Adjunctive Treatment in Holistic Psychiatric Care JAYNE DUBOIS, ND Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a gentle but powerful form of bodywork derived from osteopathic manipulation. Treated areas include the cranium and sacrum as well as joints, muscles, fascia,...
Start With Your Own Mindset DANIELLE CHANDLER While it may seem clear that a patient’s mindset can have a huge impact on their health journey, if you want your patients to have the greatest probability of success, there’s another set of attitudes, impressions, and...
Acknowledging Vulnerability Is a Powerful Tool for Building Resilience AMY CHADWICK, ND Vulnerability is an inherent aspect of being alive. As such, vulnerability has a purpose. When needs are heard, acknowledged, shared, and met with compassion, vulnerability...
NeuroScience has always focused on addressing the science behind symptoms. This remains our approach to healthcare because we believe everything is connected. A single symptom doesn’t have a single resolution, and bodily systems like the nervous or immune systems work...
Pollen Extract Focusing on Women’s Urinary Incontinence with Positive Results.Deshler, Ohio. August 1, 2022 – Graminex®, L.L.C. is pleased to announce it has completed a clinical study with Graminex® Flower Pollen Extract for women’s urinary incontinence and urinary...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls There Is Nothing Like A Fast The value of fasting as a curative agent is mainly two-fold: first it purifies the system by increasing the activity of all the eliminating organs, and secondly, it gives a complete...
Docere Thomas A. Kruzel, ND Gait disorders are one of the leading causes of falls in the elderly population, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that there are approximately 2.5 million elderly persons in the United States who have some form...
Mark Swanson, ND This issue of The Expert Report is a refreshing reminder that healing wisdom and learning comes as much from listening to our patients as it does from the science, knowledge, and understanding presented by fellow NDs and colleagues, medical...
Clinical Pearls for Pain Jillian Stansbury, ND Abstract Gastrointestinal inflammation is a pervasive concern in clinical practice, encompassing conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, food intolerances, ulcerative disorders, infections, and dysbiosis. Herbal...
Virender Sodhi, MD (Ayurved), ND Ayurvedic medicine has delineated rejuvenation and virilification as a branch of medicine where the main objectives are to maintain health as age advances and to keep the sexual organs healthy, avoiding the transfer of diseases to our...
David J. Schleich, PhD Mene, Mene, Tekel u-Pharsin. (Book of Daniel, Chapter 5) Higher education has always been vulnerable, with brief periods of high-octane cash and optimism such as during the mid-1960s, when this country took action about the gap between the...
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Ken is about as friendly a guy as you could meet. He sat down, smiled, and made me feel like we had known each other for years. As I looked back at him, I noticed he blushed regularly throughout the consult. Ken had suffered with psoriasis...
See the value in seeing an ND James Maskell, CEO, Revive Over the last two years, in this column we have looked at a number of proven marketing strategies for the modern naturopathic clinic. The strategy I will outline this month is new, but it is already being used...
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth Common but Overlooked Cause of IBS.................>> cover Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND Allison Siebecker, ND, MSOM, LAc Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation......................>> bottom of cover Gaia Mather, ND...
Hearts Regenerate Tissue 6x Faster When Given Rest Scientists have uncovered that human hearts can naturally regenerate damaged tissue when given adequate rest periods, with regeneration rates increasing up to 600% above normal under optimal conditions. This discovery...
Node Smith, ND What follows are ideas, questions, and food for thought. While they certainly stem from my own personal opinion, what is offered is part of a conversation that each and every student, faculty member, school administrator, and the profession as a whole...
High Omega-3 Diet Reduces Cancer Proliferation Marker by 15% A groundbreaking clinical trial reveals a potential dietary strategy that could transform prostate cancer management for men on active surveillance. The study demonstrates how targeted nutritional...
Regular coffee drinkers gain 1.84 years of life expectancy, with maximum benefits at 3 cups daily. Coffee extends life through multiple biological pathways, with research showing regular drinkers live nearly two years longer. Studies across 50+ global populations...
