Other Types of Eating Disorders & Recovery from Eating Disorders: Making Peace with Food in a Holistic, Balanced Way

By | August 12th, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine, Top Reads of the Month|

Understanding Eating Disorders Educational Series (Part 6) A Recap on The Subtopics Surrounding One’s Relationship with Food I have covered a wide range of subtopics surrounding one’s relationship with food over the course of this series. I started with a synopsis of diet culture. This was to provide a basis for understanding the [...]

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Healthy Eating or a Health Obsession and Eating Disorder? Two Types of Eating Disorders That Could Easily Be Mistaken for “Healthy”

By | August 5th, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine, Top Reads of the Month|

Understanding Eating Disorders Educational Series (Part 5) Is Food a Moral Issue, Health a Value, and Body Size a Virtue? I haven’t stopped talking about diet culture, disordered eating, and eating disorders (ED) for months now. Even though the topic isn’t trendy or popular, it is vital that it gets attention. It’s a [...]

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Why I Won’t Get Off the Topic of Eating Disorders, The Contentious Food Debates, & More on the Different Types of Eating Disorders

By | July 28th, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine, Top Reads of the Month|

Understanding Eating Disorders Educational Series (Part 4)   Why I Believe Eating Disorders are Such an Unpopular Topic Why would a naturopathic doctor and functional medicine practitioner who specializes in women’s health, digestive health, and mood support dedicate so much time posting on a subject that is not nearly as trendy and popular [...]

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Could Your “Healthy Diet” Be Classified as an Eating Disorder? Recognizing the Different Types of Eating Disorders

By | July 22nd, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine, Top Reads of the Month|

Understanding Eating Disorders Educational Series (Part 3) Eating disorders can be fatal and are insidious. Unfortunately, they are often underrecognized, and can even be dangerously reinforced. Our current diet culture mindset preys upon our insecurities, worships thinness, portrays unattainable beauty standards, and views purification of the body as a sanctity. Alarmingly, “health” marketers [...]

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A Fatal Mental Health Condition Many Are Ignoring. The Risk Factors for Eating Disorders.

By | July 15th, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine, Top Reads of the Month|

Understanding Eating Disorders Educational Series (Part 2) Are you one in a hundred? That’s the official statistic for the people impacted by an eating disorder, though it is likely a vast underestimate. For the past few weeks, I’ve been discussing diet and wellness culture, food addiction, and eating disorders. After the conclusion to [...]

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One of the Most Fatal Mental Health Condition No One is Talking About. Understanding Eating Disorders Series (Part I)

By | July 8th, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine, Top Reads of the Month|

Diet and movement are very important for overall wellness, and food is powerful as a pleasurable medicine that supplies the body and brain with nourishment and sustenance in order to optimally function. However, in the health and wellness space, sometimes what is considered good for us can be taken to the extreme. If you’ve [...]

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Here Comes the Cannabinoids… Enter the “Entourage” & Link to January 2019 Holistic and Integrative Medicine Top Reads

By | February 12th, 2019|CBD Oil, Essential Oils, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine, Top Reads of the Month|

Part VI: CBD Oil… Hype, Harm, or Heck Yeah! I introduced the “entourage effect” of the compounds found in cannabis in Part IV of my CBD oil series. This concept is based on the belief that the full spectrum of this plant’s phytocannabinoids and terpenoids will produce more comprehensive and beneficial outcomes than any of [...]

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Medical Breakthrough or the Latest Craze? CBD Oil… Hype, Harm, or Heck Yay! Part III & a Link to December 2018 Holistic and Integrative Medicine Top Reads

By | January 21st, 2019|Articles, CBD Oil, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine, Newsletter Postings, Saratoga Blog at Living Well, Top Reads of the Month|

Why CBD Oil Is Not the Latest “Health Fad” and Some of Its Accepted Medical Indications & Inquiries In Part I of my CBD (cannabidiol) series, I explained why it is so popular and some precautions one should have be aware of before taking it. In Part II, I reviewed the history of the cannabis [...]

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Dealing with Addictions During the Holidays and How Essential Oils and Spirituality Can Help One Cope & a Link to November 2018 Holistic and Integrative Medicine Top Reads

By | December 10th, 2018|Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Naturopathic Medicine, Newsletter Postings, Top Reads of the Month|

  Last week, I concluded our discussion on the many powerful benefits of frankincense (Boswellia sp.) and the properties and actions of the four most popular species. My goal was to help you in deciding between which oil brand would best support you and your loved ones during the holiday jitters and daily stressors. The [...]

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