Breathing Practices Lower BP as Exercise and Drugs
NODE SMITH, ND Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as “strength training for your breathing muscles” lowers blood pressure and improves some measures of [...]
Breathing Exercises Lower Blood Pressure as Good as Meds
NODE SMITH, ND Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as “strength training for your breathing muscles” lowers blood pressure and improves some measures of [...]
Breathing is Less Rhythmical in the Brain Than You May Think
Node Smith, ND Breathing propels everything we do — so its rhythm must be orchestrated by our brain cells, right? Wrong. Every breath we take… Every breath we take arises from a disorderly [...]
Taming the Reptilian Brain
Naturopathic Perspective Jim Massey, ND, HANP We find ourselves living in a most tumultuous time of our human civilization. We face a fork in the road, where we can either move forward and work [...]
Expectations of Checking Emails at Home Affects Health of Family as well as Workers
Node Smith, ND Technology has created an increasing precedent in many organizations that employees be available to respond to emails, and other communications, even when not actually at work. A [...]
Bowen Therapy: Reset Your Body and Mind
Tolle Causam Sanja Tamburic, ND My first experience with Bowen therapy was when I was a student at Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine (BINM) and it was immediately clear to me that this [...]
Shut Your Mouth & Save Your Life: What Catlin Taught Early Naturopaths About Breathing
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE In civilized communities, better sheltered, less exposed, and with the aid of the ablest professional skill, the sanitary condition of [...]
Did you Know that How You Breathe Affects Memory and Fear?
Node Smith, ND Breathing Affects Memory and Emotional Response An interesting study on breathing was recently conducted by researchers at Northwestern Medicine. The study looked at how breathing [...]
Research Supports Breathing Exercises for Treatment of Cardiovascular Pathology
A recent meta analysis looked at the efficacy of using breathing exercises in the treatment of certain cardiovascular diseases.1 Specifically, the meta analysis concerned itself with heart rate [...]
Carbon Dioxide- The Missing Link: Taking a Closer Look at the Connection Between Carbon Dioxide and Stress
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE As many NDs can attest, the sympathetic nervous systems of their patients are busy adapting to the chronic stressors in contemporary Western culture. Any new natural [...]