NODE SMITH, ND It has long been known that several chemicals used in plastic toys in different parts of the world can be harmful to human health. However, it is difficult for parents to figure out how to avoid plastic toys containing chemicals that may cause possible...
NODE SMITH, ND Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that disrupts brain activity producing hallucinations, delusions, and other cognitive disturbances. Researchers have long searched for genetic influences in the disease, but genetic mutations have been...
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...
WENDY WELLS, NMD When I see a patient who has allergy symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, and watery and itchy eyes, I consider all of the possible factors that laid the foundation for their symptoms. The underlying...
VIRENDER SODHI, ND, MD (AYURVEDA) BK, a 32-year-old female at the time, presented to my office with a previously established diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). She had been diagnosed 2+ years prior by her physician, at which...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND No matter the obstacles they place, the truth of our medicine will win out. (John Bastyr)1 If we take the phrase “modern world” to denote the advent of a society using technology at a higher level than ever seen, based on an...
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,...
NODE SMITH, ND The unpredictable nature of life during the coronavirus pandemic is particularly challenging for many people. Not everyone can cope equally well with the uncertainty and loss of control. Research has shown that while a large segment of the population...
LAURIE MENK OTTO, ND, MPH Allergy is a leading chronic health condition throughout the world and is especially prevalent in westernized societies. The prevalence of allergic rhinitis and asthma in the US population is 7-8% for all...
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Autoimmune diseases afflict a considerable portion of the population, with recent numbers indicating that 15.9% of the US population, or 41 million people, suffer from an autoimmune...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND No matter the obstacles they place, the truth of our medicine will win out. (John Bastyr)1 If we take the phrase “modern world” to denote the advent of a society using technology at a higher level than ever seen, based on an...
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,...
NODE SMITH, ND The unpredictable nature of life during the coronavirus pandemic is particularly challenging for many people. Not everyone can cope equally well with the uncertainty and loss of control. Research has shown that while a large segment of the population...
LAURIE MENK OTTO, ND, MPH Allergy is a leading chronic health condition throughout the world and is especially prevalent in westernized societies. The prevalence of allergic rhinitis and asthma in the US population is 7-8% for all...
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Autoimmune diseases afflict a considerable portion of the population, with recent numbers indicating that 15.9% of the US population, or 41 million people, suffer from an autoimmune...
NODE SMITH, ND A new systematic review of 65 studies from around the world involves a total of 97,333 health care workers and finds that 1 in 5 have experienced depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Yufei Li, Nathaniel Scherer, and...
KARLY MCMASTER, ND While the standard of care following a diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) is to prescribe a gluten-free diet (GFD), the recommended long-term management and monitoring of the condition is poorly understood. Too often, patients with CD...
WOODSTOCK, IL—The team at Lifestyle Matrix Resource Center is thrilled to welcome Dr. Elroy Vojdani to their panel of Clinical Experts. Dr. Vojdani is the founder of Regenera Medical, a boutique functional medicine practice in Los Angeles, CA. He is also an Institute...
TANYA LEE, ND The circadian system is a powerful regulatory system that guides the physiology of living organisms through synchronizing physiological processes to the external environment. This system of ultimate homeostatic regulation has evolved over time and...
KERI LAYTON, ND Every generation of naturopathic doctors decries the rising generation as an erosion of true naturopathy. Let me settle into my rocking chair and confess: I’m no better. While I lament the opportunity lost by older NDs who have dodged...
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Are you and your patients drinking enough water? We all know water is good for us, but did you know proper water intake may play a role in healthy aging? Suboptimal hydration may accelerate aging and increase the risk of chronic diseases and premature death. A study...
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine reports the efficacy of telehealth-delivered mindfulness-based interventions (MBI). Over 690 veterans with chronic pain and a psychiatric comorbidity completed a trial of either group or self-paced MBI vs usual care. The...
