Node Smith, ND Good news for the human immune system: researchers from MedUni Vienna's Departments of Dermatology and Surgery have managed to ascribe an immunological memory function to a subset of cytotoxic NK cells, which have hitherto been regarded as...
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Blood Work May Show Alcohol-Related Pathology Years Before End Organ Damage
Node Smith, ND A new study from the University of Eastern Finland is the first in the world to show that the serum metabolite profile can be used to identify individuals likely at risk of developing an alcohol-related disease in the future. The finding also opens up...
Could Our Fat Have Immunological Function?
Node Smith, ND Droplets of fat inside our cells are helping the body's own defense system fight back against infection, University of Queensland researchers have discovered. The international collaboration between UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience researchers...
Treating Chronic Pain: Reasons to Use a Top-Down System
Naturopathic Perspective MARK HEISIG, ND Pain is an interesting phenomenon within the brain and as a part of the human experience. And it's important to emphasize the human "experience" component, because pain is just that – an experience....
Shortest Time Measured: Zeptoseconds
Node Smith, ND In the global race to measure ever shorter time spans, physicists from Goethe University Frankfurt have now taken the lead: together with colleagues at the accelerator facility DESY in Hamburg and the Fritz-Haber-Institute in Berlin, they have measured...
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Microbial Origins of Fibromyalgia
Alex Vasquez, DC, ND, DO, FACN For the accurate understanding and effective treatment of any disease, all components of the disease should first be integrated into a cohesive and consistent model that explains all aspects of the disease, including risk factors,...
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Book Review: Naturopathic Pediatric Essentials
Stacie Deyglio, ND Title: Naturopathic Pediatric Essentials Author: Susan Roberts, ND Publisher: Healing Mountain Publishing, LLC Available from: www.healingmountainpublishing.com Pages: 163 Style: Soft cover Copyright: 2003 MSRP: $24.95 US Between having a child of...
Treatment of Methylation Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Anita Bratt, ND Once a rare childhood disorder, with a prevalence of 1 in 10,000 20 years ago, autism now affects one out of every 150 children. Classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder and diagnosed by psychological testing, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is often...
Gestational Diabetes and Predisposition to Pediatric Metabolic Disorders
Amanda Anderson, ND We know optimal nutrition starts in utero. We know about folic acid preventing neural tube defects. We even know about DHA helping develop fetal neural and ocular tissue. What we have yet to realize is the effect of sugar on infants growing in the...
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Gestational Diabetes and Predisposition to Pediatric Metabolic Disorders.............................>> cover Amanda Anderson, ND Treatment of Methylation Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder...........................>> bottom of cover Anita Bratt, ND...
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Tolle Totem Rebooting the System with a Juice Diet or Fast Brad West, ND Occasional fasting enhances cellular detoxification, the return of homeostasis and more. Diagnosing Andropause Bronner Handwerger, ND Vague and varying symptoms can result in difficult...
Selling Your Business: Steps to Attracting the Right Buyer at the Right Price
Monte Zwang If you own a business or practice and think a sale of it may be in your future, then you will need it to appear as desirable and investment-worthy as possible. Selling your business is an important step in any exit strategy for business owners. Maximizing...
Rebooting the System With a Juice Diet or Fast
Brad West, ND Animals, ancient peoples and many brilliant, traditional and elder doctors have used fasting or juice dieting with incredible success. Fasting is only one part of a total health optimizing program and not a panacea, though many chronic, stubborn or...
PSA: A Failed Screening Test
Eric Yarnell, ND Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protease produced by prostate cells to liquefy the semen. Though it is found in non-prostatic cells in minute amounts, it is largely a product of the prostate and thus fairly specific for problems in that organ....
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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...
Masculinity Linked to Better Dad Parenting
NODE SMITH, ND In some men, having traditional masculine characteristics such as competitiveness and adventurousness was linked to being better fathers to infants, a new study found. But the men in this study -- highly educated and from dual-earner couples -- combined...
Estrogen-Deficient Skin: Benefits from Topical Estrogens & Phytoestrogens
KATIE STROBE, ND Menopause is a pivotal time in a woman’s life that is characterized by decreased estrogen levels due to declining ovarian function. Biological aging accelerates throughout the body’s tissues and is particularly noticeable on the...
Notes from the Field: December, 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...
LifeSeasons® Expands Product Line into Practitioner Space
LEWISVILLE, TX – LifeSeasons®, a pioneer and leader of condition-specific nutraceutical supplements, is officially announcing its launch into the practitioner space at Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York. Since 2009, LifeSeasons has been dedicated to...
Did you Know that How You Breathe Affects Memory and Fear?
Node Smith, ND Breathing Affects Memory and Emotional Response An interesting study on breathing was recently conducted by researchers at Northwestern Medicine. The study looked at how breathing affects memory and emotional response.1 The findings showed that the...
Brain Ischemia Often Overlooked in Cardiac Arrest Patients
Node Smith, ND recent study reminds us that cardiac arrest often causes ischemia in other areas of the body A recent study from Lund University in Sweden and Skane University Hospital reminds us that cardiac arrest often causes ischemia in other areas of the body as...
