Similar Thought Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Some times the chief complaint really is not. When her young son, Juan, was 27 months old, his mother, Dolores, consulted me. Juan had been experiencing a recurring otitis media since 1 year of age. During pregnancy, Dolores...
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Botanicals & Atopic Dermatitis: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Michael Traub, ND, DHANP, FABNO Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease with a lifetime prevalence of 10-20% in children and 1-3% in adults.1 AD usually starts in early infancy and is characterized by pruritus,...
Pediatric Environmental Allergies: A Case Study
Tolle Totum Lisa Ghent, ND Abstract A 7-year-old male presented with chronic rhinosinusitis, enlarged tonsils, conjunctivitis, constipation, pruritus, and low energy, with positive allergy tests for multiple environmental allergens. Treatment included a targeted...
The Future of Naturopathic Medicine Summit: An interview with Dr. Margaret Beeson
Node Smith, ND The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians’ (AANP) annual convention in Portland, Oregon this August will mark the culmination of a year-long process that strives to bring unification to the naturopathic profession through a series of...
Antibacterial Agent May be Linked to Osteoporosis in Women
Node Smith, ND Women exposed to triclosan are more likely to develop osteoporosis, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Triclosan is an endocrine-disrupting chemical widely used as an...
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Optimizing Health in Later Years: Understanding the Needs of the Aging Population
Phoebe Yin, ND Healthy aging is a hot topic for the growing elderly population across the globe. The current generation of older people is increasingly interested in promoting healthy aging, whether this has to do with managing chronic disease, preventing cancer,...
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Make a Good Impression: Leave Your Cell Phone Alone
Node Smith, ND It may seem like a no-brainer, but to get on the good side of a new boss, colleague, or acquaintance in a business meeting, leave your cell phone stashed in your pocket or purse. Looking at your phone during a meeting is akin to "phubbing," or snubbing...
CBT Better than other Psychotherapies at Reducing Inflammation
Node Smith, ND A review of 56 randomized clinical trials finds that psychological and behavioral therapies may be effective non-drug treatments for reducing disease-causing inflammation in the body. CBT found to be superior to other psychotherapies at boosting the...
How do Silicon ‘Neurons’ Behave like Biological Brain?
Node Smith, ND When it fires, a neuron consumes significantly more energy than an equivalent computer operation. And yet, a network of coupled neurons can continuously learn, sense and perform complex tasks at energy levels that are currently unattainable for even...
Genetics and Cancer Metastasis Study
Node Smith, ND Sometimes cancer stays put, but often it metastasizes, spreading to new locations in the body. It has long been suspected that genetic mutations arising inside tumor cells drive this potentially devastating turn of events. Researchers have shown for the...
Seasonal Cardio Disorder?
Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA Docere How Did Sneezy and Grumpy End Up in Cardiac ICU? There is a link between histamine production, depression, heart disease, and myocardial infarction. It is reasonable to assume that histamine production and release due to destabilization...
E-Cigarettes Shown To Cause Cellular Harm
A lab investigation at the VA San Diego Healthcare System examined two variations of e-cigarettes to determine safety. Both nicotine and nicotine-free version were tested and found to be damaging to human cells. E-cigarettes are often thought to be a safe and are...
Mode Of Contact Affects Depressive Symptoms In Older Adults
A recently published longitudinal study in older adults examined the association between different types of social contact with the risk of experiencing depressive symptoms. Social isolation has long been considered a risk for depression and researchers were...
Ortho Molecular Products Announces New High-Dose Probiotic
WOODSTOCK, IL- Ortho Molecular Products announces the launch of Ortho Biotic 100, a high-dose probiotic delivering 100 billion active cultures per capsule to address cases of acute gastrointestinal and immune distress. The company’s first new product of 2016 joins a...
New Eye Examination To Detect Alzheimer’s Disease
Early diagnosis for conditions like Alzheimer’s disease is crucial when it comes to the success of treatment efforts. Currently, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease and so treatments are largely focused on slowing the progression, and helping with the cognitive...
Acid-reflux Drugs Linked to Kidney Disease Risk
According to the John Hopkins School Bloomberg School of Health that was published in JAMA Internal Medicine, there is a link between certain acid-reflux drugs and an increase in kidney disease risk. The study included more than 10,000 individuals and the results were...
