Node Smith, ND Overeating has been found to impair blood sugar (glucose) control and insulin levels. A new study suggests that the duration of a bout of overeating can affect how the body adapts glucose and insulin processing when calorie intake increases. The article...
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The New Taste of “Reduced” Salt
Node Smith, ND Washington State University researchers have found a way to make food taste salty but with less of the sodium chloride tied to poor health. “It’s a stealth approach, not like buying the ‘reduced salt’ option, which people generally don’t like,” said...
The Use of Aconite Root for Neuropathic Pain
Node Smith, ND It may be of interest that there was a recent study on the use of aconite for pain. Tincture of aconite has been used traditionally as a pain killer, and only within the last few decades has it fallen out of favor in educational institute. It is an...
Improving Microbiota Diversity May Drastically Reduce Autism Symptoms by up to 50%
Node Smith, ND A recent research study suggests that changing the gut microbiome in children with autism could reduce the severity of the symptoms they experience.1 This is part of a longer research project, started in 2017. Gut microbiome in children with autism;...
Syphilis Invades Rural America and a Fraying Health Safety Net Fails to Stop it
Node Smith, ND When Karolyn Schrage first heard about the "dominoes gang" in the health clinic she runs in Joplin, Mo., she assumed it had to do with pizza. Turns out it was a group of men in their 60s and 70s who held a standing game night — which included sex with...
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The Challenge of Change: How Neuroscience Can Help
Yashar Khosroshahi, ND You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself, that values itself, that understands itself. (Wangari Maathai) Change is challenging. Change is universal. Change is manageable. Much like conditioning our bodies to become stronger and more flexible,...
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Psoriasis: Resolution Using Naturopathic Intervention
Student Scholarship – 2nd Place Case Study LILLEA HARTWELL, ND LESLIE AXELROD, ND, LAC Psoriasis affects more than 8 million adults in the United States.1 There are several types of...
Guidance on Heart Attacks and COVID-19
Node Smith, ND Much remains unknown about COVID-19, but many studies have already indicated that people with cardiovascular disease are at greater risk of COVID-19. There also have been reports of ST-segment elevation (STE), a signal of obstructive coronary artery...
How Oxygen Transfers in Diseased Lung Tissue
Node Smith, ND A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has developed tiny sensors that measure oxygen transport in bovine lung tissue. The study -- which establishes a new framework for observing the elusive connection...
Dietary Changes Can Change the Way Sugar Tastes
Node Smith, ND Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered the basic science of how sweet taste perception is fine-tuned in response to different diets. While it has long been known that food can taste differently based on previous experience, until now we...
European Project Proposes Home-based Treatment of Autism
The European Commission is funding a project that, if successful, will bring more effective treatment for autism home --- where technology may help children thrive. The MICHELANGELO project will make assessment and therapy of autism a patient-centric home-based...
Clinical studies show CHORI-bar results in broad scale health improvements
OAKLAND, Calif. – A doctor at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute has invented a fruit-based, fiber-dense supplement bar that he said improves metabolism in overweight and obese adults. He also claims when it is consumed over two months will reduce the risk...
Merging Medicine XVIII 2016 Spring Conference Call For Abstracts
Call for Abstracts: Due Friday July 24, 2015 Event: CNDA's Merging Medicine XVIII Topic: Naturopathic Primary Care Update Date: Spring 2016 Location: California The California Naturopathic Doctors Association (CNDA) is holding its Merging Medicine XVIII conference on...
When it Comes to Hearing, Diet May Trump Noise Exposure
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers have found a link between healthy eating and hearing. The study, done at the University of Florida, looked at eating habits of participants in a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey because the leading author noticed a...
Is The Systematic Review Process Adequate in Evaluating Probiotic Food Claims
Scientists have reviewed the process of evaluating health claims on probiotic foods in the European Union by evaluating the systematic review process and its impact on the subject. Their conclusions were published in February’s edition of Nutrition Journal. What they...
Ways to Avoid Catching Diseases From Pets
COLUMBUS, Ohio – If a person suffers from a compromised immune system they might want to be selective about what kind of animal companion they choose, according to a study from Ohio State University OSU and partner institutions compiled information from more than 500...
Western Lifestyle vs. Traditional: Who has a Healthier gut?
ALBERTA, Canada – A modern, Western lifestyle diminishes the gut’s healthy gut microbe diversity, a study from the University of Alberta has found. The research was published in the April 28 edition of Cell Reports. Gut bacteria are important for health, but differing...
