NODE SMITH, ND Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that human muscle has an innate ability to ward off the damaging effects of chronic inflammation when exercised. The discovery was made possible through the use of lab-grown, engineered human...
NODE SMITH, ND You might remember you ate cereal for breakfast but forget the color of the bowl. Or recall watching your partner put the milk away but can't remember on which shelf. A new Northwestern Medicine study improved memory of complex, realistic events similar...
NODE SMITH, ND Teenagers with happy childhood memories are likely to drink less, take fewer drugs and enjoy learning, according to research published in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction Research & Theory. The findings, based on data from nearly 2,000 US high...
NODE SMITH, ND Depression, especially in urban areas, is on the rise, now more than ever. Mental health outcomes are influenced by, among other things, the type of environment where one lives. Former studies show that urban greenspace has a positive benefit on people...
NODE SMITH, ND Special immune cells found in the brain, microglia, play a key role in the processes that make you feel uneasy and depressed in correlation with inflammation. This is the conclusion of a study using mice carried out by researchers at Linköping...
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Therefore the warm foot bath with ashes and salt is never to be followed by a cold one. Sebastian Kneipp, 1901, p.183 [Alternate] foot baths are excellent for cold feet, but are also used with...
Iva Lloyd, ND The ability of the mind to affect the outcome of health and disease is well documented. Mind-body therapies are gaining tremendous acknowledgment for their benefits in treating disorders and minimizing the intensity and severity of symptoms. But what...
Joe Kellerstein, DC, ND I am fortunate today in having a preceptor. I don’t know that she feels the same way. It seems difficult to control my enthusiasm for homeopathy, and the verbal runoff can be considerable when a captive audience is present. Yes, I should get a...
Cheryl A. Kasdorf, ND 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...
Brian Davies, ND, BSc When a medical professional hears the word depression, the first thought that often comes to mind is serotonin. In fact, most clinicians interpret depression as a monoamine neurotransmitter imbalance, making serotonin, dopamine and/or adrenaline...
Nicole Baylac, ND Facets of Addiction “Addiction” from the standpoint of the patient is the awareness that one is engaged in an unhealthy, compulsive behavior. From the standpoint of the practitioner, addiction is a complex behavior that needs to be approached with...
Primum Non Nocere Enhancing Metastatic Inefficiency Dugald Seely, ND OncANP Report Stress Management Interventions and Breast Cancer Laura A. James, ND A review of current literature. Acupuncture as Treatment for Hot Flashes Catherine Price, NMD, MSAc and Robert F....
The Benefits of IV Vitamin C A treatment for cancer Michael Um, ND The impact of cancer on society is astronomical. About 565,650 Americans are expected to die of cancer this year; that is more than 1,500 people a day. In the U.S., cancer accounts for one out of every...
Mitochondria Rescue (Possibly) Heals Cancer? Neil Mc Kinney, BSc, ND When a cancer gets to be a mass of cells about 1mm in diameter, it must get extra blood and lymph vessels to maintain the abnormal rate of growth. Oxygen and nutrients can only passively diffuse...
NODE SMITH, ND People who are just beginning treatment for high blood pressure can benefit equally from two different classes of medicine -- angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) -- yet ARBs may be less likely to cause...
NODE SMITH, ND Recess quality, not just the amount of time spent away from the classroom, plays a major role in whether children experience the full physical, mental and social-emotional benefits of recess, a new study from Oregon State University found. "Not all...
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...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND With the sun shining, the days getting long, and 2021 at its halfway-point at the time of this writing, it seems like a good moment to reflect on June 2020 versus June 2021. It’s been an unprecedented 12 months for...
Node Smith, ND A recent study has shown that children experiencing symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more than twice as likely to also have a food allergy than other children.1 The research was conducted at the University of Iowa. The study furthers the...
Amy Tung, ND Medical Resources for NDs: A Review of Current Publications for the Naturopathic Industry According to the American Thyroid Association, nearly 20 million Americans suffer from hypothyroidism. This number, however, could be closer to 60 million depending...
