A Cytokine Signal to Increase “Beige Fat”
NODE SMITH, ND An immune signal promotes the production of energy-burning “beige fat,” according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Zhonghan Yang of [...]
Integrating East and West: Unique Agents for Respiratory Health
Carrie Decker, ND As we transition from the dog days of summer to the dead of winter, many of us take heed of the need to support immune system function. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), [...]
Setting the Record Straight: Homœopathy’s Rightful Place in Naturopathic Medicine
JAMIE OSKIN, ND, DHANP ERIC UDELL, ND The January 2019 article by Nelson et al, “The Bell Tolls for Homeopathy: Time for Change in the Training and Practice of North [...]
An Integrative Approach: Case Study of Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder & T1DM
Tolle Totum Jaclyn Graham, BSc, ND The prevalence of depression in type 1 diabetic patients may be 3 times higher than that of non-diabetic patients in the general population, while 40% of [...]
Psychiatric Disorders: Targeting the Microbiome
Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Alexandra Francis, ND, MS, CNS Marie Winters, ND, FABNO All disease begins in the gut. ~ (Hippocrates) “When in doubt, treat the gut” is an excellent [...]
The Vaginal Microbiome: Investigations Point to a New “Normal”
Docere Keegan Sheridan, ND How the human microbiome coexists with the body is still an unknown in many ways, and yet, even our early understanding of this symbiotic relationship is highly [...]
Relational Medicine: Perception, Epigenetics, & the Vis – Part 1
Allison Creech, MED, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae A fundamental focus in naturopathy is to support the Vis Medicatrix Naturae and to help remove whatever obstructs its harmonious flow. When the Vis [...]
Insomnia: Circadian Rhythms & The Gut Microbiome
Yasaman Tasalloti, ND Docere With about 60 million Americans affected each year by insomnia and an estimated 8.5 million taking sleep medications, there is clearly a need for a slightly different [...]
