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Functional Testing for Persistent Symptoms

Fatigue, weight gain, mood swings, thyroid disease, functional testing, symptoms of thyroid disease, functional medicine

Are you feeling overly tired, having weight gain or loss, or have mood swings?

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Functional Medicine – When to Dig Deeper

Chronic illness, functional medicine, chronic health issues, gut health, hormonal imbalance, nutritional deficiencies, environmental factors, functional medicine tools

When to Seek a Functional Medicine Approach

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Move With Purpose

Fall 2024, health reset, movement, benefits of movement, benefits of exercise

Welcome to Week 2!

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Life Beyond Cookie Cutter Medicine

Western medicine, functional medicine, holistic health, naturopathic medicine, principles of naturopathic medicine

Naturopathic medicine relies upon six fundamental principles…

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Fall Immune Wellness

Fall 2024, immune system health, chinese medicine, viruses, strengthen immune system, immune system support, supplements for immune health, change

We’ve created our “Stay Healthy Guide” for changing seasons…

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Changing With Your Body

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Got a gut feeling about how your health is changing?

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Functional Medicine And Change

Functional medicine, change, resilience, stress, holistic health, functional testing, acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage therapy

It’s one thing you can count on…

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Transform Your Health with Functional Medicine

Functional medicine, digestive issues, functional testing, GI issues, bloating, naturopathic medicine

Break free from the cycle of distress and discomfort…

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Finding Balance In The Nervous System

Nervous system distress, restoring balance, trauma, chronic stress, functional medicine, anxiety, therapy, microdosing, neurofeedback

Our nervous system is designed to protect us…

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Chronic Pain Is Not “All In Your Head”

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Are you stuck in a frustrating loop?

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Living An Optimal Life With Chronic Pain

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Our approach to chronic pain management is multifaceted…

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Stuck In A Rut

Stuck in a rut, anxiety, change, growth, holistic therapies, finding a support system, acupuncture, herbal supplements, stress management

Ready to break free?

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Functional Mental Health

Mental health, anxiety, burnout, insomnia, fatigue, relationships, functional medicine, functional testing, acupuncture, holistic counseling, sleep

Are you tossing and turning all night?

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A Functional Road Map

Functional medicine is an essential tool…

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The Science Behind Functional Medicine

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Are you ready to join your own healthcare team?

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Testing: Beyond Normal Results

Undiagnosed symptoms, food sensitivity testing, food sensitivity, naturopathic medicine, functional testing, new patient consultation, nutritional testing

Imagine having ambiguous yet persistent symptoms…

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From Striving To Thriving

Western medicine, naturopathic medicine, functional testing, undiagnosed symptoms, food sensitivity testing, comprehensive lab tests

Are you frustrated with the practice of Western medicine?

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Grow Your Medicine

Gardening, naturopathic medicine, medicinal plants, stress management, vitamin d, functional movement, plant medicine, functional medicine

There are many benefits to a backyard garden…

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Embrace the Beauty of Change

Change, aging, maintain hormonal balance. Perimenopause, menopause, functional medicine, hormonal imbalances, acupuncture, herbal supplements, functional lab testing

Want to know the secret of aging well?

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WTF is qi / qui / chi / ki? And other FAQs about Acupuncture

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It’s no wonder you have questions…

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Acupuncture…More Than Pain Management

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Have you ever heard of acupuncture?

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Movement Is Medicine

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Life is movement…

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Holistic Approach to Allergies

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Mitigate your allergies this season…

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Are your emotions disrupting your health?

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Your emotions can significantly impact your health…

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Gut-Brain Connection

Gut-brain connection, digestive health, IBS, acid reflux, changes in appetite, managing stress, functional medicine, digestive issues, acupuncture, self care

Transformation is waiting for you…

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Beyond One Size Fits All: A Wellness Transformation

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The healthcare landscape can feel like a conveyor belt…

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Losing Faith in Western Medicine

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The frustration is palpable…

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Is a restrictive diet right for you?