Vitanica is owned and operated in Portland, Oregon featuring clinically developed formulas by Dr, Tori Hudson, a Naturopathic Physician, specializing in women's health for 34+ years. Products are manufactured with scrutiny and testing for accuracy, purity and...
Education David J. Schleich, PhD There are observers who conclude that what is at work these days in medicine, when we see “medical humanities” curriculum popping up as part of allopathic medicine’s recent efforts to be less mechanistic, is a type of disruption. This...
Tolle Causam Sanja Tamburic, ND My first experience with Bowen therapy was when I was a student at Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine (BINM) and it was immediately clear to me that this was a powerful tool to add to my naturopathic toolbox. Not only did it...
The Expert Report Mark Swanson, ND Let me introduce Richard Sprague to the readers of The Expert Report. He is an amazing citizen scientist. I'll start with one of his quotes regarding our topic, the gut microbiome. Why microbiome testing is important is that unlike...
Docere Anup Mulakaluri, ND, AWC Cannabis has a documented history of clinical use that spans thousands of years in the traditional medicines of Asia and Europe. As the prevalence of the opioid epidemic has made the medical community desperate for effective...
Reinforcing healthy bio-regulation by harmonic resonance with biological vibrational patterns is our first goal. Restoring systemic communication between mental, emotional, biofield and physical levels is our main expertise. Equisalud Laboratories (Spain) has been...
Orthopedics Noel Peterson, ND, DAAPM Samuel G. Oltman, ND We hold this truth to be self-evident: true health is dependent on the Vis Medicatrix Naturae. We embrace the term “regenerative orthopedics” because it specifically describes the mechanism of the care we...
Student Scholarship – Case Study Baljit Khamba, ND, MPH Kendall Smith, BS Polyneuropathy, also known as peripheral neuropathy, refers to a gradual process affecting the function of many peripheral nerves, especially distal.1 This phenomenon differs from...
The Expert Report Mark Swanson, ND Let me introduce Richard Sprague to the readers of The Expert Report. He is an amazing citizen scientist. I'll start with one of his quotes regarding our topic, the gut microbiome. Why microbiome testing is important is that unlike...
Docere Anup Mulakaluri, ND, AWC Cannabis has a documented history of clinical use that spans thousands of years in the traditional medicines of Asia and Europe. As the prevalence of the opioid epidemic has made the medical community desperate for effective...
Reinforcing healthy bio-regulation by harmonic resonance with biological vibrational patterns is our first goal. Restoring systemic communication between mental, emotional, biofield and physical levels is our main expertise. Equisalud Laboratories (Spain) has been...
Orthopedics Noel Peterson, ND, DAAPM Samuel G. Oltman, ND We hold this truth to be self-evident: true health is dependent on the Vis Medicatrix Naturae. We embrace the term “regenerative orthopedics” because it specifically describes the mechanism of the care we...
Student Scholarship – Case Study Baljit Khamba, ND, MPH Kendall Smith, BS Polyneuropathy, also known as peripheral neuropathy, refers to a gradual process affecting the function of many peripheral nerves, especially distal.1 This phenomenon differs from...
Tolle Totum Lina Mockus, ND In this article, I describe naturopathic approaches in treating a 96-year-old male with phantom limb pain. The patient’s symptoms had been present ever since an above-knee, right-sided amputation in 1982 – a result of an accident followed...
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Jake F. Felice, ND, LMP The nervous system remains one of the great frontiers in modern science. Meanwhile, diseases of the nervous system create immense suffering, contributing extensively to hospitalization and to the long-term care of...
Docere Debra Gibson, ND In Part 1, current diagnostic criteria and symptom pictures of posttraumatic stress syndromes were outlined, with an overview of the neurobiology of posttraumatic stress – the so-called “fear circuitry” – and discussion of traditional treatment...
Node Smith, ND The entire profession of naturopathic doctors is being called upon for their opinions and insights on the future of naturopathic medicine. It is generally felt that naturopathic medicine is in an epoch of change. Throughout the profession, many...
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE There is no period of life at which it is of so much consequence to observe moderation and simplicity of diet, and avoid the use of heating food and stimulants, as during pregnancy. Hester...
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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...
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...
