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Wired for Self-Healing- Part 2

Wired for Self-Healing- Part 2

JAMES SENSENIG, ND LOUISE EDWARDS, ND, LAC   This column is transcribed from a weekly live conversation produced by the Naturopathic Medical Institute (NMI). The goal of NMI is to preserve and promote the principles of naturopathic philosophy through...

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Conversing About Death: Death Cafés

Brad S. Lichtenstein, ND, BCB A month before his death, both my sister and I, together and on separate occasions, directly asked my father, “What are your wishes? What do you want to happen? What do we need to know?” His common retort was something to the effect of,...

The Pain of Osteoarthritis: How Platelet-Rich Plasma Can Help

Darla L. Logan, NMD, MBA The pain of osteoarthritis (OA) can strike any joint, but it seems to be more common in joints that take the brunt of weight-bearing; the most commonly affected joint is the knee. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Alzheimer’s Disease: A Primer

Alethea Fleming, ND Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a diagnosis that equally challenges clinicians, patients, and family members. The number of patients with this condition is rising rapidly as our population ages. By the year 2040 – only 15 years from now – it is...

Urticarial Dermatitis: Common Causes in the Geriatric Population

Sheryl Wagner, ND Chronic hives and severe dermatitis seem to be on the rise… so much so that the term “urticarial dermatitis” has been coined to describe the nature of this histamine-related rash when it does not clearly fit any other diagnosis.1 Allergy is the most...

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

A Novel Treatment for the Aging Patient Matthew Cavaiola, NMD, LAc As a large percentage of the American population continues to reach older age, many of these individuals will experience a decline in quality of life and a concomitant progression of chronic illness....

Age-Related Cognitive Decline

Kira Schmid, ND Luke Huber, ND, MBA Blake Gossard Lori Feldman, RD, CCRC The following article is an abridged version of the Age-Related Cognitive Decline chapter that appears in Disease Prevention and Treatment, 5th ed., an integrative health textbook published by...

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Three Endocrine Axes Share One Energy Budget for Stress Resilience

Three Endocrine Axes Share One Energy Budget for Stress Resilience Mitochondrial reserve capacity constrains the HPA, thyroid, and gonadal systems simultaneously, determining whether stress responses stay adaptive or consolidate into chronic dysfunction. When a...

The Night Sky Changed Emotional State in 2.5 Minutes

Night sky photos activated all 6 dimensions of awe, increased positive emotion, and restored mental focus in under 3 minutes. People Who Looked at the Night Sky Felt Vastly Different Within Minutes Photographs of deep space and starry night skies activated all 6...

Environmental Stressors Now Cause 1 in 5 Cardiovascular Deaths

ARCADIA TALLMAN Air pollution, noise, chemicals, and climate events cause an estimated 4 to 6 million of the 20 million annual cardiovascular deaths worldwide, exceeding many traditional risk factors, according to a joint ESC, ACC, AHA, and WHF statement. Four Major...

Air Pollution Disrupted Menstrual Cycles in Premenopausal Women

Common traffic and industrial exhaust gases disrupted estrogen and progesterone cycling, damaged ovarian tissue, and shortened menstrual intervals in premenopausal women, yet environmental exposure history remains absent from standard reproductive health evaluations....

Thymosin Alpha-1 Restored Immune Function Across Five Organ Systems

ARCADIA TALLMAN The thymus peptide upregulated 1,198 genes tied to energy metabolism, DNA repair, and cell cycle regulation. The Thymus Shrinks With Age and Takes Immune Function With It The thymus gland loses 95% of its immature immune cells with age, and the peptide...

Fluoxetine During Development Damaged Hearing and the Brainstem

ARCADIA TALLMAN   Fluoxetine exposure during early auditory development drove 91 gene expression changes in the brainstem, reduced the stability of mature neural circuits, and left lasting hair-cell damage in the inner ear. Fluoxetine Changed the Developing...

The Night Sky Changed Emotional State in 2.5 Minutes

Night sky photos activated all 6 dimensions of awe, increased positive emotion, and restored mental focus in under 3 minutes. People Who Looked at the Night Sky Felt Vastly Different Within Minutes Photographs of deep space and starry night skies activated all 6...

Environmental Stressors Now Cause 1 in 5 Cardiovascular Deaths

ARCADIA TALLMAN Air pollution, noise, chemicals, and climate events cause an estimated 4 to 6 million of the 20 million annual cardiovascular deaths worldwide, exceeding many traditional risk factors, according to a joint ESC, ACC, AHA, and WHF statement. Four Major...

Air Pollution Disrupted Menstrual Cycles in Premenopausal Women

Common traffic and industrial exhaust gases disrupted estrogen and progesterone cycling, damaged ovarian tissue, and shortened menstrual intervals in premenopausal women, yet environmental exposure history remains absent from standard reproductive health evaluations....

Thymosin Alpha-1 Restored Immune Function Across Five Organ Systems

ARCADIA TALLMAN The thymus peptide upregulated 1,198 genes tied to energy metabolism, DNA repair, and cell cycle regulation. The Thymus Shrinks With Age and Takes Immune Function With It The thymus gland loses 95% of its immature immune cells with age, and the peptide...

Fluoxetine During Development Damaged Hearing and the Brainstem

ARCADIA TALLMAN   Fluoxetine exposure during early auditory development drove 91 gene expression changes in the brainstem, reduced the stability of mature neural circuits, and left lasting hair-cell damage in the inner ear. Fluoxetine Changed the Developing...

Fifteen Questions to Get Patient Commitment

Razi Berry A practical tool for doctors, practice managers, and staff to support patient decision-making and follow-through Practitioners often say they do not want to be salespeople. In practice, sales are simply a decision and a transaction between two people. One...

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