Author: ESS_Naples
Considering a Detox?
At this time every year I have lots of patients and friends ask me about a spring cleaning or spring detox for their body. The question always makes m [...]
Up All Night, Sick All Day Natural Strategies For Insomnia
“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.” ~Irish Proverb
As you lie awake at night hopelessly wishing to sleep, it i [...]
Where is the Hair on My Head Going? Part 3: Are Allergies Causing Your Hair Loss?
As spring returns, the inevitable sniffling and coughing from allergies begins. When most people think of allergies they think of pollen, but many peo [...]
Spring Allergies
Have you sneezed yet? Is your nose running? Are your eyes itching? Are you wheezing? You are in good company. It’s allergy season already. Pollen alle [...]
Understanding Food as Medicine
“The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our fo [...]
Skin Refresher “101”
Taking care of your skin is so important – and so easy!, Once you start, it quickly becomes a daily routine, just like brushing your teeth. However, s [...]
Do You Need the White Room?
How would you feel if you were sitting in a room with no windows and with just a totally white interior? What would your reaction be a [...]
A Natural Approach to Allergens
Allergies can be caused by so many things that we are in contact with every day, including food, the environment, pets, chemicals, lotions, potions, m [...]
Allergies and Global Inflammation
Have you noticed? Food and environmental allergies have become more and more common. Today’s food packaging alerts us to the inclusion of allergens su [...]
Solar Panels: Harvesting the Energy from our Sun
Virtually unlimited power is available from our nearest star, the Sun. In just one hour, our planet receives more energy from the sun than the entire [...]
Are You a Pathological Detoxifier?
Whoa, hold on there, you say, no need to be insulting – after all, I don’t even know you! More often than not, when I suggest to a patient the possibi [...]
Stop and Say Hello
Do you realize how few people ever say hello or acknowledge you as you walk past each other when out exercising or shopping or whate [...]
Ayurvedic Medicine for Menopause
Menopause – the time in a woman’s life when her ovaries cease production of estrogen and go into retirement – is a normal and natural transition. In g [...]
Hearts on Fire Chronic Inflammation and Cardiac Disease
When we think about inflammation, we envision swelling, redness, and possibly bruising. We commonly imagine a joint or a wound becoming inflamed from [...]
The Many Paths to Healing Heartburn
For some people, heartburn is simply your body's revenge for an indulgent meal. For others, it can be a daily occurrence and the body's way of saying [...]
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life: How Organizing and Changing Your Thoughts Will Help You Achieve the Life You Want
Thoughts support action:If you live in America today, I’m sure you have heard a variation of the above title phrase before. If you’re like most people [...]
Let The Vet Come To You
Do you get a knot in your stomach each year when the reminder card comes in the mail saying your pet is due for her annual examination? The trip to th [...]
Infertility Treatment with Acupuncture: Bringing New Lives into Yours
It's estimated that after a year of trying to conceive, 10 percent of American couples are unable to get pregnant on their own. The vast majority of w [...]
Heart Disease Prevention: Key Nutritional Supplements & Lifestyle Choices
Some risk factors for heart disease you can control and some you cannot. Coronary artery disease causes roughly 1.2 million heart attacks each year, a [...]
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Emerging Role In Acute And Chronic Illness
Positive clinical outcomes and evolving research suggest a potential adjunctive role for Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy in the effective management o [...]
Do Environmentalists Eat Meat?
Thank goodness styrofoam cups are on their way out. After all, nothing else so quickly kills the taste of chamomile tea. But it’s the public’s percept [...]
Coffee Talk (with apologies to Linda Richman)
Disclaimer: I’m a big-time coffee drinker and have been since I was a kid. I have periodically given up the good stuff but dutifully resume my healt [...]
The Rise of Unexplained Infertility
Recently the media has become saturated with stories proclaiming the rise of “unexplained infertility” and our increasing “need” for medical [...]
Caveman Diet vs. Mediterranean Diet: Who’s Right?
When it comes to nutrition, it can get very confusing. Patients often vent their confusion to me by claiming “The information is always changing! I do [...]