45 Minutes of Education Can Help Better Manage Chronic Disease
Razi Berry A recent study underlines one of the many reasons why people may be benefited by holistic practitioners. The study looked at how an additional 45 minutes of patient education can improve outcomes for individuals who have been diagnosed with a chronic illness. Typical visit to a naturopath is generally 30 minutes or more […]
Leafy Green Veggies Could Reduce Risk of Macular Degeneration
Razi Berry A recent study found that consuming vegetable nitrates may help to reduce risk of developing early-state age-related macular degeneration (AMD).1 Vegetable nitrates are found in high concentration in leafy green vegetables such as spinach and kale, as well as beetroots. Study is part of a 15-year ongoing investigation of lifestyle and dietary factors […]
Eat These Foods to Help Strengthen Your Intuition
Razi Berry I was just turning fifteen years old and an eating disorder was killing me. I had gone into heart failure as a complication, and my life was slipping from me while my parents and younger siblings watched. Their hearts were breaking. And so was mine; my heart was literally broken. Heart. Failure. Disordered […]
Let’s Look at “Love Sickness”: Why Some Breakups Physically Hurt
Razi Berry “Lovesick” is a very real thing, and I was I remember late night walking down the long narrow hall to the laundry room. Walking past pizza boxes in the flickering light to cash in dollars for quarters to feed the payphone in the hall of my college dorm. I was thousands of miles […]
Breastfeeding May Lower Risk of Mother Later Developing Hypertension
Node Smith, ND American Journal of Hypertension Supports Breastfeeding A recent study in the American Journal of Hypertension supports breastfeeding. Why? Because it has been linked to a lower risk of developing hypertension after menopause.1 The study associates women who breastfed more children, and for longer periods of time, as having a decreased risk of developing […]
Can Meditation Reduce Blood Pressure?
(NaturalPath) According to a new study published in PLOS One, transcendental meditation can reduce rates of high blood pressure and heart attacks. Two factors that contribute to hypertension are stress and lifestyle which is why meditation can be helpful. The study took 48 black men and women with high blood pressure, assigning half to a group […]
How and When to Treat High Blood Pressure
Dr. Alethea Fleming, ND Navigating the confusing blood pressure recommendations The last few years have seen some big changes in formal medical recommendations for treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure) for older patients. In 2014, the Joint National Committee 8 (JNC) produced a lengthy report called, “2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood […]