Education David J. Schleich, PhD The Philistines assembled their army at Sokoh in Judah. On the other side of the valley of Elah, the Israelites took up their position. The Philistines proffered Goliath, formidable in his bronze helmet and armor, and otherwise armed...
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The Simple Life
Similar Thought Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Life is infinitely complex and ultimately unknowable… kind of like homoeopathy! There is a really useful rubric that Dr Jamie Oskin gives a great lecture on: Mind; Ailments from Vexation. What he carefully excludes from this...
Shut Your Mouth & Save Your Life: What Catlin Taught Early Naturopaths About Breathing
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE In civilized communities, better sheltered, less exposed, and with the aid of the ablest professional skill, the sanitary condition of mankind, with its variety, its complication, and fatality of diseases, its...
Physician, Heal Thyself
Naturopathic Perspective Jim Massey, ND The Latin phrase, “cura te ipsum” (physician heal thyself), is often attributed to Hippocrates, the man considered to be the “Father of Medicine.” “Physician, Heal Thyself” remains one of the basic tenets in naturopathic...
Glucose & Insulin Dynamics: The Powerful Influence of Circadian Rhythms
Tolle Causam Tanya Lee, ND Abstract As clinicians who heavily rely on dietary interventions as part of our treatment protocols, a deep knowledge of the natural physiology of glucose and insulin is key in providing accurate and effective advice to our patients. This...
MBCT: A Root-Cause Approach to Mood & Anxiety Disorders
Lineke Heus, ND Tolle Totum Ever since Jon Kabat-Zinn introduced mindfulness into mainstream medicine through his stress reduction program (known as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR), many more “Mindfulness-Based Interventions” (MBIs) have followed.1...
Highly Sensitive Patients – Working (Sensitively) with SPS
Katrina Iiams-Hauser, ND Docere Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is a trait found in 15-20% of people.1 Another term for individuals with this trait is HSP, short for Highly Sensitive Person. This trait is different from the clinical condition of PTSD...
Posttraumatic Stress: The Return to Wholeness – Part 1
Debra Gibson, ND Docere PTSD: it’s an acronym that doesn’t need explaining these days, as it seems that every week another horrific event occurs for which posttraumatic stress disorder may be either a cause, a probable effect, or both at once. The “irritable heart,”...
Mind over Nicotine: Using Mind Technologies to Alleviate Smoking Addiction
Naturopathic Perspective Robert L. Gatis, BSc, ND, FAARFM I have had a professional naturopathic practice for 30 years now. A substantial part of the practice focuses on the mind technologies that utilize the power of the subconscious mind to influence disease...
Relational Medicine: Perception, Epigenetics, & the Vis – Part 1
Allison Creech, MED, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae A fundamental focus in naturopathy is to support the Vis Medicatrix Naturae and to help remove whatever obstructs its harmonious flow. When the Vis energy is in a state of congruence, meridian pathways will move in a...
