On April 14, 2014, Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law a bill allowing for the licensure of naturopathic doctors in the state of Maryland making Maryland the 18th licensed state for NDs in the U.S. The first licenses will be issued to NDs by...
Magnesium is one of the most vital nutrients used by the body with jobs ranging from aiding calcium with bone composition to signaling the relaxation of tight muscles. It is needed for nearly every chemical reaction that turns glucose into energy...
Before you reach for the Ibuprofen next time you have a headache, backache or any other ache, consider a few alternative approaches that may help reduce your symptoms of pain, swelling, or soreness with less risk of side effects. *If you are...
Sometimes the best medicine isn’t found in a jar of pills or vitamins… sometimes the best medicine is right in your own bed! SLEEP is one of the great decadences of life that is essential for survival and yet so often overlooked as a key...
“I’m waiting for an epiphany,” my husband declared over breakfast about 10 days into our recent trip to Nicaragua. We had journeyed from the rainforest to the Pacific coast and from a live volcano to a teeny tiny island in the Caribbean – so by...
In a world where we walk on concrete and look more often at our cell phone screens than make eye contact with passers-by, it is easy to forget that we are made of the similar nutrients and molecules as the trees along our path or the stars in the...
The beautiful colors that engage our senses in the produce aisle are a crafty design of Nature meant to not only appeal to our palates but also to nourish our bodies. What gives blueberries their bluish-purple hue (bioflavonoids) are the same...
Every day that I walk the 8 blocks from my house to my office, I savor the luxury of be ing able to commute by foot to work. It is something that I dreamed of when I used to drive 17 miles each way to another office location, and now that my...
Feeling well can begin with reconnecting to the fundamentals of health – it’s as simple as taking a deep breath. Tuning into the breath and allowing it to slow and deepen can significantly shift physiology and neurochemistry while activating the...
WELLNESS CHALLENGE #1: EAT BREAKFAST In honor of the first-ever nationally-declared Naturopathic Medicine Week, I am going to invite you to join me in celebrating with a series of wellness challenges throughout the week. Today’s Challenge: Let’s...
While cruising around Druid Hill Park in my new roller skates a sense of joy and freedom washes over me. I had been talking about getting roller skates for almost two years before I finally took the leap on Amazon.com and purchased the skates...
Computers have a lovely feature that I have come to know all too well and use all too often. RESET. When too many programs are open or the computer has not been shut down properly overnight, or simply when the machine feels overwhelmed from too...
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