World data evaluation shows death toll did not rise, effectiveness of measures questioned As time passes since COVID's debut, statistics reveal new information about the pandemic outcomes on the world population. A recently released worldwide study, conducted by the...
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Resourcing Positive Emotional States Through Embodied Memory
Erin Westaway, ND What can we do for a client/patient when mindfulness fails to produce tangible results? Much has been written on the power of mindfulness to improve wellbeing, and decrease anxiety and feelings of being overwhelmed. Many attribute this power to a...
Low Protein in Diet Impacts Offspring for Four Generations
Nutritional deficiencies pass on from parents to children, study finds There are many diets to choose from, and it turns out that one with low protein carries risks for generations to come. Mice parents with low-protein diets were studied by Tulane University. Their...
Effects of Lead in Gasoline Still Knock at the Door for Aging Americans
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The Elephant in the Room: Navigating Conversations About Eating Disorders with GI Patients
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Talking to Yourself
Charley Cropley, ND A Powerful Way to Heal Your Body Vis Medicatrix Naturae Each of us longs deeply and authentically for a way to decrease our anxiety and misery. We constantly yearn for ways to benefit ourselves. Even my patients steeped in self-loathing will...
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Tea Tree Oil: A Novel Approach to MRSA
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Take a Bite Out of Lyme
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Cognitive Impairment: Herbal Considerations
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Violet Ray & High Frequency Current
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Naturopathic Practice: The Model I Hold Dear
Reverend Steven A. Bailey, ND In 1977 I was living a vegetarian lifestyle, juice and water fasting, doing yoga, meditation, herbal studies, massage, and reflexology. Okay, people occasionally called me a hippie. When I learned of the naturopathic college in my home...
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Volume 10 Issue 2 Tea Tree Oil: A Novel Approach to MRSA...................................>> Nancy Scarlett, ND; Timothy Miller MRSA and Ayurvedic Medicine.........................>>10 Virender Sodhi, MD (Ayurved), ND Some simple Ayurvedic lifestyle and...
Otitis Media With Effusion
A Case Report and Literature Review Student Scholarship – 2nd Place Case Study Amanda Watters, NMS Richard Barrett, ND Otitis media with effusion (OME), or the presence of middle-ear effusion in the absence of acute signs of infection, is one of the most common...
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Reviews of Current and Useful Publications Jacob Schor, ND Enteroimmunology: An Introduction to the Enteric Immune System and Clinical Guide to Treatment of Enteroimmune Diseases On November 2, 1998, PBS aired an episode of the children’s show, Arthur, entitled “The...
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A groundbreaking combination of rehabilitation robotics and spinal cord stimulation has successfully restored movement in individuals with spinal cord injuries. This innovative approach enables activities like cycling and walking outdoors, offering new hope for...
In the Thick of It: Diagnosis and Treatment for Venous Form of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome with Comorbid Tick-Borne Infections
Julia Greenspan, ND Abstract This case report details the diagnosis and management of venous thoracic outlet syndrome with concurrent tick-borne infections, emphasizing diagnostic pitfalls, the utility of D-dimer with imaging, and timely interventions including...
Maternal Acetaminophen Use Linked to Increased ADHD Risk in Children
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Maybe More to the ‘Screen-time” Question for Kids and it’s Link to Behavior
NODE SMITH, ND School-aged children who spend more time in front of screens are only slightly more likely to have attention disorders, disturbed sleep or lower grades and are no more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety, finds one of the largest studies to...
Workspace Air Quality Impacts Productivity
NODE SMITH, ND The air quality within an office can have significant impacts on employees' cognitive function, including response times and ability to focus, and it may also affect their productivity, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public...
Too Much Free Time May Lead to Lower Sense of Well-Being
NODE SMITH, ND As an individual's free time increases, so does that person's sense of well-being -- but only up to a point. Too much free time can be also be a bad thing, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. "People often complain...
Assessment of PRP Treatment for Osteoarthritis
NODE SMITH, ND A pilot study conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine combined wearable technology and patient-reported outcomes to assess the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment in osteoarthritis (OA). The results, published in the journal...
