More and more I'm seeing people walk into my office and sit down to tell me about the bloating, gas, constipation, fatigue, headaches and stomachaches they're experiencing. My first question is always the same ... "Do you experience any pain on the right side under your ribs?", to which so many people have the same response ... "Why yes, how did you know?" I know because what they're describing are symptoms of gallbladder distress.
Read MoreIf there is one question that is on everyone’s mind, it’s about vaccines. So let me help by placing vaccinations into their proper context for you because it’s not a black and white topic of conversation.
Read MoreNow more and more it seems that both physical and mental illness reflect our lack of community, our search to replace that sense of belonging. This is a key factor in natural medicine … the idea that all of our body systems, organs and glands make up a community that works together to create life, our life.
Read MoreThat famous phrase was not just the philosophy of the Borg, it is a continual struggle in conventional medicine. Bugs are smart and the more we use a drug to treat an infection, the more adapted to the drug and therefore the more resistant a bug becomes. But natural medicine uses a different approach.
Read MoreOver the past twenty years infertility has increased dramatically and the historical trend of assuming it was the woman that was the issue has been replaced. Now many recent studies have shown that men are often the one in the hot seat.
Read MoreRight now, in every single person, there are multiple viruses…
Why, you may ask, since I’ve never had a virus and never get sick. Whether or not you have experienced symptoms at the hands of a virus, if you have been exposed to a virus and it has entered your system, it will never leave you. It will simply go into dormancy. Whether it will stay dormant depends on you.
Read MoreIn all the years I have been practicing, one thing that is asked over and over again is what symptoms can someone expect when they start a protocol of remedies. The answer to this is I don’t really know. The reason I don’t know is because only your body knows what wonderful changes it will make once it has the nutrients, enzymes, catalysts and energy that it needs to do the work it needs to do.
Read MoreNatural medicine provides the gardening tools and the education to help you care for your Body Garden. You just have to take the time to take a walk and explore your Body Garden. You need to feel the leaves, plant new plants, weed and dig in the soil. We can help you do that. You will get dirty but it’s worth it.
Read MoreConventional treatment can be difficult, but with natural medicine to help reduce and mitigate side effects, your treatment plan can be a bit easier and less stressful.
Read MoreBecause we don’t truly understand our symptoms or what our body is trying to do, we think we need to suppress anything that is uncomfortable because we should not have to experience that. We could not be more wrong!
Read MoreCan I tell you how many people say to me how healthy they are because they never get sick. This is not the best predictor of your health. The truth is that periodic immune challenges are essential to not only “exercise” the immune system, but to encourage adaptation to your environment and working with pathways of elimination to move toxins from the cells and out of the body.
Read MoreThere are many times when I am muscle testing patients and the issues and symptoms they are experiencing trace back to a closed head injury earlier in their life. The truth is that this type of injury, whether diagnosed as a concussion or not, can happen from sports, from a fall, from a blow to the head or from any injury such as in a car accident. But this may be only the start of the problem.
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