I was recently asked to be a contributing expert to a new website, NaturalPath. NaturalPath is a leading resource on clinical information in naturopathic & alternative treatments intended for patients in North America. I had to say “yes” to this opportunity! I’m glad I did. My recent article, Living In a Chemical Soup World- [...]
It's Time for the Latest & Greatest Wellness News Summary For November 2014! We are now officially in the holiday season! It’s my favorite time of year. Still, with all the extra gatherings, gift giving, and food prep, I know for some it can create more stress than holiday cheer! For this reason, last week [...]
Why Another Blog on the Same Darn Tips Said In a Different Way? Is your inbox also exploding with newsletters providing dietary tips and holiday do’s and don’ts? If you are subscriber of BreakFree Medicine, I’m one guilty party! In fact, this Sunday I wrote a blog which highlighted 4 simple tips on [...]
Plastics, Pesticides, Triclosan, Flame Retardants, Oh My… Poor Immune System!! The Complex Connection For the past few weeks, I’ve been listening and taking notes from presentations in the Digestion Sessions and Autoimmune Summit. Along with the role that the microbiome and various critters play in immune disorders, many of the speakers also discussed the complex [...]
Could These Critters Be a Key Factor in the Merging of Integrative, Naturopathic, Holistic, Functional, and Mainstream Medicine?! In a few days, I’ll back in my heated office, cozy and safe from the elements. This will be a bit of an adjustment after being in air conditioning and sunny Miami for my functional medicine training [...]
In a few days I’ll be in Miami for functional medicine training on the gastrointestinal tract. I’ll be learning from the elite-of-elite functional and integrative medical trainers; it will be a true Zen-Information Haven for medicine geeks. No doubt, I will be using all my tools for brain support to take advance of all [...]
NERD ALERT! Ah, man! I did it again. Nerd, geek, crazy research-reviewer, that’s me! It was time for me to sit and write my monthly “Top Holistic Health Reads” for this month, and I realized something. I got a little (a lot) crazy. Good thing I had my sacred frankincense on hand for the discomfort [...]
I have to say, the past few weeks, I’ve been a bit of a bookworm. (What else is new?) Next month, I’ll be heading off for more training with the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) to learn even more about the intricate details of the gut microbiome and gastrointestinal health! Sounds fun, right? Between [...]
Since August 8, 2014, I’ve been following the updates on Medscape closely regarding the outbreak of Ebola. This was the date when the U.S. Centers of Disease and Prevention raised the level of emergency alertness to a “Level 1” for the third time in nine years. According to a video from Time magazine, this [...]
