Naturopathic Physician, Author, Educator and Researcher
Posted in General, Insights, Mind and Emotional, Stress on Sep 11th, 2020
I read an article recently that I thought made a very profound point: “When you are thinking about a pandemic, you have to differentiate between what comes from being infected and what comes from being affected”. (Quote from Clare Wenham, Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science). As of […]
Posted in Endocrine Health, General, Insights, Pregnancy, Prevention, Stress on Aug 31st, 2020
Two things to focus on here are air pollutants and heat from climate change. There are many other environmental exposure impacts on women’s health, fertility, pregnancies and in utero exposure, but the systematic review of 68 studies from 2007 to 2019 evaluated the association between ambient heat, air pollution and obstetric outcomes including preterm birth […]
Posted in Botanicals, Depression, General, Green Tea, Mind and Emotional, Prevention, Stress on Mar 27th, 2020
Hello all… I often try to write a seasonally pertinent blog… waxing somewhat philosophical at times or calling our attention to Mother Nature or a meaningful seasonal footnote. This spring….well…..it’s a mighty different situation for all of us. In many states, including mine, we call it “lock down”…which means all non-essential businesses are closed and […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, Fatigue, General, Stress on Sep 13th, 2019
Fibromyalgia (FM) is considered a neurological disorder with chronic and widespread musculoskeletal pains. It can also be associated with mild to severe fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, hypersensitivities to light/sound/touch, digestive problems, headaches and cognitive difficulties. More women than men have FM. While we do not understand what causes fibromyalgia, it appears that it is […]
Posted in Fatigue, General, Insights, Mind and Emotional, Nutrition, Stress on Apr 30th, 2019
I’ve been thinking about hunger lately. Hunger and hungry seems to best describe oh so many things that we yearn for/are hungry for… peace, love, safety, ethics, leadership, security, food, water (safe water), healthy air to breathe, adequate shelter, livelihood, job, purpose, health, spirituality, connectedness, community, communication, faith, honesty, nature, and… I know there are […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, General, Menopause, Mind and Emotional, Stress on Feb 28th, 2019
Postmenopausal women with anxiety with an average age of 45-60 were included in this Iranian study. The 156 women had anxiety scores ranging from 20 to 35 using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). All women were naturally menopausal and were within 6 years of their last menstrual period. Women were excluded if they were taking […]
Posted in Endocrine Health, General, Menstrual Cycle, PCOS, Pregnancy, Prevention, Stress on Jan 31st, 2019
It’s not surprising to me that the age of puberty in girls has been declining the last 15-20 years. Environmental causes have been a suspect, but the reasons have not been clearly understood. The problem with early puberty is this is associated with higher rates of obesity, cardiovascular disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome and even breast […]
Posted in Depression, Endocrine Health, Fatigue, General, Insights, Mind and Emotional, Nutrition, Stress, Vaginal Health on Nov 28th, 2018
I realized that until recently, I held the typical stereotype of a person who is a “migrant”, to be in the large majority, male. Stories and photographs on migrant workers in all parts of the world with their hard labor working and living conditions contributed to this stereotype. While many human migrations are still dominated […]
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