Video: How Relationships & Connections May Be the Most Powerful Medicine…

By | October 26th, 2018|Essential Oils, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

... and the Harms of  Choosing Healthism at Their Expense     With the latest technological advances, scientists have been able to verify that nutrients, lifestyle, mind-body practices, plant metabolites, and synthetic chemicals can all directly influence the “expression” of our DNA, the blueprint of our biology. These findings have led to the emergence [...]

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Video: How Beliefs, Relationships, and Society Shape Our Health Destiny

By | October 19th, 2018|Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

 A Cultural and Mind-Body Perspective on Health, Hormones, and Menopause   This week, I continued with my series on the mind-body perspective to health and hormones. In Part 1, I discussed that our surroundings, beliefs, emotions, and social connections impact our health in profound ways. I highlighted this through the following mechanisms: The [...]

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How Beliefs, Emotions, Social Relationships, and Cultural Influences Impact Health, Hormones, and the Menopausal Transition: Part I

By | October 2nd, 2018|Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

    In the past few weeks, I’ve explored hormonal balance from an integrative, naturopathic, and functional medicine perspective. These chemical messengers are so powerful, the body has complex feedback mechanisms in place to control their levels. In fact, even minute shifts in amounts of hormones can have systemic effects on other vital functions of [...]

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January 2015 Top Holistic Health Reads

By | February 3rd, 2015|Latest Articles, Newsletter Postings, Top Reads of the Month|

With the recent blizzard, no one in the Northeast needs reminding that February is in full swing. This means all that shoveling earns you some time to stay warm and cozy and cuddle up with some good reading.  (If you are a lucky southerner, you can cool down from your laps with your reading by [...]

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What Is the Science Behind Energetic and Integrative Medicine

By | July 8th, 2013|Naturopathic|

By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Last week, I made reference to the fact that I got side-tracked from my monthly task of “Top Reads”. Now, it’s time to share why! My brain lapse was due to an email containing four videos on the science of BodyTalk received from a fantastic and gifted BodyTalk Practitioner. In [...]

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Holistic Medicine- Is it More Powerful than Placebo?

By | June 20th, 2013|Latest Articles, Naturopathic Medicine, Newsletter Postings|

By Sarah A LoBisco, ND The Science of Belief and the Placebo Effect My recent blog on the science of belief  discussed the role of belief and expectations on healing. This means that what we think or expect from a medical intervention will have physiological effects on our body.  The role of thought processes in [...]

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The Science of Belief and Connection in Healing

By | June 11th, 2013|Latest Articles, Newsletter Postings, Saratoga Blog at Living Well|

By Sarah A LoBisco, ND I’ve had the pleasure of tuning into The HayHouse World Summit, an online event that featured 110 inspirational authors within a 10 day span. The speakers included Dr. Bruce Lipton, PhD, Marcelle Pick, M.S.N., OB/GYN NP, Mark Hyman, MD, Lissa Rankin, MD, Dr. Northrup, MD, Deepak Chopra, Dr. Joe Dispenza, [...]

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May 2013 Holistic Health Top Reads-Lifestyle, Cancer, and Nutrigenomics

By | June 4th, 2013|Latest Articles, Top Reads of the Month|

Compiled by Sarah A LoBisco, ND I’m back from Texas. What a trip into the energy spectrum I had. Now, after the extraordinary opportunity of spending time with some of the most prestigious and respected integrative doctors in my field, I am filled with even more conviction that our genes are not our destiny. We [...]

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Angelina Jolie’s Decision on Breast Health

By | May 27th, 2013|Integrative Medicine Hints, Naturopathic Medicine, Newsletter Postings, Saratoga Blog at Living Well|

By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Before I head off to Dallas for the Institute for Functional Medicine’s 2013 Annual Symposium, Illuminating the Energy Spectrum, I couldn’t help but leave you with the top story headliner for next week’s May 2013 Holistic Health Top Reads! That’s right. Next week, while flying back from my training, I’ll [...]

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