Category: Conditions
Chronic Pain: Treating the Invisible Disorder
Almost all of us have encountered pain at some point, usually in its acute form. However, chronic pain is different and can frequently lead to restric [...]
What Does Your Tongue Say about You?
Ever look at your tongue and think: “That isn’t NORMAL?!”
“What in the world does that mean?”
“I haven’t seen that before!”
If you have never looked [...]
How to Be Fabulous Over 50
Aging is a natural part of life. Physiologically, during a process called sarcopenia, our bodies lose 3–5% of our muscle mass after age 30. Our fascia [...]
Softer Skin Than You’ve Had in Years
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Spa Director—Clinical Aesthetician Laura Duffany—atThe Spa at Litchfield Hills to talk about the hottest new t [...]
Treat Symptoms Before They Arise with Anti-Aging Medicine
Doctors are trained to diagnose medical conditions and apply the correct treatment for those diagnoses. In anti-aging medicine, doctors attempt to do [...]
Breast Cancer Screening Under 40: Bridging the Gap
You probably know women who have been diagnosed with a life-changing, life-threatening disease at a young age, but you never think it can happen to yo [...]
Erectile Dysfunction (ED): Natural Ways to Address Its Complexities
Did you know that erectile dysfunction (ED) is very common among American men of all ages and that the risk of its development increases with age? Und [...]
Aging Gracefully
One of the plagues of aging is falling—even perfectly healthy seniors with no pre-existing medical problems have a greater chance of taking a tumble t [...]
Nine Tips for Healthy Aging
We are all aging—but we are also living longer lives, so it is important to keep our bodies and minds as healthy as possible. Here are a few tips to h [...]
Facial Cupping Is the Hottest Anti-Aging Trend
Before the 2016 Summer Olympics, many of us in the U.S. had never heard of cupping. We learned that swimming champion Michael Phelps received regular [...]
Rethink Your Oral Health
Most of us know that oral health is very important. We take measures to maintain good oral hygiene, going for regular dental visits and having two cle [...]
How Music Helps You Heal
Music is primal to life and expressed by each of us every day, whether through dancing to a favorite tune, keeping rhythm with a pencil, or rememberin [...]
The Importance of Massage as We Age
For most of us, aging is not something we look forward to; the impact it has on our physical (and mental) health is dramatic. As kids, all we want to [...]
The Power of CoQ10
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an organic compound that is fast becoming my favorite supplement. Among its many functions is its critical role in ATP, or ene [...]
Oh, Sweet Slow Waves of Deep Sleep! A Deep Dive into Dreamland
Feeling tired today? According to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2020 poll, the average American feels sleepy three days a week, and close to half sa [...]
Reducing Stress Is the Heart’s Work
You’ve probably sat through a Zoom meeting and watched a weak presentation, thinking, “What an incoherent presentation that was!” Or maybe you saw som [...]
Difficulty Sleeping? Massage Therapy Can Help
According to the American Psychiatric Association, sleep disorders involve problems with quality, timing, and amount of sleep, resulting in daytime di [...]
Oral & Dental Therapy Kills Bacteria Quickly
Current research has demonstrated a strong correlation between oral health and the following health issues: cardiac health, cognitive function, lung h [...]
What You Should Know About Dense Breasts and Mammography
As women, every October we are bombarded with pink ribbons, athletes wearing pink socks, and commercials and billboards telling us to “get your mammog [...]
Boosting Immunity Mindfully to Beat Stress
It’s no secret that stress negatively affects the immune system. Indirectly, stressed people tend to engage in behaviors that have negative effects on [...]
Unexplained or Unexplored Infertility?
The inability to become pregnant or carry a pregnancy to term is caused by a myriad of medical conditions and other contributing factors. Therefore, e [...]
Natural Ways to Address the Complexities of Fibromyalgia
Do you suffer from chronic or severe pain throughout your body? Have your traditional physicians concluded that your symptoms are psychosomatic after [...]
The Ups and Downs of Perimenopause: Tips for a Healthier Transition
Anxious, depressed, angry. Bloated, can’t sleep, can’t remember, no period, then full-blown red storm. Anxious, depressed, angry…again! Why don’t more [...]
Healthy Aging with Bioidentical Hormones
Jane is a 48-year-old female who presented to our clinic with complaints of fatigue, irregular menstruation, headaches, low libido, difficulty sleepin [...]