Our homes are being flooded with pharmaceutical propaganda, encouraging the listener, viewer or reader to buy these drugs. With images of joyful, skinny, perfect people with lives full of laughter and a spring in their step, they lure us into believing if we take their medications that our lives will also be perfect and nothing […]
Digestive Misconceptions Read More »
I frequently am asked – “what diet do you recommend?” I think about all of the diets so popular right now – South Beach, Paleo, Atkins, Mediterranean, Eat Right For Your Blood Type, Zone diet, etc. It’s dizzying! My answer is always simple – whole foods. Real food, like naturally raised meats, vegetables grown in
What’s for Dinner? Read More »
The light went on. Is it 3,000 miles already? Seems like I just changed the oil in my car, how can it be time to change it again already? How many filters are in a car? We have a fuel filter, an oil filter, and on older cars, a carburetor filter. Why so many filters?
How to Detoxify Our Body’s Engine Read More »
It seems that the majority of people in the United States, and perhaps the world, to more or less degrees, have the same thing weighing on their minds – their weight. I rarely find anyone happy with their weight. Most want to lose weight, others need to gain it. Most have tried so many diets
Weighing On Our Mind: Healthy Weight Read More »
We treat the heart like it is a machine gone wrong. As if a perfectly functioning piece of equipment decided one day that it was no longer going to work right. The circulatory system is one of the busiest systems in the body. It is responsible for carrying oxygen to every tissue and cell in
The Heart: A Broken Machine Read More »
An all too common grievance I hear today has to do with mental clarity. Complaints about not being able to remember details, having difficulty concentrating, or just plain feeling like they’re in a fog is more common than ever. So many turn to medications for “depression”, “anxiety” or “ADD” as a result, yet there is
When Your Head is Unclear Read More »
As we are realizing the deterioration of bone health is reaching epidemic levels in the US, we must look at what factors are involved that are within our control. Many health care professionals refer to osteoporosis as a pediatric disease that manifests as an adult. As a child, the pattern is set. Estimates vary from
Bone Health is Gaining Attention Read More »
Part I Diabetes and hypoglycemia are at record highs worldwide. Trying to get them in balance can be a real trial. The effects of blood sugar levels being chronically too high or too low are potentially the most damaging thing we can do to our bodies. Most of us understand the negative effects of sugar.
Balancing Blood Sugar Read More »
Coming from a conventional medical background working as a nurse generally in the Intensive Care Unit or the Emergency Room, the switch to Acupuncture school was quite the culture shock! I went to Acupuncture school never having had traditional acupuncture before. My decisions to re-direct my career are numerous, but not in the context of
Acupuncture and Asthma Read More »
Tiredness, fatigue, exhaustion – these are some of the most common complaints heard by doctors on a regular basis. Although it seems like it should be easy to resolve, and it is, we first have to identify the cause, and that can take a bit of investigative work. First, you have to look at your
Tiredness, Fatigue, Exhaustion: Investigating the Cause Read More »