All women should examine their breasts once a month, ideally right after menses. Here is a link to a website that gives instructions on how to do a self breast exam. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_How_to_perform_a_breast_self_exam_5.asp You should also have an annual breast exam by a doctor and a pap smear to screen for cervical cancer.   After age

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It is interesting that conditions seem to come in clusters.  Yesterday I saw two patients with acute eye pain. As a general family practice doctor, I see all ages of patients with all kinds of conditions.  The eyes are windows into the health of the body and vision is our most developed sense as humans.

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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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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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A respiratory virus has been passed around the home of one of the families I treat. Last night, their 2 & 1/2 year old toddler woke up in the middle of the night with a fever. Over the course of several hours, it went up to 102 degrees. Although 102 degrees is a healthy temperature,

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