NCNM Receives $3 million for NIH Research Grants
Helfgott Research Institute Begins Multiple Sclerosis & Inter-Disciplinary Research Studies PORTLAND, Ore. (June 10, 2015)—The National Institutes of Health, through the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), has awarded $3,092,898 to...
Ortho Molecular Products Marks Five Years of Partnership with Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
WOODSTOCK, IL— Since its inception, Ortho Molecular Products has been a strong proponent of naturopathic medicine. The holistic approach to health is aligned with the Ortho Molecular Products mission of lifestyle as medicine. This year marks the company’s fifth year...
Some Heartburn Drugs may Boost Risk of Heart Attack
STANFORD, Calif. – A new study from Stanford University is suggesting that some heartburn drugs can boost the risk of heart attack. The findings are published in the June edition of PLOS One. The results of a large data-mining study has linked proton-pump inhibitors,...
Ways to Avoid Catching Diseases From Pets
COLUMBUS, Ohio – If a person suffers from a compromised immune system they might want to be selective about what kind of animal companion they choose, according to a study from Ohio State University OSU and partner institutions compiled information from more than 500...
Western Lifestyle vs. Traditional: Who has a Healthier gut?
ALBERTA, Canada – A modern, Western lifestyle diminishes the gut’s healthy gut microbe diversity, a study from the University of Alberta has found. The research was published in the April 28 edition of Cell Reports. Gut bacteria are important for health, but differing...
NCNM Receives $3 million for NIH Research Grants
Helfgott Research Institute Begins Multiple Sclerosis & Inter-Disciplinary Research Studies PORTLAND, Ore. (June 10, 2015)—The National Institutes of Health, through the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), has awarded $3,092,898 to...
Ortho Molecular Products Marks Five Years of Partnership with Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
WOODSTOCK, IL— Since its inception, Ortho Molecular Products has been a strong proponent of naturopathic medicine. The holistic approach to health is aligned with the Ortho Molecular Products mission of lifestyle as medicine. This year marks the company’s fifth year...
Some Heartburn Drugs may Boost Risk of Heart Attack
STANFORD, Calif. – A new study from Stanford University is suggesting that some heartburn drugs can boost the risk of heart attack. The findings are published in the June edition of PLOS One. The results of a large data-mining study has linked proton-pump inhibitors,...
Stimwave Receives FDA Approval for High Frequency IDE
Stimwave Receives FDA Approval for High Frequency IDE Utilizing the World’s First and Only Eight-Electrode, Multi-Programmable Wireless Miniature Injectable Stimulator Prospective, Randomized, Multi-Center Non-Inferiority Study to Assess Pain Medication Reduction ...
New Teaching Greenhouse Will Enhance Native Plant Education at Bastyr
A $100,000 grant from The Seattle Rotary Service Foundation will fund the construction as part of the Sacred Seeds Ethnobotanical Trail and Garden Kenmore, Wash. (June 9, 2015) — Thanks to a generous grant from The Seattle Rotary Service Foundation, the 51-acre campus...
Vital Nutrients Announces Breakthrough Formula Prostate Health Tx™
Middletown, CT (June 9, 2015) Vital Nutrients is excited to introduce Prostate Health Tx, a brand-new patented formula designed to provide natural support for maintaining normal PSA levels while preserving quality of life.* Developed by leading oncologists, Prostate...
Brain Development Suffers From Lack of Fish oil, Fatty Acids
IRVINE, Calif. – Fatty acids are vital in the development of brain tissue, according to researchers at the University of California at Irvine. Their research is indicating there is a dietary link for proper pre and postnatal growth. Their findings were published in...
Selenide Protects Heart Muscle After Cardiac Arrest
SEATTLE – The essential nutrient selenium, when given intravenously in the wake of a heart attack, can repair damage caused by insufficient blood supply to the organ. This discovery was made by scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle....
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REM Sleep Important in Retaining Memories
Node Smith, ND The presence of dreaming during rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep indicates that memory formation may occur during this sleep stage. But now, researchers from Japan have found that activity in a specific group of neurons is necessary for memory...
Thyroid Infection May Follow COVID-19 in Some Patients
Node Smith, ND COVID-19 infection may cause subacute thyroiditis, according to a new case study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. COVID-19 infection may cause subacute thyroiditis Subacute thyroiditis is an inflammatory thyroid...









