Node Smith, ND Patients with gout are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure, according to new University of Limerick (UL), Ireland led research. Patients recruited in general practice with a diagnosis of gout more than twice as likely to...

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Q&A: Mysterious Lung Disease Linked to Vaping
Node Smith, ND Dr. John E. Parker was working at a West Virginia hospital in 2015 when a 31-year-old female patient was admitted with acute respiratory problems. A team of doctors ultimately suspected that her mysterious case of lipoid pneumonia might be related to...
Cannabis-Related Poison Control Calls Regarding Children Double After Legalization
Node Smith, ND After medical marijuana became legal in Massachusetts, cannabis-related poison control calls involving the commonwealth's children and teenagers doubled, according to a public health investigation led by University of Massachusetts Amherst injury...
MDMA Shows Promise for PTSD
Node Smith, ND, The first time Lori Tipton tried MDMA, she was skeptical it would make a difference. “I really was, at the beginning, very nervous,” Tipton said. MDMA for PTSD MDMA is the main ingredient in the club drug known as ecstasy or molly. But Tipton wasn’t...
Notes from the Field: July, 2019
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Jared L. Zeff, ND, VMNI, LAc The following is a 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...
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Ghrelin May Help Visceral Adiposity and Insulin Sensitivity
NODE SMITH, ND Fasting levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin rebound after weight loss and can help reduce belly fat and improve the body's sensitivity to insulin, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &...
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Using Light Particles to Create a More Secure Internet
Node Smith, ND The world is one step closer to having a totally secure internet and an answer to the growing threat of cyber-attacks, thanks to a team of international scientists who have created a unique prototype which could transform how we communicate online. The...
Cerebral Hierarchy and Brain Wave Frequency
Node Smith, ND To produce your thoughts and actions, your brain processes information in a hierarchy of regions along its surface, or cortex, ranging from "lower" areas that do basic parsing of incoming sensations to "higher" executive regions that formulate your...
Common Medications Could Contribute to Alzheimer’s
Node Smith, ND A team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that a class of drugs used for a broad array of conditions, from allergies and colds to hypertension and urinary incontinence, may be associated...
Could Transplanting Brown Fat be the Next “Silver Bullet” for Obesity/Diabetes?
Node Smith, ND Obesity is the main cause of type 2 diabetes and related chronic illnesses that together will kill more people around the globe this year than the Covid-19 coronavirus. Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have delivered a proof of concept for a novel...
Nordic Naturals Introduces Two New Gummies for Kids
Probiotic Gummies KIDS and Vitamin D3 Gummies KIDS Watsonville, CA (March 24, 2016) Nordic Naturals is pleased to announce two new additions to their innovative line of children’s products: Probiotic Gummies KIDS and Vitamin D3 Gummies KIDS. The two formulas provide...
How MAP Training Reduces Depression and Enhances Synchronized Brain Activity
According to a study out of Rutgers’ Department of Exercise Science, mental and physical (MAP) training that combines meditation and aerobic exercise can reduce depression and rumination while enhancing synchronized brain activity. MAP training was translated from...
Effects of Olfactory Stimulation on Prefrontal Cortex Activity
A study out of the Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences at Chiba University in Japan evaluated the effects of olfactory stimulation with rose and orange essential oils on prefrontal cortex activity. The essential oils are derived from plants and have been...
Mindful Healing Spirit: Interview with Cathy Rogers, ND
Mark Swanson, ND I’m absolutely thrilled that Dr Cathy Rogers graciously accepted to be my interview guest for this particular issue of NDNR. Dr Rogers has been a modern naturopathic pioneer and a true “who’s who” in naturopathic medicine. She was instrumental in the...
Everyday Mindfulness Linked to Healthy Glucose Levels
According to a study out of Brown University, researchers evaluated the link between mindfulness cardiovascular health and healthy glucose levels. This isn’t just practicing mindfulness once a week, it is what is known as dispositional or “everyday” mindfulness or...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
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...
Natural Sugar May Treat Fatty Liver Disease
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,...
Breast Milk Sugars Promote Healthy Infant Growth Through Gut Microbiome
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...
FDA to Start Testing for Glyphosate in Food, Will it be Enough…
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...
Curcumin and Premenstrual Syndrome
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...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
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...
Natural Sugar May Treat Fatty Liver Disease
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,...
Breast Milk Sugars Promote Healthy Infant Growth Through Gut Microbiome
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...
FDA to Start Testing for Glyphosate in Food, Will it be Enough…
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...
Curcumin and Premenstrual Syndrome
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...
Forest Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients
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...
The New Federal Compounding Law: What We Know and What We Don’t
Mike Corrado In August 2014, I was asked to review the provisions of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) for the readers of NDNR. I have been asked once again to describe what has taken place since the passage of DQSA and how it may affect your practice and your...
Sensitive, Hot, & Passionate: A Homeopathic Medicine for Extreme Hypersensitivity
Tara Peyman, ND Over the past few years, I have treated several cases of mood disorders where extreme physical and emotional hypersensitivity is a part of the symptom picture. There are a few remedies that are well known for treating these kinds of hypersensitivities,...
Violence & Aggression in Kids: Can Naturopathic Medicine Help?
Sandro D’Amico, ND Consider the following patient: 16-year-old boy Born to a drug-addicted mother Severe physical abuse and neglect as an infant and toddler, resulting in removal from his home by Child Protective Services and placement in foster care Adoption into a...
Chronic Mood Disorders: Supporting the Process of Healing
Raina Lasse, ND Healing doesn’t just happen to a patient, and it’s rarely a quick fix. As naturopathic doctors, we know that healing is a process that depends on involving the patient every step of the way. I call this “process-oriented healing.” When treating...
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“One Day at a Time” Motto Seems to Work for Those Recovering From Addiction
Node Smith, ND "One day at a time" is a mantra for recovering alcoholics, for whom each day without a drink builds the strength to go on to the next. A new brain imaging study by Yale researchers shows why the approach works. "One day at a time" Imaging scans of those...
We Can Train Ourselves to be More Playful
Node Smith, ND Simple exercises can help to make people more playful and consequently feel more satisfied with their lives. This has been revealed in a new study by psychologists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in the journal Applied Psychology:...




