Biofeedback Endorsed as a Level 1 Treatment for Children with ADHD by American Pediatric Academy
A recent study, published in the Journal of Child Neurology, adds further support for using neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback), as a Level 1/Best Support treatment for children with ADHD(1). The study showed that smart-tablet neurofeedback platforms could improve executive function – including attention, working memory, and self-regulation – in children with attention difficulties. This treatment method […]
Immune Function is Crucial in Preventing Preterm Birth
Preterm birth – birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy – is a leading cause of neonatal death worldwide. Intrauterine and systemic infection and inflammation cause 30-40% of spontaneous preterm labor, which precedes preterm birth. The immune system has been implicated as playing a role in preterm birth, although the manner in which antibody production, and […]
Exercise for Depression and Anxiety
Daily exercise is perhaps the most beneficial holistic treatment for depression and anxiety, though also the most challenging to implement. A regular exercise program doesn’t have to be as intense as swimming miles at the pool, or spending hours in the gym. A weekly movement practice which gets the heart rate up and produces a […]
Let Nature be Your Medicine
“It is a scientific fact,” he wrote, “that the occasional contemplation of natural scenes of an impressive character … is favorable to the health and vigor of men and especially to the health and vigor of their intellect.” – Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted While it may not be an absolutely established fact for much […]
Make Monday Resolutions Instead of New Year’s Resolutions
It’s New Year’s resolution time, and many of us are making vows, putting together plans and agendas, buying gym memberships and new cookbooks. But what happens in a few weeks when we relapse our first time? We enter into each year with the best of intentions, but a few months into it, we’re back to […]
New Research Showing that Fluoridated Water Doesn’t Prevent Dental Caries
Clean drinking water is crucial for human and animal health. Many things are done to our water in order to disinfect it and make it “safe” for consumption. Fluoridation is not one of those things. Fluoride is added to the drinking water in many cities under the pretense of helping to lower the risk of […]
“Project Corn”: Monsanto plans to move into the Tucson area with 66% tax break from the Pima County Board of Supervisors
Today (1/6/17), the Institute for Responsible Technology reports Monsanto plans to move into the Tucson area. In a press release obtained by NaturalPath, the Institute for Responsible Technology urges residences of Arizona to voice their concerns and rally against the proposal on a grassroots level. URGENT ACTION ALERT: Tucson needs your support Arizona Monsanto is planning to […]
Bad at Math – Try Using Your Hands
Many people given a problem like the following experience anxiety to the point of not being able to attempt solving the problem: Given 17 animals and 4 pens, how can you put animals in each pen so that there is an odd number in each one? Math anxiety inhibits some individuals from even attempting to […]
Warming Foods that are Good for Wintertime Immune Boosting
Over the holidays there are many excuses to get creative with your culinary skills. The common development of coughs, sniffles, and sore throats in your family might have you wondering what foods to add to give meals a little more immune boosting potential. There are a few incredibly useful foods which will serve you well […]
Is Your Hair Salon Poisoning You?
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Women’s Voices for the Earth has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for failing to regulate certain hair straightening products containing formaldehyde, a known human carcinogen, or releasing the chemical during the course of treatment. Formaldehyde has been listed as a known human carcinogen […]