Older Adults Less Able to Recognize Their Errors
Node Smith, ND Maybe there’s some truth in the adage, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” If those new tricks necessitate an awareness of mistakes made during the learning process, perhaps [...]
Are Autism Blood and Urine Tests Coming Soon?
Node Smith, ND The rates of autism in children has skyrocketed in the last few decades. Thousands of children are diagnosed with various degrees of autism, or placed on the “autism spectrum,” [...]
New Rapid Testing for Vegetable Pesticide Residue
Node Smith, ND Part of the difficulty with analyzing products for contaminants (whether supplements, or foods) is the time it takes to analyze a sample. Addressing this obstacle, a research team [...]
Lipid Guidelines: Update Balancing the New Guidelines With Naturopathic Practice
Jeremy Mikolai, ND These guidelines have been widely criticized, as much or more for what they did not say as for the recommendations that were made. The 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines are [...]
Breast Cancer Review: The ASCO Report
Gurdev Parmar, ND, FABNO and Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Each year the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) holds a meeting that few NDs attend. Article co-author Gurdev Parmar, ND, FABNO went [...]
FDA’s New GMPs Will Not Ensure Quality Products
Rick Liva, RPh, ND Before I begin to outline the strengths and weaknesses of the new FDA Dietary Supplement Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), let me simply detail the problem that I think [...]
Using the Transit Time Test to Assess Patients’ Bowel Function
Dicken Weatherby, ND When considering mind/body health, one of the first things I think of is the bowels. For peace of mind and sound body, what can be more supportive than good, timely, [...]
When Athletes Test Positive
Dr. Chris Spooner B.Sc., NMD When working with elite athletes, there are several issues that naturopathic physicians must be aware of. First and foremost, you must have an appreciation for the [...]
