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How Traditional Chinese Medicine Improves Digestion
Imagine you are about to cook something. Assuming you have already prepped your ingredients, what is the first thing you do? You turn on the stove. Fi [...]
Sweeter Dreams: 10 Steps to Safe Slumber for Kids
While children are awake, parents are vigilant about keeping them safe, from holding hands while crossing the street to applying (and reapplying!) sun [...]
The HCG Diet
The HCG diet was developed originally by Dr. A.T.W Simeons, MD, a British endocrinologist. His protocol and medical findings were published in his man [...]
Planning Ahead for Healthy Lunchboxes
Even though it’s summer break, it’s a good time to begin efforts on improving school lunches for your children. By the end of the school year, lunches [...]
Is There a Relationship Between GMOs and Gluten Sensitivity?
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) have become increasingly prevalent in North America since their commercial introduction into the mainstream food [...]
The Benefits of High Cholesterol
That’s right, the benefits. While researching this article I came across an interesting study that demonstrated the power of cholesterol. Researchers [...]
The Naturopathic Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
When I see autoimmune patients in my practice, one of the first things I tell them is that they need to know their own body better than any of the doc [...]
The Statin Battle Intensifies
Have you heard? A huge shift has occurred in medicine. For years, High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL—the ‘good’ cholesterol) and Low-Density Lipoprotein [...]
Seafood Risotto
A tasty Farm-to-Table recipe from Chef Alex Serrano of Bistro 7
Ingredients: Lobster Sauce
Butter (unsalted) 6 oz
Onion - white [...]
Is My Marriage Worth Fixing, or Should I Just Let it Die?
In America, about every 13 seconds a couple divorces.
That’s over 46,000 divorces a week. That’s a tidy sum of legal billing hours for the attorne [...]
Enjoying a Healthy Menopause
Most women have few serious problems with menopause other than unwanted and unexplained weight gain, which is so common it has been nicknamed the midd [...]
Navigating Through the Whole Foods Maze
Recently I learned, through conversation with someone I met at the local gym, that there is a huge misunderstanding regarding whole foods. I took for [...]
What Are Dieters Doing Wrong?
Millions of Americans are on a diet right now. Every January, nearly 50% of Americans make New Year’s Resolutions, and more than 40% of those resoluti [...]
Are Your Vitamins Lying to You?
Picture this… shopping for supplements, you walk down the vitamin aisle of a store and you see a wall of products. Many have pretty pictures of fruits [...]
Keeping an Eye on Healthy Vision
The day we learned how to perform an eye exam in medical school was unforgettable. I walked into class expecting to see eye charts, to watch pupils di [...]
The Science of Addictive Junk Food
We are under attack. Rarely am I sensational or histrionic, and I eschew writers who inflame passions simply to make a point or to sell stories. Let [...]
Acupuncture Relieves Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Ushers in Healing
Acupuncture is often used to decrease physical pain but its ability to ease emotional pain is equally profound. It can be useful during incidents of i [...]
Effective Relief from Stress, Anxiety and PTSD: Hypnosis & Thought Field Therapy
Diane Bahr-Groth, CH, TFT-Adv
In today’s fast paced and often frightening, chaotic world we may find ourselves, or our loved ones, filled [...]
Working Too Hard? Don’t Forget Quality Rest and Recovery
Over the years you’ve been happily climbing the proverbial ladder in your profession, you’re still working long hours, you like your job – most days - [...]
Eco-friendly Apparel – Weaving itself into mainstream
Since 2010, sales of organic foods and beverages in the US have started to outpace conventional groceries. Considering how Americans have fully embrac [...]
Curb Blood Vessel Inflammation to Decrease Cardiovascular Risk
Kara Burkhart, ND
Cardiovascular disease is still the number one killer in the United States. Classic risk factors for cardiovascular di [...]
Revolutionary New Treatments for Sagging Skin and Wrinkles
As we get older, the trillions of cells in our body do too. And like us, they become less resilient and able to weather the stress of everyday life. O [...]
Health Coaching and Patient Navigation: Two Key Components in Healthcare Reform
It’s been more than two years since President Obama signed his comprehensive healthcare reform into law. Most of the provisions under the Patient Pro [...]