I know it's not just me that is "in love with the bugs" and all they do for us. I think the whole world's really gone buggy. I'm talking about our microbiota, the ecology of bugs that live in...
The Power of the Healing Connection
I just finished posting a blog on my homepage on the power of nurturing our nature for optimizing health outcomes. I discussed the effects of childhood adverse events and parental styles on children's physical, emotional, and social well-being. You...
More Reasons to Move Booties & a Personalized Lifestyle Approach for Preserving the Brain
This week, on my homepage, I provided a summary of the top news for the month of June in health, nutrition, and medicine. In my introduction, I discussed the theme of lifestyle medicine as a preventative and effective strategy...
The Dark Side of Killing Bugs
We've discussed previously the importance of the microbiome. You can click here if you need a quick intro or refresher on the role of the bugs that line our insides and outsides. I also just wrote a blog on...
Rosemary on the Brain
This past week, I sent an E-blast out to my essential oils subscribers discussing some cool studies on rosemary oil. Below is the E-blast revised preview provided online as an exclusive to my Saratoga.com readers. I then expand more...
Some Recent Updates About Feeding the Brain
The power of food as medicine is profound. I've written previously about the complexity of factors involved in brain health. Although the list can be quite long and confusing, one of the most powerful ways to preserve and support...
Sugar in the Blood! How Essential Oils Can Support Balance
Sugar in the Blood! How Essential Oils Can Support Balance Can essential oils really help with supporting healthy blood sugar levels? Previously, I discussed how flavonoids could be used to modulate sugar in the blood. For example, rodents imbibing...
The Microbiome Explosion of May 2016
May 2016 was a month that inspired health and inspiration to many integrative doctors. This is because there were many articles that supported the transformation of medicine into a more broad-based and inclusive model. In my latest blog...
The Caveats of Estimating Lyme Disease Cases and the Problems with Testing
How Many People Really Are Effected? Previously, I reviewed the various problems regarding the current diagnostics and estimates of number of people affected by Lyme disease. As far as surveillance, the CDC lists the limitations of their methods...
Regulation, Standardization, Quality Control- Oh My!
The Difference Between Quality Control and Standardization with Essential OilsIn my homepage blog, I discussed the importance of essential oils quality and safety. Essential oils are regulated by their intended use in the United States; therefore, they can be...