How the Individual, Society, Healthcare, and the Economy Suffers from Unregulated and Dangerous Chemicals Last week, I provided a summary of the previous topics covered in my series on living in a toxic world and how it impacts our health in a variety of ways. You can access it here. My latest post is...
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Cleansing and Detoxing in a Chemical World: Shielding the Body from Toxic Insults Using a Naturopathic and HAES (Health at Every Size) Approach: Part III
What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You In my past two articles, I have explored the many health risks relating to harmful environmental exposures. Due to their deleterious effects, I find it imperative to educate the public on these concerning associations. In this way, they can also learn what can be done to reduce...
Cleansing and Detoxing in a Chemical World: Shielding the Body from Toxic Insults Using a Naturopathic and HAES (Health at Every Size) Approach: Part II
There is no doubt that we are being impacted by our environment and the food we eat in more ways than we may realize. In my previous post, I discussed: Why it is imperative to pay attention to the toxins that are present in our food supply and environment. How exposure to chemicals can...
Transforming Food and Weight Obsession into Body Acceptance, Body Resiliency, and a Holistic Health Focus
As a naturopathic doctor, I believe that food is medicine and that it has many healing properties. However, I do not believe that obsessively focusing on nutritional content and micro-managing biochemical attributes of each ingredient is mentally or physically healthy. The therapeutic properties of eating are much broader than calories and phytonutrients. There are...
The Dangers of Body Stigmatization and Food Shaming & How to Make Peace with Food and Focus on Health Without Obsessing on the Scale
Diet culture is powerful, pervasive, and addictive. It is easy to get bamboozled with the glitz and glimmer of weight loss, the promise of body shrinkage, and the rewards it seems it entail from a society that worships thinness as a status and power symbol. However, these lies of obtaining a better life through...
Why Diet Culture Has No Place in Health Care and Naturopathic Medicine
As a naturopathic doctor, I believe that food can be a form of medicine. In fact, I have previously focused on personalized diets and how certain nutrients can impact mental, emotional, and physical health. I also have discussed how genetic variations in individuals can impact metabolism of certain foods and that taking this into account...
The Top 10 Naturopathic Medicine & Essential Oils Blogs of 2020: Part II
Last week, I began counting down my top ten posts of 2020. Due to the challenging year, the topics highlighted were mood, anxiety, essential oils, and naturopathic medicine. Now, I continue with the final five. These also include posts on how essential oils soothe stress, support mood, and balance hormones. There are also articles...
The Top 10 Naturopathic Medicine & Essential Oils Blogs of 2020: Part I
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...
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...