How Letting Your Voice Shine Improves Your Health
With spring beginning to peek it’s sunny skies you might be feeling the energy inside you starting to stir. Memories of patio meals, sunny walks and summer relaxation might be rising up from the cave of winter and getting you excited about possibilities. Finally! Spring is the perfect time for change, new beginnings and self […]
Seasonal Allergies: The Best Thing You Can Do NOW to Decrease Them
If you love the spring, but dread your seasonal allergies I completely understand. With congestion, a runny nose, and the side effects of allergy medications it’s easy to feel a little tentative going into this exciting season. Although it might still feel like we’re in the chill of winter some days, believe it or not right […]
Heavy or Painful Periods? Here Are 4 Alternatives To The Pill
Yes, there IS another way! Many of my clients were put on the birth control pill as a teenager because they had heavy or painful periods. Was this the case for you? It’s an amazingly common solution to the issue and at the time often does the trick. The unfortunate part is that when you […]
The Flu: 5 Tricks to Spare You From Getting It
Does holding the pole on the subway seem like a bit more of a liability these days? Have you been washing your hands every chance you can get? Or, have you found yourself avoiding colleagues or friends because you heard them complaining about feeling sick? With all the media buzz on the flu being an […]
“Dirty Dozen” – The 12 Best Foods to Buy Organic
I hope you are had a great time over the holidays and that you took some time for a little (or a lot of!) self-care. I was in Toronto before heading up to Collingwood, Canada to visit with my family for the holidays. I grew up skiing in Collingwood during winters and I always love […]
Food-Hormone Connection: Part V Winter Eating Tips for Your Thyroid
Have you also been doing double takes all week at how dark it is in the afternoons? It is definitely December! Although you may be busy holiday shopping or bouncing between seasonal events, if you’re feeling a little slower than usual or wanting more downtime it’s completely natural for this time of year. A lot of […]
Food Hormone Connection – Part IV How to Replenish Your (Often Deficient) Progesterone
As you gear up for the feast and holiday tomorrow, I wanted to share an experience from a very special trip I was on this Fall. I came back from my honeymoon in Italy in early November and although I had heard about how good the food was, I hadn’t expected to dive right into […]
The Food-Hormone Connection – Part III Estrogen
With this week’s snow I am sending wishes for warmth and shelter to any of you in the NY and NJ area still affected by Hurricane Sandy. I also hope each of you and your families were safe through the storm and are recovering well.This week’s newsletter is an exciting continuation of the Food-Hormone connection […]
Reducing Stress Levels With Food? Here’s How You Can Do It
It’s fall! At every change of the season I have a few days where I feel a little sad that one is ending, but as soon as the next one starts I’m reminded of all the good things that come with it. Fall is cozy. It’s a time for warm drinks, soups, cleanses as well […]
The Food-Hormone Connection: Part 1 – How Balancing Your Blood Sugar Heals Your Hormones
In this 5-part series I’ll share the incredible link between the foods you eat and your hormones. I see so many patients whose hormones are off balance, and often the key to shifting them back is sitting right on the shelf of the grocery store. Of course targeted herbal medicine and homeopathy can support powerful […]