Many are familiar with the sweet taste and warm, earthy smell of cinnamon. One can barely move through the supermarket or browse online without seeing this spice sprinkled provocatively atop a yummy beverage, baked good, or meal. What is not well known; however, is that cinnamon is much more than a sense enhancer. In...
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Canadian Fleabane Oil – An Oil with Many Names and Uses
I was recently encouraged to research Canadian fleabane essential oil when a friend and fellow oil lover asked me about its uses. Not knowing much about this plant, or its secondary metabolites, as a naturopathic essential oils doctor, I dove into the research. In my latest post, I highlight my main findings. I discuss:...
How to Stay Clean & Live a Non-Toxic Lifestyle
For several weeks now I have been on the topic of how to stay healthy in a world full of ubiquitous, persistent, and harmful substances. Throughout the series, I provided evidence that our exposure to unwanted substances is inevitable if we eat, breathe, and move about life. The good news is that there are...
Five Essential Oils That Enhance the Benefits, and Alleviate the Dread, of Spring Cleaning
Last week, I highlighted how spring invites in many delights and how essential oils can further enhance and compliment these aspects and promote spring’s characteristics of rejuvenation and rebirth. In my latest post, I provide five of my favorite essential oils and blends that can be integrated into another symbolization of spring that is...
Five Ways Essential Oils Add to the Many Benefits of Springtime
Along with the change in weather, seasonal variations also create shifts in human consciousness and mood. As the Northeast embraces the season of spring, many are experiencing the mental and physical benefits of this time of growth and rebirth. In my latest post, I discuss fifteen healthy delights of spring which have been scientifically...
Using Essential Oils for a Healthier Body and Safer Home (Free Webinar)
If you’ve been following my series on how the unregulated, ubiquitous, and persistent chemicals in our world are negatively impacting our nutritional status, health, environment, medical system, and economy, you have become more aware of the importance of decreasing your total toxic burden. In a 2017 article from Holistic Primary Care, Dr. Joseph Pizzorno,...
Cleansing and Detoxing in a Chemical World: Shielding the Body from Toxic Insults Using a Naturopathic and HAES (Health at Every Size) Approach: Part IV
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...
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...
Cleansing and Detoxing in a Chemical World: Shielding the Body from Toxic Insults Using a Naturopathic and HAES (Health at Every Size) Approach: Part I
Cleansing and detoxing are “hot topics,” especially in diet culture and the wellness and fitness industry. Traditionally, therapeutic cleansing has been used for physical and emotional healing; however, if not carefully applied, modern-based practices can be construed as wellness diets in disguise that promote restrictive eating patterns. In my latest post, I discuss the...