NODE SMITH, ND When fat cells in the body are stuffed with excess fat, the surrounding tissue becomes inflamed. That chronic, low-level inflammation is one of the driving factors behind many of the diseases associated with obesity. Now, UT Southwestern scientists have...
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New Method for Studying Mitochondrial DNA and Function
NODE SMITH, ND Scientists from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a simple, high-throughput method for transferring isolated mitochondria and their associated mitochondrial DNA into mammalian cells. This approach enables researchers to tailor...
MRI May Be Able to Confirm PTSD Following Traumatic Event
NODE SMITH, ND Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma. How its symptoms, including anxiety, depression and cognitive disturbances arise remains incompletely understood and...
Obesity Lowers Immune Function as well as Increases Tumor Growth
NODE SMITH, ND Obesity has been linked to increased risk for over a dozen different types of cancer, as well as worse prognosis and survival. Over the years, scientists have identified obesity-related processes that drive tumor growth, such as metabolic changes and...
Fathers Who Are Involved Can Lower Behavioral Issues and Improve Well-Being
NODE SMITH, ND In low-income families, fathers who are engaged in their children's lives can help to improve their mental health and behavior, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study published in the journal Social Service Review. The researchers found...
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Mood Disorders: How Understanding Underlying Mechanisms Enhances Patient Outcomes
Nathan Horek, ND There are a number of theories and models to describe the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying mood disorders. The biology is complex and varied, yet with stepping stones of concrete and comprehensible mechanisms. This can provide distinct targets...
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A Case of Adolescent Self Harm
Tim Shannon, ND Patient: A 16-year-old girl, conventionally beautiful, thin, petite, with black and red hair, wearing a black mini skirt and fishnet stockings. She was referred by a female colleague (partially because the patient preferred a male homeopathic...
The Dance of the Mind
Riding on a motorscooter, we wound through the parched hills of Eucalyptus and scrub trees under a summer sun, approaching the harbor town from our hotel. On Patmos Island, Greece, nothing could be more perfect – except perhaps for the motorist creeping along in front...
June 2008 | Mind-Body Medicine
Vis Medicatrix Naturae A Case of Adolescent Self Harm Tim Shannon, ND Details about the homeopathic treatment of a teen seeking help for depression, anxiety and self-harm afflictions. The Dance of the Mind Cheryl A. Kasdorf, ND Cultivating self-awareness by moving the...
Book Review: Thriving in Mind, Body & Spirit
Stacie Deyglio, ND In his book Thriving in Mind, Body and Spirit, Dr. Dyler provides experiential- and practical-based applications that may be integrated by the lay public to provide familiarity and empowerment during the process of transformation that occurs during...
Book Review: House Call- How Ordinary People Have Extraordinary Health
Stacie Deyglio, ND Dr. Dawahare has created a book containing detailed instruction for following her Four Rooms of Health theory. Basing this theory off of an Indian proverb, Dr. Dawahare views health as the daily practice of caring for each of the four rooms: the...
Stress and Allostatic Load: Assessing Adrenal Function to Support Health
Dicken Weatherby, ND It is well known that our emotional health influences our physical health. Even allopathic medical research strongly supports this assertion. Studies have shown that many diseases are associated with the effects of stressful life events and...
Building Institutional Research Capacity in our Naturopathic Schools and Programs, Part 2 of 3
David Schleich, PhD Last month we discussed the value to our schools of having an institutional research (IR) capacity. Such a strong IR resource built on increasingly sophisticated organizational intelligence can help us build the profession, from the schools outward...
The Practitioner’s Mind and the Healing Process
Adam Prinsen, ND This article will focus on the doctor/patient relationship and how the state of the practitioner’s mind influences the healing process. What is an Illness? Most physicians would agree that illness is an expression of imbalance in the human body or...
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Peripheral Neuropathy: Taking the Edge Off
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...
Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinitis: A Case of US-Guided Single Needle Aspiration & Lavage
SERENA RUSSUM TERRANCE MANNING II, ND, RMSK A 44-year-old female presented via telemedicine with new-onset right shoulder pain. Her pain followed no obvious inciting event, and it had progressively worsened over...
Could Reversing Grey Hair be Possible?
NODE SMITH, ND Legend has it that Marie Antoinette's hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791. Though the legend is inaccurate -- hair that has already grown out of the follicle does not change color -- a new study from researchers at Columbia...
Training the Brain to Overcome ADHD
NODE SMITH, ND Scientists explored a technique called 'neurofeedback,' which enables ADHD patients to train their attention, based on instant feedback from the level of their brain activity. The team of neuroscientists found that not only did the training have a...
Cyrex Laboratories Launches Breakthrough Wheat/Gluten Test
PHOENIX, June 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cyrex Laboratories, a clinical laboratory specializing in environmental triggers and autoimmunity, is pleased to introduce the next step forward in wheat/gluten reactivity testing with its Array 3X, Wheat/Gluten Proteome...
Unique Imaging Technique Used for Determining Cellular Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy
Node Smith, ND A team of researchers from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has developed an imaging method that shows what is happening on a cellular level in the human retina when it is exposed to prolonged hyperglycemic states.1 Currently, there is no imaging...
