Articles by Lisa Schofield
The Choice: Healthier Blood Sugar Status
Reducing high blood sugar is likely a need for many of your patients/clients. Here are some suggestions. Diabetes is Optional, is the name of a best-selling book by medical expert Jacob Teitelbaum, MD. The crux? Developing type 2 diabetes is indeed set in motion by dietary choices. Even after blood sugar numbers begin to creep ...
Passing the Test
Testing technology continues to advance at tremendous speed, becoming more accurate, helping you to aid your patients/clients in a more customized and effective manner. The year 2020 will be historic for several reasons, notably the first pandemic in 102 years. It has left indelible marks on society, especially how people become more proactive in self-care ...
Child’s Play
Helping children enjoy overall health and well-being is more critical now than ever. Although you may not focus much on children as patients or clients, their parents who are devoted to your practice likely slip in requests for advice about how to handle common issues with their children. According to www.healthychildren.org, the top 10 most ...
Getting Off the Pain Train
People come to you because something is hurting. Beyond signifying dire health straits, there are effective natural ways to help manage the aches. A perennially funny joke is when a patient says to the doctor, “Hey doc, it hurts when I do this.” The doc’s recommendation is simply, “Well, don’t do that.” If only it ...
Weighty Opinions
Successful weight management continues to be elusive for millions of American adults. The Participants Are: Rosia Parrish, ND, Boulder Natural Health, Boulder, CO, www.bouldernaturalhealth.com Amy Rothenberg, ND, Naturopathic Health Care, Northampton, MA, www.nhcmed.com Firlande Volcy, ND, Innovare Wellness, LLC, Stockbridge, GA, www.drfirlande.com Always a hot topic, successful weight management continues to be rather elusive for ...
Women’s Wellness
Today’s women are taking charge of their health, and working with natural practitioners to ensure their well-being. Women face a number of health issues throughout their lives that evolve and change as they age. From PMS (premenstrual syndrome) and menopause to pregnancy and breast health, as they get older, the health concerns women focus on ...
Pushing Mindful Limits
Improved cognitive abilities are more sought after now than ever. Here’s how to ensure clients/patients protect their mindful abilities. In the 2011 film “Limitless,” the main character finds out what it is like to use 100 percent of his brain capacity by taking an unapproved new drug dubbed NZT. Instantly, he goes from down-and-out struggling ...
Defining Healthy Aging
Every patient/client can benefit now—and later—by being coached to take their unique aging concerns into account. Here’s a conundrum: when it comes to healthy aging, what is the more accurate description—slowing down or speeding up? Slowing down infers biological systems becoming sluggish and winking out, while speeding up infers hastening life to its end. So, ...
The Anxiety of Stress
Stress doesn’t exist in a bubble—but managing it also reduces anxiety, and boosts better sleep. Here’s how to help de-stress your clients/patients. “I have anxiety,” is such a commonly uttered statement today—even from kids! If neurochemical disorders are ruled out—at the root of this is mismanaged stress. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) describes ...
Immunity for All
Immune support is a year-round concern, but the winter remains the pinnacle for protecting and supporting the immune system. Every year, it appears, warnings of the upcoming flu season seem to be more dire than the previous year. Pharmacies gear up their flu vaccine campaigns in the early autumn, and the public is reminded to ...
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