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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...

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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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Mechanism of Exercise’s Effect on Cancer

Node Smith, ND People with cancer who exercise generally have a better prognosis than inactive patients. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found a likely explanation of why exercise helps slow down cancer growth in mice: Physical activity...

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Nobel Prize in Physics: Black Holes

Node Smith, ND The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 with one half to Roger Penrose, University of Oxford, UK, "for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity"...

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Optimizing Sleep: A Multi-Pronged Approach

Optimizing Sleep: A Multi-Pronged Approach

Mark Woodall, ND, MS The Therapeutic Order, as elaborated by Drs Jared Zeff and Pamela Snider, begins with, “Establish the conditions for health.”1 Optimizing sleep quality and duration is one of the most essential first steps in this category. The aim of this article...

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Thyroid Hormone as Fertility Treatment

Lorilee Schoenbeck, ND Americans are having children later than ever. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that between 1960 and 2005, the primiparous woman’s average age at delivery rose from 20 to 26. This translates into more women seeking fertility treatments in their...

College Governors as a Collective Resource

David J. Schleich, PhD As we move faster along the path of professional formation for the naturopathic community in North America, we would be wise to capture collectively and share the energy, networks and knowledge of the governing bodies of the Association of...

Finding Money for Your Practice

Monte Zwang You have researched and planned and prepared; at this point, there is only one thing standing between you and opening the doors of your own practice: money. You envision a waiting list of patients, a talented and attentive staff; and because of your...

The Relationship Between Adrenal Function and Menopausal Symptoms

Kathryn Retzler, ND Many clinicians have observed the increased severity of menopause-related symptoms in patients who have experienced chronic stress. Since the adrenal glands “take over” sex hormone production postmenopausally, holistic treatment for menopausal...

February 2007 | Women's Medicine

Tolle Causam Oxytocin: The Big “O” in Women’s Well-Being Trina Doerfler, ND, DC Thyroid Hormone as Fertility Treatments Lorilee Schoenbeck, ND Is there a role for this in normothyroid women age 30+? Docere Reclaiming the Power of Blood Kristina Conner , ND Applying...

The Psychoenergetic Background of Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the industrialized nations of the West. The official cause is usually infarction, stroke or heart failure, but of course the underlying vascular damage begins much earlier. We know that in most cases, high blood...

Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes: Carotid IMT Scanning

Last year, 64% of women and 50% of men who died suddenly of a heart attack had no prior knowledge of their heart disease. Forty to fifty percent of all heart attack patients have a “normal” cholesterol profile. As NDs, we recognize that cholesterol – even abnormally...

The Cardiovascular Effects of Toxins in Our Environment

By Mitch Kennedy, ND Here in the U.S., we are accustomed to hearing the “ozone and smog” alerts during summer, advising the elderly and children to stay indoors. This is not just for the risks to the pulmonary system (asthma, cough, shortness of breath); there also...

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Microbiome and Neurodegenerative Conditions

Microbiome and Neurodegenerative Conditions

NODE SMITH, ND Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS affect millions of adults, but scientists still do not know what causes these diseases, which poses a significant roadblock to developing treatments or preventative measures. Recent...

Microbiome and Neurodegenerative Conditions

Cancer Research Breakthrough

NODE SMITH, ND A team of researchers at the Center for Bioactive Delivery at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Institute for Applied Life Sciences has engineered a nanoparticle that has the potential to revolutionize disease treatment, including for cancer....

Microbiome and Neurodegenerative Conditions

‘Prediabetes’ Is Not a Trivial Thing

NODE SMITH, ND People with prediabetes were significantly more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other major cardiovascular event when compared with those who had normal blood sugar levels, according to research being presented at the American College of...

Duration of Childhood Concussion Found in Saliva Markers

Node Smith, ND Childhood Concussion Occurrence, Length and Duration May be Predicted from a Saliva Test A study published in JAMA Pediatrics last week reveals that childhood concussion occurrence, length and duration of symptoms may be accurately predicted from a...

