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NODE SMITH, ND Depression, especially in urban areas, is on the rise, now more than ever. Mental health outcomes are influenced by, among other things, the type of environment where one lives. Former studies show that urban greenspace has a positive benefit on people...
NODE SMITH, ND Special immune cells found in the brain, microglia, play a key role in the processes that make you feel uneasy and depressed in correlation with inflammation. This is the conclusion of a study using mice carried out by researchers at Linköping...
NODE SMITH, ND For many years, clinicians have been hesitant to diagnose adolescents with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), believing it was a mental health "death sentence" for a patient because there was no clear treatment. Carla Sharp, professor of psychology...
NODE SMITH, ND A new study suggests that a lot of people might be going through life with symptoms that resemble concussion -- a finding supporting researchers' argument that athletes recovering from a brain injury should be assessed and treated on a highly...
LISA BRENT, ND, LAc Perimenopause is the time period in which women transition from premenopause (the reproductive years) into menopause. Typically, these changes occur between the ages of 40 and 51 and usually last about 4 years. Perimenopause...
Sara Thyr, ND By accident, I ended up not going to allopathic medical school. That might sound unlikely, but it is true. I was a biology major in college and medical school seemed like a perfect next step. I had a 4.0 in my major (it was the 80’s,...
According to a study conducted by the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Omega-3 fatty acids may lower the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal obese women. One researcher said this was likely from the fatty acids’ anti-inflammatory effects. The study...
According to a study out of the Washington University School of Medicine and published in the journal Science Signaling, a natural sugar called trehalose prevents sugar fructose from entering the liver and could help prevent nonalcoholic fatty acid liver disease,...
According to a study published in the journal Cell out of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louise, there are key components in breast milk that promote healthy infant growth and how interactions with the gut bacteria drive this process. The...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to start testing certain foods for residues of the world’s most widely used weed killer after the WHO declared the chemical a probable human carcinogen last year. The issue is the herbicide glyphosate that outside...
Online, the Natural Medicine Journal curated an interesting study discussing curcumin and premenstrual Syndrome. The study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial consisting of 70 female students between the ages of 18-34 living in the dormitories of...
A South Korean study was curated online in the Natural Medicine Journal and detailed how immersion in a forest can help those with breast cancer. The study included 11 women, aged 25 to 60 that were living in Seoul, South Korea that were being treated for stage 1-3...
According to a study published online in Neurology, a medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, some antibiotics may be linked to a serious disruption in brain function, called delirium and other brain problems, more than previously thought. The delirium...
According to a Harvard University Study, women may be three times more likely to develop Crohn’s disease if they have used oral contraceptive pills for five years or more. The risk was especially pronounced in women who already had a genetic predisposition to chronic...
NODE SMITH, ND How do we decide whether or not an activity which requires work is 'worth the effort'? Researchers at the University of Birmingham & University of Oxford have shown that the willingness to work is not static, and depends upon the fluctuating rhythms...
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Abstract This article explores how epigenetic influences begin shaping a child’s health long before birth—and even before conception. Dr. Chris Meletis outlines how environmental toxins, nutritional deficiencies, and lifestyle factors can...
NICOLE CAIN, ND, MA Esme is a good case example of an anxious child. Her first panic attack resulted in her losing consciousness during music class. During the second attack, she felt dizzy and nauseated, and then she missed the rest of the school...
SHAHRAM AYOUBZADEH ND, MD, HOM Abstract An 11-year-old female presented with a 5-year history of chronic abdominal pain, intermittent diarrhea, nausea, and marked symptom exacerbations linked to emotional stress, particularly longstanding jealousy and resentment...
Similar Thought Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Life is infinitely complex and ultimately unknowable… kind of like homoeopathy! There is a really useful rubric that Dr Jamie Oskin gives a great lecture on: Mind; Ailments from Vexation. What he carefully excludes from this...
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE In civilized communities, better sheltered, less exposed, and with the aid of the ablest professional skill, the sanitary condition of mankind, with its variety, its complication, and fatality of diseases, its...
Education Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine: The Key to Understanding Disease, Chronic Illness, Aging, and Life Itself Node Smith, ND In a new book, Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine: The Key to Understanding Disease, Chronic Illness, Aging, and Life...
