Sound therapies are being used to treat a range of physical and psychological ailments, and researchers are starting to understand more about how sounds can influence brainwave patterns, hormone secretion, and regulators of immune function. A guide to resources on sound therapy.
ADHD and autism are associated with a host of digestive dysfunctions, including enzyme deficiencies, impaired liver detoxification, severe constipation and diarrhea. Jeff Bradstreet, a holistic pediatrician has treated thousands of ADHD and autism patients with a comprehensive nutritional regimen that begins with clearing up the digestive problems.
NIH’s Integrative Neural Immune Program brings together researchers from a host of different scientific fields to explore the questions of how social systems, emotional states, and patterns of consciousness affect health and contribute to disease.
In the constantly on-the-go American lifestyle, many people consider sleep a luxury, not recognizing it for the necessity it truly is. Sleep deprivation, which is epidemic in the US, reduces immunologic resistance to infections, and greatly reduces problem-solving skills and other key brain functions.
Sleep disorders, including apnea are very common in patients with cardiovascular disease, and they affect a patient’s ability to respond to heart disease treatment. Sleep apnea reflects a dysfunction in the relationship between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, and has a very negative impact on cardiovascular outcomes.
For several decades, John E. Sarno, MD, has been successfully chronic back pain without surgery or drugs. He believes that in most cases, chronic back pain reflects physical processes initiated by the brain as a diversionary tactic to keep conscious focus away from emergent rage or other undesirable emotions, a condition he calls Tension Myositis Syndrome. Dr. Sarno gives an in-depth discusses his controversial views and treatment approaches.
According to vanguard neurologist Antonio Damasio, MD, PhD, the brain creates a virtual image of the body, which becomes one’s locus of self-identity. Dr. Damasio’s functional imaging studies are showing the ways in which emotions can influence this “body within the brain,” which in turn, produces changes in the physical body itself.
Dennis Gates, MD, a Chicago orthopedic surgeon, has found that a comprehensive holistic approach that includes smoking cessation, dietary changes, nutritional supplementation, bodywork and stress reduction, can markedly improve surgical outcomes in his patients. His holistic approach results in faster healing times and fewer complications, not to mention other general health benefits.
In 2001, Jon Abrams was a successful fast-track Wall Streeter. He was also morbidly obese, weighing over 400 lb. Despite disciplined dieting on everything from Atkins to Zone, he couldn’t lose weight, until he began to understand why his body wanted to be fat. Speaking at the American Holistic Medical Association’s annual conference, he shared lessons learned on his journey back to fitness.
Homeopathy can benefit many patients with depression, especially women. Dr. Lauri Grossman, a chiropractor and homeopath outlines key remedies for managing depression.
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