“Doc, I’ve been anemic for a long time. No matter how much I try to eat leafy green vegetables and take my iron supplements, my labs still show I’m anemic. So, why aren’t my iron supplements fixing my anemia?” I get this question from patients all the time especially from women who are more frequently…

Nobody wants to be covered in toxins and that includes our makeup coverage. We deserve healthy makeup coverage options. We know how important detoxing is and the products we use every day on our body can muck up the body’s ability to naturally detox. That’s why a healthy foundation is important! There are over 10,000…

We’re coming up on that time of the year when people make that second round of resolutions after the ones from New Years have failed. All the winter holidays are over and we’re getting spring fever…or at least hopeful spring will come and so will summer. But that can only mean one thing-summer clothes: shorts,…

Surviving Mold: Real Solutions for Real Symptoms There is no way for me to forget November 4th, 2016. For years our family had been dealing with illness. This story is about the home we thought was our safe haven. Little did we know it was killing us. Literally. Our youngest daughter had started having some…

Ladies, you are probably going to spend over 6 years of your life on your period, so healthy period options are critical. Yeah, that’s a lot of periods when you put it like that but it’s true. We ladies take it in stride because it’s who we are. If you’re a healthy woman with a…

When you find a product that’s really great you tell your friends about it. You also tell them when any products go totally awry leaving you huddled in your bathroom feeling like an awkward teenager. Like what happened with my adventure with the cup. Good friends know that if you recommend a product that made you…

Winters are cold in Wisconsin, which is where I’m from. You won’t break a sweat easily outdoors, even if you’re wearing lots of layers. It would be a shame to go the whole winter without breaking into a good sweat in a nice warm sauna. Why? Sweating is good for you inside and out. There…

What is fitness and how do we get there? Ask one hundred people what they believe fitness is, and you’ll probably get a hundred different answers. Some will say it’s the ability to run a 5K. Others might say it’s the ability to pick up a heavy weight off the floor. Still others might suggest…

Vaccines happen even though they shouldn’t. Maybe you have vaccinated your children and are just now realizing the damage they can cause. Vaccinated children have higher rates of infections, allergies, brain cancer rates, and immune deficiency disorders. Maybe you are required to get the vaccine because of your profession. There can be an immediate adverse response,…

I get asked this one a lot! People say, “Doc, should I get a colonoscopy?” Now that really depends. If you have bleeding or something urgent going on, a colonoscopy can provide a good diagnostic picture. Most of the time people are asking if they should get a colonoscopy because it’s a standard of care…