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Into the Frying Pan: Teaching in a Time of COVID

CHRISTOPHER MALONEY, ND  In December 2019 I decided to try substitute teaching at our local charter school for the arts. They were hiring a full-time high school science teacher, so I had no pressure and only a few patients I needed to reschedule. When I asked about...

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Time is Warped When Using Virtual Reality

NODE SMITH, ND Psychology researchers at UC Santa Cruz have found that playing games in virtual reality creates an effect called "time compression," where time goes by faster than you think. Grayson Mullen, who was a cognitive science undergraduate at the time, worked...

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Is DNA Repair Ability the Key to Longer Life?

NODE SMITH, ND Researchers have found that people who live beyond 105 years tend to have a unique genetic background that makes their bodies more efficient at repairing DNA, according to a study published in eLife. This is the first time that people with 'extreme...

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The Happiness Rx

JODY STANISLAW, ND, CDCES  With this interesting COVID year that we have all experienced together around the globe, happiness has eluded many of us. Fear of getting sick, loss of loved ones, forced isolation, the closing-down...

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The Herbal Medicated Bath

The Herbal Medicated Bath

Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Even three days after using the [pine needle] bandage, one can smell the rosin which is most agreeable. It is a theory of mine that when the system needs certain things, it can absorb them through the pores....

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January 2010 | Gastrointestinal

  Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mona Morstein, ND Provides recent statistics about NAFLD, along with etiological risk factors, signs and symptoms, and overall diagnosis and treatment options. Raw Oats for Gastrointestinal Health Jeff Clark, ND Explains how...

El Curandero

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...

Book Review: Integrative Orthopedics (2nd edition)

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...

Book Review: Integrative Rheumatology (2nd edition)

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...

Optimization of Cellular Environment: The Key Factor to Health

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....

Raw Oats for Gastrointestinal Health

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,...

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Strategies to Help Alcoholics

Strategies to Help Alcoholics

NODE SMITH, ND A recent qualitative study has identified six strategies that recovering alcoholics use to negotiate social situations and remain sober, depending on how they feel about stigmas associated with drinking and alcoholism. "There is a stigma in the United...

Strategies to Help Alcoholics

Is Technology Making Workplaces “Better?”

NODE SMITH, ND In the traditional narrative of the evolving 21st century workplace, technological substitution of human employees is treated as a serious concern. But technological complementarity -- the use of automation and artificial intelligence to complement...

Strategies to Help Alcoholics

Reversing Alzheimer’s in Mice Using Common Prescriptions

NODE SMITH, ND Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in Western societies and it is estimated that 24 million people worldwide have this condition. ICREA researcher Dr. Patrick Aloy, head of the Structural Bioinformatics and Network Biology lab at...

Strategies to Help Alcoholics

Robotic Pets for People with Dementia

NODE SMITH, ND Individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD) often experience behavioral and psychological symptoms such as depression, aggression and anxiety. Frequently, these symptoms are treated with antipsychotics, antidepressants and...

New Blood Vessels Found in Bone

Node Smith, ND A team of researchers from the University Duisburg-Essen, Germany have discovered a new network of blood vessels located in the long bones of mice, these same vessels have also been newly confirmed in human long bones.1 The finding has recently been...

Sleep Deprivation May Damage our DNA

Node Smith, ND A recent study accentuates the importance of a good night’s sleep, and the role of sleep deprivation in the development of chronic disease. The study linked sleep deprivation to DNA damage.1 Study linked sleep deprivation to DNA damage The authors...

Opioid Use Increases Risk of Pneumonia

Node Smith, ND Taking prescribed opioids raises the risk of pneumonia, new Yale-led study finds The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, reinforces the concern that prescription opioid painkillers have a negative impact on the immune system. It also underscores...

NuAxon Bioscience Welcomes Advisory Board Member!

Award-winning company brings on health educator and consultant Bloomington, IN: (February 22, 2019) NuAxon Bioscience is honored to announce a new board advisor. Nancy Angelini, a licensed massage therapist andalternative health educator from Massachusetts, is now...

Social Media May be Worse for Girls than Boys

Node Smith, ND Another study suggests that screen time and time spent on social media may contribute to higher rates of depression. This time the study specifies young girls using social media. The study found that girls are affected more significantly by depression...

Dysfunctional Sperm a Possible Cause of Frequent Miscarriages

Node Smith, ND A small, but significant study from the Imperial College in London has found that a possible cause of frequent miscarriages could be dysfunction in the sperm of the woman’s partner.1 Recurrent miscarriages are defined as three or more miscarriages...

Wormwood Tea Effective at Treating Schistosomiasis

Node Smith, ND A recent study on the effects of sweet wormwood tea to treat schistosomiasis suggests a much more benign and accessible treatment for the common parasitic disease.1 Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis is incredibly under-researched, yet is a fairly common...

NuAxon Bioscience Welcomes Advisory Board Member!

Award-winning company brings on health educator and consultant Bloomington, IN: (February 22, 2019) NuAxon Bioscience is honored to announce a new board advisor. Nancy Angelini, a licensed massage therapist andalternative health educator from Massachusetts, is now...

Social Media May be Worse for Girls than Boys

Node Smith, ND Another study suggests that screen time and time spent on social media may contribute to higher rates of depression. This time the study specifies young girls using social media. The study found that girls are affected more significantly by depression...

Dysfunctional Sperm a Possible Cause of Frequent Miscarriages

Node Smith, ND A small, but significant study from the Imperial College in London has found that a possible cause of frequent miscarriages could be dysfunction in the sperm of the woman’s partner.1 Recurrent miscarriages are defined as three or more miscarriages...

Wormwood Tea Effective at Treating Schistosomiasis

Node Smith, ND A recent study on the effects of sweet wormwood tea to treat schistosomiasis suggests a much more benign and accessible treatment for the common parasitic disease.1 Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis is incredibly under-researched, yet is a fairly common...

New Mexican Bill Seeks to License and Regulate Naturopathic Doctors

SB 135 asks New Mexican Lawmakers to allow NDs full practice in the state Bloomington, IN: (February 19, 2019) Currently, there is a bill headed toward the New Mexican House. The bill, sponsored by NM Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino, has gained a lot of recent attention...

Rebel Herbs Announces Product Launch

Award winning company announces the release of 10 new single herb capsule products Bloomington, IN: Rebel Herbs is excited to announce the launch of 10 certified organic single botanical capsules. The company states that it works diligently to bring quality products...

A New Campaign to Help Promote Brain Health in Children

Node Smith, ND My Brain Robbie animation campaign aims to help keep little brains healthy My Brain Robbie, a fantastic new initiative to promote brain health among school aged children, has been launched through the Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders, an...

Self Administered Long-Acting Contraceptive Via Microneedle Patch

Node Smith, ND A new long-acting contraceptive, designed to be self-administered, may provide a new family planning option, particularly in developing nations where access to healthcare can be limited, a recent study suggests. The contraceptive would be delivered...

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