Integrative healthcare trends to watch in 2020
By Katherine Shagoury As we celebrate not only the start of a new year, but the start of a new decade, we’re taking a closer look at the trends in...
Read MoreHealth implications of mold toxicity
Photo Cred: Chokniti Khongchum/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP I recently had a 48-year-old woman come to my clinic to address serious health concerns. Her symptoms started seven years prior...
Read MoreAddressing controversial food claims with patients
By Laura Rokosz, PhD The internet has had a resounding impact on human health. There is so much information at our fingertips, but, unless you are an authority, interpretation of...
Read MoreThe value of an integrative approach for mental health providers
Photo Cred: Paweł Czerwiński/Unsplash By Julie Luzarraga As much as western medicine has historically separated the body from the mind, psychology has also isolated the mind from the physical body....
Read MoreBi syndrome treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Photo Cred: kian2018/Pixabay By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM There are probably few out there who have not experienced Bi syndrome at some point in their lives. The word “Bi” in...
Read MoreEar acupuncture strategies for addiction, pain, anxiety, and trauma
Photo Cred: Agung Pandit Wiguna/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP When I have agitated patients in my clinic describing traumatic events, I ask them if they would be open to...
Read MoreNutrition-related options for aplastic anemia-paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria syndrome
Photo Cred: Elle Hughes/Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare immune-mediated blood disorder caused by lymphocyte destruction of early hematopoietic cells. The body stops...
Read MoreBell’s palsy treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Photo Cred: Antonika Chanel/Unsplash By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM When I did three months of my internship training for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at two hospitals in China, we saw...
Read More