7 Reasons to Exercise Outdoors All Year Long
Dr. Sarah Cimperman, ND @DrCimperman As we settle into autumn and anticipate winter, we tend to spend more of our active time indoors. We go to the gym instead of the park. We take a spinning class instead of a long bike ride. We climb a machine instead of a mountain. Instead of walking on […]
Sunshine Vitamin D Lacking In Those Who Develop Dementia
A multiethnic longitudinal cohort study was done in an outpatient clinic including over 300 participants over an 8 year time period. Baseline serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) was collected and participants were categorized as either deficient, insufficient, adequate, high, or higher based on their levels. Then, neuropsychological assessment scales were used to evaluate cognitive decline. Following […]
Recovering After Joint Replacement Surgery
Dr. Kimberly M. Sanders, ND @_drkimsanders As an autoimmune arthritis specialist, I come across patients undergoing joint replacements on a weekly basis. Naturopathic adjunct therapies can be used to reduce complications and poor outcomes after this type of surgery. Many of these same complementary approaches can be tried early in the arthritic process to attempt […]