NUNM Food as Medicine Institute Partners with Saint Luke’s Hospital

Food as Medicine Everyday Workshops Slated for Kansas City in February PORTLAND, Oregon (Dec. 8. 2017, 2017) — National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) today announced it has formed an educational partnership with Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri,...

Active Children are Smarter

Node Smith, ND Brains of Active Children May Function Better Well, active children may not actually be more intelligent than non-active children, however their brains may function better. A recent study from the University of Granada, has shown, seemingly for the...

Hydropathic Medical Adviser, 1900

Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls [Nature’s] ways are so simple and harmonious, that people are confounded by her very simplicity. Besides, her remedies do not cost enough money to make sufficient impression upon the minds of the ignorant (?)...

Bacterial Microbiome Functions as Intestinal Pacemaker

Node Smith, ND The Pace of the Microbiome The microbiome may actually help the peristaltic function of the gastrointestinal tract. Very interesting research this week at Kiel University has shown that bacterial colonization of the intestinal tract does play a definite...

Naturopathic Physician’s Oath: Its History & Meaning

Harry F. Swope, MBA, ND, DHANP Letter to the Editor Prior to 1993, NCNM and Bastyr were administering different versions of an oath to their graduating classes, and these had varied greatly over time. While this allowed the graduates some participation in the...

Women’s Personal Care Products: A Dangerous Source of EDCs

Alexsia Priolo, ND Docere Personal care products are defined as products used to maintain personal hygiene and beautification. In 2015, US retail sales of beauty products reached an estimated $46.2 billion, and are forecast to continue to grow.1 The average woman uses...

Hydropathic Medical Adviser, 1900

Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Nature Cure Clinical Pearls [Nature’s] ways are so simple and harmonious, that people are confounded by her very simplicity. Besides, her remedies do not cost enough money to make sufficient impression upon the minds of the ignorant (?)...

Bacterial Microbiome Functions as Intestinal Pacemaker

Node Smith, ND The Pace of the Microbiome The microbiome may actually help the peristaltic function of the gastrointestinal tract. Very interesting research this week at Kiel University has shown that bacterial colonization of the intestinal tract does play a definite...

Naturopathic Physician’s Oath: Its History & Meaning

Harry F. Swope, MBA, ND, DHANP Letter to the Editor Prior to 1993, NCNM and Bastyr were administering different versions of an oath to their graduating classes, and these had varied greatly over time. While this allowed the graduates some participation in the...

Women’s Personal Care Products: A Dangerous Source of EDCs

Alexsia Priolo, ND Docere Personal care products are defined as products used to maintain personal hygiene and beautification. In 2015, US retail sales of beauty products reached an estimated $46.2 billion, and are forecast to continue to grow.1 The average woman uses...

A Case Study in Osteoporosis

Jaquel Patterson, ND Tolle Causam The Osteoinductive Activity of Cyplexinol Osteoporosis, which is one of the most common metabolic bone diseases, is characterized by the loss of bone mass and an increased risk of bone fractures due to an imbalance between bone...

Women May be at Greater Risk for Concussions

Node Smith, ND Smaller, More Breakable Nerve Fibers May Leave Women More Susceptible to Concussion An interesting study this week compared the break-ability of nerve fibers between men and women. The conclusion of the study1 suggests that women have smaller and more...

Anthroposophic Naturopathy: From Half Science to Whole Science

Robert Kellum, ND, PhD, LAc, LMT Naturopathic Perspective To fully understand Anthroposophic Naturopathy today, we need to be clear about what naturopathic medicine is, and how anthroposophy can help it to evolve. Ie, we need to be clear about what path it offers...

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Writing Style Can Reveal Social Identity

Writing Style Can Reveal Social Identity

NODE SMITH, ND Small changes to people's writing style can reveal which social group they "belong to" at a given moment, new research shows. Groups are central to human identity, and most people are part of multiple groups based on shared interests or characteristics...