How To Get a Good Night’s Sleep The nights after bringing baby home can be sleepless for many new moms. Here are some tips to improve your nights and get the rest you need to recuperate from

Why is food introduction important to a mother with PPMD?  She will be more anxious about feeding her baby and become upset by the baby reacting negatively to foods.  For this reason you can save yourself,

For a woman with postpartum mood disorder (PPMD)  the sound of her baby crying can be a trigger of difficult emotions.  What is going on?  Is something really wrong?  Should I take him to the hospital?  Is

What is the best thing to do after the baby is here? Be a mommy! Embrace this very unique time in life that passes in a flash. Although when you are up in the middle of

In yogic teaching there are rules for health and wellness. Niyamas are the good things you do & Yamas are the bad things you avoid. Here are some easy ways to improve your wellness! So lets get going, what are

I will never forget our very first quarter in naturopathic medical school! It stands out so clearly as that is when I first set my intention for how I would manifest this career as an

Upon completing my studies at Naturopathic Medical School in February 2001, my husband received a promotion and move to Hawaii!  It was literally a dream come true!  Upon completing my clinical residency and board exams, my husband

The relationship between conventional medicine and naturopathic medicine has always been contentious. Both approaches toward healing have their strengths and weaknesses. As I tell my patients, if you break a leg, that’s a situation where

The diagnosis of Postpartum Depression (PPD) is too narrow for most women’s experience. Many women will simply not have felt the same since they gave birth, but it is difficult to characterize how they feel.  They do