Articles from our Doctors from over the years
Non-toxic, no smell, disinfectant for COVID-19
Coronavirus disinfectant, safe enough to squirt in your eye (but don't, please!) Dr Adam here again, with a suggestion for living in a coronavirus filled world. TL;DR - I found an easy to buy, non-toxic spray, containing hypochlorous acid (HOCL) FDA approved to KILL...
NEW! Advanced Coronavirus TESTING now available!
I hope that this message finds you safe. We have some great news for you! Due to significant demand from our patients and our community, we are one of the first clinics in the South Bay to offer high-quality advanced coronavirus testing to the general public. We...
UPDATE: How to Take Care of Your Sleep and Stress on the Front Lines of the Pandemic
By Dr Allie McLane, ND There are not all that many people who have been spared any impacted by this pandemic. While social distancing ensures our safety and well-being, some are struggling with fear, anxiety, and insomnia while staying inside. The more we can take...
From Food INSANITY to the INTUITIVE Body
There is only ONE thing we know about human nutrition for sure — there is NO one ideal human diet. The only common denominator between all the healthiest cultures throughout the world is that they are eating whole food that grows where they grow —...
Epstein-Barr
Feeling tired, achy, and generally depleted? Wondering if there is an underlying cause for your autoimmune disease? Curious what all the hype is about Epstein-Barr? Let’s take a moment to dive into the Epstein-Barr discussion. Epstein-Barr is known as an...
The Female Herbal Tonifier
Sitawari – Creating Balance Sitawari, the root of wild asparagus, has been used traditionally in Ayurvedic medicine as a women’s health tonic. But its benefits extend beyond the menstrual cycle improving inflammation, your response to stress, vaginal yeast...
Healing YOU – The Mom: Create your VIBRANT motherhood
Let’s talk about postpartum and motherhood. Let’s talk openly with each other about the journey – the good and the bad. Let’s stop hiding the exhaustion, anxiety, depression, shame, guilt, and feelings of social isolation. Let’s come together as a community, embrace...
An Interview with Dr. Lisa
I was interviewed by @amandacastilone for her amazing Women in Wellness series. Once we got started talking it was hard to stop - our conversation was over two hours long, so this is a lengthy transcript, but SO worth the read! Here’s some of the highlights of...
What’s Your Heroin?
She sat down in my office and told me a story about a life wasted in loneliness, depression, anxiety and disordered eating. “I’m broken. I can’t live like this anymore.” I’m sure she was hoping I could order a lab test to identify what was wrong with her, or give her...
Depression. It’s not “All in your head”.
Depression is excruciating, debilitating, isolating and very real. Suggesting it’s a just a sadness that you should snap-out-of, would be kind of entertaining if it wasn’t so insulting. It is a life-threatening health situation… that many strong, amazing people do not...
Treating Andropause and Low Testosterone in Men
Recently, discussions have emerged on television, in magazines, on the radio, or by word of mouth highlighting the phrases “Low T” or “Andropause;” But what do these phrases mean? As men age, they begin to experience symptoms that fall in line with hormonal imbalance,...
Studied Natural Treatments for Memory Loss
Studied Naturopathic approaches towards cognitive impairment, memory loss, and Alzheimer's. I have encountered a number of patients requesting more information recently about what they can do to preserve their memory as they age. There are many books available with...
Treating Hay Fever and Seasonal Allergies Naturally with Acupuncture
As the seasons change, I begin to notice my patients complaining of a drippy nose and sinus headaches with watery eyes. Some experience a combination of symptoms like sneezing and congested, nasal voices as well. Surprisingly, with a simple treatment of tiny needles...
Stabilizing Your Genetic Code
When it comes to creating treatment plans, no one plan fits every person. This is due to our individual genetics and personalized genetic expression. Have you wondered why B12 injections spiked anxiety or insomnia in you and not your friend? Or questioned why it took...
The Cortisol Conundrum and How It Affects Your Adrenals
WHAT ARE THE ADRENALS? Your adrenal glands are made up of an inner cortex and outer medulla. They sit right on top of the kidneys at the mid to lower back and release hormones as needed. In times of stress or danger (physical or psychological) the adrenal glands...
HYPOTHYROID: A Comprehensive Assessment
The thyroid is known as the regulator of metabolism. But it also has far reaching effects to mood balance (implicating depression and anxiety), menstrual cycle regulation, sex hormone balance, lipid metabolism, growth, development, carbohydrate metabolism, release of...
What IS the difference between an ND and an MD?
What is the difference in training between Naturopathic Medical Doctors (ND or NMD), Medical Doctors (MD), Osteopaths (DO), Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician Assistants (PA)? Below you can find a detailed comparison between the training of ND, MD, DO, PA and NP....
What’s the deal with food allergies?
