Sara Thyr, ND By accident, I ended up not going to allopathic medical school. That might sound unlikely, but it is true. I was a biology major in college and medical school seemed like a perfect next step. I had a 4.0 in my major (it was the 80’s,...
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6,7, or 8: How Many Years Should It Take to Become an ND?
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Educational standards for physician training programs have risen substantially from what they used to be. For a long time, the normal route to medical school was to obtain a baccalaureate degree prior to medical school. Not wanting to be...
Nutrition and Self-Healing Part II
JAMES SENSENIG, ND CHARLEY CROPLEY, 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...
Quieting the Noise: Four Key Factors to Address in Autoimmune Disease
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Autoimmunity is a complex disease state with multiple factors contributing to its expression. Autoimmune disease is not simply a physical ailment. An emotional component may also be involved in the etiology of the condition. Our...
DOCTOR WALKS ACROSS AMERICA FOR HEALTH EQUITY AND A HEALTHY AMERICA
Myrtle Beach, SC - Dr. Dennis Godby, 66, a licensed Naturopathic Doctor from Sacramento, California, will embark on a solo journey—his third on foot across the USA —in the Walk USA for Health Equity, beginning in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on September 12, 2022....
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Trauma and Lineage of Illness
Carina Lopez, ND Tolle Totum Hahnemann writes in paragraph 78 of the Organon of Medicine that “true natural chronic disease arises from a chronic miasm.”1 A miasm is a series of reactions to abuses in life. These include dietary passions, habits, and environmental...
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Prostate Cancer—Guiding Perspectives
Mark Swanson, ND Interview With Marcel Hernandez, ND The naturopathic oncologist who triumphs over his or her own cancer most certainly gains a deeply personal and unique perspective when they treat the same cancer in their patients. My special guest Marcel Hernandez,...
Hypericum Lights the Path Toward New Bladder Cancer Therapies
Jillian Stansbury, ND St John’s wort for cancer? Bladder cancer is more common in men, for unknown reasons, and is most frequent in later decades of life, presumably due to long-term exposure to carcinogens and epithelial irritants. Carcinoma of transitional...
A Conversation With Steve Parcell
Jacob Schor, ND, and Steve Parcell, ND My practice is focused on oncology. Therefore, I have not kept up with new developments related to cardiovascular disease (CVD). When I realized how much of an expert Dr Steve Parcell has become in this area, I started to put...
Part I—Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC): Next—To MOOC or Not to MOOC
David Schleich, PhD Back in the early 1990s, it had already long been going on, but hardly massively. In those days, “distance education” actually spawned professional degree titles for those who used that methodology (e.g., master of distance education, from...
Familial Similarity
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Pure homeopathy is called “pure” simply because the basis is that no conceptual filters are placed between the observation of the patient’s condition and the physician’s consideration of medicinal means. This is rare in medicine. Our job is...
Can Testosterone Therapy Benefit Hypogonadal Men?
Matthew Cavaiola, NMD, LAc According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,1 cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the overall leading cause of death in the United States, and more than half of 616 000 people who died of heart disease in 2008 were male. Of all...
Bright Disease
Natures Cure Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE In all chronic diseases, the most important thing is not to lose patience, and not to entertain the idea that one can effect a cure in six weeks, of a disease that has taken years to develop. ...
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Inguinal Hernia.......................>> cover Eric Yarnell, ND RH(AHG) Prostate Cancer screening: The PSA Debate Continues—Endgame 2012 Phranq D. Tamburri, NMD The Current Healing Crisis............................>>7 Robert B. Kellum, ND, PhD, MSOM/LAc,...
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A Promising Next-Gen Probiotic
“Gut microbiota is considered to be one of the important factors that maintain human health by regulating host metabolism.” An article in the Virulence journal provides a comprehensive look at Akkermansia muciniphila, which is found in abundance in the gut, regulates...
Upcoming Study Protocol: MIND Diet + Propolis
…the prevalence of metabolic syndrome ranged from just under 20% for 20 to 39 year olds to almost 50% of those aged 60…
NDs in Washington State: An Expanded Role
NDs in Washington State will soon—October!—have an expanded range, including the ability to diagnose autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and other neurological conditions and developmental delays. Due in huge part to the Washington Association of Naturopathic...
Ayurvedic Interventions for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects up to 1% of the world’s population.1 The Journal of Ayurveda Integrative Medicine published an article evaluating the clinical outcome of Ayurveda whole system intervention—oral medicines, local therapy, and dietary...
Integrative Practice: The Great Wide Somewhere
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Working in integrative practice settings is an increasingly relevant possibility for naturopathic graduates. Last month we discussed the phenomenon of allopathic practitioners adopting therapeutic modalities that have been...
ECS Therapeutics™ offers CE webinar on therapeutic potential of topical cannabinoids, plus introduces three new products
Hauppauge, NY – ECS Therapeutics™, the leading provider of a healthcare practitioner-exclusive line of CBD products, is committed to the continuing education of healthcare professionals. Offering a free CE credit (approved for General, Pharmacy, or Pain), ECS...
