Midwifery is very relationship-based. It prioritizes mutual decision making so much so that the American College of Nurse-Midwives has...

This philosophy to care is not new, but I find that it is far more unfamiliar to healthcare consumers than I might have appreciated. More...

From ancient times we have understood that breath is vital to life. Root languages often utilize the same word for breath as they do for spirit, life force, even God. While normal, unconscious breathing is controlled by the autonomic nervous system, the breath is readily accessible to conscious control and can therefore provide a link between our conscious mind and our anatomy, physiology, deeper emotional states, and our deepest spiritual potential. It is this unique quality

Since ancient times, yoga has been continuously adapted to suit the needs of individuals from different times, cultures, and traditions....

My mother was an alcoholic by definition. She certainly drank more than four #beers a week, but I don't think I ever identified as having...

Currently I teach students at two different universities, The University of Maryland and Indiana Wesleyan University, but have taught at...

Nausea, loss of taste, depression, insomnia, anxiety, gastrointestinal upset, decreased appetite, bloating, and attentional difficulties...

This has been on my mind a few years, as I feel there is an underlying cause we have failed to fully realize. Why would someone...

There are significant challenges in understanding what exactly impacted the spread of COVID, what limited its spread, and what reduced...

Maybe it's my age, but it seems testosterone treatment, whether for men or women seems to be a growing trend. Without a doubt though,...

by Judy Ramsell Howard Bach Remedies are growing in popularity as more healthcare consumers not only seek more natural approaches to...

No exaggeration, diabetes has reached #epidemic proportions in both developed and developing countries, affecting more than 366 million...

Sexual satisfaction is an important part of a thriving life. However, clients aren’t likely to discuss their sexual concerns with their...

My approach to care has been specific to digging into the underlying cause of dysfunction, otherwise known as the functional medicine...

No joke, this may be the toughest task. The last pose in #yoga is savasana or the corpse pose and it is easily the hardest for most...

Continuing in my study of brahmacarya, a yogic principle that focuses on moderation, I found a new perspective on this principle this...

As a functional medicine practitioner, the #menopause transition is viewed by me as a physiologic state, much like pregnancy and puberty,...

I've been aggressively addressing this issue for more than a decade now, testing and supplementing almost every client within my...

One of the more devastating outcomes of pregnancy complications occurs as a result of postpartum #depression. Approximately 6.5 to 12.9...

Hypertension in pregnancy is a common complication, affecting approximately 10 percent of pregnancies, and can be quite devastating, even...