Michael Kessler, DC, CCSP Javdat Karimov, MD, NMD In the last 3 installments of this article, we explained the basics of heart rate variability (HRV). As a reminder, HRV is a reflection of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which is comprised of 2 branches – the...
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Heart Rate Variability The Why, What, and How of HRV and Its Importance in Private Practice – Part 3
Michael Kessler, DC, CCSP Javdat Karimov, MD, NMD When we look at how humans survived over time, it is clear that a very adaptive system was necessary, or we would not be here today. Advanced heart rate variability (HRV) can reflect our evolutionary biology and where...
Personalized Medicine How SNPs, Ox Stress, and Inflammation Are Creating a Revolution in Healthcare
Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA The economist Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations contains a parable about a pin-maker who, working alone, creates scarcely 20 pins a day. But within the same 8 hours, a team of 10 that divides the labor of shaping, sharpening, and painting...
Bronchiectasis: Homeopathic Management in a 62-year-old Female
Jessica Moore, ND Jonci Jensen, ND “There exists in all breath the heat of the soul, and so, in a way, all things are full of soul.”1 (Aristotle, De Generatione Animalium) Bronchiectasis is characterized by the irreversible dilation and damage of airways due to...
Lipid Guidelines: Update Balancing the New Guidelines With Naturopathic Practice
Jeremy Mikolai, ND These guidelines have been widely criticized, as much or more for what they did not say as for the recommendations that were made. The 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines are statin-centric, they are low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c)-centric, they...
Power vs Force in Detoxification
Cheryl A. Kasdorf, ND Something I was taught in the first week of naturopathic medical school left an indelible mark on my thinking about healing. Dr Sensenig quoted Paracelsus in his first lecture: “The physician is only the servant of Nature, not her master....
Constitutional Hydrotherapy & Homeopathy for Low Immune Function: A Case Study
Angelica Kada, hbkin, ND Teresa Tsui, MSc, nd Maria Shapoval, HBSc, ND Beata Skorka, Hbkin, bn Traditional therapies supported by literature and research that propose potential mechanisms of action and quantify effectiveness are steadily gaining acceptance in...
Dietary Management of Dyslipidemia: A Review of Evidence-Based Strategies
Elaine Lewis, hbsc, ND Monique Aucoin, bmsc, ND Kieran Cooley, bsc, ND The medical assessment and diagnosis of dyslipidemia involves stratifying results from a standard fasting lipid panel with cardiovascular risk, as determined by the Framingham Risk Score.3 The...
Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD
Alternative and Complementary Therapy Options JOHN HAHN, DPM, ND Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after exposure to extreme traumatic events, such as natural disasters (eg, floods, car accidents, fire) or man-made trauma (eg,...
Heart Rate Variability: The Why, What, and How of HRV and Its Importance in Private Practice – Part 2
Michael Kessler, DC, CCSP Javdat Karimov, MD, NMD LF-Sympathetic (ANS) is the predominant frequency band. This can indicate a high (epinephrine, or adrenalin) response to stress. Prolonged stress can dysregulate neurohormonal balance, such as the DHEA/cortisol ratio....