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Dwelling on Loneliness Fuels Depression, Study Finds

Ruminating on feelings of loneliness is more harmful than loneliness itself in contributing to depression. Repeated negative thinking about loneliness, not loneliness alone, is the driving force behind depression. For patients and healthcare providers, this study...

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Caffeine and L-Theanine in ADHD

A Case of Impaired Focus and Executive Dysfunction in a 35-Year-Old Male By Matthew Strickland, ND Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder with a typical onset in childhood that can persist into adulthood. It is more commonly...

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The Dean of 2020 – Part 2

The Dean of 2020 – Part 2

David J. Schleich, PhD Education Conceptual Competencies for the Naturopathic Academic Manager – Part 2 Last month we began a discussion of the competencies which our Deans will need as we close in on the end of the decade in a higher education and healthcare...

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The Medicine of The Birch Tree: Beyond Depurative

Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) A Reflection Of Birch Trees Through The Seasons In fall, the flow of life is slowed, the birch leaves shrivel brown, lacking in the brilliant colors of her maple neighbors, and fall to the ground, often caught in the swirls of wind,...

THE YUNGBORN

Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE In every period of the World’s progress, men and women have received the greatest strength and inspirations direct from nature. -Otto Carqué, 1905, 157 We are constantly violating every one of the simple but rigid laws which nature has...

Acne Vulgaris: Mechanism-Based Treatment Options

Sarah Goulding, ND Acne vulgaris is a multifactorial condition that can be very distressing for acute and chronic sufferers alike. Although modern science has yet to pinpoint its exact mechanism and optimal treatment, there are some clues that can help patients break...

Atopic Dermatitis: Prevention and Treatment in Infants

Ashley Weber, HBSc, ND Atopic dermatitis (AD), also called eczema, is an inflammatory, pruritic skin condition associated with immune dysfunction and altered skin barrier function.1 Prevalence is highest among children, at 10-20%, with 60% of cases beginning within...

Blended Learning

Our Trim Tab at Work in Naturopathic Medical Education   David J. Schleich, PhD It has been said that if the Titanic had had a trim tab (a small flap on the back edge of the main rudder), the helmsman could have turned the boat faster and thus have avoided the...

The Skin As a Window

How Skin Conditions Provide Clues to Internal Health Thalia Farshchian, ND Skin, being our largest organ system, serves as an important alert system for internal imbalances in digestion, hormones, immune function, and inflammatory processes. A conventional approach is...

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Gastrointestinal Disease Costs U.S. $111.8 Billion Annually

GI Health Burden Highlights Urgent Need for Improved Treatment and Research In 2021, gastrointestinal diseases cost the U.S. healthcare system $111.8 billion. Conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affect millions,...

Antibiotics at Birth Suppress Infant Immune Development

Microbiome Disruption Reduces Key Immune Cells in Newborns Infants given antibiotics within the first days of life show measurable suppression of immune system development. A new study found that antibiotic exposure during the neonatal window disrupts gut microbiota,...

Are YOU Misunderstanding “Mindfulness”?

Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From University of Waterloo- Mindful awareness is about both accepting and engaging with life's challenges, and that's what popularized concepts of mindfulness tend to miss, new research has found. Studying popular concepts of mindfulness, the...

First Neuro Mapping of the Brain?

Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From University of California - Berkeley- When you clicked to read this story, a band of cells across the top of your brain sent signals down your spine and out to your hand to tell the muscles in your index finger to press down with just the...

A Gene that Regulates the Circadian Rhythm

Edited By NODE SMITH, ND Life is organized on a 24-hour schedule. Central to this regular rhythm is the circadian clock, timekeepers that are present in virtually every organ, tissue and cell type. When a clock goes awry, sleep disruption or a variety of diseases can...

Availability of Fast Food Leads to Types 2 Diabetes

Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine- An increasing number of studies suggest a link between a neighborhood’s-built environment and the likelihood that its residents will develop chronic diseases such as heart disease,...

Amino Acid, Arginine, Could Enhance Radiation Therapy

Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Weill Cornell Medicine- Treatment with arginine, one of the amino-acid building blocks of proteins, enhanced the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer patients with brain metastases, in a proof-of-concept, randomized clinical trial...

Methods to Repair and Regenerate Myelin

Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Max-Planck-Gesellschaft- The degradation and regeneration of myelin sheaths characterize neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis. Cholesterol is an indispensable component of myelin sheaths. The cholesterol for the regenerated...

Strategies to Help Alcoholics

NODE SMITH, ND A recent qualitative study has identified six strategies that recovering alcoholics use to negotiate social situations and remain sober, depending on how they feel about stigmas associated with drinking and alcoholism. "There is a stigma in the United...

Is Technology Making Workplaces “Better?”

NODE SMITH, ND In the traditional narrative of the evolving 21st century workplace, technological substitution of human employees is treated as a serious concern. But technological complementarity -- the use of automation and artificial intelligence to complement...

Amino Acid, Arginine, Could Enhance Radiation Therapy

Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Weill Cornell Medicine- Treatment with arginine, one of the amino-acid building blocks of proteins, enhanced the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer patients with brain metastases, in a proof-of-concept, randomized clinical trial...

Methods to Repair and Regenerate Myelin

Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Max-Planck-Gesellschaft- The degradation and regeneration of myelin sheaths characterize neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis. Cholesterol is an indispensable component of myelin sheaths. The cholesterol for the regenerated...

Strategies to Help Alcoholics

NODE SMITH, ND A recent qualitative study has identified six strategies that recovering alcoholics use to negotiate social situations and remain sober, depending on how they feel about stigmas associated with drinking and alcoholism. "There is a stigma in the United...

Is Technology Making Workplaces “Better?”

NODE SMITH, ND In the traditional narrative of the evolving 21st century workplace, technological substitution of human employees is treated as a serious concern. But technological complementarity -- the use of automation and artificial intelligence to complement...

Reversing Alzheimer’s in Mice Using Common Prescriptions

NODE SMITH, ND Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in Western societies and it is estimated that 24 million people worldwide have this condition. ICREA researcher Dr. Patrick Aloy, head of the Structural Bioinformatics and Network Biology lab at...

Robotic Pets for People with Dementia

NODE SMITH, ND Individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD) often experience behavioral and psychological symptoms such as depression, aggression and anxiety. Frequently, these symptoms are treated with antipsychotics, antidepressants and...

Essential Amino Acids Could Prevent Dementia

NODE SMITH, ND Dementia -- a condition involving the extreme loss of cognitive function -- is caused by a variety of disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. According to World Health Organization estimates, approximately 10 million individuals worldwide develop...

Giving The Gift of Health This Holiday Season

US BioTek Is working with its practitioner network to provide free testing to those in need this holiday season Shoreline, WA, Nov. 10th— US BioTek Laboratories is working with its network of practitioners to provide free testing to those in need this holiday season....

Concussion Misinformation

MARK HEISIG, ND  A mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also known as a concussion, is an injury that has received growing attention from both the media and the public over the past few years. While awareness of public health concerns, like the potential...

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