NODE SMITH, ND In the hours after we die, certain cells in the human brain are still active. Some cells even increase their activity and grow to gargantuan proportions, according to new research from the University of Illinois Chicago. In a newly published study in...
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How Hypnosis Changes Our Brain’s Processing
NODE SMITH, ND During a normal waking state, information is processed and shared by various parts within our brain to enable flexible responses to external stimuli. Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, found that during hypnosis the brain shifted to a...
Harmful Chemicals in Toys
NODE SMITH, ND It has long been known that several chemicals used in plastic toys in different parts of the world can be harmful to human health. However, it is difficult for parents to figure out how to avoid plastic toys containing chemicals that may cause possible...
Genetic Mutations Influencing Schizophrenia
NODE SMITH, ND Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that disrupts brain activity producing hallucinations, delusions, and other cognitive disturbances. Researchers have long searched for genetic influences in the disease, but genetic mutations have been...
Notes from the Field: November, 2020
JARED L. ZEFF, ND, VNMI, LAC The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the field. It’s not meant to be...
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The Next Best Past: Looking Back from 2050
David Schleich, PhD A sure way to slow down and eventually stall the co-option of naturopathic modalities, protocols, and philosophy by the allopaths is to be very, very effective in providing health care. Another, parallel, and sure way to prevent the suppression of...
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Treating Chronic Inflammation From an Ayurvedic Perspective
The Ayurvedic Approach to Pain Management Virender Sodhi, ND, MD The Ayurvedic approach to pain management is a holistic one. When treating a patient with chronic pain, I always advise an integrated approach, and I look beyond the outward pain to discover the...
Diagnostic Imaging for Musculoskeletal Concerns
Sam Russo, ND Diagnostic imaging is an integral part of musculoskeletal medicine practice. The last century saw an incredible development in the field of diagnostic imaging, from the refinement of radiography to the advent of various types of magnetic resonance...
Homeopathic Research and Treatment of Fibromyalgia
June Riedlinger, RPh, PharmD, ND; Dana Ullman, MPH Fibromyalgia is an idiopathic, chronic and complex ailment that requires the care of a professional practitioner, of which the homeopath should be considered a key player. Substantially significant results with...
Insight From the Doctor as a Patient: Are we teaching students what they need to know?
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND I am now in my 56th year of life. I consider myself intelligent, articulate and a rather astute observer. I can meditate. I have done rather well on many exams and intellectual trials. I have a very serious conclusion regarding myself: I am...
Book Review: What the Drug Companies Won’t Tell You and Your Doctor Doesn’t Know
Stacie Deyglio, ND What the Drug Companies Won’t Tell You and Your Doctor Doesn’t Know As a seasoned author, Dr. Murray passionately communicates the significance of owning responsibility for one’s health. His latest book, What Drug Companies Won’t Tell You and Your...
Book Review: Holism Movement
Stacie Deyglio, ND Holism Movement Dr. Constantine’s book Holism Movement is an inspiring assembly of illuminating themes formulated into a healing plan that, when followed, supports the balance of an individual’s body, mind and spirit. The book is organized into 30...
Insight From the Doctor as a Patient: Are We Teaching Students What They Need to Know?
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND I am now in my 56th year of life. I consider myself intelligent, articulate and a rather astute observer. I can meditate. I have done rather well on many exams and intellectual trials. I have a very serious conclusion regarding myself: I am...
Seven Programs in Search of a Strategy: Threats and Opportunities in the Decade Ahead for Naturopathic Medical Education
David Schleich, PhD Our seven naturopathic medical education programs are almost into the second decade of the 21st century. It is useful to investigate what they face in the higher education realm within whose rules and realities they must operate as they prepare NDs...
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Many Top Medical Journals Call World Leaders to Emergency Action. . . For Climate
NODE SMITH, ND Over 200 health journals across the world have come together to simultaneously publish an editorial calling on world leaders to take emergency action to limit global temperature increases, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health. While recent...
Gut Bacteria in ‘Preemies’ May Be Causing Neurological Damage
NODE SMITH, ND Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the brain: Bacteria in the gut of premature infants may play a key role. The research team found...
Overeating is NOT Causing Obesity
NODE SMITH, ND Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that obesity affects more than 40% of American adults, placing them at higher risk for heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer. The USDA's Dietary...
