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Vast Majority of Americans Stress About Country’s Future
Node Smith, ND More than 8 in 10 Americans (83%) say the future of our nation is a significant source of stress, according to the American Psychological Association's most recent survey report, Stress in America™ 2020: Stress in The Time of COVID-19, Volume Two. The...
Make a Good Impression: Leave Your Cell Phone Alone
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...
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...
Brain May Create False Memories When it ‘Updates’
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...
High Doses of Vitamin D May Not be Benefit COVID-19 – Prevention or Treatment
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...
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DEA Announces New Rules for Telemedicine Prescriptions of Controlled Substances
Permanent Telemedicine Rules Build on COVID-Era Flexibilities The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has finalized new rules to make temporary telemedicine flexibilities introduced during the COVID-19 public health emergency permanent. These rules govern how...
Acid-Reducing Drugs Linked to Higher Risk of Migraines and Severe Headaches
Proton Pump Inhibitors Increase Migraine Risk by 70% People using proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), such as omeprazole and esomeprazole, are 70% more likely to experience migraines or severe headaches than non-users, according to a study published in Neurology Clinical...
Birth Defects More Common in IVF Pregnancies Due to Teratogenic Medication Exposure
Findings Highlight Increased Risks in ART Pregnancies Birth defects are more prevalent in pregnancies conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as IVF, with teratogenic medication exposure identified as a key contributing factor. A study...
Allergy Research Group Acquires Metabolic Maintenance—Expanding Portfolio in Mental Well-being Categories
Partnership to Enhance Offerings for Integrative Healthcare Practitioners and Their Patients Partnership to Enhance Offerings for Integrative Healthcare Practitioners and Their Patients (Salt Lake City, UT, January 14) – Allergy Research Group (ARG), a recognized...
Memory Helps Us Make ‘In the Moment’ Decisions
NODE SMITH, ND Scientists have long known the brain's hippocampus is crucial for long-term memory. Now a new Northwestern Medicine study has found the hippocampus also plays a role in short-term memory and helps guide decision-making. The findings shed light on how...
Giving C-Section Babies Healthy Bacteria
NODE SMITH, ND Babies born by cesarean section don't have the same healthy bacteria as those born vaginally, but a Rutgers-led study for the first time finds that these natural bacteria can be restored. The study appears in the journal Med. The human microbiota...
Roberts’ Formula: A Natural Remedy for IBD & Gastric Ulcers
COLEEN MURPHY, ND, LAC Roberts’ Formula is a traditional naturopathic remedy with a long history of use for common digestive disorders. This abstract examines the origins of Roberts’ Formula, and how naturopathic luminaries like Dr Bastyr used and adapted...
Peripheral Neuropathy: Taking the Edge Off
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Neuropathy is a painful condition characterized by numbness, prickling, burning, or other pain sensations, usually in the legs, feet, and hands. Two of the most common forms of neuropathy are diabetic peripheral neuropathy and...
Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinitis: A Case of US-Guided Single Needle Aspiration & Lavage
SERENA RUSSUM TERRANCE MANNING II, ND, RMSK A 44-year-old female presented via telemedicine with new-onset right shoulder pain. Her pain followed no obvious inciting event, and it had progressively worsened over...
Could Reversing Grey Hair be Possible?
NODE SMITH, ND Legend has it that Marie Antoinette's hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791. Though the legend is inaccurate -- hair that has already grown out of the follicle does not change color -- a new study from researchers at Columbia...
Training the Brain to Overcome ADHD
NODE SMITH, ND Scientists explored a technique called 'neurofeedback,' which enables ADHD patients to train their attention, based on instant feedback from the level of their brain activity. The team of neuroscientists found that not only did the training have a...
How Power Changes Relationship Success
NODE SMITH, ND Want to have a happy relationship? Make sure both partners feel they can decide on issues that are important to them. Objective power measured by income, for example, doesn't seem to play a big role, according to a new study in the Journal of Social and...
Being Rude can Lead to ‘Anchoring’ in Medical Scenarios
NODE SMITH, ND Have you ever been cut off in traffic by another driver, leaving you still seething miles later? Or been interrupted by a colleague in a meeting, and found yourself replaying the event in your head even after you've left work for the day? Minor rude...
The Importance of Gut Health- Part 4
JAMES SENSENIG, ND Treatments for GI Imbalances Reduce Stress, Improve Lifestyle The most obvious ways to correct gut problems are looking at how and when we eat, reducing stress, changing our lifestyle by slowing...
Could Reversing Grey Hair be Possible?
NODE SMITH, ND Legend has it that Marie Antoinette's hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791. Though the legend is inaccurate -- hair that has already grown out of the follicle does not change color -- a new study from researchers at Columbia...
Training the Brain to Overcome ADHD
NODE SMITH, ND Scientists explored a technique called 'neurofeedback,' which enables ADHD patients to train their attention, based on instant feedback from the level of their brain activity. The team of neuroscientists found that not only did the training have a...
How Power Changes Relationship Success
NODE SMITH, ND Want to have a happy relationship? Make sure both partners feel they can decide on issues that are important to them. Objective power measured by income, for example, doesn't seem to play a big role, according to a new study in the Journal of Social and...
Being Rude can Lead to ‘Anchoring’ in Medical Scenarios
NODE SMITH, ND Have you ever been cut off in traffic by another driver, leaving you still seething miles later? Or been interrupted by a colleague in a meeting, and found yourself replaying the event in your head even after you've left work for the day? Minor rude...
The Importance of Gut Health- Part 4
JAMES SENSENIG, ND Treatments for GI Imbalances Reduce Stress, Improve Lifestyle The most obvious ways to correct gut problems are looking at how and when we eat, reducing stress, changing our lifestyle by slowing...
The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
A Review of Current Publications for the Naturopathic Industry JACOB SCHOR, ND, FABNO Today is Earth Day, so it felt appropriate to take the morning off and volunteer for the local roadside litter clean-up efforts. It was a sunny...
Integrity is a Verb
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND Integrity is a quality that everyone respects. It makes a fine word in corporate mission statements, and sometimes it's meant earnestly. Integrity is vital for a medical education institution and for a...
A Case of MS & Chronic Migraines: Treatment Using LDN & the Wahls Protocol
2021 Student Scholarship – First Place Case Study HEIDI CODINO ANGELA HARDIN, ND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common demyelinating, chronic, inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS).1 MS courses of disease are either...
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: The Impact of Nutrition
2021 Student Scholarship – Third Place Case Study PRINCESS BURNETT JENNIFER GREEN, ND Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an inflammatory autoimmune disease in which the immune system forms antibodies to thyroid peroxidase and...
Study Suggests Zinc May Impact Kidney Stones in Conflicting Ways
NODE SMITH, ND A funny thing happened on the way to discovering how zinc impacts kidney stones -- two different theories emerged, each contradicting the other. One: Zinc stops the growth of the calcium oxalate crystals that make up the stones; and two: It alters the...
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