Node Smith, ND Scientists from the laboratory of Dr. Natalia Kononenko at the CECAD Center of Excellence in Aging Research at the University of Cologne have found that autophagy -- the process of cellular self-recycling, or waste clearance -- is dispensable for the...
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Low Cost Face Shields for PPE Developed at UMass
Node Smith, ND In just under two weeks, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with engineers, nurses and other health care professionals, have developed a design informed by clinical feedback for protective plastic face shields as the nation combats...
Moments of Creative Insight May Lead to Future Moments of Creative Insight
Node Smith, ND Creativity is one of humanity's most distinctive abilities and enduring mysteries. Innovative ideas and solutions have enabled our species to survive existential threats and thrive. Yet, creativity cannot be necessary for survival because many species...
Consumers May Not Understand THC Levels in Cannabis Products
Node Smith, ND Few cannabis consumers understand what the THC numbers on packages of cannabis edibles really mean, according to a new University of Waterloo study. Few cannabis consumers understand what the THC numbers on packages of cannabis edibles really mean The...
More to Lateralization of the Brain than Previously Thought
Node Smith, ND The left and right side of our brain are specialized for some cognitive abilities. For example, in humans, language is processed predominantly in the left hemisphere, and the right hand is controlled by the motor cortex in the left hemisphere. The...
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Constipation: Getting Things Moving
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) Constipation can be a major problem. It affects daily life. It can make or break someone’s day. Yet, statistics show that 1 in 6 Americans live with chronic constipation.1 It is estimated that $725 million dollars is spent yearly on...
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Fathers Who Are Involved Can Lower Behavioral Issues and Improve Well-Being
NODE SMITH, ND In low-income families, fathers who are engaged in their children's lives can help to improve their mental health and behavior, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study published in the journal Social Service Review. The researchers found...
Plants Circadian Rhythms Can Change Just Like Ours
NODE SMITH, ND Plants have the same variation in body clocks as that found in humans, according to new research that explores the genes governing circadian rhythms in plants. The research shows a single letter change in their DNA code can potentially decide whether a...
Well-Being Increases When Being Social Over Holidays
NODE SMITH, ND Social holidays improve holiday makers' overall satisfaction with life, as well as satisfaction with the quantity and quality of their leisure time, and social life, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The study analyzed the...
What Does Loneliness Look Like in the Brain?
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...
Anesthesia and Potential Herbal Drug Interactions: Mini-Review
A “mini-review” on herb-drug interactions(1) published late in 2016 ushers a reminder to the naturopathic profession that the conventional medical profession is changing, with an ever-increasing interest in natural products, herbal remedies and holistic therapies....
Hysterectomy with Risk of Heart Disease and Other Cancers
New Study Links Ovarian Removal to Other Heightened Risks A new study looks at the link between ovarian removal and increased risks of heart disease, cancer and all-cause mortality.(1) The study is the largest of its kind and looked at 113,679 cases of women aged...
Retrain Your Brain to Get Rid of Tinnitus
Ring in the New Technology for Tinnitus A new FDA-approved method for treating tinnitus capitalizes on neuroplasticity and reconditioning. Tinnitus, or “ringing in the ears,” affects approximately 50 million Americans. It is especially common in people who have been...
Are Our Patient’s Family Members in Equal Need of Care
It's a Family Affair A recent study reminds us that many times our patient responsibilities extend into the family of the individual we’re treating, especially when family members are part of their care team. A study at the University of Missouri School of Medicine...
Giants of Functional Medicine: CASI 2017 Healthcare Conference
Learn from the Who’s Who of Functional and Lifestyle Medicine: Don’t Miss CASI 2017 Healthcare Conference San Francisco March 17-18th Palm Coast, Florida (February 15, 2017) Be at the forefront of functional medicine by attending the second annual CASI (Clinical and...
Tracking Cancer Through Blood Biopsy
Beginning with Blood Biopsies An NPR segment recently addressed the bright future of blood biopsies for tracking cancer and determining treatment, without the use of surgical tissue biopsy. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is one of the world’s leading centers of...
Protect Your Eyes: LED Screens May be Contributing to Premature Blindness
Blinded by the (LED) Light Scientists from the University Complutense of Madrid (UCM) have announced that LED light, such as that emitted from digital screens, could be permanently damaging the eyes of users - which is to say: Everyone. Retinal damage and vision loss...
