Node Smith, ND In an unprecedented effort, hundreds of thousands of researchers and clinicians worldwide are locked in a race against time to develop cures, vaccines, and better diagnostic tests for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. Locked in a...
Node Smith, ND Most newly discharged patients who recently recovered from COVID-19 produce virus-specific antibodies and T cells, suggests a study published on May 3rd in the journal Immunity, but the responses of different patients are not all the same. While the 14...
Node Smith, ND A study reported in the journal Cell Metabolism on April 30 adds to the evidence that people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are at greater risk of a poor outcome should they become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. But there is some encouraging...
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls 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...
The Vital Conversation James Sensenig, NDThomas A. Kruzel, ND This is the second part of a 2-part article based on discussions with Dr Thom Kruzel, of Scottsdale, AZ, and moderated by Dr Jim Sensenig, the founder of the Naturopathic Medicine Institute (NMI). They...
Natalie Ham, ND Infertility is a common and emotionally exhausting problem for many couples. In my women’s health-based practice, I encounter infertility on a regular basis. I usually see the female partner; however, the male’s health should always be addressed as...
As naturopaths, we practice medicine based on our founding principle, Vis Medicatrix Naturae: the healing power of nature. When the obstacles to healing are removed and the essential building blocks are present, the body has an inherent ability to heal itself. The...
If you’ve ever been to my house, you will notice that the closets and drawers tend to gather piles of papers and things that haven’t been fully processed. They sit and gather and wait for that day when I finally go back in and declare, “Today is the day that I deal...
If you’ve ever been to my house, you will notice that the closets and drawers tend to gather piles of papers and things that haven’t been fully processed. They sit and gather and wait for that day when I finally go back in and declare, “Today is the day that I deal...
Twenty years ago, a lead article in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that men in a Danish fishing village who ate at least 30 ounces of salmon a week had half the risk of getting a heart attack as their bovine-consuming neighbors.1 Since heart disease had...
Nearly 20 years ago the AANP held one of its first annual conferences in Oregon, with the theme of honoring our elders. I had agreed to give Dr. William Babnick a ride to the conference, which was held near Mount Hood. As I welcomed him into my car I offered to play...
The use of any chelation medication by physicians can be a beneficial addition to clinical practice. This benefit is not without risk, as is common to most therapeutic interventions, but with proper training and implementation chelation risks can be effectively...
Of all the heavy metals, mercury is the most toxic to the human body. Mercury (Hg), also known as “quicksilver,” comes in three forms – metallic, inorganic and organic. Metallic Hg (Hg0) can be oxidized into inorganic Hg as Hg1+ or Hg2+, or it can be methylated into...
When asked to write about a particular health condition, a doctor always thinks of their most challenging or outstanding case. I am no exception. Following are a few of the most severe fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue patients that I have treated in my clinical...
NODE SMITH, ND Developing brains constantly sprout new neuronal connections called synapses as they learn and remember. Important connections -- the ones that are repeatedly introduced, such as how to avoid danger -- are nurtured and reinforced, while connections...
One year after their launch in January 2020, Hilma is launching into the practitioner market with distribution through Fullscript. Back in 2018, Hilma’s three female founders Nina Mullen, Hilary Quartner and Lily Galef looked at their medicine cabinets and realized...
NODE SMITH, ND In previous studies, eye movements and vision were only affected at blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) approaching the legal limit for driving (0.08% BAC), in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (1). New research published in The Journal of Physiology...
NODE SMITH, ND The more chaotic things get, the harder it is for people with clinical anxiety and/or depression to make sound decisions and to learn from their mistakes. On a positive note, overly anxious and depressed people's judgment can improve if they focus on...
Homeopathy Research Institute (HRI) Recently Published Formal Complaint The Homeopathy Research Institute (HRI) has recently published its formal complaint to the Commonwealth Ombudsman regarding the 2015 review of homeopathy conducted by the National Health and...
The most recent study on coffee has attempted to show the relationship between coffee and tea consumption and hypertension. Since caffeine, contained in both beverages is a stimulant, it is intuitive to assume there would be some effect. Caffeine is known to have...
In a recent press release, the FDA has warned that “lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs during surgeries or procedures in children younger than 3 years, or in pregnant women during their third trimester, may affect the development of children's...
