Plastic Additives Affect Nerve Cells
Razi Berry The plasticizers contained in many everyday objects can impair important brain functions in humans. Biologists from the University of Bayreuth warn of this danger in an article in Communications Biology. Their study shows that even small amounts of the plasticizers bisphenol A and bisphenol S disrupt the transmission of signals between nerve cells […]
Depression in Adults Associated with Nutrition
Razi Berry Your diet can put you at risk of depression, according to a new study. The study also found that the likelihood of depression is higher among middle-aged and older women who were immigrants to Canada when compared to Canadian-born women. Is your diet making you depressed or are you depressed because of your […]
Is it Really Fibromyalgia?
David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN, IFMCP, FACN Millions of individuals silently suffer from widespread pain and fatigue, but seem unable to receive either a clear diagnosis or an effective treatment plan. The reality is that the overlapping symptoms of fibromyalgia and other global pain and fatigue syndromes has led to widespread misdiagnosis and […]
Research confirms gut-brain connection in autism
Razi Berry People with autism often suffer from gut problems, but nobody has known why. Researchers have now discovered the same gene mutations – found both in the brain and the gut – could be the cause. Researchers found that people with autism often suffer from gut problems The discovery confirms a gut-brain nervous system […]
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 […]
Take my hand
Razi Berry In any stressed or painful situation – a visit to the hospital, a presentation at work, or a funeral for a loved one – it helps to have someone holding your hand. We all know this to be true. Recent experiments have validated our intuitive knowledge and provided explanations as to why having […]
How Laughter Can Improve Your Health
Razi Berry Laughter was the best way to start the day and the fastest way to end an argument “Humanity has unquestionably one really effective weapon…laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution—these can lift at a colossal humbug—push it a little—weaken it a little, century by century, but only laughter can blow it to rags and […]
How to Optimize Your Cardiovascular Function to Maximize Energy
Dr. Sean X. Hesler, ND Thyroid, adrenals, anemia, stress, infections…oh my! When most health-savvy people think of fatigue, they think of these causes. While these are very common causes of fatigue in my patients, as a whole-patient Naturopathic Physician, I always consider my patients’ cardiovascular health as KEY to their energy levels! Reduced circulation is […]
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 […]
How to self-love your way to long-term health
Dr. Sarah Zadek (nee King) There are many ways we can interpret, and act, on self-love. Sometimes our choices seem to help our emotional or mental state, but could work against our bodies physically; For example, indulging in comfort foods, or sweets when we’re feeling low. While other choices and actions may seem more challenging […]