Node Smith, ND There is concern about the misuse of the sedative anti-anxiety medication alprazolam (Xanax®) because of the "high" it can create. A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study found that non-medical use of alprazolam in the United Kingdom is a...
Node Smith, ND A simple tweak to the sleeping patterns of 'night owls' - people with extreme late sleeping and waking habits - could lead to significant improvements in sleep/wake timings, improved performance in the mornings, better eating habits and a decrease in...
Node Smith, ND Motivation. It’s a common obstacle for many individuals striving to better their health. And a new research study suggests that chronic inflammation impacts dopaminergic signalling in the brain, thus impacting motivational drive. Chronic inflammation...
Node Smith, ND The WHO met last week for its week long annual meeting, which included approval of the ICD-11 coding system. The most overarching component of the new system will be its online accessibility, which is intended to create consistency in diagnosis and...
Node Smith, ND New research presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Vienna, Austria (1-3 June) shows that mortality in patients who had undergone heart bypass surgery was over 4 times higher in individuals with a high body fat mass, while body mass index...
David J. Schleich, PhD Nobody said it was going to be easy. The stakes have always been high socially and economically, but never so high as today. The biomedicine industry knows we are better organized now than back when it all began. We’re in better shape...
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DAVID J. SCHLEICH, PHD There are many aspects of naturopathic medical education which are being reviewed, repurposed, and reorganized right now. In the flurry of change and activity, thought leaders from outside our own community can...
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Charles, a man in his mid-50s, presented to my office in early 2018. He was tall, lean, and appeared to be in good physical condition. “My wife has noticed a substantial curvature of my erect penis,”...
JACOB SCHOR, ND, FABNO The Textbook of Naturopathic Oncology: A Desktop Guide of Integrative Cancer Care Books, in my mind, are divided into a number of categories: home books vs office books, for example. John LeCarre is a...
DECKER WEISS, NMD, FASA There is a thought process that great entrepreneurs use when solving problems, which is called “researching your butt off!” This is the story of Ron Elul, an Israeli businessman who had successfully built and...
A small study is showing that longer, more comprehensive interactions often found with complementary or alternative care may result in increased symptom relief from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) when compared to conventional medical visits. It is estimated...
In the age of metabolic syndromes and a growing obesity epidemic, there is a great need to address this problem from all aspects. Diet and exercise are undoubtedly the first stop when it comes to weight loss but now new research is showing turmeric could provide a...
Magnesium (Mg) deficiency is a common nutrient deficiency even in a generally healthy cohort of individuals. Cancer patients then have an increased risk of this nutrient deficiency as they are subject to possible gastrointestinal losses and drug-induced depletion....
New England Journal of Medicine- Surveillance data from 63 emergency departments in the U.S. was examined from 2004 to 2013. Surveyors aimed to search adverse effects and visits due to dietary supplements, as national data is currently limited. Based on findings from...
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Drew MacKay-Timmermans Chase Etcheverry, NMD Vitamins and minerals, collectively termed micronutrients, play an essential role as coenzymes in all biochemical pathways in the human body. When exercise frequency, intensity, or duration are sufficiently high, metabolic...
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...
Joshua Corn Andrew Erlandsen, ND Type 2 diabetes is a growing problem: as of 2010, 25.8 million Americans had diabetes, with an additional 1.9 million new cases diagnosed in adults each year.1 If current trends continue, 1 in 3 adults in the United States will have...
Chris Habib, BSc, ND The Royal Society of Canada has described addiction as a strongly recognized pattern of behavior characterized by the repeated self-administration of a drug in quantities that recurrently produce reinforcing psychoactive effects, and one which...
Hal Brown, ND, DC, RAc This article is based on a presentation I made at the 2015 BMO Vancouver Marathon Expo, in British Columbia, on the use of regenerative injection therapies for running injuries. For the purposes of this discussion I will include prolotherapy,...
Drew MacKay-Timmermans Chase Etcheverry, NMD Vitamins and minerals, collectively termed micronutrients, play an essential role as coenzymes in all biochemical pathways in the human body. When exercise frequency, intensity, or duration are sufficiently high, metabolic...
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...
Joshua Corn Andrew Erlandsen, ND Type 2 diabetes is a growing problem: as of 2010, 25.8 million Americans had diabetes, with an additional 1.9 million new cases diagnosed in adults each year.1 If current trends continue, 1 in 3 adults in the United States will have...
Chris Habib, BSc, ND The Royal Society of Canada has described addiction as a strongly recognized pattern of behavior characterized by the repeated self-administration of a drug in quantities that recurrently produce reinforcing psychoactive effects, and one which...
Hal Brown, ND, DC, RAc This article is based on a presentation I made at the 2015 BMO Vancouver Marathon Expo, in British Columbia, on the use of regenerative injection therapies for running injuries. For the purposes of this discussion I will include prolotherapy,...
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) Cognitive function is a reflection of a person’s overall health and wellness, including a decline. Normal cognitive decline consists of mild changes in the rate of information processing and new learning, as well as mild changes in...
Lisa Price, ND Appetizer: Wild Mushroom Pâté on Whole Grain Crackers Salad: Artichoke, Asparagus & Hazelnut Salad Entrée: Chili Paste Salmon cooked in coconut milk over Fennel Root Dessert: Brownies (no sugar) Beverage: Crisp Cranberry (coconut water with a splash...
David J. Schleich, PhD I’m hoping that by the end of the decade we might have amped up enough to catch up. Even then, though, we may still be worried about how to keep our naturopathic education programs fine-tuned to what is needed in the healthcare landscape. At the...
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...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE To individualize, i.e., combine these various agencies [pure air, proper food, regular exercises, sunlight and baths] into a system, which conforms, with the condition of each individual patient, is the art of the physician. Carl Strueh,...
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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...
Node Smith, ND Yale scientists may have found a cause for the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in some children, they report. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders, or PANDAS, were first proposed in the 1990s. Thought to be triggered by...
