Dr. Sarah Cimperman, ND @DrCimperman Toxic Compounds Permeate our Environment, and our Bodies Almost 500 different chemicals have been found in human blood and fat tissue1 and studies show that the older we get, the more toxins we contain.2 Several are called “diabetogens” because they increase the risk of developing type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM). […]
Dr. Nichole Cain, ND @DrNicoleCain Michael had worked with some of the best psychotherapists, tried dozens of prescription medications, and has changed his diet, and lifestyle. He even began to go to yoga classes and meditate daily. However, despite all his efforts, Michael still suffered. Every day he woke up saturated with anxiety, and went
Dr. Ariel Jones, ND So you want to eat more raw food. Where do you start? There are many ways to increase your raw food intake. Here I would like to present the different levels of raw food incorporation for all types of patients, budgets and schedules. Raw Food Level 1- “The Basics” For people
Dr. Ariel Jones, ND When people say The Raw Food Diet, what do you think of? Green salads? A vegetable platter with ranch dressing? This is what I thought of the raw food diet before I did an internship with the Hawaii Naturopathic Retreat Center. As it turns out, raw food can be anything you
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
Millions of children are gearing up to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, and for them, this is the fun part of the holiday. For others, horror movies, haunted houses and creepy costumes offer that element of fear to thrill seekers. But what if the trick or treating is really the aspect we should fear? We all
Katy Nelson, ND, (Bastyr ’94), with an office since 1997 in Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula on the shores of beautiful Lake Superior, promotes our Nature devoted profession through consultation, writing and mentoring. She is joined by Bastyr grad, former mentoree and Pediatric specialist, Alicia Smith Dambeck, LAc CH (also ad locum in St. Paul with
