CBD Oil… Hype, Harm, or Heck Yay!

By | January 15th, 2019|CBD Oil, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Part II: The History and a Legal Overview of Cannabis & “Weeding Out” Some Uses The Long-History and Regulation of Cannabis and Its Compounds In last week’s article, I began my discussion of CBD (cannabidiol) oil. I just reviewed its popularity and why it is being mass marketed on my Saratoga.com blog. Now I will [...]

How Essential Oils Can Help Keep Us Healthy in the Times of Super-Scary Super-Buggies

By | November 18th, 2013|Latest Articles, Naturopathic Medicine, Saratoga Blog at Living Well|

I had a Eureka movement within the past few months. The origination of BreakFree Medicine started when I was 21 years old, post-back surgery, and searching for a new career path. This was due to the injury forcing me to withdraw from my nursing program and to head into the wide-eyed world of integrative and [...]

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How to Avoid Toxic Fat and Toxic Beauty

By | November 11th, 2013|Integrative Medicine Hints, Naturopathic Medicine, Newsletter Postings|

We are amidst a chronic disease epidemic. Currently, over a third of our adult population is obese and the number of children with obesity and adult-associated illnesses continues to rise. In other words, our aging population is becoming unhealthier and sickness is starting earlier. Conventional treatment for obesity has been to eat less, exercise more, [...]

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5 Ways Moving Your Bootie Promotes Health and Prevents Disease

By | November 4th, 2013|Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine, Newsletter Postings|

The power of exercise for cardiovascular health hit headlines in October. This was due to the British Medical Journal's (BMJ) release of findings on the benefit of exercise in cardiovascular disease (1). After interpreting fifty-seven randomized trials, this meta-analysis set out to determine the effect on mortality of exercise and drugs in the secondary prevention [...]

October 2013 Holistic Health Top Reads

By | October 28th, 2013|Naturopathic, Newsletter Postings, Top Reads of the Month|

The time for our little ones to be spoofed by “spookables” is coming to a close and the day light hours are growing shorter. With the transition into more indoor activities, what better time to settle in and catch up with all the health read emails crowding your inbox?  If you’ve been waiting for an [...]

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Living Cleanly and Safely in a Chemically Polluted World

By | September 17th, 2013|Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Naturopathic Medicine|

By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Ok, here it comes again. One of my favorite topics is back at center stage in this week’s blog. It’s all about toxicity and detoxification, also known as biotransformation of environmental exposures. Approximately a year ago, I discussed how we are serving as human reservoirs for the chemicals that are [...]

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The Impact of Stress on Energy

By | May 22nd, 2013|Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Newsletter Postings, Saratoga Blog at Living Well|

(With a Special Focus on the Acclaimed “Mr. Mitochondria!”) By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Next week, I’ll be heading out of dodge and into “Dr. Sarah Geek Bliss!” That’s right; it’s time for the Institute for Functional Medicine’s 2013 Annual Symposium: Illuminating the Energy Spectrum! Whoo-hoo. I’ll be live and in person amongst my mentors, [...]

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The Latest Pervasive Mind Disease Affecting Our Physical, Emotional, and Societal Health: Part II

By | May 17th, 2013|Latest Articles, Newsletter Postings, Saratoga Blog at Living Well|

By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Last week, I discussed the new pervasive mind-disease that is pervading our society and robbing our ability to balance our health- fear. Scare tactics and disease marketing tricks are fueling our stress response, trumping our brain biochemistry, and halting our healing. It’s now more accepted (in all fields of medicine) [...]

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The Latest Pervasive Mind Disease Affecting Our Physical, Emotional, and Societal Health: Part I

By | May 9th, 2013|Integrative Medicine Hints, Naturopathic Medicine, Newsletter Postings|

By Sarah A LoBisco, ND The Health Implications of Fear & Trauma If you have been reading my blog for a while, you are probably aware that one of my passions is empowering people with health information and real solutions. My goal continues to be to provide a holistic and scientifically valid website that encourages [...]

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