Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) like Chron’s and Ulcerative Colitis affect nearly 1.6 million people in the US. Chron’s can affect the entire gut while Ulcerative Colitis has an affinity for the large intestine. Both cause significant inflammation and can also create issues in the eye, skin as well as joints. [...]
September is Suicide awareness month and this email is very important because you really never know who is dealing with this right at this very moment. When I write about suicide, I write from a personal space. My mother threatened suicide numerous times and ultimately did it many years ago. [...]
Sexual Health Week started years ago as a way to raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases but has gained attention in that everyone deserves access to sexual health and wellbeing information. Talking about sexual issues is difficult for most people and women especially don’t realize that many other people are [...]
PRP has been a hot topic that is gaining more and more attention for a variety of conditions. PRP can be used to help with hair loss in men and women, joint issues and has been used to help the appearance of wrinkles, improve skin texture and acne scars. Sounds [...]
Being a functional medicine provider has been rewarding in so many ways but it’s always nice to see when the conclusions I arrived with listening, observation and simply thinking is backed up by scientific studies. This is one of the biggest differences between traditional medicine and functional medicine. Traditional medicine [...]
Perhaps the second most common symptom I hear on a regular basis is the presence of bloating. We put up with it thinking this is something that can’t be addressed until it gets really bad. I’ve seen people literally blow up like a puffer fish and instantly look 9 months [...]
If you aren’t eating whole foods then looking at the label becomes very important. However, it can be daunting understanding what it all means. I was working on an Ebook regarding yeast and was discussing the importance of looking at the amount of sugar in foods and I realized that [...]
The simple life. Just typing this and reading it lowers my stress level until I stop and think of how do I get a simple life and this escalates it again. It’s so easy to declare you are going to simplify your life until you start doing it. I have [...]
Happy belated 4th of July. As I see and hear posts of animals bolting due to fear from the loud noises of the fireworks I can relate this to all of the people who are at least wanting to bolt due to other reasons. This is the “fight-or-flight” reaction that [...]
As summer approaches and the shorts comes back out, it is time to pay attention to your skin. This is the perfect time to do a mole check and make sure there is nothing suspicious. Even if you don’t think you have a skin cancer you might be surprised that [...]
