Commonsense Food Rules
Dr. Alethea Fleming, ND “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.” Many of us have heard the words that Michael Pollen made famous in his book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. It’s good advice and let’s explore why: Eat food This simply means what you eat should be real food. Ideally, something that […]
Harvesting Health and Wellbeing From Your Relationship
Dr. Katie Hendricks, PhD Dr. Gay Hendricks, PhD When you declared “in sickness or in health” when you committed in your own style or ceremony, you probably weren’t thinking very much about actuarial tables. You may have discounted how much your relationship dynamics actually can increase your health or make you sick. In fact, your […]
Study Ties Relationship Conflict to Heart Problems & Back Pain
(NaturalPath) A new study out of the University of California – Berkeley and published in the journal Emotion, looked at couples and linked how they behave during conflicts to physical affects later down the road. For instance, if you have outbursts of anger that has been linked to cardiovascular problems as you age. Additionally, shutting down […]
Remembering Our Beloved Dead
Robyn M Fritz MA MBA To honor and remember our beloved family members is a cathartic experience, and can be an extremely beneficial for our mind and body. Remembering lost loved ones does not have to be an inherently sad experience. On the contrary, it can uplift you and even heal you. One of the […]
Convert Cells to Burn Fat
(NaturalPath) According to a study out of the Department of Biochemistry at McGill University published in the journal Genes & Development, researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway for stimulating the body to burn fat, which in turn could help fight obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The study focused primarily on a protein called folliculin and […]
Dysmenorrhea: A Global Perspective on Natural Approaches
Dr. Nyarai Paweni, MSM, ND @DrNyarai Dysmenorrhea is common place for women around the globe. Women with regular menstrual cycles will bleed every month, a total of 12-13 times a year. If there is pain for 1, 2, 3 or more days of that menstrual period that can add up to at least 1 full […]
Dr. Nyarai Paweni, MSM, ND
Dr. Nyarai Paweni Is a passionate about naturopathic medicine with a keen focus on women’s health, skin and digestive health. A 2015 National University of Health Sciences graduate,she has a private practice working downtown Chicago and Lisle (Western Suburb), Chicago where she provides naturopathic/integrative care to all ages. Dr. Nyarai is active in multiple community […]
Workaholism Linked to Psychiatric Disorders
(NaturalPath) According to a large, national Norwegian study out of the University of Bergen and published in the journal PLOS One, found that workaholism frequently co-occurs with ADHD, OCD, anxiety, and depression. This study included 16,426 working adults. “Workaholics scored higher on all the psychiatric symptoms than non-workaholics,” said one researcher. The study found that among […]
Healthy Nut Choices
(NaturalPath) Nuts are healthy choice for a quick snack during the day. With all the options it is hard to know which ones are the most nutritious. Nuts provide us with a great source of healthy fats and protein, however it is important to understand the differences in what nutrients they can provide. Here we […]
Let Them Get Dirty
Dr. Catherine Clinton, ND We’ve grown up trying to get the dirt off our clothes, our counters and off of everything we can think of. In an effort to fight the germs we’ve learned to fear we may have been doing more harm than good. With an epidemic of allergies, autism, asthma and autoimmune conditions […]