Thyroid assessment is an area where the standard allopathic approach tends to be incomplete and can lead to misdiagnosis. When symptoms are ignored and incomplete lab testing is relied on, what's missed is that the thyroid gland itself could be functioning perfectly,...
Lack of Sleep & Sleep Deprivation can disrupt your Appetite and trigger Obesity It’s easy for most people to correlate the obvious signs of physical and mental exhaustion with lack of sleep. And research now connects multiple disease processes, particularly those...
How Can Dreams Heal You? Chances are, if you are with a group of people and you bring up the topic of dreams, the type associated with sleep, there will be a wide range of thoughts and opinions. Some believe dreams are nothing more than a by-product of sleep and serve...
Science has known for a long time there is a link between abnormal sleep and disease states including heart disease, obesity and neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's. But what, exactly, that link was remained elusive until 2012. That year Danish...
The guests are gone, the table and counters are cleared, with dishes and leftovers put away. All the decorations are packed away and put back in storage. Your schedule now has a little more free time, and you have a chance to look it over and take a breath. While...
You might wonder how I can write an entire blog about giving someone the “gift of gratitude”. What does that even mean? I’m talking about two things, actually. First, YOU really can give someone else the gift of gratitude or appreciation this holiday season. Secondly,...
A lot of people suffer from SAD as we enter the long winter months, and it is likely that Santa does, too. What? Santa SAD? Of course, I’m talking about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which causes people to feel low and lack energy, as well as to feel like just...
With the many festivities around all the different holidays occurring this time of year, many of your clients likely don’t get enough sleep. We know from vast amounts of research that poor sleep causes all kinds of health problems, including hormonal imbalances....
When I was at the store in early October, I noticed that they were already stocking shelves for the Christmas holiday season. Right there, one aisle over from the Halloween decorations! Yikes! As the seasons change, I know that many of our clients still aren’t ready...
As temperatures start to drop and the kids are back in school, it won’t be long until the start of the dreaded flu and cold season. Patients often come to me this time of year when they have already become ill and want to know some holistic things that they can do to...