Maybe More to the ‘Screen-time” Question for Kids and it’s Link to Behavior
NODE SMITH, ND School-aged children who spend more time in front of screens are only slightly more likely to have attention disorders, disturbed sleep or lower grades and are no more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety, finds one of the largest studies to...
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...
The Vaginal Microbiome: Investigations Point to a New “Normal”
Docere Keegan Sheridan, ND How the human microbiome coexists with the body is still an unknown in many ways, and yet, even our early understanding of this symbiotic relationship is highly compelling. While research to date has largely focused on microbiota of the gut,...
Alcoholic Cirrhosis with Ascites: A Case Report & Treatment Options
Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Lidia Martyanova Baljit Khamba, ND, MPH One of the major healthcare problems worldwide is excessive alcohol consumption. The liver is the target organ, since it is the primary site of ethanol metabolism. Excessive and chronic...
LENS – 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
You are invited to attend this exciting educational opportunity! Don't miss 8 expert speakers, 2.5 days of advanced curriculum and up to 14.5 CMEs. Topics and Conditions Presented at LENS Gain additional insight and treatment considerations to evaluate some of the...
Homeopathy: An Ally of Anxiety
Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Morgan MacDermott Nazanin Vassighi, ND According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), anxiety disorders – including panic disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – are the most common class of mental...
Female-Dominant Autoimmunity: The Role of Progesterone
Tolle Causam Tanya Lee, ND We are just beginning to understand the complex nature of the immune system and the cross-talk between the immune system and other systems in the body. The influence of sex hormones is not limited to reproductive tissues; they also exert...
The Vaginal Microbiome: Investigations Point to a New “Normal”
Docere Keegan Sheridan, ND How the human microbiome coexists with the body is still an unknown in many ways, and yet, even our early understanding of this symbiotic relationship is highly compelling. While research to date has largely focused on microbiota of the gut,...
Alcoholic Cirrhosis with Ascites: A Case Report & Treatment Options
Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Lidia Martyanova Baljit Khamba, ND, MPH One of the major healthcare problems worldwide is excessive alcohol consumption. The liver is the target organ, since it is the primary site of ethanol metabolism. Excessive and chronic...
LENS – 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
You are invited to attend this exciting educational opportunity! Don't miss 8 expert speakers, 2.5 days of advanced curriculum and up to 14.5 CMEs. Topics and Conditions Presented at LENS Gain additional insight and treatment considerations to evaluate some of the...
Homeopathy: An Ally of Anxiety
Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Morgan MacDermott Nazanin Vassighi, ND According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), anxiety disorders – including panic disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – are the most common class of mental...
Female-Dominant Autoimmunity: The Role of Progesterone
Tolle Causam Tanya Lee, ND We are just beginning to understand the complex nature of the immune system and the cross-talk between the immune system and other systems in the body. The influence of sex hormones is not limited to reproductive tissues; they also exert...
Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods
JASON KINLEY, ND Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods Being a male physician and never having had a menstrual cycle, I am always interested to learn from others about this amazing aspect of the human body. The Period Repair...
Probiotics: Key Players in Female Genitourinary Tract Health
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Donald Brown, ND Over the past several years, there have been large projects collecting data to examine the role that the human microbiota plays in health and disease.1, 2 One of the primary areas of focus has been the role that microbial...
Study Supports Coronary Calcium Score as Better Risk Predictor Than Traditional Risk Factors
Node Smith, ND A recent study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Session conference supports coronary calcium levels as a better signifier of blocked arteries and heart attack risk than traditional risk indicators currently in use.1 Coronary...
Analyzing Your Food with Your Phone?
Node Smith, ND An infrared lab analysis of your food could be as easy as pulling out your phone. A recent news release from BASF, a German Company discusses a futuristic “lab that fits in your pocket.” From BASF In its latest example of innovation performance, BASF...
College Students Educated on Dietary Supplements are More Likely to Use Them Properly
Node Smith, ND An interesting study speaks to the need for education around dietary supplements in younger adults. The study found that young adults educated about dietary supplements while in college are more likely to use them properly.1 A move toward a more health...
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NODE SMITH, ND At this very moment, the billions of neurons in your brain are using their trillions of connections to enable you to read and comprehend this sentence. Now, by studying the neurons involved in the sense of smell, researchers from Kyushu University's...
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