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Notes from the Field: August, 2019

Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Jared L. Zeff, ND, VMNI, LAc The following is a not an article prepared for a medical journal. Rather, this is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the field. It’s not meant to be a peer-reviewed...

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CaP Update 2019: Is MRI Imaging Replacing Biopsy?

Docere Phranq D. Tamburri, NMD Over the past decade, as has been documented in my previous NDNR articles, my practice has specialized in the proper use of prostate imaging for concerned patients with an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) who want to avoid a...

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Body Fat in Men: A Measure of Leanness and Longevity

Body Fat in Men: A Measure of Leanness and Longevity

Richard Maurer, ND Sully, a 58-year-old adventurous and healthy man, shared his confusion with me at our first visit. His primary care doctor recommended a statin, on top of his current aspirin and beta-blocker, because of his heart disease risk and cholesterol. But...

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New Ideas on How to Rehab Language Ability After Stroke

New Ideas on How to Rehab Language Ability After Stroke

Node Smith, ND New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found that intensive therapy is not necessarily best when it comes to treating the loss of language and communication in early recovery after a stroke. Intensive therapy is not necessarily best when it comes...

New Ideas on How to Rehab Language Ability After Stroke

Couples Influence Goals of One Another

Node Smith, ND Over the long-term, what one partner in a two-person relationship wishes to avoid, so too does the other partner -- and what one wants to achieve, so does the other. These effects can be observed regardless of gender, age and length of the relationship,...

New Ideas on How to Rehab Language Ability After Stroke

Using Light Particles to Create a More Secure Internet

Node Smith, ND The world is one step closer to having a totally secure internet and an answer to the growing threat of cyber-attacks, thanks to a team of international scientists who have created a unique prototype which could transform how we communicate online. The...

New Ideas on How to Rehab Language Ability After Stroke

Cerebral Hierarchy and Brain Wave Frequency

Node Smith, ND To produce your thoughts and actions, your brain processes information in a hierarchy of regions along its surface, or cortex, ranging from "lower" areas that do basic parsing of incoming sensations to "higher" executive regions that formulate your...

Acne Vulgaris: Treating with Light, Heat, & Energy Technology

Marcea Wiggins, ND Acne vulgaris is a proliferative and difficult-to-treat condition that affects millions of teenagers and adults alike. Naturopathic medicine offers patients a deeper perspective into their condition and addresses the underlying causes, which in the...

Atopic Dermatitis: Treating the Causes Yields Success

Michael Traub, ND, DHANP, FABNO AD is one of the most common dermatologic conditions seen in clinical practice. It is associated with several well-recognized comorbidities: allergic rhinitis, asthma, and food allergies, along with increased rates of anxiety,...

Techniques to Deal with Sub-Syndromal Depression 

A study out of Beijing, China set out to look at individuals with sub-syndromal depression (SSD) and evaluate the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), alone or in combination on depressive symptoms. The researchers took...

Acne During Pregnancy: Safe Approaches to Treatment

Katie Rose, NMD The management of acne during pregnancy poses a challenge to many practitioners, due to the fact that many over-the-counter and prescription medications are contraindicated as a result of the high risk of birth defects. Rather than focusing on treating...

Histamine Intolerance: A Common Cause of Chronic Complaints

Krista Moyer, ND Abstract Histamine intolerance is an underrecognized contributor to a wide range of chronic, multisystem symptoms often misattributed to other conditions. Impaired activity of the diamine oxidase (DAO) enzyme in the gastrointestinal tract can lead to...

Basal Cell & Squamous Cell CA: Individualized Naturopathic Care

Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) ADC is a 59-year-old woman with a 3x4 cm scaly lesion on her lower right arm that has been there for the past 10 years. A dermatologist diagnosed it as actinic keratosis. More recently, during a visit with a rheumatologist, a biopsy was...

The Head & Foot Vapor Baths

Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE These vapors, because they are strongly dissolving and evacuating, make the patient feel easy, comfortable, and most cheerful and happy. Consequently, there is a danger of misusing that which is good in itself, of repeating the vapors too...

Acne During Pregnancy: Safe Approaches to Treatment

Katie Rose, NMD The management of acne during pregnancy poses a challenge to many practitioners, due to the fact that many over-the-counter and prescription medications are contraindicated as a result of the high risk of birth defects. Rather than focusing on treating...

Histamine Intolerance: A Common Cause of Chronic Complaints

Krista Moyer, ND Abstract Histamine intolerance is an underrecognized contributor to a wide range of chronic, multisystem symptoms often misattributed to other conditions. Impaired activity of the diamine oxidase (DAO) enzyme in the gastrointestinal tract can lead to...

Basal Cell & Squamous Cell CA: Individualized Naturopathic Care

Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) ADC is a 59-year-old woman with a 3x4 cm scaly lesion on her lower right arm that has been there for the past 10 years. A dermatologist diagnosed it as actinic keratosis. More recently, during a visit with a rheumatologist, a biopsy was...

The Head & Foot Vapor Baths

Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE These vapors, because they are strongly dissolving and evacuating, make the patient feel easy, comfortable, and most cheerful and happy. Consequently, there is a danger of misusing that which is good in itself, of repeating the vapors too...

Calcium and Vitamin D for the Prevention of Colorectal Adenomas 

According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Calcium and Vitamin D can help prevent colorectal adenomas. According to in vitro studies, “vitamin D and its analogues have been shown to inhibit proliferation, induce differentiation, inhibit...

The Time is NOW for Some Mosquitoes to Go

Paul Herscu, ND, MPH This article deals with only one aspect of prevention of Zika virus caused disease, and is the fourth of a series. For previous writings on the subject and to contextualize this writing, see here. When my older son was entering middle school, he...

Cabbage And Soybeans May Improve Immune Function

Research out of Osaka University has found that lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a lipid high in cabbage and soybeans, could be effective at regulating lymphocyte activity, and immune responses. Previously, lymphocyte motility mechanisms have been unknown. Current...

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Latest Alarm on Plastic Pollution

Latest Alarm on Plastic Pollution

Node Smith, ND Ecologists studying the prevalence of plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems around the world are concerned after measuring the scale of human response needed to reduce future emissions and manage what's already floating around out there. Prevalence of...