Naturopathic medicine is capable of allowing the body to embrace its own healing properties through the application of such remedies as acupuncture, clinical nutrition, nutraceutical supplementation and botanical medicine. More people are turning to the benefits of these remedies to avoid conventional medicines synthetic approach to disease especially when it comes to the overuse of […]
Peristalsis is the involuntary contraction of smooth muscle responsible for moving food through the esophagus, stomach and intestines. When this contraction becomes sluggish (hypomotility), digestion can be difficult to complete causing a number of adverse reactions. Some of these include constipation, bloating, acid reflux, and abdominal pain. Hypomotility is associated with several health diagnoses such […]
Let’s face it (literally) as the years take their toll it’s hard to keep your cheeks, eyes, nose, forehead, mouth and neck looking healthy. Along with creeping “character” lines like crow’s feet around the eyes there can be brown spots, red spots, sagging skin, large pores, rashes, random hair growth and even adult acne. The […]
As humans remain struggling through trying experiences the brain continues to reveal clues on how it is effected by such incidents. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has recently been associated with many war veterans returning from battle. However, it can afflict anyone at any time who has undergone a traumatic mental, physical or emotional experience. Whether […]
Treating Anxiety with Naturopathic Medicine Anxiety can present itself in a variety of ways. It can be a slow, silent burn that you do not even realize is affecting you until it manifests in unexpected ways or it can takeover your daily life as it continually presses down on you like a lead weight. Either […]
Alzheimer’s disease is not only physically debilitating it is a massive emotional strain on the person afflicted as well as their loved ones. This disease slowly transforms the patient into a completely different person that seems as though they have been taken over by another force. In its advanced stage the patient is no longer […]
Acupuncture, Nutraceutical Supplementation and More: Naturopathic Medicine Combats Shingles Shingles are an unexpected, unexplained outbreak of painful skin pustules that can develop on any part of the body, especially the trunk area. It has been found that these pustules are a result of the leftover chicken pox virus (varicella-zoster) which can lie dormant within nerve […]
Some reach middle age and are barraged by mild to severe menopausal symptoms. Because of this natural transition, their life for the next few years can be drastically changed. It seems like a cruel joke as it slams down upon the female race with little relief offered by conventional medicine. Acupuncture for treatment of menopausal […]
Celiac disease seems to have taken the U.S. (and many other parts of the world) by storm. About 3 million Americans are diagnosed per year which comes down to approximately 1 out of 133. Conventional medicine considers celiac an autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack itself due to an overgrowth of candida […]
A healthy thyroid produces hormones that control metabolism (conversion of food into energy). Graves’ disease, described by Sir Robert Graves in the early 19th Century, is a common thyroid condition. It is also the leading cause of hyperthyroidism which is when the thyroid overproduces hormones resulting in a myriad of unwanted symptoms. However, when someone […]