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All Supplements Are Not Created Equal

Feb 13, 2020

As of 2016, the dietary supplement industry hit $122 billion and it continues to grow. You can get supplements just about anywhere now, from Amazon and your grocery store, to your pharmacy and doctor’s office. It is becoming more and more difficult to differentiate...

Naturopathic Medicine: Karen’s Story

Feb 13, 2020

Author: Lauren DelSarto Desert Health News – November/December 2018 Karen was a vivacious young woman living the dream. An avid tennis and softball player, she loved doing yoga, had a private psychotherapy practice, and spent time between Redondo Beach and Palm...

Furthering Naturopathic Medicine

Feb 13, 2020

Although naturopathic medicine has been in practice in the U.S. for over a century, I often still get asked, “Are you a real doctor?” In California, Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) are licensed primary care providers, able to diagnose and treat illness as a general...

NAD: New Powerhouse in Cellular Repair and Anti-aging

Feb 13, 2020

Why do we age? Your body is made up of about 10 trillion cells that form our tissue, organs, blood, etc. Each cell has an essential part called mitochondria which makes energy for the cell to use and a nucleus containing DNA to indicate how the cell should function....

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Naturopathic News

Mar 21, 2019

In the past week both New Mexico and Idaho have passed legislation to license Naturopathic Doctors in their respective states. The combined vote tally for these two bills to pass was 92 in favor, 3 opposed, and 1 absent. That’s some impressive support!...

Supporting Your Stress Glands – The Adrenals

Jan 8, 2019

The holiday season is a wonderful time of year often spent gathering with loved ones. It is also one of the most stressful times of the year. Now that the holidays are over, we can all work on reducing the stress in our lives. Chronic stress can wreak havoc on our...

Toast to a healthy new year: Your post holiday health cocktail

Dec 12, 2018

Yes, you read it right. A doctor is prescribing a cocktail. Your health cocktail mix: 1 part detox, 1 part vitamins, 1 part nutrition, and 1 part exercise and stress reduction. Just follow the instructions below. Healthy Steps for the New Year: 1) Cleaning up your...

The Scoop on Vitamin K

Oct 24, 2018

Like most supplements, not all are created equally. When looking closer at vitamin K, that holds true. There is no official recommended daily intake of vitamin K for a healthy person, but we do require it and likely somewhere between 100µm to 200µg per day is a good target to aim for.

Gut Health & The GI-MAP

Sep 26, 2018

Gut health is foundational. When things are not functioning optimally, we as doctors depend on labs to provide us with information we depend on to resolve this dis-ease. I’ve been excited about a new-to-me lab – the Gastrointestinal Microbial Assay Plus (GI-MAP) by...

Breast Cancer- Feel your boobies: Save your life.

May 10, 2018

CANCER. There is hardly another word that evokes such powerful emotions. Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women in the United States and the second leading cause of death. Many factors contribute to a person developing cancer. Just by being a...

Meditation…Why Bother?

Feb 13, 2018

We’ve all heard it’s good to take time to meditate. But what are the benefits, really? Here’s 5 reasons why it’s worth your time and effort: IT REDUCES STRESS – With all the studies showing the ill effects stress has on our bodies, (headaches, upset stomach,...

How to Interpret Those Food Product Labels

Feb 8, 2018

How often are you at the grocery store reading labels and wondering what they really mean? What do you look for in a label? Does your shopping reflect an interest in your health and well-being as well as that of the foods you eat? Here’s how you can interpret...

The CDC Says This Season’s Flu Vaccine Won’t Work. Now What?

Feb 7, 2016

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that this year’s flu vaccine is not effective against the current flu strain. While this may be cause for alarm for some as we approach the peak of flu season, I am confident using other flu prevention...

Simple Non-Surgical Solutions for Bunion Relief

Feb 7, 2016

Bunions are a common problem that can have a significant effect on daily life. A progressive disorder, bunions are most commonly the result of poorly fitting shoes causing a chronic misalignment of the great toe, or big toe, and first metatarsal joint. When the great...

Flu Season is Right Around the Corner. Are You Ready?

Feb 7, 2016

Autumn is upon us, along with football season, blessedly cooler temperatures, and the inevitable return of flu season. Although the exact reason for the seasonal nature of influenza is unknown, we do observe a tenfold increase in cases of influenza during this time....