In my practice, I have found that about 50% of my clients have a problem with their blood sugar and something called insulin resistance. Yes – 50%! It is the root cause of many health symptoms and diseases. Yet many people don’t know they are walking around with...
Dr. Ritamarie
How to Coast Through Menopause by Balancing Your Blood Sugar
In the Western world, we expect menopause to be an awful time with hot flashes and mood swings. For many women, their health unravels as their cholesterol levels jump, and pain and other inflammatory conditions flare up1-3. Paradoxically, in many other cultures, there...
What is Insulin Resistance? 5 Stealth Causes That Have Nothing to Do with Diet and Exercise
In my practice, insulin resistance contributes to over 50% of cases. The symptoms can be all over the map, so most people don’t even know they have blood sugar imbalances. Some of the sneaky symptoms are: Hormone imbalances, such as hot flashes, infertility, and PMS1...
Natural Remedies for Chronic Lyme Disease
The usual western medicine treatment for acute Lyme infection is short-term antibiotics and then treating any leftover symptoms with pharmaceutical band-aids. Many deny the existence of chronic Lyme disease, leaving a lot of chronic Lyme patients without options for...
Your Brain on Sugar- Part 2: How to Overcome Your Sugar Addiction by Working with Your Neurobiology
In the previous post in this series, I explained how sugar addiction impairs dopamine, serotonin and opioid signaling in the brain, and how the modern instant gratification lifestyles make sugar addiction worse. This is why the bootcamp “dieting” mentality using pure...
Your Brain on sugar – Part 1: Why You Crave Sugar
Are you hooked on sugar? Do you need pastries and donuts to get through the day? Do you crave sweets and can’t do without desserts? Do you reach for sugar when you are stressed? Or, if you are a practitioner, do you wonder why it is harder to get your clients with a...
The 3 Biggest Mistakes Made When Starting an Exercise Program
You're ready to start making some changes in your life. It's exciting isn't it! So you get the gym membership or new workout equipment, workout clothes, new shoes, and you're pumped up and ready to go. You go hard and for about a week or two, and then something comes...
How to Kick Sugar without Giving Up Your Sweet Tooth
Whether you are trying the Whole 30 diet, an elimination diet, or just trying to kick your sugar habit once and for all- there are more alternatives than ever. However, there is a lot of misinformation out there and you need to be careful which sugar alternative you...
Recipe of the Week: Valentine Sweets Without the Sugar Crash
Valentine's day is on the horizon- another national sugar holiday day in the United States. Filling up on sweets and snuggling close with your honey sounds good in theory, but the romantic mood might be overshadowed by sugar's certain hangover. Your waistline expands,...
Recipe of the Week: Cauliflower Popcorn (Keto, Vegan, Paleo)
If the scent of popcorn makes you absolutely weak in the knees, you are human. Before I started my health journey, I used to love movie theater popcorn coated in butter and all of that salt- with a side of M&Ms. While popcorn is technically a whole grain, there...









