True holistic medicine goes beyond protocols and pre-canned recipes for healing from diseases. In order for the body to heal, we need to address the root cause imbalances underneath the symptoms and pathology. When we give the body the right conditions for health, the body is able to naturally and spontaneously rebalance itself. These articles will unpack different diseases, therapies, and approaches from a holistic perspective to illuminate the best approach to healing.
What if everything you have been taught about acute illness is wrong? For example, can you catch a cold? I just finished an insightful book titled Can You Catch a Cold? by Daniel Roytas that reaffirmed my belief about acute illness. Acute illness is an intelligent...
Ah, the dreaded common cold. You’re cruising through life, feeling good, and suddenly—BAM—you wake up with a scratchy throat, a foggy head, and that telltale sniffle. But what if I told you that getting a cold isn’t always the enemy you think it is? In fact, in many...
For many people, the holidays are the opposite of a restful break from work and responsibilities. Ironically, the holidays often bring more stress than your normal day-to-day. ….buying gifts, travel, added expenses, planning parties, hosting, prepping food, weird late...
If you are familiar with the alternative or holistic cancer space–as a patient, a family/friend of a patient, or just out of personal interest–you may have noticed that it’s a minefield of information and therapies. One of my naturopathic professors once said,...
Many of our patients ask us what they can do to not get acutely ill or how to improve their immune function so they don't get sick. It's important that everybody understands the importance of acute illness and what it has to do with your body's ability to heal. So we...
https://youtu.be/3imZLqPmCIE?si=RYa_B3f8rCWi4JwF The most important takeaway of this entire discussion on how we heal allergies is the same as how we heal any other issue under the sun. It's the exact same. However, now we are just talking about it from a different...
My family celebrated the New Year in one of our favorite spots, Colorado. The mountains have a special place in my heart. I can still hear the screams from my mom to slow down as my 3-year-old self had no fear straight lining down the mountain - some things never...
https://youtu.be/IrIOXRjz6Zw The 80/20 rule. I'm sure many of you have heard of it, and some of you haven't! It's all about staying consistent with your patterns and staying consistent on your healing journey 80% of the time,while allowing yourself to veer off the...
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this. "I have tried everything and I still don't feel better. I have tried vegan. I have done paleo. I have tried this supplement. This IV and that peptide. I think I felt a little better but it wasn't clear. I gave up on...
https://youtu.be/50JGFrAbQgE So what is health and how do we heal? We are all created intelligently to thrive on this planet. We all have different constitutions. We all are at different places on our healing journey, but we all can optimize our health to a very high...
Last weekend was an experience we will never forget. The Weston A Price Foundation is an organization that we resonate with on a soul level. When we first arrived and were chatting with some of our peers, someone in the organization walked up to me and looked me...
Hey, Do you know that Broda Barnes estimated that 40% of Americans have hypothyroidism in 1974? And the problem is even worse now with our population's declining health. Hypothyroidism is extremely under-diagnosed because it's based off of the TSH level which a) has a...