Hair loss can be very distressing, having significant impact on an individual's quality of life. Some report early and others sort of move into a state of denial and don't share their concerns with their practitioner until significant hair loss has occurred, whether patchy or diffuse. Sometimes too, hair loss may be related to an incessant need to pull one's own hair, whether on the scalp or even the eyebrows and eyelashes. Not an uncommon finding in family practice, but the

This is an interesting one for me because it really seems a super straightforward, well-known condition that is often misdiagnosed, missed entirely, or poorly understood and I am a bit befuddled as to why. While I have a number of perplexing client cases, let me share my own to demonstrate how confusing this can be for some individuals. When I was early in my career, I was really struggling with my gut health. I was missing work, often bloated and had intense stomach #cramps.

A rare blood cell cancer, Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia is characterized by an excess of abnormal white blood cells in the bone marrow. These abnormal cells have characteristics of both white blood cells, #lymphocytes, also called B cells and more mature cells known as plasma cells. Having both lymphocyte and plasma characteristics, they cells are known as lymphoplasmacytic cells and ultimately lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. In those with Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia, these abn

Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin, necessary for the production of red blood cells and ultimately, optimal human function. Our red blood cells carry our oxygen to every cell in our body. Without sufficient supply, you may feel #fatigue, numbness or tingling, insomnia, weakness, nausea, decreased appetite, weight loss, fast heart rate, smooth or tender tongue, brain fog, #irritability, depression, headache, dizziness, and a plethora of additional dis-ease. Certainly the best

Arginine is a semi-essential or conditionally essential amino acid, meaning our body can make it but our diet is the primary source of our needed supply. For whatever reason, if our body utilizes more than we make, our body doesn't compensate, which is why we must attain arginine from our diet. Interestingly, there are no established RDA guidelines for the quantity we should attain from our diet or our daily recommended need. Clearly, some individuals are at risk for deficien

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, this is somewhat controversial. The evidence was somewhat skim when I first become aware of men increasingly seeking #testosterone testing and treatment, but more recently I was working within a holistic clinic who had a plethora of men prescribed testosterone and interestingly, the vast majority of them had exceedingly low cholesterol levels.

The American Medical Association now recognizes the medical diagnosis of #electromagnetic sensitivity. Scientists have been expressing concern from the 1970s about exposures to these energetic waves and their impact on health, including #cancer and #leukemia in children. Not a lot of attention or concern has been given as this would mean adjusting our growing dependence and even addictions to modern technology. A constellation of symptoms however, including headaches, allergi

As a midwife, missing an entire night's rest was common. Sometimes this happened several times each week and opportunity to "catch up" was not always available. A very demanding schedule also meant that when I wasn't called to births or up with a sick child, night time was often the quiet periods when I would catch up with work from a busy clinic. However, I still had to be up again in the morning for client appointments. Although I have birthed six babies, it was after my fi

Certainly don't want to usurp actual #massage therapists, because I don't even pretend to play one at home, but as a clinician, I must give voice to the incredible benefits of this healing modality, particularly for those embracing a #detoxification program. You are likely quite familiar with massage, but maybe you think of it more as a luxury, a fun date, or a mom's escape with her girlfriends to the spa. It really is a bonafide treatment modality with a plethora of benefits