Boost immunity for COVID-19
Hello all, My thoughts are going out to all of you during this unprecedented and unsettling time. I hope you, your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers are not impacted by COVID-19 and that you are safe, healthy and taking the necessary precautions to keep it that way. I wanted to let you know that I am here to support [...]
COVID-19 Update, March 14, 2020
Hello all, What a week it has been! COVID-19 has officially been named a pandemic and this brings a lot of uncertainty, fear, stress and change upon us. First, I am sending a virtual hug to all of you during this turbulent time. Because many of my patients are immune-compromised, the safest option is to temporarily stop seeing patients [...]
Balance Blood Sugar to Shed Your Belly
Shedding belly fat is a priority for many people during the summer months. And summer, it turns out, is a great time to lose that excess weight and not because it is unsightly, but because it is unhealthy. Belly fat (aka truncal obesity) is related to blood sugar metabolism problems, such as diabetes, prediabetes, hyperglycemia and/or hypoglycemia. Belly fat [...]
Improving Egg Quality Despite Your Ticking Clock
The complexities of fertility are immense. There are many moving parts that lead to conception and ultimately a healthy pregnancy and child. However, one of the most important factors in female fertility is egg quality. In this post, we’ll explore the topic of egg quality as well as therapeutic ways to improve it in order to increase pregnancy rates [...]
What You Need to Know About BPA
Bisphenol A (BPA) has been a hot topic in wellness conversations over the past few years because it poses a large problem to our health - and it seems to be everywhere in our environment. In this blog post, we’ll talk about what BPA is, why it is so harmful and how you can avoid it. This blog post [...]
Prenatal Care: Preparing Your Body for Baby
Many people assume that once you are pregnant it is time to start taking care of your body. However, in my Naturopathic medicine practice, treatment goals include augmenting the health of the child-to-be through preconception care in addition to prenatal care. Preconception care focuses on the health of the female and male counterpart while prenatal care focuses on the [...]