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How Functional Medicine Found Me…

Everything would check out ok with my doc, but I still wasn’t feeling better.   ✅Crazy insomnia ✅Mind racing ✅Palpitations ✅Sweats ✅Sudden feelings of overwhelm that made me want to scream ✅Etc, etc etc…   Can anybody else relate?    I was tired of being told to go on meds (NOT med shaming here.. there […]

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Seasonal Affective Disorder and Anxiety

5 Scandinavian secrets to a happier, healthier life Scandinavian winters are dark, cold, and long. Depending on the city, a typical day could have little to no sunshine, freezing temperatures, and lots of snow. Some people might see those conditions as a recipe for seasonal depression. But despite their harsh winters, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, […]

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Anxiety – Gut Health Connection

Don’t understand what you’re looking at? ⁠ ⁠ Don’t worry.. thats my job.⁠ ⁠ Don’t understand WTH this has to do with anxiety?⁠ ⁠ Don’t worry.. I’ll break it down.⁠ ⁠ What we are looking at here my friends is the amazing friend in our colon called Butyrate. Butyrate belongs to the families of short […]

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The Anxiety and Clutter Connection

Often times when it comes to clutter, we don’t even know where to start.   If you feel this way I PROMISE there is nothing wrong with you!  Most of us and myself included, lead full and busy lives.  We have well-made plans and timelines and we want to feel as if we are in […]

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Gut Health and Immunity

I use hand sanitizers a lot in my practice.  I normally do not use them a lot in my everyday life outside of work- except for now.  There is a good reason for this.  While hand sanitizers are great at killing the bad viruses and bacteria, they also kill the good bacteria that naturally has […]

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How To Keep Your Home Germ-Free During COVID-19

There are so many ways that critters can get into our home based upon the normal habits we don’t even think about.  Under regular circumstances this is not a big deal.  Our bodies have the immune system in place and the antibodies to fight most anything it comes in contact with.   While we will […]

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How Does Acupuncture Reduce Stress?

Our body has so many ways of warning us that things just aren’t right.  Sometimes its hard to hear them.  While general stress is a byproduct of life it can also be a warning sign.