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NODE SMITH, ND Adhering to a diet and exercise program to manage health can be a challenge for anyone. But maintaining a healthy weight may present unique challenges for young adults with inherent barriers such as cognitive impairment. A pilot study at the University...
NODE SMITH, ND Surpassed only by water, tea is the second most consumed beverage worldwide. When boiled tap water is used to brew tea, residual chlorine in the water can react with tea compounds to form disinfection byproducts (DBPs). Now, researchers reporting in...
DAN LABRIOLA, ND, PEng The news is good! The number of insurers offering naturopathic coverage with Medicare products will expand significantly with this year’s open enrollment. The lack of Medicare coverage has been an obstacle for elderly patients needing...
NODE SMITH, ND Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new computational tool that can identify pathways related to diseases, including breast and prostate cancer, using single-nucleotide polymorphisms. SNPs, which refer to...
NODE SMITH, ND More than 3 million people in America have dental implants, used to replace a tooth lost to decay, gum disease, or injury. Implants represent a leap of progress over dentures or bridges, fitting much more securely and designed to last 20 years or more....
Antibiotics can be life-saving, but overuse has led to resistant microbes and inflammatory boweldiseases. The integrity of the mucus barrier is affected by antibiotics, allowing penetration bybacteria, leading to inflammation in the intestine. Research was done on...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls There is no better method to cure internal piles [hemorrhoids] than the Kneipp Cure. - Ludwig Staden, 1900, p.127 We never recommend cold water applications longer than one to three minutes; the...
Node Smith, ND Elaboration on TBI and the Gut A recent research study has elaborated on the connection between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and gastrointestinal changes.1 It has been observed that gut changes often follow a TBI, however this research reports that...
Node Smith, ND Brain Connected to the Immune System through Lymphatic Vessels A research team from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has shown that the brain is directly connected to the immune system through lymphatic vessels.1 These vessels were not...
Node Smith, ND Effectiveness of Homeopathy as Adjunctive Care for Depression A recent trial was published on the effectiveness of homeopathy as adjunctive care for depression.1 Even though there is controversy regarding homeopathy, many patients consult homeopaths for...
Node Smith, ND Different Chronotypes and Social Network Size More and more research data is being collected by mobile phones and the ability to connect temporarily to various phenomenon is thereby becoming easier. For instance, Talayeh Aledavood has used anonymous...
Node Smith, ND Sugary Drinks and the Asthma Link The American Thoracic Society recently concluded in a study that children who consume large amounts of sugary beverages in early childhood, or if their mothers drank these types of drinks while pregnant, may be at...
Node Smith, ND On December 5, 2017, Nestle, the company best known for its candy-bars and Nescafe instant coffee, agreed to purchase Atrium Innovations. A Canadian company, Atrium Innovations is the global leader in nutritional supplement and health products. They are...
Node Smith, ND Atopic Dermatitis is often part of a Larger Symptom Triad A recent article reviewed the efficacy of bleach baths versus regular plain water baths in reducing the symptoms of atopic dermatitis.1 Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common form eczema -...
Botanicals for Graves’ Disease An Herbal Case Study BRIAN KEENAN, ND, LAC During my early years as a clinical intern I was tasked with seeing a new patient who was considered difficult. She was irritable, untrusting, and many in the clinic had...
A Complex Relationship GINA BROWN RICK BHIM, ND, CCNM Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a global health concern, affecting over 462 million individuals worldwide.1 It is a widely common condition in clinical practice and is a significant burden on the healthcare...
From American Heart Association A risk score based on a gene map predicted the likelihood of high blood pressure leading to heart problems or stroke in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published today in the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed...
From Max-Planck-Gesellschaft They are part of the brain of almost every animal species, yet they remain usually invisible even under the electron microscope. "Electrical synapses are like the dark matter of the brain," says Alexander Borst, director at the MPI for...
Node Smith, ND The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a comprehensive policy framework for the development and oversight of regenerative medicine products, including novel cellular therapies. The framework: development and oversight of regenerative medicine...
Node Smith, ND From risks of violence and abuse to disrupting their development, humanitarian crises present major threats to the wellbeing of children, and for more than two decades Child Friendly Spaces have been considered one of the best ways to respond. First...
