Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Harvard Medical School- The cliché "you are what you eat" has been used for hundreds of years to illustrate the link between diet and health. Now, an international team of researchers has found the molecular proof of this concept,...

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Endocannabinoids Increased from Exercise
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From University of Nottingham- Exercise increases the body's own cannabis-like substances, which in turn helps reduce inflammation and could potentially help treat certain conditions such as arthritis, cancer and heart disease. In a new study,...
Making Sustainable Jet Fuel – Wow!
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)- Scientists at ETH Zurich have built a plant that can produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels from sunlight and air. The next goal will be to take this technology to industrial scale and...
Mind, Body… and Something: How to Teach Spirituality in a Naturopathic Curriculum?
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Spirituality has many definitions. But whether it has a common definition or not, many of us in the profession believe the spiritual dimension of a person is an important aspect of health. The vast human experience with this aspect of our...
Notes from the Field: June, 2021
JARED L. ZEFF, ND, VNMI, LAC The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the field. It’s not meant to be...
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Study Explores Gut-Brain Connection
Intestinal microbes influence the energy consumption required for larger brains in mammals In a groundbreaking study at Northwestern University, researchers found a solid relationship between the brain and the gut. Analysis indicates that mammals with large brains...
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Dementia Patients Can Live Independently Longer in Hi-Tech Homes
Dementia home created to showcase how people with the condition can live independently for longer A show home designed around concepts and technologies which will allow people with dementia to live independently for longer has been officially opened. The house, at the...
Are Hot Dogs Making People Crazy?
Node Smith, ND An interesting study has recently associated hot dogs and other processed meats with the development of mania, a psychological state marked by hyperactivity, euphoria and insomnia. An analysis of over a thousand individuals with and without psychiatric...
Binge Drinking Lowers Working Memory in Adolescents
Node Smith, ND A recent study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center notes that binge drinking impairs working memory in the teenaged brain.1 This study may help explain why adolescents who binge drink are 15 times as susceptible to alcoholism as adults....
Study: Chronic Cannabis Use May Negatively Affect Memory
Node Smith, ND Researchers are beginning to conclude that long-term use of cannabis, or cannabis derived drugs, impairs memory.1 Both recreational users, as well as those using the drug/herb for its therapeutic effects on epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain,...
Wearable device from Stanford measures cortisol in sweat
Node Smith, ND By drawing in a bit of sweat, a patch developed in the lab of Alberto Salleo can reveal how much cortisol a person is producing. Cortisol is known as the stress hormone but is involved in many important physiological functions. The hormone cortisol The...
Research Study on N-Acetyl Cysteine for Methamphetamine Addiction
Node Smith, ND A new research study from Australia - Curtin University - is looking into the use of N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) for the treatment of methamphetamine addiction.1 A clinical trial to prove its efficacy as well as safety is pending. N-ICE Trial The trial has...
High Levels of HDL-Cholesterol May NOT be so Desirable After Menopause
Node Smith, ND A new study has suggested that high density lipoprotein (HDL), the “good cholesterol,” may not represent the same cardiovascular risk for post-menopausal women.1 The body needs cholesterol. All cellular membranes and hormones are made from this vital...
Botanical news update from the AANP: Herbal Mislabeling and Liver Damage
Node Smith, ND Paul Richard Saunders, PhD, ND, DHANP, gave an annual research update on botanical medicine at this year’s annual meeting of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. The report included information on current market trends, as well as...
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Does Social Media Induce a ‘Dissociative State?
From University of Washington Sometimes when we are reading a good book, it's like we are transported into another world and we stop paying attention to what's around us. Researchers at the University of Washington wondered if people enter a similar state of...
Reducing TV Could Prevent Heart Disease
From University of Cambridge Watching too much TV is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease regardless of an individual's genetic makeup, say a team of scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge and...
C. Albicans May Serve a Commensal Purpose
From Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center For many years after discovering a diverse population of sometimes dangerous microbes constantly living in our intestines, scientists described the situation as a form of living with the enemy. But when it comes to...
Gene Links Stress Response and Learning Disabilities
From Duke University A gene that has been associated with severe learning disabilities in humans has been found to also play a vital role in cells' response to environmental stress, according to a Duke University study appearing May 24 in the journal Cell Reports....
During Times of Stress, Validating Others’ Experience May be Best Support
Node Smith, ND In uncertain times, supporting your friends and family can help them make it through. But your comforting words can have different effects based on how you phrase them, according to new Penn State research. In uncertain times, supporting your friends...
Legalized Cannabis is Stronger Than What What is Studied For Pain Relief
Node Smith, ND More than 90% of the legal marijuana products offered in medical dispensaries are much stronger than what clinical studies have shown that doctors recommend for chronic pain relief, according to a study published in the March 26 online edition of the...
