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Hot Times in Geneva: Or, How to Force More Drug Ill Effects on Billions of People and Make Tons of Money

by Scott C. Tips

The National Health Federation president reports on his efforts to fight for limits on rGBH and rBST during the most recent session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

Junk Food May Reduce Heart Attack Deaths

by Kimberly M. Sanders, ND, and Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO

Why are Israeli children much less likely to display allergic reactions to peanuts than children of similar Jewish descent living in the UK? The answer has surprising information about why the conventional approach to allergy avoidance may not be optimal for health.

Pinky and the Brain

by Jim Cross

​Finding the cause and effective treatment of mental health disorders can be like a game show in which the practitioner and patient are trying to guess which door a prize hides the prize. Here are three clues to get started in the areas of food, the blood–brain barrier, and stress.

Navigating the Convoluted Road to and from Depression

by Nora T. Gedgaudas, CNS, CNT, BCHN

The most common form of mental illness, depression is greatly affected by biochemical processes, which depend on the nutrients in our diets. This article looks to our ancestral lifestyle for ways to optimal feed and stabilize the human brain and nervous system – which involves the gut as well.

Fibromyalgia

by Leslie Axelrod, ND, LAc

With more patients being diagnosed with fibromyalgia given the 2010 diagnostic criteria, it is important for health-care providers to know the basic lifestyle habits and natural and alternative treatments that help with this condition.

Effective Treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: An Overview and 35 Treatments for Tough Cases

by Jacob Teitelbaum, MD

​After an overview of treatments for chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, this articles provides a step-by-step flow chart for ruling out other conditions and tending to all the symptoms that can show up in various body systems.​

Nutrient Supplement Enhances Natural Killer Cell Function in Women with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: Preliminary Report

by Rita R. Ellithorpe, MD; Robert Settineri, MS; Talon Ellithorpe, BS; and Garth L. Nicolson, PhD

The NK cell may play a significant role in the symptoms of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. Taking supplements that support NK cell function can improve resistance to viral and bacterial infections that contribute to symptoms in these conditions.​

Pain as a Contextual Experience

by Erik Peper, PhD

The experience of pain has no meaning without a context. Factors such as a diagnosis or lack thereof, availability of comfort and support, and exposure to how others in a group are managing pain all influence​ one’s experience of pain. How can this knowledge be used to help those patients in holistic practice?

A Breakthrough in Using Light Therapy to Treat Neuropathies

by Len Saputo, MD

Light therapy seems to be an underutilized treatment despite successful use on a variety of conditions going back to 1899. Here three case studies are presented with results from light therapy provided with the BioPhoton emitter.​

The Growing Role of Neurofeedback in Integrative Medicine

By Siegfried Othmer, PhD, and Susan F. Othmer, BA

​Neurofeedback tools such as the electroencephalogram (EEG) give us insight into the brain’s regulatory activities, and as this technology improves, it can provide us with important pieces of information for patient care. ​

Tummo Meditation Versus Autogenic Training: Visceral Nervous System Self-Regulation, East and West, and Implications for Integrative Psychotherapy

by Gérard V. Sunnen, MD

​In this article, two mind/body techniques from different paradigms are explored for their ability to activate multilevel personal transformation. Each can be practiced alone or within the context of psychotherapy, and both have multiple benefits. ​

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Avoiding Peanut Allergy (38)

Guidelines Turned Upside Down

Finding Our Way Out of Depression (47)

Ancestral Lifestyle Shows Clues

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue

Improving Sleep and Reducing Pain (53)

35 Treatments for Tough Cases (56)

Pain and the Brain (63)

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