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New Research on Anti-Cancer Botanicals

Node Smith, ND A team of NUS researchers has recently discovered that the Bandicoot Berry (Leea indica), South African leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) and Simpleleaf Chastetree (Vitex trifolia), which are favorite nectaring plants of butterflies, do more than attract...

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Graphene Flakes Show Promising Effects on Neurons

Node Smith, ND Like in a science fiction novel, miniscule spacecrafts able to reach a specific site of the brain and influence the operation of specific types of neurons or drug delivery: graphene flakes, the subject matter of the new study of the group of SISSA...

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Link Between Mitochondrial Damage and Osteoporosis

Node Smith, ND New research from the School of Veterinary Medicine provides a possible mechanism by which alcohol, cigarette smoke, and exposure to certain medications and toxins can weaken bone. Researchers haven’t gained a firm picture of how exposures are linked...

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Study Looks at Differences in Measles Transmission Risks

Node Smith, ND Research that may come to affect contact tracing and infection control measures in future measles outbreaks has now been presented. A study of an outbreak of measles in Gothenburg, Sweden, a year ago shows large differences in the risk of transmission...

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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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Indian Health Services Seek Traditional Methods

Indian Health Services Seek Traditional Methods

Node Smith, ND Cheryl Morales started the medicinal garden at the Aaniiih Nakoda College demonstration farm with only four plants: yarrow, echinacea, plantain and licorice root. Belknap IHS hospital is seeking job applicants for two traditional practitioner positions...

Indian Health Services Seek Traditional Methods

Genetics and Cancer Metastisis 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...

COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2: Diagnostic Testing Overview

COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2: Diagnostic Testing Overview

Docere David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN, IFMCP, FACN There is a lot of conversation and controversy surrounding the issue of laboratory testing as it pertains to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2. This has generated an unfortunate amount of media misreporting...

Optimal Pregnancy Outcome: Blending Naturopathic Care & Midwifery

Krystal Tellier, ND, CPM Blending naturopathic care and midwifery is easy from a philosophical perspective. Patients often seek midwifery care for pregnancy because of the individualized and personal care. This individualized plan and personalization is often what...

Treating Parasites In Children

Stephen Wangen, ND Parasites can be found in anyone, regardless of where the person may live or have been. This is just as true for children as it is for adults. As naturopathic doctors, we are more likely than the average physician to treat for parasites, partly due...

Thyroid & the Developing Brain

Erica Peirson, ND Every specialty of medicine needs to understand the role that thyroid hormone plays on the organ system in which they specialize. Neurology is just 1 example. This is due to the fact that thyroid hormone, unlike any other hormone in the body, affects...

New Protocol for High Output Stomas Guards Nutritional Balance

GRANADA, Spain – Researchers in Spain have developed a protocol for addressing serious health implications of high output stomas. The study was published in the May edition of Nutrition Journal. Surgically imposed stomas are done as a result of intestinal resection in...

Health Benefits of Eating Placenta ‘Unproven’

Claims that eating placentas offers multiple health benefits are unsupported by science and may be detrimental to overall health, a popular article claims. The article was published in the June edition of Medical News Today and was based upon a study published in...

Turmeric Increases Treatment Effectiveness in Head and Neck Cancer

LOS ANGELES  -- University of California scientists have shown a synthetic version of turmeric can significantly reduce resistance to the well-known chemotherapy drug Cisplatin. The discovery is particularly good news for those with head and neck cancer. The drug...

Barcelona, Spain to Host the 3rd ICNM Congress

The 3rd International Congress on Naturopathic Medicine ICNM 2016 will take place in Barcelona, Spain, July 1-3, 2016, with a strong focus on the future of Naturopathic Medicine in the wake of increased consumer demand for access to natural medicine. ICNM 2016 is the...

Cross-Sectional Study Links Diet to Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity

KIELCE, Poland – A study has shown a direct correlation between unhealthy diets and obesity with metabolic syndrome. The study from Jan Kochanowski University in Poland has concluded a dietary pattern of high fish and whole grain consumption, when contrasted with one...

Chronic Pain & Gut-Joint Axis

Aoife Earls, MSc, ND Abstract Chronic pain affects millions worldwide and is often treated with long-term NSAID therapy, which can compromise gastrointestinal (GI) integrity and exacerbate inflammation through increased intestinal permeability. Mounting evidence...

Folate and Cobalamin in Depression

Michael Garcia, MS, PharmD Jason Wysocki, ND, MS Brendan Stamper, PhD Jessica Nagelkirk, ND Benjamin Chavez, PharmD The B vitamins play a large role in everyday human function, including mental health. B vitamins are often used as supplemental therapy in several...

Turmeric Increases Treatment Effectiveness in Head and Neck Cancer

LOS ANGELES  -- University of California scientists have shown a synthetic version of turmeric can significantly reduce resistance to the well-known chemotherapy drug Cisplatin. The discovery is particularly good news for those with head and neck cancer. The drug...

Barcelona, Spain to Host the 3rd ICNM Congress

The 3rd International Congress on Naturopathic Medicine ICNM 2016 will take place in Barcelona, Spain, July 1-3, 2016, with a strong focus on the future of Naturopathic Medicine in the wake of increased consumer demand for access to natural medicine. ICNM 2016 is the...

Cross-Sectional Study Links Diet to Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity

KIELCE, Poland – A study has shown a direct correlation between unhealthy diets and obesity with metabolic syndrome. The study from Jan Kochanowski University in Poland has concluded a dietary pattern of high fish and whole grain consumption, when contrasted with one...

Chronic Pain & Gut-Joint Axis

Aoife Earls, MSc, ND Abstract Chronic pain affects millions worldwide and is often treated with long-term NSAID therapy, which can compromise gastrointestinal (GI) integrity and exacerbate inflammation through increased intestinal permeability. Mounting evidence...

Folate and Cobalamin in Depression

Michael Garcia, MS, PharmD Jason Wysocki, ND, MS Brendan Stamper, PhD Jessica Nagelkirk, ND Benjamin Chavez, PharmD The B vitamins play a large role in everyday human function, including mental health. B vitamins are often used as supplemental therapy in several...

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...

NCNM Beaverton Clinic Receives $387,000 Grant from Washington County

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 16, 2015)— Washington County of Oregon’s Department of Health and Human Services has awarded National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) a two-year grant for a total of $387,000 to provide primary care and preventive services for the county’s...

Wise Woman Herbals® Launches New Products!

New Formulas offer Increased Treatment Options for Practitioners Creswell, OR: Wise Woman Herbals, producers of traditional whole herb supplements, will be adding two new formulas to their professional product line as of August 15, 2015. Turmeric Plus Enzymes Capsules...

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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...