In this video, I review the benefits of essential oils for helping one to remain sane during the hectic holidays and to support healthy habits throughout the whole year. Knowing how essential oils can benefit the brain and body will not only make you smarter, but will also create a positive placebo [...]
With October nearing its end and the turkey holiday approaching, it’s almost time for the next Top Holistic Health Reads. You know how passionate I am about reaching out to my readers to empower them with valid, scientific, integrative techniques to achieve optimal health. This is why I couldn’t wait much longer to highlight a [...]
Note: Please see updates on Healthism and Gluten Free. Celiac Disease, Gluten Sensitivity, and Gluten Intolerance Many people cringe at the thought of giving up mouth-watering pastries, breads, and pasta. However, while most people are aware of the pleasure these foods provide, they are unaware of how these common foods can create havoc in the [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Last week, I continued on with my unintentional September blog theme on how certain environmental exposures could create detrimental effects on our health. The purpose of these blogs has been to empower all my wonderful BREAKFREE medicine followers with knowledge, as well as to provide safe wellness options to mitigate [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Fall is now in full swing as we watch the leaves start to change colors and the little kiddies pile into the school buses. I can just picture the lucky ones who enjoy the process of learning and eagerly study to extend the growth of their neural synapse connections. Unfortunately, [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Since 2009, I’ve been discussing the impact of GMOs in our food supply. According to the Institute for Responsible Technology, by definition, A GMO (genetically modified organism) is the result of a laboratory process of taking genes from one species and inserting them into another in an attempt to obtain [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Due to the aging baby boom population, “sandwich” generation members, who are taking care of their parents while tending to their own children, are on the rise. These middle-agers are not only witnessing their parent’s distress from their illness, but are personally impacted emotionally and physically by it. “Double caregivers” [...]
A New Hormone Study Hits Headlines and Backlash Begins Again By Sarah A LoBisco, ND The past few weeks, I’ve been filling my brain with reading research studies on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HT) and re-listening to my trainings from the Institute of Functional Medicine. It’s definitely a very broad topic and functional medicine is not [...]
By Sarah LoBisco, ND Back in the spring, I discussed the confusion among experts and the public alike regarding the link between the use of hormones and cancer risk. At that time, new data was released from an analysis of an additional subset of 90,000 women from the original population of the Women’s Health Imitative [...]
