Whether you will be heading home for the holidays, contemplating the year’s close in solitude, or welcoming your loved ones to your gathering, my wish is that you nourish yourself and use this time for rejuvenation. My latest post lists my top five naturopathic medicine suggestions on using holiday essential oils for managing holiday...
A Naturopathic and Functional Medicine Doctor’s Guide on Using Personalized Medicine for Making Nourishing Dietary Choices
Naturopathic Medicine and Personalized Diets I recently released an article, Five Reasons Why Essential Oils & Naturopathic Medicine Are a Perfect Duo. It explained how my love of essential oils merges with all the philosophies of naturopathic medicine. As a naturopathic doctor, one of the most precious naturopathic medicine principles to me is to...
Local Naturopathic Doctor Re-Opens Doors to New Clients
(I was asked to provide an announcement about my naturopathic medicine practice re-opening on this site. Below is a tweaked version of my press release.) A Unique Combination of Naturopathic and Functional Medicine Returns to Upstate NY Albany and Saratoga, NY- December 2019- This month, I’m pleased to announce that I will be re-opening...
Five Reasons Why Essential Oils & Naturopathic Medicine Are a Perfect Duo
A quick skim over of my latest naturopathic blogs makes it very evident that essential oils are an important part of my naturopathic and functional medicine practice. I’ve often stated that they are my favorite wellness tools. In this article, I will explain the five main reasons why these heavenly smelling plant secondary metabolites...
Holiday Essential oils and Naturopathic Medicine Tips for Avoiding Triggers and Creating a Happier Home for Gatherings
In my previous posts, I have provided tools for my readers to get through the season with a greater sense of ease. As a naturopathic doctor, essential oils are one of my top “naturopathic medicine brain hacks” for emotional and mental wellness. Last month, I specifically focused on several essential oil blends that would...
My Last Two Naturopathic Medicine “Essential Oil Happiness Hacks” for a Grateful November
Throughout this month, my goal has been to provide you with tools to soothe your mind and body and prevent the overwhelm of “festive stress.” In my latest post, I reveal my last two favorite essential oils’ blends in my “Naturopathic Medicine Approaches for a Nourishing November” series. These two mixtures are perfect to...
A Naturopathic Approach to a Nourishing November: Using Essential Oils to Relieve Holiday Stress and Inspire Hope
Although most people associate November with a feeling of gratitude, this beneficial attitude isn’t shared by all. For many, November marks the last bit of respite before the countdown to the “most stressful time of the year.” (source, source, source, source, source) As the holiday season continues to enfold, feelings of tidings, good...
My Favorite Naturopathic and Functional Medicine Approach to Nourish the Mind and Body
While experts argue over which diet is “best” for longevity or the perfect ratio of macros that will make us live to be centenarians, they are forgetting about other vital components that have nothing to do with diet and exercise. These are aspects that all the longest living humans have in common. This is...
Preparing for a Month of Gratitude with Hope, Joy, and Abundance and Essential Oils
November marks the beginning of the holiday season in America. As the year draws to a close, it is customary to gather with loved ones around an abundant feast and express our appreciation for what good the year brought. This practice of pausing from the “daily grind” to find appreciation is not just a...
Essential Oils, Probiotics, and Mental Health
We are in the midst of a societal crisis where many people are not receiving the proper treatment for their psychiatric disorders. The misunderstanding of our culture regarding the differences between stress, emotional disturbances, and true psychological diagnoses continues to perpetuate this “sick cycle.” Many sufferers stay silent as a result. Rather than reaching...