Are Essential Oils Really Stronger Than Supplements and Herbs & Other Essential Oils Complex Questions

By | February 2nd, 2016|Essential Oils, Latest Articles, latest news, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine, Newsletter Postings|

Essential Oils Potency vs. Herbs Last week I was discussing with an esteemed colleague how I implement the safe use of essential oils with my patients. A question that emerged in our conversation was if there was a direct comparison of essential oils potency to supplements or herbs that contain them. I couldn’t answer that [...]

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2015 Health Articles Year In Review & December 2015 Top Holistic Health Reads

By | January 5th, 2016|Latest Articles, latest news, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine, Newsletter Postings, Top Reads of the Month|

Welcome to 2016 My BreakFree Medicine Friends. 2015 Health Aricles, What a Year to Review! BreakFree Medicine’s 2015 Journey This year was a bit of a whirlwind for me, in a good way. During 2015, I moved to Connecticut for a new position. I made incredible friends and invaluable professional connections, learned from some of [...]

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How Parents Environmental Exposures and Toxic Chemicals Effect Baby Before Birth

By | December 15th, 2015|Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, latest news, Newsletter Postings|

Why Parents Should Be Mindful of Toxic Chemicals to Protect Their Little Ones Before Birth It’s hard to escape the scary facts of living in our world filled with toxic chemicals. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and want to hide yourself in a non-BPA and phthalate free plastic bubble. Still, as I’ve written before, knowing [...]

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Some Overlooked Drivers of Appetite and Food Cravings

By | December 8th, 2015|Latest Articles, latest news, Naturopathic, Newsletter Postings|

How Our Food Obsession Makes Us Fatter, Hungrier, and Unhappy...and Leads to Food Cravings As I was scrolling down some of the topics of November’s Top Holistic Health Reads, a few headlines focused on weight and appetite caught my attention. I’ve discussed the topic of cravings, diet (wars), and food addiction in the past, and [...]

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Are Essential Oils Safe for Children (and Adults)?

By | November 25th, 2015|Essential Oils, Latest Articles, latest news, Newsletter Postings|

Why Is There So Much Conflicting Opinions Regarding If Essential Oils Are Safe? I have been blogging to my essential oils readers regarding lots of fun topics. These include reporting on some new studies about cinnamon essential oil and how essential oils can help heal the gut. (If you want to receive these blogs, which [...]

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Natural Remedies & Supplements for the Effects of Radiation: Part II

By | November 3rd, 2015|latest news, Naturopathic, Newsletter Postings|

Can Lifestyle and Supplements for Radiation Effects Really Protect Us? At the end of September, I discussed the effects of radiation on health and why supporting our bodies with natural means to prevent negative consequences from it is a good idea. I told you I would provide you with some of my favorite supplements and [...]

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The Baby’s Unsterile Start– Sharing Buggy Friends From Mom’s Microbiome

By | September 29th, 2015|Latest Articles, latest news, Newsletter Postings|

How Mamma's Gut Microbiome Transfers to Baby Prior to Birth This week I want to share with all of you the exciting and emerging research on one of my favorite creepy, crawly topics. You’ve got it! This blog is on our belly and body critter inhabitants! You know by now all the amazing health benefits [...]

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The Next Nutrient War Era- Why We Are On the Losing Side of Weight Loss

By | September 8th, 2015|Latest Articles, latest news, Naturopathic Medicine, Newsletter Postings|

It’s not a new concept, declaring “war” on body parts and processes. I found a 1923 article in Time entitled “War on Diabetes.”1 Later, in 1971, Richard Nixon declared war on cancer and the war continues to wage on.2-3 There is much controversy on whose really winning, as the health of our nation continues to [...]

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A Quick Guide To the Wonderful World Inside Our Bellies

By | September 2nd, 2015|Latest Articles, latest news, Newsletter Postings|

  A quick Google search on one of my favorite queries reported the following for “Scholarly articles for microbiome and PubMed:” “About 268,000 results (0.45 seconds)”… This is a much broader search than for what’s on PubMed itself for microbiome “Results: 1 to 20 of 19194” It’s one of the hottest topics, and I probably [...]

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