Node Smith, ND Motivation. It’s a common obstacle for many individuals striving to better their health. And a new research study suggests that chronic inflammation impacts dopaminergic signalling [...]

Tolle Totum Erica Zelfand, ND Within the context of our fast-paced society and the high levels of chronic stress it confers, fatigue, malaise, anxiety, depression, and poor sleep are commonplace. [...]

Tolle Causam Joyce Knieff, ND, EAMP, RH(AGH) Jennifer Kaltunas, ND, eamp As healthcare professionals, one of the most prized skills, developed as a result of our profound education and practice, [...]

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Alexandra Francis, ND, MS, CNS Marie Winters, ND, FABNO All disease begins in the gut. ~ (Hippocrates) “When in doubt, treat the gut” is an excellent [...]

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Georgi Stoychev, BSc Baljit Khamba, ND, Mph Mental disorders are the leading cause of non-fatal disease burden, globally and nationally. It is estimated that [...]

Naturopathic Perspective Robert L. Gatis, BSc, ND, FAARFM I have had a professional naturopathic practice for 30 years now. A substantial part of the practice focuses on the mind technologies [...]

Node Smith, ND “With so much hatred and anger in the world, what could possibly be more important than understanding the mechanisms in the brain that make us want to be friendly with other [...]

Oxytocin with a Dopamine Boost In an interesting study recently published, dopamine was added to oxytocin as a neurotransmitter specifically involved in human to human social bonding.1 Oxytocin [...]

Effective behavioral strategies and supplementation target hormones, neurotransmitters, and fat metabolism Pamela Frank, ND Recent estimates suggest that by 2030 half of all Americans will be not [...]

Jillian Stansbury, ND Dopamine is increasingly being recognized as a key regulatory neurohormone in the hypothalamus and the pituitary. Dopamine and L-Dopa inhibit the release of some pituitary [...]