by Robyn Kutka, ND You sneeze – you leak! You laugh – you leak! You cough – you leak! What’s a girl to do? Well there’s certainly more options than pantyliners and always keeping an extra change of clothes on hand. This form of urine leakage or “incontinence” may be affected by the tone of […]
The Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen
Every year the Environmental Working Group releases their list of the 12 fruits and vegetables that contain the highest level of pesticides. Even though it isn’t awesome to eat pesticides, the benefit from eating fresh fruits or vegetables definitely outweighs the risk associated with pesticide exposure. That being said, it isn’t awesome to eat pesticides. […]
Why Radiation is an Issue and How You can Protect Yourself.
So What exactly is Radiation? First of all, we need to understand that there are many forms of radiation, the term is meant to be an all-encompassing word and what is exactly meant by it can differ. In the case of Nuclear Reactors, such as what is occurring in Japan, the radiation that we are […]
How Western Diets Are Making The World Sick
In an article in the Masionneuve Journal, Physician Kevin Patterson describes his experiences working as an internist at the Canadian Combat Surgical Hospital in Afghanistan. It is fascinating to hear him discuss the significant differences that he noted on medical imaging and in treating the Afghan soldiers in comparison to what he was used to […]
Food Sensitivities & Allergies
What is a food allergy? When we hear the term “food allergy” we often picture a person covered in hives, swollen beyond recognition, and gasping for air. This certainly can be the case, especially in the case of shellfish or peanut allergies. However, not all allergies are created equally. Individuals with Celiac disease have a […]
Primary Care
As Primary Care Providers (PCPs), our goal is to create a doctor-patient relationship that is based on trust and focuses on you as an individual. Our hope is that through our skills our patients will feel confident and secure in us as physicians. We aim to create a professional environment that is not only thorough […]
