Node Smith, ND It may seem like a no-brainer, but to get on the good side of a new boss, colleague, or acquaintance in a business meeting, leave your cell phone stashed in your pocket or purse. Looking at your phone during a meeting is akin to "phubbing," or snubbing...

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CBT Better than other Psychotherapies at Reducing Inflammation
Node Smith, ND A review of 56 randomized clinical trials finds that psychological and behavioral therapies may be effective non-drug treatments for reducing disease-causing inflammation in the body. CBT found to be superior to other psychotherapies at boosting the...
How do Silicon ‘Neurons’ Behave like Biological Brain?
Node Smith, ND When it fires, a neuron consumes significantly more energy than an equivalent computer operation. And yet, a network of coupled neurons can continuously learn, sense and perform complex tasks at energy levels that are currently unattainable for even...
Genetics and Cancer Metastasis Study
Node Smith, ND Sometimes cancer stays put, but often it metastasizes, spreading to new locations in the body. It has long been suspected that genetic mutations arising inside tumor cells drive this potentially devastating turn of events. Researchers have shown for the...
Naturopathic Patients Not Forthright with MDs about Natural Health Products
Node Smith, ND Natural health products are used by many people, but almost half of naturopathic patients do not let their primary physician know, says a survey conducted by McMaster University. Surprised to find results haven't changed in over 15 years since previous...
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Increasing Choline During Pregnancy Increases Attention of Child
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Cornell University- Seven-year-old children performed better on a challenging task requiring sustained attention if their mothers consumed twice the recommended amount of choline during their pregnancy, a new Cornell study has found. The...
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National College of Natural Medicine Launches New SIBO Center
SIBO Symposium Kick-Off in January for New Clinical Approaches to IBS Disorders PORTLAND, Ore. (Nov. 4, 2013) — National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) today announced the opening of NCNM Clinic’s SIBO Center, believed to be the first natural medicine clinic in...
Essential Formulas® establishes the Dr. Thomas E. Speer Scholarship
ESSENTIAL FORMULAS INCORPORATED ANNOUNCES ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DR. THOMAS E. SPEER SCHOLARSHIP AT LOGAN COLLEGE DALLAS, TX –November 1 - Essential Formulas® (EFI), distributor of Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics® and Chia Omega® products, announced today the establishment of...
National College of Natural Medicine Launches Historical Book Series
Writings of Naturopathic Pioneers Revive Clinical Wisdom for Modern Physicians PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct. 23, 2013) — Naturopathic medicine has come a long way from its humble origins in New York City at the end of the 19th century. It is now licensed in 17 states,...
AANP 2014 Call for Speakers
AANP 2014 Call for Speakers The conference will host several types of presentations including oral, research and poster presentations. Offerings must be clinically relevant and provide attendees with information that can be applied immediately. The committee is...
Smithsonian Scholars Uncover the Mediterranean Origins of Western Medicine
NCNM’s Traditional Roots Institute to Host Lectures on Groundbreaking Research PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct.10, 2013) — Smithsonian research scholars Alain Touwaide, PhD, and Emanuela Appetiti have spent the past two decades on a scientific quest that appears to be lifted...
House Approves HR 3204 – Call to Action
The House recently approved HR 3204, a bill that would give the FDA broad new authority to regulate compounding pharmacies. Now the bill is before the Senate. It is anticipated that this bill will be fast tracked to be voted on October 28th. The legislation is...
AzNMA is seeking nominations from AzNMA members to serve on the Board of Directors
It is that time of year again were the AzNMA is seeking nominations from AzNMA members to serve on the Board of Directors for a two year term. The term will begin on January 2014 and end on December 31, 2016. As your AzNMA Board of Directors, we are committed to...
AZNMA- Save the Dates for 2014!
Please mark your 2014 Calender for Exhibiting Opportunities with the Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association 2014 AzNMA Continuing Medical Education Conferences: June 7 & 8, 2014 -- Spring Conference November 8 & 9, 2014 -- Fall Conference Exhibitor information will...
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Why Stress Causes Cold Sores to Resurface
NODE SMITH, ND Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what causes herpes simplex virus to flare up, explaining how stress, illness and even sunburn can trigger unwanted outbreaks. The discovery could lead to new ways to prevent...
EMF Exposure: Neuropsychiatric Effects
YASAMAN TASALLOTI, ND Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the utilization of technology to work, learn, and connect from home. To a great degree, this has been a welcomed solution in terms of convenience...
A Scientific Education: Part 1
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Naturopathic medical education is deeply rooted in science, and those roots extend in several directions. One aspect of this rootedness is the education we provide to students on how to evaluate the evidence...
Conventional Medicine Getting on the Circadian Rhythm Bandwagon?
NODE SMITH, ND Subconsciously, our bodies keep time for us through an ancient means -- the circadian clock. A new University of California, Irvine-led article reviews how the clock controls various aspects of homeostasis, and how organs coordinate their function over...
Urinary Colic & Lithiasis
Jillian Stansbury, ND Botanical Insights Herbal Specifics Renal colic due to kidney stones can present as vague to excruciating pain, no matter the size of calculi. Renal colic pain is not due to the stone itself, but rather is due to obstruction of the urinary flow...
New Position: “Chief Physician Wellness Officer”
Stanford Medical Center is the first academic medical center in the country to create a position exclusively for physician wellness, addressing concerns such as burnout and sense of fulfillment.1 Tait Shanafelt, MD, will join Stanford Medicine as the “chief wellness...
