Applied Natural Medicine Podcast

Dr. Michael Friedman discusses two siblings suffering from PTSD, behavioral instability, aggression, and school dysfunction after experiencing extreme childhood trauma. He shares how a targeted botanical approach using kava and rauwolfia helped improve their emotional regulation, behavior, sleep, and academic performance, ultimately allowing them to discontinue both psychiatric medications and herbal support. This inspiring case highlights the potential role of naturopathic medicine in supporting pediatric mental health and trauma recovery.Stay at the forefront of Natural Medicine
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Join Dr. Conor Watters for an insightful roundtable discussion on ketamine therapy, exploring its emerging role in mental health care, clinical applications, patient outcomes, and the integrative approaches shaping the future of treatment.#KetamineTherapy #MentalHealth #IntegrativeMedicine #NaturopathicMedicine #HealthcareInnovation
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Host Dr. Kareem Kandil of NDNR’s Applied Naturopathic Medicine Roundtable interviews Dr. Rob Streisfeld about “neurosensory healing,” combining chromotherapy (color/light), sound/frequency therapies, aromatherapy, and modern digital tools to reduce stress and support emotional wellbeing. Streisfeld discusses how color affects mood and behavior (including clinic design), contrasts red/blue light exposures, and describes a multisensory program developed with Dr. Elizabeth Rossi that synchronizes visuals and sound, can be delivered in under 30 minutes, and is being adapted for clinic, telehealth, and VR use. He cites early outcomes including substantial anxiety relief after four sessions and lowered cortisol in white-paper data, and notes an upcoming University of Mississippi three-arm IRB study on anxiety and addiction. The conversation emphasizes low-cost, noninvasive adjuncts, balancing technology with naturopathic basics, and potential applications for youth, addiction, PTSD, and broader healthcare settings.
00:00 Welcome and Overview
00:51 Meet Dr Rob Streisfeld
01:48 What Is Neurosensory Healing
03:57 Therapeutic Order and Energetics
05:19 Chromotherapy and Color Science
07:07 Biofeedback and Digital Programs
10:12 Energetic Psychedelic Sessions
13:21 Aromatherapy and Terpenes
17:27 Addiction Focus and Access
19:59 Tech Balance and Lifestyle Realism
28:43 Family Care and Clinic Integration
33:38 Research and Clinical Trials
37:42 Hospitals and Healing Environments
39:48 Clinic Wall Colors and Clean Paint
42:21 Resources and Closing Remarks
 

NDNR welcomes Dr. Mikhail Friedman to discuss tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) and its protective role against neurodegeneration, based on an NDNR neurology and mind-body issue. Friedman explains TUDCA’s origin from bear bile research related to hibernation and describes proposed mechanisms including protection against cholestasis, mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum stress, anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory effects, autophagy support, bile-acid receptor signaling, and blood-brain barrier penetration. He reviews clinical and regulatory contexts (Italy approval for cholestatic liver disease; U.S. prescription only when combined with phenylbutyrate for ALS), mixed ALS study outcomes, and case experiences in ALS, MS, COPD, Parkinson’s, biliary dyskinesia, and post-cholecystectomy memory issues.
 
00:00 Podcast Intro
01:12 Guest Introduction
02:01 Why TUDCA Matters
02:17 Bear Bile Origins
04:37 Human Uses and Approvals
06:17 ALS and MS Stories
09:22 More Clinical Cases
11:54 Bile Acids and Microbiome
17:03 Metabolic and ER Stress
18:54 Autophagy and Sleep
22:06 Safety and Dosing
25:17 Synergy and Future Research
26:35 Clinician Role and Wrap Up
30:01 Closing Credits

Join Dr. Connor Watters for an insightful roundtable discussion on ketamine therapy, exploring its emerging role in mental health care, clinical applications, patient outcomes, and the integrative approaches shaping the future of treatment. #KetamineTherapy #MentalHealth #IntegrativeMedicine #NaturopathicMedicine #HealthcareInnovation
 
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Applied Natural Medicine Podcast welcomes Dr. Alina Soto to NDNR’s Applied Naturopathic Medicine Roundtable to discuss the “mind-body bridge” and why mental health is often wrongly separated from the physical nervous system in clinical practice. Soto describes how thoughts, emotions, and bodily patterns are linked, critiques the provider–patient “vertical dynamic,” and advocates a “horizontal” model where the clinician acts as a guide, establishes informed consent, and supports patient ownership of change. She emphasizes provider self-work, secondary trauma risk, and that trauma responses are normal but can become persistent without support. Soto outlines her psychoeducation-based FMPI (Focal Neurocognitive and Physio-emotional Integration) framework and “areas of balance” (proactive awareness, simplification, input/output, nourishment/movement, community/relationships) to build skills and a focal goal, illustrating with cases including tobacco cessation and significant trauma improvement. Resources include Terra DSA/terraDOA.com and her TEDu Academy diagrams (active progress spiral vs active resistance loop).
 
00:00 Podcast Welcome
00:51 Meet Dr Alina Soto
02:34 Why Mind Body Matters
05:51 Breaking the Vertical Dynamic
09:24 Building a Horizontal Alliance
11:49 Provider Self Work
16:07 Trauma Loops and Identity
17:54 Safety and Psychoeducation
23:03 Empowerment Over Quick Fixes
24:55 FMPI Explained
32:43 Setting Goals for Anxiety
37:59 Tools for Lasting Change
39:36 Simple Tools Foundation
40:22 Trauma Recovery Case
41:55 Acknowledgment And Choice
42:57 Input Output Basics
45:09 Nourishment Beyond Food
46:12 Movement Blocks And Joy
54:11 Community And Relationships
59:21 Smoking Case Reframed
01:05:13 Strong Sense Of Self
01:08:12 Resources And Diagrams
01:09:57 Judgment Free Integration
01:13:25 Closing And Credits
 

Integrative Management of Multiple Sclerosis and Bilateral Uveitis: A Naturopathic Roundtable Case
On the Applied Natural Medicine Podcast Roundtable, host Dr. Kareem Kandil interviews naturopathic physician Dr. Heidi Wenhold about a case from NDNR’s July edition on the integrative management of multiple sclerosis with optic nerve inflammation and recurrent bilateral uveitis in a young woman whose vision threatened her pilot training. After a flare requiring hospitalization, IV steroids, and frequent steroid eye drops, Wenhold added a gluten-free/dairy-free Mediterranean-style diet, supplements for neuroinflammation and support (including curcumin, fish oil, NAC, phosphatidylserine, lion’s mane, skullcap, and magnesium glycinate), and homeopathy with repeated dosing, using remedies including Conium, Natrium sulph, and intermittent Staphysagria alongside attention to trauma and emotional stress. The patient improved steadily, tapered to one steroid drop daily by March, had a calm healed retina and improved MRI findings, and avoided an immunosuppressant.
00:00 Podcast Intro
00:59 Topic and Guest
02:01 Case Background
02:56 Steroids and Flare
04:05 Diet Foundations
08:32 Homeopathy Approach
13:07 Key Remedies Used
15:53 Trauma and Autoimmunity
19:10 Modern Practice Shifts
22:58 Synergy and NAC
27:36 Neuro Support Nutrients
31:28 Outcomes and Remission
37:37 Homeopathy Advocacy
38:34 Resources and Wrap Up