We are in full-swing summer, which generally means full-swing muscle cramp season! I get a number of questions in my practice and on social media about muscle cramps. Today, I’d like to help you prevent and get rid of muscle cramps so that you and your muscles can have a more enjoyable summer. What causes muscle cramps? There can be many reasons that cramps happen, but I’m going to go over two of the most common causes of cramps. My hope is that teaching you why you cramp will help you … [Read more...] about Why Do Muscles Cramp?
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Five Supplements for Joint Health
If you’ve read my articles in Flagstaff Business News before or you follow me on social media, you know that I love helping people get healthy, get moving and get out of pain. A good number of patients I see in my office have joint pain from osteoarthritis. Since osteoarthritis is the most prevalent joint disease, I’m sure a lot of readers can relate! Osteoarthritis can prevent people from moving like they want to. Life gets less fun and less convenient if you have pain opening jars, chewing … [Read more...] about Five Supplements for Joint Health
Making Friends with Fear, Uncertainty
This year has been one for the record books with chaos, division, fear and uncertainty unlike anything many of us have experienced in our lifetime. Anxiety is best defined as a fear of the unknown. But the unknown is also a collection of infinite possibilities. Choosing to correlate uncertainty with possibility can help us embrace it and make friends with fear. In my last year of college, I was engaged to my high school sweetheart. The wedding plans were complete, the invitations about to be … [Read more...] about Making Friends with Fear, Uncertainty
Building Resilience: Five Simple Steps to Thrive
My friends, winter is coming. Between flu season and being in the midst of a global pandemic, it’s really easy to get sucked into the fear narrative, get angry at the behaviors of others, and feel powerless to do anything. Realistically, none of us can control other people’s behavior. We can’t stop people from having big family gatherings, packing bars or attending large events. We can’t control whether or not people practice social distancing or mask wearing, either. But, do you know what … [Read more...] about Building Resilience: Five Simple Steps to Thrive
Thriving After Cancer with Naturopathic Oncology
When there is no evidence of disease, when your cancer is essentially beaten, it is a time for a measure of celebration, but it is also a time for brand new questions: Will I be able to get back to my old life? What can I do to prevent my cancer from returning? What comes next? We want to answer a few of these key questions in this article. Patients who are cancer-free are placed on survivorship plans and go from having multiple appointments per week to once every few months. The main goal … [Read more...] about Thriving After Cancer with Naturopathic Oncology
