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Vincent Priessnitz & the Blanket Pack
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Not the cold but the heat produced by the cold water is the healing factor. Vincent Priessnitz If I understand the matter rightly, Priessnitz never was in the habit of using...
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Part 2: Keeping Up With the Past ND Students and Nature-cure Education
David J. Schleich, PhD Recovery, many naturopathic doctors insist, occurs because of Nature, in the end. Detractors of this perspective don’t dismiss it out of hand entirely, but attribute its features to naturopaths who, they feel, have more in common with Whorton’s...
Tea Tree Oil: A Novel Approach to MRSA
Nancy Scarlett, ND Timothy Miller It is well known that the worldwide overprescribing of antibiotics during the last several decades has led to the serious problem of antibiotic-resistant organisms and resultant infections. Agencies such as the World Health...
Take a Bite Out of Lyme
Emily Maiella, ND Abstract Lyme disease is far more widespread than official figures suggest, with U.S. cases likely exceeding 300,000 annually and increasing across all states and in Europe. In this article, Emily Maiella, ND, explores the political and clinical...
Cognitive Impairment: Herbal Considerations
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) The definition of cognitive function is an intellectual process by which one becomes aware of, perceives, or comprehends ideas. It involves all aspects of perception, thinking, reasoning, and remembering. Cognition includes the attention...
Violet Ray & High Frequency Current
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Electricity is present, not only in all the objects of nature about us, but also in every human and animal being, therefore I maintain that it is this which constitutes the primal cause and preservative force of the life of functions....
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...
February 2014 | Geriatrics and Infectious Diseases
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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Phytoestrogens and Hormonal Modulation
Applications in Menopause Management and Breast Cancer Prevention By Artemis Morris, ND Exploring the benefits of phytoestrogens in managing menopause symptoms and reducing breast cancer risks. This article examines the role of phytoestrogens, particularly soy, in...
Differentiating Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Non-Classical Adrenal Hyperplasia
A closer look at distinguishing PCOS from NCCAH in reproductive-age women, including diagnostic criteria and treatment approaches. By Kelly Simms ND, CNS, FABNE This article explores the clinical overlap between Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and Non-Classical...
Medicinal Orchid Demonstrates Tissue Healing for Cancer Patients
Iron-Clad Orchid (Dendrobium officinale, Tiepi Shihu) Improves Salivary Gland Function and Oral Microbiota in Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy Dendrobium officinale, also known as Tiepi Shihu or iron-clad orchid, has been integral to traditional...
Wild Poinsettia Extract Restores Testicular Health in Diabetes
Research shows Euphorbia heterophylla (wild poinsettia) protects testicular tissue in diabetic models by decreasing inflammation, reducing oxidative stress by up to 70%, and restoring testosterone levels by 55%. Emerging research demonstrates that Euphorbia...
AllergoSan USA Sponsors Institute for Natural Medicine Residency Consortium
PORT CHESTER, NY August 16, 2021: AllergoSan USA, home of Omni-Biotic probioticbrands, today announced their sponsorship of the Institute for Natural Medicine ResidencyConsortium (IRC). In partnership with schools of naturopathic medicine and leadingnaturopathic...
New Research on Genetic Link to Gut Bacteria
NODE SMITH, ND Our gut microbiome -- the ever-changing "rainforest" of bacteria living in our intestines -- is primarily affected by our lifestyle, including what we eat or the medications we take, most studies show. But a University of Notre Dame study has found a...
“Junk DNA” and Aging
NODE SMITH, ND The human body is essentially made up of trillions of living cells. It ages as its cells age, which happens when those cells eventually stop replicating and dividing. Scientists have long known that genes influence how cells age and how long humans...
Reversing Memory Loss in Mice
NODE SMITH, ND Scientists at Cambridge and Leeds have successfully reversed age-related memory loss in mice and say their discovery could lead to the development of treatments to prevent memory loss in people as they age. In a study published in Molecular Psychiatry,...
New Study Demonstrates Biological Age Can Be Reduced With Lifestyle and Diet
NODE SMITH, ND NEWTOWN, Conn., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A first-of-its-kind, peer-reviewed study provides scientific evidence that lifestyle and diet changes can deliver a reduction in biological age. Since aging is the primary driver of chronic disease, this...
