CANDJournal (2025)

13/10/2025

Wishing all our Canadian friends a Happy Thanksgiving. We hope you are able to pause for a moment with friends and family to reflect and be thankful.

10/10/2025

October 10 is World Mental Health Day. This day is dedicated to global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.

Today we invite you read “Adjunctive Naturopathic Medicine in the Management of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms: A Retrospective Chart Review” by Joy Dertinger and Monique Aucoin. Published in Vol. 31, No. 1 (2024).

Available online via https://doi.org/10.54434/candj.157

Visit our archives to learn more about this important topic on our website.

08/10/2025

Submit your manuscript today!

Publishing with CAND Journal offers a host of benefits including diamond open access, quality assurance, measurable impact, and broad distribution. Our rigorous double-anonymous peer review with an expansive body of reviewers helps improve your work while the highest editorial standards and editing services to further improve an accepted manuscript’s accuracy and readability.

To learn more, or get started, visit our website today: https://candjournal.ca/index.php/candj/WhySubmit

03/10/2025

Check out our most-read articles!

We highlight the most-read article from the previous month based on the number of full-text views and downloads from our website.
The most-read article for September was " Hyperthermia in Cancer Care: A Literature Review” by Ellen Conte, Athanasios Psihogios, and Dugald Seely from Volume 28, Number 3.

It is available to read online via https://doi.org/10.54434/candj.92

CAND Journal is the official peer reviewed publication of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors, and is Diamond Open Access, which means all articles are available to read freely!

Visit candjournal.ca to read this article, and to check out the other articles in archives.

01/10/2025

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Scroll down to see a selection of recent articles from our archives that touch on ND adjunctive therapies.

The Value of Naturopathic Medicine in Cancer Care by Ellen Conte. Published in Vol. 32, No. 2 (2025). Available online: https://doi.org/10.54434/candj.210

Intravenous Vitamin C in Cancer Care: Evidence Review and Practical Guidance for Integrative Oncology Practitioners by Conte et al. Published in Vol. 31, No. 1 (2024). Available online: https://doi.org/10.54434/candj.149

A Comprehensive Description of Naturopathic Care for Advanced Cancers: Outcomes from the Canadian/US Integrative Oncology Study by Seeley et al. Published in Vol. 32, No. 2 (2025). Available online: https://doi.org/10.54434/candj.207

Naturopathic Oncology for Advanced Cancers: Survival Outcomes from the Canadian/US Integrative Oncology Study by Standish et al. Published in Vol. 32, No. 2 (2025). Available online: https://doi.org/10.54434/candj.206

Advancing Supportive Cancer Care: A Survey of Naturopathic Doctors to Identify Practice Patterns, Knowledge Gaps and Resource Needs
Available online: https://doi.org/10.54434/candj.196

These articles are freely available to read now. Don’t forget to register as a reader to be notified as soon as new research is available.

30/09/2025

Today we recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

This day gives us an opportunity to reflect on the painful impacts of residential schools and encourages us to advance our reconciliation efforts to build a better future for everyone.

Today on we encourage our readers to view the update to our author submission and citation guidelines to include recognition of the use of traditional Indigenous medicines, Knowledge Keepers, and ways of knowing that underlie much of our naturopathic therapeutics.

Available online via https://doi.org/10.54434/candj.124

24/09/2025

Call for Papers!

Submit your original research, review articles, short reports and more. We encourage submissions on a wide variety of topics in naturopathic medicine including whole systems approaches, traditional & complementary medicine, health equity, and more.

The mission of the CAND Journal (CANDJ) is to connect the evidence-informed practices of the naturopathic profession to members, naturopathic students, health care practitioners, interested parties, collaborators, government and the public, and we encourage submissions from a broad range of qualified contributors.

Contribute to the growing knowledge base of naturopathic medicine by submitting your research to CANDJ.

Learn more about the Journal’s aims and scope on our website: https://candjournal.ca/index.php/candj/AboutCANDJ

19/09/2025

The latest issue of CAND Journal is available now!

Scroll down to see the articles available to read now in Volume 32, Number 3!

As a Diamond Open Access Publication, our research is open access and freely available. View the articles in this issue below, or please visit:

https://candjournal.ca/index.php/candj/issue/view/32

Thank for your continued interest in CAND Journal. We hope that you enjoy reading the contributions from this issue, and don’t forget to register as a reader to be notified right away when a new issue is published!

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EDITORIAL
Allyship
Marianne Trevorrow

REVIEW
Supporting Perinatal Health in Individuals with Obesity: Integrative and Naturopathic Perspectives
Alexsia Priolo, Carly King, Kelsey Hroch, Meghan McNaughton

COMMENTARIES
Bridging Gaps in Care: Naturopathic Doctors’ Role in Optimizing Q***r and Transgender Health
Stevie Inghram

PrEP and the Prevention Revolution: Why Naturopathic Doctors Must Lead in Expanding HIV Prevention
Jeff Martineau

PERSPECTIVE
We Are More Than Our Tools: The Value of Presence in the Physician-Patient Relationship
Vanessa Lindsay

17/09/2025

Get involved with the Journal!

We encourage members of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors to get involved with the peer review process.

Simply update your profile on the CAND Journal website to enroll. Add your reviewing interests to be considered for manuscripts that match your areas of expertise and interest.

To get started, click here: https://candjournal.ca/index.php/candj/RegisterRev

11/09/2025

Publishing with CAND Journal offers a host of benefits!

Quality assurance, measurable impact, and broad distribution are just the start. Our rigorous double-blind peer review with an expansive body of reviewers helps improve your work while the highest editorial standards and editing services to further improve an accepted manuscript’s accuracy and readability.

And, did you know CAND Journal has no author fees to submit or publish? This removes all barriers and broadens the opportunities for submissions!

Plus, authors are granted specific rights for a large number of uses, which are granted and permitted without the need to obtain specific permission from the copyright holder (the CAND).

To learn more about the benefits of publishing with CAND Journal, visit our website: https://candjournal.ca/index.php/candj/WhySubmit

09/09/2025

Call for Papers!

Submit your original research, review articles, short reports and more. We encourage submissions on a wide variety of topics in naturopathic medicine including whole systems approaches, traditional & complementary medicine, health equity, and more.

CANDJ’s mission is to connect the evidence-informed practices of the naturopathic profession to members, naturopathic students, health care practitioners, interested parties, collaborators, government and the public, and we encourage submissions from a broad range of qualified contributors.

Contribute to the growing knowledge base of naturopathic medicine by submitting your research to the CAND Journal (CANDJ).

Learn more about the Journal’s aims and scope on our website: https://candjournal.ca/index.php/candj/AboutCANDJ

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