Vitamin D Could Improve IBS Symptoms
Node Smith, ND Vitamin D for IBS A recent study from the University of Sheffield, supports vitamin D supplementation to help relieve the symptoms associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).1 IBS is a common presenting condition which can have symptoms of diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, gas and bloating, and general gastrointestinal discomfort. It is a […]
Dieting Together is the Best Option for Couples
Node Smith, ND You Know What They Say About Couples Who Diet Together? This week an interesting study on couples who diet together has been circulating. The research, conducted at the University of Connecticut, showed that when one adopts a healthier lifestyle and loses weight, the other partner is likely to lose weight too.1 This […]
Crash Dieting May Affect Heart Health
Node Smith, ND crash diets can cause short term transient deterioration of cardiac function A very interesting report from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), recently stated that crash diets can cause short term transient deterioration of cardiac function.1 “Crash diets” are referred to in this report as being synonymous with “very low-calorie” diets or […]
Connecting Depressed Patients to Their Emotions Using Psychedelics
Node Smith, ND Two New Studies Using Psilocybin in the Treatment of Depression Two new studies add to the growing body of research supporting the use of psychedelic substances in mental health. Both studies are from the Imperial College London and are specific to using psilocybin in the treatment of depression.1,2 The studies suggest that […]
Callousness in Boys Linked to Brain Structural Differences
Node Smith, ND Interesting Study on the Difference Between Brain Structures in Boys and Girls An interesting study confirms that callous-unemotional traits in boys are linked to certain brain structures not found in girls.1 This comes from a team of European researchers at the University of Basel and the University of Basel Psychiatric Hospital. The […]
Science Supports Loving-Kindness
Node Smith, ND It’s Positively Science It’s always great to read scientific research that is being done on positive emotions, treating people with kindness and compassion and other socially enhancing factors. A recent study1 has looked at the genetic differences of how people experience positive emotion based on oxytocin signaling in the body. As it […]
This Disease Could be Confused with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder
Node Smith, ND Research Study on Better Testing for Autoimmune Disease Disorder A research study is currently being conducted to help develop better testing for an autoimmune disease disorder which could be commonly misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.1 This is a major finding from researchers at Houston Methodist that suggests that an immune condition […]
Neurolymphatic System Discovered Linking Brain and Immune System
Node Smith, ND Big News on How Every Neurological Disease is Approached Last week, a research team from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has shown that the brain is directly connected to the immune system through lymphatic vessels.1 These vessels were not previously thought to exist, and it is incredible that they have […]
Night Owls Have Wider Social Network
Node Smith, ND Ability to Connect Temporality to Various Phenomenon is Becoming Easier These Days More and more research data is being collected by mobile phones and the ability to connect temporality to various phenomenon is thereby becoming easier. For instance, Talayeh Aledavood has used anonymous cell phone data to correlate different “chronotypes,” – sleeping […]
Bedtime Smartphone Use May be Impacting Sleep and Nutrition
Node Smith, ND Cleaning up Nighttime Sleep Routines You may have heard that if you’re having trouble sleeping you shouldn’t look at a digital screen for at least an hour before bed. This is a common naturopathic recommendation, and simply one of a handful of recommendations for “sleep hygiene.” Sleep hygiene is how we “clean” […]