Too many men carry the weight of silence—ignoring symptoms, pushing through exhaustion, and waiting until crisis hits. This post explores why men’s health needs a different approach, and how holistic medicine creates space for healing before it’s too late.
Each month, your body coordinates a complex interplay between estrogen, progesterone, luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Estrogen supports the growth of the uterine lining, influences ovulation, and affects mood, skin, and energy. Too...
Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder and may present with symptoms such as right upper abdominal pain with or without pain that can radiate or move to the right shoulder blade and cause nausea, vomiting and fever. This inflammation of the gallbladder is...
Cholesterol, Lipoproteins, and Heart Health: What You Might Not Know Understanding the Deep Science — and the Real Risk Factors Cholesterol is probably the most controversial topic I get into with my patients. This is because many of them have heard that cholesterol...
When naturopathic doctors treat people in the early part of their lives, we strengthen them and optimize as much as possible. We help young people to go on to have vibrant lives, equipped with creativity and resilience for the journey. Then, they take their journeys...
Back in the winter of 1995, I stayed with locals while travelling in Northern Finland. Increasingly excited to learn more about my Finnish roots (Lepisto means “grove of Alder trees” in Finnish), I had been raised with sauna in my childhood home. The most memorable...
1. What is my family history? Did my parents have a diagnosis of heart disease, hypertension, or high cholesterol? Did my grandparents have a cardiovascular diagnosis? What was it? The most common types of heart disease are coronary artery disease, heart...
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.
As the leaves start to turn vibrant shades of red, orange, and gold, and the crisp scent of autumn fills the air, it's a clear sign that summer is bidding farewell and making way for the enchanting season of fall. Fall, with its cool breezes and changing landscapes,...