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Microorganisms in Bed Dust May Reduce Asthma/Allergy Risk

NODE SMITH, ND In the most extensive study of its kind, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the Danish Pediatric Asthma Center at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, have found a link between microorganisms living in the dust of children's...

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Pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 Lung Damage

NODE SMITH, ND In a multi-group collaborative involving the National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories (NEIDL), the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM), and the Center for Network Systems Biology (CNSB), scientists have reported the first map of the...

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Study on Protective Role of Sex Hormones in COVID-19

NODE SMITH, ND A new paper from a UIC researcher shows evidence that suggests sex steroids may play a role in protecting against COVID-19 symptoms. "Sex and Covid-19: A protective role for reproductive steroids," by Graziano Pinna, research associate professor in...

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Book Review: Plant Medicine in Practice

Stacie Deyglio, ND Dr. Bastyr is a founding member of the naturopathic profession. His gentle perseverance and commitment to the study of historical eclectic Euro-American traditional medicine encourages all NDs to pursue the evolving scientific perspective of...

Book Review: Women’s Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, 2nd Ed.

Stacie Deyglio, ND Currently about one-third of Americans use natural medicines to heal and maintain health, and 75% of these people are women. Women today are challenging their doctors to have a willingness to explore and combine natural and conventional medical...

Herbal Treatments for Cervical Dysplasia

Eric Yarnell, ND and Lauren Russel, ND Cervical cancer and dysplasia are sexually transmitted diseases caused by a variety of subtypes of the human papillomavirus (HPV). Incidence has been dropping in developed countries, presumably because of improved condom use and...

The Functional Approach to Hormonal Imbalance

Dicken Weatherby, ND It is the way of modern medicine and of some “alternative” practitioners to simply address the symptoms of hormonal imbalance, say by prescribing hormones or herbs rather than looking at the case from a functional perspective. Between 15% and 20%...

Testosterone and the Healthy Woman

Mary F. Shackelton, MPH, ND Hormone balancing for women usually includes consideration of progesterone and estrogen levels, and the management of symptoms resulting from deficiencies or excesses of each hormone. However, testosterone is of significance and important...

Sepia: A Strong Remedy for Female Medicine

Joe Kellerstein, DC, ND Maybe its some karmic thing because I hate seafood. Maybe its because I so want to impress preceptors with the aspect of individualization in homeopathy and fate has some twisted desire to teach me humility. Maybe I am so boring I attract just...

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A Thriving Mind & Body Ecology: Critical Factors to Consider

A Thriving Mind & Body Ecology: Critical Factors to Consider

CHRIS D. MELETIS, ND  Abstract This article outlines the bidirectional links between brain function and systemic physiology, highlighting how nutrition, hydration, stress load, gut–brain signaling, the endocannabinoid system, and mitochondrial capacity shape...

Into the Frying Pan: Teaching in a Time of COVID

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...

Time is Warped When Using Virtual Reality

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...

Overeating Changes How We Think and Behave

Node Smith, ND Obesity is major concern in many countries worldwide. The easy access to caloric-dense food that triggers pleasure centers in the brain creates a “obesogenic environment” that promotes eating in manners that are not conducive to a healthy life. But more...

“Facebook Detox” May Be a New Treatment for Stress Reduction

Node Smith, ND Technology has developed much faster than our ability to study its effects on our lives. An example of this is social media, such as Facebook, twitter, Instagram, and others. The impact of social media on mental and physical health has only just begun...

New Organ Discovered in Human Body?

Node Smith, ND In a study titled, “Structure and Distribution of an Unrecognized Interstitium in Human Tissues,” the interstitium has been suggested to actually be a discrete organ system.1 This would be one of the largest in the body, based on structure and...

How Does the ApoE4 Gene Elevate Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease?

Node Smith, ND Quite an extensive new study on the apoE4 gene was recently published, describing the mechanism by which this gene infers risk of Alzheimer’s disease as well as foreshadowing potential pharmaceutical interventions.1 ApoE4 gene and Alzheimer's disease...

Brain Cells Regenerate Even in Elderly Adults

Node Smith, ND There is still a debate to whether brains are able to change once they are fully developed. Many scientists and doctors still maintain that no new brain cells or neurons are created once an adult is fully developed. This is supported through the...

Ultra-slow Brain Waves Directly linked to Consciousness

Node Smith, ND A new study, published in the journal Neuron, suggests that ultra-slow waves of brain activity may be the underlying foundation of consciousness.1 Seen on MRI scans, these ultra-slow waves create a rhythm that was recognized decades ago but thought to...

Rethinking Protein Recommendations in Older Adults

Node Smith, ND Many people wonder if they are getting enough protein, and it is commonly recommended that older adults increase daily protein intake to help maintain and promote muscle growth. However, few studies have actually flushed out this assumption - that older...

High Fat Diet Affects Immune Cells in Arteries

Node Smith, ND A new study from La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology looked at the immunological effects of a diet high in fat and cholesterol.1 The study intended to give further insight into the relationship between arterial cholesterol and the immune...

How Does the ApoE4 Gene Elevate Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease?

Node Smith, ND Quite an extensive new study on the apoE4 gene was recently published, describing the mechanism by which this gene infers risk of Alzheimer’s disease as well as foreshadowing potential pharmaceutical interventions.1 ApoE4 gene and Alzheimer's disease...

Brain Cells Regenerate Even in Elderly Adults

Node Smith, ND There is still a debate to whether brains are able to change once they are fully developed. Many scientists and doctors still maintain that no new brain cells or neurons are created once an adult is fully developed. This is supported through the...

Ultra-slow Brain Waves Directly linked to Consciousness

Node Smith, ND A new study, published in the journal Neuron, suggests that ultra-slow waves of brain activity may be the underlying foundation of consciousness.1 Seen on MRI scans, these ultra-slow waves create a rhythm that was recognized decades ago but thought to...

Rethinking Protein Recommendations in Older Adults

Node Smith, ND Many people wonder if they are getting enough protein, and it is commonly recommended that older adults increase daily protein intake to help maintain and promote muscle growth. However, few studies have actually flushed out this assumption - that older...

High Fat Diet Affects Immune Cells in Arteries

Node Smith, ND A new study from La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology looked at the immunological effects of a diet high in fat and cholesterol.1 The study intended to give further insight into the relationship between arterial cholesterol and the immune...

Discontinuing Exercise Can Increase Depressive Symptoms

Node Smith, ND A new research study on mental health from the University of Adelaide concludes that cessation of exercise can actually result in an increase in depressive symptoms.1 This supports the well documented finding that exercise is actually one of the most...

Essential Oils and Abnormal Breast Development in Boys

Node Smith, ND A study was presented at the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in March, that essential oils are incredibly concentrated extracts of a narrow range of plant constituents and can have very powerful effects on human physiology - some of them...

Exercise Reduces Risk for Dementia in Women

Node Smith, ND A recent study found that middle aged women who are engaged in a high level of physical fitness are 90 percent less likely to develop dementia later in life.1 This is a great finding because many people are under the impression that there is little that...

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It’s About Belly Weight Not BMI

It’s About Belly Weight Not BMI

NODE SMITH, ND People with abdominal obesity and excess fat around the body's mid-section and organs have an increased risk of heart disease even if their body mass index (BMI) measurement is within a healthy weight range, according to a new Scientific Statement from...