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The Art of Natural Sleep Part 1

Part 1 of 2 Sussanna Czeranko, ND Fresh air is the best and cheapest of all medicines, for certainly we can class it as a medicine if the properties of

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The Art of Natural Sleep | Part 2

Part 2 of 2 Sussanna Czeranko, ND Do all of your thinking before you get under the covers. Sleep is too precious to sacrifice for a tangled skein of worry

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The Impact of the Mind on Sleep

Causes of Non-Restful Sleep Iva Lloyd, BSCH, RHN, RPP, ND Takes a close look at some of the varied causes of non-restful sleep, and at the impact an unsettled mind

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As Health Goes, So Goes Sleep

Sleeping Disorders Among the Elderly Catherine Darley, ND It is commonly thought that as people age their sleep worsens. But is this true? Does it have to be? The answer

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Sleeping With Your Stress

Sleep Apnea Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE Sleep consumes about a third of our lives. It is no wonder, then, that “sleep medicine,” like so many other aspects of human experience,

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Rest: The Undervalued, Inaccessible, Awesome Therapy

Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE All nature wakes with the sun, save only man! All nature goes to rest with the sun, save only man. Like the

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Dr CIDS—Children With Insomnia and Disordered Sleep

The Expert Report Interview With Catherine Darley, ND Mark Swanson, ND The patient age spectrum for sleep disorders requiring medical management ranges from infants to the elderly. The number of

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Depression — Part 2

Part 2 of 2 David Arneson, ND   Many vitamins and minerals serve as cofactors and coenzymes for the production of neurotransmitters from amino acids. Our mainstay for treating depression

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Melatonin

The Miracle Hormone? Timothy Schwaiger, ND For many years the hormone melatonin has been used for a variety of conditions. Although melatonin has primarily been used for the treatment of

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Passionflower and Lemon Balm

Their Roles in Sleep Mandana Edalati, ND Most people are familiar with the occasional tossing and turning in bed, but when this occurs on a chronic basis, it becomes more

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The Cytokine Connection to Insomnia

Mary Bove, ND Excerpts from lecture notes for presentation at upcoming Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine, April 10 – 12, 2015 at SCNM in Tempe, Arizona www.botanicalmedicine.org Can...

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Depression and Sleep Quality

Peter Bongiorno, ND, LAc Regular, quality sleep is of paramount importance to good mood and good health. Evaluating and solving sleep issues address a pertinent underlying cause in the pathogenesis of...

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The Case of the “Daysleeper”

Catherine Darley, ND When patients waiting in a general practice are surveyed, 35% of them will say they have sleep complaints, although that may not be why they are visiting the physician.1...

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Insomnia: Review of Nutritional Interventions

Jonathan E. Prousky, ND, MSc Biopsychosocial Context Insomnia, as defined by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine,1 is unsatisfactory sleep that impacts daytime functioning. The Diagnostic and...

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Optimizing Sleep: A Multi-Pronged Approach

Mark Woodall, MS, ND The therapeutic order, as elaborated by Drs Jared Zeff and Pamela Snider, begins with, “Establish the conditions for health.”1 Optimizing sleep quality and duration is therefore...

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Teen Sleep: Getting It Right

Catherine Darley, ND Remember being a teenager, staying up late, and sleeping till noon on the weekends? Most likely you have teen patients in your clinic who are experiencing the same sleep pattern....

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A Nightmare of a Case: Homeopathic Approaches to Sleep Issues in Children

Anke Zimmermann, BSc, ND, FCAH Sleep issues, including nightmares and sleep-walking, are a common problem in children. Sleep and dream symptoms are generally a clear expression of the vital force and...

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Sleep: The Emerging Science & Its Clinical Implications

Krista Anderson-Ross, ND Tolle Totum Sleep is a criminal waste of time, inherited from our cave days. (Thomas Edison) While it’s easy to believe that sleep deprivation is a manifestation of the modern...

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Resetting the Clock: The Key to Restoring Healthy Sleep

Jennifer Bahr, ND Tolle Totum When you have insomnia, you’re never really asleep, and you’re never really awake. With insomnia, nothing’s real. Everything is far away. Everything is a copy of a copy of...

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Sleep-Disordered Breathing: An Under-recognized Cause of Chronic Disease –...

David Nortman, ND Docere We spend 1/4 to 1/3 of our time sleeping (or trying to), yet most medical care is focused on our waking hours. Sound sleep heals and restores the organism on all levels. Poor...

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