Newsletter February 2026 Edition | Dr Greg Nigh

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Greg Nigh | Naturopathic Doctor

Great to have you back for another edition of my mysteriously consistent monthly newsletter. The beginning of February is to the season what Wednesday is to the work week. We’re halfway to Spring, though it sure feels like the dead of Winter. This month I’ll try to keep you entertained with some new topics of interest of mine, a round-up of the latest health headlines, some big discounts sprinkled throughout, and more.

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Nicotine: A Surprising Therapeutic Molecule

January 31, 2026 - Greg Nigh

Nicotine is not a substance many would associate with better health. We have been thoroughly trained to associate nicotine with tobacco, tobacco with smoking, and smoking with all kinds of health problems. It will come as a surprise to most people, I suspect, to learn that in fact there is a large body of literature on the therapeutic aspects of nicotine as a therapy. Signaling molecules in the body do their work by binding to receptors that sit on the surface of cells. Each molecule has a unique receptor it will bind to. One very important kind of receptor found throughout the body, but especially in the brain and in muscles, is called a nicotinic receptor. More specifically they are called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, because nicotine and the neurotransmitter acetylcholine both bind very strongly to the same receptor.

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Hydration, Stress & Hidden Mineral Deficiencies

January 31, 2026 - Greg Nigh

I often ask patients how much water they drink. At least 80% of the time the response is, “Not enough.” Everyone knows they should stay hydrated yet few make it a point to do it. A study recently published in the Journal of Physiology highlights the impact that lack of adequate hydration has on the body’s stress response. They looked at the increase in cortisol – the “stress hormone” – caused by a stressful event in subjects who had been divided into “low hydration” and “high hydration” categories. They found that those who stayed more hydrated had lower cortisol levels in response to stress. In this study, “low hydration” meant around 1.5 liters of water daily. “High hydration” meant about 4.5 liters of water daily. Since high cortisol is linked to diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease, hypertension, and dozens of other serious health issues, it might be a good idea to move hydration a bit higher up the priority list.

Q&A Session Recap

At the end of January I hosted a 90-minute conversation/discussion/Q&A session open to anyone who wanted to participate. I had a great time and the feedback from participants has been unanimously positive. A few comments from participants:

"I love the idea of getting questions answered. This really helps me to participate in a meaningful way in my health journey. Let's keep doing this!"

"THANK YOU !!! We enjoyed the Zoom program. Great idea!"

"The 90 minutes flew by. Participants did a great job building on each other's ideas/questions and taking turns introducing topics."

We covered a broad range of topics that spanned from the role of structured water in maintaining health to spike protein detox therapies and much more.

I will plan to host another session in a few months so keep your eyes on this newsletter so you don’t miss it when it is announced. And if you have any friends or family who aren’t patients but might be interested in attending, I’ll have a special offer for them as well.

Sun Exposure Benefits: 7 Proven Ways Sunshine Slashes Cancer Risk

January 31, 2026 - Greg Nigh

Our medical system has made many recommendations – at both an individual and a public health level – that were ultimately detrimental, not beneficial, to health. Just think about the decades of recommendations to eat low-fat foods, and don’t even get me started on the maniacal demand for universal mRNA injections. But perhaps the recommendation that has led to the most lives lost over time has been that we minimize or even avoid exposure to direct sunlight due to a purported risk of skin cancer. This study actually found an inverse relationship between sun exposure and skin cancer, meaning that people with less sun exposure had a higher risk of skin cancer, and it is not the only one. That same study found that the greater the daily sun exposure, the lower the risk of virtually every single cancer type studied.

Organic Germanium Benefits: 3 Proven Ways Ge-132 Boosts Immunity

January 31, 2026 - Greg Nigh

Germanium is rarely included in any multimineral supplement. It is not considered an essential micronutrient, because there are no processes or metabolic pathways within cells that require the presence of this element. That certainly doesn’t mean, though, that it has no potentially important role in promoting healthy cellular function. Germanium comes in two general forms: inorganic, typically germanium oxide, and organic, generally abbreviated as Ge-132. The inorganic form is toxic and should never be taken internally. The organic form, though, has a number of potentially important benefits.

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**Water Secrets Unveiled: Breakthrough Science & Potent Therapies**

January 3, 2026 - Greg Nigh

My fascination with water began in 1996. I was browsing through the collection of old books in the library of my alma mater, NUNM, which was NCNM at the time, back when it was a mere college and not yet a university. The book I incidentally pulled from the shelf one day was The Water Wizard by Victor Schauberger. That book not only changed my understanding of water, but it is not an exaggeration to say that, in very specific ways, it changed the course of my life. Writing in the early 20th century, Schauberger described his observations of water and how it “behaved” differently in the natural environment where he lived and worked, which was in the forests of Austria. For example, he observed that water in nature exhibited a different buoyancy when floating logs under a full moon vs a new moon. He noted that natural water will always flow a curved path, never a straight one. Flowing water generates vortexes whenever possible, minimizes exposure to the sun, and gains its ability to nourish life through interactions with its natural environment.

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From Misery to Momentum: The Remarkable Gut Reset That Liberates You from Allergies

January 3, 2026

It was a patient who made a lasting impression on me and confirmed for me a valuable lesson. It was within the first few years of my clinical practice. A woman in her 20s had come for treatment of her severe asthma and allergies. She also knew what it was that she was allergic to: her cat. She took two or maybe three allergy medications daily to keep herself not simply functional but out of the hospital due to the…

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Silent Signal: Why Surging Fibroids Reveal a Dangerous Hormone Storm for Both Sexes

January 3, 2026

Over a quarter of a million women in the US are diagnosed with uterine fibroids annually. This is almost certainly a gross underestimate since a potentially large percentage of women who have them are never diagnosed with the condition. The symptoms they can produce, such as heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, and frequent urination, are often not considered severe enough to seek medical attention or might even be considered “normal” because they’ve been present throughout the reproductive years. In the…

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Saffron for Stress Reduction: Natural Mood Support

Discover how saffron can help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression naturally. Learn about effective dosages, research-backed benefits, and how saffron supports emotional well-being during stressful seasons.

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