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Age & Food Reactivity: Examining the Correlations

Tolle Causam Chad Larson, NMD, DC, CCN, CSCS Over the years, we’ve learned more about the ways our bodies react to specific foods, and even the ways in which specific foods are prepared. We’ve successfully spotlighted common foods and environmental triggers of...

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Study Looks at Antipsychotic Use in Kids with ADHD

Node Smith, ND Although fewer young people with ADHD are treated with antipsychotic drugs than suspected, many prescriptions for the drugs do not appear to be clinically warranted, according to a new study from psychiatry researchers at Columbia University Vagelos...

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Dr Graves, We Can Heal Your Disease

Docere  Heather Herington, BSc, NMD, DHANP There’s nothing like having your own “incurable” disease to sense the impact of naturopathic medicine, especially when you – a naturopathic doctor – have been taught to not treat it. You figure there has to be more to that...

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Association Spotlight: PsychANP

Naturopathic News  CARLO CALABRESE, ND, MPH  Human health cannot be understood or optimized without considering the foundational roles that brain and mind play in our embodiment. Health, from the individual to our planetary context, depends on biological,...

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Parkinson’s Disease: Getting to the Root Causes

Naturopathic Perspective Greg Eckel, ND, LAc In 1817, James Parkinson published an essay on The Shaking Palsy. In 1911, levodopa was first synthesized by Casimir Funk, though it didn’t enter into clinical practice until 1967. The first large study on its positive...

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CV Health and Prevention: An Ayurvedic Approach

CV Health and Prevention: An Ayurvedic Approach

Virender Sodhi, ND, MD (Ayurveda) Anup Mulakaluri, ND, AWC According to Ayurvedic medicine, the heart chakra lies at the center of the 7 chakras. It holds the emotional functions of love, confidence, and trust, as well as deep connection and compassion; its highest...

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Pediatric ADHD: Treatment with Multivitamins & Fish Oil

Pediatric ADHD: Treatment with Multivitamins & Fish Oil

Tolle Causam  Erica Zelfand, ND Abstract Pediatric ADHD is associated with deficiencies in key nutrients, including vitamin D, magnesium, iodine, B vitamins, and omega-3 fatty acids, which play critical roles in neurodevelopment, neurotransmitter function,...

Association Spotlight: Lighting the Path to Success

Association Spotlight: Lighting the Path to Success

Naturopathic News  TIA TRIVISONNO, ND, LAC    When the wind of change blows, some people build walls and others build windmills. (Chinese Proverb)  The New York Association of Naturopathic Physicians (NYANP) is...

Mother’s Health can impact Breastmilk

In a study headed up by the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, researchers found that breastmilk from obese mothers has pro-inflammatory properties and decreased neuroprotective factors. In a notably-small sample size of...

Zika virus infection Update #1

February 11, 2016 Update #1 (please read first posting here) Paul Herscu, ND, MPH Herscu Laboratory My intention with this post is to continue to lay a foundation and build scaffolding so that when you see data or hear the news or learn of novel discoveries, you will...

In Remembrance of Dr. Bruce Shelton

We are deeply saddened to report that Dr. Bruce Shelton of Phoenix, Arizona passed away on February 12th. Dr. Shelton was a holistic medical doctor and champion of homeopathic medicine, with a successful integrative practice. This news was reported by the Arizona...

Link Between Vegan Diets and A Decreased Risk of Prostate Cancer

In a study conducted by Loma Linda University, published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers found a possible link between a decreased risk of prostate cancer and vegan diets in men. Researchers looked at a variety of diets including...

Arizona Medical Marijuana Restriction Bill Pulled

According to AZCentral.com, Representative Jay Lawrence out of Scottsdale, pulled his bill that would have banned naturopaths and homeopaths from writing prescriptions for marijuana. The bill would also require patients to renew cards every six months and punish those...

