At our practice, we see a lot of women who are trying to conceive (TTC). Some women come for Functional Medicine consultations (lab- and supplement-based), others come for our Optimal Fertility Treatments (acupuncture-based). And while the term “infertility” is a...
Allergies hit home for me. My husband and I both suffered from chronic nasal allergies as children (me all the way into my mid 30s), and both of my sons have had childhood allergies. Currently, I’m treating my 7-year-old for his allergies, and in the course of...
People are anxious, depressed, and overwhelmed. I see it everyday, all day. It’s not surprising with my working parent population – their daily load can be exquisitely heavy, their time divided up to slivers. I understand the challenge as a working mother...
We’ve all heard of the phrase “mind over matter,” but did you know that our minds also CREATE matter? Our minds create thoughts, and thoughts are actual things that hold physical real estate in our brain. Let me explain this in the simplest terms....
Millions of Americans silently struggle with constipation. For many people, it’s a functional issue rather than a structural one. Typically, there’s nothing physically wrong with the structure of the intestines or rectum that may be “blocking”...
Hormones and stress, stress and hormones! Everyone has stress, but not everyone deals with it in the same way. And everyone has hormones, but not everyone’s hormones are balanced. If you suspect that stress is impacting your hormones, or if you’re feeling anxious,...
