As we close this year and enter into the new one, most are pausing to reflect on the past twelve months. With the current global condition, it has been a tumultuous year for many. In my latest post I review my top five posts from 2020 based on social media response, SEO hits, and...
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Naturopathic and Wellness Resources for the 2020 Holidays & A Holiday Essential Oils Webinar: Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh-The Science Behind the Three Precious Presents
This year, the holidays will be a lot different and much more poignant for many. Due to current world events, most gatherings will be limited, and many will find themselves alone, grieving, and missing loved ones. This means that along with the typical holiday triggers, many will be struggling with the idea of being...
Stress vs. Anxiety – How Do you Know?
Recently, I have been advocating for the importance of being mindful of mental health. Due to these tumultuous times, I feel it is important to have accessible, integrative articles and resources to support well-being. As a naturopathic doctor, it is my desire to provide some of these holistic tools to mitigate the physical and...
Essential Oils For Supporting Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, Thyroid, and Oxytocin Hormone Balance
In my series on the connection between hormones and mood, I discussed, in excruciating detail, how estrogen, progesterone, thyroid, testosterone, and oxytocin hormones impact brain health and emotions. To summarize, hormones have profound effects on behavior and state of mind through various mechanisms, including their reciprocal relationship with brain neurotransmitters. An imbalance in either...
A Summary on How Essential Oils Support Mood and An Essential Oil “Olfactory Boost” of Gratitude
2020 has been a trying year. As we approach the holiday season, many are feeling more isolation, grief, and emotional distress than ever before. Thanksgiving is a few days away, and, rather than feeling blessed, the majority are feeling even more separated. For this reason, I feel it is important to offer tools to...
How Thyroid, Testosterone, and Oxytocin Hormones Influence Mood
My recent series on the topic of how hormones influence mood has highlighted how specific hormones impact brain signaling and mental health disorders. In part one, the introduction, I explored: the connection between stress and hormone production the factors and influencers on hormonal regulation and their effects on the body how sex hormones interact...
Estrogen and Progesterone on the Brain: The Role of Hormones in Mental Health & Naturopathic Medicine Solutions
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...
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...
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...