Body Scan and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
Progressive Muscle Relaxation can be a useful tool to accomplish two goals: Helping the muscles of the body to release tension, which can...
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Dr. Robert Kachko
- Aug 1, 2019
- 5 min
Genetics and Pain
We’ve spent much of this series discussing things that are mostly within our control: nutrition, mindset, participation in our healing...
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Dr. Robert Kachko
- Jul 17, 2019
- 2 min
Pain: Sending The Right Signals
Our bodies and brains are complex, and each of us is impacted by pain in our own unique way. However, we ALL experience pain at two...
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Robert Kachko
- Jul 14, 2019
- 2 min
Pain: The Brain Plays Tricks
When it comes to our experience of pain, as with all things, context matters! If you’ve been following along with previous posts, you...
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Dr. Robert Kachko
- Jul 14, 2019
- 2 min
Why Mindfulness Matters for Pain
Mindfulness meditation is all the rage these days. Proposed as a cure-all for everything from anxiety to pain, it’s rare to find someone...
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Dr. Robert Kachko
- Jul 14, 2019
- 1 min
Depression and Chronic Pain
Depression (and anxiety, among a host of other psychosocial factors) contribute to chronic pain. In fact, in one study in the journal...
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Dr. Robert Kachko
- Jul 14, 2019
- 1 min
Omega 3s and Osteoarthritis (OA)
Thanks to it’s high supply of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, fish oil is one of the best anti-inflammatory substances we have. Given that...
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Dr. Robert Kachko
- Jul 14, 2019
- 2 min
Sleep and Chronic Pain
Sleep: the ultimate reset switch. We’ve got tons of research about just how important sleep is to our long-term health and well-being. It...
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Dr. Robert Kachko
- Jul 14, 2019
- 1 min
Holistic Pain Care Series
According to the CDC, 20 Million Americans deal with “high impact” chronic pain on a daily basis. This means it impacts their quality of...
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Robert Kachko ND, LAc
- Aug 11, 2018
- 2 min
Reframing Pain Program
Dealing with chronic pain is a tremendous (and all too common) challenge. Doing so alone is even more difficult. Research shows that a...
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Robert Kachko, ND, LAc
- Aug 11, 2018
- 1 min
Rewiring the Chronic Pain Brain
Pain can be unlearned. It is meant to serve a crucial but temporary role in our lives: to alert us of danger and to influence appropriate...
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Robert Kachko, ND, LAc
- Oct 12, 2016
- 1 min
4 Ways Naturopathic Medicine Can Help Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain
Imagine for a moment that your home is on fire and your local fire department arrives to “save the day” by cutting the power to your fire...
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Robert Kachko
- Sep 28, 2016
- 1 min
Why Healthy Teeth And Gums Matter
Our Dr. Kachko was interviewed by Live Naturally Magazine on the importance of maintaining healthy teeth and gums for an overall...
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Robert Kachko ND, LAc
- Jul 19, 2016
- 1 min
ALZHEIMER’S & HYPERINSULINEMIA: THE NATUROPATHIC DIETARY TOOL KIT
"Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has the historically unique distinction of being the only common chronic disease with no known prevention or...
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Robert Kachko, ND, LAc
- Jul 6, 2016
- 1 min
A Natural Approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome
The paradox of holding an IBS awareness month (though an undoubtedly important recognition of a common ailment) is that despite years of...
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Robert Kachko ND, LAc
- Jul 6, 2016
- 1 min
Restful Sleep: As Important As Exercise in Weight Loss
Did you know that getting up early to exercise might actually MAKE you gain weight? Yes, you read that correctly: you may be better off...
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Robert Kachko, ND, LAc
- Jun 6, 2016
- 1 min
Rewiring the Chronic Pain Brain
Pain can be unlearned. It is meant to serve a crucial but temporary role in our lives: to alert us of danger and to influence appropriate...
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Robert Kachko, ND, LAc
- Jun 5, 2016
- 1 min
It's A Gut Feeling: The Road To A Healthy Heart May Start In The Intestines
Life is full of, or perhaps even defined by, choices and medicine is much the same. We have a certain degree of freedom to choose the way...
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Robert Kachko ND, LAc
- Jun 5, 2016
- 1 min
The Power Of Love To Mend A Broken Heart
The concept of self-love is just as important as love in the classic sense. Science is beginning to catch up to what poets and artists...
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Robert Kachko, ND, LAc
- Jun 5, 2016
- 1 min
Men, How Low is Your T?
Men with low testosterone are at greater risk for a myriad of chronic diseases. In a perfect world, disease would result from dysfunction...
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