Node Smith, ND Psychology researchers have found another reason that sleep, mood and stress are important: they affect the extent to which older adults feel they have control over their lives. The findings can inform efforts to improve an individual’s sense of...

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Serotonin May Play Role in Reacting to Emergency Situations
Node Smith, ND Known for its role in relieving depression, the neurochemical serotonin may also help the brain execute instantaneous, appropriate behaviors in emergency situations, according to a new Cornell study published Feb. 1 in Science. Serotonin may help the...
Sperm Counts Decreasing at Alarming Rate, New Antioxidant Study Shows 122% Increase in Sperm Motility and 33% Increase in Sperm Count
Over the past 40 years, sperm count in Western men has dropped over 50 percent; recent antioxidant study by Hamad Medical Corporation gives hope to infertile men Infertility is an issue for 1 in 6 couples; in about 50% of these cases the infertility is attributable to...
Zinc Deficiency May Play a Role in Hypertension
Node Smith, ND Lower-than-normal zinc levels may contribute to high blood pressure (hypertension) by altering the way the kidneys handle sodium. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology—Renal Physiology. Zinc-deficiency-induced...
DNA Changes Induced by Heavy Drinking May Increase Cravings for Alcohol
Node Smith, ND Binge and heavy drinking may trigger a long-lasting genetic change, resulting in an even greater craving for alcohol, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. 1 Heavy drinkers may be altering...
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Wildfire Smoke Making COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Worse
NODE SMITH, ND Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in California, Oregon, and Washington between March and December 2020 may be attributable to increases in fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke, according to a new study co-authored by...
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COVID-19 Less Severe in Children
Node Smith, ND As outbreaks of COVID-19 disease caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continue worldwide, there's reassuring evidence that children have fewer symptoms and less severe disease. That's among the insights...
COVID-19 Not Transmitted to Fetus, Study Suggests
Node Smith, ND Finally, some good news has emerged about the novel coronavirus that has spread to about 50 countries across the world. Chinese professors report in the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics that it doesn't appear that the viral infection is transmittable...
Alcoholics Anonymous May Be the Best Treatment for Those Wishing to Stop Alcohol Use
Node Sith, ND Alcoholics Anonymous, the worldwide fellowship of sobriety seekers, is the most effective path to abstinence, according to a comprehensive analysis conducted by a Stanford School of Medicine researcher and his collaborators. Alcoholics Anonymous most...
Melatonin SR
Bio-Tech Pharmacal, Inc. in Fayetteville, AR is pleased to announce the release of another new and exciting product! Melatonin SR 2mg Melatonin is a natural hormone secreted by the pineal gland of the human brain. It is important for maintaining normal circadian...
Genotyping can predict breast cancer
Genotyping can determine an individual’s susceptibility to breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer found in women living in Western countries and is surpassed only by lung cancer as a cause of death. The risk factors, however, are not completely...
Mix of Bacteria in Gut May Depend More on Diet than Genes
What causes a healthy array of gut microbial, genetics or diet? The answer to this question was targeted in a recent study from the University of California at San Francisco by a team of scientist who probed the nature versus nurture balance in mice gut microbial....
“Mt Everest” A Case of Cystic Acne
Katy Nelson, ND WANTED: PEAK EXPERIENCE – CLEAR SKIN DD is my 45-year-old client with cystic acne, and this is the story of our cooperative chase and “challenge to summit.” After more than 30 years of risky and transitory successes using conventionally pharmaceuticals...
Emerson Ecologics Launches Practitioner Resource Center for Integrative Healthcare Providers
Manchester, NH – December 10, 2014 – Emerson Ecologics recently unveiled its newly designed Practitioner Resource Center, a full suite of clinical and business tools, resources and education designed to help integrative healthcare providers find success as healers and...
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Volume 10 Issue 12 Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema....................>> cover Jessica Moore, ND Heather Paulson, ND, FABNO Taurine: The Essential Non-Essential Amino Acid for Women...............>> bottom of cover Carolyn Mercer BSc, ND Day 21 No...
Resveratrol: Can we bring the science into practice?
Kelly C. Heim, Ph.D., Nutritional Pharmacologist at Pure Encapsulations Why do we grow old? Dr. Leonard Guarente, a professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, asked himself this question in 1991 and began to seek answers. Over the next four...
Designs for Health – Now in Canada!
