Node Smith, ND Natural killer cells crucial in proper nerve injury repair In animal models of a totally crushed peripheral nerve, the damaged axons are broken down, allowing healthy ones to regrow. But humans rarely suffer complete axonal damage. Instead, axons tend...

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New Updated Monograph on Pycnogenol from American Botanical Council
Node Smith, ND The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) has published an updated ingredient-specific monograph that summarizes selected scientific and clinical studies of Pycnogenol®, a patented dietary ingredient derived from French maritime pine bark (Pinus...
Common Mental State Test Intrinsically Biased
Node Smith, ND How do clinicians rate how well a patient understands what other people are thinking and feeling? That is to say—how does the patient assess another person’s mental state? In the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task (RMET), recommended by the National...
New Mexico and Idaho Naturopaths One Step Closer to Licensure
Node Smith, ND The New Mexico Association of Naturopathic Physicians (NMANP) celebrated a huge legislative success on March 1, 2019 with the passing of State Bill 135 by the Health and Human Services Committee. This is a crucial first step in the eventual licensure of...
Vital Exhaustion May Lead to Dementia
Node Smith, ND A recent study has linked vital exhaustion later in life to an increased risk of developing dementia.1 Vital exhaustion can be seen as psychological distress and manifest as fatigue, increased irritability and demoralization. Study linked vital...
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Cholesterol in Brain Regulates Alzheimer’s Plaquing
NODE SMITH, ND A team co-led by scientists at Scripps Research has used advanced imaging methods to reveal how the production of the Alzheimer's-associated protein amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain is tightly regulated by cholesterol. Appearing in the Proceedings of the...
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Puffer Fish Toxin to Replace Opioids?
Node Smith, ND From Wiley In Japan, puffer fish is considered a delicacy, but the tickle to the taste buds comes with a tickle to the nerves: fugu contains tetrodotoxin, a strong nerve toxin. In low doses, tetrodotoxin is shown in clinical trials to be a replacement...
A Second Patient Cured From HIV?
Node Smith, ND A study of the second HIV patient to undergo successful stem cell transplantation from donors with a HIV-resistant gene, finds that there was no active viral infection in the patient's blood 30 months after they stopped anti-retroviral therapy,...
Jigsaw Health Partners with Emerson Ecologies
Jigsaw Health Brings Their Full Catalog of Premium Products to the Wellness Community Scottsdale, Ariz. March 16, 2020 -- Emerson Ecologics, LLC, a leading supplier of nutritional supplements to healthcare practitioners, today announces its’ partnership with...
Breathing is Less Rhythmical in the Brain Than You May Think
Node Smith, ND Breathing propels everything we do -- so its rhythm must be orchestrated by our brain cells, right? Wrong. Every breath we take… Every breath we take arises from a disorderly group of neurons -- each like a soloist belting out its song before uniting as...
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...
Preconception Care Priming Women for a Healthy Pregnancy
Jaclyn Chasse, ND Whether or not a couple is struggling to conceive, proper preparation for pregnancy is essential to ensure that the health of the baby is maximized. When a couple has had difficulty conceiving or carrying to term, preconception care can make all the...
Breast Cancer Prevention: Considerations for High-Risk Women
Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO As a breast cancer survivor and a doctor who often treats high-risk women, this is a subject to which I pay very close attention. Because of the prevalence of breast cancer, regardless of your clinical focus, it’s likely that you have had a...
Significant Pain Relief for Knee Osteoarthritis with Traumeel® and Zeel® Intra-articular Injections
Study Shows Statistically Significant and Clinically Relevant Pain Relief for Knee Osteoarthritis with Co-Administered Traumeel® and Zeel® Intra-articular Injections Treatment Option for Chronic Knee Pain Distributed in United States by Emerson Ecologics MANCHESTER,...
