Medical Articles & News
The largest organ in the body, our skin is one of the first places to show signs of problems within the body, particularly deficiencies and imbalances. Most of the time despite our efforts to eat well our bodies lack essential nutrients needed for skin health. Micronutrients are vital for good health and radiant skin, but […]
I always consider acupuncture a great adjunctive therapy for most of my patients whether is pain or various other health issues, especially for women. This is a great blog written by Karen Lang, acupuncturist and owner of Dogwood Healing Arts here in Atlanta. Acupuncture Increases the Success Rate of IVF For some women and couples in […]
Reiki is a spiritual healing practice that helps your system balance itself. Balance is always a good thing because your body can only self-heal when your nervous system is balanced. By encouraging your system toward balance, Reiki practice can help you in any situation. Balance means different things at different times. If you are tired, […]
Many of my patients inquired about the adrenal fatigue concept and it has been discussed a lot recently so here is a short explanation: Adrenal fatigue in functional medicine is different from the Addison’s disease recognized by the conventional medicine not only from a testing perspective but also in terms of treatment and goals of […]
Spring!Allergy season is upon us and millions of people are going to turn to medications to get some relief.Unfortunately, some of these medications might have harmful effects.The good news is there are many natural remedies that can help. We already talked about the supplements in a previous post and these remedies are necessary at appropriate […]
Fatigue can be a normal experience and part of the normal physiology. We all dealt with energy fluctuations at one time or another. Modern day life puts people in situations they must continue to press on even when our body is sending gentle signals it is time to cut back and rejuvenate. Our body is […]
Our brain is always on..thinking, calculating, processing even when we are sleeping so no wonder it needs a constant supply of energy and fuel.How do we get the best fuel for our brain?Here is a list of foods your brain would love: Avocado: one of my all-time favorites, packed with monounsaturated fats or the ‘’good’’ […]