You are out running errands in the mall when all of a sudden you feel a loss of control. You stop walking and lean against a wall for support because you have a tingling sensation that is running ...

I am often asked about supplements to help people get better sleep. Anyone that has worked with me knows how much I value sleep as an integral part of my treatment plans with patients. There ...

Did you know that you are participating in sleep hygiene every day? If you are like I was, then you probably have no idea what sleep hygiene is or that you have been either supporting it or ...

Weight gain and obesity is in the news all the time. If you are like most people, you are looking to lose at least ten pounds and maybe more to attain your optimal weight. Trying to find an ...

Electronic devices are wonderful inventions and on so many levels have improved the quality of our lives in so many ways. Televisions, IPads, IPods, mobile phones, laptops and desktops are all ...

As women move into perimenopause and menopause, many changes occur physically, emotionally and spiritually. It can be a very confusing time where you feel like your body and emotions are taking ...

One afternoon, I was sitting at the dining room table at my father’s house, asking him how he was doing. He responded that he was tired because he was not sleeping well. When I asked him why ...

Recently I had a question about the difference between lactose intolerance and dairy food allergies. In both cases our bodies have an adverse response to dairy products such as milk, yogurt, ...

One afternoon I was sitting with my roommate and we were eating peanut butter sandwiches and chatting. This was a guilty pleasure for my roommate because her son was allergic to peanuts so she ...

As a young child growing up in a metropolitan area I didn’t learn much about nature or the woods. My dad’s side of the family grew up farming in North Carolina and I loved to go and get a change ...

So you have been living with stomach problems, fatigue or joint pain for years and you are not sure why. You have been to doctor after doctor, and they have not been able to figure out what is ...

In honor of tax day I thought I would dedicate today’s blog post to tax preparation! Tax preparation can be stressful and can bring out the worst in people. If we look at how you handle your ...

Digestive problems affect 60 to 70 million Americans, so if you are one of those people, take heart that you are not alone. It is so common that I think people just believe that having digestive ...

Are you feeling exhausted during the day? Do you drag yourself into the house and barely make it to bed at night? Maybe you don’t make it to bed, falling asleep on the couch or a comfortable ...

Allergies are a big concern for us because they impact our energy levels and the way we feel. If we are having severe allergies, this can impact our ability to get what we need to get done -- ...

Have you noticed that the main topic of conversation in the last few weeks has been people are experiencing sudden irritating symptoms? I’ve seen tweets, facebook posting and emails about ...

Today we will look at how I approach treating menstrual cramps that result from female hormonal imbalances. Cramps are defined as painful, either sharp or aching, during the menstrual cycle in ...

Have you been rubbing your eyes all day long? Have you had a runny nose or watery eyes for days at a time? You start sneezing and you can’t stop? By chance does this happen at the same time ...

For any woman that has fibroids that are impacting the quality of your life, I want to help. Today I want to give you some practical lifestyle advice to help manage fibroid symptoms to get the ...

When I first started my practice I had several women come in with fibroid issues. Some women came in because they had been diagnosed with fibroids, opted for the surgery, and wanted to change ...

One of my favorite pastimes is to do speaking engagements with women about health issues. Walking into a speaking engagement filled with women only gives me the opportunity to create an ...

Personal summers, power surges, my inner child playing with matches, are all descriptions of hot flashes. Hot flashes or hot flushes are the most common symptoms of perimenopause for women. ...

So often I hear women complain about their menstrual cycle because this monthly event is painful and difficult due to Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). It is estimated that 75 percent of women ...

March is National Nutrition Month, one of my favorite subjects! I have seen tremendous results with many of my patients, just by embracing changes to the food they eat -- their food lifestyles, ...

Today I came home from the grocery store in a state of disbelief. I was babbling about my purchases. I couldn’t believe how much money I spent on just a few “nonfood” food items. I bought ...

As February and Heart Month come to a close, and I think about the heart one last time, my thoughts turn to chronic stress and its impact on heart health. In the 10 years that I have been in ...

In general we as women need to take better care of ourselves! We have the tendency to multi-task ourselves into mental and physical exhaustion. We take care of our children, our husbands or ...

Each day we have the opportunity to choose health through our behaviors. It is such a simple concept, yet it can be very challenging on the followthrough. I think the gift of looking at each ...

Since I was a little girl I'd dreaded Valentine’s Day. I dreaded it because I never had a “real” valentine. Oh sure, my dad would buy me flowers and chocolate but I did not have the ...

Happy Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s day has turned into a holiday symbolized by cards, chocolate and flowers. So on this day I wanted to look at the health benefits of receiving chocolate as gifts ...

In the last blog we talked about how high total cholesterol increases the risk of heart disease. Today we will talk about how cholesterol is important to the body and how to get our cholesterol ...

During this month of heart health awareness, I want to bring attention to some of the most common conditions that contribute to heart disease. Today I want to talk about cholesterol levels in the ...

This week birth control pills have been in the news because there was a problem with a certain batch from Pfizer. I will give you information about the recall at the end of the article. Before I ...

Did you know that being overweight or obese increases your risk of developing cancer of different types? Unfortunately it is true. According to the National Cancer Institute obesity can ...

For the last month or so I have been asked to write about topics that generally fall into the category of alternative medicine. I find it interesting that it seems like alternative medicine has ...

With the current increase in interest in alternative medicine, complementary medicine and natural medicine, people are looking into acupuncture as a way to regain their optimal health. ...

Children's rates of obesity have been increasing in the last 20 years. After writing about the controversial add campaign targeted for obese children in Georgia “Stop Sugarcoating It, Georgia” in ...

Children’s obesity rates have been increasing in the last 20 years. It is a huge concern for the medical community, and in the last five years it has been a topic of discussion in all of the ...

In my last blog I talked about my definition of healthy living. I would like to continue with my discussion about healthy living by adding a few other ideas that I think are necessary to live ...

In the beginning of the year many people are looking for ways to create healthy living behaviors in their lives. What is healthy living and how do you create healthy living in your life? I believe ...

I decided to become a naturopathic doctor at the age of 26, which is a relatively late age to decide to change to such a challenging career. To be honest, I didn’t know anything about the field ...

Today I was asked to write about what holistic is, or what is the definition of holistic. When I think about the definition of holistic as it relates to holistic medicine, I find it can be very ...

This is my last post for 2011 and I have decided to write about reviewing your year. As the year comes to a close there are many articles and news stories that talk about the year in review. ...

A comprehensive survey of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) called the National Health Interview Survey in 2007, reported that almost five million adults and children used homeopathy in ...

It seems like not many people in the Washington, D.C. area are familiar with naturopathic medicine however many more are familiar with the term homeopathic medicine. When I tell people that I ...

I have been asked to write and explain some basics several healing modalities. I have decided to start with Reiki. Reiki is a Japanese form of healing that creates overall well-being, stress ...

Sugar Busters is a diet plan that promises weight loss, as a result of removing refined sugar from the dietary plan. I had never heard of this diet before so I was intrigued to understand more ...

Continuing the series on comparing the most popular diets today I’m looking at the South Beach diet. Dr. Arthur Agatston, author of the South Beach diet is a Miami cardiologist, who created a ...

The Atkins diet plan has been well-researched yet it still is controversial among medical professionals as to its safety in the long term. There is research that has reported that Dr. Atkins' plan ...

As I continue to look at widely-publicized dietary plans in preparation for the many questions that people ask starting in January, I turn to the Atkins plan for weight loss. This plan was ...