An Update: Do Essential Oils Harm Our Microbiome? (Ep. 394)

By | December 26th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

(Listen to the full episode here.) When microbes were first discovered, we believed they were all harmful. As a result, medicine came up with various means to eradicate them in an attempt to cure infectious diseases. We have since learned this approach was not the panacea we had hoped for. With the discovery [...]

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Releasing Physical and Emotional Scars and Restoring Mind-Body Resiliency Using the Power of Essential Oils with Dr. Kim Trager, DC, B.S.

By | December 12th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

(Listen to the full episode here.) The Negative Ramifications of Unresolved Physical and Emotional Scars Everyone has scars, but some can’t be seen, or they may be repressed. Emotional scars can be covered up just as physical scars can, but this does not remedy the pain. Hiding our wounds and putting up a [...]

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The Silent Epidemic Contributing to Mental Illness and How to Recover from Head Injuries with Dr. Kabran Chapek, ND from the Amen Clinics (Ep. 391)

By | December 5th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

(Listen to the full episode here)   The Silent Epidemic According to the most recent data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on traumatic brain injuries (TBIs): There were 214,110 TBI-related hospitalizations in 2020* and 69,473 TBI-related deaths in 2021.1 This represents more than 586 TBI-related hospitalizations and 190 TBI-related [...]

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Healing Anxiety Naturally with Naturopathic and Functional Medicine and Essential Oils with Dr. Kate Kresge, ND (Ep. 390)

By | November 28th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

(Listen to the full episode here.) What is Anxiety? Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders. (R, R) It affects 30% of adults and 15-30% of children at some point in their life. Furthermore, having an anxiety disorder increases the risk for cooccurring psychiatric disorders. There are several main types [...]

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Naturopathic Medicine and Essential Oils for ADHD with Dr. Stoychev, ND, RD (Ep. 388)

By | November 14th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

(Listen to the full episode here.) The Prevalence of ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in kids. According to the CDC, 6.8 million children aged 3-17 years old, or about 10%, are impacted by it. The lifetime prevalence for adults with ADHD is approximately 8%. The numbers [...]

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Using Essential Oils for Healthy, Thriving, Happy Kids with Integrative Pediatrician Dr. Elisa Song, MD (Ep. 387)

By | November 7th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

(Listen to the full episode here.)   Hope for a Solution to the Rise in Chronic Diseases in Kids According to a 2022 updated review in The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (bold emphasis mine): Chronic health conditions (both chronic illnesses and chronic physical disabilities) are generally defined as those conditions that [...]

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An Essential Oils Revolution: The Aromatic Transformation of Health Fears into Mind-Body Freedom

By | July 20th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Has Health Information Hijacked Your Amygdala? Most everyone has had the unpleasant experience of surfing through the online abyss of “Doctor Google.” Even if you didn’t have health anxiety to begin with, combine a rudimentary compilation of innocent bodily gurgles and aches with a few minutes of skimming through health blogs, and you [...]

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Essential Oils and the Microbiome

By | July 13th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

How Microbes Shape Our Health Since the discovery of microorganisms in the 19th century, scientists and physicians have been obsessed with germs. With the eerie belief that infectious agents caused diseases, one of the major goals of medicine was to kill these detrimental critters. Our weapons included inoculations, antiseptics, chemotherapeutics, and antibiotics. Our [...]

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My Aching Head! Naturopathic, Functional, and Mind-Body Medicine to Soothe Headaches

By | June 15th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Ouch, My Head Hurts! Headaches are an all-too-common pain in the face and head that a majority of the population, 96%, experience in their lifetime. In my previous post and video, I reviewed all the main points about headaches. Topics covered included: Classifications of headaches (primary and secondary) Common types of headaches (tension, [...]

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