Best of Naturopathic Medicine

Intro Article 02/15

Every two years the Townsend Letter holds a competition for naturopathic students, faculty, clinicians and practitioners to submit a paper for our “Best of Naturopathic Medicine” competition. The first competition was held in 2003. Entries have been submitted by ND’s and ND candidates from the National College of Natural Medicine, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, National University of Health Sciences and University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine. Since 2003 there has been more writing by naturopathic physicians in the Townsend Letter, reflecting the greater role that they are having in proving functional, integrative and complementary/alternative medicine.

The Best of Naturopathic Medicine papers from 2003 through 2013 are listed below. Each of these issues are available for ordering from the Townsend Letter.

February/March 2003 #235/236

The Role of Teaching in Naturopathic Medicine by Greg Garcia ND;

A Position Paper on the Nature of the Counseling Relationship within the Philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine by Hanna-Ian Faraclas MS;

The Healthy Side of Saturated Fats By Teri Johnson ND and John Keoni Teta ND;

A Case Report on the Successful Use of Inositol Hexaniacinate for the Treatment of Achlorhydria: Its possible mechanism of action upon the central nervous system and parietal cell-adenosine triphosphate-dependent K+/H+ pump by Jonathan E. Prousky, ND and Dugald Seely ND;

Ecological Perspectives on Naturopathic and Allopathic Medicine by Jen Green ND;

Need of Frequent Repetition of the Remedy in High Potency in Chronic Cases with Causal Hypothesis by Rajendra P. Upadhyay PhD;

The Future of Naturopathy is in Whole Systems Education and Research by Dan Kenner PhD;

Whole Foods—Getting Back to the Basics: Our Foundation as Physicians by Chris D. Meletis ND and Jason Barker ND.

February/March 2005 #259/260

Traditional Bone Broth in Modern Health and Disease by Allison Siebecker ND;

Orthomolecular Treatment of Anxiety Disorder by Jonathan E. Prousky ND;

An In-Office Evaluation of Four Dietary Supplements on Natural Killer Cell Activity by James Belanger ND;

Melatonin, Menstruation and the Moon by Sari Cohen ND;

Epistemology of Naturopathic Medicine: Toward a Model of Clinical Investigation Culminating in Transformative Experience by Richard Krebs;

Great Spirit Above, Hear My Prayer by Lauren Russel ND.

February/March 2007 #283/284

The Art and Science of Naturopathic Medicine by Rita Bettenburg ND;

A Vision for Naturopathic Medicine by Paul Mittman ND;

Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults (LADA): Diagnosis & Natural Approaches to an Often-Overlooked Presentation by David Graves ND;

Hypothyroidism: Optimizing Medication with Slow-Release Compounded Thyroid Replacement by Martin Milner ND;

The Orthomolecular Treatment of Schizophrenia: A Primer for Clinicians by Jonathan E. Prousky ND;

Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics in Whole Food Nutritional Medicine by Ani K. Hawkinson ND;

Parents’ Reasons for Choosing Naturopathic Medicine for Their Children’s Health Care by Brenda Leung ND;

The Top Ten Challenges Facing Naturopathic Medical Education by Greg Garcia ND.

February/March 2009 #307/308

Hiatal Hernia Syndrome by Steven Sandberg-Lewis ND;

Homeopathy and Chine Medicine: Uniting Two Forms of Energetic Medicine by Mario Fontes MSOM and Stephanie Pina ND;

Links between ADHD and Environmental Pollutants: Implications for Preventative Naturopathic Clinical Practice by Dugald Seely ND, Kieran Cooley ND and Heidi Fritz ND;

Food for Thought: Review of Nutritional Modalities Used for the Treatment of Mental Illness by Baljit K. Khamba Grewal ND.

February/March 2011 #332/332

Understanding the Serum Vitamin B12 Level and Its Implications for Treating Neuropsychiatric Conditions: An Orthomolecular Perspective by Jonathan E. Prousky, ND;

The Merck Manual Welcomes Alternative Medicine by Stephanie Pina ND;

A Case of Incipient Autism by Artemis Celt ND;

Proton Pump Inhibitors: A Risky Experiment? By Steven Sandberg-Lewis ND;

Using the Feminine to Heal the Aggressive Masculine: Designing Acupuncture Protocols through Naturopathic Philosphy for the Treatment of Excess Yang Conditions by Jennifer Coomes;

Caring for Chronic Hurt: Childood Abuse and Holistic Treatment Perspectives by Laura DeVincentis ND and E. Feigenbaum PhD.

February/March 2013

How I Practice Now by Jacob Schor ND;

Fatigue and Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Case Report by Karima Bassale ND and Dohn Kruschwitz MD, ND;

What to Do When Patients Wish to Discontinue Their Psychotropic Medications? Effective Tapering Strategies to Limit Drug Withdrawal and Destabilization by Jonathan E. Prousky ND;

Vitamin and Mineral Treatment in Asthma by Aminder Singh ND and Lindsay Feuerstein MSc;

The Milner Acetylcholine Protocol (MAP) for Management of Cardiac Dysrhythmias by Jeremy Mikolai ND and Martin Milner ND;

A Holistic Approach to Modern-Day Chronic Disease Management: Pharmacological Therapies, Lifestyle Choices and Nitric Oxide Deficiency by Nathan S. Bryan PhD;

Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth: Often-Ignored Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Allison Siebecker ND and Steven Sandberg-Lewis ND.