Your Health Toolkit: The Neurology Sessions

Send us Fan Mail If you’re feeling extra nervous, stressed, or just not yourself these days, you aren’t alone. According to the most recent Pew Research Center analysis, four-in-ten U.S. adults have experienced high levels of psychological distress at least once since the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak. That’s 41% of Americans and the percentage skyrockets to 58% when you isolate the data to people aged 18 to 29. This data is terrifying and what makes it even harder to grapple...

Send us Fan Mail Massage, chiropractic care, acupuncture, reflexology. These are just a few examples of bodywork, a commonly known but lesser used therapy that promotes healing in both the body and the mind. From a naturopathic perspective, bodywork is an essential part of our care regimen for many reasons that we’re going to get into today. Many of the ancient practices can offer comparable or better results than what can be achieved through modern medicine. But with so many options av...

Send us Fan Mail If you pay attention to any news about natural health, you probably know a little bit about cannabis and how it’s now being used to alleviate pain and treat other health conditions. The active compounds, called cannabinoids, are of particular interest in the medical world and they affect the body very uniquely. Since medical marijuana was introduced and legalized in California in 1996, we have come a long way with cannabis now being used to legally treat people with health pr...

Send us Fan Mail Hot flashes, night sweats, irritability. These are just a few of the well-known symptoms that women experience as they begin to enter menopause. But what many people don’t know is the myriad of emotional and hormonal symptoms that can also creep into the day-to-day, and that our husbands might be experiencing them too. So what’s the deal with menopause and how can we help ourselves get through it naturally? Where do men fit into the picture and are their signs and symptoms s...

Send us Fan Mail For today’s show, we’re changing gears a bit to focus on one of the most important aspects of our wellness and longevity - our kids. If you’re a parent, you probably work pretty hard to keep your children healthy. But with everything from your typical school and playground germs to some of the more serious pediatric illnesses, it can be hard to know what’s best. Because so many of our own patients have asked us how to care for their kids the natural way, we decided to do ...

Send us Fan Mail If you are in the Northeast or upper Midwest areas of the United States, you’re probably more familiar with Lyme disease than most people. With all the research and new information that we have access to, there is still a lot of confusion around Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, especially because the symptoms mirror so many other common medical issues. So what do we know about Lyme, how can we protect ourselves from tick-borne illnesses, and what steps...

Send us Fan Mail If you follow any health-related account on social media, you’ve probably seen people talking a lot about their guts recently. The truth is that, as doctors, the gut microbiome is something that’s always on our radar. Our digestive system is actually one of the most important parts of our bodies, dictating everything from our mood to how likely we are to get sick. The gut is actually kind of a body MVP and it’s only because of more recent studies and new research that it’s fi...

Send us Fan Mail If you feel like everyone around you is sick all the time, you're not wrong. After several years of heightened hygiene and a lot more time in relative quarantine, the post-COVID one-two punch of viruses has made it a lot harder to stay healthy. From schools to nursing homes, sickness has been very difficult to avoid which puts strains on not only our healthcare system but also nearly every aspect of life from daycare centers to grocery store shortages. So as we start t...