Advocate For Your Own Health

Advocate For Your Own Health

  Being an advocate for your health can be empowering. However, there can be a lot of pushback within the medical community when a patient asks a practitioner questions about their own health. I personally experienced this for a couple of decades before I became...
All Natural Heart Health

All Natural Heart Health

When it comes to heart health, there are so many natural ways to be pro-active as well as preventative. For all of my patients, since I practice preventative care as a Naturopathic Doctor, I screen via labwork with a marker called hs-CRP. It stands for high...
Seasonal Sadness

Seasonal Sadness

 Ah, that time of year when people. are susceptible to Seasonal Affective isorder aka SAD. The shorter and gloomier days make you want to hibernate. It is a mood disorder that occurs each time of year when the amount of sunlight is lessened. But, is it just the sun to...
Holiday Cheer or Fear… You Choose

Holiday Cheer or Fear… You Choose

Ah the holidays, that time of year for cheer. But what if year after year, you just dread it. Just the thought of gatherings, holiday music and buying gifts gets your stomach into knots? Maybe it’s time to face the real reason behind your holiday fear. Dealing...
Can Loving a Pet Impact Your Health?

Can Loving a Pet Impact Your Health?

The ability to show and receive love plays a huge role in human development. Health issues can arise when love is complicated. If people let us down and we interpret that as feeling unloved or unwanted, it can manifest in a lot of different ways to impact our health....