by NDNR | Dec 19, 2024 | 2024, Clinical Pearls, December, Dr. Zeff
Jared Zeff, ND, FNMI, LAc The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary on medicine—a running set of observations about practice in the field. It’s not meant to be a...
by NDNR | Dec 17, 2024 | 2024, Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health, December, Mind/Body, Naturopathic Perspective, NDNR Issues
Nikita Patel Empaths differ from empathetic individuals. People with empathy show compassion for those suffering without taking on that suffering themselves. Then there are empaths, who not only feel the pain of others but internalize it as their own. Empaths possess...
by NDNR | Dec 16, 2024 | 2024, December, Mind/Body, Nature Cure, Naturopathic Perspective, NDNR Issues
Johanna Ryan Intro to the Biofield The biofield plays an important role in the workings of the body and its ability to heal itself. But what exactly is it? Working definitions include1: A network of homeostatic mechanisms made up of fields of energy and information...
by NDNR | Dec 12, 2024 | 2024, Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health, December, Mind/Body, Naturopathic Perspective
Erin Westaway, ND What can we do for a client/patient when mindfulness fails to produce tangible results? Much has been written on the power of mindfulness to improve wellbeing, and decrease anxiety and feelings of being overwhelmed. Many attribute this power to a...
by NDNR | Dec 11, 2024 | 2024, Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health, December, Gastrointestinal, Mind/Body
Jayne DuBois, ND Eating disorders are complex psychiatric conditions that frequently present in medical settings under the guise of benign gastrointestinal symptoms such as constipation, bloating, or abdominal pain. Because of the way that these disorders manifest in...