Whoo! I need a cold shower.

By | August 30, 2011 | Like |

… no, really.  It’s called hydrotherapy, one of the oldest pillars of naturopathic medicine.  Hydrotherapy is simply any therapeutic use of water, and a simple practice you can adopt on a daily basis is called a contrast shower.  At the end of a normal warm shower, turn the water down to cool for about 30 seconds before turning it off.

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PCOS: An Emerging Women’s Health Issue

By | August 22, 2011 | Like |

Polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, has become more common over the last couple of decades, affecting up to 12% of reproductive-age women.  The condition was named after its most prominent feature – cysts in the ovaries, which cause pain and cramping.  It is also one of the most frequent causes of female infertility. 
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Don’t Just Do Something – Sit There!

By | August 18, 2011 | Like |

If you’ve been following my updates, you know that I’m a fan of exercise as a foundation of health, along with a healthy diet.  For a balanced life, we also need to address stress management.
Stress is an unavoidable part of life.  It’s not just unpleasant; it has very real biological effects on us. 
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Good night….

By | August 16, 2011 | | Like |

Sleep has long been considered by naturopathic doctors to be a foundation of health.  We all know that we can be grumpy without adequate sleep, but there’s been an explosion of science in recent years that have linked poor quality sleep to everything from high blood pressure to chronic pain to obesity.  A recent article in The Seattle Times focused on the importance of maintaining a cool sleeping environment —

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Would you like that turkey with or without antibiotics?

By | August 12, 2011 | Like |

The huge national recall on ground turkey in the past couple of weeks has turned the spotlight on important issues of food safety.  Not only was this turkey contaminated with the bacteria Salmonella, but many of these bacteria were resistant to common antibiotics.  How did this come about?

It is common practice in the poultry industry to administer low levels of antibiotics to birds,

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Cranberry or Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infection?

By | August 1, 2011 | Like |

Bladder or urinary tract infection (UTI) is a problem that most women have experienced at some point in life.  For some women, UTIs recur on a regular basis.  Cranberry is an effective natural remedy at treating UTIs, and decreasing recurrence rates.  A recent Dutch study found that daily antibiotics for a year were more effective than cranberry at preventing UTIs —

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