Codifying our knowledge. It’s time.
The Foundation of Naturopathic Medicine–The Healing Power of Nature will be a multi-volume textbook series published by the Naturopathic Medicine Academy (NMA).
NMA is an international, intergenerational codification of the philosophy, principles and theory of naturopathic medicine with modern science, clinical practice and public policy; a collaboration of over 300 authors, editors, colleges and agencies in the naturopathic medical community dedicated to developing teaching tools, resources and a textbook series for naturopathic medical and integrative health professions. Editorial Team: Executive and Senior Editors: Pamela Snider, ND (Executive Editor, US); Jared Zeff, ND, LAc (US); Joseph Pizzorno, ND (US); Stephen Myers, ND, BMed, PhD (AU); James Sensenig, ND (in memoriam); Roger Newman Turner, ND, DO, BAc ( UK); Don Warren, ND (CA); Thom Kruzel, ND (US). Production Editor Kelsang Tenpa, MA (US); Medical Editor Amy Neil, MS, MAP (US).
The pre-release material is found in journal articles published in Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal (IMCJ) and in pages on this website published by NMA. To access an article, click on its image.
Finnell JS, Snider P, Myers SP, Zeff J. A Hierarchy of Healing: Origins of the Therapeutic Order and Implications for Research. Integr Med (Encinitas). 2019 Jun;18(3):54-59. PMID: 32549816; PMCID: PMC7217399.
Coulter I, Snider P, Neil A. Vitalism-A Worldview Revisited: A Critique Of Vitalism And Its Implications For Integrative Medicine. Integr Med (Encinitas). 2019 Jun;18(3):60-73. PMID: 32549817; PMCID: PMC7217401.
Myers SP, Kruzel T, Zeff J, Snider P. Emunctorology: Synthesising Traditional Naturopathic Practice with Modern Science. Integr Med (Encinitas). 2019 Jun;18(3):40-41. PMID: 32549808; PMCID: PMC7217398.
Snider P, Zeff J, Sensenig J, Pizzorno J, Myers S, Newman Turner R, Warren D, Campbell V, editors. First International Editors Retreat. Proceedings Report Executive Summary; 2007 April 1-5; Stevenson, WA. North Bend, WA: Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine Institute, Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine Project; 2007.
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