Node Smith, ND A new study has found that a vegan diet helps to support hormones produced in the gastrointestinal tract that are responsible for balancing blood sugar, hunger and weight.1 A vegan diet is one that consists of no animal products or byproducts, which...
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Over the Counter Diarrhea Medication Could be Problematic for Opiate Addicts
Node Smith, ND A recent Rutgers study, published in the journal Clinical Toxicology, comments on a new trend that is complicating the current opiate epidemic: overdoses of loperamide, an over-the-counter diarrhea medication. Loperamide, or better known as “Imodium,”...
Sleep, Stress and Mood May Impact How ‘In Control’ Older Adults Feel
Node Smith, ND Psychology researchers have found another reason that sleep, mood and stress are important: they affect the extent to which older adults feel they have control over their lives. The findings can inform efforts to improve an individual’s sense of...
Serotonin May Play Role in Reacting to Emergency Situations
Node Smith, ND Known for its role in relieving depression, the neurochemical serotonin may also help the brain execute instantaneous, appropriate behaviors in emergency situations, according to a new Cornell study published Feb. 1 in Science. Serotonin may help the...
Sperm Counts Decreasing at Alarming Rate, New Antioxidant Study Shows 122% Increase in Sperm Motility and 33% Increase in Sperm Count
Over the past 40 years, sperm count in Western men has dropped over 50 percent; recent antioxidant study by Hamad Medical Corporation gives hope to infertile men Infertility is an issue for 1 in 6 couples; in about 50% of these cases the infertility is attributable to...
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HPA Repair: The Adrenal Reset Diet
Alan Christianson, NMD A PubMed search brings up over 4000 articles from the last 5 years alone that explore the consequences of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction. It has been shown1 to underlie most causes of poor health, disability, and early...
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Jigsaw Health Partners with Emerson Ecologies
Jigsaw Health Brings Their Full Catalog of Premium Products to the Wellness Community Scottsdale, Ariz. March 16, 2020 -- Emerson Ecologics, LLC, a leading supplier of nutritional supplements to healthcare practitioners, today announces its’ partnership with...
Breathing is Less Rhythmical in the Brain Than You May Think
Node Smith, ND Breathing propels everything we do -- so its rhythm must be orchestrated by our brain cells, right? Wrong. Every breath we take… Every breath we take arises from a disorderly group of neurons -- each like a soloist belting out its song before uniting as...
Incubation Period of COVID-19 May Be 5.1 Days; Supports CDC’s 14-day Quarantine Recommendations
Node Smith, ND An analysis of publicly available data on infections from the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the respiratory illness COVID-19 yielded an estimate of 5.1 days for the median disease incubation period, according to a new study led by researchers...
Modeling Study on Coronavirus Spread
Node Smith, ND New modelling research, published in The Lancet, estimates that up to 75,800 individuals in the Chinese city of Wuhan may have been infected with 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as of January 25, 2020. Estimates of 75,800 individuals in the Chinese...
Insulin Resistance: Disease or Superpower?
Richard Maurer, ND There lies a chasm between conventional medical treatment of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes and the empowered language of ancestral health. The conventional medical definition of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes is high blood sugar; it follows that...
The Nature in Naturopathy Finding it Through Experiential Nature Cure Retreats
Node Smith It is critical that events like ReVitalization continue to show us the relevance of our traditions and their timeless healing potential in the modern 21st century healthcare landscape. (Kurt Beil, ND, MSOM, MPH) It has been an exciting year for the...
February 2015 | Endocrinology and Fertility
Volume 11 Issue 2 Cortisol & Depression: Identifying Pattern Differences...................>> cover James L. Wilson, ND, PhD Orthoendocrinology: An Anti-inflammatory Approach to Dysendocrinism......................>> bottom of cover Alex Vasquez, DC,...
Natren Probiotics Announces New and Improved Gy-NaTren® Homeopathic and Probiotic Preparation for Optimal Feminine Health
Dual action homeopathic formula for Vaginal Health provides a natural, non-prescription alternative to traditional pharmaceutical solutions, combining the best of probiotic and homeopathic health care Westlake Village, CA - 10th February 2015 - Natren, Inc, the leader...
Call to Action- Connecticut Naturopathic Physicians Association
Legislative Action Update Dear ND Colleagues, Patients and Advocates, I wanted to make sure that everyone that contacts their legislators is asking for the same thing. Raising a bill is no longer the "ASK" of legislators; a bill number is forthcoming. Now and going...
TAP Integrative Launches an Online Educational Community for Integrative Practitioners
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – February 5, 2015 – TAP Integrative announces the launch of an online educational community resource dedicated to furthering the evidence-informed and experience-based knowledge between integrative practitioners. TAPintegrative.org is a...
