Navigating polypharmacy and addressing debilitating symptoms in multiple sclerosis patients
Photo Cred: Alex Green/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP I see a lot of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in my clinic, all with different health histories, different overriding symptoms...
Read MoreLingering pathogen syndrome in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM In my practice. I’ve had patients come to me with ongoing symptoms from an illness they experienced years prior. In Traditional...
Read MoreHarnessing metabolic flexibility for optimal health
Photo Cred: Timolina/Freepik By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Flexibility comes in many forms. Whereas psychological flexibility refers to the capacity to direct mental energy to allow for increased resilience...
Read MoreApproaching SIBO treatment with naturopathic medicine
Photo Cred: Mikhail Nilov/Pexels By Kim Furtado, ND When I began my practice twenty years ago, small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) was not commonly tested for or diagnosed. Over time,...
Read MoreLifestyle strategies for prediabetes reversal
Photo Cred: Bonnie Kittle/Unsplash By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Prediabetes is reversible most of the time, so I’m always surprised when a patient has been told their blood sugar...
Read MoreHolistic approaches to treating restless legs syndrome
Photo Cred: Kristin Vogt/Pexels By Catherine Darley, ND I recently had a patient, a 57-year-old man who, every evening at about 7 p.m., started feeling antsy, like he had to move...
Read MorePracticing virtual Chinese Medicine in pandemic times
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Irwin Tjiong, LAc, MBA Working at an integrative care clinic of a large Cupertino-based tech company, I witness daily the harmful effects of the challenges...
Read MoreCelebrate National Nutrition Month in your integrative healthcare practice
Photo Cred: Freepik By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP As integrative providers, we appreciate the powerful impact nutrition has on the overall success of our patients and we often use...
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