Skin is one of the biggest organs in your body. It protects you from the outside world, helps control your body temperature, and gets rid of waste. Healthy skin depends on what’s going on inside your body, not just what you put on it. Good nutrition supports skin in five main ways: it keeps moisture READ MORE
Tag: Naturopathic Medicine
Healing From Heartburn
GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, happens when stomach acid regularly flows back up into the esophagus, causing the burning sensation we know as heartburn. It’s more common than most people realize. Current research shows that roughly 18 to 28 percent of people in North America deal with it, which works out to about 1 in READ MORE
Nourishing the Adrenals
For many of us, the holidays represent both the most joyous and the most stressful time of year — and it’s exactly the season when your adrenals work overtime. We hear about the adrenal glands often, but most people don’t really understand the role they play. I’d like to take a moment to shine a READ MORE
Working with ADHD Naturally
A quick note on terminology first: “ADD” is an older term that’s no longer used diagnostically. Today, this condition — whether it shows up as inattentiveness, hyperactivity, or a combination of both — falls under the single diagnosis of ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), with three recognized presentations: predominantly inattentive, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive, and combined. ADHD is an READ MORE
Natural Solutions for Anxiety
In traditional Chinese medicine, the warm summer season is associated with the heart. The heart’s element is fire, representing joy, passion, and warmth, which makes summer the easiest time of year to connect with those feelings and bring your heart meridian back into balance. When the heart is out of balance, the most common symptom READ MORE
CranioSacral Therapy for Infants and Children
What Is CranioSacral Therapy? CranioSacral Therapy is a powerful yet gentle form of bodywork focused on restoring balance and healthy movement within the craniosacral system and the fascia throughout the body. How Is CranioSacral Therapy Helpful for a Newborn? During birth, a baby’s head molds to fit through the mother’s pelvis, and it’s normal and READ MORE
Exercise! Our Secret Weapon to Improved Mood, Increased Libido, and Overall Health
It’s time to start moving. It’s easy to excuse a sedentary stretch, but there’s no better time than now to get active again. Weight loss is always the go-to motivator — we’re told to exercise to hit our weight goals, and that’s genuinely good advice. But there are so many more reasons to move your READ MORE
Treating Depression Naturally
We’ve all experienced “the blues.” Feeling sad often follows a stressful event or a loss, but eventually, we bounce back and feel like ourselves again. So what are your options when that bounce-back doesn’t happen — when you just can’t seem to feel better? Depression that interferes with your ability to work, sleep, eat, or READ MORE