NODE SMITH, ND Various strategies can help people with Parkinson’s who have difficulty walking, but a new study finds that many people have never heard of or tried these strategies. […]

NODE SMITH, ND Errors in the metabolic processes of mitochondria are responsible for a variety of diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Scientists needed to find out just how [...]

JAMES SENSENIG, ND  Treatments for GI Imbalances  Reduce Stress, Improve Lifestyle  The most obvious ways to correct gut problems are looking at how and when we [...]

NODE SMITH, ND Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS affect millions of adults, but scientists still do not know what causes these diseases, which poses [...]

NODE SMITH, ND Neurons lack the ability to replicate their DNA, so they’re constantly working to repair damage to their genome. Now, a new study by Salk scientists finds that […]

Tolle Causam Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA It is debatable whether dementia is on the rise. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, brain disease and dementia are on the rise across all 50 […]

Naturopathic Perspective Greg Eckel, ND, LAc In 1817, James Parkinson published an essay on The Shaking Palsy. In 1911, levodopa was first synthesized by Casimir Funk, though it didn’t enter […]

Node Smith, ND A very interesting discovery was made recently at a laboratory at UT Southwestern when scientists attempted to transform glial cells into dopaminergic neurons, like those lost in [...]

Node Smith, ND There have been studies that have found a significant association between two agricultural pesticides – paraquat and maneb – and Parkinson’s disease. Until now, it has [...]

Node Smith, ND An interesting study this past week showed that mental training may have significant benefit in reducing both the severity and duration of freezing of gait (FoG), a […]