Vis Medicatrix Naturae Marisol Teijeiro, ND In the early 1900s, naturopathic medicine migrated to North America where the conventional medicine system was in full force. Imagine – a world that had since been a mix of snake oil salesmen, Native American shamans,...
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SIBO in a Young Woman: A Cure with Botanical Medicine
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Matthew Strickland, ND Abstract Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is increasingly recognized as both an underdiagnosed condition and a contributor to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This case study describes a 19-year-old female who...
NPLEX: What Board Certification Actually Means
Practice Building Joy Stevens, ND, JD, PE Congratulations! You passed NPLEX. No, you are not board-certified. NPLEX Exam The Naturopathic Physician Licensing Examination (“NPLEX”) is a 2-part examination, the purpose of which is to ensure a licensure candidate...
Dialing Up the Vis, Part 1
The Vital Conversation James Sensenig, ND This is the first of a new series of articles in NDNR based on transcripts of The Vital Conversation. The conversations occurred on Wednesdays for several years and were hosted by Jim Sensenig, ND, and other senior vitalists....
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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Hormonal Equilibrium in Men: A Balancing Act
Rian Shah, ND Ah, the conundrum of naturopathic doctors using testosterone replacement in men… I hear the struggle all the time, and feel the resistance. Since I feel like this is an amazing tool that can help people reach optimal health, I will attempt to explain how...
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The Intertwined Solutions of Healthcare and Climate Change
Node Smith, ND Although the link may not be obvious, healthcare and climate change -- two issues that pose major challenges around the world -- are in fact more connected than society may realize. So, say researchers, who are increasingly proving this to be true. Case...
If You Do It, We’ll Teach It! The Ever-Expanding Toolkit of the ND Curriculum
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND The goal of naturopathic medical education is fairly straightforward: prepare the student for a career in naturopathic medicine. The form that career takes can vary, but the compact between student and...
Human’s Brain Thought the Be ‘Pre-wired’ for Written Language
Node Smith, ND Humans are born with a part of the brain that is prewired to be receptive to seeing words and letters, setting the stage at birth for people to learn how to read, a new study suggests. Analyzing brain scans of newborns, researchers found that this part...
FemiClear Releases Over-The-Counter Product to Relieve Genital Herpes Symptoms
Backed by two types of studies, this powerful new product reduces symptoms of genital herpes outbreaks and is available nationwide at CVS locations. Austin, TX - To help women suffering with genital herpes, the FemiClear brand has released new FemiClear for...
New Insight into Causes of Migraines
A study out of the University of Helsinki in Finland and published in Nature Genetics, identified almost 30 new genetic risk factors for the common migraine. Many of these risk variants localize inside or close to genes that regulate the vascular system. The results...
Narrow Wavelength of UV Light Safely Kills Drug-resistant Bacteria
According to a study out of the Columbia University Medical Center and published in PLOS ONE, a narrow wavelength of ultraviolet light safely killed drug-resistant MRSA bacteria in mice, suggesting its potential to reduce surgical site infections. Infections are a...
Diagnostic Test With 100% Accuracy For Alzheimer’s
A new diagnostic screening tool for Alzheimer’s has been discovered at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, in New Jersey. Alzheimer’s is a progressively worsening disease where early detection of symptoms is key, in order to commence treatment. Early...
Varied Brain Connections Found In Individuals With Anger Disorders
New research, conducted at the University of Chicago Medical Center, has shown that individuals with various anger disorders demonstrate weakened connections in various regions of the brain. Researchers used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), which is a type of magnetic...
Medical Marijuana Help To Reduce Use Of Prescription Drugs
New research, out of the University of Georgia, has discovered that prescription drug use has decreased since the legalization of medical marijuana. Medical marijuana has several prescribed uses such as: chronic pain conditions, anxiety, sleep disorders,...
AANP Launches Cancer Care Program
Creating Integrative Cancer Teams: Learning from those who Make it Work Program Description Integrative, interdisciplinary medicine is the future of healthcare. Optimal health is achieved through personalized health care that addresses the cause of the illness and the...
Helping Autistic Children Transfer Communication Skills from Home to School
A study led by Manchester University will be conducted to determine whether an intervention with parents and teachers can help children with autism transfer newly acquired social communication skills from home into school. A part of autism is that kids with the...