EHT Scientists Urge Google to Halt Untested Microwave Radiation of Children’s Brains and Eyes
Teton Village, WY -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/11/2016 -- Environmental Health Trust (EHT) scientists are calling on Google to stop the spread into schools of wireless virtual reality system Global Expeditions Pioneer Program where middle-school children hold a cell phone...
Lower GABA Levels Seen In Individuals With Autism
Autism spectrum disorders are disorders in brain development of varying degrees that affect social interaction, verbal communication, and repetitive behaviors. The classification encompasses children who have difficulties with motor coordination, attention,...
The IBS Within the IBD
Gary Weiner, ND, LAc In the January 2014 issue of NDNR, I argued that naturopathic primary care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was where “the rubber meets the road” in our medicine.1 I made a plea for our treatment strategy to have enough...
Clicking with the Dark Side: IPC and IPE in Our Time
David J. Schleich, PhD Not infrequently these days, there is interest expressed among naturopathic professionals and certain of their allopathic colleagues to collaborate in practice as well as in education. How great it can be for patients when 2 or more professions...
Acid-reflux Drugs Linked to Kidney Disease Risk
According to the John Hopkins School Bloomberg School of Health that was published in JAMA Internal Medicine, there is a link between certain acid-reflux drugs and an increase in kidney disease risk. The study included more than 10,000 individuals and the results were...
EHT Scientists Urge Google to Halt Untested Microwave Radiation of Children’s Brains and Eyes
Teton Village, WY -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/11/2016 -- Environmental Health Trust (EHT) scientists are calling on Google to stop the spread into schools of wireless virtual reality system Global Expeditions Pioneer Program where middle-school children hold a cell phone...
Lower GABA Levels Seen In Individuals With Autism
Autism spectrum disorders are disorders in brain development of varying degrees that affect social interaction, verbal communication, and repetitive behaviors. The classification encompasses children who have difficulties with motor coordination, attention,...
The IBS Within the IBD
Gary Weiner, ND, LAc In the January 2014 issue of NDNR, I argued that naturopathic primary care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was where “the rubber meets the road” in our medicine.1 I made a plea for our treatment strategy to have enough...
Clicking with the Dark Side: IPC and IPE in Our Time
David J. Schleich, PhD Not infrequently these days, there is interest expressed among naturopathic professionals and certain of their allopathic colleagues to collaborate in practice as well as in education. How great it can be for patients when 2 or more professions...
The Liver, Thyroid, & MetS
Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP “The liver is the most affected organ in both hypo- and hyperthyroidism.”1 The association between insulin resistance/metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is well established. To briefly review, NAFLD...
Crohn’s Disease: Successful Treatment Using a Dietary Intervention
Carina Parikh Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP Crohn’s disease (CD) is 1 of 2 disorders classified under Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Prevalence and incidence of IBD is steadily increasing in all areas of the world, and some claim that it has become a global...
Integrative Lifestyle Change: Reducing Obesogenic Stress
Erica Oberg, ND, MPH Recommendations to adopt a “healthy diet” are ubiquitous, yet adopting and sustaining healthy behaviors remains a hurdle for both individuals and society at large. One challenge to sustained behavior change relates to common emotional responses to...
Constipation: Getting Things Moving
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) Constipation can be a major problem. It affects daily life. It can make or break someone’s day. Yet, statistics show that 1 in 6 Americans live with chronic constipation.1 It is estimated that $725 million dollars is spent yearly on...
Therapeutic Retention Enemas: An Underutilized Modality for UC
Mark Davis, ND The use of therapeutic enemas has a robust tradition in the history of naturopathic medicine. In addition, my own grandfather, a medical doctor, had a habit of administering a cleansing enema to any of his 8 children who displayed any sign of acute...
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“Inactive” Ingredients in Medicine May be Biologically Active
Node Smith, ND Some supposedly inert ingredients in common drugs -- such as dyes and preservatives -- may potentially be biologically active and could lead to unanticipated side effects, according to a preliminary new study by researchers from the UC San Francisco...
Humans are Optimists for Most of Life
Node Smith, ND Is middle age really the "golden age" when people are the most optimistic in life? Researchers from Michigan State University led the largest study of its kind to determine how optimistic people are in life and when, as well as how major life events...











