ACT Psychotherapy for Anxiety/Depression of Chronic Pain
Last week, at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017, a group of researchers showed that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) significantly reduced both anxiety and depression amongst participants suffering from chronic pain.1 ACT is an empirically studied psychotherapy that works to increase psychological flexibility within individuals as a means of working with symptoms […]
Low Vitamin D and Chronic Widespread Pain
(NaturalPath) A study out of the University of Manchester found that there is a correlation between low amounts of vitamin D and chronic widespread pain. The participants included men aged 40-79 from eight European centers for a longitudinal study of male aging. Many factors were evaluated including lifestyle, health factors, physical characteristics, along with a fasting […]
The New Fibromyalgia: Part 1
Dr. Millie Lytle, ND, MPH, CNS Many people book an appointment with a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) as a last resort. Once they have run through the gamut of medical care and experimental treatments and still have not found adequate help, they show up at the Naturopath’s door. Therefore, NDs often are exposed to subclinical and […]