Joe Kellerstein, DC, ND Stephen seemed quiet. A bit too quiet for an 11-year-old boy. Clearly he was uncomfortable being in the office. Not in an antagonistic way. No, it was more of an underlying fear. A glance at the intake form confirmed my impressions. In order,...
Insomnia/Sleep Medicine
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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...
The Pathological Sequelae of Shift Work
Catherine Darley, ND In our modern society we’ve become a 24-hour culture where you can do your shopping, work, and play at all hours of the night like never before. The time that humans historically have slept is called our “biological night.” A full 20% of working...
Behavioral Treatments for Insomnia
Catherine Darley, ND What exactly is disordered insomnia? The patient is unable to fall asleep within 30 minutes at bedtime, or experiences significant time awake in the middle of the night. In my practice, which provides naturopathic care exclusively for sleep...
Daylight Saving Time: Detrimental to our Health?
Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO With spring fast approaching, I’m already dreading the shock of switching back to Daylight Saving Time (DST). This leads me to ponder why we still bother switching the clocks like this. I can never remember when we do it and which way we are...
Blue Light Specials: The Possible Effects of Short Wavelengths of Light on the Body’s Circadian Clock
Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO “I do not say that John or Jonathan will realize all this; but such is the character of that morrow which mere lapse of time can never make to dawn. The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake....
The Search for the Truth: Homeopathy has Many Similarities to Detective Work
Joe Kellerstein, DC, ND I am fortunate today in having a preceptor. I don’t know that she feels the same way. It seems difficult to control my enthusiasm for homeopathy, and the verbal runoff can be considerable when a captive audience is present. Yes, I should get a...
The Obesity-Sleep Deprivation Connection
Catherine Darley, ND Over the last several decades the incidence of obesity in the U.S., and indeed the world, has increased profoundly. Adult overweight is defined as a body mass index (BMI) above 25kg/m2, while obesity is defined as BMI ≥ 30kg/m2 (National Heart,...
Shosaiko-to Formula for Epilepsy
Eric Yarnell, ND, RH(AHG) Idiopathic epilepsy represents a serious clinical challenge. Though numerous anti-epileptic drugs exist, they often cause significant adverse effects. Any agents that can help improve epilepsy management with lower adverse effects could be...