New Studies Support Blood Test for Early Alzheimer’s Disease
NODE SMITH, ND In three recent publications in Molecular Psychiatry, Brain and JAMA Neurology researchers from the University of Gothenburg provide convincing evidence that an in-house developed blood test for Alzheimer's disease can detect the disease early and track...
Beyond the Trend: Uprooting Racism in Medicine & Wellness
As part of our webinar series, NFH is pleased to sponsorBeyond the Trend: Uprooting Racism in Medicine & WellnessFebruary 9, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM EST In the midst of a global pandemic and civil unrest, numerous organizations and institutions published statements of...
Maintaining Brain Plasticity in Adults – Phagocytosis of Synapses
NODE SMITH, ND Developing brains constantly sprout new neuronal connections called synapses as they learn and remember. Important connections -- the ones that are repeatedly introduced, such as how to avoid danger -- are nurtured and reinforced, while connections...
Hilma’s Clinically Backed Herbal Alternatives Are Now Available on Fullscript
One year after their launch in January 2020, Hilma is launching into the practitioner market with distribution through Fullscript. Back in 2018, Hilma’s three female founders Nina Mullen, Hilary Quartner and Lily Galef looked at their medicine cabinets and realized...
Coordination Affected by Less Alcohol Than You May Think
NODE SMITH, ND In previous studies, eye movements and vision were only affected at blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) approaching the legal limit for driving (0.08% BAC), in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (1). New research published in The Journal of Physiology...
If Depressed or Anxious, Focus on Your Previous Successes in Life
NODE SMITH, ND The more chaotic things get, the harder it is for people with clinical anxiety and/or depression to make sound decisions and to learn from their mistakes. On a positive note, overly anxious and depressed people's judgment can improve if they focus on...
When Educating Public, Make Sure Social Post Language Matches Pictures
NODE SMITH, ND When using social media to nudge people toward safe and healthy behaviors, it's critical to make sure the words match the pictures, according to a new study. After looking at social media posts, parents of young children were better able to recall...
Study on ‘What Makes a Virus Infectious’
NODE SMITH, ND Researchers have for the first time identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus 'package up' their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells. The findings, published today (Friday, 8 January) in the journal PLOS Pathogens...
Hilma’s Clinically Backed Herbal Alternatives Are Now Available on Fullscript
One year after their launch in January 2020, Hilma is launching into the practitioner market with distribution through Fullscript. Back in 2018, Hilma’s three female founders Nina Mullen, Hilary Quartner and Lily Galef looked at their medicine cabinets and realized...
Coordination Affected by Less Alcohol Than You May Think
NODE SMITH, ND In previous studies, eye movements and vision were only affected at blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) approaching the legal limit for driving (0.08% BAC), in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (1). New research published in The Journal of Physiology...
If Depressed or Anxious, Focus on Your Previous Successes in Life
NODE SMITH, ND The more chaotic things get, the harder it is for people with clinical anxiety and/or depression to make sound decisions and to learn from their mistakes. On a positive note, overly anxious and depressed people's judgment can improve if they focus on...
When Educating Public, Make Sure Social Post Language Matches Pictures
NODE SMITH, ND When using social media to nudge people toward safe and healthy behaviors, it's critical to make sure the words match the pictures, according to a new study. After looking at social media posts, parents of young children were better able to recall...
Study on ‘What Makes a Virus Infectious’
NODE SMITH, ND Researchers have for the first time identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus 'package up' their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells. The findings, published today (Friday, 8 January) in the journal PLOS Pathogens...
Emotional Response from Music Measured with Brain Scans
NODE SMITH, ND Researchers at the University of Turku have discovered what type of neural mechanisms are the basis for emotional responses to music. Altogether 102 research subjects listened to music that evokes emotions while their brain function was scanned with...
Word Choice Differences Between ‘Introverts’ and ‘Extroverts’
NODE SMITH, ND A study by a team of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) psychologists has found a link between extroverts and their word choices. The finding highlights the need for stronger linguistic indicators to be developed for use in...
Pathophysiological Research on Link Between Inflammation and Obesity
NODE SMITH, ND When fat cells in the body are stuffed with excess fat, the surrounding tissue becomes inflamed. That chronic, low-level inflammation is one of the driving factors behind many of the diseases associated with obesity. Now, UT Southwestern scientists have...
New Method for Studying Mitochondrial DNA and Function
NODE SMITH, ND Scientists from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a simple, high-throughput method for transferring isolated mitochondria and their associated mitochondrial DNA into mammalian cells. This approach enables researchers to tailor...
MRI May Be Able to Confirm PTSD Following Traumatic Event
NODE SMITH, ND Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma. How its symptoms, including anxiety, depression and cognitive disturbances arise remains incompletely understood and...
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Why I Became a Naturopathic Doctor
Katie Strobe, N.D. Night after night, I would stare blankly at my medical school application personal essay. I kept reflecting on my life story and I wanted to become an allopathic doctor, and something just didn't click. I was stuck. After endless contemplation, it...
Exposure to Novel Information Could Promote Interest in Learning
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