Naturopathic Medicine

Safer Sun and SPF’s

IntroductionTo Sun or Not to Sun?? We know there are so many benefits of being out in nature, from grounding to positive effects on mood, exercise, and health benefits of the sunshine vitamin, Vitamin D. Do we need SPF?Many myths have proposed on gloomy days we don’t need any SPF’s. If we don’t have the …

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Fall Prevention

As age increases, many impairments in physical performance may result from muscular deficits of strength, power, balance, and cognition or spatial awareness of your surroundings. However, the objective of this blog is to help you self-assess risk, create awareness, and learn how to utilize these areas of muscular deficit to prevent risks of falling. While …

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“Snooze or Lose”: How to get more Restorative Sleep

IntroductionIf you’re tired of sleepless nights, may this little purple flowering botanical, found in yourlocal forest, or possibly even your back yard, come to your rescue for a great night of restorativesleep. Skullcap, or Scutellaria laterifflora, is a perennial herb belonging to the mint (Lamiacea)family and is typically found growing in moist and shady meadows …

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