Dr. Russell | Frederick Natural Health

Which Integrative Practitioner Is Right For Me?

Interested in integrative and alternative medicine but not sure what type of practitioner is right for you? In this video, Dr. Russell highlights several types of integrative practitioners to help you better decide who would be a good fit. She covers:-acupuncture-herbalism-homeopathy-osteopathic medicine-chiropractic medicine-naturopathic medicine-Reiki-craniosacral therapy-life and health coaching-functional medicine AND she shares 3 top 3 questions you should ALWAYS ask someone you’re thinking about working with on your health journey.

February 1, 2021 No Comments

How To Pick A Good Quality Supplement

A must watch! Dr. Russell shares 6 tips to help you feel more confident when buying supplements: 1) Is marketing important or just hype? 2) Should price be an important factor? 3) What part of the supplement label is key to read? 4) Should I care about the daily value or dosages? 5) Is the serving size important? 6) Is a “proprietary blend” better? She also gives specific examples of what to look for when purchasing a multivitamin, probiotic, and

February 1, 2021 No Comments

Nutritional and Genetic Considerations for Anxiety

Dr. Russell shares other things that may be contributing to your anxiety like nutrition and genetics.

November 4, 2020 No Comments

Our Top 3 Lifestyle Tips For Anxiety

Dr. Russell shares her top 3 lifestyle tips to help lower anxiety.

November 4, 2020 No Comments

Our Top 3 Herbs for Anxiety

Dr. Russell shares her top 3 herbs to help reduce anxiety and bring more calm to your life.

October 19, 2020 No Comments

Our Top 3 Supplements For Anxiety

Feeling anxious this year? Dr. Russell shares her top 3 supplements for anxiety in the first of her 4 part series on tools for anxiety. She covers: -the benefits of omega 3s on anxiety (what the research says) -magnesium for anxiety and her favorite form to use -a lesser known B vitamin that can help reduce anxiety and bring you some much needed calm References-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540034/-https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0889159111004685-https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/hup.2369-Henrotte JG. Type A behavior and magnesium metabolism. Magnesium 1986; 5: 201-210.

October 19, 2020 No Comments

Mental Health

Mental Health Tools For Surviving The Coronavirus

Our lives have drastically changed over the past few years. I know I had more than one conversation with patients a short time ago, encouraging them to not worry too much about things. While I still stand by the not getting caught up in the waves of panic that are fueled by social media and the news, times have definitely changed. With continuously empty grocery store shelves, businesses closing, strict physical distancing recommendations, and now having a mandated stay-at-home directive

April 20, 2020 No Comments

Nutrition

Removing The Confusion About Nutrition And Popular Diets

It’s that time again, when we feel excited at the prospect of a new year. It’s a chance to “do it right” and reset so you can now accomplish your goals. Inevitably, a lot of those new year’s resolutions are related to health, with a majority of those health-related goals focusing on dieting and losing weight. Over the years, I’ve become aware of how much confusion there is around basic nutrition concepts. Unfortunately the food pyramid is nonsense and has

January 13, 2020 No Comments

Hormones

Flow No More: Our Top 4 Tips For Fibroids

As women, we spend a lot of time learning about what it’s like when your period starts, but we rarely spend time discussing what it’s like when it ends. When your period starts, it’s like flipping on a light switch. One day, it’s off, then the next day, it’s there. When it ends, it is not like the “on” switch just turns “off”. It’s more like a dimmer switch on your ovaries. For one or two months, it may be

September 13, 2019 5 Comments

Hormones

Geriatric Pregnancy: Is It A Real Concern Or Just An Antiquated Idea?

As I have honed my practice over the years to focus on women’s health and hormone balance, naturally, infertility has been a growing part of my practice. However, fertility is also of personal interest to me. I am a few months away from officially being in my mid-thirties and want to have children of my own someday. While this was not part of my plan to wait this long, completing medical school and growing my practice were goals I wanted

March 8, 2019 No Comments

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