NODE SMITH, ND Dementia -- a condition involving the extreme loss of cognitive function -- is caused by a variety of disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. According to World Health Organization estimates, approximately 10 million individuals worldwide develop...
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Giving The Gift of Health This Holiday Season
US BioTek Is working with its practitioner network to provide free testing to those in need this holiday season Shoreline, WA, Nov. 10th— US BioTek Laboratories is working with its network of practitioners to provide free testing to those in need this holiday season....
Concussion Misinformation
MARK HEISIG, ND A mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also known as a concussion, is an injury that has received growing attention from both the media and the public over the past few years. While awareness of public health concerns, like the potential...
Guru Sandesh Singh Khalsa, ND (10/21/1949 – 8/11/2021)
Guru Sandesh S. Khalsa, ND died unexpectedly on August 11, 2021 at his home in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He was 71. Dr Khalsa, known affectionately as “Dr K.,” was a respected naturopathic physician and a beloved member of the naturopathic medical community. He...
Lost in the Woods: How to Engage Male Patients
JASON KINLEY, ND, VNMI The question “How can I help you today?” is often answered with, “I don’t know; my wife made the appointment.” This is a common response within the medical community when a man is establishing care. It’s so common,...
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Alopecia in Menopause
Tolle Causam Andrea Purcell, NMD Alopecia that occurs in menopause is really a type of late-onset Female-Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL), which occurs in approximately 50% of women by the age of 50 years old.1 FPHL can be broken down into 2 categories: early onset (20-30...
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She Really Is Sweet
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND May 2004 Camille was first seen, with her mother in hand, at the tender age of 3 years. To be more precise, she was 3½. Mom describes Camille as being very happy. However, there is a serious side. In social situations, Camille is terribly...
Evidence-Based Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Pamela Hutchison, BSc, ND Age-related cognitive decline begins, remarkably, in the late 20s and early 30s. As we age, we lose brain function from cellular injury due to inflammation, toxin exposure, insufficient sleep, injury, and other noxious influences. The...
For Naturopaths, It is Now or Never
Last week we had the great privilege to teach naturopathic students at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. As part of their third and fourth year academic program, there is a weekly class on practice management that seems to be an extremely practical, if not...
May 2011 | Dermatology / Anti-Aging
Volume 7 Issue 5 Dermatitis Herpetiformis Nadia Arora, ND The Obesity Challenge Michael Corsilles, ND, PA-C The Desire for Long Life Virender Sodhi, MD, ND Age-Related Cognitive Decline Pamela Hutchison, BSC, ND The Run for Our...
Dermatitis Herpetiformis : Familiar and Unknown
Nadia Arora, ND Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a clinical entity that has been revisited and characterized many times yet remains elusive. The disease was first described and named in 1884 by Dr Louis Duhring at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. It is a...
Photosensitizing Herbs: Skin Diseases and Cancers
Jillian Stansbury, ND Although photosensitizing herbs are a cause of concern for obvious skin damage and dermal inflammation, they also have many medicinal effects when used in appropriate dosages. The main photosensitizing herbs are in the Apiaceae family, but...
Women’s Sleep Through the Ages
Catherine Darley, ND Women’s sleep is uniquely influenced by hormonal changes throughout their life span. Generally, it is found that women have more sleep-related complaints than men, although women have better sleep quality. Women overall take less time to fall...
Syndrome Z: Apnea’s Metabolic Syndrome Expert Interview With Virend K. Somers, MD, Mayo Clinic
Mark Swanson, ND The best prescription for prevention is often a simple one: for the conditions described herein, it would be getting a good night’s sleep. But for many, that 8 hours of uninterrupted z’s has become a wishful event. By far, the most common sleep...
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Nutrition and Self-Healing Part II
JAMES SENSENIG, ND CHARLEY CROPLEY, ND 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 clinical...
Quieting the Noise: Four Key Factors to Address in Autoimmune Disease
CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND Autoimmunity is a complex disease state with multiple factors contributing to its expression. Autoimmune disease is not simply a physical ailment. An emotional component may also be involved in the etiology of the condition. Our...