So, a few folks have recently asked me the difference between an allergy sensitivity and a sensitivity. Here is a personal case in point: When I eat pecans, my tongue tingles and my eyes water a little. When I eat a brazil nut, my lips swell and my throat closes. In...
Is Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Right For You?
Estrogen decrease over our lifetime is a natural process of aging as we approach peri-menopause and enter menopause. Although a natural process, decreasing levels of estrogen can have less than desirable side effects, most importantly its effects on cardiovascular...
Adrenal Fatigue
Do you feel exhausted in the morning or all day long, gain weight despite good diet and exercise habits, have difficulty sleeping, can’t get through the day without caffeine, have chronic gastrointestinal infections, retain excess water, have difficulty concentrating,...
Gut Flora Implicating Health and Disease
The joke in medicine is that our purpose in life as a human species is to carry around the vast amount of bacteria within our body. The composition of bacteria within our body impacts how we think, impacts the immune system, alters our susceptibility to triggering...
Thermography
The National Cancer Institute estimates that in 2012 there will be 226,870 women diagnosed with breast cancer. Early detection, healthy nutrition, and preventative medicine can reduce the mortality and severity of breast disease. In cohort with mammography,...
Balancing the Adrenals
Good morning! That habitual social exchange; whether slurred over the coffee pot, charged at weary pupils, or nodded to fellow office cubicle neighbors, those baggy eyes and that mind as foggy as the San Francisco sunrise beg to differ. What would it really mean to...
Managing Menstrual Cramps
Dysmenorrhea simply means painful menstrual cramps, which are experienced by 90 percent of women. It is primarily caused by inflammatory prostaglandins (PGF) that are released from the uterine lining. This PGF release is involved in initiating menstruation as it...
Beets – A Nutritional Powerhouse
Why are beets so nutritious? When it comes to balancing hormones, supporting the liver's ability to detoxify and process inflammation, providing the body with antioxidants to scavenge free radicals, protecting the gut ecology and intestinal barrier with healthy fiber,...
You Are What You Eat – Alkaline Foods
Preventing chronic disease with alkaline foods This relates to those who are looking to better their health through nutrition, are under high stress, have food allergies, have other sources of physiologic stresses in the body, have osteopenia or osteoporosis, or who...
Balancing the Endocrine System Naturally
Let's start with what is the endocrine system The endocrine system includes the areas in the body that regulate and produce hormones. Hormones are the messengers that allow our organs and cells to communicate to produce a coordinated effect. Without our endocrine...
Turmeric – An Alternative Treatment for Cancer
What is Turmeric? Curcuma longa, also known as turmeric, has been documented since the seventh century AD in Chinese and Indian medicine for its healing properties. It has been used for many health benefits, and a multitude of ailments that range from cancer,...
Autoimmune Disease – Triggers and Predispositions
What causes Autoimmune Disease? You may have heard of Multiple Sclerosis (autoimmune reaction to the brain and spine), Rheumatoid arthritis (autoimmune reaction in the joints), Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (autoimmune reaction of the thyroid), Celiac Disease (autoimmune...
Iodine and Breast Health
There has been much speculation around the link of low iodine levels in the body with breast disease. Research is showing that it is likely due to a two part mechanism. Iodine is used in the thyroid gland to make thyroid hormone, is important for growth and...
The Benefits of Sleep
Why is quality sleep important? Sleep is an important time for the body to regenerate and repair from the day. As light dims and darkness envelopes the night, the pineal gland is activated to secrete melatonin. Melatonin plays a large role in establishing the...
Nutrition for the Skin
Now that summer is here, it’s time to take action to protect and rejuvenate our skin. Skin is affected by solar radiation, pollution, and elimination of metabolic byproducts within our body. There is much that you can do to support the health of your skin and protect...
Cervical Health for Cervical Dysplasia
Experiencing cervical dysplasia can be difficult mentally, emotionally, and physically. It is a time when your body needs extra support, nourishment, and loving care. The treatment for cervical dysplasia provides comprehensive and compassionate care that utilizes...
Infertility
Throughout history, infertility has had implications in society with effects that reach into the medical, social, emotional, political, and religious arenas. The approach to treating infertility is unique because it involves assessing and addressing the couple, as...
Wellness Program; Bridging the Gap Between Eastern and Western Medicine
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have integrative health care with practitioners from varied fields of medicine working together for your care? Centre for Life is offering an integrative wellness plan that brings Homeopathy, Chinese...
Food Allergies – The Barrier to Health
Due to many recent questions regarding food allergies and how they affect our health, I was inspired to write this post. What is a food allergy? A food allergy is a reaction to the food that you eat. Most of us know someone who has a severe food allergy, typically to...
Menopause
Menopause is a state of transition that can be both liberating and unsettling that brings about menstrual, emotional, and physiological changes. It is a common time when larger health issues are discussed such as the degenerative process of aging, cardiovascular...