Naturopathic Blog

Dr. Ivy Branin, ND Dr. Ivy Branin, ND

A Serene Holiday Season, Seriously!

 

Whether you look forward to them or simply dread them, it's official, the holidays have arrived.  Unfortunately, what often follows this arrival, are colds and flus, weight gain and even depression....

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Seated Forward Bend Pose (Paschimottanasana)

If the holidays make you want to go hide, then this pose is the next best thing.  Well perhaps no one will be fooled but seated forward bend is an excellent way to relieve some holiday pressure. Perfo...

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Dispelling Food Myths

 

Eating healthy in this modern age can be very confusing. The internet is both a wealth of great and terrible information which only adds to this confusion. To simplify things, here are some of the myt...

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Head to Knee Pose (Janu Sirsasana)

Piling on the stuffing or going for that second slice of pumpkin pie can call for some major yoga Rx!  Choosing twisting poses like Janu Sirsasana is great way to send some love to ourdigestive system...

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Thunderbolt Pose (Vajrasana)

 

Shin-shin-toistu-do is a variation of yoga brought to Japan in the 1940s by Tempu Nakamura.  This form of yoga focuses on developing Ki (life force) through seated and moving meditation, breath techni...

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Going Japanese to Prevent Disease

For many years Japan has surpassed the rest of the world in life expectancy with the average person living to be 83.7 years. Unfortunately, with a life expectancy of 79.3, the US has fallen quite behi...

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Eagle Pose (Garudasana)

Even when I am in Paris, I have to "faire du yoga," One of my favorite places to do my sun salutations en français is Be Yoga. So I decided to ask one of my Be Yoga teachers, Garance Clos, to chose a...

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Paving the Way to Better Memory

It is scary to think that an estimated thirty-five million people worldwide have dementia and roughly 5.3 million people in the United States have Alzheimer's. It is a just another cruel fact of life,...

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Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha)

Sacroiliac pain is often a result of imbalance in the sacroiliac joints, with one side being more mobile than the other. The sacrum gets out of alignment with the iliac bone on the more mobile side,...

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New Ways to Work the Body

You've probably had a chiropractor crack your back, a massage therapist work on your muscles or an acupuncturist needle some points but this only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to body work. I...

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Legs Up the Wall (Viparita Karani)

For IVF patients, one of the most difficult periods is the '2 week wait.' It can be excruciating. So it's important to find poses that nourish, relax, and energize; especially since it's recommended t..

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IVF Factors: Improving the Odds

For many couples looking to start a family in vitro fertilization (IVF) might be the only option. This could be for any number of reasons.  Such as reproductive problems on the side of either partner,...

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