The Joy of the "-ISH" Lifestyle
I am one of those people who tends to jump in 100% with gusto and determination. Wading into cold water has never been my style and taking the quick and complete plunge has always been the way it is with me. Over the years this way of thinking has also been very true with me in various areas of life, including about every diet known to mankind. As a naturopathic physician, I like to experiment with diet. Elimination diet (three times!), Blood Type Diet (just for kicks), A
If You Have a "Spirited" Child, Read This!
When becoming a mother I had many dreams, expectations, and thoughts on what it would be like. Turns out, nothing could have prepared me for the insanity that was my beautiful daughter. She started out life deciding that sleeping more than 45 minutes was just simply a waste of time and I swear she spent most of her time crying for no apparent reason. I was at my wits end and I kept thinking that if I could just get past babyhood that it would get easier but the challenges j
Why You Shouldn't Take Folic Acid- ESPECIALLY if You are Pregnant!
The minute you begin trying to conceive or you find out you are pregnant people start asking "are you taking folic acid?" Folic acid can help with preventing neural tube defects in developing fetuses, which is why they now shove it into our breads, pastas, cereals, and grains and put it in virtually every prenatal vitamin at high doses. While I completely agree that prevention of neural tube defects is very important, the harm that folic acid can cause isn't worth the risk,
