“Just fix me.” An all too common demand expressed by new patients who seek out naturopathic care after having seen countless doctors and specialists. When I respond, “that’s not my job,” followed by, “my job is to offer you a new possibility,”...
FIBER: It is something preached about from nearly all fields of medicine. The researched benefits of fiber extend from helping to lower cholesterol and preventing cancer to improving gut health and supporting healthy weight loss. If a...
If you are reading this post, then you are likely using a device that requires recharging. Turns out that YOU are a ‘device’ that also requires recharging and today your challenge is to do just that. Sleep is one of our most important means of...
I met with a woman recently who just a few years ago became quite sick and debilitated following a fairly routine surgery. Multiple interventions from her physicians only worsened her symptoms. Thankfully, she responded beautifully to several...
How many days go by that we forget to marvel at the beauty of creation around us? Compartmentalized in houses, offices, cars and gyms, we can live much of the day separated from Nature. With this separation can also come a dis-connect from our...
Rather than inventing tortuous practices to keep children quiet at the dinner table, when your parents instructed you to chew your food 20 times after each bite, they may have actually had your digestive health in mind. The digestive process...
TO TRANSFORM My mom is newly retired. After over 40 years practicing as a nurse both in the ICU and on the case management side of patient care, she has witnessed both the successes and limitations of our advanced Western medical system. My mom...
Sound familiar? “I can’t get through my day without coffee!” (You could insert: sugar, Diet Coke, chocolate, a glass of wine…). What if there was another possibility? The stories we grip to so tightly are often fueled by an undercurrent of fear –...
Transitioning between seasons is like resetting a metronome and changing tempos. The shift from Summer’s playful staccato to the more contemplative tune of Fall is an invitation to adjust our rhythm, eating patterns and sleep schedule to...
Two months ago, I was sitting on a plane heading from Baltimore to Florida to visit my in-laws. The evening before, my husband and I had just attended our first of eight classes of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program taught by...
I AM A CREATURE OF HABIT. Most nights after dinner, I predictably reach into the freezer where my stash of dark chocolate lives. I break off a square or two and relish in the temporary satisfaction of bitter and sweet. And too often, I become...
I LIVE IN A CITY. As a city dweller, I have the great fortune of being able to walk to work. However, that walk can have toxic consequences. On any given day, I will inhale car exhaust, the fumes of workers tarring a neighborhood roof, or wafts...
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