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A new study shows signs that exposing children to the rhythm of music may have tangible benefits.
...Patterns help us all learn, and the change to patterns also forces us to focus and learn as a result of pattern perception. It seems as though music can help us enhance our children’s recognition of patterns...
The yearly update to the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists is out.
...When buying food it would be great if we all could afford organic all of the time, but that is just not always possible...
A new study sheds light on what is keeping teenagers up at night.
...Keyes and her team have noticed that sleep patterns have not gotten any better, but they also have not gotten any worse with the rise in technology use...
The Newsletter is back, and so is Dr. Larrow!
...if you don't get around to the Newsletter, but need incentive too, know that what is covered involves communications delays, appointments confirmations and travel distance, product shipping information, tax documents, and February and March's blogs...
It turns out that some BPA substitutes, in this case BPS, are similar in how they harm the body.
...They then exposed them to different concentrations of BPS over a 14 day period. As a control other preadipocytes were exposed to dexamethasone as it has a known rate of fat cell formation. What was seen is that even the smallest amount of BPS increased the accumulation of lipids...
Person to person and cause and effect relationships can be similar.
...The cause and effect connection sometimes will come around showing us who we have affected, or how we have been changed, and other times it does neither...
Please check into this blog post from time to time to get updates on Dr. Larrow's maternity leave status.
UPDATE 03/10/2016: Dr. Larrow is scheduled to return to seeing patients under her normal Friday and Saturday schedule come the end of this April...
A great infographic gives a decent representation of what to expect when you have a visit with a Naturopathic Doctor.
...As a Naturopathic Doctor, my focus is getting to the root cause of the disease while using the least invasive treatments possible to aid the body in restoring health. It is our job as the doctor to support the innate healing ability of the body, and then get out of the way as the body heals itself...
A new study indicates a more normal gastrointestinal tract for C-Section birthed babies is possible.
...In the study, babies that were born via C-Section were swabbed with their mother’s vaginal bacteria after it was born. A gauze was placed in mom’s vagina for an hour prior to the C-Section then this gauze was rubbed on baby after it was born...
No baby yet, and, unfortunately, I'm dwelling on that.
...Even with all the “wisdom” read of how to naturally induce labor, I have decided to not push my body. I am taking time to rest, and walk as much as I can. I am listening to my midwife and allowing her to be my doctor rather than trying to doctor myself...
