The Importance of Stress Reduction in Whole-Body Maintenance, Wellness, and Prevention of Chronic Disease
David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN, IFMCP, FACN Busy schedules, demanding occupations, managing children and family life, financial burdens, heavy school loads, planning for a large event such as new move or job, and the never-ending pinging of electronic devices and communications invade our everyday life. The average day in our lives feels more […]
Childhood Trauma, Stress, and Fibromyalgia: Is There a Connection?
David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN, IFMCP, FACN Traumatic experiences and stressors in childhood have historically been overlooked as predisposing factors in the development of various chronic pain disorders and psychiatric conditions, including fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and chronic fatigue syndrome. However, the tide is turning as research […]
The Damage Done by Snoring
Razi Berry The recurrent vibrations caused by snoring can lead to injuries in the upper airways of people who snore heavily. This in turn can cause swallowing dysfunction and render individuals more vulnerable for developing the severe condition obstructive sleep apnea. These findings are reported by researchers at Umeå University. Their on-going research focuses on […]
A Doctor’s Own Home Care Regimen for Colds and Flu
Sarah Cimperman, ND We don’t like to admit it, but even doctors get sick. And many of us are terrible patients, so we often elect to treat ourselves. It’s not a good idea in cases of serious illness, but it’s often appropriate during colds and flu, when the best thing to do is stay home. […]
Breakthrough Research: Electrical Spinal Implants Make Walking Possible for 3 Paralyzed Men
Razi Berry Two recent articles have shown the possible to be possible, paralytic individuals regaining their ability to walk.1,2 Doctors from Switzerland have had initial success and continued progress with using electrical implants along the spinal column to enable 3 paralyzed men to walk again after life in a wheelchair. Electrical implants are placed along […]
Effective Meditations (Series: Part IV of VII)
Dr. Ameet Aggarwal, ND Meditation: Let the Healing Begin “Nature, time and patience are three great physicians.” —H. G. Bohn There was a time in my life when I was extremely stressed, confused and indecisive and had no sense of what I truly wanted for myself. I went to different therapists, and they all helped a […]
Cold and Flu 101: What, Who, Why and How-to-Heal You
Dr. Carly Polland, ND “Do I have a cold or the flu? Do I need to go the doctor? Should I be on antibiotics?” The differences between a cold and the flu are often small. Both are caused by a virus and not by bacteria. Both have similar symptoms such as a sore throat, cough, […]
The Power of Fasting: The True Healing Power of Nature
Dr. Charley Cropley, ND @charleycropley “The disease that fasting cannot cure, cannot be cured.” -German Proverb Whether you are seriously ill or in vibrant Health and wanting more, fasting is the fastest, safest most elegant way to rejuvenate and vitalize your body. I have fasted repeatedly throughout my life. I have also led thousands of […]
Your Enemy Is Habit
Dr. Charley Cropley, ND @charleycropley ”We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence (Health) is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle What is it that clogs your arteries, puts pounds of ugly fat on your belly and hips, ages your skin, makes your joints stiff and painful and your digestion deranged and foul? What is […]
Stories of Radical Remission with Dr. Kelly Turner at the Natural Cancer Prevention Summit
Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer at All Odds Radical Remission – the event in which a patient heals from cancer without the assistance of western medicine or after western medicine has failed. Dr. Kelly Turner holds a B.A. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Turner began her career in […]