Dr. Katy Nelson, ND Most of us want comfort. No matter one’s situation, from bored silly to fighting for one’s life, the human organism is designed around a core of seeking comfort, happiness, a sense of wellness, like warm sunshine after a night of dark clouds and gloom or surging, uncontrollable surprises. Comfort seeking is […]
Dr. Katy Nelson, ND Teeth Amaze and Fascinate Me First, they present in a multitude of shapes, sizes, alignments and an array of colors. In Ayurveda, India’s traditional medicine, these various characteristics correspond to constitutional types, or “doshas,” revealing insights into the personality and physiological nature of the client, and in turn, suggesting appropriate treatment.
Dr. Katy Nelson, ND A Brief History During the 1940’s-50’s, the poliovirus infected 35,000 persons yearly. The paralyzing, life threatening epidemic prompted discovery of an injectable vaccine by Dr. Jonas Salk, first introduced in 1955.¹ In Cincinnati, Dr. Albert Sabin developed an oral vaccine, which was first tested outside the U.S. beginning in 1957, and
Dr. Katy Nelson, ND Synthetic fragrance products are marketed to us as improving our social environments. But are they safe? In a word, no. What are the alternatives when “cleaner” or “fresher” air is needed? In a multi-article series, this the fourth and final, we’ve addressed these questions. In Part 1, we learned that scents
Dr. Katy Nelson, ND Synthetic fragrance products, aerosolized and automatically dispersed by convenient spray pump or plug-in devices, are marketed to us as improving our social environments. In Part 1, however, we learned that unlike our other sense organs whose environmental data is transmitted indirectly to the brain via the central nervous system, scent data
Dangers to Brain, Mind and Health Dr. Katy Nelson, ND Under normal breathing conditions, air and airborne particulates are adsorbed in lungs. Scent is different. Evaporated non-particulates like fragrance are absorbed through our nose into our brain where it is used physiologically to guide behavior and promote survival. Both the nose and the lungs have
Dr. Katy Nelson, ND “Pssst. . .” The sound of your neighbor eager to share a choice piece of gossip at the water cooler? No, it’s the automatic “air freshener” at your work place squirting out a measured spray of synthetic fragrance designed to give the air a pleasing fragrance, covering up something considered less
Dr. Katy Nelson, ND There is a famous radio talk show entertainer with Master’s degrees in medical botany and medical anthropology, and a PhD in epidemiology and nutrition sciences who nevertheless laughs at people who talk about “detoxification”. I confess to be confused by this. The liver is the organ of detoxification and chemical transformation.
Dr. Katy Nelson, ND One day you walk into your chiropractor’s office for regular maintenance and you incidentally ask, “Doc, might you also help me with a pain on the bottom of my foot?” You turn the sole of your foot upward to show him and press the edge of your thumb into the sore
Dr. Katy Nelson, ND Recently, as I was standing and heating water on the stovetop for a cup of tea, I recalled watching a friend of mine heating water for tea in the microwave. She’s had cancer and as she popped each of our cups into “the box” and pushed the button I quietly wondered
