Anti-Inflammatory Diet
The foods you eat and don't eat will impact inflammation inside of your body. Inflammation has been found to be the root cause of many chronic health conditions and it plays a role in nearly every major illness. It’s impossible to treat inflammation with just one...
Pet Health – Dealing with Digestive Issues
Cats and dogs often develop digestive problems which have unpleasant consequences for both the animals and their owners. The organs of the digestive system include the stomach, liver, pancreas, and intestines. These organs, along with enzymes and the body's own...
Surviving Cold and Flu Season Naturally
Staying healthy this time of year can be a challenge if those around you are getting sick. Sorting through the hundred of products at your local health food store can be quite confusing, so here are my top picks and tips to keep you and your family well this cold...
5 Best Practices I Use to Create Calm: Maybe they Can Help You?
If you’re reading this, you are already making yourself a priority – good for you! Prioritizing - When I feel like I’m always rushing with endless to-do lists I must remember to prioritize what needs to be done now, what can I delegate, and what can I simply leave for...
The Problem with Soy
Soy is definitely one of the more controversial foods with regards to digestive, thyroid and hormonal health. In my practice soy is often eliminated from a client's diet for many reasons including the fact that it is a listed allergen, it is often genetically...
Sinusitis
For those who have ever had to suffer with sinusitis, or sinus infection, you know the pain and misery of the headache that radiates into every part of your face or perhaps headache or pressure in the eyes, nose, or cheeks. Sinusitis is an inflammation, or swelling,...
Food Sensitivities and the Thyroid
Food allergies and sensitivities are common with people who have thyroid and other autoimmune thyroid conditions. Because food sensitivities do not present in the same way that an allergy presents itself, most people continue eating the food they are reacting to...
Autoimmune Conditions and Systemic Inflammation
Autoimmune diseases are now epidemic, with modern science offering those who are diagnosed limited solutions. Most physicians are trained to shut off inflammation with medications or steroids, and increasingly more powerful immune suppressing medication with serious...
Wet Socks
Wet socks? Doesn't sound very appealing does it? Despite the name, the wet socks, also known as warming socks, is a simple and effective hydrotherapy technique used to treat the common cold including flu, chest congestion, sinus congestion, sore throats and upper...
Kombucha Tea
Recently there have been many articles floating around the internet that make Kombucha tea and how it may not be as good for us as we once thought. Interestingly though, this drink known as the “Immortal Health Elixir” by the Chinese and originating in the Far East...