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Adverse Childhood Upbringing Changes Later Opportunities

NODE SMITH, ND An adverse upbringing often impairs people's circumstances and health in their adult years, especially for couples who have both had similar experiences. This is shown by a new study, carried out by Uppsala University researchers, in which 818 mothers...

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Study Shows Exercise Alone Can Lower Inflammation

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...

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Brain Stimulation Improves Temporal Memory Recall

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...

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Acne During Pregnancy: Safe Approaches to Treatment

Acne During Pregnancy: Safe Approaches to Treatment

Katie Rose, NMD The management of acne during pregnancy poses a challenge to many practitioners, due to the fact that many over-the-counter and prescription medications are contraindicated as a result of the high risk of birth defects. Rather than focusing on treating...

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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...

Thermography: A Preventive Screening Tool for Breast Health

Erika Horowitz, ND, MSOM Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of death among women, behind lung cancer. According to the American Cancer Association, in 2007 an estimated 178,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women, as well as an...

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Pediatric ADHD: Harnessing the Superpower

Pediatric ADHD: Harnessing the Superpower

TERESA NEFF, ND, CLE You may have heard people speak of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a superpower. Its many positive aspects, such as creativity, curiosity, hyper-focus, perseverance, and energy, can and should outweigh the...

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...

David & Goliath: Putting Naturopathic Medical Education to the Test

Education David J. Schleich, PhD The Philistines assembled their army at Sokoh in Judah. On the other side of the valley of Elah, the Israelites took up their position. The Philistines proffered Goliath, formidable in his bronze helmet and armor, and otherwise armed...

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...

David & Goliath: Putting Naturopathic Medical Education to the Test

Education David J. Schleich, PhD The Philistines assembled their army at Sokoh in Judah. On the other side of the valley of Elah, the Israelites took up their position. The Philistines proffered Goliath, formidable in his bronze helmet and armor, and otherwise armed...

The Simple Life

Similar Thought Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Life is infinitely complex and ultimately unknowable… kind of like homoeopathy! There is a really useful rubric that Dr Jamie Oskin gives a great lecture on: Mind; Ailments from Vexation. What he carefully excludes from this...

Physician, Heal Thyself

Naturopathic Perspective Jim Massey, ND The Latin phrase, “cura te ipsum” (physician heal thyself), is often attributed to Hippocrates, the man considered to be the “Father of Medicine.” “Physician, Heal Thyself” remains one of the basic tenets in naturopathic...

WNF: Naturopathic Education Globally

Naturopathic News Iva Lloyd, ND, RPP The most common question asked of naturopathic doctors – and the most common misconception about the global naturopathic profession – is about naturopathic educational standards. Most naturopathic doctors in North America assume...

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