Risk Factors Involved in Initiation of Adolescent Alcohol Use
According to a study out of the Research Society on Alcoholism, underage drinking is a major public health and social problem in the U.S. and the ability to identify at-risk kids is immensely important. The researchers identified demographic factors, cognitive...
Factors Linked to Adult Insomnia Symptoms
According to a study out by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and published in the journal Sleep, child abuse, parental divorce and parental death were shown to be associated with higher rates of adult insomnia. Mild insomnia was uniquely predicted by childhood...
The Injured Automobile Patient: Practical Tips for Treatment
Todd Winton, NMD Jen Winton, DC Auto accidents are prevalent in our fast-paced society. The US Census Bureau states that over 10.5 million motor vehicle accidents have occurred every year in the United States since 2000.1 As a result, there are countless injured...
AANP Launches Cancer Care Program
Creating Integrative Cancer Teams: Learning from those who Make it Work Program Description Integrative, interdisciplinary medicine is the future of healthcare. Optimal health is achieved through personalized health care that addresses the cause of the illness and the...
Helping Autistic Children Transfer Communication Skills from Home to School
A study led by Manchester University will be conducted to determine whether an intervention with parents and teachers can help children with autism transfer newly acquired social communication skills from home into school. A part of autism is that kids with the...
Risk Factors Involved in Initiation of Adolescent Alcohol Use
According to a study out of the Research Society on Alcoholism, underage drinking is a major public health and social problem in the U.S. and the ability to identify at-risk kids is immensely important. The researchers identified demographic factors, cognitive...
Factors Linked to Adult Insomnia Symptoms
According to a study out by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and published in the journal Sleep, child abuse, parental divorce and parental death were shown to be associated with higher rates of adult insomnia. Mild insomnia was uniquely predicted by childhood...
The Injured Automobile Patient: Practical Tips for Treatment
Todd Winton, NMD Jen Winton, DC Auto accidents are prevalent in our fast-paced society. The US Census Bureau states that over 10.5 million motor vehicle accidents have occurred every year in the United States since 2000.1 As a result, there are countless injured...
What Lies Beneath the Pain: Dysmenorrhea & Emotional Processing
Lydia Thurton, ND Women sacrifice over 600 million hours of work and $2 billion dollars of revenue annually to the pain of menstruation. Dysmenorrhea is a source of significant physical, emotional, and economic hardship for women around the world. A staggering 84-90%...
Shifting Through Layers: A 5-Year Case
Paul Theriault, ND As cases progress over multiple remedies and through multiple years, patients generally advance through the layers of human spiritual development. These layers were described in my previous article (NDNR, June 2016).1 This article here details the...
The Next Best Past: Looking Back from 2050
David Schleich, PhD A sure way to slow down and eventually stall the co-option of naturopathic modalities, protocols, and philosophy by the allopaths is to be very, very effective in providing health care. Another, parallel, and sure way to prevent the suppression of...
Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections: A Review of Their Use in Lateral Epicondylitis
Colin MacLeod, ND Lateral epicondylitis (LE), also known as tennis elbow, is a relatively common condition in North America, estimated to affect 1-2% of the population per year.1 The annual incidence in tennis players (amateur or professional) is much higher, at 9-35%...
Book Review- The Fibro Fix: Get to the Root of your Fibromyalgia and Start Reversing Your Chronic Pain and Fatigue in 21 Days
Sarah LoBisco, ND The Fibro Fix: Get to the Root of your Fibromyalgia and Start Reversing Your Chronic Pain and Fatigue in 21 Days According to Hasmark Publishing’s May 4, 2016, newsletter, “A good book review describes what the book is about and analyzes whether the...
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Nobel Prize in Physics: Black Holes
Node Smith, ND The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 with one half to Roger Penrose, University of Oxford, UK, "for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity"...
Importance of Considering Energy Sources Used For/During Recycling Process
Node Smith, ND Recycling paper may only be helpful to the climate if it is powered by renewable energy, according to a new modelling study by researchers at UCL and Yale. The study, published in Nature Sustainability, found that greenhouse gas emissions would increase...






