One of the most painful things is to watch our feline best friends in pain and feeling helpless as to what to do. Just six weeks ago, I thought we were going to lose my 8-year old cat, Riley, who I’ve had since he was a tiny kitten. Today, he’s sitting here on my […]

It’s been two months since I decided to start taking low dose naltrexone (LDN) and I wanted to open up about WHY I decided to take it and how it works to address autoimmune conditions like ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s, Celiac, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and much more.   Why LDN and how does it work? […]

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Hello, Spring, and hello, allergy season!   Most people I know this time of year are: Sneezing Running around with Kleenex boxes Getting headaches And feeling pretty terrible.   If you aren’t experiencing allergies, I can bet many people you know are. But just because it’s “allergy season” doesn’t mean you have to put up […]

Last week, I embarked on my first ever fast — both for personal reasons and to see firsthand how it could benefit many of my clients. But this wasn’t your typical starvation fast or juice fast that leaves you ravishingly hungry by day two. The fast I did was what’s called a fasting mimicking diet, […]

We all know what it’s like to come down with a cold or the flu and reluctantly head straight to the covers, armed with Vitamin C. In fact, the average adult gets the common cold two-four times per year, and 5-20% of the population gets the flu each year. But what if you could strengthen […]

“All disease begins in the gut” – Hippocrates I’ll take that quote a step further, Hippocrates, and say that if all disease begins in the gut, then all healing begins in the gut. An incredible amount of our body’s functions originate in the gut — not just digestion but also immunity, weight management, skin health, […]

  Wow, September absolutely flew by! It’s officially fall, and you know what that means — the leaves are falling, pumpkin-flavored-everythings are out and the sniffles begin.   As many of us know all too well, once the sniffles begins, a cold quickly ensues. I’m pretty sure i’m not alone in saying this: I hate […]