How beneficial are potentially drugless healing systems, including naturopathy? Two doctors in India with Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Science degrees asked that question in an Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine article. A comprehensive review of the...
Nearly 47% of U.S. adults suffer from hypertension, a condition marked by consistently high blood pressure. Often called the "silent killer," hypertension can lead to serious health issues like stroke and heart and kidney disease. Since it usually shows no symptoms,...
A recent study published in Stroke, the journal of the American Stroke Association, reveals that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) may be more effective than traditional moderate-intensity exercise for stroke survivors. The research, led by Kevin Moncion, PhD,...
Homeopathy has been in use since the late 17th century. A 2023 meta-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled trials revealed “significant positive effects of homoeopathy beyond placebo” and stated that “The quality of evidence for positive effects of homoeopathy...
A significant study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) has revealed alarming trends in cancer incidence and mortality rates among younger generations. Published in The Lancet Public Health, the study found that incidence rates have continued to...
Trevor Cates, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae Research continues to reveal the benefits of a healthy microbiota of the gut and also skin.1 Many of the microbiome studies to date have focused on describing the gut microbiota, but the skin microbiota has been gaining more...
Lise Naugle, NDJames L. Wilson, ND, PhD Abstract Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined by a cluster of risk factors—central obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia—driven primarily by insulin resistance and associated with elevated risks for type 2...
Setareh Tais, ND “Oh, honey,” She says. “This isn’t something you get over. It’s something you get through, and then you carry it around with you for the rest of your life. It’s part of your story now. Part of your history….” We both sit silently and breathe together....
Michaël Friedman, ND Normally, the immune system provides the body with a defense against foreign substances by producing antibodies that direct blood cells to destroy the unwanted invader. However, sometimes the immune system malfunctions and attacks the body's own...
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Deborah Ardolf, NMD In the United States, Autologous (or Autogenous) Urine Immunotherapy (AUIT) is a treatment involving the use of one’s own urine as an immune modulator, with an action quite similar to a homeopathic isode. The active immune...
Paul Epstein, ND and Node Smith “When any experience of body, heart, or mind keeps repeating in consciousness, it is a signal that this visitor is asking for a deeper and fuller attention. Under all the tears, the pain, the fear, and the anger we have contracted our...
Pain, Scars and Neural Therapy...............................>> cover Hal Brown, ND, DC, RAC Peripheral Neuropathy & Gluten: A Case Study......................................>> bottom of cover Lydia Thurton, ND Adverse Childhood Trauma: Setting the...
David J. Schleich, PhD By the time our grads get halfway through paying back their student loans, they will have heard the adjective, “naturopathic” variously cherished, lamented, extolled, defended, attacked, lauded, questioned and, on occasion, actually defined. Its...
Cheryl Kasdorf, ND A 17-year-old female had “spasms up and down [her] back every 30 seconds, which were painful and exhausting.” After a visit to the ER and a spinal tap to check for meningitis, they gave her pain meds and muscle relaxers and sent her home. Nothing...
Men’s Fertility Restored with Lisinopril By Nora Jane Pope, FCP This article examines the off-label use of low-dose lisinopril for treating idiopathic male infertility based on a compelling Nigerian study. It explores how lose-dose prescribing could be a naturopathic...
A Case Study Lina Mockus, ND Introduction This case study details the naturopathic approach to treating a 58-year-old male patient, Sam, who presented with a history of osteoarthritis (OA) and eczema. OA is an inflammatory disease of the joints that occurs when the...
Study Identifies Flavonoids That Enhance Immune Regulation Kaempferol, a flavonoid found in kale, tea, spinach, and broccoli, significantly reduces inflammation by promoting immune regulation, according to research published in Allergy. The study screened over 40...
Chris D. Meletis, N.D. With age, the sails of our sailboat become deflated unless we take a proactive approach to fight the statistical trends. This is never more true than with the loss of muscle mass. After age 30, people lose about 3% to 5% of their muscle mass...
