The following is research that was initiated or supported by the WNF:

Umbrella Review Research

Thanks to the generous support of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctor’s Journal (CANDJ), the full Umbrella Review – 6 papers and an editorial – are completely open-access in this Special Edition: Vol. 30 No. 4 (2023) | CAND Journal.

Lloyd I, Cooley K, Steel A. The Role of Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Healthcare (TCIH) Therapies and Practices in the Prevention and/or Treatment of COVID-19: An Umbrella Review. Vol. 30 No. 4 (2023) | CAND Journal.

Van De Venter C, Konn Cecile, Doherty MN, Purdy R. The Role of Minerals in COVID-19: An Umbrella Review. Vol. 30 No. 4 (2023) | CAND Journal.

Remy D, Murphy G, Mravunac M, Medina D, Taylor T, Konn C, Verges Holloway C, Zheng R. Vitamins for the Prevention and/or Treatment of COVID-19: An Umbrella Review. Vol. 30 No. 4 (2023) | CAND Journal.

Carter T, O’Brien C, Akinbodye T, Lloyd I. The Role of Movement, Exercise, and Breathing in the Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19: An Umbrella Review. Vol. 30 No. 4 (2023) | CAND Journal.

Oakes K, Saunders P, Lloyd I, Turner T, Gruska J, Gibbs B, Gleitzman S, Fabio Portella C, Friend J, Graham K, Leslie M. Herbal Medicine and COVID-19: An Umbrella Review. Vol. 30 No. 4 (2023) | CAND Journal.

Karzon R, Jackson A, Lloyd I, Hall A, Lee L. The Role of Nutraceuticals in the Prevention and/or Treatment of COVID-19: An Umbrella Review. Vol. 30 No. 4 (2023) | CAND Journal.

Murphy M, Barbaro D, Aucoin M. Diet and Nutritional Factors in the Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19: An Umbrella Review. Vol. 30 No. 4 (2023) | CAND Journal.

International Naturopathic Practice Survey

• Steel A, Leach M, Brosnan C, Ward V, Lloyd I. Naturopath’s mobilization of knowledge and information in clinical practice: an international cross-sectional survey. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34362370/
• Steel A, Lloyd I. Community education and health promotion activities of naturopathic practitioners: results of an international cross-sectional survey. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34847899/
• Lloyd I, Gerontakos S, Cardozo V. Naturopathic community clinic reach: an international cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research, 2021. https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-021-06806-5
• Dunn JM, Steel AE, Adams J, Lloyd I, De Groot N, Hausser T, Wardle J. Characteristics of global naturopathic education, regulation, and practice frameworks: results from an international survey. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2021) 21:67
  https://bmccomplementmedtherapies.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12906-021-03217-1.pdf
• Steel A, Foley H, Bradley R, Van De Venter C, Lloyd I, Schloss J, et al. Overview of international naturopathic practice and patient characteristics: results from a cross-sectional study in 14 countries. BMC Complem Med Ther. 2020;20(1):59. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32070338/
• Steel A, Wardle J, Lloyd I. The potential contribution of traditional, complementary and integrative treatments in acute viral respiratory tract infections: Rapid Reviews in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Adv Integr Med. 2020 Dec; 7(4): 181 – 182. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7833414/
• Steel A, Foley H, D’Souza J, Adams J, Wardle J Knowledge Dissemination by the Naturopathic Profession: A Bibliometric Analysis of Naturopath-Authored Peer-Reviewed Publications. JAMA 2021: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33798398/

Rapid Reviews

WNF Rapid Reviews. Based on the support of over 40 naturopathic researchers, practitioners and content experts, the profession has produced twelve rapid reviews related to the role of natural health products in treating acute respiratory tract infections. These rapid reviews were published individually and as a special issue of the scientific journal Advances in Integrative Medicine (Elsevier publication) and are open-access. The rapid reviews that have been included are:

• Schloss J, Lauche R, Harnett J, Hannan N, Brown D, Greenfield T, Steel A. Rapid review of Systematic reviews on the efficacy and safety of Vitamin C in the management of Acute Respiratory Infection and Disease.
• Bradley R, Schloss J, Brown D, Celis D, Finnel J, Hedo R, Honcharov V, Pantuso T, Pena H, Lauche R, Steel A. The effects of Vitamin D on acute viral respiratory infections: a rapid review.
• Cramer H, Hannan N, Schloss J, Leach M, Lloyd I, Steel A. Multivitamins for acute respiratory tract infections: a rapid review.
• Arentz S, Yang G, Goldenberg J, Beardsley J, Myers S, Mertz D, Leeder S, Hunter J. Clinical significance summary: preliminary results of a rapid review of zinc for the prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 and other acute viral respiratory infections.
• Aucoin M, Cooley K, Saunders PR, Cardozo V, Remy D, Cramer H, Abad CN, Hannan N. The effect of quercetin on the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections in humans: a rapid review.
• Schloss J, Leach M, Brown D, Hannan N, Kendall-Reed P, Steel A. The effects of N-Acetyl Cysteine on acute viral respiratory infections in humans: a rapid review.
• Prall S, Bowles EJ, Benett K, Giselle Cooke C, Agnew T, Steel A, Hausser T. Effects of essential oils on symptoms and course (duration and severity) of viral respiratory infections in humans: A rapid review.
• Aucoin M, Cooley K, Saunders PR, Carè J, Anheye D, Medina DN, Cardozo V, Remy D, Hannan N, Garber A. The effect of Echinacea spp. on the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections in humans: a rapid review.
• Larisa AJ Barnes, Matthew Leach, Dennis Anheyer, Danielle Brown, Jenny Carè, Romy Lauche, Daen N Medina, Tobey-Ann Pinder, Andrea Bugarcic, Amie Steel The effects of Hedera helix on viral respiratory infections in humans: A rapid review
• Joanna Harnett, *, Kerrie Oakes, Jenny Carè, Matthew Leach, Danielle Brown, Holger Cramer, Tobey-Ann Pinder, Amie Steel, Dennis Anheyer The effects of Sambucus nigra berry on acute respiratory viral infections: A rapid review of clinical studies.
• WNF Report: Impact of Rapid Reviews March 2021