The Elephant in the Room: Navigating Conversations About Eating Disorders with GI Patients

by NDNR | Dec 11, 2024 | 2024, Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health, December, Gastrointestinal, Mind/Body

Jayne DuBois, ND Eating disorders are complex psychiatric conditions that frequently present in medical settings under the guise of benign gastrointestinal symptoms such as constipation, bloating, or abdominal pain. Because of the way that these disorders manifest in...

The Invitation of Illness

by NDNR | Dec 6, 2024 | 2024, Autoimmune/Allergy Medicine, December, Mind/Body, Naturopathic Perspective, NDNR Issues

By Erin Hayford, ND, SEP “Incurable…really only means that the particular condition cannot be cured by ‘outer’ methods and that we must go within to effect the healing.”—Louise L. Hay1 I was 21 years old when I was diagnosed with an incurable illness. According to my...

Biofeedback Training for a Young Woman with Anxiety and Chronic Constipation

by NDNR | Dec 6, 2024 | 2024, Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health, December, Gastrointestinal, Mind/Body

Samantha Pryor, ND Constipation is defined as having fewer than 3 bowel movements per week, often accompanied by difficulty defecating. As naturopaths, we agree that daily Bristol Type 4 bowel movements that feel complete are the most indicative of a healthy digestive...

We are Nature: Healing People, Healing the Planet

by NDNR | Dec 4, 2024 | 2024, Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health, December, Environmental Medicine, Mind/Body, Naturopathic Perspective, Policy, World

Leslie Solomonian Introduction We are in a crisis of collective psychological distress, with myriad consequences for the physical body. We are also in a planetary health crisis. The two are interlinked, and part of the larger global polycrisis.1 The discipline of...

Psilocybin’s Therapeutic Pathway

by NDNR | Dec 2, 2024 | 2024, Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health, Botanical Medicine, December, Environmental Medicine, Homeopathy, Mind/Body, Nature Cure, NDNR Issues, Psilocybin

Targeting 5-HT2A Receptor: A Case Study Pam Conboy and Leah Linder, ND Background Psilocybin has been used as a ceremonial sacrament for thousands of years. It may offer, along with holistic and community support, a safe, nonpharmaceutical approach to optimizing...

Fight, Flight, or Freeze 

by NDNR | Sep 13, 2022 | 2022, Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health, Mind/Body, September

Applying Polyvagal Theory to Treat a Traumatized Patient JENNIFER BRUSEWITZ, ND ELIZABETH HOLLOWAY, ND  The polyvagal theory, introduced by Stephen Porges, PhD, in 1995, explains how human adaptive responses are modulated through the autonomic nervous system...