Naturopathic News

Node Smith, ND The Sound of Psychosis A recent report by researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital confirms that a computer-based analysis of speech patterns of teens at risk of psychosis was able to predict which individuals would go on to develop symptoms within 2 years.1...

Node Smith, ND Topic Worthy of Contention or Unworthy of Worry? It’s a very contentious topic, and generally atheists have been shown to outperform religious individuals in intelligence tests. Recently, a study sought to uncover whether or not this holds true over...

Node Smith, ND Blood Test to Detect Cancer Could be Available Soon The latest issue of the journal Science, gives a promising account of a blood test to detect cancer being available soon.1 According to the study report, the blood test will be able to detect 8 common...

Node Smith, ND Male Birth Control may not be Far Off The question of contraception is largely left up to women, because most of the contraception methods are directed at the female population. Besides condoms, men don’t have an effective method to utilize. The...

Node Smith, ND Evidence Supports Bile Acids for Changes to Metabolism of Fat Cells A recent study has supporting evidence that bile acids actually help change the metabolism of fat cells and could potentially be used as a new therapy for obesity.1 The study also...

It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the sudden passing of Dr. Ed Alstat, a dear friend to NUNM, as well as to the naturopathic profession. Ed’s life was tragically cut short in an auto accident Friday near his home in Sandy, Oregon. Devoted Nearly 40...

Node Smith, ND New Research Elaborates on a Previously Unknown Component of Bone Repair Some very interesting research has just come out of the Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia in Barcelona that further elaborates on a previously unknown component of...

Node Smith, ND Gratitude May Serve as Resilience Against Drug Abuse A recent article champions gratitude as a trait that may reduce the severity of drug use, or perhaps curb drug behavior altogether.1 Dispositional gratitude, a tendency to perceive as well as...

Node Smith, ND Study Reflects Transcendental Meditation Incredibly Successful for Treating PTSD A recent study through the Hospital of Veterans Affairs (VA Hospital) showed transcendental meditation training to be incredibly effective for the treatment of PTSD.1 PTSD...

Node Smith, ND Hypertension or Take 2 on Blood Pressure for Teens and Children? According to a recent study, nearly a quarter (25%) of children and teens initially screened in primary care offices may have hypertension, however far less of these initial readings are...