Definition of Iron Deficiency: Iron deficiency anemia is a common type of anemia defined by Mayo Clinic as “a condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells”. If Read More
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4 Characteristics of Thriving Survivors
Dealing with a diagnosis of a disease or cancer can be filled with a wide range of emotions. Denial, fear, guilt, sadness, grief, anger, confusion are some common emotions felt Read More
Cannabis 101 – CBD Information
CBD – What’s the “buzz” all about? Marijuana, weed, pot, hemp, cannabis… There are a lot of slang terms for cannabinoid plants swarming around the nation as more and more Read More
Taking the “Ahh-ChoooO” out of Allergies
An allergy is a misguided immune response triggered by eating, touching, or inhaling an irritant. Examples of allergies include pollens, dust mites, molds, animal dander, and certain foods. The environmental Read More
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) an Integrative Approach
Stephanie Grutz, ARNP, FNP-C What is ALS? According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, “Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or classical motor Read More
Sinus Infections: Beating the Acute & Chronic Upper Respiratory Bugs
It’s that time of year, when the sniffles, coughs and bugs come home from school and work. We have busy lives and these respiratory viruses can linger. We all know Read More
Saying goodbye to the past 7 months – Welcoming the next stage
I would say this is a vulnerable post, but not as much now as it would have been a year ago. 7 months ago I was having a drain placed Read More
Live Longer with Integrative Cancer Therapies – Part. 1
The Beginning of a Passion: Cancer was never my true passion when I started working in the healthcare field. But it didn’t take long to realize that sometimes you don’t Read More
Alzheimer’s – Brain Inflamed
If I can choose a term to describe myself, I would say I am a self-proclaimed ‘old soul’. From childhood to my first job as a nurse practitioner, I volunteered Read More
Women’s Cardiovascular Health: Not all in the Heart
When I look at the females on both my parents side, I should feel doomed for cardiovascular disease and death. My great grandmother had congestive heart failure, my grandmother has Read More