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Think of your gut microbiome as a vibrant garden…

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Standard of Care: Functionality

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You are not a diagnosis, you are a human being…

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Functional Medical Testing

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Here’s the problem…

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Kids & Natural Medicine

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Naturopathic medicine isn’t just for adults …

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Lifestyle Tips

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Living in sync with the Chinese body clock …

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The Chinese Body Clock

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Your body’s natural rhythm …

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Adrenal Fatigue

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The truth about adrenal fatigue …

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5 Ways to Balance Qi

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Daily energy balance …

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Understanding Qi

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What is Qi?

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Eating Lighter This Spring

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Some of Dr. Graves’ favorite recipes …

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Your Allergy Questions

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How to enjoy nature more this spring …

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Space, Simplicity, Health

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How to create a healthier space …

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Spring Renewal

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Shed layers, welcome spring!

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10 Ways to Move Forward

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Small, strong, steps forward …

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Long-Term COVID Effects

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Natural support for long term effects …

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Lifechanging CBD

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How CBD can help & why …

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Diet: Health vs. Looks

How healthy = beautiful …

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Grateful & 2020

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Trials, challenges, and gratefulness

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Winter Family Fun

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Wintery ways to have fun and stay safe …

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Foods That Heal

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Daily healing diet choices …

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Health and Holidays

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Classic holidays and simpler times …

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Healthy Holiday Eating

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Superfoods, smoothies, insulin levels, and more …

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We Can Do Hard Things

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Replenish, reset, recharge …

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Travel and Gathering

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Air travel, indoor gatherings, and more …

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Acupuncture Treatments

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Deeper Q and A about acupuncture treatments …

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Living From Your Heart

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How to let your brain rest and restore …

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COVID-19

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What’s safe, what’s the truth, …

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Resilience: Spiritual Health

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Guidance and evolution of faith …

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Resilience: Physical Health

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Crucial to surviving change …

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Building Resilience

Healing and change …

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Supplements for Immunity

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Vitamin C? Garlic? And more …

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Immune System Lifestyle

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Small, day to day changes are key …

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Digestive Health for Kids

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Kids with tummy troubles?

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Back to School Support

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A guide for you and your kids …

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Is My Libido Normal?

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A natural boost for libido …

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5 Supplements to Ease Anxiety

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Ways to ease anxiety …

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Fun Seasonal Summer Eating

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Light, fresh, and nourishing …

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How to Live Out of Love Vs. Fear

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Living from love in a time of unrest …

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The New Normal: A Holistic Approach

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Finding your, holistic, new normal …

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Reduce Chronic Inflammation

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Lifestyle changes to reduce inflammation …

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Natural Medicine: Q and A with Dr. Graves

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Common questions about Natural Medicine…

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Spring Cleanse Health Boost

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Cleanse, detox, boost immunity …

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Natural Preparations for the Coronavirus

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We’re here to help and ease anxiety …

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Lonely in a Crowd

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Support for those feeling lonely …

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Spring Allergy Prevention

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Jump-start your allergy prevention …

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Coronavirus Questions

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Can it reach CO? Can you travel? …

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Making Space for Love

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More love for yourself and others, here’s how …

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5 Best Daily Supplements

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Overwhelmed by options? Here’s our top 5 …

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Customized Diet Plan

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Our 4 step process to the right diet …

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10 Best Superfoods for 2020

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Our favorite superfoods and why we love them …

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Food Allergies vs. Food Sensitivities

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Allergy? Sensitivity? Not sure? Learn more …

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A Time for Change?