Turn your Smartphone into an Ophthalmoscope and Retinal Grading Tool
Spreading Technological Advances Far and Wide There is so much cool technology being developed in an attempt to make diagnostic imaging and clinical tests more available to primary care physicians in rural and underserved areas. Since many Naturopaths are interested...
Wearable Sensors: The Future to Patient Centered Diagnosis and Screening
We may soon find ourselves using wearable devices to indicate when an illness is on the horizon A new Stanford study (1) looked at the effectivity of wearable biosensor devices to indicate certain markers of illness. Technology is an integrated part of most people’s...
Transgender Healthcare
Angela Carter, ND Primum Non Nocere There are an estimated 1.4 million transgender people in the US.1 Every year on November 11th, this community observes Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual memorial for the transgender people who have been killed or committed...
Tracking Cancer Through Blood Biopsy
Beginning with Blood Biopsies An NPR segment recently addressed the bright future of blood biopsies for tracking cancer and determining treatment, without the use of surgical tissue biopsy. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is one of the world’s leading centers of...
Protect Your Eyes: LED Screens May be Contributing to Premature Blindness
Blinded by the (LED) Light Scientists from the University Complutense of Madrid (UCM) have announced that LED light, such as that emitted from digital screens, could be permanently damaging the eyes of users - which is to say: Everyone. Retinal damage and vision loss...
Turn your Smartphone into an Ophthalmoscope and Retinal Grading Tool
Spreading Technological Advances Far and Wide There is so much cool technology being developed in an attempt to make diagnostic imaging and clinical tests more available to primary care physicians in rural and underserved areas. Since many Naturopaths are interested...
Wearable Sensors: The Future to Patient Centered Diagnosis and Screening
We may soon find ourselves using wearable devices to indicate when an illness is on the horizon A new Stanford study (1) looked at the effectivity of wearable biosensor devices to indicate certain markers of illness. Technology is an integrated part of most people’s...
Transgender Healthcare
Angela Carter, ND Primum Non Nocere There are an estimated 1.4 million transgender people in the US.1 Every year on November 11th, this community observes Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual memorial for the transgender people who have been killed or committed...
Thyroid Health in Down Syndrome
Erica Peirson, ND Reverse T3 in Infants with Trisomy 21 Published studies investigating thyroid function in individuals with Down syndrome date back to 1956.1 In 1958 Jerome Lejeune announced the discovery of the extra copy of chromosome 21 as the cause of Down...
Nature Cure Pioneer: Arnold Ehret
Sussanna Czeranko, ND Nature Cure - Clinical Pearls We need only to give a patient of any kind nothing but mucusless food, for instance fruit or even nothing but water or lemonade: we then find that the entire digestive energy, freed for the first time, throws itself...
Preparing for Pregnancy Self Care and Epigenetic Potential
Allison Creech, MEd, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae Many women seek naturopathic support for hormone balance as a first step toward a future pregnancy. The desire for pregnancy can motivate a woman to engage in new behaviors, such as seeing a naturopath for the first...
Estrogen Dominance & Excess Estrogen in Naturopathic Practice
Kaitlyn Zorn, HBSc, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae “Estrogen dominance” is a term used in naturopathic medicine to describe a high ratio of estrogen to progesterone. Different factors in our Western lifestyle, such as high stress and synthetic hormone exposure, contribute...
Educating Men: Gender Bias in Preconception and Fertility Education
Jaclyn Chasse, ND Docere When it comes to preparing couples for pregnancy and treating couples with infertility, statistics show that there is a gender bias. A survey of 15 000 men and women in Britain found that women are slightly more likely to have and seek...
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Microorganisms in Bed Dust May Reduce Asthma/Allergy Risk
NODE SMITH, ND In the most extensive study of its kind, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the Danish Pediatric Asthma Center at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, have found a link between microorganisms living in the dust of children's...
Pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 Lung Damage
NODE SMITH, ND In a multi-group collaborative involving the National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories (NEIDL), the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM), and the Center for Network Systems Biology (CNSB), scientists have reported the first map of the...





