Over the past months, I have been highlighting the importance of being mindful about how the current events can result in negative, mental and physical repercussions. As a naturopathic doctor, I have felt called to share some natural tools to help to soothe and alleviate some of the world’s current suffering. I also recently...
How Hormones Influence Mood
As a naturopathic doctor (ND) and functional medicine practitioner, it has been my goal since the start of my naturopathic blog to empower people with information about their health and to explain how behaviors, thoughts, beliefs, and actions influence overall wellness. For the past few months, I have mostly focused on the connection...
Mind-Body Medicine and Naturopathic Doctors
Due to the current events and the resulting trauma, it is becoming essential to have effective strategies in place to help society cope with the negative emotional repercussions. Unfortunately, agreed-upon interventions are still lacking. In my latest post, I review how these excessive, chronic stressors can rewire the brain and create negative downstream mental...
A New Video Series on Regaining Emotional and Hormonal Harmony with Naturopathic Medicine & Essential Oils
I believe that naturopathic medicine (NM) can provide resources to help to alleviate some of the profound, negative effects from current events on society’s emotional well-being. Essential oils are a wonderful modality that blends perfectly with this form of integrative and mind-body medicine and the five naturopathic principles. For this reason, I am excited...
Four Fall Essential Oil Blends for Relieving Tension and Easing the Mind-Body
Our world is in turmoil and trauma. Concerningly, during this current psychological crisis, effective psychiatric interventions are not being fully implemented. Last week, I reviewed how naturopathic doctors (NDs) are trained to provide natural and personalized wellness solutions to enhance emotional wellbeing. NDs can help to fill the gap in holistic mental health support...
How Naturopathic Doctors Support Mental Health and Practice Holistic Person-Centered Care
The negative mental health implications of the excessive stressors and challenges in 2020 grow increasingly dire. This holds especially true for the youth, healthcare workers, and ethnic minorities. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) Unfortunately, the fear of many psychiatrists and mental health experts have manifested, the...
Naturopathic Medicine Tips to Tone-Down Stress and Calm the Brain and Body
The negative ramifications of stress are particularly upsetting today because there is no let up in the triggers and emotional upheavals. Beyond everyday stressors, there are work and school transitions, financial strain, polarization in politics, stigma and racial inequalities, and environmental outbursts. Even the most resilient are struggling to get through. More symptomology may...
How Too Much Stress Bombards Your Brain and Body & How to Manage It
While some may be thriving today, many are just trying to survive. With all the recent upheavals and events taking place around the world, getting through the day and eventually waving goodbye to 2020 seem to be the two main goals for most. (source, source, source, source) Besides everyday triggers, racial injustices, wildfires, financial...
New Video on Essential Oils for Easing Back to School Stress and Tension
It’s no secret that the current state of the world with its additional requirements and guidelines is making this year’s back to school transition more challenging than most. In addition to the many changes, financial pressures are also contributing to the mental strain and emotional upheaval of students, parents, and teachers. (source, source, source,...
Several Essential Oils to Soothe September Back to School Stress
This year’s back to school preparation looks a lot different from previous years. The current state of the world has made it necessary to implement many changes and new safety rules in order to send schoolchildren off to learn. Whether partaking in remote learning, or heading back into the classroom it is important to...