Preventing and Removing SARS-CoV-19 From Water Supplies
Node Smith, ND Scientists know that coronaviruses, including the SARS-CoV-19 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, can remain infectious for days -- or even longer -- in sewage and drinking water. Scientists know that coronaviruses can remain infectious for...
Study on Anti-Parasitic Drug as Treatment for COVID-19
Node Smith, ND A collaborative study led by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) with the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), a joint venture of the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital, has shown that an...
Use of Antimalarial Drugs May Not be Possible For COVID-19 Due to Lack of Global Supply
Node Smith, ND Limited global supplies may scupper proposals to use the antimalarial drugs, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, to lessen the symptoms of Covid-19 infection or ward it off altogether, say Italian doctors in a letter published online today in the Annals...
The AANP Urges Physicians and Hospitals to Utilize IV Vitamin C to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Association calls for increased use of this effective and affordable intervention WASHINGTON (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020 The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), representing 8,000 licensed naturopathic doctors (NDs) in the United States,...
New Antibiotic Gene Discovered in Pathogens
Node Smith, ND Aminoglycoside antibiotics are critically important for treating several types of infections with multi-resistant bacteria. A completely new resistance gene, which is likely to counteract the newest aminoglycoside-drug plazomycin, was recently...
Mold, Mycotoxins & Autoimmunity; Is There a Link?
Tolle Causam Lauren Tessier, ND At the turn of the 20th century, Paul Ehrlich, the immunologist and biologist who discovered a cure for then-rampant syphilis, coined the term “horror autotoxicus.” The term, which simply translates to “horror of...
Notes from the Field: January, 2020
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Jared L. Zeff, ND, VNMI, LAc The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the...
Microbiome’s Connection to HPV-related Cervical Cancer
Node Smith, ND Gardnerella bacteria in the cervicovaginal microbiome may serve as a biomarker to identify women infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) who are at risk for progression to precancer, according to a study published March 26 in the open-access journal...
The AANP Urges Physicians and Hospitals to Utilize IV Vitamin C to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Association calls for increased use of this effective and affordable intervention WASHINGTON (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020 The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), representing 8,000 licensed naturopathic doctors (NDs) in the United States,...
New Antibiotic Gene Discovered in Pathogens
Node Smith, ND Aminoglycoside antibiotics are critically important for treating several types of infections with multi-resistant bacteria. A completely new resistance gene, which is likely to counteract the newest aminoglycoside-drug plazomycin, was recently...
Mold, Mycotoxins & Autoimmunity; Is There a Link?
Tolle Causam Lauren Tessier, ND At the turn of the 20th century, Paul Ehrlich, the immunologist and biologist who discovered a cure for then-rampant syphilis, coined the term “horror autotoxicus.” The term, which simply translates to “horror of...
Notes from the Field: January, 2020
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Jared L. Zeff, ND, VNMI, LAc The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the...
Microbiome’s Connection to HPV-related Cervical Cancer
Node Smith, ND Gardnerella bacteria in the cervicovaginal microbiome may serve as a biomarker to identify women infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) who are at risk for progression to precancer, according to a study published March 26 in the open-access journal...
Homeopathy, Part 1
The Vital Conversation James Sensenig, NDThomas A. Kruzel, ND This is the first part of a 2-part article based on discussions with Dr Thom Kruzel, of Scottsdale, AZ, and moderated by Dr Jim Sensenig, the founder of the Naturopathic Medicine...
Nitrates, NAC, & Lipoic Acid
Naturopathic Perspective Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO A goal in coronary artery disease is to increase delivery of oxygen to the myocardium, and the way this is often accomplished is to increase blood flow in the coronary vessels by stimulating...
Spreading Our Wings a Little More: Every Bit Helps
Education David J. Schleich, PhD The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) reports that, for 6 years now, postsecondary enrollments in America have declined. In fact, for the first time since 2010, overall postsecondary...
Supercomputer Models Coronavirus
Node Smith, ND Scientists are preparing a massive computer model of the coronavirus that they expect will give insight into how it infects in the body. They've taken the first steps, testing the first parts of the model and optimizing code on the Frontera...
Molecular Hydrogen & Bile Acids: Novel Therapies for Autoimmune Disease?
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Carrie Decker, ND Any practitioner that has seen more than a handful of autoimmune disease cases knows how challenging their management can be. The laundry list of potential contributing factors to consider is...
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Collagen Key to Dormant Metastases
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine- Mount Sinai researchers have solved a major mystery in cancer research: How cancer cells remain dormant for years after they leave a tumor and travel to other parts of the body,...
Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine Announces Best Integrative Health Research Awards
LA JOLLA, CA — The Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM) has announced the winners of its annual Best Integrative Health Research of the Year awards. Submissions were received on a wide variety of topics, including naturopathic medicine,...



