Eating well is good for your mental health as well as your physical health. But which foods are particularly important to keep your gray matter happy and healthy? Here are few suggestions. 1. Avocado: one of my all-time favorites, packed with monounsaturated fats or the ‘’good’’ fats, important for our brain cells structure but also…
Allergy season is already here, plants and trees bloomed earlier this year releasing a great amount of pollen. It is estimated that around 40 million people suffer from symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis or hay fever. There are many symptoms associated with that including cough, itchy eyes, sneezing but also fatigue and lack of energy….
The connection between the emotions and disease has been known for thousands of years in cultures all around the world. It is mentioned in the Bible and by the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)textbooks. Yoga traditions use the term samskara which means the “subtle impressions of our past actions” and describe how this can impact your physical health….
I would like to introduce my guest blogger Daisy Trimor, she is currently completing her DO education and her internship with our practice. Enjoy! Dana Neacsu, MD What is Osteopathic Medicine? To most people, the two initials listed after a doctor’s name remains limited to MD – the most universally recognized medical degree. If…
I am sharing some great information about acupuncture, please enjoy this great blog written by one of my wellness practitioners friends Karen Lang. She practices acupuncture and I invite you to read more about her and Chinese medicine here: www.dogwoodhealingarts.com For some women and couples in vitro fertilization (IVF) is the answer to their dream of…
Fatigue can be a normal experience and part of the normal physiology and we all dealt with energy fluctuations at one time or another. Modern day life puts people in situations they must continue to press on even when our body is sending gentle signals it is time to cut back and rejuvenate. Our body…
Reiki is a spiritual healing practice that helps your system balance itself. Balance is always a good thing, because your body can only self-heal when your nervous system is balanced. By encouraging your system toward balance, Reiki practice can help you in any situation. Balance means different things at different times. If you are tired,…
Many of my patients inquired about the adrenal fatigue concept and it has been discussed a lot recently so here is a short explanation: Adrenal fatigue in functional medicine is different from the Addison disease recognized by the conventional medicine not only from a testing perspective but also in terms of treatment and goals of…
Research Confirms Steroid Injections Are Not a Long‐term Back Pain Solution A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine* confirms that steroid injections can only give temporary relief to sufferers of low back pain and sciatica. Investigators from France focused on 135 patients with back pain who received initial relief from their pain…
This blog was inspired by one of my patients who, after taking Nexium, an acid-blocking medication for a couple of weeks, came to see me terrified by the potential side effects.Basically, she wanted to discontinue it as soon as possible but in a safe way. From the perspective of integrative medicine, the problem with GERD…
