- "No Is a Complete Sentence"
From Judith Orloff MD: Define and honor your empathic needs. Safeguard your sensitivities. Here's how.
If someone asks too much of you, politely tell…
- 'Stand Up to Cancer' or Prevent It?
By Christina Pirello: Time and time again Americans are asked to donate to the cause of curing cancer. We write checks, walk, run, climb, row, swim, bike, host…
- About Our Practice
Your health is your most valuable asset. We combine traditional medicine with complementary treatments and lifestyle approaches to seamlessly integrate your…
- Antibacterial Personal Care Products Are Linked to Allergies in Children
From Science Daily (June 19, 2012) This study gives us yet another reason to use more natural products! Cathie— Exposure to common antibacterial chemicals…
- Cycle of Symptoms
By Carolyn Dean MD, ND: I've observed a disturbing trend among some clients who consult with me. I've even heard similar stories from cab drivers and customer-s…
- DNA + Lifestyle = New DNA
By Dr. David Katz, Director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center
We have long known that lifestyle has a powerful influence on health across a…
- Dr. Christiane Northrup on Aging
"Dr. Lydia Bronte, former director of The Aging Society Factor at Carnegie Corporation and author of The Longevity Factor, says most of us have 3 different…
- Global & Personal Energies
"If you just painted all the black tarpaper roofs on apartment houses in New York City white -- if you just did that one thing -- it would save a huge…
- Handy Travel Tips
By Cathie Dunal, MD, MPH:
CLEAN YOUR CREDIT CARDS (and everything else you can think of!) You’re waiting at the airport and decide to eat. You’ve…
- Healthcare for a time of uncertainty
Healthcare can fail in a number of ways: it can fail to find a treatment, it can fail to find a diagnosis, or it can fail to be accessible. I’ve built my…
- Healthiest Response to Radiation Concerns -- Donate!
In the wake of tragic news from Japan, Americans are buying iodine supplements to protect themselves from what they fear will be a radiation plume knocking on…
- Hormone Replacement?
By Mehmet Oz, MD and Michael Roizen, MD:
We wouldn't blame you if the latest round of horror story headlines about hormone therapy (HT) and breast…
- Impacting Chronic Illness—Through Preventive Care
What is “preventive”? Whole-person, common-sense, logical, proactive. And not always in line with our established, maladaptive-but-comfortable…
- Kids and Glasses
From ScienceDaily: Young children tend to think that other kids with glasses look smarter than kids who don’t wear glasses, according to a new study.
Child…
- Lower Alzheimer’s Risk
By Roni Caryn Rabin: Could HDL cholesterol — the good kind linked to lower heart disease risk — also protect people from dementia?
A new study reports…
- Meditation For ADHD Teens & Adults
Mindfulness meditation significantly helped three-quarters of the participants in a study described here by Dr. David Rabiner: Because of the wide spread…
- Risks of Pill-Popping: Side Effects in the News
By Cathie Dunal, MD, MPH: A few months ago we were astonished to learn that common medications—sleep meds like Sonata and Ambien, anxiety meds like Xanax…
- Sick Pet Symptoms: Six Surprising Signs of Illness
Looking back, clues were there. Olivia, a robust Rottweiler/Shepherd mix, knocked at the door to come back in after just a few minutes outside in the yard she…
- Snoring? Little Things That Make a Big Difference
Snore? Just a little chortle? Or, you know you snore loudly, but you think it isn’t a big deal-it’s not ruining your sleep? Think again! You may not…
- Sprinting at 95
By David Muir & Joel Siegel: Ida Keeling is a 4-foot-6, 83-pound bundle of wonder, a woman defying the conventions of age. She takes only one…
- The Importance of Vitamin D
By Cathie Dunal MD, MPH: The list of Vitamin D’s impact has expanded to both physical and psychological health:
•. Lower rates of colon, lung,…
- The Potentially Adverse Effects of Prescription Drugs
"Discovering dangers of prescription drugs after they have been marketed to the medical community and public is common. Generally, 51% of FDA-approved drugs…
- The Trouble With Plastics
From All Things Considered by John Hamilton: Most plastic products, from sippy cups to food wraps, can release chemicals that act like the sex hormone…
- Warnings About Statins Grow Louder
There are many alternatives to statins. Please call and make an appointment if you'd like to discuss your options! -- Cathie
By Tom Jacobs: Statins…
- Your Brain on Blueberries
From Scientific American: Chemical compounds common to berries, tofu, tea and other foods can shore up memory and boost brainpower.
What is blue, sweet and…
