Whole Body Spring Cleaning
Dr Nicola Dehlinger, ND We’re starting to get our first tastes of spring, and it is such a balm for body, mind and soul! It can also bring allergies, irritability (spring fever), and a desire to deep clean everything. This is the perfect time to take a few days and tend to the ultimate home […]
Mind-Body Connection 101: How Essential Oils Can Change Your Brain’s Biochemistry, Beyond “Belief”
Sarah LoBisco, ND, IFCMP The Science of Belief- The Merger of the Mind and Body My approach in my practice has always centered around honoring the link between the mind and the body. Without addressing how the physical impacts emotions, and vice versa, progress for healing is temporary at best. This mind-body connection has intrigued me […]
The Mind-Body Digestion Connection
Dr. Jennea Wood, ND How We Eat and Why it Matters I spent a recent weekend at a retreat where naturopathic doctors assembled to discuss the philosophy of the medicine we practice. While at this retreat, I noticed a pattern that I have observed many times before. I slept in a cabin with no Internet connection […]
Mental Exercises to Improve Wellbeing & Heal the Past (Series: Part II of VII)
Dr. Ameet Aggarwal, ND Understanding the Brain “A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.” —Spanish Proverb A primal part of your brain, known as your limbic brain, is designed to protect you through instinctive survival mechanisms. Your limbic brain reacts […]
Finding a Balance in the Idealism of Holism
Dr. Moshe Daniel Block, ND Every one of us that has become aware of the failings of the conventional medical model has the understandable tendency to be highly critical of that model. There can be a lot of anger towards the conventional system because, as we all know, there are heaps of conflicts of interest […]
How Grief Can Help You Heal
Publisher Razi Berry “When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” -Kahlil Gibran Loss is inextricably part of life. Some discover this truth sooner than others, like my niece who lost her father at age 4 months, […]
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 […]
Targeting the Mind/Body connection in Stress
(NaturalPath) According to a new study our of Tel Aviv University published in PLOS ONE suggests the new genetic research and brain imaging technologies will help understand the brain, how it regulates our stress response and help us understand how our brain creates a personal profile of resilience to stress. The researchers think, “Their findings may […]
Karma, The Universal Law of Healing
Dr. Charley Cropley, ND @CharleyCropley When we are burning with desire for chocolate, sex, or money or we are afraid of pain, losing money, or sexual pleasure we often become blind to the consequences of our behaviors. Our passions overwhelm our intelligence. We want what we want. We’ll pay the consequences later. Repeated indulgence of unwise […]
How to Make Goals and Actually Achieve Them
Dr. Jody Stanislaw, ND @DrJodyND Q: I want to be a healthier diabetic. How do I make new healthy habits stick? A: Follow the proven principles in the B.E. A.W.E.S.O.M.E. formula… The beginning of a new year is a great time to reflect and make a plan for what you desire in the year ahead. […]