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So, let’s start with the obvious: the food that the majority of our country eats is not good. If you are eating packaged foods, convenience foods, or any other processed food (and this includes drink, which would really be anything outside of water and herbal tea), it is a major problem for your health. The type of fuel that you put into your engine will dictate the performan

At my clinic, I see patients from every walk of life and I have successfully treated almost every major health concern you can imagine. Some patients seem able to follow my treatment recommendations with an almost enviable ease. Others find it very difficult to gain or maintain momentum to reach their health goals. Most of us are somewhere in between. Why is it easier to find reaso

For the past few years there has been a lot of attention put onto the health of the gastrointestinal (GI) system, and rightly so. Terms such as “leaky gut” and “small intestinal bacteria overgrowth” (SIBO) have taken over in the world of holistic medicine as the possible causes of disease that ails people. People will treat these concerns and they will feel

Here you go…   Stop worrying, everything is going to be ok! Move, not just your body but your blood and lymphatic fluid. Eat what nature made, not man. Put cold water on your body for 30 seconds per day. Breathe consciously through the day. Drink water, only water. Sleep, before 10pm, for at least 8 hrs. Do not take suppressive medications (RX and OTC) Eat whole food eve

In my quest to understand what causes human suffering and disease, I continue to stumble upon the impact that fear has on the mind and body. Fear in its truest form is something that helps an individual survive. For example, if you touch the stove and burn your hand, you establish a fear of touching the stove again in an effort to avoid the pain. While this is a classic example of

Every choice that you make has an impact on your health. This can seem overwhelming at first because it forces you to begin looking at why you choose to do what you do. For many people they would rather not know. For others, once they understand this concept, it becomes the missing link that allows them to begin their journey of healing. The difficulty comes at educating people in

I thought it was time to start writing on this topic. As a naturopathic physician there are a myriad of conditions that I treat, but I seemed to have attracted a group of patients where seizure-related activity is their chief complaint. Within that categorization there is Doose syndrome, which primarily impacts the pediatric population and I have had the pleasure to treat a handful