Herbal medicines for women’s health
Photo Cred: Mareefe/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Plant medicines are a woman’s ally to achieve optimal health, said Leslie Korn, PhD, MPH, LMHC, a traumatologist specializing in mental health nutrition and integrative approaches...
Read MoreStrengthening immunity through movement and nature
Photo Cred: Oziel Gómez/Pexels By Wendy Pecoraro, MSN, APRN, DipACLM The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to several unprecedented challenges, from social distancing and isolation to supporting immunity and fear...
Read MoreIntegrative approaches to seasonal allergies
Photo Cred: Artem Beliaikin/Unsplash By Bill Reddy, LAc, DiplAc As the bite of wintertime eases into spring and summer, our natural tendency is to spend more time outside. But it...
Read MoreUsing herbs during pregnancy and lactation
Photo Cred: Negative Space/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP I was recently commissioned to develop a range of nutritional and herbal products to support and optimize the health of pregnant...
Read MoreHow a pandemic impacts sleep and behaviors
Photo Cred: Kristin Vogt/Pexels By Catherine Darley, ND The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased occurrences of stress behaviors. Patients are generally off-schedule as they try to adjust to a new normal,...
Read MoreTraditional Chinese Medicine herbs and formulas to treat pain
Photo Cred: Miguel Á. Padriñán/Pexels By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM Pain is an extensive topic, with a seemingly unlimited range of causes. However, one thing that acute, chronic, musculoskeletal, digestive,...
Read MoreTackling mixed connective tissue disease with nutrition
Photo Cred: Daria Shevtsova/Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP, Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Like many autoimmune diseases, mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is not well-understood and symptoms often...
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Helping patients handle stress
Photo Cred: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash By Kim Furtado, ND As a naturopathic doctor, I listen to not only a client’s physical health needs, but their emotional and spiritual challenges. Stress is...
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