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Music Lowers Anxiety Before Anesthesia

Node Smith, ND Music is a viable alternative to sedative medications in reducing patient anxiety prior to an anesthesia procedure, according to a Penn Medicine study published today in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. Music is a viable alternative...

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Is Physical Health Overlooked in Mental Illness?

Node Smith, ND The 18-year life expectancy gap between people with mental illness and the general population can only be bridged by protecting patients' physical and mental health, according to a new study. Bridging the gap: protecting patients' physical and mental...

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CVD Treatment: Making Sense of New Guidelines

CVD Treatment: Making Sense of New Guidelines

Emily Kane, ND, LAc Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of premature death in the United States and worldwide.1,2 Typically, the major deficits in CVD are hypertension and the inability of the left ventricle to effectively pump oxygenated...

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Topical Cannabis: Research Review

Topical Cannabis: Research Review

Jake F. Felice, ND, LMP Topical cannabis products are generally very well tolerated, and because they do not cause a head high, these products are often an ideal way to introduce patients to the therapeutic benefits of cannabis without causing the...

Emotional Attachment to Memories Make them Stronger

Emotional Attachment to Memories Make them Stronger

Node Smith, ND Memories linked with strong emotions often become seared in the brain. Most people can remember where they were on 9/11, or what the weather was like on the day their first child was born. Memories about world events on Sept 10, or lunch last Tuesday,...

Emotional Attachment to Memories Make them Stronger

Silicone Breast Implants May Cause Cell Death

Node Smith, ND Silicone molecules from breast implants can initiate processes in human cells that lead to cell death. Researchers from Radboud University have demonstrated this in a new study that will be published on 12 June in Scientific Reports. "However, there are...

Perinatal Pubic Grooming: Health Implications

Mai Heath, ND, BA (Hons), Birth Doula, HBCE It has been my experience that social norms and societal option are one of the biggest influencing factors on women’s choices for pubic grooming before labor and delivery. That, coupled with shame and embarrassment, can...

Treating Infertility: A Homeopathic Approach

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...

Optimal Hormones: Restoring a Rhythmic Flow

Serena Goldstein, ND The universe is a rhythm – we follow a clock and calendar, which for many of us means looking at a touch-screen device instead of the sun. Our bodies are also inherently rhythmic. Think of a plane ride that crosses time zones, causing us to...

Tolle Totum: Advil is Safe, Right?

Shannon Estrada, ND Ibuprofen drugs and aspirin all belong to a class of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, or NSAIDs. As most know, these drugs are regularly used to reduce pain. In fact, according to a 2002 survey, 34% of the US population reported using...

Nature Cure Clinical Pearls: The Half Bath

Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE From long experience, the shorter the time the better; and that it is wiser to take two short baths than one long one.                                           Sebastian Kneipp, 1901, p.14 How long should be the duration of the Half Bath?...

With Dog as My Co-Pilot: Between Death and Life [sic]

Reverend Steven A. Bailey, ND My life has been blessed with many great teachers. I count Nature as a whole university of teachers, with its departments of plants, animals, moon, and stars. Within my world, dogs have counted among the most important teachers and...

Infertility: A Case Study Shows the Power of Natural Medicine

Deborah Ardolf, ND Infertility patients usually present to us in a very desperate and near-hopeless position. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 2015 statistics, 7.4 million women have sought out help from various infertility services....

Music Therapy For COPD Patients

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes for death and disability in the United States. COPD often includes symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing, request colds and flus, increased sputum production, wheezing, chest tightness...

Anxiety Could Be Beneficial In A Crisis

New research shows that we detect threats differently depending on our level of anxiety. There is a difference in brain activity and location based on if we are more anxious or more laid-back at the time of the crisis. The research shows that there are different...

With Dog as My Co-Pilot: Between Death and Life [sic]

Reverend Steven A. Bailey, ND My life has been blessed with many great teachers. I count Nature as a whole university of teachers, with its departments of plants, animals, moon, and stars. Within my world, dogs have counted among the most important teachers and...

Infertility: A Case Study Shows the Power of Natural Medicine

Deborah Ardolf, ND Infertility patients usually present to us in a very desperate and near-hopeless position. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 2015 statistics, 7.4 million women have sought out help from various infertility services....

Music Therapy For COPD Patients

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes for death and disability in the United States. COPD often includes symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing, request colds and flus, increased sputum production, wheezing, chest tightness...

Anxiety Could Be Beneficial In A Crisis

New research shows that we detect threats differently depending on our level of anxiety. There is a difference in brain activity and location based on if we are more anxious or more laid-back at the time of the crisis. The research shows that there are different...

Gonorrhea At Risk For Becoming Untreatable

Recently in September of 2015, a national public health alert was issued after an outbreak occurred of highly drug-resistant gonorrhea was seen in the north of England. There were at least 16 cases of this highly resistant strain reported to the health board in...

Zika Virus Infection 2015-16 Epidemic

Paul Herscu, ND, MPH Herscu Laboratory We have just passed over a milestone that I want to highlight, to place the discussion about Zika virus in a very important context. We have just had a twelfth case of Zika virus infection diagnosed in the USA. This number is...

#WorldCancerDay

90%-95% of cancers are preventable, learn how at thecancersummit.com... because prevention is the best cure. #WorldCancerDay

New Discovery Of Early Diagnosis For Preeclampsia

Preeclampsia affects roughly 40% of pregnant women, and is one of the major reasons for complications in pregnancy. The causes are often multifaceted, and are not fully understood. Preeclampsia can be fatal to both the mother and infant, and thus early diagnosis is...

NCNM’s Food as Medicine Institute Symposium Feb. 13-14

Speakers Include Author & Nutritionist Sally Fallon & Dr. Kent Thornburg, OHSU PORTLAND, Ore. (Feb. 3, 2016)—The Food as Medicine Institute at the National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) will host its third annual Food As Medicine Symposium on Feb.13-14,...

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Onsite, Online, and On-hand

Onsite, Online, and On-hand

FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND  Teaching and learning are 2 sides of a coin that leads to education. That makes it intrinsically a social construct, albeit with objective, discernible activities involved, such as conducting a chemistry lab experiment or...