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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....
Heart Rate Variability: The Why, What, and How of HRV and Its Importance in Private Practice – Part 1
Javdat Karimov, MD, NMD Evaluating heart rate variability (HRV) in clinical practice is important. This is because HRV is a reflection of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) that controls 90% of the body’s functions. The 2 branches of the ANS consist of the...
Spirituality in Clinical Practice
Deborah Frances, RN, ND Tolle Totum It is always the Spirits who heal. Many times the Spirit directed me what to do for people. I depended on prayer a lot. I am only a passageway for Spirit. (Black Star, Comanche medicine woman; personal interview, Medford, Oregon,...
Common Arrhythmias Encountered in Primary Practice
A Naturopathic Perspective Emily A. Kane, ND, LAc There’s a saying among cardiologists that rate is easier to control than rhythm. One of the problems with arrhythmias is that the anti-arrhythmic drugs are typically rife with dangerous side effects. The best known,...
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Kennedy Seeks Overhaul of Food Ingredient Safety Regulations
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review and potentially revise the "Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS) rule. The goal is to close a regulatory loophole that allows food companies to...
OvationLab Conducts Landmark Human Study on the Safety and Efficacy of BPC-157 in Adults with Chronic Pain
Dallas, TX – March 17, 2025 – OvationLab proudly unveils the results of the first-ever human study evaluating the safety and efficacy of orally available BPC-157 as a dietary supplement. This study assessed Infiniwell BPC-157 Delayed Pro 500mcg in adults suffering...
Cancer Caregivers at Increased Risk of PTSD
A recent scoping review highlights that more than 15% of caregivers supporting loved ones with cancer experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Published in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus, the study reveals that caregivers face heightened mental...
Healthy Plant-Based Diets Linked to Lower IBD Risk
A recent study published in The Lancet suggests that adopting a healthy plant-based diet may reduce the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and improve outcomes for those already diagnosed. The research analyzed data from the UK Biobank and the European...
Decline in Risky Behaviors, Rise in Depression Among Adolescents
A recent study reveals that while U.S. adolescents have increasingly refrained from risky behaviors such as substance use and violence between 1999 and 2021, there has been a notable rise in depressive symptoms among a smaller portion of youth. Published in Pediatrics...
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Practice Building: Social Media Your Best Source for Passive Income
Kristen McElveen, ND A common question from naturopathic doctors in private practice is how to keep a consistent referral stream coming in. And while that is important, I feel it is also important to prepare for what happens when you do want some time off, or when you...
Is QuickTime on your practice’s computer? Time to uninstall.
Closing the Window to Hackers & Malware Matthew Knapp On April 14, 2016, the US Department of Homeland Security issued an alert to users of the once popular, video-rendering program QuickTime, to uninstall the program from Windows based operating systems. The...
A Naturopathic Education Syzygy: It’s Upon Us
David J. Schleich, PhD In astronomy, the term “syzygy” refers to alignments, such as when the sun, the earth, and the moon line up to create conjunctions, oppositions, or occultations (we know them as solar or lunar eclipses). From time to time, but inevitably,...