NODE SMITH, ND It is believed to be involved in the development of chronic inflammatory intestinal diseases, to trigger diabetes, to be responsible for obesity, even neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's could have their causes here -- not...
NODE SMITH, ND Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new study by researchers from Sweden, Norway and Germany published in Science. According to the authors, plastic pollution is a global threat,...
NODE SMITH, ND A McMaster University team of researchers recently discovered how, exactly, the COVID-19 vaccines that use adenovirus vectors trigger a rare but sometimes fatal blood clotting reaction called vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia or VITT....
NODE SMITH, ND Extended exposure to light during nighttime can have negative consequences for human health. But now, researchers from Japan have identified a new type of light with reduced consequences for physiological changes during sleep. In a study published in...
NODE SMITH, ND The psychedelic drug psilocybin, a naturally occurring compound found in some mushrooms, has been studied as a potential treatment for depression for years. But exactly how it works in the brain and how long beneficial results might last is still...
Blackcurrant supplementation has emerged as a promising strategy for preventing bone loss
Iva Lloyd, ND, RPP Naturopathic News The 2nd World Naturopathic Federation (WNF) General Assembly was hosted at the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) conference July 11-12, 2017, in Phoenix, AZ. The following is a summary of the WNF presentation...
Marijuana may be Wonderful, but is not without Side-Effects, Especially Those Prone to Psychosis A recent study on marijuana has shown that the use of the herb may cause temporary paranoia and other psychosis-related symptoms in individuals who are at high risk for...
A recent British study on adult attitudes towards sex concluded that women are twice as likely to lose interest in sex compared to men in a long-term relationship.1 There were two main reasons for the lack of interest, which were a perceived lack of closeness or...
Study Concludes Antidepressant Use Increases Risk for All Cause Mortality A recent study published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, has concluded that antidepressant use increases risk for all-cause mortality.1 It is generally known that most antidepressants work...
Inflammation: the Underlying Driver of Many Chronic Diseases It is becoming increasingly accepted within medicine that inflammation is an underlying driver of many of the chronic diseases plagued by our society today. Diabetes is no different, though the mechanism by...
Too Much Time Charting Leaves Not Enough Time for Chatting with Patients No one likes it, and most of us complain about it, but just how much time are we spending doing it? Charting? The answer to this question may surprise you. A recent research article was published...
Antibiotic Resistant Ecosystem Exists in Hospitals and Health Care Facilities The newest research in the antibiotic resistant bacterial infections is starting to show that it is not isolated infections of single bacteria, but many various bacterial types that are...
A New Study Challenges a Historical View of Scarcity in the Slim 6 Categories of Emotion in Psychology A very interesting new study is challenging a historical view in psychology that there are merely six categories of emotion: happiness, sadness, anger, fear,...
QUINN RIVET, ND Dedicated to my father – Hugh Edmond Rivet Evolving data over the last 40 years confirm that uremic metabolites generated by a dysbiotic microbiome impair kidney function and establish a bidirectional relationship between the gut and...
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Northwestern University- Northwestern University researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses "dancing molecules" to reverse paralysis and repair tissue after severe spinal cord injuries. In a new study, researchers...
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Weight loss, when indicated, has always been an integral part of metabolic health and a viable defense against cardiovascular disease and diabetes. However, the COVID-era awareness of morbidity and related mortality has brought a...
MICHELLE MADDUX, ND Abstract Intestinal permeability (IP), commonly known as “leaky gut,” results from disruption of the gut’s physical and chemical barriers, allowing translocation of antigens and microbes into systemic circulation. IP has been linked to...
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE It is Nature that cures, not we. ~ Friedrich E. Bilz, 1898, p.6 Our only task then is to aid this vital power, and the subject of this present work is to thoroughly teach how it may be done. ~ Friedrich E. Bilz,...
Open Letter to the Profession David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN, IFMCP, FACN By now many of you are undoubtedly aware of the decision by the University of Bridgeport (UB) to cease further enrollment and complete a “teach-out” in its 20-year old naturopathic medical...
