Node Smith, ND A new study from psychologists at the University of Bath highlights the true impact of heavy drinking on our ability to plan, set goals and make decisions the following day. Published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, the study provides new evidence...
Node Smith, ND Early reports of COVID-19 symptoms and the compelling need to quickly identify treatment options and curb the growing number of critically ill patients have led to erroneous and potentially dangerous comparisons between COVID-19 and other respiratory...
Margaret Rayman, Professor of Nutritional Medicine at the University of Surrey, said: “Given the history of viral infections associated with selenium deficiency, we wondered whether the appearance of COVID-19 in China could possibly be linked to the belt of selenium deficiency that runs from the north-east to the south-west of the country.”
Node Smith, ND Many of us will remember being told as kids when we refused to eat our vegetables that 'carrots are good for your eyes'. Although our parents may not have fully understood it at the time, there is some truth to this. Carrots are a rich source of the...
Node Smith, ND, Scientists in Texas and Pennsylvania have identified a protein sensor that restricts how much sugar and fat our cells convert into energy during periods of starvation. It is possible, the scientists say, that the sensor could be fine-tuned to prompt...
Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA Docere How Did Sneezy and Grumpy End Up in Cardiac ICU? There is a link between histamine production, depression, heart disease, and myocardial infarction. It is reasonable to assume that histamine production and release due to destabilization...
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CARRIE DECKER, ND When we speak of hormones, we often think of those that play a role in mediating sexual function: estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone. These hormones come from the common base molecule of cholesterol, and all 3 derive from the mother...
NODE SMITH, ND KU Leuven researchers have identified the biological mechanism that explains why some people experience abdominal pain when they eat certain foods. The finding paves the way for more efficient treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and other food...
JAKE F. FELICE, ND, LMP The endocannabinoid system (ECS) responds not only to cannabis and cannabinoid molecules; it is also positively affected by diet, exercise, acupuncture, probiotics, prebiotics, acupuncture, osteopathic...
ANA LARA, NMD Fertility is a topic that many women have strong personal feelings about. I often hear my female patients say, “Having children is the one thing I am designed to do, yet I can’t get pregnant. I feel less of a...
Naltrexone and Naloxone: Current Marketed Opioid Antagonists The other day a conversation in a community clinic centered around the use of opioid antagonists in both acute overdose, and also treatment management. Currently, there are 2 primary opioid antagonistic...
Several Potential Dangers Associated with NSAIDS This last week, the NUNM grand rounds speaker, Catherine Clinton, ND, addressed the potential dangers in utilizing aspirin and NSAIDs as anti-inflammatory agents, especially in children. Aspirins and NSAIDS are...
Non-invasive Technique for Diagnosing 17 Distinct Disease Conditions A recent study gives a glimpse at a non-invasive technique for diagnosing 17 distinct disease conditions (of cancerous, inflammatory, and neurological type) using a breath analyzer.1 Volatile...
Mysterious Ways of The World Can't Always Be Easily Explained As naturopathy becomes more and more accepted by the conventional medical community, the push to search for more and more conventional modes of validation equally as widespread. And this makes sense. We are...
Using Antibiotics Early In Life Has Stressful Repercussions New research has suggested that using antibiotics early in life - in young children, and even in utero - results in a significant stress response and corresponding increases in endogenous corticosteroids that...
New Options for STI Testing: SelfCollect There is a new patient option for STI testing, which allows for testing of many common sexually transmitted infections from the comfort of the patient’s home. Recent corporate sponsor of the American Association of Naturopathic...
Mark Swanson, ND Practice Building/The Expert Report Practice Made Perfect Direct Care is transforming private medical practices across the country. Think of it as healthcare revisited, a refresh button on the doctor-patient relationship and the way healthcare is...
Kimberly M. Sanders, ND Tolle Causam Exploring Multiple Triggers According to a current theory, autoimmunity may occur when an organism’s immune system is “overstimulated by external disturbance.”1 While there are certainly genetic influences that drive autoimmune...
Mona Morstein, ND Association Spotlight The Low Carb Diabetes Association (LCDA) The Low Carb Diabetes Association (LCDA) is a non-profit organization committed to educating diabetic patients, caregivers, medical practitioners, businesses and the worldwide community...
Mona Morstein, ND Tolle Totum Etiological Factors The worldwide statistics regarding diabetes are frightening. In 2011, 366 million people around the world were diagnosed with diabetes, and it is projected that, by 2030, up to 552 million people will have it—nearly...
New Options for STI Testing: SelfCollect There is a new patient option for STI testing, which allows for testing of many common sexually transmitted infections from the comfort of the patient’s home. Recent corporate sponsor of the American Association of Naturopathic...
Mark Swanson, ND Practice Building/The Expert Report Practice Made Perfect Direct Care is transforming private medical practices across the country. Think of it as healthcare revisited, a refresh button on the doctor-patient relationship and the way healthcare is...
Kimberly M. Sanders, ND Tolle Causam Exploring Multiple Triggers According to a current theory, autoimmunity may occur when an organism’s immune system is “overstimulated by external disturbance.”1 While there are certainly genetic influences that drive autoimmune...
Mona Morstein, ND Association Spotlight The Low Carb Diabetes Association (LCDA) The Low Carb Diabetes Association (LCDA) is a non-profit organization committed to educating diabetic patients, caregivers, medical practitioners, businesses and the worldwide community...
Mona Morstein, ND Tolle Totum Etiological Factors The worldwide statistics regarding diabetes are frightening. In 2011, 366 million people around the world were diagnosed with diabetes, and it is projected that, by 2030, up to 552 million people will have it—nearly...
Keri Layton, ND Docere Implications for Maternal Health There is a great scene in the now retired hit TV show, The Office, in which Pam, the lead female character, laments the impact motherhood has had on her sense of humor. “I used to watch Pulp Fiction and laugh,...
Mark Iwanicki, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae Spagyric Remedies Spagyric remedies are a “new” class of medicine that is gaining popularity in the holistic and natural health communities in the United States. Although the modality was first coined by Paracelsus, the famous...
Bianca Garilli, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae Prenatal Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation The prevalence of asthma in the United States has increased from 7.3% of the population in 2001 to 8.4% in 2010. In 2010, there were an estimated 7 million children between the ages...
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) Rehmannia glutinosa Botanical Insights The world is moving fast. Many people have daily lives that demand too much in too little time. Technology and social media have people plugged in day and night. Speed limits on highways are faster,...
Carrie Decker, ND Tolle Causam Sniffling, Sneezing, Red Eyes, Itchy Skin, Oh My! Probably more times than any physician can count, a patient comes in amidst a seasonal allergic crisis with the full-blown syndrome – runny nose, itchy red eyes, sneezing, coughing, and a...
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NODE SMITH, ND This holiday season will be a lonely one for many people as social distancing due to COVID-19 continues, and it is important to understand how isolation affects our health. A new study shows a sort of signature in the brains of lonely people that make...
NODE SMITH, ND Drinks with sucrose compared to glucose may cause young adults to produce lower levels of appetite-regulating hormones, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Too much sugar...