MUIH Class of 2018 Ready to Transform Conventional Healthcare
Class of 2018 Ready to Transform Conventional Healthcare System Maryland University of Integrative Health celebrates largest graduating class; Award-winning nutritionist, lecturer, and author Dr. Rovenia Brock gives commencement speech Laurel, MD – Maryland University...
Wyldewood Cellars
Wyldewood Cellars is a family-owned vineyard and winery located in Peck, KS, about 20 miles south of Wichita, KS. In addition to over 40 different wines, we also produce a variety of products with no alcohol. Our Elderberry Concentrate is 100% pure elderberry with no...
ADD/ADHD Medications Account for Many Calls to Poison Control
Node Smith, ND A study facilitated by the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Centre at Nationwide Children’s Hospital saw more than 156,000 phone calls to US Poison Control Centers specific to ingestion of attention-deficit hyperactivity...
Vitamin B12 May be More Available to Vegans Soon
Node Smith, ND A major discovery about vitamin B12 may have significant impact to improve the vitamin content of some vegetarian and vegan diets.1 Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is typically supplemented in vegan and vegetarian diets (or consumed through fortified products)...
Reminder: Biotin Can Alter Lab Results
Node Smith, ND In a case report published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society, we are reminded to be mindful of how supplementation of certain vitamins and minerals may alter lab results.1 The specific case study shows how a patient taking a biotin supplement was...
New Screening Blood Test for Prostate Cancer
Node Smith, ND A new blood test that predicts the overall risk for prostate cancer was presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) on May 18, 2018 in San Francisco.1 The new test, IsoPSA, has been undergoing multi-center...
Cognitive Training Reduces Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s
Node Smith, ND An interesting study this past week showed that mental training may have significant benefit in reducing both the severity and duration of freezing of gait (FoG), a common symptom of Parkinson’s Disease (PD).1 The cognitive training in the research...
Chris Bergman Acquires BioProtein Technology
BERGMAN PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT & CEO Tampa, FL. (June 13, 2018) - Chris Bergman has acquired BioProtein Technology (“BPT”) effective (June 1, 2018). He will assume the role of President & CEO of BPT. Since 2011, Chris has played a major role in building the...
Vitamin B12 May be More Available to Vegans Soon
Node Smith, ND A major discovery about vitamin B12 may have significant impact to improve the vitamin content of some vegetarian and vegan diets.1 Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is typically supplemented in vegan and vegetarian diets (or consumed through fortified products)...
Reminder: Biotin Can Alter Lab Results
Node Smith, ND In a case report published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society, we are reminded to be mindful of how supplementation of certain vitamins and minerals may alter lab results.1 The specific case study shows how a patient taking a biotin supplement was...
New Screening Blood Test for Prostate Cancer
Node Smith, ND A new blood test that predicts the overall risk for prostate cancer was presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) on May 18, 2018 in San Francisco.1 The new test, IsoPSA, has been undergoing multi-center...
Cognitive Training Reduces Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s
Node Smith, ND An interesting study this past week showed that mental training may have significant benefit in reducing both the severity and duration of freezing of gait (FoG), a common symptom of Parkinson’s Disease (PD).1 The cognitive training in the research...
Chris Bergman Acquires BioProtein Technology
BERGMAN PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT & CEO Tampa, FL. (June 13, 2018) - Chris Bergman has acquired BioProtein Technology (“BPT”) effective (June 1, 2018). He will assume the role of President & CEO of BPT. Since 2011, Chris has played a major role in building the...
Diet to help with fertility
Node Smith, ND A recent report in the journal Human Reproduction, concludes that it may be more difficult for women who consume too much junk food to become pregnant.1 Research shows that women who don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables may have a decreased chance of...
Gut Biodiversity and Atherosclerosis
Node Smith, ND A recent study has shown that microbiome diversity may influence atherosclerosis.1 The research is being conducted at the MRC and British Heart Foundation. Growing interest in the gut microbiome’s relationship with various diseases and disorders There...
Hyperbiotics, Inc.
Hyperbiotics is a health and wellness company that formulates premium probiotic supplements that support the foundation of human health. Backed by the latest research and the long-standing knowledge that the secret to health begins in the gut, Hyperbiotics delivers...
Neurophysiological Foundation for Mindful Breathing
Node Smith, ND Many claim that meditative practices concentrating on bringing awareness to the breath, such as pranayama, can increase focus, and attention. A study from Trinity College Dublin elucidates this link between the breath and attention.1 Breath-training...
Serotonin to Boost Memory
Node Smith, ND A study was recently published in the journal Neuron, which identified a serotonergic neural pathway that stimulates memory.1 The research was conducted at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CIUMC). Serotonin Function and Memory Formation The...
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Respiratory Parasite Named After Pokemon: ‘Pokemonas’
NODE SMITH, ND 'Pokemonas' live in round amoebae, similar to Pokémon, which are caught inside balls in the popular video game. A research team at the University of Cologne has discovered previously undescribed bacteria in amoebae that are related to Legionella and...
Colorectal Cancer Increase in Women Under 50 Linked to Sugary Drinks
NODE SMITH, ND Colorectal cancer diagnoses have increased among people under age 50 in recent years and researchers are seeking reasons why. A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found a link between drinking sugar-sweetened...