NODE SMITH, ND A natural food supplement reduces anxiety in mice, according to a new Weizmann Institute of Science study. The plant-derived substance, beta-sitosterol, was found to produce this effect both on its own and in synergic combination with an antidepressant...
NODE SMITH, ND Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, most people in the United States already had been sick with a coronavirus, albeit a far less dangerous one. That's because at least four coronaviruses in the same general family as SARS-CoV-2 cause the benign yet...
NODE SMITH, ND Ant workers that are infected with a tapeworm live much longer than their uninfected nest-mates. Parasitic infections are usually harmful to their hosts, but there are some exceptions. According to the results of a multi-year scientific study, ants of...
NODE SMITH, ND Cooperation as a successful strategy has evolved in both nature and human society, but understanding its emergence can be a difficult task. Researchers have to abstract interactions between individuals into mathematical formulas to be able to create a...
JAMES SENSENIG, ND 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 application, in your offices...
JARED C. PISTOIA, ND Gemstones are a relatively new addition to the homeopathic repertoire of age-old medicines made from naturally occurring substances. Medicines can be grouped according to the kingdom they are sourced...
NODE SMITH, ND Since the 1950s, political scientists have theorized that political polarization -- increased numbers of "political partisans" who view the world with an ideological bias -- is associated with an inability to tolerate uncertainty and a need to hold...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND This month’s title may sound like a direct-to-video action film that one might find on the far right of a row in a Netflix scroll. However, intangible assets are an important notation in accounting, and the concept behind it...
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Abstract This article outlines the bidirectional links between brain function and systemic physiology, highlighting how nutrition, hydration, stress load, gut–brain signaling, the endocannabinoid system, and mitochondrial capacity shape...
CHRISTOPHER MALONEY, ND In December 2019 I decided to try substitute teaching at our local charter school for the arts. They were hiring a full-time high school science teacher, so I had no pressure and only a few patients I needed to reschedule. When I asked about...
JARED C. PISTOIA, ND Gemstones are a relatively new addition to the homeopathic repertoire of age-old medicines made from naturally occurring substances. Medicines can be grouped according to the kingdom they are sourced...
NODE SMITH, ND Since the 1950s, political scientists have theorized that political polarization -- increased numbers of "political partisans" who view the world with an ideological bias -- is associated with an inability to tolerate uncertainty and a need to hold...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND This month’s title may sound like a direct-to-video action film that one might find on the far right of a row in a Netflix scroll. However, intangible assets are an important notation in accounting, and the concept behind it...
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Abstract This article outlines the bidirectional links between brain function and systemic physiology, highlighting how nutrition, hydration, stress load, gut–brain signaling, the endocannabinoid system, and mitochondrial capacity shape...
CHRISTOPHER MALONEY, ND In December 2019 I decided to try substitute teaching at our local charter school for the arts. They were hiring a full-time high school science teacher, so I had no pressure and only a few patients I needed to reschedule. When I asked about...
NODE SMITH, ND Psychology researchers at UC Santa Cruz have found that playing games in virtual reality creates an effect called "time compression," where time goes by faster than you think. Grayson Mullen, who was a cognitive science undergraduate at the time, worked...
NODE SMITH, ND Researchers have found that people who live beyond 105 years tend to have a unique genetic background that makes their bodies more efficient at repairing DNA, according to a study published in eLife. This is the first time that people with 'extreme...
JODY STANISLAW, ND, CDCES With this interesting COVID year that we have all experienced together around the globe, happiness has eluded many of us. Fear of getting sick, loss of loved ones, forced isolation, the closing-down...
SERENA GOLDSTEIN, ND We generally tend to seek help when symptoms subjectively affect our daily lives, when self-medicating doesn’t feel like enough, or when we’re considering worst-case scenarios. If our life before this...
JILLIAN FINKER, ND Conditions associated with chronic stress have undoubtedly infiltrated the practice of every physician since the pandemic hit the United States in March of 2020. As a physician practicing a short distance from New York City, however, I found my...
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A man with no known contact with a bird flu infected animal nevertheless contracted bird flu. But let’s not panic: “This could still be a one-off case…
