NODE SMITH, ND The evolving science of wisdom rests on the idea that wisdom's defined traits correspond to distinct regions of the brain, and that greater wisdom translates into greater happiness and life satisfaction while being less wise results in opposite,...
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Take Something Away as a Solution to a Problem
NODE SMITH, ND If, as the saying goes, less is more, why do we humans overdo so much? In a new paper featured on the cover of Nature, University of Virginia researchers explain why people rarely look at a situation, object or idea that needs improving -- in all kinds...
Sleep Helps Heal Traumatic Brain Injuries
NODE SMITH, ND Sound sleep plays a critical role in healing traumatic brain injury, a new study of military veterans suggests. The study, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, used a new technique involving magnetic resonance imaging developed at Oregon Health...
Less Stress, Better Eating Habits
NODE SMITH, ND Overweight low-income mothers of young kids ate fewer fast-food meals and high-fat snacks after participating in a study -- not because researchers told them what not to eat, but because the lifestyle intervention being evaluated helped lower the moms'...
High Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Helps Spot ‘Fake News’
NODE SMITH, ND People with high levels of emotional intelligence are less likely to be susceptible to 'fake news', according to research at the University of Strathclyde. The study invited participants to read a series of news items on social media and to ascertain...
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Shifting Through Layers: A 5-Year Case
Paul Theriault, ND As cases progress over multiple remedies and through multiple years, patients generally advance through the layers of human spiritual development. These layers were described in my previous article (NDNR, June 2016).1 This article here details the...
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… As You Move through New Doors, there Comes this Soft Bomb Behind the Eyes : Part 1 of 2
David Schleich, PhD i listen to my mountains, desperate abouttheir enclosures, their cul-de-sacs, their canyon conundra, but my courage swells like a discarded sponge ravenous for the flash flood for one instant, carved against my tableau of gray geosyncline as you...
A Case of Parasites?
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND RN is a slender woman with dark hair and a pale complexion. On meeting her, the impressions were that she was warm, thoughtful and reserved. She is, as well, an excellent observer as can be seen from the following discussion. This initial...
A Homeopathic Perspective on Fatigue as an Endocrine Issue
Cheryl A. Kasdorf, NMD “Homeostasis is the establishment of a balanced relationship between the dietary, hormonal, and nervous functions (systems) of the body. The purpose, therefore, in Endocrinology is to strive primarily to attain this state of balance and...
Coffee, Glucose and Unnecessary Guilt?
Ryan Bradley, ND, MPH; Bill Walter, LMP, ND (Cand. 2009) Introduction I recall my first year in naturopathic medical school when I slinked into the cafeteria, head hung low, feeling guilty about my nervous anticipation of those first few sips of strong, dark brew...
Are Bioidentical Hormones What Hormone Balancing Is Really About?
David Greenspan, ND It is wonderful to see, as we have seen in so many places in medicine, that principles and practices of naturopathic medicine are becoming recognized as valid and safe when it comes to hormone balancing and hormone replacement therapy. As with many...
The Age of Menarche: The Effect of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds and other Environmental Factors
Kristina Conner, ND The rise of endocrine disorders is particularly significant to naturopathic practice, given the strong correlation of endocrine function to the determinants of health. We expect that due to lifestyle in contemporary Western lifestyle, normal...
July 2009 | Pain Medicine
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Treating Chronic Inflammation From an Ayurvedic perspective Virender Sodhi, ND, MD (Ayurved) Maternal Care: Naturopathic Labor Induction Lisa Doran, ND Use of homeopathy as a tool to initiate labor. A Case of B-Cell Lymphoma Treated With Viscum...
Maternal Care: Naturopathic Labor Induction
The key indication for why a clinician would interfere with the natural process of cervical ripening is when a medical complication would compromise maternal or fetal health. In this circumstance, where cervical ripening must be hastened and the onset of labor...
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Using SNPs to Identify Disease Pathways
NODE SMITH, ND Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new computational tool that can identify pathways related to diseases, including breast and prostate cancer, using single-nucleotide polymorphisms. SNPs, which refer to...
What Would a ‘Smart Dental Implant’ Look Like?
NODE SMITH, ND More than 3 million people in America have dental implants, used to replace a tooth lost to decay, gum disease, or injury. Implants represent a leap of progress over dentures or bridges, fitting much more securely and designed to last 20 years or more....
IMPORTANT: Limit Screen Time After Concussion
NODE SMITH, ND A clinical trial of 125 young adults shows that those who limited screen time for 48 hours immediately after suffering a concussion had a significantly shorter duration of symptoms than those who were permitted screen time. These findings, published in...
Seven Walking Strategies for People with Parkinson’s
NODE SMITH, ND Various strategies can help people with Parkinson's who have difficulty walking, but a new study finds that many people have never heard of or tried these strategies. The research is published in the online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of...
Health Risks of Microplastic Particles
Node Smith, ND The effect of plastics on our environment and physiology is becoming more and more discussed. A recent study conducted by the Austrian Federal Environmental Agency and the Medical University of Vienna has looked at the health risks of microplastic...
EuroMedica
EuroMedica® specializes in bringing proven natural medicines to the United States and in developing unique formulas containing clinically tested, safe and effective ingredients. EuroMedica’s founder and president, Terry Lemerond, has over 45 years of experience in the...
