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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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Psychedelic Science: Spirituality as Medicine

Psychedelic Science: Spirituality as Medicine

Erica Zelfand, ND Tolle Totum Are psychedelic users happier than the rest of us? According to a recent study in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, the answer is yes. Whereas lifetime use of non-psychedelic illicit drugs (such as meth, heroin, and cocaine) are largely...

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Fructose Intolerance, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and the FODMAP Diet

Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols (FODMAPs) Christine Doherty, ND Fructose was discovered in 1847 by French chemist Augustin-Pierre Dubrunfaut.1 It is the sweetest and most water-soluble of all the sugars. A naturally occurring...

Homeopathy for Autism and Gastrointestinal Distress

Angelica Lemke, ND Many children with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis suffer from severe gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including pain; in many of them, this may even contribute to or be the root cause of their developmental delays in speech and socialization....

Unfired Food and Apyrotrophy

Nature Cure Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Americans who eat meat three times a day and wash their meals down with coffee, tea, and ice water are a nation of dyspeptics, employing a vast army of physicians and dentists and spending millions of dollars for poisonous drugs...

Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation

Tolle Causam Gaia Mather, ND Constipation is a problem that will affect nearly every patient at some time in their lives. According to Goodheart and Leavitt,1 functional constipation affects 12% to 19% of the American population. Whether due to a transient change in...

The Current Healing Crisis – Part 3

Healing as a Spiritual Process Robert B. Kellum, ND, PhD, MSOM/LAc, LMT Click to Read Part - 1 Click to Read Part - 2 Click to Read Part - 3 Click to Read Part - 4 True healing, then, has to come not through substances alone and not even through relationship alone...

Treating Female Pattern Hair Loss

Stacey Shillington, nd Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is a common condition characterized by a diffuse reduction in hair density over the crown and frontal scalp with retention of the frontal hairline.1 As many as 10% of premenopausal women reportedly have some...

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Notes from the Field #37

Notes from the Field #37

Jared Zeff, ND, FNMI, 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 medicine—a running set of observations about practice in the field. It’s not meant to be a...

Dark Chocolate Prevents Diabetes & Inflammation: Amount Matters

Increased dark chocolate consumption strengthens protection against diabetes, inflammation, and vessel problems, while avoiding weight gain Dark chocolate's protective compounds prevent diabetes, reduce inflammation, and improve blood vessel function - and these...

Mental Health Concerns Among Healthcare Workers Due To Pandemic

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...

Celiac Disease: The Importance of Adequate Management

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...

Toxicity & Chronic Illness: Why Naturopathic Doctors Must Lead

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...

Gene Therapy Solution to Chronic Pain?

NODE SMITH, ND A gene therapy for chronic pain could offer a safer, non-addictive alternative to opioids. Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed the new therapy, which works by temporarily repressing a gene involved in sensing pain. It...

Catnip as a Bug Repellant

NODE SMITH, ND New collaborative research from Northwestern University and Lund University may have people heading to their backyard instead of the store at the outset of this year's mosquito season. Often used as an additive for cat toys and treats due to its...

Endocannabinoids & Autoimmunity

JAKE F. FELICE, ND, LMP  Autoimmune conditions and diseases of the nervous system are typically chronic, often have an early age of onset, and frequently cause significant pain, debility, and suffering. Autoimmunity is an...

Autoimmunity: The Mitochondrial Connection

CATHERINE CLINTON, ND Abstract Autoimmune diseases, now affecting over 23 million Americans, are closely linked to mitochondrial dysfunction and impaired regulatory T cell (Treg) activity. Mitochondria influence both innate and adaptive immunity, with mitochondrial...

Gene Therapy Solution to Chronic Pain?

NODE SMITH, ND A gene therapy for chronic pain could offer a safer, non-addictive alternative to opioids. Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed the new therapy, which works by temporarily repressing a gene involved in sensing pain. It...

Catnip as a Bug Repellant

NODE SMITH, ND New collaborative research from Northwestern University and Lund University may have people heading to their backyard instead of the store at the outset of this year's mosquito season. Often used as an additive for cat toys and treats due to its...

Endocannabinoids & Autoimmunity

JAKE F. FELICE, ND, LMP  Autoimmune conditions and diseases of the nervous system are typically chronic, often have an early age of onset, and frequently cause significant pain, debility, and suffering. Autoimmunity is an...

Autoimmunity: The Mitochondrial Connection

CATHERINE CLINTON, ND Abstract Autoimmune diseases, now affecting over 23 million Americans, are closely linked to mitochondrial dysfunction and impaired regulatory T cell (Treg) activity. Mitochondria influence both innate and adaptive immunity, with mitochondrial...

Atopy & the Microbiome

JACLYN CHASSE-SMEATON, ND  Atopic dermatitis (AD) dramatically impacts pediatric health and quality of life of the family as a whole. Although the pathogenesis of AD has not been clearly elucidated, there are multiple factors at...

How to Improve the Way you ‘Daydream’

NODE SMITH, ND Did you daydream as a kid, maybe even get in trouble for it? If you find it harder to be pleasantly lost in your thoughts these days, you're not alone. "This is part of our cognitive toolkit that's underdeveloped, and it's kind of sad," said Erin...

News on New Male Contraceptive Pill

NODE SMITH, ND In a new paper published by Nature Communications, The Lundquist Institute (TLI) Investigator Wei Yan, MD, PhD, and his research colleagues spell out an innovative strategy that has led to the discovery of a natural compound as a safe, effective and...

THC May Stay in Breast Milk Up to Six Weeks

NODE SMITH, ND In a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) have found that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of marijuana, stays in breast milk for up to six weeks, further...

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