Naturopathic Physician, Author, Educator and Researcher
Posted in Botanicals, Depression, Dietary Supplements, General, Mind and Emotional, Stress on Jul 8th, 2025
An estimated 3.8% of the global population experience depression, including 5% of adults (4% among men and 6% among women), and 5.7% of adults older than 60 years. Approximately 280 million people in the world have depression and depression is about 50% more common among women than among men. Natural medicine is a moderately strong area for […]
Posted in Botanicals, Depression, Dietary Supplements, General, Mind and Emotional, Stress on Feb 17th, 2025
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera, Solanaceae) root is also known as Indian ginseng, although it does not belong to the ginseng family. This plant has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries as a compound or product that increases the ability of a person to resist, adapt, or become resilient to biological, physical, or chemical stressors. The […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, Endocrine Health, General, Menopause, Stress on Apr 30th, 2024
The herbal research for perimenopause and menopause women and their symptoms continues to expand. This recent published report was the second study that I am aware of, on Shatavari in menopausal women. This randomized, double-blinded, multicenter, placebo-controlled clinical study investigated the use of a full spectrum Shatavari root for menopausal symptoms. It was conducted […]
Posted in Cardiovascular, Depression, Fatigue, General, Insights, Mind and Emotional, Stress on Mar 11th, 2024
I’m sitting at my kitchen table on the first day of the new daylight savings time. I must admit, I like the “fall backward” time change, which is much more appealing on day 1, but I am looking forward to tomorrow’s after work increased daylight to exercise outdoors and work in the garden. But today, […]
Posted in Botanicals, General, Stress on Feb 13th, 2024
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent psychiatric condition in the U.S. Biological factors, family history, stressful life experiences and/or trauma are all potential causes. We could likely say these days, the world we live in is a cause of anxiety even if the stressful circumstances aren’t an immediate experience we are having. Being surrounded by […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, General, Stress on Nov 23rd, 2023
One of the most pesky chronic health issues I see in my patients is hair thinning. The first step in the evaluation of this is to try to determine the cause. This includes starter testing for hypothyroid, iron deficiency anemia, iron deficiency, looking at the scalp to see if there is a skin condition like […]
Posted in Endocrine Health, General, Menopause, Mind and Emotional, Stress on Aug 21st, 2023
The negative effects of a history of childhood abuse are related to mental illness, cardiovascular disease, premature mortality and other chronic illnesses in adulthood and reported in multiple studies across the span of the last twenty plus years. How childhood mistreatment relates to the menopause transition is less explored. The recent study tested whether childhood […]
Posted in Botanicals, Depression, Dietary Supplements, General, Mind and Emotional, Prevention, Stress on Jun 30th, 2022
Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the U.S. While general anxiety disorder is the most common form of anxiety, there are numerous others including, panic disorder, phobic related disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In a 2020 survey, 62% of respondents reported some degree of anxiety. An estimated 31% of all […]
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