in urban areas, is on the rise, now more than ever. Mental health outcomes are influenced by, among other things, the type of environment where one lives. Former studies show that urban greenspace has a positive benefit on people...
NODE SMITH, ND Special immune cells found in the brain, microglia, play a key role in the processes that make you feel uneasy and depressed in correlation with inflammation. This is the conclusion of a study using mice carried out by researchers at Linköping...
NODE SMITH, ND For many years, clinicians have been hesitant to diagnose adolescents with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), believing it was a mental health "death sentence" for a patient because there was no clear treatment. Carla Sharp, professor of psychology...
NODE SMITH, ND A new study suggests that a lot of people might be going through life with symptoms that resemble concussion -- a finding supporting researchers' argument that athletes recovering from a brain injury should be assessed and treated on a highly...
Cristiana Paul, MS David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN Docere Do Different Forms of B12 Have Different Clinical Effects? This article will explore the characteristics of supplemental forms of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and how these various forms may differentially behave...
A recent study shows supporting evidence that breastfeeding could impact the health of the mother in new ways; lowering stroke and heart attack risk.1 It is generally accepted that breastfeeding is superior to formula feeding of infants. After all, why else would...
A study last week from JAMA Pediatrics,1 reports that adolescent drivers with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a significantly increased crash risk compared to other newly licensed teens. The data suggests that ADHD teens have a 36% higher crash...
In a very interesting study conducted at Stanford University, the descriptions used to label healthy food were shown to dramatically affect the consumption of the item.1 It has long been accepted that the manner in which food is presented impacts its appeal. For...
Social Jet Lag = Key Circadian Indicator of Poor Health Outcomes A recent study shows that ‘social jet lag’ is a key circadian indicator of poor health outcomes, including increases in heart disease.1 ‘Social jet lag’ is when we go to bed and arise later on weekends...
In a recent study, a team of researchers showed that using virtual reality headsets can alter the experience of pain and pain memories while undergoing dental procedures.1 At a dental clinic in Devon, England routine dental procedures were shown to have less distress...
A recent study from the Penn State College of medicine shows that statins may actually contribute to onset and progression of Parkinson’s disease in people who are susceptible to the disease.1 Statins have become an incredibly common pharmacological prescription,...
A team of researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) identified a neuro-pathway by which the brain regulates hunger, and influences inclination to act on environmental cues to seek out food, and how this changes depending on physiological hunger or...
A recent study shows that older adults with elevated brain plaquing, yet normal cognition, actually do experience faster rates of mental decline as they age, suggestive of Alzheimer’s disease.1 Since Alzheimer’s disease (AD) historically has been only diagnosable upon...
Last week, a study indicated that the activity level of adolescents and children may be even less than previously thought, which was already low.1 The growing trend of inactivity among school aged children has been a concern, especially with the parallel increase in...
In a recent study, a team of researchers showed that using virtual reality headsets can alter the experience of pain and pain memories while undergoing dental procedures.1 At a dental clinic in Devon, England routine dental procedures were shown to have less distress...
A recent study from the Penn State College of medicine shows that statins may actually contribute to onset and progression of Parkinson’s disease in people who are susceptible to the disease.1 Statins have become an incredibly common pharmacological prescription,...
A team of researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) identified a neuro-pathway by which the brain regulates hunger, and influences inclination to act on environmental cues to seek out food, and how this changes depending on physiological hunger or...
A recent study shows that older adults with elevated brain plaquing, yet normal cognition, actually do experience faster rates of mental decline as they age, suggestive of Alzheimer’s disease.1 Since Alzheimer’s disease (AD) historically has been only diagnosable upon...
Last week, a study indicated that the activity level of adolescents and children may be even less than previously thought, which was already low.1 The growing trend of inactivity among school aged children has been a concern, especially with the parallel increase in...
Last week, at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017, a group of researchers showed that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) significantly reduced both anxiety and depression among participants suffering from chronic pain.1 ACT is an empirically...
AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, based in Austin, TX, will become a distinct entity within Bastyr University: AOMA College of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. This will be the third geographic location of Bastyr University programs in the United States;...
Recently, Amy Goodman with Democracy Now, conducted an interview with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein regarding a recent lawsuit being filed by multiple states against opioid manufacturers and Dr. Andrew Kolodny, co-director of the opioid policy research at the...
The American Botanical Council (ABC) announced last week a release of a laboratory guidance document1 on grapefruit (citrus paradisi) seed extract (GFSE). This document is one of the many results from ABC’s Botanical Adulterants Program, which aims to inform and...
A study last month supports using mindfulness to reduce the fear surrounding labor, which also decreases the likelihood of developing postpartum depression in new mothers.1 I have a been working with a new mother who has been struggling with postpartum depression, and...
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NODE SMITH, ND Although the protein ITIH4 is found in large amounts in the blood, its function has so far been unknown. By combining many different techniques, researchers from Aarhus University have discovered that ITIH4 inhibits proteases in the innate immune system...
NODE SMITH, ND KU Leuven researchers have identified the biological mechanism that explains why some people experience abdominal pain when they eat certain foods. The finding paves the way for more efficient treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and other food...