Comments on Cannabis Quality and Contamination
Node Smith, ND Medical Cannabis Must Continually Prove Quality and Back it with Product Testing A recent article on cannabis quality and contamination reminds us that medical cannabis is subject to the same contaminants as any other herbal product and ensuring product...
Compounds From Grapes May Be Next Antidepressants
Node Smith, ND Resveratrol to the Rescue A recent study conducted at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggests that 2 isolated compounds from grapes - dihydrocaffeic acid (DHCA) and malvidin-3'-O-glucoside (Mal-gluc) - may be the future of pharmacological...
Crash Dieting and Effects on Heart Function
Node Smith, ND “Crash diets” aka: “very low-calorie” diets or “calorie restricted diets” A very interesting report from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), recently stated that crash diets can cause short term transient deterioration of cardiac function.1 “Crash...
JOIN THE SCNM RESEARCH DEPARTMENT FOR RESEARCH NIGHT 2018
Sponsored by SCNM Student Government Association & Arizona Naturopathic Medical AssociationFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 20186:00pm - 8:00pm Presentations5:00pm - 5:30pm ReceptionSCNM Rooms 150 & 160 / Community Commons BuildingAttendance is free of charge. CME credits...
Metagenics Joins the UC San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation as an Industry Sponsor
SAN DIEGO, February 05, 2018 – Metagenics, Inc., a health sciences company, has joined the UC San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI) as an industry sponsor. CMI encompasses a large range of expertise from microbiome sampling, a broad range of technologies...
How Does Cancer Metastasis Happen?
Node Smith, ND Cancer Metastasis can be Triggered by DNA Leaked within Tumor Cells According to a recent research study from Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, cancer metastasis can be triggered by DNA leaked from within tumor cells.1...
Goodbye Pricks: Wearable Biosensor for Real-time Glucose Tracking
Node Smith, ND Impractical Tracking of Glucose Levels Wearin Your Fingers Thin? Constantly tracking a person’s glucose level can be incredibly cumbersome, and impractical. There are mechanisms for measuring blood glucose in real time, but mostly involve a small needle...
Crash Dieting and Effects on Heart Function
Node Smith, ND “Crash diets” aka: “very low-calorie” diets or “calorie restricted diets” A very interesting report from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), recently stated that crash diets can cause short term transient deterioration of cardiac function.1 “Crash...
JOIN THE SCNM RESEARCH DEPARTMENT FOR RESEARCH NIGHT 2018
Sponsored by SCNM Student Government Association & Arizona Naturopathic Medical AssociationFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 20186:00pm - 8:00pm Presentations5:00pm - 5:30pm ReceptionSCNM Rooms 150 & 160 / Community Commons BuildingAttendance is free of charge. CME credits...
Metagenics Joins the UC San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation as an Industry Sponsor
SAN DIEGO, February 05, 2018 – Metagenics, Inc., a health sciences company, has joined the UC San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI) as an industry sponsor. CMI encompasses a large range of expertise from microbiome sampling, a broad range of technologies...
How Does Cancer Metastasis Happen?
Node Smith, ND Cancer Metastasis can be Triggered by DNA Leaked within Tumor Cells According to a recent research study from Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, cancer metastasis can be triggered by DNA leaked from within tumor cells.1...
Goodbye Pricks: Wearable Biosensor for Real-time Glucose Tracking
Node Smith, ND Impractical Tracking of Glucose Levels Wearin Your Fingers Thin? Constantly tracking a person’s glucose level can be incredibly cumbersome, and impractical. There are mechanisms for measuring blood glucose in real time, but mostly involve a small needle...
Caffeine for Maximum Potential: Drink it Less Often
Node Smith, ND Caffeine: America's Drug of Choice, Anytime, Everywhere Caffeine is certainly America’s favorite drug. And we certainly use it to its maximum potential, pushing ourselves to stay up later, get up earlier, work and play more, and do everything FASTER,...
Obesity Study: Aged Garlic to Lower Inflammation and Cholesterol Levels
Node Smith, ND Aged Garlic Extract to Decrease Painful Inflammation and Lower Cholesterol Levels A recent study looked at the ability of aged garlic extract to decrease painful inflammation as well as lower cholesterol levels in obese individuals.1 Obesity has become...
Software That Can Predict Psychosis From Speech Patterns
Node Smith, ND The Sound of Psychosis A recent report by researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital confirms that a computer-based analysis of speech patterns of teens at risk of psychosis was able to predict which individuals would go on to develop symptoms within 2 years.1...
An Elemental Primer: Use of Elemental Diets in IBD and IBS – Part 2
Gary Weiner, ND, LAc Naturopathic Perspective In Part 1 of this article, I discussed the history, indications, and mechanisms of action of an elemental diet (ED). Part 2 offers prescribing recommendations, tips, and 3 cases demonstrating practical use. Prescribing the...
When Testosterone Drops: Anti-Aging for Male Baby Boomers
Janice Seibert, ND Naturopathic Perspective The testes, unlike the ovaries, are capable of making testosterone well past the age of 70. Compared to women, men do not experience an abrupt reduction in endogenous sex hormone production.1 Rather, testosterone decline in...
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Flame Retardants Linked to Premature Births
NODE SMITH, ND Expectant women are more likely to give birth early if they have high blood levels of a chemical used in flame retardants compared with those who have limited exposure, a new study finds. These polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used in the...
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