Study: Effect of LSD on Communication Patterns Between Brain Regions
Node Smith, ND A recent study led by researchers from the University of Zurich and Yale University has shown that LSD changes the patterns of communication between various regions of the brain.1 This research may provide insights into how mental health conditions...
Swiss Biological Medicine Center
Academy programs explain natural medicine methods developed by Dr Thomas Rau MD in his former work as the 27-year Medical Director at the famous Paracelsus Clinic. The decades of difficult disease reputation created the demand for training programs. Dr Rau’s Swiss...
Stress Could Be Affecting Memory and Shrinking the Brain
Node Smith, ND Is it stressful reading about the negative effects of stress? A recent study has found a strong association with chronic stress and physical damage to the brain.1 Researchers are suggesting that chronic stress may actually cause loss of memory as well...
Applying the 6 Principles to LMICs
Kimani McDonald Safiya McCarter, ND Molly Niedermeyer, ND, LM Student Scholarship – Honorable Mention Research Review Naturopathic Medicine & the Global Burden of NCDs As an international student, with living and working experience in Jamaica, Tanzania, Ethiopia,...
Historical Savvy: Its Dearth Hurts
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Quite recently I was in Butler, NJ, to confer with local leaders about the huge importance of their little town in our history. Painfully, the only fragments of that special period of Jungborn and the early growth of naturopathy in the...
Enviromedica
Enviromedica is an innovative natural health and wellness company, applying science-based evolutionary theory to understand what drives the human body toward or away from optimal health. This research is reflected in a full spectrum offering of foundational support...
The Milk Cure
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE We now come to the question: “Ought milk to be drunk fresh or boiled?” The best and right way is, of course, to drink it as nature provides it, fresh; and experience has shown that fresh milk is more readily...
Stress Induced Mental Health Complaints Linked to Dysfunctions in Glucose Metabolism
Node Smith, ND An interesting study was recently published linking alterations in glucose metabolism and stress-induced mental changes.1 The study was conducted using a murine model, however generally known connections between chronic stress and mental disturbances...
Applying the 6 Principles to LMICs
Kimani McDonald Safiya McCarter, ND Molly Niedermeyer, ND, LM Student Scholarship – Honorable Mention Research Review Naturopathic Medicine & the Global Burden of NCDs As an international student, with living and working experience in Jamaica, Tanzania, Ethiopia,...
Historical Savvy: Its Dearth Hurts
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Quite recently I was in Butler, NJ, to confer with local leaders about the huge importance of their little town in our history. Painfully, the only fragments of that special period of Jungborn and the early growth of naturopathy in the...
Enviromedica
Enviromedica is an innovative natural health and wellness company, applying science-based evolutionary theory to understand what drives the human body toward or away from optimal health. This research is reflected in a full spectrum offering of foundational support...
The Milk Cure
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE We now come to the question: “Ought milk to be drunk fresh or boiled?” The best and right way is, of course, to drink it as nature provides it, fresh; and experience has shown that fresh milk is more readily...
Stress Induced Mental Health Complaints Linked to Dysfunctions in Glucose Metabolism
Node Smith, ND An interesting study was recently published linking alterations in glucose metabolism and stress-induced mental changes.1 The study was conducted using a murine model, however generally known connections between chronic stress and mental disturbances...
Cupping Therapy for Cellulite
Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Maryellen Tedeschi, ND, BSc (Hons) Yana Gutmakher Erin Truscott-Brock, ND Cellulite is a normal physiologic change in skin texture, colloquially termed “orange peel” dimpling or “cottage cheese” skin for its topographical...
Enviromedica Launches Groundbreaking Broad Spectrum Formula of Prebiotics and Probiotics, Terraflora™
Terraflora™ is the first synbiotic combining spore-form probiotics and advanced, food-based prebiotics designed for robust support of gastrointestinal health. Austin, TX., December 7, 2018 – Pioneers in evolutionary medicine, Enviromedica™ innovates gut...
Miscarriage Prevention: Case Studies of Pranic Healing
Tolle Totum Rhonda Steinke, ND Rachel Hickey Spontaneous abortion, or miscarriage, is clinically recognized as pregnancy loss before 20 weeks of gestation.1 Roughly 15% of recognized pregnancies end up in miscarriage,2 which leaves a relatively large number of women...
Leafy Green Veggies Could Reduce Risk of Macular Degeneration
Node Smith, ND A recent study found that consuming vegetable nitrates may help to reduce risk of developing early-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD).1 Vegetable nitrates are found in high concentration in leafy green vegetables such as spinach and kale, as...
Swiss Biological Medicine Academy
Swiss Biological Medicine Academy has restored professional education and new public outreach to North America. See our event calendar: CLICK! The Academy program is a new expansion of team curriculum training that conveys the foundations of difficult disease...
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Memory Effects of Long-Term Cannabis
NODE SMITH, ND Even before the pandemic made Zoom ubiquitous, Washington State University researchers were using the video conferencing app to research a type of cannabis that is understudied: the kind people actually use. For the study, published in Scientific...
The Cellular Control of Mitochondria
NODE SMITH, ND Errors in the metabolic processes of mitochondria are responsible for a variety of diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Scientists needed to find out just how the necessary building blocks are imported into the complex biochemical apparatus of...










