Top 8 Allergy Management Tips
'Tis the season for spring allergies. Fortunately, natural medicine has a ton to offer, here below are a few of my favorite tips for managing: Wear sunglasses while outside - prevents the pollen from getting into the eyes. Wash face or at least the eyes and eye brows...
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Traditional Chinese Medicine and Gratitude
Traditional Chinese Medicine comes to mind when I think about the upcoming holiday. During Thanksgiving, what could be better than celebrating all of life’s blessings, surrounded by an abundance of food, friends, and family? While I try to make a practice of being...
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Immune System Function Improved with 5 Steps
Take care of your immune system starting with these simple steps. Dr.Sarah Giardenelli will teach you how to fend off the flu and bolster your immune system function. 1) Lean on your herbal friends. One of my favorites, I recommend patients’ keep on hand in their...
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Mental Health is Heart Health
Mental health is heart health. Heart ache can literally cause “takstubo cardiomyopathy” or heartbreak syndrome, this presents similarly to a heart attack, and thankfully occurs very rarely, when stress hormones severely spike, such as the loss of a loved one or when...
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Acupuncture over opioids for treating pain
Acupuncture may be the solution to your chronic pain. There are various treatments besides opioids and acupuncture is proven to be one of them. A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that opioids for chronic, non-cancer pain, show...
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Hand Sanitizer: Alcohol-Based or Alcohol-Free?
I have always been sensitive to both the fumes of alcohol based hand sanitizer and the essential oils in many of the natural based versions. When I transitioned to my current office space, which requires me to use hand sanitizer, I opted for an alcohol free version....
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CBD: Making Your Own!
Spring is the the perfect time to start discussing America’s favorite weed, hemp. Since the 2018 Farm Bill has made it legal to grow hemp, there seems to be more and more interest and comfort using CBD and its relative marijuana medicinally. Indeed, I am seeing more and more folks using on their own, typically to manage issues with the mood or pain.
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New Year: 3 Mindful Steps to Close Off 2018
The new year is almost here! Let's talk about three steps that will help you end 2018 and better prepare yourself for the new year. From gratitude to planning for success and remembering the importance of self-care, the Collective Health Center will give you the tools...
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Menopause: 5 Herbs You Need to Know to do it Sexy
Botanical medicine has been around since humans have and specific herbal formulas to address the most common and nagging peri and menopause symptoms have been safely and effectively used for thousands of years. One of the beautiful things about herbalism is that we...
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Dog Days of Summer: How to Stay Safe
Please remember to stay hydrated during these dog days of summer! Generally, I recommend consuming half the body weight in ounces of water per day. Adding cucumber, mint, and/or hibiscus to the water is a wonderful and tasty way to consume water and cool off. Cold...
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