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First Published December 11, 2018 – Updated August 20, 2019 How we feel shapes a tremendous amount of our life experience, what we believe is possible in terms of our happiness, success, and even health, and even what people and experiences we attract to ourselves. It took me a long time to discover that I have a lot of control…

If you’ve been given an HPV diagnosis or have been told that you have ‘precancerous’ cervical changes or cervical dysplasia, there’s a good chance you’re freaking out. It’s a scary thing to hear, and often, the information isn’t delivered with the whole picture: namely that most HPV infections clear up on their own and most pre-cancerous lesions resolve spontaneously, with…

I devote some time each day to keeping up with the latest on conventional diagnostic and treatment methods, along with the most recent research on botanicals, supplements, and other natural approaches to healing. It’s what I do to be the best integrative physician I can be. This is no small feat, because as an MD trained in internal and family…

Thyroid disease affects an estimated 30 million Americans, mostly women. Women are five to eight times more likely than men to be affected by hypothyroidism; recent statistics say that as many as one in eight women is likely to develop hypothyroidism in her lifetime. Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune condition is by far the most prevalent form. Having hypothyroidism can cause troublesome, and…

    A lot of us in the functional medicine world talk about ‘eating a rainbow.’ This refers to getting a daily dose of as many  bright colored veggies and fruits as possible to get all those healthy polyphenols and other plant constituents that create those colors into our body on a regular basis. Why? Because they heal, nourish, and…

For Dr. Frank Lipman health is more than just the absence of disease – it’s a total state of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social wellbeing. Dr. Lipman is a widely recognized trailblazer in functional and integrative medicine and the New York Times Bestselling Author of five books. In this episode of Natural MD Radio, Dr. Lipman joins us to…

Did you know that, on average, it takes up to 5 years for a woman struggling with the symptoms of an autoimmune disease to get an accurate diagnosis? Women with Hashimoto’s symptoms, for example, often fall through the cracks – sometimes suffering for years with fatigue, brain fog, weight gain and inability to lose weight, depression and anxiety, and sometimes…

Wan to read this? Enjoy the article below. Prefer to listen? Here’s the episode from my podcast, Natural MD Radio:  Learn this new technique that I bet you’ve never heard of, I know you’re going to totally love, and that can quickly reset your cortisol. Worry, Poor Sleep, and Stubborn Weight  Liz, 38, a mom of 5 boys ranging in…

While it would be so wonderful if it was, the reality is that winter isn’t merry and bright for everyone – so many women have told me that this is a SAD time of year for them. SAD actually standing for Seasonal Affective Disorder. However, many women have asked me how to know if it’s SAD or the Winter Blues….

Thyroid health – we’re hearing a lot about it lately. Is it a fad? Hype? Or is there really something going on that we all need to be aware of? In fact, the statistics are staggering: One in eight women will develop thyroid disease during her lifetime. The most common form is Hashimoto’s. While men can have thyroid issues, too,…