Chances are if you ate anything today then you are amongst the lucky ones.
Those of us that can still afford food don’t have much of a right to complain about the rising costs of gas and food. Trust me, back in college I knew what it was like to collect a pile of change […]

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“Stomach Acid or NO Stomach Acid? That is the Question. An alternative approach to Heartburn”
By Dr. Nicole Sundene
A serious pet peeve of mine is how we all traditionally deal with indigestion and heart burn with the use of calcium carbonate antacids, proton pump inhibitors, and H2 blockers (histamine receptor blockers).
I understand that at times we […]

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Let’s face it, nobody likes to deal with criticism. Especially unsolicited criticism when we are not even asking for “feedback”.
For those of us that are extremely sensitive, trying to shake negative criticism can take days, months, or sometimes even it can cling to us and linger in the back of our minds indefinitely.
One of […]

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Bell’s Palsy is a very frustrating typically benign medical problem that causes one side of the face to temporarily droop.
Most patients with Bell’s Palsy are terrified they are having a stroke, however they are instead experiencing a temporary paralysis or weakness of the muscles of the face resulting from inflammation of the seventh cranial nerve, […]

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I am very passionate about helping people with depression using naturopathic medicine.
Throughout my lifelong battle with severe depression, natural medicines and alternative therapies are really the only thing to help me make significant progress.
As a naturopathic physician, I have been blessed to focus on treating depression using natural means, and rely heavily on my […]

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Seventy years ago the only doctors in America were men.
My 97 year old grandma was a RN back in the day, and I am always fascinated by her stories of how different and barbaric medicine was not too long ago.
When I asked what made her choose to be a nurse she simply responded, “Women […]

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The other day I was talking to a friend on the phone that was suicidally depressed.
After a long conversation I asked… “Can you go out and go for a nice long healthy walk tomorrow? The fresh air and exercise will do you good.”
She responded, “Doc, I am too depressed to walk right now, can you […]

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Question: What is the one stress management tool you ALWAYS have with you everywhere you go?
Answer: Breathing!
Deep breathing is the simplest way to calm ourselves down.
I work hard to teach my patients to immediately check in with their breathing when they are feeling stressed.
First, sit comfortably in a chair and make sure both feet […]

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Everyone trying to lose weight should have a “Zero Zone” in their refrigerator.
The Zero Zone is a drawer or region in your fridge dedicated to foods and snacks that are very close to zero calories.
You can eat freely of these zero foods whenever you want to snack. Hooray!!!
For instance in my zero zone I like […]

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Is this an ancient medieval torture device?
No, it is simply a horse chestnut seed.
Previously used for pelting other children on the playground, for adults the seed of Aesculus hippocastanum is a fabulous cure for hemorrhoids and varicose veins. Hemorrhoids are just varicose veins as well, so if you tend to have a weak veinous […]

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Recently a friend reported over dinner that his inflammatory problem (and let’s just say almost all medical problems are caused by inflammation) was not much better.
He said he was diligently taking everything I had recommended, and had only noted minor improvement.
Although natural remedies take time, I was curious how the dietary recommendations were going….you know, […]

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An itchy dry, flaky scalp is typically “seborrheic dermatitis” commonly referred to as dandruff in adults and “cradle cap” in babies. Most standard anti-fungal shampoos, topical steroids, and topical treatments such as selenium sulfide and pyrithione zinc typically only provide temporary relief because they are not addressing the root cause of the problem.
The fact […]

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Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!
Since many of you are going out for Mexican food today, I thought I would talk about all the great super foods abundant in traditional Mexican fare.
Mexican food can be extremely healthy if prepared properly, try to avoid the greasy dishes in lieu of the lighter ones with veggies.
Fajitas and […]

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Recently I stumbled across an article at The Healthy Living Lounge on how to make a “Wellbeing Tool box”.
I loved the concept so much that I asked the author to write about it for Kitchen Table Medicine.
The following is a very inspiring guest post on self care by Carole Fogarty.
When Did You Become The Least […]

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Currently we are experiencing a brown rice shortage in the U.S. and warehouses such as Costco and Sam’s Clubs are limiting the purchases of 20 pound bags of brown, white, and basmati rice.
Although the causes of this new rationing are highly debatable, this rationing nonetheless has many people distressed.
Although the warehouses don’t want us […]

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Recently a reader asked the question “what are the best herbs I can use to prevent cancer?”
I decided that was a fabulous question for my colleague and naturopathic expert on Cancer Dr. Jake Psenka!
Since many herbs are foods, and since foods are the best preventative medicines as we can more easily incorporate them in to […]

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