Node Smith, ND I still don’t know how I feel about this new device, but it sure could be a game changer for helping people make better food choices. An app that warns you about food choices based on your DNA - oh, and the company also includes a home DNA analyzer that...
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Electrostimulation of Brain Improves Depression, Restores Brain Waves
Node Smith, ND UNC School of Medicine researchers, led by Flavio Frohlich, PhD, are the first to use transcranial alternating current brain stimulation (tACS) to significantly reduce symptoms in people diagnosed with major depression. Transcranial alternating current...
ND History Redux: What Many NDs Don’t Know About a Small NJ Town
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Recently I was in Butler, NJ, to confer with local leaders about the importance of that nifty little town in the naturopathic profession's early history. Regrettably, the only fragments of that special period of Benedict and Louisa...
Message from the President: National University of Natural Medicine
Education David J. Schleich, PhD A generation ago we were a tiny cohort of naturopathic students learning medicine in a Southeast Portland, OR, storefront. Today, NUNM is living a strategic plan called A Framework for Action, which, now in its third 5-year iteration,...
Treating Chronic Pain: Focus on the Disability
Student Scholarship – 1st Place Research Review Cecilia L. Stevens, PhD Shabita Teja, BPharm, ND Chronic pain is commonly defined as any pain lasting longer than 12 weeks in duration. This informal definition was developed to describe neuralgia that lingered after...
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Wholehearted Healing: The Map of the Human System
Hilary Farberow-Stuart, ND Have you ever wished that we came with an operating system? Wouldn’t it be so much easier if we could simply look up in the instruction manual how to fix whatever appears to be “wrong” – a solution to our health problems, a way to manifest...
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During Times of Stress, Validating Others’ Experience May be Best Support
Node Smith, ND In uncertain times, supporting your friends and family can help them make it through. But your comforting words can have different effects based on how you phrase them, according to new Penn State research. In uncertain times, supporting your friends...
Legalized Cannabis is Stronger Than What What is Studied For Pain Relief
Node Smith, ND More than 90% of the legal marijuana products offered in medical dispensaries are much stronger than what clinical studies have shown that doctors recommend for chronic pain relief, according to a study published in the March 26 online edition of the...
Preventing and Removing SARS-CoV-19 From Water Supplies
Node Smith, ND Scientists know that coronaviruses, including the SARS-CoV-19 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, can remain infectious for days -- or even longer -- in sewage and drinking water. Scientists know that coronaviruses can remain infectious for...
Study on Anti-Parasitic Drug as Treatment for COVID-19
Node Smith, ND A collaborative study led by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) with the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), a joint venture of the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital, has shown that an...
Diet Rich in Whole Grains Might Extend Your Life, Study Says
BOSTON – Eating whole grains regularly may extend your life. A study on the impact of whole grains such as barley, oatmeal and wheat bread as part of a routine diet has concluded that it can add years to a life. The study was published online in the January edition of...
George Shahbaz 1952 – 2015
It is with deep sadness that we report that George Shahbaz, ND '82 passed away March 5, 2015. He is a graduate of NCNM, and he served as 1st and 2nd Vice President of the OANP. He was in private practice in Oregon City from 1983 until shortly before his passing in...
Efficacy of dehydroepiandrosterone to overcome the effect of ovarian ageing (DITTO): a proof of principle randomised controlled trial protocol
Researchers at the University of Nottingham are examining how dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) impacts pregnancy rates in women with diminished ovarian reserve. Although the pilot study has a small sampling size of only 60 participants, researchers hopes to further...
The Magnifying Glass Principal
Marcus Bird, MEI, Dip HSc Kin Andy Ramsay, BHSc acup When we went to school to learn the amazing modality that is our chosen profession, we were not told of the fate that was soon to befall us. We were dazzled by the bright lights and promises that if we were of...
The Body Doesn’t Lie Focusing on the Physical Symptoms of Mental Illness
Tara Peyman, ND When I first learned about homeopathic medicine, it was very tempting to form stereotypes about the remedies, and to think of each medicine as if it is good for a certain type of person. For example, weepy, needy, sensitive people might respond well to...