Node Smith, ND Being more socially active in your 50s and 60s predicts a lower risk of developing dementia later on, finds a new UCL-led study. The longitudinal study, published in PLOS Medicine, reports the most robust evidence to date that social contact earlier in...
Node Smith, ND When Colorado legalized marijuana, it became a pioneer in creating new policies to deal with the drug. Now the state's surgeons, nurses and anesthesiologists are becoming pioneers of a different sort in understanding what weed may do to patients who go...
Node Smith, ND Ketamine has gotten a bad rap as an opioid when there’s plenty of evidence suggesting it isn’t one, Johns Hopkins experts say. They believe this reputation may hamper patients from getting necessary treatment for the kinds of depression that don’t...
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. (Neils Bohr) In the widening circle of inter-professional medical education, there is a startling statistic afoot. Dr Michael Pitt, from the University of Minnesota School of...
Tolle Causam Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA It is debatable whether dementia is on the rise. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, brain disease and dementia are on the rise across all 50 US states, with an estimated 5.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s.1...
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Nazanin Vassighi, NDMichael Lehman, ND Abstract Historical records document homeopathy’s effectiveness in reducing mortality from lower respiratory infections (LRIs), particularly pneumonia and influenza, with outcomes that surpassed...
Student Scholarship – Honorable Mention Case Study Ashley Segal Baljit Khamba, ND, MPH Hot flashes are one of the most common symptoms experienced by women during menopause. However, hot flashes may occur during the premenopausal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal...
Tolle Totum Sara Thyr, ND Most people have been affected by someone with dementia, either a family member or a close friend, or possibly a patient. There are few illnesses that create such exquisite hardship with family and friends. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the...
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. (Neils Bohr) In the widening circle of inter-professional medical education, there is a startling statistic afoot. Dr Michael Pitt, from the University of Minnesota School of...
Tolle Causam Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA It is debatable whether dementia is on the rise. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, brain disease and dementia are on the rise across all 50 US states, with an estimated 5.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s.1...
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Nazanin Vassighi, NDMichael Lehman, ND Abstract Historical records document homeopathy’s effectiveness in reducing mortality from lower respiratory infections (LRIs), particularly pneumonia and influenza, with outcomes that surpassed...
Student Scholarship – Honorable Mention Case Study Ashley Segal Baljit Khamba, ND, MPH Hot flashes are one of the most common symptoms experienced by women during menopause. However, hot flashes may occur during the premenopausal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal...
Tolle Totum Sara Thyr, ND Most people have been affected by someone with dementia, either a family member or a close friend, or possibly a patient. There are few illnesses that create such exquisite hardship with family and friends. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the...
Tolle Causam Jessica Moore, ND, FABNO Over 15% of human cancers can be attributed to infectious agents, and current research suggests that 1/3 to 1/2 of these cases may be due to infection by human papillomaviruses (HPVs). This group is composed of over 150 related...
Similar Thought Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Today I want to present a simple example of a case helped by homeopathy. This case is typical of a day’s work, and as a naturopathic doctor I could not do without it. The Patient June is an active lady in her early 70s. After...
Node Smith, ND Last year, Dr. Ronny Jackson, then the White House physician, gave Donald Trump a standard test to detect early signs of dementia — and said the president had scored a perfect 30. “There is no indication whatsoever that he has any cognitive issues,”...
Tolle Causam Chad Larson, NMD, DC, CCN, CSCS Over the years, we’ve learned more about the ways our bodies react to specific foods, and even the ways in which specific foods are prepared. We’ve successfully spotlighted common foods and environmental triggers of...
Node Smith, ND Although fewer young people with ADHD are treated with antipsychotic drugs than suspected, many prescriptions for the drugs do not appear to be clinically warranted, according to a new study from psychiatry researchers at Columbia University Vagelos...
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NODE SMITH, ND Stressful experiences are usually remembered more easily than neutral experiences. Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have analyzed the reasons why this is the case. They put people in stressful situations during simulated job interviews and...
NODE SMITH, ND A scientific team at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts has developed a new tool to help consumers, food companies, restaurants, and cafeterias choose and produce healthier foods and officials to make sound public nutrition...