It is our great pleasure to now serve Canadian consumers and practitioners with the Designs for Health nutritional supplements product line, after many years of requests. Our methodical approach to entry into Canada allowed for careful preparation and strict adherence...
A Whole New Old Baumol’s Disease in Higher Education
David J. Schleich, PhD They learned that the tendency of costs to rise in labor-intensive sectors of the economy (such as higher education) happen alongside stagnant productivity. Higher Education workers don’t like to talk about productivity, triggered by the...
Cost-effective Medicine A Way To Answer Our “Highest Calling”
Ashley L. Russell, ND Jonci Jensen, ND Rachel’s History Imagine our patient – a 49-year-old graduate student – presenting to your clinic with chief concerns of headaches and migraines, hypothyroidism, menopause, food intolerance, fatigue, and heel pain. What are some...
Day 21 No More
Nora Jane Pope, ND Fertility Awareness is also gaining popularity with teens and single women who want to go off “the Pill.” Among teen prescriptions for the Pill, 17% are for PMS, acne, and dysmenorrhea.It is my hope that naturopathic physicians will become a driving...
Resveratrol: Can we bring the science into practice?
Kelly C. Heim, Ph.D., Nutritional Pharmacologist at Pure Encapsulations Why do we grow old? Dr. Leonard Guarente, a professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, asked himself this question in 1991 and began to seek answers. Over the next four...
Designs for Health – Now in Canada!
It is our great pleasure to now serve Canadian consumers and practitioners with the Designs for Health nutritional supplements product line, after many years of requests. Our methodical approach to entry into Canada allowed for careful preparation and strict adherence...
A Whole New Old Baumol’s Disease in Higher Education
David J. Schleich, PhD They learned that the tendency of costs to rise in labor-intensive sectors of the economy (such as higher education) happen alongside stagnant productivity. Higher Education workers don’t like to talk about productivity, triggered by the...
Cost-effective Medicine A Way To Answer Our “Highest Calling”
Ashley L. Russell, ND Jonci Jensen, ND Rachel’s History Imagine our patient – a 49-year-old graduate student – presenting to your clinic with chief concerns of headaches and migraines, hypothyroidism, menopause, food intolerance, fatigue, and heel pain. What are some...
Day 21 No More
Nora Jane Pope, ND Fertility Awareness is also gaining popularity with teens and single women who want to go off “the Pill.” Among teen prescriptions for the Pill, 17% are for PMS, acne, and dysmenorrhea.It is my hope that naturopathic physicians will become a driving...
Menorrhagia Identifying and Treating Bleeding Disorders in Your Patients
Heather Paulson, ND, FABNO Due to gynecological challenges, bleeding disorders present serious consequences for women and girls. Complications can be encountered during the menstrual cycle, in pregnancy and childbirth, and in menopause. Bleeding disorders can be...
Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
Jessica Moore, ND Heather Paulson, ND, FABNO While breast cancer continues to be the most common type of cancer in women in the United States, breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is only recently recognized as a public health issue deserving greater attention. It...
Taurine: The Essential, Non-Essential Amino Acid for Women
Carolyn Mercer BSc, ND Taurine is often referred to as a non-essential amino acid (technically an amino sulfonic acid: 2-aminoethane sulphonic acid). It can be synthesized in humans from the amino acids, cysteine and methionine. As one of the most abundant free amino...
Finding the Diamond in the Rough
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND This is a story about process, not result. I just took the case yesterday in front of a 3rd-year homeopathy class here in Toronto. I have no idea as to the result, but feel that the process I worked through might have teaching benefit, so I...
Before Probiotics: Think Metchnikoff
Sussanna Czeranko, ND We might think that acidophilus in the form of capsules and fortified yogurt was a recent 20th century discovery. It's not. Although, yogurt as a food has been used for many centuries as a medicine, yogurt was first introduced with the scientific...
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Moments of Creative Insight May Lead to Future Moments of Creative Insight
Node Smith, ND Creativity is one of humanity's most distinctive abilities and enduring mysteries. Innovative ideas and solutions have enabled our species to survive existential threats and thrive. Yet, creativity cannot be necessary for survival because many species...
Consumers May Not Understand THC Levels in Cannabis Products
Node Smith, ND Few cannabis consumers understand what the THC numbers on packages of cannabis edibles really mean, according to a new University of Waterloo study. Few cannabis consumers understand what the THC numbers on packages of cannabis edibles really mean The...




