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Peppermint for Dysphagia

Node Smith, ND Imagine that while eating a delicious meal at your favorite restaurant, your joy is cut short because of difficulty swallowing your food, followed by chest pain. Peppermint can help with difficulty swallowing and non-cardiac chest pain; 63 percent...

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Robot Helps Kill Germs in Hospital Rooms

Node Smith, ND Germ-zapping robot called LightStrike from Xenex is used at CPMC A germ-zapping robot called LightStrike from Xenex is used at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) hospitals to help curb the spread of infectious diseases. This mobile robotic device...

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Homeopathic Dermatology

Tolle Causam Sharum Sharif, ND In my general, primary care practice, 1 out of every 4 patients has a skin disorder/condition. As many of you know, treating skin conditions/disorders can be challenging, to say the least. I believe they are even significantly...

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Type 2 Diabetes Using Naturopathy & Yoga as a First-line Treatment

Type 2 Diabetes Using Naturopathy & Yoga as a First-line Treatment

Lakshmeesha D R, BNYS, MD Prashanth Shetty, BNYS, MSc Ryan Bradley, ND, MPH R K. Roshni Raj Lakshmi Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a clinical syndrome characterized by hyperglycemia due to absolute or relative deficiency of insulin, and affecting the metabolism of...

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New Biomaterial that Changes with Applied Force

New Biomaterial that Changes with Applied Force

Node Smith, ND Inspired by how human bone and colorful coral reefs adjust mineral deposits in response to their surrounding environments, Johns Hopkins researchers have created a self-adapting material that can change its stiffness in response to the applied force....

Atypical Fungal Dermatology

Atypical Fungal Dermatology

Tolle Causam  Lauren Tessier, ND When the phrase “fungal infections” is uttered, what are the first 3 pathologies that come to mind? Perhaps you think of the deadly, invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Or maybe you specialize...

The Challenge of Change: How Neuroscience Can Help

Yashar Khosroshahi, ND You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself, that values itself, that understands itself. (Wangari Maathai) Change is challenging. Change is universal. Change is manageable. Much like conditioning our bodies to become stronger and more flexible,...

Thirty Years with MS: Nothing But Hope

Teri Jaklin, ND The best advice I ever got from a neurologist was “run along and have a good life.” I was very compliant and did just that. It wasn’t until 10 years later, in 1995, that a nasty relapse reminded me of my diagnosis: multiple sclerosis (MS). Now, 3...

Emanuel Felke, a Century Later

Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE A century ago this year, Emanuel Felke moved to Sobernheim, a quaint, beautiful town on the Nahe River in Germany. Here he established a remarkable healing oasis based upon his carefully formulated collection of therapeutic agents and...

Kinsei Manual Therapy: An Introduction to the United States

Bert Mathieson, ND, MA, RD, LD, CDE Anne Kelty, ND, LMT Kinsei Manual Therapy (KMT) is known as “Shintai Kinsei Ho” in Japan. “Shintai” means human body, “Kinsei” means balance or harmony, and “Ho” means method or technique. KMT is a whole-body style of manual therapy...

Migraines: New Research on an Old Disease

Ashley L. Russell, ND Naturopathic medicine is approaching a pivotal time in our profession. There is a strong push to integrate into the conventional medical system, using section 2706 from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) as a political...

Injection Therapies for Pain

Jeff Harris, ND All of us will experience pain of some type in our lives. As long as we have a human body, pain is a possibility. Throughout human history we has searched for remedies and have been successful. I’m going to tell you of 3 therapies that I have found...

Percutaneous Neuroplasty

Sam Russo ND, LAc, RMSK Percutaneous neuroplasty (PN) is a procedure that involves the injection of a treatment solution around a nerve in order to lyse adhesions to adjoining tissue. The goal of PN is to free up and normalize mobility and function of nerve tissue and...

Migraines: New Research on an Old Disease

Ashley L. Russell, ND Naturopathic medicine is approaching a pivotal time in our profession. There is a strong push to integrate into the conventional medical system, using section 2706 from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) as a political...

Injection Therapies for Pain

Jeff Harris, ND All of us will experience pain of some type in our lives. As long as we have a human body, pain is a possibility. Throughout human history we has searched for remedies and have been successful. I’m going to tell you of 3 therapies that I have found...

Percutaneous Neuroplasty

Sam Russo ND, LAc, RMSK Percutaneous neuroplasty (PN) is a procedure that involves the injection of a treatment solution around a nerve in order to lyse adhesions to adjoining tissue. The goal of PN is to free up and normalize mobility and function of nerve tissue and...

Wintergreen The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Timothy Miller, ND, RA When we think of wintergreen, we probably think of that refreshing minty taste in chewing gum or toothpaste. Or, perhaps that icy-hot sensation we feel from applying medicated cream for sore muscles after an intense workout. The essential oil...

Negative Effects of Insidious Crop Molds on Children

MEDFORD, Mass. – Tufts researchers are examining the one of the most toxic substances in the environment to see what its impact is on children in third world countries. Crop mold, it appears, causes stunted growth in children that can lead to serious health problems...

Rare Mutation Causes Vitamin A Deficiency, Eye Deformities

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Scientists at the University of California and University of Michigan have identified protein mutations that result in birth defects in the eyes. By mapping sequences of family DNA in unrelated families who have suffered from congenital eye...

The Healing Power of Mindfulness

Jody Stanislaw, ND As doctors, we’ve been well trained to support the healing of the physical body. We instruct our patients to change their diets to improve digestion, we give cleansing protocols to improve liver function, prescribe herbs to balance hormones, and...

Worms and Germs Lead to Better Immune Function

DURHAM, N.C. – There is a growing consensus among doctors that a healthy gut, even with some species of worms, may offer protection against some allergies and autoimmune problems. Research has shown that germs from healthy people can be used to heal sick people who...

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How do Psychedelics Work?

How do Psychedelics Work?

Node Smith, ND Perhaps no region of the brain is more fittingly named than the claustrum, taken from the Latin word for "hidden or shut away." The claustrum is an extremely thin sheet of neurons deep within the cortex, yet it reaches out to every other region of the...