How someone envisions his or her health problems can give clues to deeper issues that keep them from optimal health. Martin Rossman, MD, an expert in guided imagery, explains how to use imagery to improve health outcomes.
Neurotransmitter testing is revealing much about the nature of autism. Kids with this condition have extremely high levels of excitatory neurotransmitters, and very low inhibitory neurotransmitters. Basically, they’re constantly on overload. Carefully guided nutritional therapy can make a profound difference in their lives.
Chronic pain syndromes, including back pain, headaches, and abdominal pain are on the rise in children. Better nutrition, biofeedback and attention to family dynamics can make a world of difference.
High carbohydrate consumption, lack of protein, coffee, alcohol and other poor nutrition habits contribute to the neurotransmitter deficiencies that underlie depression, anxiety and other chronic mood disorders.
Chronic sleep problems are so common that many people simply accept them as an inevitable part of modern life. But lack of sleep is extremely detrimental to health. According to Anne McClenon, ND, chronic sleep loss should be considered a medical emergency. But quick-fix drugs are not the answer. Nutrients like melatonin, herbs like Valerian, and elimination of late night TV or computer use, are a lot safer and more effective in restoring healthy sleep.
In his new book, Finding Balance in a Medical Life, Dr. Lee Lipsenthal contends that doctors bring about much of their own unhappiness through controlling, perfectionistic and workaholic attitudes. Drawing from a wide range of psychological practices and spiritual traditions, Dr. Lipsenthal provides insights and practical tools to help fellow physicians find joy and fulfillment in their personal and professional lives.
Depression, anxiety, insomnia and other psycho-emotional conditions can be effectively treated with targeted amino acid supplementation, reducing the need for expensive psychiatric drugs. Neuroscience, a new testing lab, offers doctors new tools for assessing neurotransmitter imbalances and planning treatment.
Sleep problems are extremely common in our over-caffeinated, media-saturated lives. In many cases, nutritional and botanical substances like magnesium, Vitamin B12, and Valerian can help improve sleep without the need for prescription sleep medications.
A few simple questions can tell you a lot about someone’s sleep patterns, often opening up an important opportunity for health improvement.
Much of what passes for “integrative” medicine these days is really just a main course of conventional medicine with a little side-dish of “alternative” services. According to Dr. Frank Lipman, who practices at the crossroad of allopathic medicine, traditional Asian medicine, and bodywork, true integration calls for a radical change in how physicians and patients view health, illness, and wellness.
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