Articles by Lisa Schofield
Addressing Digestive Distress
Helping your patients to support GI function can help improve their daily quality of life and boost health. A disturbed gut can close the doors on fun, relaxation or work progress. Anything from constipation and bloat to acid reflux will kill the current mood. When a GI (gastrointestinal) off-kilter moment happens, it’s nothing to consult ...
Can You Count to 40 (Winks)?
For millions, sleep is elusive, and for most it’s because they can’t relax. Here’s a two-step approach. ‘Doc, can you give me anything to help me sleep?” This is a common question you probably field every day. The stats are somewhat alarming. “Data suggests that although Americans want to achieve healthy sleep, about one-third fail ...
Out of Focus
Barring degenerative eye conditions, patients may be complaining of irritations that cause squinting and excessive blinking. Here’s how to help them see the light better. Ocular discomfort has become a common issue among Americans who have healthy eyes. And they don’t need to visit the ophthalmologist when naturopaths can help them to naturally see their ...
That’s So Meta (bolic)!
People are finally seeking to tackle their metabolic health, but there’s still a lot of work to do. Ballooning waistlines tend to be the factor that opens people’s eyes that there may be something more insidious going on inside them—chiefly, metabolic dysfunction. And unfortunately, those with metabolic dysfunction, metabolic syndrome or pre-diabetes comprise a very ...
Embracing Healthy Immunity
Patients are more aware of their immune system than ever before and remain wary about the upcoming colder months. Here’s how to help. On Aug. 1, it was announced that two people in New Jersey had contracted West Nile virus—one who was older than 70 and the other only 18. The virus has been found ...
Child’s Play
Parents will bring their kids to you for guidance to keep their little ones healthy, happy and feeling their rightful place post-COVID. Kids for the most part are really cute and fun, especially when they are lively and healthy. And back in the day, Gen X-ers and older Millennials were given Flintstones chewable multivitamins and ...
Living Their Best Lives
Your patients want to seize their days as long as they live—here’s how to support their robust-aging goals. Patients come to you for a wide variety of reasons and as long as they are reasonably healthy, their long-term vigor, well-being and health can be sustained through your expert guidance. In her practice, Naturopathic Wellness Center ...
The New Woman
Women are increasingly health-minded and proactive, but still need guidance to sort through the noise and enjoy excellent feminine well-being. Here’s a cool stat: According to GWI Market Research, the number of women in the U.S. who say they use herbal/natural medicines to support specific health concerns has risen dramatically by 18 percent since the ...
Weight a Minute!
It’s that time of year—weight is atop most minds. Here’s how to help your clients gain wellness and esteem while losing fat pounds. It is almost always the top resolution each year—“I will lose some weight and get into better shape.” But typically, resolutions are abandoned before Feb. 1, with holdouts quitting before March. People ...
Out of the Man Cave
Millennial men are the new generation for prostate and fertility support—and they are unique from their predecessors. Here’s why and how to help. Men’s health is about to get a shot of adrenaline as more Millennial men find themselves in middle age, and endure all the changes that go with it. “Dad bods” may be ...
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