Bernard Jensen: A Historical Figure in Natural Medicine

Shawn Peters, Naturopathic Medical Student Dr. Bernard Jensen was a truly historical figure within in the realm of nutrition and naturopathic medicine. Dr. Jensen was born in the early 1900’s and was primarily both a chiropractor (D.C.) and a Nutritionist. He...

Postnatal Depression and Oxytocin 

In a study published by the Harvard Review of Psychiatry, there could be a link between post-natal depression and the hormone Oxytocin. It is very difficult for mothers suffering from post-natal depression to be there for their children and researchers think hormone...

A Link Between Synthetic Fire Retardants and Obesity? 

Synthetic fire retardants are found in a multitude of household items you wouldn’t want catching fire like furniture and electronics, but the synthetic material seems to contain chemicals that can cause metabolic and liver problems that can lead to insulin resistance...

Interstitial Cystitis: The Role of Myofascial Therapy

Rosia Parrish Jennifer Pilon Daeyon JooRi Jun Kris Somol, ND The American Urological Association defines Interstitial Cystitis (IC)/Pelvic Bladder Syndrome as an unpleasant sensation perceived to be related to the urinary bladder that is associated with lower urinary...

Cracking Down on American Intake of Sugar and Saturated Fat 

The US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture published their dietary guidelines they do every five years. The governmental agencies urged the public to cut their sugar and saturated fat intake to less than ten percent of their...

Bernard Jensen: A Historical Figure in Natural Medicine

Shawn Peters, Naturopathic Medical Student Dr. Bernard Jensen was a truly historical figure within in the realm of nutrition and naturopathic medicine. Dr. Jensen was born in the early 1900’s and was primarily both a chiropractor (D.C.) and a Nutritionist. He...

Postnatal Depression and Oxytocin 

In a study published by the Harvard Review of Psychiatry, there could be a link between post-natal depression and the hormone Oxytocin. It is very difficult for mothers suffering from post-natal depression to be there for their children and researchers think hormone...

A Link Between Synthetic Fire Retardants and Obesity? 

Synthetic fire retardants are found in a multitude of household items you wouldn’t want catching fire like furniture and electronics, but the synthetic material seems to contain chemicals that can cause metabolic and liver problems that can lead to insulin resistance...

Interstitial Cystitis: The Role of Myofascial Therapy

Rosia Parrish Jennifer Pilon Daeyon JooRi Jun Kris Somol, ND The American Urological Association defines Interstitial Cystitis (IC)/Pelvic Bladder Syndrome as an unpleasant sensation perceived to be related to the urinary bladder that is associated with lower urinary...

Cracking Down on American Intake of Sugar and Saturated Fat 

The US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture published their dietary guidelines they do every five years. The governmental agencies urged the public to cut their sugar and saturated fat intake to less than ten percent of their...

Light Exposure Plays A Role In Children’s Weight

Childhood obesity is a growing concern, as roughly 42 million children worldwide under the age of five are considered overweight or obese. The increased exposure to artificial lighting, from objects such as tablets, cell phones, night-lights, televisions, and other...

Nature Prescription: The Missing Link in Dementia Treatment

Student Scholarship – First Place Research Review Cayla M. Bronicheski, MSc Cyndi Gilbert, ND The intrinsic and instinctive need for humans to affiliate and connect with nature is a notion that has been present as far back as paintings inside the pyramids of Egypt....

Optimizing Sleep: A Multi-Pronged Approach

Mark Woodall, MS, ND The therapeutic order, as elaborated by Drs Jared Zeff and Pamela Snider, begins with, “Establish the conditions for health.”1 Optimizing sleep quality and duration is therefore one of the most essential first steps. The aim of this article is to...

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Microbiome’s Role in Dealing with Cancer

Microbiome’s Role in Dealing with Cancer

Node Smith, ND Researchers with the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) have discovered which gut bacteria help our immune system battle cancerous tumors and how they do it. The discovery may provide a new understanding of why...