The Question of How Non-Fatal Overdoses Affect the Brain
NODE SMITH, ND An opioid overdose isn't a death sentence. In fact, estimates indicate that in the United States, only 4% to 18% of opioid overdoses that are treated in a hospital or pre-hospital setting -- such as an ambulance or someone's home -- actually kill the...
Lowering Sugar in Packaged Goods Could Prevent Millions from Disease
NODE SMITH, ND Cutting 20% of sugar from packaged foods and 40% from beverages could prevent 2.48 million cardiovascular disease events (such as strokes, heart attacks, cardiac arrests), 490,000 cardiovascular deaths, and 750,000 diabetes cases in the U.S. over the...
The Future of Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease – 99% Accuracy
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Internal Brain/Organ Connections Could Determine Self Image
NODE SMITH, ND New research has discovered that the strength of the connection between our brain and internal organs is linked to how we feel about our appearance. Published in the journal Cortex, the study is the first to investigate, and first to identify, the...
Intracrine Steroid Biosynthesis
ANDREW L. RUBMAN, ND, FABNE SUSAN GORDON, PHD, LMT In the May 2021 issue of NDNR, Carrie Decker, ND, wrote an excellent article titled “The Anti-Aging Effects of DHEA.”1 The present article also discusses...
People Dealing With Trauma Have Harder Time with Grief and Loss
NODE SMITH, ND Among individuals who survive a trauma that resulted in the loss of a close friend or loved one, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can predict complicated grief -- a sense of persistent sadness and an inability to cope -- years after the...
Lowering Sugar in Packaged Goods Could Prevent Millions from Disease
NODE SMITH, ND Cutting 20% of sugar from packaged foods and 40% from beverages could prevent 2.48 million cardiovascular disease events (such as strokes, heart attacks, cardiac arrests), 490,000 cardiovascular deaths, and 750,000 diabetes cases in the U.S. over the...
The Future of Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease – 99% Accuracy
NODE SMITH, ND Researchers from Kaunas universities, Lithuania developed a deep learning-based method that can predict the possible onset of Alzheimer's disease from brain images with an accuracy of over 99 per cent. The method was developed while analyzing functional...
Internal Brain/Organ Connections Could Determine Self Image
NODE SMITH, ND New research has discovered that the strength of the connection between our brain and internal organs is linked to how we feel about our appearance. Published in the journal Cortex, the study is the first to investigate, and first to identify, the...
Intracrine Steroid Biosynthesis
ANDREW L. RUBMAN, ND, FABNE SUSAN GORDON, PHD, LMT In the May 2021 issue of NDNR, Carrie Decker, ND, wrote an excellent article titled “The Anti-Aging Effects of DHEA.”1 The present article also discusses...
People Dealing With Trauma Have Harder Time with Grief and Loss
NODE SMITH, ND Among individuals who survive a trauma that resulted in the loss of a close friend or loved one, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can predict complicated grief -- a sense of persistent sadness and an inability to cope -- years after the...
Epigenetics: Growing Up in a Toxic World – Part 2
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Abstract In Part II of this series on pediatric epigenetics, Dr. Chris Meletis explores how modern environmental exposures—including stress, sedentary lifestyles, EMFs, and widespread toxins—can lead to harmful epigenetic modifications that...
Immune Function & Competence: Gut Microbial Influences
MICHELLE MADDUX, ND Abstract This article reviews the critical role of the gut microbiome in immune system development, barrier integrity, and regulation of inflammatory and autoimmune responses. It highlights mechanisms such as short-chain fatty acid...
Poverty Correlates to Smaller Brain Areas
NODE SMITH, ND Children in poverty are more likely to have cognitive and behavioral difficulties than their better-off peers. Plenty of past research has looked into the physical effects of childhood poverty, or documented mental health disparities between...
Tick Tubes: Stopping Lyme in Its Tracks
JACOB SCHOR, ND, FABNO This past winter, my wife and I saved all the cardboard tubes at the core of toilet paper and paper towel rolls. Today (early March), I will use them to make “tick tubes.” Our nearest neighbor, a...
Wired for Self-Healing- Part 2
JAMES SENSENIG, ND LOUISE EDWARDS, ND, LAC This column is transcribed from a weekly live conversation produced by the Naturopathic Medical Institute (NMI). The goal of NMI is to preserve and promote the principles of naturopathic philosophy through...
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