Part 2 of 2 David Arneson, ND Many vitamins and minerals serve as cofactors and coenzymes for the production of neurotransmitters from amino acids. Our mainstay for treating depression and other mental health issues has always been intravenous (IV) nutrition and...
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Insomnia: Review of Nutritional Interventions
Jonathan E. Prousky, ND, MSc Biopsychosocial Context Insomnia, as defined by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine,1 is unsatisfactory sleep that impacts daytime functioning. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition) describes the...
The Case of the “Daysleeper”
Catherine Darley, ND When patients waiting in a general practice are surveyed, 35% of them will say they have sleep complaints, although that may not be why they are visiting the physician.1 Unfortunately, unresolved sleep complaints can have a broad impact on health....
Depression and Sleep Quality
Peter Bongiorno, ND, LAc Regular, quality sleep is of paramount importance to good mood and good health. Evaluating and solving sleep issues address a pertinent underlying cause in the pathogenesis of depression and deserve strong attention by the physician....
Dr CIDS—Children With Insomnia and Disordered Sleep
The Expert Report Interview With Catherine Darley, ND Mark Swanson, ND The patient age spectrum for sleep disorders requiring medical management ranges from infants to the elderly. The number of patients reporting sleep problems is staggering and is enough to keep...
Rest: The Undervalued, Inaccessible, Awesome Therapy
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE All nature wakes with the sun, save only man! All nature goes to rest with the sun, save only man. Like the sun at noon all nature is at the height of activity, and again man is the only exception! Peter J. Thiel,...
Sleeping With Your Stress: Sleep Apnea
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Sleep consumes about a third of our lives. It is no wonder, then, that “sleep medicine,” like so many other aspects of human experience, has been medicalized and monetized within biomedicine. There are numerous sleep disorders that have been...
Adolescent Insomnia
Diagnosis and Treatment Protocols for Sleep Disorders Lisa Watson, ND Insufficient sleep is a common and often chronic condition in adolescence. It is estimated that between 25% and 45% of adolescents in the United States fail to obtain adequate sleep1,2 and that...
Hydrotherapy Protocols for Sleep Disorders
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE In the United States the neutral bath is rather new. Most people have never even heard of it. -Ferrin, 1923, p. 317 The neutral bath is more efficient than all the agents known to pharmacy. -L. McKie, 1917, p. 44 In insomnia there is...
As Health Goes, So Goes Sleep
Sleeping Disorders Among the Elderly Catherine Darley, ND It is commonly thought that as people age their sleep worsens. But is this true? Does it have to be? The answer is both yes and no. Some research has found that healthy elderly people sleep as well as healthy...