Node Smith, ND Senior author Professor Bryce Vissel, from the UTS Centre for Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine, said his team used novel behavioral, molecular and computational techniques to investigate memories that have not been well-formed, and how the brain...
Node Smith, ND Scientists from the UK, Europe and the USA, including experts from the University of Birmingham, have published a vitamin D consensus paper warning against high doses of vitamin D supplementation. Insufficient scientific evidence shows vitamin D can be...
Node Smith, ND A study by a team of researchers led by a Texas A&M University professor found that not wearing a face mask dramatically increases a person's chances of being infected by the COVID-19 virus. Not wearing a face mask dramatically increases a person's...
Node Smith, ND The brain is our most energy-hungry and metabolically active organ. It is responsible for our thoughts, ideas, movement and ability to learn. Our brain is powered by 600 km of blood vessels that bring it nutrients and remove waste products. However, the...
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...
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Baylor College of Medicine- The brain has a natural protective mechanism against Alzheimer's disease, and researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and collaborating institutions have discovered that gene...
We invite you to submit articles for the Fall 2013 issue of Vital News for Washington NDs due out at the end of April! If you have something you wish to share, the deadline for submission is October 1st, though we welcome your submission any time before then. Topics:...
New Textbook Hopes to Redefine How Naturopathic Medicine is Learned, Taught Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine Textbook: The Healing Power of Nature to be published in 2014 Kenmore, Wash. (August 29, 2013) — It is a project that has been more than a century in the...
Over the past decade the University of Bridgeport (UB) has been one of Connecticut’s fastest-growing and one of America’s most diverse universities. UB is known internationally for developing career-minded professionals who understand their world and seek to serve as...
Senate Bill S959 Senate Bill S959 is scheduled for a vote in the Senate as early as September. This bill, “The Pharmaceutical Quality Security and Accountability Act”, has implications that could negatively affect the access of doctors and patients to compounded...
The chance to transform a college comes along once in a generation. Throughout its first twenty years Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences (SCNM) has educated medical students, treated patients and conducted research, solely focused on...
PORTLAND, Ore. (July 29, 2013) —The National College of Natural Medicine today announced the appointment of Regina Dehen, ND, LAc, as chief medical officer (CMO) of its clinical operations at NCNM Clinic and its 17 community teaching clinics throughout the Portland...
The Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago, IL This three-day international conference will explore the field of Integrative Medicine in the treatment of mental health, autism, and related disorders. The current trial-and-error, poly-pharmacy approach to the treatment...
Integrative Psychology: Healing the Mind with Naturopathic Medicine Call for Abstracts: Due August 1, 2013 Event: CNDA's Merging Medicine XVI Topic: Integrative Psychology: Healing the Mind with Naturopathic Medicine Date: March 15-16, 2014 Location: San Francisco, CA...
NODE SMITH, ND A child's first influenza infection shapes their immunity to future airborne flu viruses -- including emerging pandemic strains. But not all flu strains spur the same initial immune defense, according to new findings published today by University of...
NODE SMITH, ND A new study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows that women have a lower "normal" blood pressure range compared to men. The findings were published today in the peer-reviewed journal Circulation. Currently, established blood pressure...
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...
JAMES SENSENIG, ND RICK KIRSCHNER, ND, VNMI This column is transcribed from a weekly live conversation produced by the Naturopathic Medical Institute (NMI). The goal of NMI is to preserve and promote the principles of naturopathic philosophy through...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls All persons who previously had made use of mercury, when using the water cure, became again subject to salivation and ulcers, a sure sign that the cure takes effect, and that invigorated nature rids herself of the...
Charley Cropley, ND Mark Percival, DC, ND Naturopathic Perspective The Effective and Enjoyable Path to Success In general, our culture has taught us to link our level of personal satisfaction and happiness to the physical or material results of our efforts. We are led...
Cristiana Paul, MS David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN Docere Do Different Forms of B12 Have Different Clinical Effects? This article will explore the characteristics of supplemental forms of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and how these various forms may differentially behave...
A recent study shows supporting evidence that breastfeeding could impact the health of the mother in new ways; lowering stroke and heart attack risk.1 It is generally accepted that breastfeeding is superior to formula feeding of infants. After all, why else would...
A study last week from JAMA Pediatrics,1 reports that adolescent drivers with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a significantly increased crash risk compared to other newly licensed teens. The data suggests that ADHD teens have a 36% higher crash...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls All persons who previously had made use of mercury, when using the water cure, became again subject to salivation and ulcers, a sure sign that the cure takes effect, and that invigorated nature rids herself of the...
Charley Cropley, ND Mark Percival, DC, ND Naturopathic Perspective The Effective and Enjoyable Path to Success In general, our culture has taught us to link our level of personal satisfaction and happiness to the physical or material results of our efforts. We are led...
Cristiana Paul, MS David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN Docere Do Different Forms of B12 Have Different Clinical Effects? This article will explore the characteristics of supplemental forms of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and how these various forms may differentially behave...
A recent study shows supporting evidence that breastfeeding could impact the health of the mother in new ways; lowering stroke and heart attack risk.1 It is generally accepted that breastfeeding is superior to formula feeding of infants. After all, why else would...
A study last week from JAMA Pediatrics,1 reports that adolescent drivers with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a significantly increased crash risk compared to other newly licensed teens. The data suggests that ADHD teens have a 36% higher crash...
In a very interesting study conducted at Stanford University, the descriptions used to label healthy food were shown to dramatically affect the consumption of the item.1 It has long been accepted that the manner in which food is presented impacts its appeal. For...
Social Jet Lag = Key Circadian Indicator of Poor Health Outcomes A recent study shows that ‘social jet lag’ is a key circadian indicator of poor health outcomes, including increases in heart disease.1 ‘Social jet lag’ is when we go to bed and arise later on weekends...
In a recent study, a team of researchers showed that using virtual reality headsets can alter the experience of pain and pain memories while undergoing dental procedures.1 At a dental clinic in Devon, England routine dental procedures were shown to have less distress...
A recent study from the Penn State College of medicine shows that statins may actually contribute to onset and progression of Parkinson’s disease in people who are susceptible to the disease.1 Statins have become an incredibly common pharmacological prescription,...
A team of researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) identified a neuro-pathway by which the brain regulates hunger, and influences inclination to act on environmental cues to seek out food, and how this changes depending on physiological hunger or...
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NODE SMITH, ND In three recent publications in Molecular Psychiatry, Brain and JAMA Neurology researchers from the University of Gothenburg provide convincing evidence that an in-house developed blood test for Alzheimer's disease can detect the disease early and track...
NODE SMITH, ND Developing brains constantly sprout new neuronal connections called synapses as they learn and remember. Important connections -- the ones that are repeatedly introduced, such as how to avoid danger -- are nurtured and reinforced, while connections...
