Student Scholarship – First Place Case Study Roxanne Ahmadpour Jennifer Brusewitz, ND Functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are physical manifestations that arise in the absence of [...]

Collaborative Study Investigates Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapies PORTLAND, Oregon (Oct. 10, 2018) —The National Institutes of Health, through the National Center for Complementary and [...]

Tolle Causam Alison Chen, ND The obesity epidemic has long been recognized as a fight against excessive calorie consumption and a sedentary lifestyle. Despite these well-known contributors, [...]

Node Smith, ND A recent murine study further supports using helminth therapies to stimulate the immune system in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory disease.1 This study looked at how [...]

Gary Weiner, ND, LAc Naturopathic Perspective In Part 1 of this article, I discussed the history, indications, and mechanisms of action of an elemental diet (ED). Part 2 offers prescribing [...]

Gary Weiner, ND, LAc Naturopathic Perspective The elemental diet (ED) has enjoyed a revival in the naturopathic community largely due to the efforts of Drs Allison Siebecker and Steven [...]

Alisun Bonville, ND Docere Leaky gut, ie, increased intestinal permeability, is a term that gets a lot of attention on health blogs and advertisements these days. Many Americans are curious about [...]

Using Antibiotics Early In Life Has Stressful Repercussions New research has suggested that using antibiotics early in life – in young children, and even in utero – results in a [...]

Gary Weiner, ND, LAc In the January 2014 issue of NDNR, I argued that naturopathic primary care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was where “the rubber meets the road” in our [...]

Gary Weiner, ND, LAc With a plethora of IBD cases in our clinic, we find effective treatment requires a strategic approach integrating conventional use of medications such as corticosteroids, [...]