Naturopathic Perspective Paul Theriault, BSc, ND, VNMI I was most displeased this morning to have read a recent opinion piece against the teaching of homeopathy in naturopathic medical schools, by Nelson, Perchaluk, Logan, and Katzman.1 While I support open dialogue...
DARIENNE SLATER, NMD Overcoming Overwhelm: Dismantle Your Stress from the Inside Out Dr Samantha Brody, a naturopathic physician, has used her 20 years of clinical experience to complete a clear and concise 4-step guide to overcoming and minimizing stress in life. In...
Paul Mittman, ND, EdD Last fall SCNM adopted 5 new core values: We Achieve Excellence; We Love; We Are Resilient; We Do the Right Thing; and, We Shape the Future. I will frame this college update with the value, “We Shape the Future.” Part of my job as President &...
Tolle Causam Janelle Louis, ND Because the very core of our foundational principles teaches us to identify and address the underlying causes of our patients’ health concerns, as naturopathic doctors we have the unique ability to help many people effectively address...
Tolle Causam Joyce Knieff, ND, EAMP, RH(AGH) Jennifer Kaltunas, ND, eamp As healthcare professionals, one of the most prized skills, developed as a result of our profound education and practice, is that of differential diagnosis. While some cases are straightforward,...
Marcus Bird, MEI, DIP, HSC, KIN Andy Ramsay, BHSc, ACUP In the 30 years that Andy and I have been practicing our craft, one thing has been highlighted to us: you have to create a journey for clients to follow. When we started showing other practitioners how we built a...
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Tolle Causam Nicole Cain, ND, MA Pharmaceutical lithium carbonate is widely considered one of the most effective medications in psychiatry for treating bipolar depression. However, due to the potentially toxic effects of lithium at high doses, many doctors are...
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Todd A. Born, ND, CNS Mood disorders are mental health issues that primarily impact a person’s emotional state; an affected person may experience periods of extreme happiness, extreme sadness, or both, that last at least several weeks.1 In the...
Node Smith, ND A recent study found lower rates of premature death and cancer in Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant denomination long known for health promotion, compared with individuals in the general U.S. population. Published early online in CANCER, a...
Node Smith, ND In a small study of 44 peripheral artery disease patients over age 60, those who drank a beverage containing flavanol-rich cocoa three times a day for six months were able to walk up to 42.6 meters further in a 6-minute walking test, compared to those...
Taylor Seier, BCom Thara Vayali, BSc, MA, ND Naturopathic medicine distinguishes itself upon established principles of healing, including Tolle Causam (identify and treat the cause). Diagnostic procedures within our profession vary by provider experience and...
Kiran Khaira, MA Jennifer Brusewitz, ND Fibromyalgia is a common cause of chronic musculoskeletal pain, affecting approximately 2-8% of the population, predominantly females, with the prevalence increasing with age. The pain is usually accompanied by a multitude of...
Craig S. Mehrmann, BSc The term “meditation” encompasses a broad variety of mental-training practices that vary among cultures and traditions, ranging from techniques designed to promote physical health, relaxation, and improved concentration, to exercises performed...
Mark Davis, ND Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is the process of introducing fecal flora from a healthy donor to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of another person – typically an individual with imbalanced flora and symptoms – for the purpose of improving the...
Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA It is estimated that, worldwide, approximately 2 million children under the age of 5 die from dehydration as a result from gastroenteritis; this accounts for 18% of all deaths of children under 5.1 Commonly known forms of rehydration include...
Top Management Moves Strengthen Family Business Identity Marcus Hevert, newly appointed co-Managing Director of German homeopathic manufacturer Hevert-Arzneimittel, recently completed a six-month assignment in the Eugene, Oregon, headquarters of Hevert’s US...
Megan Chmelik Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), categorized by irregular menstruation, ovarian cysts, and excessive androgen levels, is an increasingly common endocrine disorder affecting 4-12% of women of childbearing age.1 Often thought of...
Pine trees are perhaps the most commonly found tree in the world, and can be found on all continents. In some part of the world, especially Asia, many parts of the tree are consumed for culinary and medicinal purposes. NDNR.com has compiled a list of seven uses of...
Naturopathic Perspective Alicia Bigelow, ND Sometimes, what you don’t know can hurt you. This is the case with the recent “greenwashing” of our available plastics. Many people are aware of the health hazards associated with the plasticizing and endocrine-disrupting...
Very low carbohydrate and high fat diets are safe for resistance athletes who wish to improve testosterone values while increasing insulin sensitivity, research has shown. The findings have been published in the December edition of the Journal of the International...
Top Management Moves Strengthen Family Business Identity Marcus Hevert, newly appointed co-Managing Director of German homeopathic manufacturer Hevert-Arzneimittel, recently completed a six-month assignment in the Eugene, Oregon, headquarters of Hevert’s US...
Megan Chmelik Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), categorized by irregular menstruation, ovarian cysts, and excessive androgen levels, is an increasingly common endocrine disorder affecting 4-12% of women of childbearing age.1 Often thought of...
Pine trees are perhaps the most commonly found tree in the world, and can be found on all continents. In some part of the world, especially Asia, many parts of the tree are consumed for culinary and medicinal purposes. NDNR.com has compiled a list of seven uses of...
Naturopathic Perspective Alicia Bigelow, ND Sometimes, what you don’t know can hurt you. This is the case with the recent “greenwashing” of our available plastics. Many people are aware of the health hazards associated with the plasticizing and endocrine-disrupting...
Very low carbohydrate and high fat diets are safe for resistance athletes who wish to improve testosterone values while increasing insulin sensitivity, research has shown. The findings have been published in the December edition of the Journal of the International...
Chris Decker, ND I'd like to suggest that there's a paradigm shift afoot regarding probiotics--a new frontier, if you will. As we know, our human gut is home to a vast panoply of microorganisms, and in order to keep it that way we populate it with diverse species. But...
A recent study has shown that phosphatidic acid (PA) can increase muscle mass and anabolic signaling. The findings were published in the December issue of the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Human and cell cultures have proved that PA can...
Genotyping can determine an individual’s susceptibility to breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer found in women living in Western countries and is surpassed only by lung cancer as a cause of death. The risk factors, however, are not completely...
What causes a healthy array of gut microbial, genetics or diet? The answer to this question was targeted in a recent study from the University of California at San Francisco by a team of scientist who probed the nature versus nurture balance in mice gut microbial....
Katy Nelson, ND WANTED: PEAK EXPERIENCE – CLEAR SKIN DD is my 45-year-old client with cystic acne, and this is the story of our cooperative chase and “challenge to summit.” After more than 30 years of risky and transitory successes using conventionally pharmaceuticals...
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Node Smith, ND Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered the basic science of how sweet taste perception is fine-tuned in response to different diets. While it has long been known that food can taste differently based on previous experience, until now we...
Node Smith, ND The antimicrobial properties of silver have been known for centuries. While it is still a mystery as to exactly how silver kills bacteria, University of Arkansas researchers have taken a step toward better understanding the process by looking at...