Astrocytes May Play Role in Circadian Rhythm
A new study looks at the role of astrocytes in regulating circadian rhythms through communication with neurons in the brain.1 Astrocytes are glial cells of the central nervous system, which appear as “star-like” cells - hence the name “astro,” meaning “star” in Greek....
Controversy with Recent Father Kneipp Article on PubMed
Father Kneipp is still making headlines in the medical literature, even 120 years after his death. A recent article, in Korean, which only the abstract is available in English, discusses the historical elements of Father Sebastian Kneipp (1821-1897) and nature cure in...
Mechanism Identified for Cancer Metastasis
Researchers at John Hopkins University have recently found a key mechanism that is seemingly responsible for cancer metastasis.1 Cancer metastasis is responsible for roughly 90% of cancer deaths,2 as the cancer spreads to distant organs and compounds the dysfunction,...
Yoga for Back Pain
A recent study found that yoga can be equally as beneficial for treating back pain as physical therapy.1 This is important research in light of recent changes to the American College of Physicians guidelines on treating low back pain, which recommends...
Type 1 Diabetics Found to Produce Insulin
A recent study from Sweden found that nearly half of patients with type 1 diabetes, even after 10 years, may still produce insulin.1 Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the beta islet cells which produce insulin are targeted and destroyed by the immune...
Naturopathic Medicine as Application
David J. Schleich, PhD Education What We Don’t Want to Happen Two terms from the computer industry, the “app” and the “backplane,” are handy concepts to use when drilling down into the threat to our decades-long efforts to ramp up naturopathic medical education. We...
Cancer-Related Pain: Can Natural Therapies Be Effective Adjuncts?
Heather Paulson, ND, FABNO Tolle Causam Cancer-related pain is frequently experienced by cancer patients and can negatively both affect quality of life and functional status. According to the National Cancer Institute, pain occurs in 20% to 50% of patients with...
Somatic Awakening: Using Our Spirit to Decrease Pain & Heal Trauma
Melissa Patterson, ND Doctors As Patients After many years of honing the powerful mind-body-spirit modality that I’ve come to call somatic awakening, I was finally getting ready to present it to the public. I have to admit that I was a little nervous. I began...
Yoga for Back Pain
A recent study found that yoga can be equally as beneficial for treating back pain as physical therapy.1 This is important research in light of recent changes to the American College of Physicians guidelines on treating low back pain, which recommends...
Type 1 Diabetics Found to Produce Insulin
A recent study from Sweden found that nearly half of patients with type 1 diabetes, even after 10 years, may still produce insulin.1 Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the beta islet cells which produce insulin are targeted and destroyed by the immune...
Naturopathic Medicine as Application
David J. Schleich, PhD Education What We Don’t Want to Happen Two terms from the computer industry, the “app” and the “backplane,” are handy concepts to use when drilling down into the threat to our decades-long efforts to ramp up naturopathic medical education. We...
Cancer-Related Pain: Can Natural Therapies Be Effective Adjuncts?
Heather Paulson, ND, FABNO Tolle Causam Cancer-related pain is frequently experienced by cancer patients and can negatively both affect quality of life and functional status. According to the National Cancer Institute, pain occurs in 20% to 50% of patients with...
Somatic Awakening: Using Our Spirit to Decrease Pain & Heal Trauma
Melissa Patterson, ND Doctors As Patients After many years of honing the powerful mind-body-spirit modality that I’ve come to call somatic awakening, I was finally getting ready to present it to the public. I have to admit that I was a little nervous. I began...
We Invite You to Meet the New Klaire
Klaire Labs, ProThera and Complementary Prescriptions to Be Unified Under Klaire Labs Brand Reno, NV (July 7, 2017)— Klaire Labs, parent SFI USA, announced today that its sister brands, ProThera and Complementary Prescriptions will begin a transition to unify under a...
Some Light is Shed
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Similar Thought It’s about 6 PM here in Toronto, and despite the fact that spring is officially here, it is cold, rainy, and steel-gray outside. Dreary. The day has been long and some patients have unfortunately had to cancel their...
Chronic Tick-borne Infections: Relief Using Bee Venom Treatment?
Monique Hallee, BScHK, NDChris Hergesheimer, BA, MA Abstract Chronic manifestations of Lyme disease and its co-infections, notably Bartonella, remain difficult to treat and often persist despite standard antibiotic therapy. This case report describes a 53-year-old...
Use of Mind-Body Treatments in Children
A recent review article was published which gives an overview of 5 mind-body therapies which are supported by conventional literature to be used in pediatrics.1 Biofeedback, clinical hypnosis, guided imagery, meditation, and yoga were all accounted for as popular...
Biofeedback for Another Functional Gastro Disorder
A recent article discusses the use of biofeedback-guided control of the muscles in the abdomen and lower back to correct rumination.1 Rumination is a symptom of effortless regurgitation of meals following consumption. It occurs due to uncontrolled contraction of...
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Any Alcohol Intake is Linked to an Increased Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
NODE SMITH, ND A study of nearly 108,000 people has found that people who regularly drink a modest amount of alcohol are at increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a condition where the heart beats in an abnormal rhythm. The study, published in the European Heart...
Designer Cytokine Makes Paralyzed Mice Walk Again
NODE SMITH, ND To date, paralysis resulting from spinal cord damage has been irreparable. With a new therapeutic approach, scientists have succeeded for the first time in getting paralyzed mice to walk again. The keys to this are the protein hyper-interleukin-6, which...



