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...
Dr. Ritamarie
Radio Show: Shocking Truths About Insulin Resistance Demystified
Many people may be insulin resistant, even on a healthy, whole foods diet, and even if they test negative for diabetes or pre-diabetes! This show is about demystifying blood sugar imbalances and setting the record straight about what is a worldwide epidemic....
Practitioner Corner: Leaky Gut – When Eating Good Food Makes You Feel Bad
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...
How Your Blood Chemistry & Functional Testing Dictates How You Feel…Really!
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...
Do you have a blood sugar problem? I did!
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...
Practitioner Corner: Genetic Polymorphism: When Eating Good Food Makes You Feel Bad
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...
The Science of Having FUN! It Truly is the Best Medicine!
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...
5 Tips to Reduce Your Stress (Happy National Stress Awareness Day!)
I just recently heard that April 16th was National Stress Awareness Day…I wonder if April 15th being the dreaded tax deadline has anything to do with the date for this stress-related holiday! We are all so stressed these days. And when you’re stressed, the stress...
Oxalate Sensitivity: When Eating Good Food Makes You Feel Bad
As promised in my previous blog, “When Eating More Greens is Not a Good Idea”, today I’m providing more detail on the five specific – although rare - instances where greens may cause worsening symptoms in your client. Today I’ll...
Reset Your Hormones, Detox & Rev Up Your Energy! Part 5
How is that spring cleaning going? Feeling detoxed, more vibrant and energized? And your hormones are likely to be more in balance as well. Over the past several blogs I have introduced you to 4 of my 5 favorite natural cleansing...








