In Allergies and Sensitivities: A Rising Health Concern, I talked about how common allergies are these days, and how important it is to recognize that in addition to acute allergies to specific stimuli, chronic allergies and sensitivities can also be a major [...]
For years, I’ve been hearing the same messages in the media, from friends and relatives about aging, and they all boil down to this: "Brace yourself! Get ready for your looks to go downhill and your skin to head south." Cosmetic companies [...]
Updated 09/03/2023 Jess was near tears when she told me her story: “The other morning, I was frantically searching for my glasses near the nightstand where I always put them when I go to bed. I knew they should be there but [...]
When Kim came to see me, she was hesitant to bring up the excruciating pain and other PMS symptoms that were seriously limiting her quality of life every single month. She almost didn’t say anything at all about it because she’d felt [...]
In Greek mythology, Sirens used their enchanting voices and irresistible songs to lure passing sailors to their death along the rocky island coast. At the risk of sounding overly dramatic, I often feel as though sugar is doing the very same thing [...]
Everyone is talking about inflammation these days: what causes it, and what it can do to your body. Although there can be many things behind the chronic inflammation that causes serious health issues, there’s a big one you can do something about [...]
As a young girl I grew up in Australia and spent my days in the sun. We didn’t know back then about sunscreen or the long term effects of staying in the sun. I had no idea that I would find out [...]
Inflammation is a quickly becoming recognized in conventional medicine as a key component of serious health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Inflammation is the body’s response to infection. Acute inflammation occurs almost immediately after trauma -- from a cut or [...]
As a culture, we’ve been conditioned to accept that joint pain and arthritis are natural signs of aging and are to be expected. Many women I talk with accept this and over time when their pain intensifies, they reach for ibuprofen or [...]
Are you confused about the media messages around fat? If so, you aren’t alone. For a long time the media and marketing companies sent the message that fat is the enemy. More recent stories dispute that claim, and the result is that [...]
