Part Two—Prevention and Treatment Pamela Hutchison, BSc, ND With the proportion of the population older than 65 years in rapid ascent, the burden on the Canadian and American healthcare systems due to age-related cognitive disorders will be immense. Conventional...
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The Effect of Emotional Trauma on Metabolism
Craig Wagstaff, ND; and Karin Wagstaff, ND As physicians, when we refer to metabolism, we primarily think of metabolic disorders, such as diabetes, gout, or hyperthyroidism. We know that physical exercise and a balanced diet improve metabolic performance. Colloquial...
Follow Your Heart: How the Heart Determines Thought and Emotion
Anne Mitchell, ND Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. -Buddha Anahata chakra, the heart chakra, symbolizes the consciousness of universal love, selflessness, and devotion. The heart, the fourth energy center, inspires...
Managing Reference Points: A Simple Mind-Body Technique for Empowering Your Patients to Handle Lifestyle Changes
Alexandra Gayek, ND One of the common errors we enthusiastic NDs sometimes make is to set up patients for failure by expecting them to make too much change in too short a time. The patient bravely nods as you tell her she will need to stop eating wheat, dairy, and...
The Body Remembers and Bears the Burden – When Biography Becomes Biology
Dr. Paul Epstein, ND The body remembers what the mind forgets. -Jacob L. Moreno, MD, Founder of Psychodrama Our diseases tell a story not just of our cells and a diagnosis but of ourselves and our life histories. By taking the risk of listening, we may be led...
Evidence-Based Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Pamela Hutchison, BSc, ND Age-related cognitive decline begins, remarkably, in the late 20s and early 30s. As we age, we lose brain function from cellular injury due to inflammation, toxin exposure, insufficient sleep, injury, and other noxious influences. The...
Homeopathic Management of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Tara Peyman, ND Current diagnosis of bipolar disorder among young children is 40 times greater than its prevalence 10 years ago.1 It is unclear whether this increase is a result of previous underdiagnosis, current overdiagnosis, or a true increase in incidence. A 2010...
The Spirit That Resides in the Heart
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH(AHG) Heart 7, Shen Men 神門 “Spirit Gate” In Taoism, shen men refers to the eyes, which reflect the presence and strength of the Spirit, the place where the Spirit enters and exits.1(pX) When a patient tells the physician that he or she is...
Hidden Causes of Insomnia
Bradley Bush, ND Insomnia is one of the most common complaints heard by healthcare practitioners. In 2008, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, published a review article on insomnia that estimated its prevalence to be about 30% to 50%...
Homeopathic Management
Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Tara Peyman, ND Current diagnosis of bipolar disorder among young children is 40 times greater than its prevalence 10 years ago.1 It is unclear whether this increase is a result of previous underdiagnosis, current...