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Do You Need a Chocolate Detox?
Dark Chocolate and Heavy Metals: What You Need to Know ... Food Safety and Heavy Metal Exposure I’ve been fielding a lot of...
Aging and Death as a Vital Stage of Life
When naturopathic doctors treat people in the early part of their lives, we strengthen them and optimize as much as...
Regular Heartburn Isn’t So Typical: What’s The Cure?
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, or LPR, is better known as silent reflux. Most of us know heartburn as throat burning, chest...
Hello Spring Allergies. Though Nature Brings Them On, She Also Offers Help. Here Are Some Natural Solutions
As allergy season blossoms (sorry! I couldn’t help myself), nature's beauty can sometimes bring discomfort for many of us....
Find Balance Through Naturopathic Medicine
Find Balance Through Naturopathic Medicine (Part of the “Why Naturopathic Medicine?” Series) Naturopathic medicine is a...
National Tooth Fairy Day – Naturopathic Approaches to Dental Health
Holistic Dental Health and the Tooth Fairy Celebrating National Tooth Fairy Day with a Focus on Whole-Body Wellness...
Natural Cure for Winter Blues
After returning home to Colorado from Naturopathic medical school in Seattle, I felt a bit of ambivalence. On the one...
Sauna for Health: Traditional Finnish or Infra-Red Sauna
Back in the winter of 1995, I stayed with locals while travelling in Northern Finland. Increasingly excited to learn more...
Heart Health: Five questions to ask yourself
1. What is my family history? Did my parents have a diagnosis of heart disease, hypertension, or high cholesterol? ...
Thyroid Harmony: Fertility and a Flourishing Pregnancy
The Thyroid is not only vital for fertility, but also for maintaining pregnancy and fetal development. Learn naturopathic solutions to maintain Thyroid health.
The Winter Solstice: Naturopathic Approaches to Celebrate
Winter Solstice is a time for introspection and/or a walk about in the great outdoors. It’s a time for accepting and embracing the darkest day, realizing that the light is on its way. Celebrate Winter Solstice with holistic and naturopathic practices.
Healthy Skin Month: Naturopathic Care Dives Deeper into the “WHY?”
Healthcare providers and those suffering skin issues need to change diagnosing from WHAT you have to Why you have it. The patient suffering chronic skin symptoms already knows they have weird, odd, red, itchy, painful stuff on their skin. Differential diagnosis (A list of what the skin issue could be) needs to change from WHAT’s to WHY’s that are ruled in or ruled out through validated labs and imaging.