Dr. Ashley Burkman, ND Heart Attack Patients More Prone to Post-Depression Heart attack patients are 3 times more likely to develop major depression when compared to general population.1 After an initial heart attack, depression increases the risk of subsequent heart attacks. Interestingly, individuals with depression are more likely to develop heart disease.15 The stress of […]
Dr. Sarah Cimperman, ND @DrCimperman Relaxation is an important part of reversing prediabetes, staying healthy, and reducing the risk of some of the deadliest diseases in the United States including type two diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. When I bring up the subject of relaxation with my patients, they often tell me they’re too
Dr. Peter Swanz, ND, FHANP Getting up in front of a crowd is a nerve racking experience. Most people do not want to stand up and have a room full of eyes staring back at them. Patients in my practice often express a fear of being judged by others. This is a prevalent phenomenon. It
Dr. Moshe Daniel Block, ND, HMC Just like in life, there is a choice we can make in selecting our form of medicine that reflects Shakespeare’s famous question “To be or not to be?” In life, to choose to be is to choose to be ourselves, who we really are. I call this our “I
Dr. Nichole Cain, ND, MA @DrNicoleCain Eloise grasps her sister’s hand as she sits across from me recounting her symptoms. She explains that she is desperately lonely and, she is so depressed and anxious, she is making herself physically ill. She has not stopped crying in 3 days, her stomach hurts so much she can
Dr. Katy Nelson, ND ENDOCRINOLOGY (from the Greek Endon for ‘within’ and krinein, ‘to separate or secrete’)¹, is the medical specialty dealing with the functions and dysfunctions of hormone secreting glands such as the thyroid, the pancreas, the adrenals, the ovaries and the testes. Hormones are powerful chemical messengers made in these glands and distributed
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Working rotating night shifts may increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and lung cancer. A study published in the January online edition of the Journal of Preventive Medicine looks at the role of night shift work in the development of CVD and certain cancers. Night shift work has been consistently
Dr. Taryn Deane, ND @DrTarynDeane Exploring the depths of your soul and trying to understand why you do the things you do can be an exhausting task. Some question the point of all this work, but by the end of this article I think you’ll see why it’s a worthwhile exercise and not nearly as
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. Bianca Garilli, ND @DoctorBianca Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has become a household word. It is estimated that 6.4 million or 11% of children in the US ages 4-17 had a diagnosis of ADHD in 2011.1 That calculates to roughly 1 in 10 children! There is an epidemic happening right before our eyes and
