The Pathological Sequelae of Shift Work Catherine Darley, ND Describes common performance, safety and health consequences of shift workers, and offers strategies to help those patients work during the night successfully. Homeopathic Treatment of Insomnia Judyth...
Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health
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Herbal Treatment Approaches to Insomnia
Jillian Stansbury, ND Sleep, and probably even dreaming, is essential to good health. Over the years I have seen enough people with sleep disorders to group them into several general categories: basic stress and nervous disorders, blood sugar and cortisol...
Cancer and Anxiety
Lena Suhaila, ND Cancer is characterized by a loss of cellular control on the physical level; it follows that it is natural to experience a loss of control on the psychological level resulting in anxiety. Receiving a cancer diagnosis and needing to undergo cancer...
The Art of Natural Sleep (Part 1 of 2)
Sussanna Czeranko, ND Fresh air is the best and cheapest of all medicines, for certainly we can class it as a medicine if the properties of a medicine are to heal and cure. S. T. Erieg, 1926, p. 343 The duration of sleep has next to nothing to...
Pyroluria – A Cause of Anxiety
Sherri Jacobs, ND, CNS A notable patient comes through the door that has been anxious most of her life or suffered frequently from episodes of nervous exhaustion. Her anxiety has become all consuming since a major life transition. Antidepressants and antianxiety...
A Mind-Body Connection to Anxiety, Depression, and Insomnia
Betsy Yurgel, RN, NMD If I can help just one person A person who is in a deep dark hole Such as depression, physical illness, Or simply being lost in their purpose Help someone like I was helped Then I have done what I am here to do -Betsy Yurgel, RN, NMD As a...
Homeopathic Treatment of Insomnia
Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, LCSW, DHANP Patients with sleep problems commonly present in the office of naturopathic physicians. After investigating the cause of the problem, often the most common treatment used by NDs, in my experience, is a combination of herbs....
Mind-Body Spiritual Approach to Secondary Infertility
Christina Kovalik, NMD, LAC Infertility affects approximately 10% of couples of childbearing age. It can become frustrating for couples who are experiencing any fertility issues. It is very important to address the mind-body and spiritual connection to fertility...
New Risk Factor for Osteoporosis: SSRIs can Impact Bone Health
Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Fluoxetine has made a lot of people feel better, but recent research suggests it may prove to be a bummer. Fluoxetine and similar drugs apparently decrease bone density and increase risk of fractures. They do this to the extent that it will...
Menopausal Musings
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH(AHG) The moon, representing fertility, controls the waxing and waning of a woman’s cycles during her reproductive years. Moon energy represents a deep moistening and cooling nature. Influence From the Planet Jupiter In menopause, the influence...