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Node Smith, ND The Institute of Medicine's guidelines currently advise all pregnant women to increase calorie intake by 340-450 calories/day during their second and third trimesters, regardless of their body size at conception. Approximately 2/3 of women with obesity...
Node Smith, ND In the five years she's lived in Germany, Erin Duffy doesn't think she has paid more than 16 euros for medical care. Until now, that is. Coverage of birth control highlights a key difference between the U.S. and German health care systems Duffy, a...
Node Smith, ND Storytelling that educates and entertains - aka "edutainment" - is a powerful communication tool that can lead to positive health-related changes among multicultural millennials, according to a new marketing study from Baylor University. Storytelling...
Node Smith, ND A new imaging study of the mummified arteries of people who lived thousands of years ago revealed that their arteries were more clogged than originally thought, according to a proof-of-concept study led by a researcher with The University of Texas...
Node Smith, ND Onions and garlic are key ingredients in sofrito, a condiment that's a staple of Puerto Rican cuisine. They may also be a recipe for reducing the risk of breast cancer. Onions and garlic may also be a recipe for reducing the risk of breast cancer That's...
Jeff Clark, ND The practice of medicine has long been described as an art informed by science. For millennia, we have cultivated and then relied upon the expertise of individuals who have specialized in health and healing.1 Doctors invest themselves in understanding...
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Node Smith, ND Good news for the human immune system: researchers from MedUni Vienna's Departments of Dermatology and Surgery have managed to ascribe an immunological memory function to a subset of cytotoxic NK cells, which have hitherto been regarded as...
Node Smith, ND A new study from the University of Eastern Finland is the first in the world to show that the serum metabolite profile can be used to identify individuals likely at risk of developing an alcohol-related disease in the future. The finding also opens up...
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...
Naturopathic Perspective MARK HEISIG, ND Pain is an interesting phenomenon within the brain and as a part of the human experience. And it's important to emphasize the human "experience" component, because pain is just that – an experience....
Chris Chlebowski, DC, ND Dr Frances started her career as a registered nurse, familiarizing herself – but soon becoming disenchanted with – the conventional medical model. She began the study of homeopathy in her late 20s before enrolling in naturopathic school....
A study out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil conducted research to see how homeopathic remedies would be able to help prevent influenza and acute respiratory tract infections in children. This is important because the complications from influenza are common at all ages, and...
According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Calcium and Vitamin D can help prevent colorectal adenomas. According to in vitro studies, “vitamin D and its analogues have been shown to inhibit proliferation, induce differentiation, inhibit...
Paul Herscu, ND, MPH This article deals with only one aspect of prevention of Zika virus caused disease, and is the fourth of a series. For previous writings on the subject and to contextualize this writing, see here. When my older son was entering middle school, he...
Research out of Osaka University has found that lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a lipid high in cabbage and soybeans, could be effective at regulating lymphocyte activity, and immune responses. Previously, lymphocyte motility mechanisms have been unknown. Current...
According to a study out of the University of Eastern Finland and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows that high serum omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations are linked to a significantly reduced risk of type-2 diabetes....
Nature is intelligence. When we choose the foods to nourish our bodies, we are supplying a form information which our cells ultimately use to renew and regenerate. Within each cell holds untold knowledge and wisdom, to nourish and support life. Ancient civilizations...
According to a study published in the online journal Wiley by the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, new research has surfaced indicating that curcumin, found in turmeric and known as one of the main components of curry powder, may help fight drug-resistant...
According to a study out of Weill Cornell Medical College, bacteria in the GI tract can help decrease stroke risk. Since stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide it is a serious problem. The researchers found that certain types of bacteria in the gut can...
According to an article posted online by EcoWatch.com, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been silencing their own scientists’ warnings about the dangerous effects of pesticides on bees and on food. The editor’s note mentions a few instances including one...
According to a study out of the University of Eastern Finland and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows that high serum omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations are linked to a significantly reduced risk of type-2 diabetes....
Nature is intelligence. When we choose the foods to nourish our bodies, we are supplying a form information which our cells ultimately use to renew and regenerate. Within each cell holds untold knowledge and wisdom, to nourish and support life. Ancient civilizations...
According to a study published in the online journal Wiley by the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, new research has surfaced indicating that curcumin, found in turmeric and known as one of the main components of curry powder, may help fight drug-resistant...
According to a study out of Weill Cornell Medical College, bacteria in the GI tract can help decrease stroke risk. Since stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide it is a serious problem. The researchers found that certain types of bacteria in the gut can...
According to an article posted online by EcoWatch.com, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been silencing their own scientists’ warnings about the dangerous effects of pesticides on bees and on food. The editor’s note mentions a few instances including one...
According to a study published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers have sifted through hundreds of thousands of individuals, sifting through scans of their genomes, looking for patterns in their genetics to figure out what keeps people healthy. They found 13...
A study out of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was conducted to see whether extending the length of labor in nulliparous (who have never had a child) women with prolonged second stage affects the incidence of cesarean delivery and maternal...
According to a new study out of the University College Cork in Ireland and published in Translational Psychiatry, gut bacteria may directly affect brain structure and function, offering new ways to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) and psychiatric conditions. The...
According to research out of Tomsk State University in Russia, new research identifies the historical trends that suggest we should be worried about the planet’s future. “It is broadly accepted that biodiversity and the ecosystem are both fundamental to sustaining...
A study out of the Earth Institute and Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, discussed biomonitoring of industrial pollutants and the health and policy implications of the chemical body burden. There is a chemical burden that every individual...
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Node Smith, ND "One day at a time" is a mantra for recovering alcoholics, for whom each day without a drink builds the strength to go on to the next. A new brain imaging study by Yale researchers shows why the approach works. "One day at a time" Imaging scans of those...
Node Smith, ND Simple exercises can help to make people more playful and consequently feel more satisfied with their lives. This has been revealed in a new study by psychologists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in the journal Applied Psychology:...