Fructose consumption and its impact on metabolic disease
A scholarly review of thousands of research studies on the impact of fructose on human metabolic syndrome has concluded that the consumption of the stuff has a detrimental impact on health. The study was published in the May, 2014 edition of Nutrition. The study...
Inadequate vitamins and DHA has implications for brain aging and Alzheimer-type dementia
BASSEL, Switzerland -- There is a direct correlation between nutrient levels and the onset of Alzheimer’s pathology, according to findings in a study out of Switzerland. The study was published in the February 2015 edition of the journal Nutrition. Researchers note...
Breaking News from the University of Florida about Diets
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- University of Florida health researchers are saying that feast-or-famine diets can extend life, but if fasting is supplemented with antioxidants benefits from fasting can be negated. The research appears in the journal Rejuvenation Research. The...
Tropical fruit extract may be effective in combating lung cancer
CHICAGO – The use of a tropical fruit extract to combat lung cancer shows promise, according to a study at the University of Illinois. The findings were published online in the February 2015 edition of the Journal of Dietary Supplements. In the study a patient with...
Tarragon polyphenols with soy protein together may act as antidiabetic
A study on Artemisia dracunculus L (tarragon) polyphenols has shown that when used with soy protein results in antidiabetic. The study was published in the July-August 2014 edition of Nutrition. Artemisia dracunculus is found throughout Europe and not only is used as...
Fructose consumption and its impact on metabolic disease
A scholarly review of thousands of research studies on the impact of fructose on human metabolic syndrome has concluded that the consumption of the stuff has a detrimental impact on health. The study was published in the May, 2014 edition of Nutrition. The study...
Inadequate vitamins and DHA has implications for brain aging and Alzheimer-type dementia
BASSEL, Switzerland -- There is a direct correlation between nutrient levels and the onset of Alzheimer’s pathology, according to findings in a study out of Switzerland. The study was published in the February 2015 edition of the journal Nutrition. Researchers note...
Breaking News from the University of Florida about Diets
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- University of Florida health researchers are saying that feast-or-famine diets can extend life, but if fasting is supplemented with antioxidants benefits from fasting can be negated. The research appears in the journal Rejuvenation Research. The...
Tropical fruit extract may be effective in combating lung cancer
CHICAGO – The use of a tropical fruit extract to combat lung cancer shows promise, according to a study at the University of Illinois. The findings were published online in the February 2015 edition of the Journal of Dietary Supplements. In the study a patient with...
Tarragon polyphenols with soy protein together may act as antidiabetic
A study on Artemisia dracunculus L (tarragon) polyphenols has shown that when used with soy protein results in antidiabetic. The study was published in the July-August 2014 edition of Nutrition. Artemisia dracunculus is found throughout Europe and not only is used as...
Three processing methods for longan honey do not impact its value
Preserving longan flower honey by using high hydrostatic pressure, ultra-sonic and thermal processing does no damage to the honey’s nutritional values. A study examining the three methods of preserving the sweet stuff is published online in Food Bioscience, to be...
Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine coming up April 10 – 12 at SCNM
Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine coming up April 10 – 12 at SCNM Early bird registration deadline ends Wednesday, March 4! New topics: botanical medicine and PTSD, hospice care, balancing the microbiome, traumatic brain injury and pre-conference intensive:...
A Lascivious Tale: An Adult ADD Case Study
Andrew J. Kaufmann, ND Naturopathic Perspective A Lascivious Tale: An Adult ADD Case Study Martin is a 40-year-old man who presented to my office in June of 2014. His chief complaints include poor concentration, memory, anxiety, depression, and longstanding attention...
Publisher of NDNR and NaturalPath Interviewed on Radio Show "Empowering Women"
Inspiring Women Through Action Scottsdale, AZ (Feb 25th, 2015) - Publisher Razi Berry of Naturopathic Doctor News & Review (NDNR) and NaturalPath (TheNatPath.com), was interviewed February 25th on Empowering Women. Hosted by Tara Alves Zontanos and David Isaac,...
Gene study finds link with implications for melanoma therapy
Pediatric and Developmental Pathology – An odd-looking or changing mole or birthmark is always worrisome, particularly on a child. While most are benign, “cancer” jumps into every parent’s mind. Gene studies and potential related therapies are just one front in the...
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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...



