Junk Food is a Bacterial Infection for Your Immune System
Node Smith, ND Immune System Overreacts to Fast-Food In a recent study, researchers found that the immune system reacts to “fast food,” high in salt and calories in much the same way as it responds to a bacterial infection.1 The study comes from the University of Bonn, and is published in as, Western diet triggers […]
Poison Arrows May be the Answer to Male Birth Control
Node Smith, ND Male Birth Control Pill Could Not be Far Off The question of contraception is largely left up to women, because most of the contraception methods are directed at the female population. Besides condoms, men don’t have an effective method to utilize. The development of a male birth control pill has been talked […]
Low-to-No-Carb Diets Could Cause Harm During Pregnancy
Node Smith, ND Battle of the Carbs We are obsessed with “carbs” – mostly not eating them. With such drastically different cultural messages telling us on the one hand, to indulge, while on the other hand, that skinny is beautiful, dieting has become an infatuation for some. Most popular diets today are for the most […]
How You Breathe Affects Memory and Fear
Node Smith, ND The Rhythm of Breathing, Your Memories, and Emotional Judgements An interesting study on breathing was recently conducted by researchers at Northwestern Medicine. The study looked at how breathing affects memory and emotional response.1 The findings showed that the rhythm of breathing can impact neural activity and actually enhance memory as well as […]
Breastfeeding May Lower Risk of Mother Later Developing Hypertension
Node Smith, ND American Journal of Hypertension Supports Breastfeeding A recent study in the American Journal of Hypertension supports breastfeeding. Why? Because it has been linked to a lower risk of developing hypertension after menopause.1 The study associates women who breastfed more children, and for longer periods of time, as having a decreased risk of developing […]
Target Obesity by Way of Bile Acids
Node Smith, ND Bile Acids Actually Help Change the Metabolism of Fat Cells A recent study has supporting evidence that bile acids actually help change the metabolism of fat cells and could potentially be used as a new therapy for obesity.1 The study also inadvertently supports the use of cold conditioning for this same effect […]
Are Atheists Really Smarter Than Religious People?
Node Smith, ND A Topic Worthy of Contention or Content Not Worthy of Worry? It’s a very contentious topic, and generally atheists have been shown to outperform religious individuals in intelligence tests. However, a recent study uncovered whether or not this holds true over various types of intelligence, and theorized what could account for this […]
Improving Eating Disorders in Transgender People with Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy
Node Smith, ND Using Cross-sex Hormone Therapy (CHT) in Transgender Patients to help with Eating Disorders and Body Dissatisfaction A recent research article addressed the use of cross-sex hormone therapy (CHT) in transgender patients to alleviate symptoms associated with eating disorders including body dissatisfaction.1 Assessing Eating Disorder Patients for Gender Identity Issues The research was conducted […]
Having Trouble Sleeping? Make a To-Do-List to Help Catch Some Zzzzz’s
Node Smith, ND Could Writing a “To-Do” List at Bedtime Help You Sleep? There are many reasons why people have trouble sleeping. But one thing is for sure, people have trouble sleeping. A current estimate from the National Sleep Foundation states that 40 percent of Americans struggle with sleep. Always being “On” and Available 24/7 […]
Camelina Oil Reduces LDL Levels
Node Smith, ND Camelina Oil Found to Reduce Overall Cholesterol in Those with Dysfunctional Glucose Metabolism An interesting article on Camelina oil was recently published. The article found that use of Camelina oil reduced overall cholesterol including LDL cholesterol in individuals with dysfunctional glucose metabolism.1 The study was conducted at the University of Finland and […]