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Create the changes and be inspired …

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Top Q and A’s 2019

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Top questions from 2019 …

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Sleep and the Holidays

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So tired but can’t sleep? Here’s why …

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Weight at the Holidays

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How to enjoy holiday treats with health goals in mind …

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Hashimoto Disease

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Hashimoto’s Disease: supplements, treatments, and possible reversal …

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Naturopathic Guide to Surviving the Holiday

Holiday prep, guilt, and balance …

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Winter Blues and Seasonal Depression

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Low adrenal function can make you cold …

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A New Perspective on Stress

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How to cope with stress, beyond just self-care…

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Migraines: Symptoms, Relief, Natural Remedies

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Leave migraines behind …

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3 Alternatives to Antidepressants

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Learn how these 3 can help …

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Mushrooms: Medicine, Superfood, and More

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Why mushrooms should be on your plate …

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Over-the-Counter Pharmacy vs. Naturopathic Herbs

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Quick fix or long term healing …

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Natural Primary Care Physician

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Your 1 stop shop for health care …

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Exercise and Weight Gain

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Dr, Graves discusses the negative effects of workouts …

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Feeling Unmotivated and Tired?

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Tired all.the.time? There’s a reason and we can help.

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Post-Menopause / Menopause Natural Support

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We are here with natural support …

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Pre-Menopause / Perimenopause Symptoms

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Pre-menopause support and hormone help …

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Men’s Health: Chronic and Acute Pain Relief

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Top pain relief options for men …

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Men’s Health: Natural Sleep Aid

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Sleep aid and natural remedies for men …

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CBD: Cannabidiol Facts and Information

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10 of your top CBD questions answered here …

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Staying Healthy While Traveling

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Grab these supplements for your travel bag!

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Create a Less Stressful School Year

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Don’t let school year stress get you down…

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When Relationships Change

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Steps to take when your relationships feel … off …

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Sit and Watch the Sunset

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Are you addicted to busy and feeling guilty if you’re not? This blog’s for you …

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Adolescent Mental Health

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Normalizing mental health care for our kids. Here’s how …

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Kid’s Sports Injuries & Acupuncture

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The faster a kid’s sport injury is treated, the faster they can recover …

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Top 10 Stress Busters for Summer

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10 Tips so you can enjoy your summer and lower your stress …

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Lower Your High Cholesterol: Natural Solutions

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Getting to the root cause of high cholesterol.

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Natural Secrets for Aging Skin

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5 natural secrets to beautiful skin as we age, no surgery or expensive lotions needed …

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Is it Genetics? Nature vs. Nurture

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Is it genetics? Dr. Graves discusses nature vs. nurture …

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Self Care for Moms

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Start a new tradition of self care this Mother’s Day. Dr. Graves offers 20 tips and ideas …

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Natural, Holistic Skin Care

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Skin care treatment that goes beyond prescription pharmaceuticals and steroid creams. Let’s look at the root cause.

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Natural Remedies for Hair Loss

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What causes hair loss? Dr. Graves talks about the typical root causes of hair loss and natural remedies that may help …

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Holistic Approach to Midlife Happiness

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Here are 3 tips to help you as you redefine yourself …

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Weight Stuck?

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Are you stuck at a weight above your goal? Do you feel like, no matter what you do or how hard you work, you aren’t seeing results? Learn more about why …

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Supplements and Vitamins: Are You Taking the Right Ones?

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Choosing a supplement or vitamin can be overwhelming! Even if you know what kind, there are so many brands, scams, and added ingredients. Dr. Graves offers info. on how to choose …

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5 Tips for a Spring Detox

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A pocketful of detox ideas to take with you into spring. Diet, reducing exposure to toxins, and more…

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Natural Hangover Prevention and Cures

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Dr. Graves offers hangover remedies and prevention tips so that you can enjoy an occasional night out on the town. Cheers to taking care of yourself!

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Daughter Guilt

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Guilt is a normal response, a mistake to learn from. Shame is different. Which one are you feeling as a daughter?

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Mom Guilt

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Our 6 tips for letting go of mom guilt and finding your sense of self. Being a mom is tough and we’re here to help support you!

