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 [...]

JEREMY APPLETON, ND Sceletium tortuosum (aka Mesembryanthemum tortuosum) is a South African plant medicine with a centuries-long history of use. Not all Sceletium preparations are [...]

Tolle Totum Lauren Tessier, ND Naturopathic physicians are taught to treat the whole person and find the underlying cause of illness. In times of quick appointments, mountains of paperwork, and [...]

Node Smith, ND People prescribed medication for their mental health aren’t being given enough information about side effects by their GP, with one in three people saying they would have […]

Node Smith, ND Like to unwind with a glass of red wine after a stressful day? Don’t give alcohol all the credit. New research has revealed that the plant compound […]

Integrative Cannabis Aimée Gould Shunney, ND Despite lightning-fast expansion of clinical use of hemp CBD (cannabidiol) in recent years, there is still a dearth of information available for [...]

Node Smith, ND Those individuals who are the least likely to be kind, the most disagreeable sort, could benefit the most from learning to be more compassionate, says a recent […]

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Lee-Anne francois-dornbusch, ND Fraser Smith, matd, ND Pain is a challenging clinical syndrome that naturopathic physicians are well equipped to address. [...]

Study Concludes Antidepressant Use Increases Risk for All Cause Mortality A recent study published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, has concluded that antidepressant use increases risk for [...]

David Arneson, ND Depression is defined in Stedman’s Medical Dictionary 25th Edition1 as a reduction of the level of functioning. It is also defined as a sinking of spirits so […]