Radio Naturopath Episode 188: Prostate Health and BPH; Why Soup is Good For You

This one's for the guys, and all about PROSTATE HEALTH. Specifically, what is BPH, the hormonal and toxin aspects of it, how it happens, how to treat it, naturally and with meds! It's all about lowering too much hormone, especially estrogens and environmental estrogen-like compounds. So, eat your crucifers! GO BROCCOLI Also, because I'm cold, why soup is good for you.

Radio Naturopath Episode 187: Interview with Sue Cote: Life Coaching, Decluttering, and Some Amazing Essential Oils!

We had the lovely Sue Cote on again today. She is doing some awesome, intuitive life coaching. She continues to help people part with stuff they don't need anymore. Decluttering is essential for a peaceful mind! She also brought her terrific friends, Mugwort, Ginger, Great Fir, Pine, Cedar, Tea Tree-Lemon for us to enjoy. It was a great visit! 

Radio Naturopath Episode 186:Patient Centered Care, Stay Healthy in the Fall, Sport Drinks, Avocados

It’s getting chilly. So this week, I talked about patient centered care: the patient comes first! LISTEN, honor their needs, direct them where they need to go to take care of your health. I also touched on those first days of fall, how to be happier despite the fading light. Get outside already! When to drink a sport drink, cuz hydration is important. Also, why avocados are good for you!

Radio Naturopath Episode 185: Pros and Cons of Naturopathic Medicine; Dizziness and Vertigo: Why? How to Treat

I discuss the pros and cons of seeing a naturopathic physician. What's so great about us, anyway? Lots! We spend time with you, get to know you as a person, are very creative about helping you heal as an individual. We take a more holistic approach to all of your health concerns, including your pharmaceuticals. We are extensively trained in many kinds of natural medicine, including herbs, homeopathy, and nutrition. So what could be bad? Well, in Connecticut we can't be your PCP or prescribe and manage your pharmaceuticals. That's because of our very old, arcane law that has not been modernized since its enactment in 1923. We're still working on it! Talk to your state representative!

Also, we talk about DIZZINESS. What is it, really? What are some direct causes? How can we treat it? Dizziness can be really minor, really serious, and somewhere in between! But, hit that gingko and ginger and they can help!

Radio Naturopath Episode 184: Materia Medica vs. Repertory; Ovarian Cysts: What, Why, How to Treat

Today we talk a little more about homeopathy, and compare the Materia Medica to the Repertory. Materia Medica lists all the homeopathic remedies alphabetically and what they do, whereas the Repertory gives you every possible symptom there could be and tells you what remedies will help it. Both very useful tools in homeopathy! Also, all about ovarian cysts (OWW), what they are, why they happen, and how to treat them.

Radio Naturopath Episode 183: Hydration and Staying Healthy in the Heat, Salt and Health, Boxers for Fertility, DHEA

It was REALLY HOT, so I gave good counsel on what to look for in terms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. It's OK to get out of the heat! Also, drink a lot, maybe with a little salt and sugar to port the fluid into your system. This led to a discussion on the healthy use of salt. It's OK! Plus, boxers vs. briefs for male fertility, exercise improves your mental health, and the health benefits of the great over-the-counter hormone, DHEA! 

Bicycle Talk Episode 112: Why You Should Stretch; The Awesome Steeple Chase Bike Tour; Check Your Cables; 8 Great Cross-Training Sports for Cyclists

I talk about why cyclists need to STRETCH: realign those muscles! The Positive Side is about how great the Steeple Chase Bike Tour was. The Maintenance Minute: check, adjust, and replace your cables BEFORE they break! And, 8 great sports for cross-training for cyclists. 

Radio Naturopath Episode 182: Like Cures Like and Healing Eczema Naturally!

This week our basic naturopathic principle is taken from homeopathy, which is Like Cures Like. It's that idea that if you use something in a material dose it will cause symptoms, but if you dilute it and potentize it, it will help to heal the symptoms caused by the material substance. Like if you get poison ivy, you'll get an itchy rash that is better from hot water and sore joints also better from heat. If you dilute and potentize a mother tincture so that there's way less than a molecule of substance, the resultant remedy can heal the symptoms it would have caused in a material dose! Also, we had a question about eczema and food intolerances, so we discuss how changing your diet can help; also getting the right probiotics, helpful topical herbs, and helping to reduce aggravating bacteria on the skin. 

Bicycle Talk Episode 111: Vote; Lawson Craddock and Alkek; Check your Tires; Steeple Chase Bike Tour 2018

Ron is doing Sun stuff, so I'm up this week. Some basic stuff: Cyclists should vote. Lawson Craddock, who finished last in the Tour de France, raised much funds for the Alkek Velodrome in Houston, TX! Also, CHECK YOUR TIRES for wear, cuts, peeling, and either fix or replace them. But the HIGHLIGHT: I interviewed Victoria Nimorowski, the director of the Windham Area Interfaith Ministry, and Paula Shepherd, board member of the Windham No Freeze Project, about their current, very important project: the STEEPLE CHASE BIKE TOUR! It's this Saturday, August 18, 2018, and you can ride 5, 20, 35, 50, 62.5, or 100 miles. A little fee and donation and you're on your way to gorgeous roads and supporting some great causes!

Radio Naturopath Episode 181: Hering's Law of Cure and How to Raise Testosterone, Naturally!

Today it's all about Hering's Law. It's a law in homeopathy that talks about healing occurring from the inside to outside, from top to bottom, and from most important to least important organs. It's related to Treat the Cause. The idea is that if you treat a condition externally, you'll only palliate it and may even suppress it so that it can go deeper into the body. If you're eating a food that's causing intestinal inflammation, and therefore giving you eczema, it's better to stop eating the food, heal the gut with rest and herbs and supplements and food than it is to just put some steroid cream on the eczema! From the top down: that's about healing the BRAIN, which can be the biggest obstacle to cure!

I also talk about how men can raise their testosterone naturally. Exercise, good diet, fat loss, eating good quality fat, some herbs can all help!