Naturopathic Perspective Jim Massey, ND The Latin phrase, “cura te ipsum” (physician heal thyself), is often attributed to Hippocrates, the man considered to be the “Father of Medicine.” “Physician, Heal Thyself” remains one of the basic tenets in naturopathic...
Naturopathic News Iva Lloyd, ND, RPP The most common question asked of naturopathic doctors – and the most common misconception about the global naturopathic profession – is about naturopathic educational standards. Most naturopathic doctors in North America assume...
Tolle Causam Tanya Lee, ND Abstract As clinicians who heavily rely on dietary interventions as part of our treatment protocols, a deep knowledge of the natural physiology of glucose and insulin is key in providing accurate and effective advice to our patients. This...
Lineke Heus, ND Tolle Totum Ever since Jon Kabat-Zinn introduced mindfulness into mainstream medicine through his stress reduction program (known as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR), many more “Mindfulness-Based Interventions” (MBIs) have followed.1...
Katrina Iiams-Hauser, ND Docere Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is a trait found in 15-20% of people.1 Another term for individuals with this trait is HSP, short for Highly Sensitive Person. This trait is different from the clinical condition of PTSD...
Debra Gibson, ND Docere PTSD: it’s an acronym that doesn’t need explaining these days, as it seems that every week another horrific event occurs for which posttraumatic stress disorder may be either a cause, a probable effect, or both at once. The “irritable heart,”...
Naturopathic Perspective Robert L. Gatis, BSc, ND, FAARFM I have had a professional naturopathic practice for 30 years now. A substantial part of the practice focuses on the mind technologies that utilize the power of the subconscious mind to influence disease...
Tolle Causam Tanya Lee, ND Abstract As clinicians who heavily rely on dietary interventions as part of our treatment protocols, a deep knowledge of the natural physiology of glucose and insulin is key in providing accurate and effective advice to our patients. This...
Lineke Heus, ND Tolle Totum Ever since Jon Kabat-Zinn introduced mindfulness into mainstream medicine through his stress reduction program (known as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR), many more “Mindfulness-Based Interventions” (MBIs) have followed.1...
Katrina Iiams-Hauser, ND Docere Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is a trait found in 15-20% of people.1 Another term for individuals with this trait is HSP, short for Highly Sensitive Person. This trait is different from the clinical condition of PTSD...
Debra Gibson, ND Docere PTSD: it’s an acronym that doesn’t need explaining these days, as it seems that every week another horrific event occurs for which posttraumatic stress disorder may be either a cause, a probable effect, or both at once. The “irritable heart,”...
Naturopathic Perspective Robert L. Gatis, BSc, ND, FAARFM I have had a professional naturopathic practice for 30 years now. A substantial part of the practice focuses on the mind technologies that utilize the power of the subconscious mind to influence disease...
Natural Partners and Fullscript plan to merge to create the industry-leading, technology-enabled, wellness management service for integrative healthcare practitioners and patients Scottsdale, AZ, and Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 2, 2018 – Natural Partners, Inc. and...
Allison Creech, MED, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae A fundamental focus in naturopathy is to support the Vis Medicatrix Naturae and to help remove whatever obstructs its harmonious flow. When the Vis energy is in a state of congruence, meridian pathways will move in a...
Darrell S.C.S. Misak, ND, RPh Vis Medicatrix Naturae We have all heard or read somewhere, in our personal health quests, about the connection between physical and psychological well-being. If you wake up sore and tired, your mental desire to take on the day is less...
Lowell Chodosh, ND, LAc Naturopathic Perspective We have many systems of natural medicine that use energy as their working model, whether as the vital force often spoken of in naturopathic and homeopathic vitalistic circles, or as Qi in oriental medicine. Both are...
Linda L. Brown, BA, ND Tolle Totum It has generally been acknowledged that a human being consists of not only a physical body but also mind and emotions. However, the mind, consciousness, spirit, and soul have been largely excluded from physical sciences1 and its...
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NODE SMITH, ND A new probe into the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed correlations to six unhealthy eating behaviors, according to a study by the University of Minnesota Medical School and School of Public Health. Researchers say the most concerning...
NODE SMITH, ND Researchers at the University of Cincinnati say a regulatory protein found in skeletal muscle fiber may play an important role in the body's fight or flight response when encountering stressful situations. The protein, fast skeletal myosin binding...
