Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco As essential oils become an increasingly popular wellness tool, it’s important to consider how incorporating them into mainstream medicine can be done safely. For most, it is comforting to know, that when used as intended and with common sense, the documented safety of essential oils is impressive. However, the combining […]
Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco One of the major principles of medicine is to “First Do No Harm.” Accordingly, naturopathic doctors will respect the body’s innate ability to heal and will seek to use the least invasive means, at the minimal effective dose, in order to support this renewal process.1 One of the wellness tools
Navigating Through the Diet Dilemmas Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco There’s so much conflicting information in every aspect of healthcare today. One of the most obvious examples is with dietary recommendations and weight loss. There are equally qualified experts on either side of the spectrums of high-fat, low-fat, high protein, vegetarian, paleo, intermittent fasting, and
Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco Adapted with permission Phyto-Who? So, you may be wondering, “what the heck is a phytoncide and how does this relate to essential oils?” Interestingly, it seems like this term has been around in research for over 70 years. I found this 1960 article on the “bacteriostatic” benefit of onion’s phytoncide on E.
Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco There are a lot of conflicting opinions on essential oil safety. Here, I review some of the main reasons for the controversy and discuss the safety of using quality and standardized essential oils. The Factors In Safety of Oils Quality counts One of the main reasons why there is so
Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco Living In a Critter-Ridden World As if we don’t have enough to worry about with “Living In a Chemical Soup World,” in 2013 the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) issued a 114-page report, “Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013,” listing 18 superbugs classified as “urgent, serious
Part I | Why You Know To Say No to GMOs Part I Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco In part one of my article, I discussed GMOs and reviewed the political debate around them. I also gave three incidences where safety of their use was questionable. In this article, I’m going to review some other reasons
Part II | Why You Should Know To Say No to GMOs Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco If you speak with any integrative nutritionist or a naturopathic, functional, or holistic doctor, you may notice that there are certain dietary words that make most of them squirm. For example, you probably won’t find one who isn’t
Part II | Living In a Chemical Soup World Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco How to Deal With the Toxic World In my previous article, I discussed some pretty scary statistics regarding the toxicity of our world and how our health is negatively impacted by various chemicals. Furthermore, I reported on what appears to be
Part II | Living in a Chemical Soup World Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco Our World of Toxic Soup It’s a fact. We are navigating in a world of chemicals which are so prevalent in the environment that no one can get away from them! Every day, everywhere people are being exposed to these toxins
