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JESSICA BRANDES, ND If microbes are controlling the brain, then microbes are controlling everything. (John F. Cryan) According to a recent 3-part study conducted on behalf of the American Psychological Association,1-3 US adults surveyed reported elevated...
CHEN YEN Naturopathic doctors and other holistic health practitioners often ask me, “I have an online course but people aren’t purchasing it. What can I do to get more people to sign up?” Having an online course to offer the...
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 a...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND The old saw that “doctors are terrible business people” has some truth to it.1 The tremendous focus required to achieve proficiency in biomedical sciences, diagnosis, and therapeutics comes at a price. That...
TIM SHANNON, ND, DHANP I began my naturopathic studies at NUNM (then called "NCNM") in 1996. Several years prior to starting my naturopathic education, I became intrigued with homeopathy. I recall several NCNM teachers describing homeopathy in...
Iva Lloyd, ND, RPP When it comes to health, emotions play a significant role. And how they are expressed in the physical body follows certain rules. Last month, in Part 1 of this article, I discussed the “logic” of emotions and how different systems of medicine look...
Virginia Osborne, ND and Christine C. White, ND Fibromyalgia is characterized by musculoskeletal pain, non-restorative sleep and fatigue. It is accompanied by a host of mental, emotional and physical issues. Both fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome cases are...
Glen Nagel, ND and Brian Oates, PhD True Japanese Wasabi is one of the world’s most rare perennial crops. Wasabia japonica is a member of the mustard family called the Brassicaceae, formerly Cruciferae. Wasabia is native to Japan and Sakhalin Island north of Japan. It...
Keri Marshall, MS, ND Pain, quite simply, is one of the most irritating of all symptoms for a patient. Chronic pain sufferers will often find themselves depressed, anxious, fatigued and lacking sleep as secondary complications of persistent pain. Each of the above...
Christina Kovalik, NMD, LAc When patients present with pain or disease, an emotional component is associated with it. Often, the pain is getting the patients’ attention because they are unable to tap into it intuitively to understand at the cellular level the root...
Mitch Kennedy, ND The editors of this August publication cut me a lot of slack with this column. I try to line up relevant toxins with the main theme of each issue; it just doesn’t always work out. And in my mind, we humans need to think of ourselves more as an...
Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND One of the more frequent problems seen in general practice, fibromyalgia is characterized by weakness, pain and stiffness together with highly tender localized points in the upper limbs, trapezius and dorsal areas. Having been in practice as...
Harry Adelson, ND Regenerative injection therapy (RIT), also known as prolotherapy, has been practiced in the U.S. for more than 50 years. In simplest terms, RIT is the injection of a solution containing natural substances and local anesthetics directly into damaged...
Dicken Weatherby, ND Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of men and women in the U.S. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2005, 25.6 million “non-institutionalized” adults were diagnosed with heart disease in the U.S. (Pleis and...
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...
NODE SMITH, ND Want to have a happy relationship? Make sure both partners feel they can decide on issues that are important to them. Objective power measured by income, for example, doesn't seem to play a big role, according to a new study in the Journal of Social and...
NODE SMITH, ND Have you ever been cut off in traffic by another driver, leaving you still seething miles later? Or been interrupted by a colleague in a meeting, and found yourself replaying the event in your head even after you've left work for the day? Minor rude...
JAMES SENSENIG, ND Treatments for GI Imbalances Reduce Stress, Improve Lifestyle The most obvious ways to correct gut problems are looking at how and when we eat, reducing stress, changing our lifestyle by slowing...
Node Smith, ND Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is an incredibly common gastrointestinal complaint that typically presents as gas and bloating, abdominal pain or discomfort, and stools that change between constipation and diarrhea. It can be incredibly frustrating to...
Node Smith, ND A recent review reminds us that many vitamins and minerals work synergistically. The specific 2 of this study are Vitamin D and magnesium. The study, published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, concludes that Vitamin D can’t be...
Node Smith, ND Most of us struggle with body image to a certain degree. We can be really hard on ourselves. Social media, magazine covers, television and movies don’t help. We are constantly bombarded with the idea that there is a cultural standard for beauty, and...
