The role of ethical wills in end-of-life care
By Nancy Gahles I am a card-carrying Baby-Boomer and a member of the Sandwich Generation. Meaningfully caregiving for my own needs, those of my husband, my children, my aging and...
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What the heck is the Pegan Diet?
By Katherine Shagoury When Mark Hyman, MD, director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine and author of FOOD: What the Heck Should I Eat?, was asked to describe his...
Read MoreBitters: A secret weapon for better digestion
By Lisa Akers Digestive health has been a focus in the integrative healthcare community for a while now. Practitioners look closely at the digestive system, as it is the foundation...
Read MoreWhy diets don’t work—and what does
By Karen Malkin Over 97 million dieters in the U.S. contribute to an almost $66 billion industry—an industry largely made up of quick fixes and “magic” pills that encourage and...
Read MoreThe energy body
By Nancy Gahles I began my professional career as a chiropractor by accident. I was a college student, studying to be a doctor, preparing to take the MCATS, when I...
Read MoreUncovering the truth about celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity
By Katherine Shagoury In the past 20 years, there has been a real controversy over whether or not non-celiac individuals benefit from a gluten-free diet, according to Alessio Fasano, MD,...
Read MoreAutoimmunity and the role of toxicants
By Katherine Shagoury Mild forms of autoimmune response likely occur naturally in most people. But for individuals with a predisposition to autoimmunity, environmental factors and toxins may trigger a full-fledged...
Read MoreMitigating loneliness in the integrative healthcare setting
By Julie Luzarraga Situational loneliness is something we all experience at some point in our lives. It may be a move to a new city, the loss of a loved...
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