What is a Headache? Headaches. Yuck! Although they are often not cause for major concern, no one likes having them. They can be a real annoyance, impacting quality of life and productivity. It’s estimated that 96% of the population have had the unpleasant experience of having a headache. Appropriately named, pain in your [...]
How Conventional Medicine is Failing in Cardiovascular Care Heart disease is the number one killer in both men and women. With all the advances we’ve had in science, research, and treatments, we have not been able to downgrade it as the top cause of global mortality for decades. In fact, it is projected [...]
The Heart of Medicine: Staying Connected in an Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation In the past few articles, I’ve discussed how heart disease, the number one killer in men and women, continues to take its toll on the population. I reviewed some alarming statistics regarding women and cardiovascular disease (CVD), highlighted traditional risk [...]
Heart Disease: The Number One Cause of Death for All Genders Heart disease is the number one killer for all genders, across every race and ethnicity. Yet, breast cancer is one of the most feared diagnoses for women. So, why is that only a little more than half of women (56%) are aware [...]
Stress on the Gut Stress is a buzz word in wellness. This is for a few good reasons: Everyone experiences it. It affects everything: your brain, body, emotions, self-care, productivity, and even relationship interactions. Many people have experienced a “nervous stomach” because of emotional upheaval. The reason for this is that your gut [...]
Stress effects everything, instantaneously. When in “fight and flight”, our whole physiology and psychology shifts quickly to survive. Thankfully, once the stress is gone, the mind and body can enter into recovery. However, if there is no respite, long-term stress can be detrimental. Chronically, either the perception and continued rumination of emotional stressors, or, [...]
Optimizing Your Microbiome and Liver Health for Better Brain, Liver, and Hormonal Health: Part II A Review of the Gut-Liver Connection The connections between our organ systems, and their interplay, are vital for our overall health and vitality. Researchers are currently becoming more aware of these intricate links and the clinical implications [...]
Optimizing Your Microbiome and Liver Health for Better Brain and Hormonal Health: Part I The Many Wonders of the Microbiome Throughout almost every topic I have written about, especially hormones and brain health, I have weaved in the influence that the tiny bugs that inhabit our bodies, specifically the ones taking residence [...]
Introduction: Gut-Related Period Pain & A Stressed Out Digestive Tract Oftentimes, female clients in my practice report an aggravation of symptoms around and during their menstrual cycle. Considering 90% of women experience premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and the widespread impact of hormones on many biological processes, this makes sense. Some of the most common [...]