Breastfeeding & Climate Change: Can Better Policies Reduce the Crisis?
KRYSTAL PLONSKI, ND, LAC, FABNP Could better policy support of breast/chest-feeding help reduce risks of climate change? Quick answer: It could, but only when it is applied on a population-based scale. From a medical...
Pediatric ADHD: Harnessing the Superpower
TERESA NEFF, ND, CLE You may have heard people speak of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a superpower. Its many positive aspects, such as creativity, curiosity, hyper-focus, perseverance, and energy, can and should outweigh the...
A Toxic Start to Life: Counteracting Children’s Unique Vulnerabilities
MITCH KENNEDY, ND, LEED-AP When does the onslaught of chemicals and pollutants start for each of us? Does it start in puberty as hormones possibly upregulate receptors that could inadvertently bind toxicants rather than assist the growth and...
How the Brain Thinks About Fatigue Will Change Motivation
NODE SMITH, ND How do we decide whether or not an activity which requires work is 'worth the effort'? Researchers at the University of Birmingham & University of Oxford have shown that the willingness to work is not static, and depends upon the fluctuating rhythms...
Epigenetics: Growing Up in a Toxic World – Part I
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Abstract This article explores how epigenetic influences begin shaping a child’s health long before birth—and even before conception. Dr. Chris Meletis outlines how environmental toxins, nutritional deficiencies, and lifestyle factors can...
Breastfeeding & Climate Change: Can Better Policies Reduce the Crisis?
KRYSTAL PLONSKI, ND, LAC, FABNP Could better policy support of breast/chest-feeding help reduce risks of climate change? Quick answer: It could, but only when it is applied on a population-based scale. From a medical...
Pediatric ADHD: Harnessing the Superpower
TERESA NEFF, ND, CLE You may have heard people speak of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a superpower. Its many positive aspects, such as creativity, curiosity, hyper-focus, perseverance, and energy, can and should outweigh the...
A Toxic Start to Life: Counteracting Children’s Unique Vulnerabilities
MITCH KENNEDY, ND, LEED-AP When does the onslaught of chemicals and pollutants start for each of us? Does it start in puberty as hormones possibly upregulate receptors that could inadvertently bind toxicants rather than assist the growth and...
How the Brain Thinks About Fatigue Will Change Motivation
NODE SMITH, ND How do we decide whether or not an activity which requires work is 'worth the effort'? Researchers at the University of Birmingham & University of Oxford have shown that the willingness to work is not static, and depends upon the fluctuating rhythms...
Epigenetics: Growing Up in a Toxic World – Part I
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Abstract This article explores how epigenetic influences begin shaping a child’s health long before birth—and even before conception. Dr. Chris Meletis outlines how environmental toxins, nutritional deficiencies, and lifestyle factors can...
The Cast of Characters: Combating Childhood Anxiety From a Biopsychosocial Perspective
NICOLE CAIN, ND, MA Esme is a good case example of an anxious child. Her first panic attack resulted in her losing consciousness during music class. During the second attack, she felt dizzy and nauseated, and then she missed the rest of the school...
Homeopathy in Pediatrics: A Case of Chronic Digestive Disorder
SHAHRAM AYOUBZADEH ND, MD, HOM Abstract An 11-year-old female presented with a 5-year history of chronic abdominal pain, intermittent diarrhea, nausea, and marked symptom exacerbations linked to emotional stress, particularly longstanding jealousy and resentment...
Wired for Self-Healing- Part 1
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 clinical...
Blood Pressure Meds Side Effect Differences
NODE SMITH, ND People who are just beginning treatment for high blood pressure can benefit equally from two different classes of medicine -- angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) -- yet ARBs may be less likely to cause...
Better Recess, Better Social-Emotional Function of Children
NODE SMITH, ND Recess quality, not just the amount of time spent away from the classroom, plays a major role in whether children experience the full physical, mental and social-emotional benefits of recess, a new study from Oregon State University found. "Not all...
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