End of Summer Blues

End of Summer Blues

As humans, we are rattled to our core by change. It brings up emotions such as discomfort, grieving the end of something, or anticipation of the unknown. With the end of summer, many of us are sad to say good-bye to fun sun-kissed days and long summer nights. But the...
Immune Support for Chronic Illness

Immune Support for Chronic Illness

Nature has all of the answers and is a mighty force when it comes to immune support. Chronic illness can be traced back to immune dysregulation- whether it is from inflammation, deficiencies, toxic exposure, stress, poor nutrition, or lack of exercise – just to...
Secret Source of Inflammation

Secret Source of Inflammation

Did you know that your reaction to life, circumstances, events, people, family, work and more can impact your health? It is a secret source of inflammation. There are actually a variety of tests to measure it. However, it is not a simple fix even when the lab results...
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....
The link Between GUT and Brain Health

The link Between GUT and Brain Health

There’s a saying in Naturopathic Medical School that was drilled into us: When in doubt, treat the gut. It still rings true and has guided me to help thousands of patients over the years. There is an indisputable connection between our gut and our entire body,...
Take on Allergies Naturally

Take on Allergies Naturally

With the change of seasons, many of those who suffer from allergies fear the onset of spring & high pollen count days. Fear no more! What if you could empower yourself and make your body a strong vessel to lessen and even eliminate your seasonal allergies? Did you...