Functional Medicine
Say Goodbye: My Top 10 Weight Loss Tips
Ever get totally frustrated with starting and stopping your weight loss journey? Up and down the same 10, 20, 50 or 100 pounds? Over and over? how do people lose then maintain? These top 10 tips are ones that skinny people use to get and stay skinny! Eat Frequently Eat every 3-4 hours and include…
Read More5 Surefire Ways to Break Through Your Weight Loss Plateau
Dang! Up two pounds, down two pounds for the last few weeks – what’s up with that? I’m sure most of you can relate. It’s so frustrating when you feel like you are doing everything you can but the scale isn’t budging. The following are my five sure fire ways to break through your weight…
Read MoreWhy Am I So Tired?
Why Am I So Tired? It can be so frustrating when you know something is wrong, but your doctors and specialists tell you that all of your lab tests have come back normal. You don’t feel like anyone is really hearing your issues. You know you don’t feel right…Fatigued, PMS, can’t sleep, gaining weight…maybe it’s…
Read MoreHow to Stay Calm: 5 Keys to Self Care in a Crisis
How to Stay Calm Life can be chaotic When we least expect it – in comes a curve ball. When life happens, how do you respond? My first instinct is to withdraw until the crisis is over. Do you announce it all over social media? Do you tell your besties? Or you take it out…
Read More5 Healthy Holiday Habits
5 Healthy Holiday Habits I don’t know about you, but I love a good holiday party. Mouth watering appetizers like hot, bubbly, cheesy, spinach and artichokes, on crusty bread; endless baskets of corn chips, salsa and guacamole, a great charcuterie platter…YUM! And with a good glass of wine, even better. Yes, I am a foodie! …
Read MoreWheaton Chiropractor Takes a Leap of Faith: Full Time Integrative and Functional Medicine in Glen Ellyn
How Do I Get Unstuck? Yes, I’m done! I remember that December day a three years ago so vividly. My staff was in shock, and they assured me things would look better the next day. However, I knew what I needed to do for for you, my patients and clients. I also knew my family…
Read MoreNatural Lifestyle Solutions for PCOS and Hair Loss
Natural Solutions for PCOS and Hair Loss PCOS, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, can be so maddening for you! Seriously, the shift from estrogen to testosterone has you losing hair on your head and growing hair in places us ladies really do NOT want to grow it! What is the root cause of this crazy hair growth…
Read MoreFatigue Management Plan (Kick the Crap out of The Morning Fatigue)
Seriously, is it morning already? Uhhggg! You roll over and pull the covers up, snuggling into the warmth for just a few more minutes. Those glasses of wine are ringing in your head as the alarm goes off again…you drag yourself out of bed and to the coffee maker… your mouth is like cotton…your family…
Read MorePCOS Weight Loss: The Magic is Emotion
UGH!! Another weight loss blog? It’s so confusing to know what to believe on the internet. I understand! PCOS has some very specific challenges when it comes to weight loss. Rolling hormones and high testosterone can make managing emotions difficult. So, let’s get your emotions into the game instead of using food to stuff them.…
Read More5 Surprising Reasons You Can’t Lose Weight
I hear it all the time… “I’m doing everything I am supposed to do but I can’t lose weight!”… “I just don’t know what to do anymore…” I have been challenged with keeping my weight under control most of my life and I really get it! It is super frustrating. I have learned some surprising…
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