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The Dangers of Chronic Anxiety

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Stress is a part of life. But what happens when it becomes a large part of your life? Learn more about the dangers of chronic stress and chronic anxiety …

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Sexual Health: Natural Libido Boost

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Valentine’s Day is a great reminder that our sexual health may be on the back burner. Dr. Graves offers some libido boosting ideas in this week’s blog.

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DIY Holistic, Natural Medicine Cabinet

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Prep your holistic, natural medicine cabinet and be ready for those awkward times when illness strikes. Here’s how …

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Prevention and Natural Remedies for Flu 2019

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Natural prevention for the flu that works! Too late for prevention? It’s okay, we have treatment tips from Dr. Graves too …

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How Weather Affects Our Health

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Will you catch a cold if you don’t zip up your jacket? Learn about Wei Qi and why you should thank your mother …

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Best Exercises for 2019

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What are Dr. Graves top 3 recommendations for exercise in 2019? Learn more about them and why they are recommended for your best health …

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Self Image vs. Self Love

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Being kind to yourself is one of the strongest medicines for your health. Take a moment today to learn, listen, and heal your inner self with your inner voice. Here’s how…

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The Best Diet for 2019: Popular Diet Options

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Looking for popular diet trends for 2019 as a way to kick-start your motivation? Look no further …

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Fear or Anxiety About A Visit to the Doctor: Iatrophobia

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Sweating at the thought of a doctors appointment? If you or a loved one has a fear of the doctor, here’s how to ease the anxiety…

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2019: New Year, New You

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2019 is YOUR year to create the best you! Here’s how to find your determination, make a plan, and monitor your progress. Make 2019 your best year yet!

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Healthy Holiday Travel Tips

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Traveling by train, plane, automobile, or sleigh can be less than merry for your immune system. Dr. Graves offers healthy holiday travel tips for you and your family …

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Holiday Diet: Working Off the Holiday Weight

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Walk away from guilt and walk towards the healthy holidays! Enjoy your lattes and pumpkin pie …

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How to Have Your Best (Less Stressed!) Holidays Ever

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To-do list? Shopping list? Gift list? The holidays can quickly turn into a frenzy of frustration. Get these 4 tips on your to-do list and have your best holiday season EVER! Read more here …

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A Naturopathic’s Guide To Grief: Holidays, Anniversaries, …

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Feeling numb during the holiday season or dreading it? Grief can show up in a variety of mental and physical ways during the holidays and throughout the year.

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A Naturopathic’s Guide to Grief

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Dr. Graves suffered a personal loss that gave him the opportunity to transform not only his life, but also the lives of his patients. Grief and loss are types of stress that cause a substantial impact to our health on many levels. Learn more in today’s blog …

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Lymphatic Massage: Lymph System Health

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Your lymph system flushes out toxins, heavy metals, excess hormones, and more from your cells. Lymphatic massage supports that process. Here’s how it works …

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CBD Oil and CBD Cream: Top Questions Answered

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Are you curious about CBD? Did you know it may help your anxiety, pain, and help you sleep better? We have the facts about CBD oil and CBD cream.

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Constipation: Relief, Remedies, and Digestive Health

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Long- term or more frequent constipation issues can lead to things such as, bloating, weight gain, hormonal imbalances, long-term GI diseases, colo-rectal cancer, and more.

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The Un-Diet: HEC, Sustainability, and Happiness

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HEC: Hunger, Energy, Cravings. Triggered by hormones like cortisol, insulin, dopamine, and seratonin, these can be the key to finding your undiet. Dr. Graves explains more here …

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Natural Aging

Learn how to shift your aging paradigm, lifestyle, and strategy. Healthy, natural, and graceful aging advice from Dr. Graves…

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Eating, Cooking, and Living for Fall 2018

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Fall foods as medicine and how to eat with the season. Pumpkin, squash, kale, kohlrabi, turnips, sweet potato, peas, and brussel spouts. Learn why they are so good!

