I truly believe we all need to change our mindset and behavior in order to fix today’s health care system. This system is seriously broken. Practitioners like me – and every medical professional AND PATIENT throughout the medical system - need to get out of the...
Food Cravings hit everyone…and when Dr. Ritamarie travels, the first thing she dives into at home is arugula…find out how to make a delicicious arugula dish
Traveling this Memorial Day weekend? Already planning your summertime family excursions? Attending your son or daughter’s college graduation on another coast? Dare I say planning the s’mores for that campout next month? All fun...
May 12th is International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases, including Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; so I thought it was a good day to talk about these common diseases and how they are...
I hope you're enjoying this blog post series, and that you are seeing why it is so important to ask your client the right in-depth questions as well as know the most useful functional testing available for a given set of...
Thanks for your comments on my previous post on genetic polymorphism, as well as your feedback on the 23andMe test. People were very interested in the test and I really do think it is comprehensive and affordable. Today I will be talking about something called...
As your own health detective and health advocate you should consider doing some testing to see what’s really going on in your body. This is especially important if you’ve been feeling a bit off, have unexplained symptoms, or are finding that belly fat is sticking...
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...
I did enjoy hearing from a few of you on the topic of oxalate sensitivity, my previous post on this topic. Today I will be talking about something called genetic polymorphism, and specifically how a particular polymorphism makes it hard for the body to excrete sulfur...
Someone once told me that if you’re having too much fun in life, you can’t be healthy! I remember saying, “What? That is totally not true! To me, having fun is a requirement for good health!” What do you think? Perhaps that...