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Integrative Medicine & Holistic Dentistry health blog | National Integrated Health Associates NIHA About NIHA Integrative Medicine Dental Services Therapies Practitioners Testimonials Blog Contact Us Integrative Health Blog Authentic Healing- What it Means for Our Brain and Others Posted by on Wed, Jan 29, 2020 Tweet If I suggested that you invest in the stock market, and no matter how hard you worked and applied your creative abilities, that you would always fail- how interested would you be in investing? The business of healing can be like that, because everyone eventually gets old, gets sick and dies. In fact, my Buddhist friends call old age, infirmity and death the Three Heavenly Messengers! I googled this term and got over 2 million hits, suggesting that it is a very popular term in certain circles. As a “healer,” a functional medicine physician , I know how easy it is to get my ego wrapped up with my powers to end infirmity (for a while), extend life (for a while) and put death off (for a while). Inevitably though, no matter how good I am at this trade, I too will always fail. Therefore, I am constantly questioning my motives and asking my colleagues to engage in a little introspection and ask questions like, “Why am I in this business of healing, when the Three Heavenly Messengers, old age, infirmity and death, will always prevail?” Read More 0 Comments Click here to read/write comments Tags: brain health , spiritual health Rachel Cohen, D.O., Holistic Pediatrician, Joins National Integrated Health Associates Posted by on Wed, Jan 08, 2020 Tweet National Integrated Health Associates, NIHA, is pleased to announce that Rachel Cohen, D.O., holistic pediatrician, has joined the integrative medical team. Dr. Rachel Cohen is Board Certified in Pediatrics and a Doctor of Osteopathy, dedicated to helping children reach their fullest potential by focusing on holistic care and disease prevention. Her journey to becoming a medical doctor started with a desire to be a healer- focusing on the interconnectedness of body and mind. Dr. Cohen places particular importance on understanding a child’s medical history, development, emotional wellbeing, environment, stressors and nutrition. She takes great pride in being an advocate for all families that come to her for medical care. Background Dr. Rachel Cohen completed her undergraduate and graduate work at Tulane University in New Orleans, obtaining a Master’s Degree in Neuroscience. From there, she moved to New York City to attend medical school at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. As a fully licensed physician, her additional training in osteopathy emphasizes a whole-person approach to treatment and care. Dr. Cohen completed 3 years of pediatric residency training at Harlem Hospital Center in New York City, an affiliate of Columbia University Medical Center. Her time there was focused on delivering medical care to underserved populations. Upon completion of residency, her family moved to the local area, where she has spent the last 2 years as a general pediatrician in Washington, D.C. Caring for the Whole Child Read More 0 Comments Click here to read/write comments Tags: children's health , pediatrics , holistic pediatrician Limiting the Power of Sugar and Carbohydrate Addiction Posted by on Mon, Dec 23, 2019 Tweet Just about everyone knows that sugar is bad for our health, but during the holidays, it appears with more frequency and is difficult to avoid. In case there are readers who have missed out on this fact, I will provide you with the crash course to start off this article. The Atkins website sums up 10 reasons why sugar is bad (listed below) and other websites go on to list 146 reasons why sugar is not a sweet thing for our health. 10 Reasons Why Sugar Is Bad for Your Health Sugar causes glucose levels to spike and plummet, which cause mood swings, fatigue, cravings and headaches. Sugar increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Your immune function can be affected by sugar. As if being sick wasn’t bad enough, studies have shown that sugar can interfere with the way your body fights disease. Bacteria and yeast feed on sugar, so excess glucose in the body causes these organisms to build up and cause infections. A high-sugar diet can lead to chromium deficiency. Chromium, a trace mineral, helps regulate blood sugar in the body. While it can be found in meats, seafood, and plant foods, 90% of Americans still don’t get enough chromium because of refined starches. Sugar accelerates aging. After sugar hits your bloodstream, it attaches to proteins. The mix of these proteins with sugar causes the skin to lose elasticity and leads to premature aging. Read More 0 Comments Click here to read/write comments Tags: addiction , sugar Surviving the Holidays Unscathed! Maintaining Inner Peace by Letting Go of Expectations Posted by on Wed, Dec 11, 2019 Tweet The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. ~Albert Einstein Expectations can cause emotional disturbances, especially when, as Einstein suggests, nothing is done to change them. The old saying, “Expect the worst and hope for the best” is also a famous bit of good advice, because it scales down expectations, perhaps a bit too pessimistically, to counter our demands that life must happen in a way that we expect it to. In my recent released book, Awaken Your Godly Brain , I devote a whole chapter (Chapter 9) to dealing with expectations. Everyone, that I have ever known, wants inner peace and no one wakes up in the morning and says to themselves, “I wonder how many nutty expectations I can impose on the world today so that I can suffer from emotional turmoil!” However, that is precisely what we do to ourselves when we generate emotional disturbances. Avoiding the “Hot Spots” of the Holidays As Einstein suggests, we can do something different to avoid upsets. If a certain person or situation is likely to push your buttons, move your body to a different location so that you have no contact with that person or that situation. Read More 0 Comments Click here to read/write comments Tags: emotional wellbeing Detoxing from the Salon Posted by on Tue, Dec 03, 2019 Tweet Looking our best sometimes means a little extra makeup and a monthly trip to the hair salon for a touch up of our “new growth”. But with all of the talk about chemicals found in our personal care products, how can we continue to look fabulous and at the same time, make sure we are not being harmed by our choices? Beginning in the 1940’s, the US has introduced a few thousand new chemical products into the market each year. This equates to about 85,000 chemicals that our great grandparents were never exposed to and that our bodies now have to process. Such chemicals can be found in the foods we eat, the inside and outside environment in which we live, and the personal care products that we place on our bodies. When we were young and invincible, our outward appearance often mattered most. We didn’t think about the long term consequences of our shampoo or lipstick - just as long as it did the job that it was marketed to do. As our bodies begin to age, however, could these same products be causing us harm? As it turns out, our increasing waist size, minor unexplained aches and pains, gastrointestinal problems and progressively aging skin changes can, in fact, be related to the same chemicals that once made us look gorgeous. Over time, if we do not regularly and safely remove them from our body, these cumulative toxin exposures can impact the development of many chronic diseases. So let’s be smart and learn to detoxify. Read More 0 Comments Click here to read/write comments Tags: detoxification , toxins Essential Oils Class – How to Prepare for a Healthy, Stress-Free Season with Essential Oils Posted by on Sat, Nov 02, 2019 Tweet Please join us in Washington, D.C. for an educational class on Essential Oils: Title: “Prepare for...