By Dr. Moshe Daniel Block, ND, HMC One weekend while I was staying in a hotel in Tempe Arizona to teach my course Holistic Counseling – The Vis Dialogue at SCNM, I was watching television. A commercial came on advertising Viagra. During the commercial the following phrase was stated; “Ask your doctor if your heart […]
(NaturalPath) A recently published review in the American Journal of Psychiatry examined roughly 200 studies done on depression and inflammation. Researchers were interested in the relationship between the levels of inflammatory markers and depression. They examined the two inflammatory markers CRP and IL-6, and found that in patients with depression, levels were elevated by up to
Dr. Hillary Lampers, ND It’s February, St. Valentine’s month of love, chocolate, and cuddling with your partner in bed, until snoring like a freight train, drives many partners to the guest room, or couch. This scenario is played out in millions of bedrooms around the world due to the not-so-sexy condition of sleep apnea. Sleep
(NaturalPath) A recent study out of the University of Sheffield shows there may be a link between vitamin D levels and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study looked at 51 participants all with IBS, and found that 82 percent were vitamin D deficient. When participants rated their quality of life, there also appeared to be an
Dr. Olisa Mak, ND Over the holidays, my friend and I went to a Christmas market. As we looked at and sampled an array of products ranging from gluten free cookies, handmade soaps, pashminas, to plants, I came upon this woman who was selling teas. She had simple teas with just a few types of
(NaturalPath) Researchers out of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine found a link between low levels of sunlight and therefore Vitamin D and an increase in risk of Leukemia. The study, published in PLOS One, saw these results in higher latitudes with less sunlight/ultraviolet B (UVB) and therefore less Vitamin D, which generally
Dr. Rob Streisfeld, ND The question on many a mind today That is the question many people are asking themselves these days. With an obvious increase in media attention, both traditional and social, the eyes of both health professionals and consumers alike are now opened to the numerous medicinal applications and general safety of this
(NaturalPath) A study out of the University of Manchester found that there is a correlation between low amounts of vitamin D and chronic widespread pain. The participants included men aged 40-79 from eight European centers for a longitudinal study of male aging. Many factors were evaluated including lifestyle, health factors, physical characteristics, along with a fasting
Sophia Smith Preparing for a surgery is a time when most patients’ stress and anxiety levels tend to go through the roof. Knowing that a complete stranger is approaching your body with the intention of opening is a rather unpleasant prospect to have, but apprehension and dread can only make things worse. That is why
(NaturalPath) In a study out of the University of Missouri-Columbia, researchers found that the vaccine that helps prevent the outbreak of chickenpox and shingles can cause corneal inflammation in rare instances. For more than 20 years, that varicella zoster virus has been considered an essential medicine by the WHO. Now that position may be second-guessed. When
