Updated: Aug. 25th, 2024 Millions of people suffer with digestive issues - are you one of them? Digestive health is directly connected to overall wellness. Do you know the unusual signs of GI dysfunction? GI health impacts immunity, sustenance, and emotional health [...]
I see women all the time who have been suffering from digestive issues for long periods of time with no clear idea of what is causing it, or what they can do about it. Many have just learned to “live with it.” [...]
I talk with every patient I see about food. Food is truly the best medicine there is, and it’s essential to make sure that your body gets the nutrients it needs. But what about when you’re doing everything right - eating healthy, [...]
Breast pain is a mysterious thing, and I have been intrigued at what the underlying causes could be for more than a decade now. In fact, when I was in Boston, a nutrition colleague and I wrote a large grant proposal designed [...]
Having breast cancer can shake you to your core, and when treatment is finished, you may still often feel like you aren’t on solid ground. Maybe you’re looking for answers on how to be proactive in preventing the cancer from returning, or [...]
What is perimenopause? Perimenopause, or premenopause, is a term coined in the last twenty years by the medical community to describe symptoms caused by normal hormonal fluctuations that occur as a woman moves closer to her menopause. These perimenopause symptoms can be [...]
I love opening people’s eyes about the lymphatic system, because I really don’t think it’s talked about enough, and keeping it healthy and functioning well is one of the best things you can do for your health. Like Cinderella, the lymphatic system [...]
Updated 10/25/2020 Don't just live with urinary incontinence — learn about the causes of incontinence so you can move forward In this article, I’ll discuss the following topics: What is female urinary incontinence? The anatomy of the pelvis 4 main types of [...]
Let’s face it -- mammograms are uncomfortable and awkward. The last thing you want to hear after having one is that something is “abnormal,” and the doctor wants a repeat mammogram or a more complete “work-up”. But don’t panic -- this doesn’t [...]
Updated 9/08/2019 I read an article today that stopped me in my tracks. The headline was Stress in pregnancy 'makes child personality disorder more likely.' What? I had to know more, so I kept reading. The article detailed a study of more than [...]
