This Mother’s Day weekend, the weather where I live is sunny and warm, but not hot with gorgeous flowers for a bouquet for mom everywhere. It is the perfect time to review some seasonal allergy prevention and treatment suggestions for those of you (or your moms) that tend to start sneezing and sniffling when the

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I learn from my patients as they learn from me.  I love that about my work as a naturopathic doctor. The mother of a 2 year old with eczema asked me about a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics that showed reduction in skin symptoms from dilute (1/4c per bath) bleach baths two or

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In my area of the US, pollen is literally covering everything outdoors right now. For those of us with seasonal allergies, also known as hayfever, this time of year can be miserable. Symptoms of pollen allergy include runny nose, scratchy eyes and throat, cough, fatigue, itchy eyes and throat and sneezing. Allergies are a common

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Right before Thanksgiving, the gentleman with the egg allergy (see 2/26/09 post) contacted me again. His chief complaint this time was abdominal pain. It waxed and waned and was not severe, but was accompanied by diarrhea sometimes, more often headaches, and constant fatigue. It came on slowly over the course of the fall and seemed

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About 9 months ago I began seeing a gentleman in his late 50’s complaining of mild abdominal pain, occasional diarrhea, mild to moderate temporal headaches and low level fatigue. He was functional, but not feeling as healthy as he thought he should feel. We did lab work that showed mildly lowered white blood cell counts

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