How My Differing Childhood Experiences Impacted My Educational Life

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections, Spirituality & Catholicism

Brian Dashore Guest Blog Comment; Poignant story of an elementary/middle school student going thru the trials of an “unknown” illness that was ultimately Lyme with multiple co-infections and medical complications and how he dealt with that in school....

Contribution of Opioid-Involved Poisoning to the Change in Life Expectancy in the United States, 2000-2015

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction, Spirituality & Catholicism

http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2654372 Deborah Dowell, MD, MPH1; Elizabeth Arias, PhD2; Kenneth Kochanek, MA2; et al Drug poisoning mortality more than doubled in the United States from 2000 to 2015; poisoning mortality involving opioids more...

Change in “Self-as-Context” (“Perspective-Taking”) Occurs in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for People With Chronic Pain and Is Associated With Improved Functioning

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Functional & Integrative Medicine, Spirituality & Catholicism

http://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(17)30021-4/fulltext Lin Yu, Sam Norton, Lance M. McCracken Highlights •Acceptance and commitment therapy includes a process called “self-as-context.” •Acceptance and commitment therapy-based treatment for chronic pain appeared...

Moderate alcohol consumption linked to brain decline

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction, Spirituality & Catholicism

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317809.php Catharine Paddock PhD A new study concludes that even moderate alcohol consumption is linked to a raised risk of faster decline in brain health and mental function. The researchers say that their findings support the...

It’s time to recognize mental health as essential to physical health

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Spirituality & Catholicism

It’s time to recognize mental health as essential to physical health By JOHN CAMPO MAY 31, 2017 T he human brain is a wonder. Through folds of tissue and pulses of electricity, it lets us perceive, attempt to understand, and shape the world around us. As science...

May 1st, Feast of St. Joseph; Patron Saint of Workers

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Spirituality & Catholicism

St Joseph the Worker The feast of Saint Joseph the Worker is not a mere Catholic copying of the Communist First of May – any more than Christmas is a mere copy of the pagan feast of Saturnalia. The dates are taken over, for obvious reasons; but the content is...