How to Manage the Extreme Stressors and Anxiety of Back to School 2022

By | September 2nd, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Introduction: The Back-to-School Jitters Back to school tends to be bittersweet for a lot of families. As the warm summer memories fade, preparing for new routines and more planned events come to the forefront. With the fall upon us, students, parents, and teachers often can experience a heightened state of nervousness and anxious [...]

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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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Get Your Essential Oils Geek On: Two New Podcasts on Essential Oils Therapy!

By | July 1st, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

It’s time to take a little break from the serious topics we’ve been discussing regarding diet and wellness culture, food addiction, and eating disorders. I’m inviting you to sit back, relax, and listen-in to some scent-sational learning. In this post, we are going to dive into two podcasts that highlight one of my all-time [...]

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Is Society Normalizing Disordered Eating & Is Diet Culture and Healthcare Contributing to the Rise in Eating Disorders?

By | May 26th, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

When Does Being Healthy Cross the Fitness Line? How do you know when you cross that line between caring about your health and obsessing over it? When does nourishing your body with nurturing foods turn into a disordered relationship with nutrition and fitness? How do habits for health that focus on diet and [...]

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Is it False Anxiety, Anxiety, or Health Anxiety?

By | May 13th, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

The Vicious Hamster Wheel in Your Head… Do you experience brain fog, fatigue, heart palpitations, sweating, muscle tension, and digestive issues? Are you having these and/or other continual symptoms only to run to the doctor and find everything is normal? If every ache and pain causes a whirlwind of thoughts to run through [...]

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The Epigenetics of Mind-Body Medicine: Smile and Relax…You Can Change Your Gene Expression and Alter Your Health by Being Mindful! Discover More in Part III

By | April 28th, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Recently, I’ve been sharing how we can change our mindset and alter our biochemistry and brain functioning to shift our genetic destiny. Through integrative medicine (IM) and mindful-based practices, we have the ability to “turn on” genes that are health promoting and “turn down” molecular signals that are harmful. In fact, several mind-body practices [...]

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Drops of Mindful Healing and Being “Purposely Positive”: Listen to These Podcasts: Essentially Everything About Essential Oils & Is Spirituality the Missing Link in Medicine?

By | April 9th, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

As we continue to navigate our way through the fear epidemic, detaching ourselves from our amygdalas being hijacked by negative news and the weight of the world events can be challenging. The media, social networks, and advertisements are masterful at grabbing our attention and keeping us engaged. This is oftentimes to our detriment and [...]

Can We Emerge from the Fearedemic Unscathed? Mindset as Medicine and the Power of Hope and Belief in Healing Trauma

By | April 2nd, 2022|Articles, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

The Effects of Unrelenting Stress and Past Traumas on the Mind-Body In the preceding articles in this series, I discussed how past traumas impact our emotional and physical health. First, I demonstrated how childhood trauma is associated with various disease risks as evidenced by the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study. Next, I explained [...]

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