Category: Conditions
Detoxification – It All Starts at the Mouth
Too much of anything can be toxic. Even drinking water has a toxic dose. When one reaches the toxic dose of something, negative things happen to our b [...]
CT’s Top Nutrition/Functional Medicine Practitioners
Functional medicine is an individualized, patient-centered, science-based approach that empowers patients and practitioners to work together to addres [...]
The Real – but Hidden – Dangers of Postpartum Depression
The recent events with the Clancy Family in Duxbury, MA, have deeply impacted me. It has driven me to provide some education on postpartum depression [...]
Challenging Minds – Think Outside the Box
Challenging Minds originated as a group behavioral health practice in Torrington, CT. Over the first two years, the practice added clinical providers [...]
Improve Your Fertility by Detoxing Your Home
Yes! Removing excess environmental toxic burden to the body that we surround ourselves with day in and day out can improve the natural function of the [...]
Detox Your Skin for Optimal Breast Health
Toxins aren’t easy to see, smell, or feel – but we’re surrounded by them daily. They can be found in our air, foods, cleaning products, and personal-c [...]
Put a Spring in Your Step with Internal Cleansing
Do the cold weather and excess comfort foods get you down...literally? Do you feel overweight, sluggish, less interested in life? While it is ideal to [...]
How Herbs Can Help Detox Your Home for a Healthier Environment
Cleansing your home of toxins can be beneficial for your health and well-being. Removing hazardous materials and chemicals from your residence can red [...]
How Food Can Help Heal Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Irregular menstrual cycles of longer than 35 days, acne, abnormal body hair growth, hair loss, and weight challenges are just a few of the symptoms th [...]
Momming Is HARD! The 5 “Happy” Hormones to Help Your Mood
As moms, the momming never seems to end. The hours spent doing both visible and invisible tasks throughout our day that often go unrecognized. The tim [...]
Grounding, Gazing, Earthing, and Breathing for Peace
We are living in stressful times. Emotions are heightened, division is prevalent, and anxiety seems to be the norm. We cannot deny that we are greatly [...]
What’s the Best Diet for Chronic Illness?
The healthiest diet for those who have chronic illness should be able to pass muster if analyzed for these four factors:
Nutrient density
Alkalin [...]
Unexplained, Unexplored? Or Flat-Out Ignored?
The diagnosis of “unexplained infertility” has never felt right to me, especially when up to 30% of fertility struggles have this diagnosis. There’s a [...]
Combat Menopause Belly the Healthy Way
Are you in midlife and think you may be menopausal? Do you struggle daily with extra belly fat and have no clue where it came from? Do you feel like y [...]
CT’s Top Naturopathic Physicians
Naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of primary health care that emphasizes prevention and the self-healing process through the use of natural t [...]
Break the Cycle of Stress Eating
Stress is one of the most common causes of overeating and weight gain. As much as you want to stop stress eating, it’s hard to control because it happ [...]
Peptide Therapy to Reduce Pain and Accelerate Healing
In the groundbreaking book, Why We Age - and Why We Don’t Have To by Dr. David Sinclair, a leading world authority on genetics and longevity, Sinclair [...]
Bad Hair Day on Planet Earth
Barbara Ruzansky is the owner of West Hartford Yoga, a yoga and healing center in Central Connecticut. Although many in the community see her as a suc [...]
Neurofeedback or Psychotherapy? How to Decide Which Treatment Is Right for You
If you ever feel like life is more overwhelming and stressful than it used to be, you’re probably right - and you’re not alone. That’s according to sc [...]
Enhancing Access to Fertility with Naturopathic Medicine
Planning a pregnancy can be an exciting yet overwhelming time for many families. Medical conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, and autoimmune disease c [...]
Achieve Healthy Weight Loss with Hypnosis
Obesity is known to increase the risk of various disorders, including stroke, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and many types of cancer. It’s no secret tha [...]
Autism Parenting: How Am I Going to Do This?
The months and years following my son’s autism diagnosis were a mad dash to learn and do as much as possible as fast as possible. From scouring the in [...]
What Causes Autism?
Autism is the fastest-growing medical condition in our children today. From the late 20th century to today, the rates increased EIGHT TIMES! According [...]
5 Basic Health Requirements We Don’t Talk About
Healing starts with how you approach health. An obvious statement, right?
Looking at mainstream medicine, however, we can see that healing often gets [...]