DOCTOR WALKS ACROSS AMERICA FOR HEALTH EQUITY AND A HEALTHY AMERICA
Myrtle Beach, SC - Dr. Dennis Godby, 66, a licensed Naturopathic Doctor from Sacramento, California, will embark on a solo journey—his third on foot across the USA —in the Walk USA for Health Equity, beginning in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on September 12, 2022....
Insomnia Could Lead to Cognitive Decline in Later LIfe
From University of Helsinki The Helsinki Health Study at the University of Helsinki investigated the development of insomnia symptoms in midlife and their effects on memory, learning ability and concentration after retirement. The follow-up period was 15-17 years....
Study: ACEs and ARBS and COVID-19
Node Smith, ND James Diaz, MD, MHA, MPH & TM, Dr PH, Professor and Head of Environmental Health Sciences at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health, has proposed a possible explanation for the severe lung complications being seen in some people diagnosed...
Joint Pain, Alcohol, & NSAIDs: Harnessing the Power of Our Plant Allies
Student Scholarship – 1st Place Case Study KATIE COLEMAN JENNIFER BRUSEWITZ, ND Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the most commonly used drug classes worldwide for analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as for...
Hoarding Hydroxychloroquine Needs to Stop
Node Smith, ND A family of old antimalarial drugs — including one that some patients rely on to treat their lupus or rheumatoid arthritis — is becoming harder to get in the United States, pharmacists say, partly because of remarks President Donald Trump has made,...
Trauma, the Gut, & Autoimmunity: Novel Treatments for Trauma-Associated Autoimmunity
Naturopathic Perspective CATHERINE CLINTON, ND Sixty-percent of children experience trauma before the age of 16 years, according to a recent statewide survey.1 This study, which followed 1500 children for a period of 25...
Chronic Autoimmune Neutropenia: Case Study of a 4-Year-Old Female
Tolle Totum ELISABETH BASTOS, BSC, ND, RACU Neutrophils are known for their important role in fighting extracellular bacteria and fungal infections.1 They are involved in innate immunity via their recruitment and activation...
New Modeling on SARS-CoV-2 and Social Distancing
Node Smith, ND A new modeling study conducted in a simulated Singapore setting has estimated that a combined approach of physical distancing interventions, comprising quarantine (for infected individuals and their families), school closure, and workplace distancing,...
Klaire Labs Introduces Ther-Biotic® Synbiotic, The Next-Evolution, Shelf-stable Combination of a Prebiotic and Probiotics Strains
RENO, Nev., Feb. 19, 2020 – Today, Soho Flordis International (SFI®), a leading natural healthcare company that produces premium, evidence-based nutraceuticals and the home of Klaire Labs®, announced the launch of its all-new, comprehensive Ther-Biotic® Synbiotic....
CDC’s COVID-19 Self-Checker
Node Smith, ND The COVID-19 pandemic has been overwhelming to the healthcare system globally. Many countries are finding it difficult to keep up with increasing infections. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched an online triage tool to...
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...
New Modeling on SARS-CoV-2 and Social Distancing
Node Smith, ND A new modeling study conducted in a simulated Singapore setting has estimated that a combined approach of physical distancing interventions, comprising quarantine (for infected individuals and their families), school closure, and workplace distancing,...
Klaire Labs Introduces Ther-Biotic® Synbiotic, The Next-Evolution, Shelf-stable Combination of a Prebiotic and Probiotics Strains
RENO, Nev., Feb. 19, 2020 – Today, Soho Flordis International (SFI®), a leading natural healthcare company that produces premium, evidence-based nutraceuticals and the home of Klaire Labs®, announced the launch of its all-new, comprehensive Ther-Biotic® Synbiotic....
CDC’s COVID-19 Self-Checker
Node Smith, ND The COVID-19 pandemic has been overwhelming to the healthcare system globally. Many countries are finding it difficult to keep up with increasing infections. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched an online triage tool to...
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...
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...
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Collagen Key to Dormant Metastases
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine- Mount Sinai researchers have solved a major mystery in cancer research: How cancer cells remain dormant for years after they leave a tumor and travel to other parts of the body,...
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LA JOLLA, CA — The Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM) has announced the winners of its annual Best Integrative Health Research of the Year awards. Submissions were received on a wide variety of topics, including naturopathic medicine,...





