How Does Sharing a Bed with Your Dog Affect your Sleep?
Does Your Pooch Help or Hinder the Quality of your Zzzzzs? An interesting study was published recently looking at whether or not sleeping with a pet in the room, or sharing the same bed as your dog can inhibit sleep.1 According to the study, 40 million people in the country have a dog, and over […]
Why B Vitamins?
And what makes a vitamin a “B vitamin?” It is not uncommon to get a recommendation from a holistic practitioner or functional medicine doctor to begin taking B vitamins. But why? And what exactly are “B vitamins?” B vitamins are a group of 8 vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, biotin and “B-12”). […]
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Anxiety
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (say that 3 times fast!) Device Approved for Treatment of Depression Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive treatment that is FDA approved for the treatment of depression, even major depressive disorder. It is also now being researched as a possible effective treatment for anxiety. A recent study from Germany has shown […]
Tattoo Ink Actually Circulates Around the Body as Nanoparticles
Tattoos of Many with Many Potential Side Effects Many of us have tattoos. In fact, tattoo culture has become extremely widespread in the popular mainstream culture, and many of us don’t think anything of the possible health risks associated with it. Aside from the obvious risks of hepatitis, HIV, and other blood borne pathogens that […]
Toxins Also Affect Sperm Health Leading to Epigenetic Changes
Fertility Begins with Both the Sperm and the Uterus When it comes to fertility, many jump to the conclusion that it all happens in the uterus, but sperm count, motility, and health from the male side of the equation is equally important. If things aren’t going right with the little swimmers, she’s just as likely […]
Redefining Emotional Categories
New Study Challenges Conventional View of only 6 Emotional Categories in Psychology A very interesting new study is challenging a historical view in psychology that there are merely 6 categories of emotion: happiness, sadness, anger, fear, disgust, and surprise. Researchers from the University of California at Berkeley have concluded that there are 27 distinct categories […]
Coffee-Talk: Health Outcomes from Pre-Conception, Pregnancy and Beyond
Dr Sarah King, ND Caffeine Metabolism and Much More! Many of us crawl out of bed each morning and go straight for a cup o’ joe, infusing delicious caffeine into our bodies, like a car needing gasoline to start its engine. For others, a morning coffee is a ritual. Perhaps it’s the brew, the type […]
A New Prescription from Your Cardiologist?
Dr Alethea Fleming, ND Eating a Healthy Plant-Based Diet Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular Disease The Journal of the American College of Cardiology normally has articles primarily about cardiovascular surgical interventions or debating different types of drug therapy. In the July 25th 2017 publication one study stands out. This original investigation is the largest exploration to […]
Strength-Based Thinking to Help Overcome Criticism
“Why are we Always Criticizing our Children, and How can we get Past it?” I read a wonderful article last week about parenting. The crucial question of the article was “why are we always criticizing our children, and how can we get past it?” I’d like to open this question up further, because the act […]
Enhanced Night Vision During Eclipse
Researcher Uncovers Mechanism Behind Enhanced Vision During Eclipse You may have been lucky enough to experience a very unique solar phenomenon a few weeks ago, and along with it, a unique physiological phenomenon. Many people who saw the recent solar eclipse in its totality described having an interesting experience in which their vision was surprisingly […]