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What Is Happening With My Hormones?
In my many years in private practice as a board-certified Ob/Gyn, I had many appointments with women who complained to me that they felt that their “h [...]
Diagnosed with Lyme? Support Your Immune System
There are many ways our immune system can be challenged from combating colds and flu to more chronic responses like autoimmune disease. While we gener [...]
Your Mouth Has Gotten You Into Trouble!
Many of my patients come in with a myriad of health problems, dental concerns and an extensive history of dental procedures. People are not aware that [...]
Popover Bistro’s Powerplay: The Power Bowl
The “Power Bowl” is quickly becoming the Holy Grail of health food. For those unfamiliar with this rising food star - also known as the “Buddha Bowl,” [...]
Food: You Are What You Eat
Food is the ONE thing that people dose themselves with every single day. Food provides comfort and nourishment. It is engrained in casual social even [...]
Finding Relief with a Low Histamine Diet
Many years ago, I embarked on an autoimmune Paleo diet (AIP) to see if it would help calm my immune system. The results, at first, were remarkable. I [...]
Tools To Take Charge of Your Health
Have you ever felt like you need a “tune-up?” Health and body need a re-boot? Are you feeling less than your best? Chalking it up to working too hard [...]
Food Intolerance: Is What I’m Eating Hurting Me?
Food intolerance and sensitivity are terms used interchangeably when referring to troublesome, but non-life threatening responses to ingested food. T [...]
Seasonal Allergy Suffering is on the Rise
The number of seasonal allergy sufferers have been on the rise in recent years. There are only so many nasal sprays and decongestants that can be take [...]
The Body’s Brilliant Recycling Project
We hear a lot about “detox” but many of us don’t really stop to think about what that means in our body. Most often we hear about detox cleanses wher [...]
Lowering Your Cholesterol May Not Prevent Heart Disease
In the “old” days LDL was considered “bad” cholesterol . . . . HDL, on the other hand, was traditionally believed to be “good” cholesterol . . . The p [...]
Keeping Your Bones Healthy for Life
The current approach to osteoporosis illustrates two of the biggest problems in medicine today.
Drug Therapy
First is the myth that only drug the [...]
Should I Take Nutritional Supplements?
There is no absolute answer to whether or not supplementation is necessary, as it depends on the relative case. To err on the side of caution…no it is [...]
Why Am I So Sensitive to Chemicals?
As a young child, I remember being allowed by my parents to run ahead through the department store’s perfume section as long as I waited on the other [...]
Choose Love, Not Fear
When things get stressful in relationships, it is not uncommon for there to be an outburst of anger. Someone gets angry and exhibits behavior that can [...]
What is the Right Diet and Exercise for Weight Loss? Let Your DNA Decide
Whether your knowledge of DNA only extends as far as your high school biology class or you’re a PhD student elbows deep in genetic research, it’s univ [...]
New Year’s Resolution: Healthy Meal Planning
New Year’s resolution time is upon us! For many us, this includes making promises to ourselves to be healthy this year—to eat healthier and make a str [...]
Leveraging the Natural Power of the Mind to Conceive
The infertility statistics in the United States are a bit inconsistent, depending on the source you reference, but let’s face it, if you’re someone wh [...]
The O-Shot: The Next Generation in Natural Treatment for Sexual Dysfunction
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatments are becoming a popular option for giving a naturally based, biological boost to the healing process. Platelet ce [...]
7 Steps for Healthy Conception with TCM
More than six million couples are diagnosed with infertility, and more than nine million are seeking treatment for infertility in the US each year. Th [...]
The #1 Factor in Successful Weight Loss
Do you know what is the number one determining factor in successful weight loss and maintenance? It’s probably not what you think like eating healthy, [...]
Is Anxiety the Cause of Your Insomnia?
It’s been a long, busy day. Meetings at work meant that you accomplished almost nothing else. Then, you arrived home and had to cook dinner, handle ch [...]
The Link Between Impaired Sleep and Metabolic Syndrome
Impaired sleep is a chief contributor to metabolic conditions such as obesity and diabetes. This holds true regardless of the type of sleep difficulti [...]
Farewell to Stress, Fear and Anxiety
Life can be absolutely wonderful but it can be extremely stressful as well. Today we live in a time of high speed technology, incessant pressure and c [...]