Here comes the SUN!
Summer! Yay! Beaches! Yay! Swimming! Camping! Hiking! Gardening! Hurray!! We are all overdue for some outdoor fun. Sun is so important for mood, growth and vitamin D! But what is safe sun? In order to get adequate vitamin D from…
Happy Mother’s Day!
Love your mother!! Ways to nurture the mothers in our lives. It does not really matter how old we are. Seed cycling can help support menstrual irregularities and is high in essential fatty acids that reduce inflammation, fiber that will…
Spring Fever –
Many people experience increased restlessness, maybe trouble sleeping and more energy as the days grow longer – particularly after the Spring equinox. Some people will have increased anxiety as well. Spring fever is a real psychological and physiological change to…
Naturally High
Looking for a boost? Feeling kind of blue or bored? Time for a dose of endorphins. Endorphins are your body’s personal stash of narcotic like substances. They improve your mood, take an edge off, reduce pain, no prescription needed. And…they…
Chronic Disease
While I am trained as a primary care provider and I serve some people as such, a lot of the people who come to see me and my colleagues have chronic conditions that are not responding to medications or surgeries…
Obstacles to Cure
While I treat people for acute problems – sprains and strains, a cold or the flu, general exams, etc., mostly I treat chronic illness. People come to me with a variety of issues ranging from chronic fatigue and pain syndromes…
Bolstering Your Immune System For Fall
There is something bittersweet about autumn – the change in light, the shortened days, the final harvest of our summer’s bounty. The colors change from bright florals and greens to darker, subtler oranges and browns. Although my children may gasp…
Autumn: A Time to Nourish the Lungs
In Chinese Medicine, Autumn is the season associated with the lungs and large intestines and with the element of metal. This year in particular our lungs seem to be put to many challenges – COVID-19, allergies, massive levels of air…
Bottoms Up to Water
Water, because of its structure, is good at picking up toxins and unwanted elements. Overtime, exposure to some of these substances can create an increased burden in our bodies and disrupt biochemical processes and affect how we feel. Depending on…
The Healing Power of Nature
One of the basic tenants of naturopathic medicine is “Vis Medicatrix Naturae” or The Healing Power of Nature. “The healing power of nature is the inherent self-organizing and healing process of living systems which establishes, maintains, and restores health. “…