Essential Oils on the Emotional Brain Part I
Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco Unlike other senses, our sense of smell has direct neural pathways to emotional processing centers in the brain which includes the amygdala, hippocampus, and orbitofrontal cortex (OFO). This makes detection of odor intricately related to emotions. 1-3 Many people have experienced firsthand how pleasant or unpleasant odors impact their mood. However, […]
Karma, The Universal Law of Healing
Dr. Charley Cropley, ND @CharleyCropley When we are burning with desire for chocolate, sex, or money or we are afraid of pain, losing money, or sexual pleasure we often become blind to the consequences of our behaviors. Our passions overwhelm our intelligence. We want what we want. We’ll pay the consequences later. Repeated indulgence of unwise […]
Love/Domestic Violence is in the Air
Dr. Kelsey Asplin, ND What is it? During the month of February, it’s nearly impossible to ignore the onslaught of reminders about St. Valentine and Cupid’s pesky little arrows. Whether you view it as an obligatory Hallmark holiday or find yourself blissfully knee-deep in red and pink chocolate boxes and sappy Rom-Coms, February is still widely […]
A Sunny Yoga Practice For Winter Days
Dr. Jill Hoffman, ND For those of you living in a four season climate, these winter months can feel like an endless ice-age of darkness and cold. The impulse to stay in and hibernate is ever-present, and if we give in to it too often we can be left feeling lethargic and sluggish, even depressed. […]
If you have to ask your doctor this question, you need to have your head examined
By Dr. Moshe Daniel Block, ND, HMC One weekend while I was staying in a hotel in Tempe Arizona to teach my course Holistic Counseling – The Vis Dialogue at SCNM, I was watching television. A commercial came on advertising Viagra. During the commercial the following phrase was stated; “Ask your doctor if your heart […]
How to Make Goals and Actually Achieve Them
Dr. Jody Stanislaw, ND @DrJodyND Q: I want to be a healthier diabetic. How do I make new healthy habits stick? A: Follow the proven principles in the B.E. A.W.E.S.O.M.E. formula… The beginning of a new year is a great time to reflect and make a plan for what you desire in the year ahead. […]
Gratitude
Dr. Charley Cropley, N.D. This Thanksgiving, enjoy your freedom and power to be thankful. At 69, I am not one inch closer to satisfying desire or avoiding fear than at age 6. These have only changed form. It’s a loser’s game. Although I appear to be a stable man, fear of pain and poverty and insatiable […]
Give Up Getting Over the Past
Drs. Gay and Katie Hendricks If you have something painful from your past that is preventing you from living fully in the moment and experiencing all the joy life has to offer, you are not alone. Many people struggle with this issue, and the rote response from society is, “Get over it! Move on!” What […]
The Benghazi In Your Body
Dr. Charley Cropley, N.D. The causes of the violent destruction in Benghazi cannot be found if the investigation is limited to the time and locale of the bombing. Similarly, the Benghazis in your body—flu, IBS, MS, cancer, etc.—are not to be found with shortsighted diagnostics that assume the causes to be recent and local. Naturopathic diagnosis […]
What Kind of Cage Do You Live In?
Dr. Peter Swanz, ND, FHANP @zendoctor Delving into coping behaviors I want to follow up on the article I wrote for the Men’s Health Month in August. I had at first tried to include this information in my August submission, but then decided the topic was important enough to deserve attention alone. This particular behavior […]