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Ashwagandha: The Super Herb for Stress, Anxiety, and Depression

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Feeling burned out? Ashwagandha helps the mind and body adjust to stress, fights depression, and fights anxiety. Learn more about this amazing adaptogen herb …

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How to Heal Acid Reflux

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Natural remedies for acid reflux is our topic. This painful condition can be caused by a variety of mental and physical stressors. Dr. Graves has tips here that can help you heal …

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Art Therapy: Helping Children and Adolescents

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It’s tough to be a kid. Not only are today’s pressures—from school to sports to friends—difficult for kids, but traumas, abuses, bullying, and even the Internet can lead to anxiety, depression, and self-harm. Whether these fears and worries stem from

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Is Stress Making You Fat?

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“I’m working out everyday, but I’m not seeing results!”  “I’m so frustrated – I push harder and harder, yet I keep gaining weight!”  “I am trying everything, but I can’t seem to lose weight – I am about to give

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Keeping Back to School Fun, Not Frustrating

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"It would start as a small whine or a complaint about breakfast. Then it would slowly morph into not liking his clothes for the day and then refusing to put his shoes on. It would end with him AND me

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Functional Medicine: Tests and Treatments for Fatigue

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I’m just tired from all of the summer activities. It’s just that I haven’t been getting to bed early enough. It has to be the weather. You may find yourself saying these things if your general practitioner has concluded after

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Multivitamins: Are They Really Necessary?

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If you’re like some of our patients at CNMA, you’ve stood countless times in front of the vitamin section at a natural food store and stared aimlessly at the plethora of options to pick from – varying widely in price, but

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Brain Health: For the Prevention of Alzheimer’s & Dementia

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It can be devastating.  And chances are, you know someone who is dealing with it right now. The frustration.  The fear.  The forgetting of faces.  The failing of daily activities.  The breakdown of the mind. Yes, we are talking about

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Bone Broth, Collagen, and Beet Root

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If you’ve been reading any health or food magazines lately, chances are you’ve come across an advertisement or two (or twenty!) on new trends such as:             – Bone Broth             – Collagen             – Beet Root We’ve even seen

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Can Acupuncture Take Your Chronic Pain Away?

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Pain.  It’s frustrating, debilitating, and can be downright depressing.   The constant nagging of never being fully comfortable and always making sure you have medication on hand can be demanding on your body and your life.   Do you ever

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Healthy Ways to Party This Summer

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It’s summertime! And that means it’s also party time! With Fourth of July just around the corner and summer in full swing, it’s time to get that barbecue grilling, the water balloons flying, and the guests smiling and laughing! Ahhh….sounds

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Summer Guide for Healthy Kids

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School's out and summer break is officially in session! Can you believe another school year has gone by?  Before we know it, they will be graduating! When we look back, it seems that time seems to fly by when raising kids

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Top 5 Herbal Supplements for Better Sleep

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Sleep.  The word alone can give many of us anxiety just thinking about it. If you’re one of them, there are typically one of two issues (or both) that you are dealing with:             1. Having trouble getting to sleep

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Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Symptoms, Treatment, Natural Remedies

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Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with type II diabetes or are on the edge of developing it?  Have you known someone who has died of complications from it? It’s not surprising that many of us are familiar

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What Does a Natural Medicine Office Do?

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You may have found our natural medicine office because you were looking for acupuncture to treat a condition – a new option to try for a specific issue you were dealing with, a place to find a solution for what

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Opioids: Why Worry & What are the Natural Alternatives

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You may live in a beautiful suburb of a big city.  You may have a great job, a wonderful family, and a few fun hobbies.  It may seem like you have it all – and maybe you do. But it

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What Does it Mean to Balance Your Chi and Why it Matters

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Have you ever wondered how acupuncture really works?  Do you wonder why needles are put in certain areas, why some needles hurt more than others, or why you feel so different after a session? Good!  These are great questions that

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CBD (Cannibidiol): Dangerous Drug or Healthy Alternative?

