Ohh, the holidays. This year is going to look a lot different than it ever has before. I find myself reminiscing on past holidays. Honestly, for me, the holiday season used to be like one of those In ...

Is it possible that the foods you’re eating everyday are the biggest source of poison you’re putting into your body? Perhaps you already have a gut feeling that this rings true to you. May ...

When you’ve spent the majority of your life struggling to achieve the infamous flat belly, it’s like the golden goose — just slightly out of your reach. You achieve it and feel so proud, so rew ...

I know what you are thinking, another claim to beautiful skin—you have tried all of the celebrity endorsed and ‘top rated’ face masks, scrubs, acne cleansers and wrinkle creams at the beauty co ...

As the call of the crickets chirp away in the dewiness of the morning, I make my way into my yoga studio. The sun isn’t up, no sparkle on the horizon, only a fresh, crisp, cool breeze that hugs and ...

You know the saying, “there’s plenty of time to sleep when I’m dead”? I used to use this as an excuse to justify my erratic sleeping habits. When I was in naturopathic college I would stay up ...

In 1918, the Spanish flu pandemic threatened the world population which was at about 1.8 billion people. 500 million people (about 1/3 of the population at the time) were infected.  Mass grav ...

Guest Blog By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach There are two things that I will never forget about the early hours after giving birth to my first son – Diastasis Recti and Constipation. I remember ...

As the Christmas lights go up in the tree, the snowfall becomes increasingly more frequent, you get the lovely bulky snow tires on your ride for safety, and the holiday frenzies begin in preparation ...

Picture this: It’s Christmastime and the Grinch lands in your toilet bowl, totally ruining your Christmas festivities! It causes a *gasp* and a “wtf”?!  Not everything that is red and ...

When I was younger, I suffered severely with anxiety. In fact, what dictated a lot of the damage done to me in my youth was an actual misdiagnosis of asthma instead of anxiety. This put me on a traje ...

Gratitude is a practice that although may seem intuitive, is something that so many of us are out of practice with. So often we struggle with gratitude, we fall into the mindset, “the grass is alwa ...

Thank you! “Gracias a Dios!” My mother would say this incessantly… so would every other Latino-American woman I know. We are grateful for everything from God. Whether because we w ...

Notice how everyone calls our daily life experience a grind, a hustle? People talk about how hard it is, how we have to push through it. The struggle. Drop Your Resistance But what if we though ...

Make a wish! It’s 11:11. Your dreams can come true!  When you wish upon a star, Makes no difference who you are!  When you wish upon a star, Your dreams come true!  Ye ...

From the outside looking in, especially in this day and age of social media, you look at people’s lives and get a bit of ‘comparitis’. Yup, this is a legit condition, in my mind of course. Ofte ...

“It’s not what’s on the outside that counts.  It’s what’s on the inside that matters.” How often have you heard this in your life?  It’s one of the most common sayings, but ...

Why should you always look in the toilet bowl? I have a habit.  It’s a scary habit to some, but for me, I know it’s the single best thing that I can do for my health.  I look dow ...

I’ve seen a lot in the media lately about Demi Moore, as she recently released her memoir, Inside Out, where she candidly shares her struggles with addiction, failed marriages, and sexual assault in ...

Consciousness is the greatest gift that we have ever been given. You may not even realize it, but it’s probably the most important thing that we have, our most valued possession, that separates us ...

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I was inspired to write a quick article about some natural solutions for breast health. I think we’ve all been affected by breast cancer in some way, shape ...

“I’ll sleep when I die”. This is a quote from an Instagram influencer that I follow Kenzie Brenna, on how she thought about her sleep (don’t worry, she’s now getting help!).  Do you thi ...

Ay chihuahua, arriba!!! It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month.  This is the month we celebrate the glory of our culture and the colourful life of living with Latin flair. I am enormously proud of ...

September is National Papaya Awareness Month and in case you’re thinking this is just another blog about the health benefits of a fruit, it’s not.  Get ready to expand your mind about this tropic ...

Anxiety is crippling.  You know what I mean by this if you have ever lived through dealing with anxiety.  It grabs a hold of you, paralyzes you.  Puts pressure on your chest, prevents you from gras ...

Inspired by a recent Instagram story by @thebirdspapaya & thousands of patients in my clinic.  I had one drink last night.  How can this be?  I woke up with a cluster headache, foggy brain and ...

Our Queendom has been buzz, buzz, buzzin’ with everyone sharing their awesome experiences with their castor oil packs! There’s also been a few bumps in the road along the way, but no worries & ...

Look, have you been waking up in the morning with such low energy that you think something is really, really wrong with you? When you compare the way you feel now to the way you used to feel, you thin ...

The most frustrating part of having a hormone problem is that you often don’t get a diagnosis or confirmation of exactly what is wrong with you. This is because it depends on if you have REAL or REL ...

The hot, beautiful sun, dips in the pool, driving with the top down… Yep, it’s summertime! Can’t you feel it bursting out everywhere? Of course, you want to put your best foot forward, feel grea ...

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It isn’t a good time, sitting, waiting, wishing for something to manifest. In fact, it is totally painful. Yes, I’m talking about constipation. It affects millions around the world and is the most ...

So you’ve been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Now what?? As someone who has IBS, I’ve experienced first hand how debilitating it can be, and how confusing the diagnostic process is ...

I remember my mother always being constipated. She would hyper focus on food and what she should be eating. Sometimes it would help, most of the time it wouldn’t. This is the situation that most peo ...

  How stress, poor sleep, and too much sugar is messing with your bowel movements!   Bowel movements, defecation, going poo… the #1 most important process of the human body, and not the #2! If you ...

When I first heard about cleansing I was under the impression that it was just a fad.  A trend that would soon disappear.  Something that Gwyneth Paltrow or the latest Hollywood starlet was ...

Every time I get to this question from a patient, I know what they are going to say. “What?! Well I have to wipe a few times to get clean.” Well my friends, that’s ...

  Castor oil packs are a legendary treatment that date back to ancient times. Traditional Chinese medicine, Indian Ayurveda, Ancient Egyptians and Mediterraneans all used castor oil for its rejuvenat ...