Health Notes

More than ever, women are educating themselves, asking their doctors questions, and discovering the range of natural options available to treat menopausal symptoms. Diet changes, exercise, key vitamins and nutrients, and herbal medicine can have a real, lasting impact on your symptoms and how you move through this transition. No two women experience menopause the READ MORE

Eczema, or atopic dermatitis, is an inflammatory skin condition — red, itchy, and often severely irritated. It usually starts in infancy or early childhood and tends to run alongside a personal or family history of asthma, hay fever, or food allergy. I often call this combination the allergic triad, because many infants and children with READ MORE

After a meal, your body responds to rising blood sugar by releasing insulin, which lowers glucose by helping cells throughout your body take it up faster. When blood sugar drops — from fasting or exercise — your body releases glucagon instead, which pulls stored glucose (glycogen) back out of your tissues. If blood sugar drops READ MORE

Low testosterone is far more common than most men realize. It affects an estimated 4 to 5 million men in the U.S., and the numbers climb sharply with age — nearly 39 percent of men 45 and older, and more than 60 percent of men over 65 have free testosterone levels below what’s typical for READ MORE

Fall is coming — shorter days, longer nights. For some people, that shift brings on real, significant mood changes. Seasonal Affective Disorder affects roughly 5 percent of U.S. adults, with estimates ranging up to 10 percent depending on where you live (it’s more common the farther you are from the equator). Women are about 4 READ MORE

Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers in your brain and body. When they’re out of balance, they can drive a lot of what people struggle with, including: I use a mix of tools to get to the root of it: questionnaires, a detailed history, a neurological exam, and a neurotransmitter test that shows your unique balance READ MORE

Organ, or visceral, manipulation is a gentle form of bodywork that optimizes organ function by releasing tension in the soft tissue surrounding an organ. Since most people come to me because of a disease, dysfunction, or imbalance tied to a specific organ, this technique gives us a direct way to create lasting health and healing. READ MORE

Homeopathy is a scientific method of healing, built on a far-reaching, holistic philosophy. It was established over 200 years ago by Dr. Hahnemann, a German physician who taught something radical for his time: that a doctor should see symptoms not as the problem to be crushed, but as visible evidence of the body trying to READ MORE

Tips for Avoiding Environmental Pollutants How much of your day is spent indoors — inside your own home? If you’re like most Americans, it’s a lot. The EPA estimates we spend about 90 percent of our time indoors, and indoor pollutant levels can run 2 to 5 times higher than what’s outside. Strangely, our concern READ MORE

With a month or less of summer left, it’s time to start thinking about school again. So here’s a question worth asking: how can you set your child up for a better year than last time? A lot of what came up last year can actually be addressed now, before it starts again. I look READ MORE