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Marijuana.    What comes to mind when you think about it?  Is it drug users and hippies?  Is it government laws and money?  Or maybe it’s just a gray area you don’t know much about at all and wonder what

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Self Care – Luxury or Necessity?

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Sure would be nice to get a massage, wouldn’t it?  Or that acupuncture treatment you’ve been wanting to calm your nerves lately?  Or just a quiet evening to yourself? Oh, such wishful thinking!  Or…is it? Why are we so quick

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Anxiety & Acupuncture – Help or Hype?

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The best way for me to describe it is as though I was acutely aware of all of the bad things that could happen and it all kept racing through my mind most minutes of the day.  I was always

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Best and Safest Way to Buy Herbal Supplements

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It’s been recommended that you try natural herbal supplements, or, you’ve heard or read that a certain type of supplement may be able to help your condition. You then visit a natural health food store and find a plethora of

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Hormone Diet: Create Balance in Your 30s, 40s, and Beyond

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Most of us will experience it.  The moment when we realize that what we’ve always done has simply stopped working.   When weight is creeping up even though your exercise routine may have stayed the same.  When actual “dieting” is

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Supplements: Can and Should You Take Them Long Term

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Supplements. They can do us wonders. Maybe it’s better sleep, less pain, lower blood pressure, or balanced hormones. Maybe it’s more energy, smoother bowel movements, or improved cardiovascular health. Maybe it’s even losing weight and having clearer skin. Whatever it

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Best Diet for 2018: Weight Loss, Energy, Improve Health

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  Just thinking about writing this blog makes our heads spin! It seems as though there is a new diet being touted every day. Whether it’s how to lose weight fast, how to keep weight off, or how to feel

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What is a Detox Diet? 3 Steps to Help You Detoxify Your Body

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The sluggishness. The bloating. Those extra pounds that you need to jump start to shed. The weeks of overindulging, the wondering if you have a food allergy, or the noting of endless advertising of magical detox solutions that will take

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Will a B-12 Shot Help Me Lose Weight?

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Whether it’s a new year, a new season approaching, a vacation on the horizon, or just the fact that clothes don’t fit like they used to, whatever the reason is for losing weight, the way you go about it is

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3 Tips for Grief at the Holidays

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For me, it’s like being in a fog between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. I go through the motions, but there is no authentic joy. I cringe at most Christmas songs, I don’t have the energy or urge to decorate, and

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Natural Herbs vs. Pharmaceutical Drugs: What’s Best for You?

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Have you ever found yourself in a health food store, overwhelmed by the amount of vitamins, minerals, and herbs available?  Have you ever wondered if they really work or if you should just stick with doctor prescribed synthetic pharmaceutical drugs?

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Stop the Suffering! IBS Functional Medicine Tests & Treatments

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Ugh. We’ve all experienced it. And it is not fun. Cramping, bloating, gas, diarrhea or constipation. Whether from food, stress, hormones, or even a virus, a digestive tract upset is miserable. Many people have bouts with an agitated digestive system,

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The Wave of the Future: Functional Medicine Labs & How They Could Save Your Life

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What if your body gave off markers to future disease or pain that could be used to detect and treat them before the disease ever appeared?   What if current disease and pain could be treated by healing the entire

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Functional Medicine: Why It Could Change Your Life

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Our guess is that you’ve probably experienced it.  You have a health issue that you want to address with your general practitioner so you make an appointment, meet with the doctor, and have a brief consultation on what the symptoms

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MTHFR, Methylation, Epigenetics, SNPs, …..genetics and your health!

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Epigenetics and/or nutrigenomics is the science of how our personal genetic makeup interacts with nutrition to produce disease, health and wellness. Without going into hours of lecture on biochemistry, I will try to sum up what we currently know and

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