Author: ESS_Naples
Osteopathic Medicine for Relief from Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is commonly defined as any pain, which lasts more than 12 weeks. Whereas acute pain is the normal sensation which alerts us to an injur [...]
Natural Ways to Address Acid Reflux & GERD
Chronic gastrointestinal (GI) complaints are often treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), antibiotics, and other medications that offer temporary [...]
No Medical Explanation for Your Pain?
Psychogenic Pain Disorder (PPD) refers to a person experiencing pain with no medical explanations for the pain. It has other names such as “Pain soma [...]
Could Toxic Burden Be Causing Type 2 Diabetes?
We have been trained to think of type II diabetes as the type that you “earn” through diet and lifestyle choices. While lifestyle does play a role in [...]
It’s Not You, It’s Me
Projection is a psychological defense originally identified by Sigmund Freud in which one unconsciously attributes their feelings or impulses onto ano [...]
Wanted: Soul Being Candidates
Did you know that you are a Soul Being having a Human Being experience.? This means that your Soul has been guiding you since let’s say… forever. Jus [...]
Beyond Calories and Carbs: A Broader Approach to Weight Loss
Now that summer is in full swing, it's hard to go too long without hearing a conversation about the next best diet. If you're like most patients, cho [...]
Selective Mutism: Natural Approaches for Vocal Restoration
What do you do when your patient or client appears to respond to every instruction you give them yet when you directly ask him or her a question there [...]
Fueling Your Cells with Food: A Naturopathic Perspective
Food is medicine and what we fuel our bodies with determines how our body runs. I recently became certified in the Wahls Protocol which is a diet ther [...]
How Chiropractic and Osteopathy Fits into Your Pet’s Life
Maybe you think that animals, unlike humans, use their bodies in a natural way and shouldn’t need chiropractic support. After all, they aren’t sitting [...]
Softer Skin Than You’ve Had in Years
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Spa Director - Clinical Aesthetician, Laura Duffany, at The Spa at Litchfield Hills to talk about the hottest [...]
Name it, Claim it, Tame it: How To Take Personal Responsibility and Respond Without Blame
Just as our body and skin needs to be fed and cared for in a healthy and responsible manner, our mind and soul needs that same attention. This articl [...]
The Intersection of CBD and Acupuncture
I ran into a former patient of mine (let’s call her Jane) in the grocery store a few months ago. She had stopped regular acupuncture treatments a few [...]
You Can’t Get Any Greener than the Lovely Saranac Lake Inn
Saranac Lake, nestled in the Adirondack Mountains in far upstate New York, started drawing people in the late 19th century. Interestingly enough, this [...]
Does Your Skin Resemble a Plum Or a Prune?
You’re asleep; and you’re having a nightmare. You walk to your bathroom mirror; you look up and you see your face 25 years older than it really is. I [...]
Naturopathic Travel Tips for Summer
Summer is here and we are looking forward to our long awaited vacations. From international travel to a road trip to see Grandma, none of us wants to [...]
Abbington Green Bed & Breakfast Inn and Spa: A Dream Come True
Abbington Green B&B Inn and Spa literally is a dream come true on so many different levels. As a guest, it’s a dream to stay there and trust me, y [...]
The Benefits of Local and Farm to Table Eating
“Let Food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”
~ Hippocrates, 4th century BC
A quick Google search will reveal a list o [...]
Three Perspectives on Financial Independence
On a recent bright Sunday afternoon, five women and I enjoyed wine, cheese, coffee, and amazing conversation. Normally you don’t think of “coffee” wit [...]
Discover and Unleash Your Inner Leader
There is something so profound about the word impact. If we consider impact in terms of a meteor, rocketing from space, the fate of the world lies in [...]
Natural Ways to Promote Breast Health & Prevent Breast Cancer (Part 2)
[S]ome of the best weapons you can give your Warrior Goddess to help her successfully fend off breast cancer are very tiny. . . . Only small amounts o [...]
Dump Him! Find The Financial Advisor Who Is Right For You
You know the feeling. You don’t look forward to talking to him like you used to. When you see him, he smiles and nods, but you sense that he’s not r [...]
Natural Approaches to Behavioral and Neurological Issues in Pets
Neurological diseases run the gamut in dogs and cats, from behavioral issues like anxiety and fear that can dramatically effect an animals' lifestyle [...]
3 Simple Steps to Alleviate Anxiety & Stress
Diagnosed anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, and wom [...]