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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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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 Promising Cancer Therapy Student Scholarship – 2nd Place Research Review Erin Rurak, NMS Gurdev Parmar, ND, FABNO Fever is an evolutionary-conserved immune system response to infection that is present throughout the animal kingdom. This suggests that fever confers a...
Choosing the Wright Way to Live
HELEN C. HEALY, ND You may not know the name Bill Iffrig, but if you were watching news coverage of the 2013 Boston Marathon, you know the image of the 78-year-old runner in the orange top, who was knocked off his feet by the blast of the first deadly bomb. What most...
Energy is Information: How It Affects Susceptibility to Infection
Emily Chan, ND Taylor McHugh, BA “The field is the governing agency of the particle.” (Albert Einstein) Or, is the particle the governing agency of the field? From a Newtonian perspective, material phenomena and matter are paramount. This outlook, as derived from...
Where The Rubber Meets the Road: Treating Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Gary Weiner, ND, LAc With a plethora of IBD cases in our clinic, we find effective treatment requires a strategic approach integrating conventional use of medications such as corticosteroids, anti-inflammatories, immunosuppressants, and biologic medications with the...
On the Path Toward Health and Healing: Interview with Barry Taylor, ND
Barry Taylor, ND I remember hiking around a 20-mile lake at 12 000 feet, not far from Otavalo, Ecuador, in 2003. I was living and studying with Don Esteban and his son, Don Jorge, who are both noted shamans and have people from all over the world visit them for...
Part 1: Oh, the irony… What Vonnegut Knew
David J. Schleich, PhD Our heritage is intertwined with the simplest, yet most powerful force, the vis. (Node Smith, ND student, NCNM/NMSA) Everyone in a complex system has a slightly different interpretation. The more interpretations we gather, the easier it becomes...
January 2014 | Gastrointestinal Health/Toxicology/Bariatric
Detoxicification for Prediabetes...............>> cover Sarah Cimperman, ND Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Treating Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.........................>> bottom of cover Gary Weiner, ND, LAC Helminthic Therapy: An Emerging Intervention...
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Herbal and Dietary Supplements as Adjunctive Treatments for Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Eucalyptol, ginseng, Echinacea purpurea, L-arginine, and vitamins C and D demonstrate immune-modulating, anti-inflammatory, and respiratory health benefits. A recent narrative review published in Nutrients explores the potential of herbal and dietary supplements as...
Sperm DNA Fragmentation and Its Impact on Male Fertility
Discover the importance of sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) testing, how it impacts ART outcomes, and ways naturopathic doctors can integrate this essential tool into fertility care. By Dr. Rosia Parrish, ND At the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2024 (ASRM)...
Green Tea May Reduce Brain Lesions Associated with Dementia and Cognitive Decline
Study Links Green Tea to a 3–6% Reduction in Brain Lesions A recent study found that drinking three to five cups of green tea daily is associated with a significant reduction in cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs), which are early markers of cognitive decline,...
The Extracellular Matrix and Prostate Cancer: Clinical Update and Case Study
Exploring the Role of Tumor Microenvironment in Prostate Cancer and the Potential in Natural Therapies By Fraser Smith This article examines the role of the extracellular matrix in prostate cancer progression and highlights natural therapies that target the tumor...
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...
Memory Effects of Long-Term Cannabis
NODE SMITH, ND Even before the pandemic made Zoom ubiquitous, Washington State University researchers were using the video conferencing app to research a type of cannabis that is understudied: the kind people actually use. For the study, published in Scientific...
Two Junes: The Difference a Year Can Make
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND With the sun shining, the days getting long, and 2021 at its halfway-point at the time of this writing, it seems like a good moment to reflect on June 2020 versus June 2021. It’s been an unprecedented 12 months for...
Promoting Planetary Health: A Necessary Part of Caring for Children
LESLIE SOLOMONIAN, BSC, ND, MPH The health of individuals is tremendously influenced by the health of their environment. This is especially true in childhood, and the effects last a lifetime. If we aim to fulfill the principles of naturopathic medicine (bolded...
Notes from the Field: February, 2021
JARED L. ZEFF, ND, VNMI, LAC The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the field. It’s not meant to be...
The Cellular Control of Mitochondria
NODE SMITH, ND Errors in the metabolic processes of mitochondria are responsible for a variety of diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Scientists needed to find out just how the necessary building blocks are imported into the complex biochemical apparatus of...
Memory Effects of Long-Term Cannabis
NODE SMITH, ND Even before the pandemic made Zoom ubiquitous, Washington State University researchers were using the video conferencing app to research a type of cannabis that is understudied: the kind people actually use. For the study, published in Scientific...
Two Junes: The Difference a Year Can Make
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND With the sun shining, the days getting long, and 2021 at its halfway-point at the time of this writing, it seems like a good moment to reflect on June 2020 versus June 2021. It’s been an unprecedented 12 months for...
Promoting Planetary Health: A Necessary Part of Caring for Children
LESLIE SOLOMONIAN, BSC, ND, MPH The health of individuals is tremendously influenced by the health of their environment. This is especially true in childhood, and the effects last a lifetime. If we aim to fulfill the principles of naturopathic medicine (bolded...
Notes from the Field: February, 2021
JARED L. ZEFF, ND, VNMI, LAC The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the field. It’s not meant to be...
The Cellular Control of Mitochondria
NODE SMITH, ND Errors in the metabolic processes of mitochondria are responsible for a variety of diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Scientists needed to find out just how the necessary building blocks are imported into the complex biochemical apparatus of...
Childhood Kidney Disease: A Comprehensive Approach Holds Promise
JENNA HENDERSON, ND Abstract Nephrotic syndrome is a challenging and often relapsing kidney condition in children, with Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome (MCNS) being the most common form. While conventional steroid therapy remains the standard of care, many cases...
Eating Disorders: Recognizing the Signs in Preteens & Teens
LISA GHENT, ND A lot has changed since I was a kid. The rapid development of technology has introduced smart phones, gaming systems, and tablets, all of which seem to be ubiquitous, and kids are getting hooked on electronics younger and younger. With smart...
The ECS in Childhood Diseases
JAKE F. FELICE, ND, LMP Mention of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) often brings to mind cannabis and its major constituent, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which binds the cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor. These receptors...
How Our Brains Remodel Neural Networks
NODE SMITH, ND At this very moment, the billions of neurons in your brain are using their trillions of connections to enable you to read and comprehend this sentence. Now, by studying the neurons involved in the sense of smell, researchers from Kyushu University's...
Anti-Cancer Metabolites from Microbiome
NODE SMITH, ND It is believed to be involved in the development of chronic inflammatory intestinal diseases, to trigger diabetes, to be responsible for obesity, even neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's could have their causes here -- not...
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