Node Smith, ND A recent research study has confirmed a significant link between common symptoms of schizophrenia and childhood trauma.1 The findings could help develop a more tailored approach, and open the question whether this, and other psychotic disorders, may be...
Node Smith, ND A recent research study has concluded that when women take the common diabetes drug, Metformin, during pregnancy their children have a significantly increased likelihood of being overweight or obese.1 Why would Metformin be prescribed? There are 2...
Node Smith, ND Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians Great news! Senate Bill 1547 passed over the weekend, despite a lengthy list of opponents. This bill allows NDs to sign off on "return to play" forms to clear an athlete for play after...
LEWISVILLE, TX – LifeSeasons®, a pioneer and leader in condition-specific nutraceutical supplements, is taking its clinical research initiatives and commitment to science to a new level. LifeSeasons will be conducting clinical studies to support the efficacy of its...
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 20, 2018 – Metagenics, Inc., a health sciences company, announced today that a selection of its products have earned verification from the Non GMO Project, the leading third-party verification organization for non-GMO foods and products. All...
Node Smith, ND A report from the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology has developed a new classification system of diabetes into 5 categories.1 The current categorization of diabetes in into 3 categories: types 1 and 2 and gestational diabetes. Type 1 is an autoimmune...
Node Smith, ND A recent murine study further supports using helminth therapies to stimulate the immune system in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory disease.1 This study looked at how the tapeworm, H. diminuta, could decrease occurrence of inflammatory bowel...
Node Smith, ND Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians Great news! Senate Bill 1547 passed over the weekend, despite a lengthy list of opponents. This bill allows NDs to sign off on "return to play" forms to clear an athlete for play after...
LEWISVILLE, TX – LifeSeasons®, a pioneer and leader in condition-specific nutraceutical supplements, is taking its clinical research initiatives and commitment to science to a new level. LifeSeasons will be conducting clinical studies to support the efficacy of its...
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 20, 2018 – Metagenics, Inc., a health sciences company, announced today that a selection of its products have earned verification from the Non GMO Project, the leading third-party verification organization for non-GMO foods and products. All...
Node Smith, ND A report from the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology has developed a new classification system of diabetes into 5 categories.1 The current categorization of diabetes in into 3 categories: types 1 and 2 and gestational diabetes. Type 1 is an autoimmune...
Node Smith, ND A recent murine study further supports using helminth therapies to stimulate the immune system in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory disease.1 This study looked at how the tapeworm, H. diminuta, could decrease occurrence of inflammatory bowel...
Node Smith, ND A recent paper was published that discusses a new approach to facilitating community awareness of mental health. The approach concentrates on peer-to-peer education and interaction at the high school and junior high level.1 The program is called the...
Node Smith, ND Humans have an intimate connection with nature; it is part of the human evolutionary process, to be in contact with the natural world. This is commonly referred to as the biophilia hypothesis, and more and more research is supporting its practical...
METHYLATION SUMMIT REGISTER NOW Integrating Methylation into Clinical Treatment PlansJuly 13-15, 2018 Chicago, IL – USA Conference Agenda | Speakers’ Biographies | Book Accommodations *Are your toughest to treat patients not improving even while...
Node Smith, ND A new study from the Lancet Public Health Journal shows that over-consumption of alcohol, as in alcohol use disorder, may be one of the most crucial avoidable risk factors for all types of dementia - and especially early-onset dementia.1 The study...
Node Smith, ND Two recent studies on beetroot juice supplements support their use in certain disorders of the heart, and as protection for the kidneys after radioactive isotopes are used for imaging techniques.1,2 Specifically, beetroot juice was found to enhance the...
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NODE SMITH, ND If, as the saying goes, less is more, why do we humans overdo so much? In a new paper featured on the cover of Nature, University of Virginia researchers explain why people rarely look at a situation, object or idea that needs improving -- in all kinds...
NODE SMITH, ND Sound sleep plays a critical role in healing traumatic brain injury, a new study of military veterans suggests. The study, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, used a new technique involving magnetic resonance imaging developed at Oregon Health...
