Soothe your allergies with a popsicle! Reece Carter Sniffles and sneezes are the sound of spring. Pollen triggers cells called mast cells to release histamine and the result is annoying allergies. But if you’re tired of relying on pharmaceutical quick-fixes, I have just the thing for you. Citrus fruits contain vitamin C and bioflavonoids, which […]
Dr. Sarah King, ND @sarahhealthyfox The weather is changing and if you’re anything like me, your skin is too. With colder weather comes dry, flaky skin. Some of us struggle with multiple rounds of moisturizing daily, trying not to use hot shower water (an impossible feat on a cold December morning), and debating the benefits
Cheryl Hamilton, NMD Do you experience abdominal discomfort, gas and bloating after you eat? Do you go longer than 24 hours between bowel movements? Are your stools hard to pass and pebble-like? Do your bowel movements alternate between diarrhea and constipation? If so, then read on because you don’t have to suffer. There are many
Dr. Richard Maurer, ND @drrichardmaurer The title, “When too much insulin sensitivity backfires,” makes me remember a favorite quote from Mark Twain— “Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” I love going to the PaleoFx conferences and recently chatted with Robb Wolf on his podcast where we continued a
Dr. Marc Bubbs, ND, CSCS @DrBubbs Earlier this week the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that processed red meats are a “human carcinogen” and red meats a “probable human carcinogen” that increase your risk of cancer. Those are powerful words and unsurprisingly they spread like wildfire within just a few hours. Perhaps not too many
Dr. Jody Stanislaw, ND @DrJodyND Cold & flu season is here! But there are simple things you can do to keep yourself healthy The commonly used explanation, “I caught a cold because Suzy kept coughing on me,” is not entirely true. If it were, every person near Suzy would become ill, but this doesn’t happen.
Dr. Donata Girolamo, ND @DonataGirolamo Endometriosis is a condition resulting from the appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus which causes pelvic pain. It is estimated that 50% of women suffering from infertility have endometriosis.1 This inflammatory tissue often becomes scar tissue on the ovaries and fallopian tubes and can prevent pregnancy. Some women suffer from
Dr. Jill Hoffman, ND We as a culture are in full swing of an epidemic of sleeplessness. We don’t sleep enough and we certainly don’t sleep well. A 2013 count shows almost 9 million Americans use prescription sleep aids and the number of prescriptions written continues to be on a steady rise. Add to that
Dr. Krystal Richardson, ND @NaturopathicFam When I was growing up, “screen time” was limited to TV and video games. Now, the term “screen time” includes so much more. Kids are learning at an astonishing age how to use these devices and often are much better and faster learners than their parents at navigating through the
Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco Recently, the IARC (International Agency of Research on Cancer), a part of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned the public that consumption of processed meat and red meat could be linked to cancer. This resulted from the findings for a working group of 22 experts who reviewed over 800 studies.