Sometimes a Great Teacher: What a literature professor taught me about the dysfunction of modern biomedicine
David J. Schleich, PhD Forty-two winters ago I was sitting in Dr Christopher Drummond’s Saturday morning Renaissance Literature seminar at the University of Alberta. The smokers in the class had their parkas draped over the backs of their seats for quick exits during...
Heart Rate Variability: The Why, What, and How of HRV and Its Importance in Private Practice – Part 4
Michael Kessler, DC, CCSP Javdat Karimov, MD, NMD In the last 3 installments of this article, we explained the basics of heart rate variability (HRV). As a reminder, HRV is a reflection of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which is comprised of 2 branches – the...
Preconception Care Priming Women for a Healthy Pregnancy
Jaclyn Chasse, ND Whether or not a couple is struggling to conceive, proper preparation for pregnancy is essential to ensure that the health of the baby is maximized. When a couple has had difficulty conceiving or carrying to term, preconception care can make all the...
Breast Cancer Prevention: Considerations for High-Risk Women
Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO As a breast cancer survivor and a doctor who often treats high-risk women, this is a subject to which I pay very close attention. Because of the prevalence of breast cancer, regardless of your clinical focus, it’s likely that you have had a...
Significant Pain Relief for Knee Osteoarthritis with Traumeel® and Zeel® Intra-articular Injections
Study Shows Statistically Significant and Clinically Relevant Pain Relief for Knee Osteoarthritis with Co-Administered Traumeel® and Zeel® Intra-articular Injections Treatment Option for Chronic Knee Pain Distributed in United States by Emerson Ecologics MANCHESTER,...
Sometimes a Great Teacher: What a literature professor taught me about the dysfunction of modern biomedicine
David J. Schleich, PhD Forty-two winters ago I was sitting in Dr Christopher Drummond’s Saturday morning Renaissance Literature seminar at the University of Alberta. The smokers in the class had their parkas draped over the backs of their seats for quick exits during...
Heart Rate Variability: The Why, What, and How of HRV and Its Importance in Private Practice – Part 4
Michael Kessler, DC, CCSP Javdat Karimov, MD, NMD In the last 3 installments of this article, we explained the basics of heart rate variability (HRV). As a reminder, HRV is a reflection of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which is comprised of 2 branches – the...
An Angry Kid
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Little Franklin is only 7 years old, but speaks with such confidence you would think he was 30. He sits opposite me, looking me straight in the eye and talking to me like an expert, but is very cute at the same time. The Case Franklin has...
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls: Cold Water and Physiology
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE The application of cold to the cutaneous surface, like that of other irritants, even if it be followed by dilation of the cutaneous vessels, causes an increase of blood pressure. ...
November 2014 | Men's Health
Volume 10 Issue 11 Assessing Prostate Cancer: Four Pragmatic Questions to Consider.................>>cover Phranq D. Tamburri, NMD Arginine and Citrulline: A Review of Their Safety and Efficacy for Erectile Dysfunction & Beyond........>> bottom of...
Peyronie’s Disease: Therapeutic Considerations
Thomas A. Kruzel, ND Peyrone’s disease (PD) is an acquired, inelastic fibrous plaque deformity of the penis, resulting in a physically and psychologically debilitating condition. Also known as “indurations plastica penis,” the condition results in penile deformity,...
Testosterone Therapy in Men A Big-Picture Approach
Barry Wheeler, ND, ABAAHP A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association raised concerns about the safety of testosterone replacement therapy in men.1 In particular, the observational study showed a possible increased risk of...
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More to Lateralization of the Brain than Previously Thought
Node Smith, ND The left and right side of our brain are specialized for some cognitive abilities. For example, in humans, language is processed predominantly in the left hemisphere, and the right hand is controlled by the motor cortex in the left hemisphere. The...
Emphasizing Nature in Children’s Play Spaces
Node Smith, ND A world first review of the importance of nature play could transform children's play spaces, supporting investment in city and urban parks, while also delivering important opportunities for children's physical, social and emotional development....





