Therapeutic benefits of naps across lifespan
Photo Cred: PIxabay/Pexels By Catherine Darley, ND As a naturopathic doctor and sleep specialist, I am asked about napping frequently. In the medical community, there is no clear discussion on whether...
Read MoreResearchers call for mental health support for healthcare workers
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Healthcare workers have been on the front lines of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, providing care to the sick at great personal risk....
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Sleep in Patient Protocols: An Integrative Medicine Case Study
Many patients experience trouble sleeping, whether due to stress, illness, or other disruptions to normal routine. However, ongoing sleep problems and sleep disorders are becoming more widely recognized in healthcare...
Read MoreStrategies for stress to optimize immune response
Photo Cred: Artem Beliaikin/Pexels By Kim Furtado, ND In today’s world, fears can become tangible, threatening, and are constantly evolving, and a person can exist predominantly in sympathetic overload. The...
Read MorePrenatal microbial exposures influence neurodevelopment
Photo Cred: Omar Lopez/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Giving beneficial bacteria to stressed mothers during the third trimester of pregnancy prevents an autism-like disorder in their offspring, according to a new...
Read MoreHow a pandemic impacts sleep and behaviors
Photo Cred: Kristin Vogt/Pexels By Catherine Darley, ND The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased occurrences of stress behaviors. Patients are generally off-schedule as they try to adjust to a new normal,...
Read MoreBerries, apples, tea potential protective benefits against Alzheimer’s
Photo Cred: Cecilia Par/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Older adults who consumed small amounts of flavonoid-rich foods, such as berries, apples and tea, were two to four times more likely to...
Read MoreMolecule produced by gut microbes could improve memory
Photo Cred: Chokniti Khongchum/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Lactate, a molecule produced by all species of one gut microbe, was found to be a key memory-boosting molecular messenger, according to a...
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