Lyme disease is a serious condition, which leaves thousands of individuals crippled and suffering, but does that mean our immune system somehow is inadequate to keep us safe from these spirochetes? The verdict may be mixed in regards to this question, as many natural...
Maybe Right Around the Corner A researcher from The University of Texas Health Science Center, Bruno Doiron, Ph.D, has been working on developing a new treatment that could potentially cure type 1 diabetes and change the treatment of type 2 diabetes dramatically. The...
“There’s an App for That” And now there’s one you can use as a contraceptive method. The new, researched supported, Natural Cycles smartphone app takes readings of your basal body temperature to determine whether you’re fertile on a given day or not. The app gives its...
WOODSTOCK, IL – The Lifestyle Matrix Resource Center announces the launch of the ARK Stress Recovery Program In-Practice Guide, a new resource to help clinicians better assess and treat patients with HPA axis dysfunction. The 70-page guide is one-of-a-kind in the...
More and More Mumps Mumps is a condition caused by a viral infection, and not commonly seen in the United States due to vaccination. However, there are more cases of the mumps being reported, and recently there have been numerous articles commenting on outbreaks in...
A new type of wearable sensor may be replacing current methods for diagnosing cystic fibrosis, and also providing real-time monitoring for other disease states. New research on a wearable sweat sensor is a major breakthrough in analyzing sweat to determine metabolic...
Rosenberg, Texas – May 3, 2017 – The FDA recently conducted an investigation of numerous websites searching for dietary supplement companies that are making cancer claims. The investigation resulted in the issuance of 14 Warning Letters. Following the Warning Letters,...
“There’s an App for That” And now there’s one you can use as a contraceptive method. The new, researched supported, Natural Cycles smartphone app takes readings of your basal body temperature to determine whether you’re fertile on a given day or not. The app gives its...
WOODSTOCK, IL – The Lifestyle Matrix Resource Center announces the launch of the ARK Stress Recovery Program In-Practice Guide, a new resource to help clinicians better assess and treat patients with HPA axis dysfunction. The 70-page guide is one-of-a-kind in the...
More and More Mumps Mumps is a condition caused by a viral infection, and not commonly seen in the United States due to vaccination. However, there are more cases of the mumps being reported, and recently there have been numerous articles commenting on outbreaks in...
A new type of wearable sensor may be replacing current methods for diagnosing cystic fibrosis, and also providing real-time monitoring for other disease states. New research on a wearable sweat sensor is a major breakthrough in analyzing sweat to determine metabolic...
Rosenberg, Texas – May 3, 2017 – The FDA recently conducted an investigation of numerous websites searching for dietary supplement companies that are making cancer claims. The investigation resulted in the issuance of 14 Warning Letters. Following the Warning Letters,...
A recent study has shown an online resource as being particularly effective at preventing relapse in bipolar disorder patients. The online resource has been adapted from a previously developed manualized intervention tool used for point of contact care staff, called...
A very interesting research study showed that stevia whole leaf extract out performed antibiotic preparations in the treatment of Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete responsible for Lyme disease.1 The most interesting aspect of this study was that stevia was able to...
Michael Traub, ND, DHANP, FABNO Tolle Causam The comorbidity of skin disease and gastrointestinal (GI) disorders has long been recognized. In recent years, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been identified as an underlying problem in the majority of...
Jillian Stansbury, ND Botanical Insights The word keloid derives from “cheloid,” meaning claw-like. Keloids and other forms of extensive scarring occur due to excessive deposition of collagen and fibrin in the skin. Animal research suggests that keloid lesions are...
David Schleich, ND Conceptual Competencies: Part 1 Education Naturopathic Deans make or break naturopathic medical education. This group of about two dozen NDs around North America have been described more than once as the profession’s most enduring visionaries. Over...
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NODE SMITH, ND Researchers at the University of Turku have discovered what type of neural mechanisms are the basis for emotional responses to music. Altogether 102 research subjects listened to music that evokes emotions while their brain function was scanned with...
NODE SMITH, ND A study by a team of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) psychologists has found a link between extroverts and their word choices. The finding highlights the need for stronger linguistic indicators to be developed for use in...