Root Canals 101: What They Are and How They Can Make You Sick
If you've never had a root canal (and even if you have!) you might not be clear on what, exactly, happens during the procedure—much less why it can be harmful to your health! Here, Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD, and Robert Kulacz, DDS, explain this common dental procedure:...
Vital Nutrients Awarded NDNR’s Physicians Choice Award
Middletown, CT- Vital Nutrients has been awarded NDNR’s Physician’s Choice Award. The Physician’s Choice Award is bestowed upon companies that embrace naturopathic medicine and support naturopathic physicians, their practices and patients. Vital Nutrients was chosen...
First Annual NDNR Physician’s Choice Winners Announced
2015 NDs’ Top Picks The NDNR Physician’s Choice Award is bestowed upon companies that embrace naturopathic medicine and support naturopathic physicians, their practices and patients. Between September 1 and October 31, 2014, naturopathic doctors selected one company...
NMSA: Association Spotlight
The Quest for the Student Voice of the Vis Desta Golden According to folklorists and other narrative scholars, the hero’s journey forms the basic template for all great stories. The hero begins in the ordinary world, and receives a call to enter an unknown world of...
TAP Integrative Launches an Online Educational Community for Integrative Practitioners
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – February 5, 2015 – TAP Integrative announces the launch of an online educational community resource dedicated to furthering the evidence-informed and experience-based knowledge between integrative practitioners. TAPintegrative.org is a...
Root Canals 101: What They Are and How They Can Make You Sick
If you've never had a root canal (and even if you have!) you might not be clear on what, exactly, happens during the procedure—much less why it can be harmful to your health! Here, Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD, and Robert Kulacz, DDS, explain this common dental procedure:...
Vital Nutrients Awarded NDNR’s Physicians Choice Award
Middletown, CT- Vital Nutrients has been awarded NDNR’s Physician’s Choice Award. The Physician’s Choice Award is bestowed upon companies that embrace naturopathic medicine and support naturopathic physicians, their practices and patients. Vital Nutrients was chosen...
First Annual NDNR Physician’s Choice Winners Announced
2015 NDs’ Top Picks The NDNR Physician’s Choice Award is bestowed upon companies that embrace naturopathic medicine and support naturopathic physicians, their practices and patients. Between September 1 and October 31, 2014, naturopathic doctors selected one company...
NMSA: Association Spotlight
The Quest for the Student Voice of the Vis Desta Golden According to folklorists and other narrative scholars, the hero’s journey forms the basic template for all great stories. The hero begins in the ordinary world, and receives a call to enter an unknown world of...
Antibiotics & Endometriosis Clinical Observations and Pearls
Justin Gallant, ND, BKin While taking a thorough health history, I always ask my patients the golden question, “What happened right before this condition came on?” Time and time again, they have responded by saying they were on antibiotics at the time. There seems to...
FNM Project Update
Pamela Snider, ND We continue to move closer to completing the Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine (FNM) manuscript for submission to Elsevier next year. All 160 chapters of the textbook have been drafted and submitted, with some in the "re-work" stage. During...
EndoANP Advancing the Practice of Naturopathic Endocrinology
Alan Christianson, NMD NDNR has become a central voice for our profession. As founding president of the Endocrinology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (EndoANP), it is my honor to share our story in this issue focused on endocrinology. What is the EndoANP? After...
North Dakota’s “Can Do” Spirit The Stuff of Naturopathic Legends
Beth Allen, ND North Dakota’s tourism motto is “North Dakota, Legendary.” It so happens that some of the legendary figures in modern American naturopathic history have roots in North Dakota. Bastyr University’s namesake – Dr John Bastyr – grew up in Fargo, attending...
25 Cubed Or Back to the Future, Again
David J. Schleich, PhD Back in my youth, that clever satirical magazine, Mad, was required reading for many boomers, most particularly among those of us who eschewed barbers. Alfred E. Neuman reassured all and sundry that what we worry unnecessarily about are things...
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Recovered Patients of COVID-19 Have Varying Antibody Response
Node Smith, ND Most newly discharged patients who recently recovered from COVID-19 produce virus-specific antibodies and T cells, suggests a study published on May 3rd in the journal Immunity, but the responses of different patients are not all the same. While the 14...
Blood Sugar Regulation Impacts Disease Severity in Those with T2D
Node Smith, ND A study reported in the journal Cell Metabolism on April 30 adds to the evidence that people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are at greater risk of a poor outcome should they become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. But there is some encouraging...









