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23 May

Posted at 05:34h in Children's Health, Environment

Many recent studies investigating pesticides and pregnancy and pesticides and children’s health found that agricultural chemicals such as chlorpyrifos, 2,4-D and permethrins are linked to increased risk of brain damage, cancer and other serious conditions. Kids are especially vulnerable to chemicals, and thus will benefit greatly...

19 May

Posted at 04:55h in Brain Health, Herbal Medicine, Neurological Disease

By Robin DiPasquale, ND. This study evaluated the effects of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) on cognitive and psychomotor performance in healthy human participants. After 14 days of treatment with the herb, outcomes showed significantly improvement and no sedative effects. Review of a prospective, double-blind, multi-dose, placebo-controlled, crossover...

19 May

Posted at 04:43h in Cancer

Sponsored by Cancer Treatment Centers of America. In this interview, Shauna Birdsall, ND, FABNO, discusses quality of life while undergoing radiation therapy. She addresses the complementary therapies that can help alleviate side effects, and also touches on some of the more controversial issues concerning naturopathic oncology...

18 May

Posted at 05:00h in Skin Health

By Lindsey K. Elmore, PharmD, BCPS, Gwen Nance, Samantha Singleton, and Luke Lorenz.  Coconut oil, and many other portions of the plant Cocos nucifera L., have been hypothesized to have antimicrobial and antifungal activity. Medium-chain fatty acid constituents of coconut oil including lauric acid, capric acid,...