Cooked Foods for Digestive and Reproductive Health

By Andrea Vannelli In Chinese Medicine, we aren’t big advocates of cold, particularly where digestion is concerned. This includes practices such as icing body parts and consuming things like ice, beverages with ice, raw foods, cold foods, dairy products (considered cold in terms of energetic properties) and juices....

5 Easy Ways to Get Vitamin D Without Going Outside

Most people enjoy the sunlight. They enjoy its warmth, health benefits, and mood-boosting good-ole-attitude. Not me. I prefer to stay indoors. It wasn’t really my fault I have an aversion to sunlight; I work all day from home and with everything being accessible with the push of a button on an app, there was no really good...

What Is Color Therapy?

You may have heard of color therapy before, but we’re not talking about adult coloring books (although it’s fun and relaxing). We’re talking about chromotherapy, as in the alternative therapy that can help to correct and heal physiological and psychological imbalances. With a proven relationship between melatonin levels, light,...

Coasting through the darkest days

Winter is a time of year that can feel bleak for many of us, despite the boost the holidays bring. Or perhaps even because of them! The days are dark and cold, and good habits are frequently pushed aside as we enjoy the feasts and splurges of the season. The cold weather often aggravates nagging joint pains, and our good intentions can...

Food Sensitivities: Why You Should Consider the Alcat Test

Healthy or not, not all foods agree with everyone. Sometimes you can pinpoint the exact culprit that made you gassy. Other times, you may have absolutely no idea why you broke out in a horrible itchy rash. In fact, it can even be harder to detect when some reactions only rear their ugly head hours or even days later. So instead of...

Two Main Fertility Players: Estrogen and Progesterone

Welcome back! By now, you should understand the basics of “trying.” However, when you experience issues, there could be something more underlying and out of whack with a whole slew of other hormones. So we’ll start with the basics of Estrogen and Progesterone. Estrogen Oh, Estrogen. Commonly blamed for our “mood...

In A Veggie Rut? Try This Vegetable Diet Strategy!

We are always pushing our patients to eat more vegetables but more importantly eat in season, eat locally and eat a variety. But with so many days in the year, we even get into vegetable ruts sometimes. It’s easy to fall into a routine, especially when you’re busy and surprisingly during summer (peak veggie season!). I once...

Natural Prevention and Treatment Methods for Postpartum Depression

Upon the arrival of a new baby, most parents experience the usual: insomnia, anxiety, and general overwhelmingness. Due to shifts in hormones, however, the mother can feel entirely different waves of emotions; blissfully happy one moment and weeping or even angry the next. Typically, these wild waves of “baby blues” are...