Tolle Totum Lauren (McKinney) Mandych Paul Epstein, ND Before every session, I take a moment to remember my humanity. There is no experience that this man has that I cannot share with him, no fear that I cannot understand, no suffering that I cannot care about,...
Naturopathic Perspective Jim Massey, ND, HANP We find ourselves living in a most tumultuous time of our human civilization. We face a fork in the road, where we can either move forward and work together or we can further separate ourselves from one another and risk...
Integrative Cannabis Aimée Gould Shunney, ND Despite lightning-fast expansion of clinical use of hemp CBD (cannabidiol) in recent years, there is still a dearth of information available for healthcare practitioners (HCPs) that details the intricacies and pitfalls of...
Tolle Causam Nicola Dehlinger, ND Jane is a 48-year-old woman who presented to clinic with anxiety. She had experienced anxiety since childhood, but it went undiagnosed until 2008, when she had her first full-blown panic attack. She also had severe endometriosis and...
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Since 2001 the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC) has been promoting the naturopathic profession in North America from its educational perch. One top-of-mind focus all this time has been recruitment of new...
Integrative Cannabis Rob Streisfeld, NMD Don’t judge a book by its cover. I am sure you’ve heard this phrase many times, but if the cover being referred to is the health of a person’s skin, you might actually understand that what’s inside has a direct relationship to...
Node Smith, ND Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder affecting 10 - 20 per cent of people. Abdominal pain, bloating and altered bowel habit significantly affect patients' quality of life and can force them to take days off work....
Student Scholarship – Second Place Case Study Courtney K. Pickworth, BA Lai Chim Chan, ND Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a significant public health concern associated with increased functional disability and mortality.1 Patients with depression have at least a...
Tolle Causam Nicola Dehlinger, ND Jane is a 48-year-old woman who presented to clinic with anxiety. She had experienced anxiety since childhood, but it went undiagnosed until 2008, when she had her first full-blown panic attack. She also had severe endometriosis and...
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Since 2001 the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC) has been promoting the naturopathic profession in North America from its educational perch. One top-of-mind focus all this time has been recruitment of new...
Integrative Cannabis Rob Streisfeld, NMD Don’t judge a book by its cover. I am sure you’ve heard this phrase many times, but if the cover being referred to is the health of a person’s skin, you might actually understand that what’s inside has a direct relationship to...
Node Smith, ND Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder affecting 10 - 20 per cent of people. Abdominal pain, bloating and altered bowel habit significantly affect patients' quality of life and can force them to take days off work....
Student Scholarship – Second Place Case Study Courtney K. Pickworth, BA Lai Chim Chan, ND Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a significant public health concern associated with increased functional disability and mortality.1 Patients with depression have at least a...
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Shawna Eischens, ND The highest ideal of cure is rapid, gentle, and permanent restoration of health, or removal and annihilation of the disease in its whole extent, in the shortest, most reliable, and most harmless way, on easily comprehensible...
Node Smith, ND Imagine that while eating a delicious meal at your favorite restaurant, your joy is cut short because of difficulty swallowing your food, followed by chest pain. Peppermint can help with difficulty swallowing and non-cardiac chest pain; 63 percent...
Node Smith, ND Germ-zapping robot called LightStrike from Xenex is used at CPMC A germ-zapping robot called LightStrike from Xenex is used at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) hospitals to help curb the spread of infectious diseases. This mobile robotic device...
Imbue Botanicals, LLC has reintroduced its transcend all natural vaporizer cartridges. PALM SPRINGS, CA, UNITED STATES, May 24, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Imbue Botanicals, LLC, a Wyoming based company, is pleased to re-introduce its transcend line of all natural...
Botanical Insights Jillian Stansbury, ND Neopicrorhiza schrophulariiflora and Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora have been used traditionally for allergies, asthma, and inflammatory disorders, including liver disease. Neopicrorhiza grows in high-altitude locales of the...
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NODE SMITH, ND Over 200 health journals across the world have come together to simultaneously publish an editorial calling on world leaders to take emergency action to limit global temperature increases, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health. While recent...
NODE SMITH, ND Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the brain: Bacteria in the gut of premature infants may play a key role. The research team found...
