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Why I Became a Naturopathic Doctor

Allison Apfelbaum, ND, LMP             The Naturopathic medical profession is one of a kind. I grew up on the east coast, and when I was determining as an undergraduate what I wanted to do with my Bachelor of...

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Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes

Mona Morstein, ND Tolle Totum Etiological Factors The worldwide statistics regarding diabetes are frightening. In 2011, 366 million people around the world were diagnosed with diabetes, and it is projected that, by 2030, up to 552 million people will have it—nearly...

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Botanical Therapies for Headaches

Jillian Stansbury, ND Headache Pathophysiology and Botanical Considerations Headache is one of the most common medical complaints treated in general clinical practices and is a significant public health burden, in terms of suffering, disrupted family interactions, and...

Complexity Theory and What Ails Naturopathic Medical Education

David J. Schleich, PhD Not too many days go by when our Deans don’t hear conflicting opinions about what naturopathic medical education should be concentrating on and preparing our candidates for. There are those NDs for whom the drift toward allopathic medicine’s...

May 2013 | Dermatology and Anti-Aging Medicine

A Novel Approach to Skin Rejuvenation & Tightening.........................>> cover Michael Rahman, BSC, ND Simeons Protocol Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Ongoing Exploration of the Treatment—Part 1................>> bottom of cover Shaida Sina, NMD...

Botanical Management of Streptococcal Infections of the Skin

Herbal Protocols for Impetigo and Erysipelas Jilian Stansbury, ND Group A streptococci are a leading human pathogen and worldwide health issue. In chronic skin infections, the goal of supporting a healthy ecosystem to invite desirable microbes and protective skin...

A Novel Approach to Skin Rejuvenation & Skin Tightening

Tolle Causam Michael Rahman, BSc, ND The use of autologous blood plasma injections is in keeping with the naturopathic principles of utilizing the body’s inherent powers and capacity for regulation and self-healing. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is the ultimate...

The Importance of Supporting Detoxification Before Weight Loss

How to ensure excretion and prevent toxicity. Kristen Haabala, ND There is no doubt that obesity is an ever-increasing epidemic in the United States. Roughly 35% of the adult population and almost 17% of kids between the ages of 2 to 19 years are currently obese.1 As...

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Study Says Handling of COVID is to Blame for Deaths

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...

Resourcing Positive Emotional States Through Embodied Memory

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...

Mast Cell Activation: Skin is Just Scratching the Surface

THALIA HALE, ND Mast Cell Activation (MCA) is demanding awareness in functional medicine practices, especially among practitioners working with patients with chronic complex illnesses and infections such as chronic dysbiosis, Sick Building...

Cannabis Use in Youth Could Lead to Heart Disease

NODE SMITH, ND Smoking cannabis when you're young may increase your risk of developing heart disease later, according to a recent University of Guelph study. In the first study to look at specific risk indicators for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in young, healthy...

The Anti-Aging Effects of DHEA

CARRIE DECKER, ND  This review of literature, pertaining to the effects of DHEA on aging, stems from a clinical case I saw early on in my practice when I was seeing patients in a variety of smaller towns in Wisconsin. Not surprisingly,...

Bisphenols Affect Nerve Cells

NODE SMITH, ND The plasticizers contained in many everyday objects can impair important brain functions in humans. Biologists from the University of Bayreuth warn of this danger in an article in Communications Biology. Their study shows that even small amounts of the...

Pain Could be Linked to Brown Fat Generation

NODE SMITH, ND A new source of energy expending brown fat cells has been uncovered by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center, which they say points towards potential new therapeutic options for obesity. According to the new report, published in Nature Metabolism,...

Genotype May Determine if Fish Oil is a Good Idea

NODE SMITH, ND Fish oil supplements are a billion-dollar industry built on a foundation of purported, but not proven, health benefits. Now, new research from a team led by a University of Georgia scientist indicates that taking fish oil only provides health benefits...

Neuronal Preferences in DNA Repair

NODE SMITH, ND Neurons lack the ability to replicate their DNA, so they're constantly working to repair damage to their genome. Now, a new study by Salk scientists finds that these repairs are not random, but instead focus on protecting certain genetic "hot spots"...

Bisphenols Affect Nerve Cells

NODE SMITH, ND The plasticizers contained in many everyday objects can impair important brain functions in humans. Biologists from the University of Bayreuth warn of this danger in an article in Communications Biology. Their study shows that even small amounts of the...

Pain Could be Linked to Brown Fat Generation

NODE SMITH, ND A new source of energy expending brown fat cells has been uncovered by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center, which they say points towards potential new therapeutic options for obesity. According to the new report, published in Nature Metabolism,...

Genotype May Determine if Fish Oil is a Good Idea

NODE SMITH, ND Fish oil supplements are a billion-dollar industry built on a foundation of purported, but not proven, health benefits. Now, new research from a team led by a University of Georgia scientist indicates that taking fish oil only provides health benefits...

Neuronal Preferences in DNA Repair

NODE SMITH, ND Neurons lack the ability to replicate their DNA, so they're constantly working to repair damage to their genome. Now, a new study by Salk scientists finds that these repairs are not random, but instead focus on protecting certain genetic "hot spots"...

ELISA/ACT® Biotechnologies Introduces COVID Vax LRA Panel

Test now available to identify delayed immune hypersensitivity to the components in COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the U.S. Sterling, VA – Over 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the US, however a sizeable percentage of Americans...

The Infectivity of Cancer Drugs

NODE SMITH, ND A possible explanation for why many cancer drugs that kill tumor cells in mouse models won't work in human trials has been found by researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Biomedical Informatics and...

Aluminum and Alzheimer’s Disease

NODE SMITH, ND A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports continues to support a growing body of evidence that aluminum contributes to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Researchers found aluminum co-located with phosphorylated tau...

Stress and Anxiety Major Factors for People Not Exercising

NODE SMITH, ND New research from McMaster University suggests the pandemic has created a paradox where mental health has become both a motivator for and a barrier to physical activity. The results are outlined in the journal PLOS ONE. People want to be active to...

Stress Connected to ‘Broken Heart’

NODE SMITH, ND Heightened activity in the brain, caused by stressful events, is linked to the risk of developing a rare and sometimes fatal heart condition, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. The study found the greater the activity in...

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