Dr. Bianca Garilli, ND @DoctorBianca A majority of the children I work with who are being treated for ADHD are not thrilled with the idea of taking supplements on a daily basis. In many cases we are able to support these concerns through changing the approach and thinking outside of the box. For example, probiotics […]
Dr. Steve Rissman, ND @StevenMRissman One of the reasons springtime feels so good is because it renews hope. It’s about growth and new phases of life, but that can invite challenges that send us running back to old patterns. In light of recent incidents involving the suicide of a teenager who experienced bullying, I thought
Dr. Steve Rissman, ND @StevenMRissman Last month I encouraged the process of waiting in silence during this time of year. Winter doldrums, technically, the period of inactivity in weather patterns, is the term we use for the post-holiday, not much going on time of year. These periods of calm nothingness, teach us to endure boredom
Dr. Steve Rissman, ND @StevenMRissman I’ve been helping my son with his math homework the last few days. Do you remember >, <, or = in math? I recently heard a presentation by Terry Real, author of “I Don’t Want to Talk About It”, a well-known text on depression in men. The talk was about
Dr. Jennifer Bahr, ND @DrJenniferBahr At only 5 years old Tyler was already on 2 psychotropic medications, and had been for over a year. They would work for about a month at a time and then inevitably needed to be increased or changed. It seemed that the increases were happening faster than could be explained
STAFFORDSHIRE, Britain– It may be inevitable that aluminum plays some role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from Keele University in the United Kingdom. Professor Christopher Exley, a world authority on human exposure to aluminum in everyday life, said the human brain is a target and a sign for aluminum
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A survey of media researchers, parents and pediatricians shows agreement that a child’s exposure to violent media can increase aggression. The survey, conducted by researchers at Ohio State University and Philipps University in Marberg, Germany, was recently published online in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture. About 371 media psychologists and
WASHINGTON — There is a gender difference in cardiovascular and psychological reactions to mental stress, according to a study of men and women who were being treated for heart disease. The study was published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and examined 56 women and 254 men diagnosed with heart disease
BOSTON – A study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology neuroscientists has shown that the brain circuit controls how memories are linked with positive or negative emotions – and that the emotional association with specific memories could be reversed by using optogenetics. Optogenetics is a technique that manipulates nerve cells by using light. It was pioneered
ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands — Elderly patients with more active thyroid glands may be at a greater risk for depression, according to research. The study by researchers at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, appeared online in February prior to print in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). The thyroid
