August 2016

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#NDspotlight: Dr Nicole Cain

#NDSpotlight: The future of medicine is patient-centered, holistic care. This week we feature Dr. Nicole Cain, who is using #naturopathic care to help her patients overcome mental health conditions that keep them from living the lives they want.

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Children with ADHD Sleep Both Poorly and Less

(NaturalPath) According to a study out of Aarhus University in Denmark and published in the Journal of Sleep Research, there is some truth to the claim by parents of children with ADHD that their children have a more difficulty falling asleep and that they sleep more poorly than other children. Previous studies have shown that up

Body, Fitness and Exercise

Prescriptive treatment for mental illness: exercise

Dr. Christina Bjorndal, ND The Mood Disorders Society of Canada put out a startling statistic in 2009: 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime1, including depression, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactive disorders and dementia (with anxiety and depression being the most common by far). If

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The Weight of the World in All Its Confusion

Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND Do We Really Need Another New “Golden Boy” in Nutrition or Do We Need a New Movie Altogether? Part I Consider a study to determine if parachutes can save the lives of people who fall out of planes. The study compares parachutes that are 1sq inch in total surface area to

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Intrusive Parents May Lead Children to be Overly Self-Critical

(NaturalPath) According to a study out of the National University of Singapore, parents may have high expectations of their children’s academic performance and some may demonstrate this by urging the child to achieve good grades, while others may over-react when the child makes mistakes. However, parents should be mindful of their behavior and not push their

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What are Michael Phelps’ Bruises? What is Cupping?

(NaturalPath) If you had been watching Michael Phelps and other Olympians recently, you would have seen many large circular discolorations scattered around their body. This is a technique used by some athletes to recover from a particularly strenuous workout. In an article by the New York Times, Phelps’s personal trainer said, “Because this particular recovery modality shows

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Solar-powered Oxygen Delivery System Helps Save Lives

(NaturalPath) According to a study out of the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and published in The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, a new innovative twist on renewable energy – a solar-powered oxygen delivery system – is saving lives in Africa. The project is providing concentrated oxygen in hospitals for children

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The One Must-Do Extracurricular Activity for Every Child

Dr. Catherine Clinton, ND It is that time again. Time to start planning the extracurricular activities for the year. As parents in today’s world we are inundated with possibilities for our children. Music lessons, sports, chess club, swimming lessons and the list goes on and on. Extracurricular activities have become a major part of parenting

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Natural Hot Flash Fixes

(NaturalPath) While the full causes of menopause aren’t fully known (it’s more complicated than estrogen loss), the most common symptom of menopause can potentially be avoided if you follow certain guidelines. Some factors can determine the severity of your symptoms including weight (overweight people sweat more), ancestry (African American and Latino women tend to have the

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Fit and Fat Beats Lazy and Lean

Dr. Richard Maurer, ND I am especially attentive to the results of this study, both professionally and personally. In my professional life, I know that a good diagnostician must avoid the hasty mistake of profiling—it is too easy to neglect the consideration of prediabetes and heart disease risk for the lean patient compared to the

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