Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna czeranko, ND, bbe Everyone loves to hear a good love story! There is exactly such a romance – one that coincides with the origins and formation of Naturopathy. It is a kind of secret all over the block, and yet is not well known...
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Those of us who are a bit longer in the tooth have seen language used to process conflict or complex ideas shift more than once over the years. Because of our experience, we are wary of fads in such circumstances. Into our lexicon of...
Tolle Causam Angela Knapp, ND Abstract Research has linked polymorphisms in the Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 (MBL2) gene to increased susceptibility for autoimmune and infectious diseases. A 2018 study published in Archives of Neuropsychiatry investigated the role of MBL2...
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...
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,...
Alethea Fleming, ND Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a diagnosis that equally challenges clinicians, patients, and family members. The number of patients with this condition is rising rapidly as our population ages. By the year 2040 – only 15 years from now – it is...
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Node Smith, ND To succeed in modern life, people need to accomplish challenging tasks effectively. Many successful entrepreneurs, business-people, students, athletes and more, tend to be more strategic -- and hence, more effective -- than others at meeting such...
Node Smith, ND When it comes to living to the ripe old age of 100, good genes help but don't tell the full story. Where you live has a significant impact on the likelihood that you will reach centenarian age, suggests a new study conducted by scientists at Washington...
Node Smith, ND Most traditional cancer therapies target either the tumor cells themselves or indiscriminately kill any rapidly dividing cell. New findings by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine indicate that manipulating macrophages, a...
Node Smith, ND The thin, slippery layer of cartilage between the bones in the knee is magical stuff: strong enough to withstand a person's weight, but soft and supple enough to cushion the joint against impact, over decades of repeat use. That combination of...
Concussions are now the focus in many contact sports as we learn more about the long term effects and damage that can occur. Even mild concussions can produce long-term cognitive impairments. A study out of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Glasgow...
Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are synthetic compounds with high thermal resistance making them widely used in carpets, fire-retardants, non-stick surfaces, and food packaging. Surveys show that in the Unites States, over 98 percent of the population had detectable...
The New Year is full of new beginnings and resolutions. Some of the most popular resolutions are include losing weight and kicking unhealthy habits through mindfulness. You, as a physician, can help your patients stay on the right track and accomplish their goals....
Working harder and longer is not the same as working smarter Alison Chen, ND Patients can readily justify paying for the time during their clinical visit, but what about all the time that goes into researching their case outside of office hours? Research is critical,...
James Maskell Having worked with naturopathic doctors for over a decade, written a practice development column on this site for 2 years, and taught in the University of Bridgeport’s ND program and at the AANP annual conference, one of the biggest things I hear NDs...
A new bidirectional hygiene approach to health, or “bigiene,” is being proposed as a solution as antimicrobial resistance becomes a growing concern. This new approach hopes to improve both individual and global health care by encompassing restoration of microbial...
The Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) conducted a study to see how digested coconut oil could be used as an antibiotic to help stave off tooth decay. The scientists studied coconut oil in its natural state as well as some that was treated with enzymes to mimic...
Colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States. Researchers conducted a study that was published in JAMA to see the correlation between vegetarian dietary patterns and colorectal patterns. 77,659 participants were chosen...
The Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging out of Boston conducted research to see what role walnuts play in the cognitive function as we age. According to the researchers. English walnuts are rich in numerous phytochemicals, including high amounts of...
In a study out of Korea, researchers went to look at combined fine motor skill and cognitive therapies on cognition, depression, and activities of daily living in elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). They took 26 elderly patients living with Alzheimer’s and...
A new bidirectional hygiene approach to health, or “bigiene,” is being proposed as a solution as antimicrobial resistance becomes a growing concern. This new approach hopes to improve both individual and global health care by encompassing restoration of microbial...
The Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) conducted a study to see how digested coconut oil could be used as an antibiotic to help stave off tooth decay. The scientists studied coconut oil in its natural state as well as some that was treated with enzymes to mimic...
Colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States. Researchers conducted a study that was published in JAMA to see the correlation between vegetarian dietary patterns and colorectal patterns. 77,659 participants were chosen...
The Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging out of Boston conducted research to see what role walnuts play in the cognitive function as we age. According to the researchers. English walnuts are rich in numerous phytochemicals, including high amounts of...
In a study out of Korea, researchers went to look at combined fine motor skill and cognitive therapies on cognition, depression, and activities of daily living in elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). They took 26 elderly patients living with Alzheimer’s and...
A study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, researchers looked at the ethnic and racial diversity of patients with ADHD, as reported by parents of children over an eight-year period. Data came from the National Survey of Children’s Health that took a look...
When a baby is born not everything is all fully developed and will still take some time to reach levels that are resilient. This is true of the skin, especially in babies that are prematurely born. A study out of Italy went to dig into what happens to the skin at and...
(December 12, 2015) - Vital Nutrients is proud to declare its support for the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and the community it serves. A recent donation will help expand the reach of no less than 9 Community Clinics run by the faculty and staff of SCNM....
Smoking isn’t good for the human body and legislation has continued curbing smoking in public places for many years. Second-hand smoke is a serious problem affecting many people. According to the researchers in a joint study between the Netherlands and Boston, USA,...
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND The Study A recent Canadian study sought to examine if there was an associated risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children whose mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy.1-3 The researchers identified 145,456 singleton full-term...
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Node Smith, ND The brain has a high energy demand and reacts very sensitively to oxygen deficiency. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich neurobiologists have now succeeded for the first time in directly correlating oxygen consumption with the activity of...
Node Smith, ND After only a few days caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients at the start of the outbreak in New York City, Aakriti Gupta, MD, realized that this was much more than a respiratory disease. "On the front lines right from the beginning..." "I was on...
