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NODE SMITH, ND More than 80 percent of people around the world consider themselves to be religious or spiritual. But research on the neuroscience of spirituality and religiosity has been sparse. Previous studies have used functional neuroimaging, in which an...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jeff Clark, ND You may have noticed in 1 or more recent online articles that an effort seems to be in play to categorically discredit licensed naturopathic doctors. The public detractors are a tiny group of zealots who promote “science-based medicine” with a...
Hanna Ian, NMD, MS In 1975, after finishing my undergraduate degree, I embarked on an adventure with $400 in my pocket and a train ticket from Nogales, Arizona, to Guadalajara, Mexico. Through a series of events, life led me to a small Mayan community in the middle of...
Stacie Deyglio, ND Integrative Orthopedics 2nd edition Integrative Orthopedics is the antecedent textbook that complements and accompanies Dr. Vasquez’s Integrative Rheumatology text. Integrative Orthopedics presents and assesses concepts of the evaluation and...
Stacie Deyglio, ND Integrative Rheumatology 2nd edition Dr. Vasquez has created a clinically-oriented textbook outlining treatment plans for autoimmune and systemic inflammatory disorders in his book, Integrative Rheumatology. Being both a chiropractic and a...
Darrell S.C.S. Misak, ND, RPh Identification of essential nutrition for human biological cellular optimization is a desire of the nutritional research world, functional medicine practitioners, and the overzealous patient seeking the Holy Grail answers on the internet....
Jeff Clark, ND Oats are the seeds of the plant Avena sativa, a cereal grain that has been used as a foodstuff for both humans and livestock for millennia.1 As a dermatological agent colloidal extracts of oats have been used for their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory,...
Steven A. Bailey, ND This case began with a phone call at home one evening from an existing patient. The daughter of a close friend of hers had just flown from the Czech Republic to bring her son to the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland. They came for a...
David Schleich, PHD Last month we considered what it would take to get a half dozen more ND programs operating by 2025. The rising role of for-profit educational enterprises in higher education is not new to this challenge, but its sector strength has grown...
Joe Kellerstein, DC, ND Some weeks ago, after having spoken on the” Homeopathic Method” during a webinar, I received a thought-provoking question from a student in the audience. It occurred to me that the question is symptomatic of today’s homeopathic education and...
ANDREA GRUSZECKI, ND Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs) are a relatively recently described cluster of conditions that can often go overlooked. EGIDs are likely underdiagnosed and rarely recognized,...
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Elsevier- Why are some individuals able to use recreational drugs in a controlled way, whereas others switch to the compulsive, relapsing drug-seeking and -taking habits that characterize substance use disorder (SUD)? Despite more than...
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto- A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences measured arterial stiffness in women from wide age range. Increased stiffness is an independent...
Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory- A characteristic of depression is a lack of motivation. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor Bo Li, in collaboration with CSHL Adjunct Professor Z. Josh Huang, discovered a group of neurons in the...
Node Smith, ND A new study has shown that manipulating some of the cellular structure of cells could prevent the damage typically caused by the aging process. The study was published in the journal Genes and Development and titled, “Nuclear pore density controls...
Node Smith, ND Patients receiving hormone therapy as part of their gender-transition treatment had an elevated risk for cardiovascular events, including strokes, heart attacks and blood clots, according to a study published in the American Heart Association’s journal...
Node Smith, ND Earlier this month, advocates for the use of psychedelic mushrooms were given the okay to put an initiative before Denver voters to decriminalize magic mushrooms in the city. First time psilocybin decriminalization has been voted on by U.S. voters The...
Node Smith, ND There’s been historic controversy regarding the health benefits of breastfeeding for infants. Holistic minded individuals in general consider breastfeeding the optimum food choice for infants, which helps promote a healthy immune system and protect...
Node Smith, ND Neurons in both males and females make estrogen and scientists have shown that when they don't, their brains have significantly less dense spines and synapses - both key communication points for neurons - in the biggest part of their brain, called the...
St. Charles, IL – Doctor’s Data, Inc has been named one of only five Center of Excellence (COE) laboratories in the United States by Salimetrics, a recognized world leader in salivary research and testing. “The primary goal of the Salimetrics Center of Excellence...
Node Smith, ND This case report is by no means conclusive and by no means advocates using water fasting as a means of treating cancer. AND, it’s certainly amazing what the body can do when it is provided with clean food, and restorative conditions. The following case...
Node Smith, ND A recent article addresses a possible side effect of excessive cannabis consumption. Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is characterized by cyclic attacks of nausea and vomiting in chronic cannabinoid users. Interestingly, there also seems to be a...
Node Smith, ND A recent study highlighted the growing practice of producing e-cigarette liquids - vaping liquids - that have much higher nicotine levels than previously marketed. The range of nicotine concentration until recently had been between 1% and 3%. A 3%...
Node Smith, ND A new study has found that a vegan diet helps to support hormones produced in the gastrointestinal tract that are responsible for balancing blood sugar, hunger and weight.1 A vegan diet is one that consists of no animal products or byproducts, which...
St. Charles, IL – Doctor’s Data, Inc has been named one of only five Center of Excellence (COE) laboratories in the United States by Salimetrics, a recognized world leader in salivary research and testing. “The primary goal of the Salimetrics Center of Excellence...
Node Smith, ND This case report is by no means conclusive and by no means advocates using water fasting as a means of treating cancer. AND, it’s certainly amazing what the body can do when it is provided with clean food, and restorative conditions. The following case...
Node Smith, ND A recent article addresses a possible side effect of excessive cannabis consumption. Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is characterized by cyclic attacks of nausea and vomiting in chronic cannabinoid users. Interestingly, there also seems to be a...
Node Smith, ND A recent study highlighted the growing practice of producing e-cigarette liquids - vaping liquids - that have much higher nicotine levels than previously marketed. The range of nicotine concentration until recently had been between 1% and 3%. A 3%...
Node Smith, ND A new study has found that a vegan diet helps to support hormones produced in the gastrointestinal tract that are responsible for balancing blood sugar, hunger and weight.1 A vegan diet is one that consists of no animal products or byproducts, which...
Node Smith, ND A recent Rutgers study, published in the journal Clinical Toxicology, comments on a new trend that is complicating the current opiate epidemic: overdoses of loperamide, an over-the-counter diarrhea medication. Loperamide, or better known as “Imodium,”...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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NODE SMITH, ND Most children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) don't outgrow the disorder, as widely thought. It manifests itself in adulthood in different ways and waxes and wanes over a lifetime, according to a study published in the...
NODE SMITH, ND Our motivation to put effort for achieving a goal is controlled by a reward system wired in the brain. However, many neuropathological conditions impair the reward system, diminishing the will to work. Recently, scientists in Japan experimentally...
