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James Sensenig, ND: In Memoriam; December 1, 2019

JARED ZEFF, with a little help from my friends James Sensenig (“call me Jim”) was an intelligence officer in the US Army during the Viet Nam War. They picked the most capable people for that assignment. In 1974, he enrolled in the National College of Naturopathic...

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Clinical Focus – GI Health

Naturopathic Urgent Care Rebecca Miller, NMD There are few (if any) urgent care or emergency medicine physicians in this country that are trained to approach an acutely ill patient with the guiding philosophy of Tolle causam, ie, treat the whole person. And yet, if...

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Botanical Treatment of Shingles: A Case Report

Botanical Treatment of Shingles: A Case Report

Vanessa Ferreira, ND Student Scholarship – 2nd Place Case Study Herpes zoster, or shingles, is a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). This virus, which lays dormant in the dorsal root ganglia after a primary infection of...

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Could Our Fat Have Immunological Function?

Could Our Fat Have Immunological Function?

Node Smith, ND Droplets of fat inside our cells are helping the body's own defense system fight back against infection, University of Queensland researchers have discovered. The international collaboration between UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience researchers...

Treating Chronic Pain: Reasons to Use a Top-Down System

Treating Chronic Pain: Reasons to Use a Top-Down System

Naturopathic Perspective  MARK HEISIG, ND  Pain is an interesting phenomenon within the brain and as a part of the human experience. And it's important to emphasize the human "experience" component, because pain is just that – an experience....

Could Our Fat Have Immunological Function?

Shortest Time Measured: Zeptoseconds

Node Smith, ND In the global race to measure ever shorter time spans, physicists from Goethe University Frankfurt have now taken the lead: together with colleagues at the accelerator facility DESY in Hamburg and the Fritz-Haber-Institute in Berlin, they have measured...

Could Our Fat Have Immunological Function?

Mechanism of Exercise’s Effect on Cancer

Node Smith, ND People with cancer who exercise generally have a better prognosis than inactive patients. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found a likely explanation of why exercise helps slow down cancer growth in mice: Physical activity...

Predicting Pneumonia Risk in Older Adults

Researchers from the American Geriatrics Society developed a ‘prediction score’ to help healthcare professionals determine which older adults might be most at risk for developing pneumonia. This is necessary because pneumonia is the leading cause of sickness and death...

Acupressure Reduced Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors

According to a study out of the University of Michigan Health System and published in JAMA Oncology, acupressure helped reduce persistent fatigue in women who had been treated for breast cancer. Fatigue is one of the most common long-term effects of breast cancer...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnant Women 

According to a study out of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and published in the International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, approximately one quarter of pregnant women may suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the recurrent cessation or limitation of...

#NDSpotLight: Briana Peddle, Naturopathic Doctor

‪#‎NDSpotLight‬: Dr Briana Peddle, Naturopathic Doctor Nominated by her peers, Dr Peddle is the first in our series which highlights the good works of the naturopathic profession. ‪

Childhood Illness Not Linked to Higher Adult Mortality

According to a study out of the University Stirling in Finland, exposure to infections in early life does not have long-lasting consequences for later-life survival and reproduction. The lifespan of people in the UK was age 60, but now the expectation is for these...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnant Women 

According to a study out of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and published in the International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, approximately one quarter of pregnant women may suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the recurrent cessation or limitation of...

#NDSpotLight: Briana Peddle, Naturopathic Doctor

‪#‎NDSpotLight‬: Dr Briana Peddle, Naturopathic Doctor Nominated by her peers, Dr Peddle is the first in our series which highlights the good works of the naturopathic profession. ‪

Childhood Illness Not Linked to Higher Adult Mortality

According to a study out of the University Stirling in Finland, exposure to infections in early life does not have long-lasting consequences for later-life survival and reproduction. The lifespan of people in the UK was age 60, but now the expectation is for these...

Childhood Infections & Injuries: Topical Herbal Formulas

Jillian Stansbury, ND No one escapes childhood without some scrapes, burns, bruises, and infections. Every herbalist and family physician needs a supply of gentle but effective topical applications for lice, burns, and other common issues. Most readers will be...

Dairy Removal in Kids: Rewards & Risks

Lindsay Self, BA (Hons), ND Mary MacDonald, ND, BSc, BComm Dairy is a well-known allergen for many children. Many naturopathic doctors choose an elimination diet as a first-line treatment for pediatric asthma, eczema, constipation, esophagitis, and chronic congestion,...

A Cornfield for All Seasons: It’s Building Time

David J. Schleich, PhD I love the W. P. Kinsella story about an Iowa corn farmer who decides that the voices he has been hearing inspired him to build a baseball diamond out in his back 20. The quote from Robinson‘s film of Kinsella’s novel about Shoeless Joe Jackson...

Pediatric Hypertension: An Integrative Approach

Krystal Plonski, ND, EAMP Abstract Pediatric hypertension, increasingly linked to obesity and poor lifestyle habits, requires early detection and intervention to prevent long-term cardiovascular damage. Diagnosis is based on blood pressure percentiles by age, gender,...

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